January 2012
4 posts
“Everyone thinks they know everything, and no one knows a damn thing.”
– Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
December 2011
12 posts
“But it’s an impossible role in an impossible movie that has no reason for being...”
– ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ With Tom Hanks - Review - NYTimes.com
You couldn’t pay me to see this movie.
Even the trailer made me feel this way…
Happy Holidays →
Yelping with Cormac: Olive Garden →
yelpingwithcormac:
Walnut Creek, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Four stars.
And so. The day came. The alguacil asked the boy what did he wish for a last meal. The boy asked for a bowl of pasta from Olive Garden. The alguacil considered this and finally agreed saying there was indeed an Olive…
I know what I’m having for lunch!
Blockage
It’s my last final paper ever* and I can’t seem to start writing. I really just want to go to sleep. Ughh….
* “Ever” meaning until I succumb to the masochistic impulse to apply to an MFA or PhD program. Or enroll in a Japanese course.
fuckyeahalbuquerque:
If women could see how long my tongue gets when I get to the bottom of a pudding cup, I probably wouldn’t be single.
Right?
November 2011
5 posts
Couch to 5K →
“What advice might you offer writers eager to embark on their first novel? Find...”
– LAist Interview: Author Christopher Bollen on the Debut of ‘Lightning People,’ the Allure of Big City Life, and the Anti-Social Reality of Writing Your First Novel: LAist
October 2011
14 posts
“You pay fired executives more in severance than the average American worker will...”
– This is Why They Hate You and Want You to Die | The Reformed Broker (via meganwest)
3 tags
September 2011
23 posts
6 tags
imaginaryimageblog:
A Polaroid of a chubby kid standing in a pile of leaves, staring straight into the camera, wearing a Carolina Starter jacket, and holding two huge handfuls of earthworms.
Lancaster's Brief Stint as Our Nation's Capital
mentalflossr:
On this date in 1777—and only this date—Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the capital of the United States. Here’s the story.
“Politicians should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so we can identify their...”
– Robin Williams (via gayjew)
Anonymous asked: What is the square root of minus one
1 tag
1 tag
“Body cells replace themselves every month. Even at this very moment. Most...”
– Haruki Murakami (via electricgrit)