March 2012
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“Time’s a goon, right? You gonna let that goon push you around?”
– Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad (via sydneyrae)
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“Like all failed experiments, that one taught me something I didn’t expect: one...”
– A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan (via librariansaywhat)
February 2012
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It's a Billie Holiday kind of day.
“All across the nation, there are mainstream Republicans lamenting how the party...”
– David Brooks (via azspot)
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Whoa. Tonight was weird.
So I ran into my ex tonight. In a parking garage. We happened to be going to our cars, (which were parked basically across from each other), and I saw him and it completely threw me off guard. I really was not expecting to see this kid ever again.
We ended up talking for about 15 minutes, about what was new, travel plans on both ends, and general updates.
The thing is, I have spent the last...
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Mitt Romney wins MI & AZ primaries.
I’m just grateful that Santorum didn’t win — that man needs to get lost.
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Oh I like these new Tumblr dashboard icons.
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“Peter Jackson comes from New Zealand, says to me, “Sir Ian, I want you to be...”
– Sir Ian McKellan, Extras, season 2 (via amandaraysays)
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“Can I tell you something quick? (In) the beginning of your program, the Earth is...”
– Dr. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, to Jon Stewart, nitpicking about The Daily Show’s opening title sequence.
Heh.
(via inothernews)
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“In the 1960’s, we were at war with the Soviet Union. Cold War, and a little bit...”
– Dr. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, on why the de-prioritization of space exploration is a “tragedy,” and how, in fact, the Cold War helped foster U.S. space exploration, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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“The beginning of your program? Your Earth is spinning in the wrong direction.”
– astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, to Jon Stewart, on the graphic in the opening credits of “The Daily Show.” (via washingtonpoststyle)
I love this man.
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“Rick, I’m sorry that hearing that JFK speech on religion makes you throw up, but...”
– JON STEWART, on Rick Santorum saying JFK’s historic speech on the separation of church and state makes him want to “throw up,” on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is on The Daily Show tonight!
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“I don’t think any parent in America who has a child would think it snobbery to...”
– White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
White House responds to Rick Santorum ‘snob’ comment, declines to hit back - POLITICO.com
(via apsies)
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I'M MAKING SHRIMP FAJITAS TONIGHT!
Cilantro-lime shrimp, onions, green peppers, ALL THE SPICES!
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“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a...”
– Republican presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM, on Sunday’s Meet The Press.
No seriously. This guy is a fucking dick.
(via the Los Angeles Times)
The thing is, Santorum actually believes this. But in his defense, I can understand his self interest in ensuring fewer people go to college and...
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Bashar al-Assad's forces are firing Russian-made... →
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The NY Times Sunday Crossword is the bane of my...
I get so close to completing that megalith of wordplay - only to be thwarted by the last couple of obscure-as-hell clues.
One day, I’m gonna get you sucka.
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“[There is accumulation. There is responsibility. And beyond these, there is...”
– Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending (thank you, pagethreeninetyfour)
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