June 2011
70 posts
May 2011
65 posts
“so i am going to tell you today about something that my friends and i call...”
– Transcript of commencement speech to New England Institute of Art, class of ‘11!
Amanda Fucking Palmer, ladies and gentlemen.
“This needs to be pinned to the wall of the writer’s room for season two:...”
– ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap
Maureen Ryan’s recap is good, but this commenter has the quote of the day.
10 Words and Phrases That Can Ruin a Resume -... →
I didn’t write this article, but I have given every single piece of advice in it at one time or another.
tbridge replied to your quote: Members of the delightfully quirky Westboro…
Can’t use meteors that close to Arlington Cemetery.
Good point. Extremely localized plague, perhaps? A series of unusually coincidental lightning strikes?
Grilled Guacamole | Two Peas & Their Pod →
Grill the avocados. Brilliant.
“Members of the delightfully quirky Westboro Baptist Church showed up at...”
– KKK Counter-Protests ‘God Hates Fags’ Church - Gawker
WHERE’S THAT METEOR I ORDERED?
DC people: If we grilled tonight, would you come?
“I do not write newspaper profile pieces for a living and Lady Gaga is currently...”
– FT.com / FT Magazine - Lady Gaga takes tea with Mr Fry
<3 <3 <3 Mr. Fry.
JHOSH by Dhoonya Dance: Our strength comes from... →
I’m dancing in this with 199 of my BFFs. If you’re in DC, it should be a grand ol’ time.
caffeeeeeeeenz!
I arrived at work this morning as a nasty (for me) migraine was just spinning up. So I took some Excedrin around 10:30. And at 11:30-ish when I was still feeling gross, I got lunch early, including a 20oz bottle of Diet Dew.
OMG YOU GUYS I THINK I CAN FLY NOW.
Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" 99cents at Amazon MP3... →
A PSA for those of you who, like me, have a soft spot for completely unapologetic pop music. (Don’t like Gaga? That’s cool. But maybe don’t get me started on the other sparklepop I like even better.)
“Mick Foley is missing part of an ear and a few front teeth. Known to some as...”
– Greatest Person Of The Day: Pro-Wrestler Mick Foley Works To Prevent Sexual Assault
I knew Mick Foley was a great guy, but I didn’t know he had involved himself with RAINN.
My Flash plugin crashed literally 56 times today....
I giggle every time I see the commercial for the tablet that boasts about how it has flash for “the whole web, not just parts of it.”
I’m supposed to get excited because your tablet includes a part of the web that SUCKS?
Why not just advertise how easy it is to read news site comments on it?
You know what looks great on this tablet? Political blogs. And Rick Astley’s...
“Nobody has total creative control. You’re always up against the...”
– Live Q & A: Neil Gaiman | Television & radio | guardian.co.uk
I particularly enjoyed this bit of Gaiman’s Q&A just because the way each actor shapes The Doctor fascinates me. Here’s a version with direct links to all the answers.
This Week's Hidden Message in the Doctor Who...
serenityhime:
The Impossible Astronaut: All the secrets you seek can be found here on the webb.
Day of the Moon: We found your message! You’re alive! But what secrets d’you mean my friend?
The Curse of the Black Spot: I mean I glimpsed him and may the gods help him or perhaps you can.
The Doctor’s Wife: To see what I saw click on the spot beyond the Doctor’s home planet.
Reblogging again,...
“Constraint changes stories. Different media have different constraints, and some...”
– Guest Post | “The Three Wedding Nights of Daenerys Targaryen” by Daniel Abraham — A Dribble of Ink (via jaybushman)
The particular story choice made for Daenerys and Drogo’s wedding night in the HBO adaptation of “Game of Thrones” is pretty much the only time where I felt like...
