February 2012
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gym
My body seems to operate in two diametrically opposed modes: Never Go To The Gym Ever mode or Go To The Gym Every Fucking Day mode (by which I mean like, five days a week). I can’t really explain it, but it’s pretty much all or nothing when it comes to me and exercising regularly. And since I’m currently in a gym-happy phase, here are my observations:
Downsides of Going to the...
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Craters. Burned houses. Mutilated bodies. Women weeping for children and...
– Marie Colvin, Sunday Times journalist. R.I.P 1956-2012. (via its-london-calling)
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I’m tired. I need work to be over for the week. I also need to stop being late every morning. Jesus. Oh, well. Shit happens, I guess. But what I really wish right now is that I could cuddle with a baby animal, like a golden retriever puppy or a kitten or really anything furry that would put up with me. Maybe I should volunteer at the humane society?
SO TIRED ALL THE TIME ALWAYZ. Maybe...
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A veces pienso que la prueba más fehaciente de que existe vida inteligente en el...
– Bill Watterson, “Calvin y Hobbes”
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Police in New York broke up a drug ring that sold marijuana in Sour Patch candy...
– Amy Poehler, Weekend Update
College Majors That Put Women on Equal Footing... →
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So who is a journalist? A journalist - good or bad - possesses a hunger to...
– Ellyn Angelotti writing today in the New York Times on how we can distinguish between journalists and non-journalists when ideally it is the story that should count, not academic qualifications. (via henryctaylor)
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weekend weekend weekend weekend weekend
Gahhhh I still need to sleep because I def have work tomorrow at 8 and a news conference thing at noon but then I’m taking Friday off and Monday is President’s Day and and and I’m going to visit friends and my boyfriend is flying in tomorrow and I am unreasonably excited about all of this.
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Skins has obviously gone way down hill since the glory days of generation 1 and Kaya Scodelario, but I love how the first time the show decides to depict half-way decent parents, it’s Franky’s awesome gay adoptive dads who met in the military. Also, John Sessions. So much yes.
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I JUST FOUND OUT THAT JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND...
…This is a big, big, BIG deal (to me).
And let me start with a quick public service announcement to all the gentlemen...
– Obama’s Valentine’s Day Advice: ‘Do Not Forget’ (via brooklynmutt)
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The 25 Most Awkward Cat Sleeping Positions →
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It would be almost impossible to overstate how...
Especially with just a pinch of salt. I don’t know anything about cooking but if for some strange reason I were to open up a restaurant, the menu would consist exclusively of different varieties of oatmeal.
Four Tips for Male Journalists Who Want to Discuss... →
cognitivedissonance:
Some advice to male talking heads on covering reproductive rights…
Of the 146 guests who have come on cable news shows to discuss the decision between Monday and Thursday, 91 were men. MSNBC’s Morning Joe has come under fire from Democratic congresswomen for not inviting women, other than show co-host Mika Brzezinski, who disapproved of the Obama administration’s initial...
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Pinterest Fail
newsweek:
Pinterest, that website your friend from college is using to compile pictures of cupcakes and wedding dresses, just misstepped big-time when representatives from Mitt Romney’s campaign came knocking over a parody account on the site.
“Pinterest—the social network for prudes and women who knit—got its first political satire account yesterday…”
I’ve decided I...
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escapismasanartformx:
enjoy your life of mono syllables and knock-knock jokes.
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Lady Gaga as a tribute in the Hunger Games
mockspot:
District 1. Luxury
District 2. Masonry
District 3. Electronics
District 4. Fishing
District 5. Power
Disctrict 6. Transportation
District 7. Lumber
District 8. Textile
District 9. Grain
District 10. Livestock
District 11. Agriculture
District 12. Coal mining
Necessary.
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Some people think that you can’t let same-sex couples get married without...
– California attorney and semi-professional cynic Bill Smith on today’s Ninth Circuit decision regarding Proposition 8. Read the full decision here. (via cognitivedissonance)