February 2012
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“I saw in their eyes something I was to see over and over in every part of the...”
– John Steinbeck
“What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and...”
– John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“If the landscape reveals one certainty, it is that the extravagant gesture is...”
– Annie Dillard (via drinksthrowsthoughts)
Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was...
All of these “what my friends think I do, what my mom thinks I do, what society thinks I do, etc…” pics going around assume an awful lot about how much people think about you.
ATTENTION.
I fear Tumblr has no ears for this advice, brave little sister, but that doesn’t make you wrong.
suroundedbybeauty:
Everyone needs to stop being overdramatic and selfish and whiny. Including myself. Mostly myself, actually. Live and be happy. Don’t over analyze and DEFINITELY don’t over criticize. Life is what it is and we’ve got to make the best of it. It sucks sometimes…a lot of the...
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January 2012
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FOX Thinks that Newt Gingrich's Two Divorces and...
Yesterday, Fox News printed this op-ed from Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist, on why Newt Gingrich’s multiple affairs and divorces actually can be considered a positive for him in the presidential race. It’s not a very long article but, in summary, he says the following:
1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided...
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December 2011
43 posts
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Watchthecolonelmustard:
“The Making Of Jurassic Park: The Musical.”
Probably the only documentary about a small number of twentysomethings who made dinos come to life in a Mustard backyard. (Video by Mark Hennings.)
“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people...”
– Hugh Mackay (via aeloquence
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Reblog if you eat soup with a spoon or have ever seen a picture of a pretty lady.
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Name Game
I can’t wait to explain to my son why every girl in his class is named either Hermione, Bella, or Katniss.
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Top 10 Albums of 2011
(Subject to change.)
10. Tom Waits, Bad As Me
For this, his twentieth (20th!) studio album, Waits broadened his horizons by shrinking his scope. The instrumentation is gentler, the production is starker, the running times are shorter and the album is, as a whole, a modest affair. That just gave Waits’ strongest instrument, his mouth, its own place to shine. His crusty, bourbon-soaked growl...
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“The last thing I would like to convince you of is that form is an absolute lying...”
– Flannery O’Connor (via dailyflanneryoc)
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“My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. “Why...”
– Tom Waits (via singforyourlover)