December 2010
37 posts
gems from 2010
ok, as 2010 draws to a close I feel like it’s important to reflect on some of the things this year has taught me. a brief summary of things I’ve learned in 2010:
first impressions? often right. if your immediate impulse is to run like hell, you should probably just run like hell. intellectualizing your perception of a person or a situation can often lead to enormous messes or missed...
“Every time I have to do official paperwork or something, somebody asks me...”
– my grandfather
things that are going to be great:
a. when I am in my 40s and matronly with a large number of children, at which point my body will finally be contextually acceptable.
A Taste of Palestine: I love you Helen Thomas... →
farhaaan:
Helen Thomas said Thursday that she stands by her comments about Israel she made earlier this year that led to her resignation as a national columnist.
And she went further, saying that Zionists control U.S. foreign policy and other institutions. The local Jewish community…
The teenager who sleeps for 10 days →
is it bad that when I saw this on BBC I kind of just wanted in on this neurological condition?
meg: so hey, I spoke to one of your people today!
ali: what… does that mean?
meg: it means my dental hygienist is a romanian named victor.
ok snow is beautiful and shit
but my boots have apparently lost every last trace of waterproofing and I have to drag myself through twenty minutes of miserable slush to get to painting.
this is the part of the story where i have just decided to put my feet in plastic bags before putting them back into my boots. i have placed them on the desk next to me, one is an eric kayser bag from the ill-advised snacky treat i just...
1:0
ratio of tests I have tomorrow: tests I’m going to pass tomorrow
“I love you, Mom loves you, Meg loves you, even your snarky sister loves you, and...”
– sound advice from my “ever loving (but not too indulgent)” father, reminding me that I am, despite whatever bullshit the french may currently be pulling, one lucky motherfucker. a perspective check much needed and appreciated, as always.
November 2010
52 posts