Things I would recommend, if I recommended things*
I am loving my new iPhone headset. I had been using the crappy Apple-provided earbuds for a while, since I had lost my expensive V-moda set a while back and didn’t want to spend the $$ on something so easy to lose. But then I gave up my car and started commuting by bus and Metro. Train/bus noise was way too much for the little earbuds. And the stupid things have never been able to stay in my...
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Dear dude screaming across the street
tbridge:
I can tell you’re upset. But really, yelling and pounding on the door is not an effective method of acquiring entry into the premises thereupon. That is why I called the police when your tirade stretched past the hour mark in the dark hours of the morning. Fortunately for you, the police did not tase you as you so richly deserved.
Next time, sort out your shit without the yelling and...
lizzindc replied to your photo: (via Twitpic - Share photos and videos on…
I really can’t have a cat, but oh dear do I wish I could!
Important kitten update: We think we have found a home for him/her! A friend on Facebook who has a cat and was looking for a second has expressed interest and we are putting her in touch with the kitten’s rescuer ASAP.
“While the Office of the General Assembly awaits official tallies, it appears...”
– Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - News & Announcements - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves change in ordination standard
a handy flowchart to help you know when to use... →
afgurri:
tiffanyb:
(Hey web developers, I made you a handy flowchart to help you know when to use target=”_blank” … on Twitpic) from @stevelosh
I’m cool with it opening a new tab, though. Most of the time that’s how I choose to open links anyway.
The problem with that, however, is that it assumes:
1. That all users are as savvy as you and understand tabbed browsing (I assure...
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I think maybe some people
nicky36:
should reserve judgement on women wearing flipflops until they have walked around without socks in either flats or short heels.
Of all the things I feel judged by men on, I really don’t need your crippling fashion advice on top of it.
Really, she does “everything” right and her shoe choice turns you off?
Really, you are busy categorizing women’s dumpy walks based on her shoe...
“What makes Alanna so effective as a fantasy heroine is that it isn’t just the...”
– Alyssa Rosenberg, Why Women Love Fantasy Literature
Thanks Tiffany! This is EXACTLY why I love Alanna so much, and why every girl should read the Song Of the Lioness series.
(via lizzindc)
And exactly why I plan to. Because, you know, I need more fantasy series to obsess over in my life.
makering replied to your link: xkcd: Marie Curie
Cheerleaders? Was that Sweet Valley High? I was big into Babysitter’s Club, up until my dad tore up one of my books in a fit of anger.
No, actually it was a series called “Cheerleaders.” There were like 50-some books, all written by different people, that were sort of churned out assembly-line style. So, you know, the same basic idea- a...
xkcd: Marie Curie →
Highly recommended today, especially after we spent a day celebrating motherhood (which is great and important, but there’s more to celebrate).
My mom? She didn’t finish college the first time around because I came along. She had majored in education and taught my brother and me to read before we started school; she was always handing me books and when I went through a phase of...
“Throughout the Bible, we see numerous passages about being our brothers’ keeper,...”
– Andrew Walsh (via azspot)
PREACH IT!!!
(via undercovernun)
“A white man in Columbia Heights? He’d stand out like an onion in a bean field.”
– ~ Bones, 5.5.11
Really, Bones? That’s offensive and inaccurate. (via kimberlyfaye)
Someone hasn’t been to Columbia Heights recently. Oh, TV writers.
random fact about Tiff
When I was a kid, my mother told me that the only polite way to deal with a person with bad breath was to offer them some gum or a mint. And that therefore, if someone offers me gum or a mint, I should always take it in case it’s a hint.
So if you offer me one of those things, I will accept, but I will also be paranoid that my breath smells.
“Floridians are going to have to start pulling up their pants and stop having sex...”
– Bills banning bestiality, baggy pants pass in Fla. - Local News - Miami, FL - msnbc.com
YES THAT IS REALLY THE LEDE.
ETA: What’s even more weird about this is that the anti-bestiality thing isn’t just some whackadoodle state rep legislating against his personal bugaboo that only exists...