May 2012
2 posts
April 2012
7 posts
april is: a poem a day for national poetry month:... →
april-is:
My Dead Friends Marie Howe
I have begun, when I’m weary and can’t decide an answer to a bewildering question to ask my dead friends for their opinion and the answer is often immediate and clear. Should I take the job? Move to the city? Should I try to conceive a child in my middle age? They stand in unison shaking their heads and smiling—whatever leads
This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind...
– John Cleese shares 5 factors to make your life more creative in this classic 1991 talk. (via ninestories)
Languages like Spanish, French, German and Russian not only oblige you to think...
– from the New York Times Article “Does Language Shape How You Think?”.
such a fantastic read.
(via leftist-linguaphile)
You know what’s even more mind-blowing? Speaking a gendered language with a neuter. In Greek we can change the gender of a given referent to anything we want by adding suffixes...
March 2012
12 posts
Am I Gay?: A Journey of Self Discovery with Shang.
twelve-jammy-badgers:
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February 2012
14 posts
Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who...
– Amy Poehler (via stupidhandshakeything)
Jeremy Lin Has Helped Me Through Some Tough Time ... →
silverice92:
FYI: DON’T ASSUME JESSE KNOWS JEREMY LIN!! IT COULD BE A METAPHOR FOR UNSUNG HEROES IN HIS LIFE!
fuckyeahreading!: The Millions' Guide to Literary... →
doktahdonna:
1. Single-Servings
Awesome People Reading: Where to see what famous people read.
Cover Spy: Where to see what MTA passengers read.
Lisa Simpson Book Club: Where to see what Lisa Simpson reads.
Bookshelf Porn: The SFW (despite its title) spot to ogle bookshelves.
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There’s nothing wrong with being happy. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying...
– Todd VanDerWerff (via monkeyknifefight)
January 2012
37 posts
Ah yes. That was a moment. I loved that shot on the TV coverage of Martin...
– Benedict Cumberbatch
(via ohprideaux)
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I’ve ever...
– Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters (via tardris)
The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world....
– Leo F. Buscaglia (via julie911) (via quote-book)
I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that...
– Virginia Satir (via reluctantbuddha) (via quote-book)