December 2011
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Dear diary.
A decent chunk of my holiday gift shopping was online, and in doing so, I’d been struck with this “Oh man. I need a new dress for New Year’s Eve!” feeling out of nowhere*.
Do I want a new dress? No. No way. I need a new dress like I need a hole in my head. I actually don’t need to buy anything but groceries and don’t want to buy anything but plane and train...
November 2011
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“Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you...”
– 10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion | The Raw Story (via interweber)
If true, this is extremely important. Not just because of the subject matter but because its important to understand that our access to news and INFORMATION may increasingly be funneled through large...
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“Steve Jobs was a visionary, a brilliant innovator who reshaped entire industries...”
– Be a Jerk: The Worst Business Lesson from the Steve Jobs Biography
Apple’s founder and CEO could be a cruel and nasty guy. He was also the greatest chief executive of our time. Don’t go thinking those two things are related.
(via theatlantic)
Some of the worst people are those who have dreams...
chocolatecoveredsundries asked: 1. Every time I go to your blog it's great, so bravo! 2. That story of how you met Peter was awesome. So cool the way things happen in life.
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It's Called 'Airplane Mode' for a Reason -... →
rickwebb:
The most conclusive evidence, for me, in support of Nick’s theory is that every single time I fly, I see at least one person ignore this law, and nothing happens. I’d estimate on any given flight, despite the warning, there are probably about 40 cell phones not turned off, and another 40 in airplane mode. No one actually turns off their devices, and nothing happens. Ever. If it could...
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Out of context, work-related.
Key Features:
[Something]
[Another thing]
[Yet another thing]
Screw terminal wiring connections
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The halving of a year. Hurry up and wait.
Six months ago I woke up hungover on a floor in Brooklyn to a missed call from some guy I had never met who had previously offered to lend me a bike for the week, all thanks to things like the Internet and Tumblr-based acquaintanceship.
I was in New York for skee-ball national championships, staying with a friend I knew from growing up in Florida who now coincidentally tends bar at the venue in...
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Gift shopping on Etsy.
1. This thing is great!
2. I definitely don’t need it.
3. But if I get it for _____, they will love it, and I’ll get to see it from time to time.
4. Repeat.
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We tend to have similar recurring dream themes,...
Me: I had a dream inside a dream where I texted you about snakes. Because I definitely dreamt about snakes. And when I first woke up and looked at my phone I thought, "I can't believe she didn't write back about the snakes!"
Marcie: Whaaaaaat. I had a dream about snakes too.
Me: STFU...
Marcie: Yeah, there was a snake that was a ball python (non-poisonous) but then someone put their flashlight on it and I could see that it wasn't.
Me: Mine was definitely a python and that fucker wanted to attack me so bad. Any human-shaped thing, it would knock its face at in attempt to bite. And it wrapped itself around me and tried to squeeze. It's weird because snakes are never in my dreams.
Marcie: Mine didn't play a large part. Once I knew it was poisonous, I got out of there.
Me: I essentially dream-texted you, "mothafuckin' snakes!" as if you'd even understand that.
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Me: You know what I hate most about winter?
Peter: CHRISTMAS!
Me: No...
Peter: Hot chocolate!
Me: I said hate!
Peter [laughing]: I know...
Me: Showering.
Peter: Showering?
Me: It's painfully cold, getting out.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Youth Lagoon (1)
Active Child (1)
The Love Language (1)
Sleigh Bells (1)
The Dodos (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Hey, Austin...
ALL YOU NORMAL-HOURED SLEEPERS ARE MISSING THE BEST DOWNPOUR EVER!
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“As nursing homes (old people’s home) are so expensive in America, many...”
– Holly, Watford, UK
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genetic-future asked: People can play skeeball competitively? That's pretty awesome. I've never heard of that in Tennessee.
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When you get a tooth pulled
the most important thing is for a blood clot to form, else you get a dry socket, where healing is disrupted and all hell breaks loose on the pain and potential infection front.
That said, I have become a nervous expectant mother in regards to the development and protection of said clot — mostly in jest — but Marcie and I have personified this clot to the point of no return and it has...
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Wisdom tooth extraction update.
It’s been 20 hours and no pain medication, and the hole is starting to clot, which is great! Happy teeth.
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highheelsandtwowheels:
The National - Fake...
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And they probably read my blog.
Boss: Our [name of department] team in [another state] wants to hire an agency for a [type of] presentation and I don't understand why they don't have faith in their in-house capabilities.
Me: I've experienced horror stories along those lines both in being part of an agency hired to supplement in-house employees, and being in-house when an agency gets brought in.
Boss: Oh! That reminds me. Your old job keeps calling trying to recruit me.
Me: They would.
Boss: Oh, I've lived here long enough to know plenty about them.
Me: What are they saying?
Boss: Who knows. I just send it to voicemail and then delete, delete, delete!
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“Why do all the awesome sleeping positions I come up with during alarm/snooze...”
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Dear Diary.
Tonight skee-ball playoffs begin.
As of today, I’m done with all things dental for a good while, with the exception of a wisdom tooth extraction that I may do before I go home for the holidays.
I went years without dental care and lucked out with just some minor issues when I finally made a point of seeing a dentist after cracking the cusp off a molar in New York in August. Whew.
...
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“Civilization can only revive when there shall come into being in a number of...”
– Albert Schweitzer
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Me: I've been sad.
Peter: You're allowed to be sad.
Me: I know.
Peter: Being sad isn't even a bad thing.
Me: I love feeling sad, honestly.
Peter: Well, that makes a lot of sense. But if it's a choice between being sad and not, I hope you choose to be happy.
Me: Yeah.
