Feb. 8, 2010
goodnight moon.
“toe thumbs. the one thing they couldn’t fix.” - cscan
Feb. 8, 2010
seriously, the next person who uses the b-word my way tonight is going to learn the full measure of that word.
Feb. 8, 2010
Feb. 8, 2010
REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, NO. BUT SOMETIMES MONDAY FEELS LIKE THIS.
Feb. 8, 2010
I am writing a blog post for class in which I reference both Genghis Khan and anime. I’m not sure any of it makes sense …
— rosemary
Feb. 8, 2010
mini grammar lesson
knotty words prove tough for students, and affect/effect is one of the top crimes. here’s the trick i impart to all those who come my way:
A-ffect is an Action. A for Action. Anything else is an E-ffect.
for example. ”Text-to-phone charitable operations affected an increase in giving to Haiti during this latest disaster; the effect of these donations, however, is more fuzzy.”
just in case you were making this mistake today.
Feb. 8, 2010
Relationship advice guru Judith Martin, better known as Miss Manners, cautions people to think twice before they post online: “Don’t go public with your so-called private life.” Martin says her daughter told her: “‘You know George Orwell’s 1984 has come about, but it’s not them doing it to us, it’s us doing it to ourselves. We’re watching ourselves every minute and posting everything out there.’ Change your password, folks, and don’t go snooping around the Internet on purpose.” Kella Vangsness is trying to follow Miss Manners’ old-school advice. The 21-year-old college student recently broke up with her guy and decided to quit Facebook and Twitter altogether to speed up the healing process. “I mean, I can’t imagine life without it, but I’ve been off it for almost a week, and I’m doing fine,” Vangsness says. Long gone are the days when you could throw the ex’s toothbrush in the trash and burn the shoebox of photo evidence of your once-happy coupledom.
—
Digital Tears: Breakups And Social Networks : NPR
(a) uh-mazing.
(b) this is why i’m “married” to a 20-pound poodle on facebook. and actually, in real life, it’s not so different from marriage. i feed him, snuggle him when he lets me, clean up after his mess. and - critically - it’s entirely asexual.
(c) that this story ends with ‘set me free why doncha babe…’ was my favorite part.
nprftw will now be its own term. use frequently.
Feb. 8, 2010
perfect valentines, don’t you think?
if alex gets stuck at quantico this weekend, he’ll be sorely missing out.
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"when in rome, do as you done in milledgeville." - flannery o'connor
"no smoking in the bathtub while talking to mom." - ira glass
johnny cash is my patron saint. i live in new york, occupying the never-never-land of doctoral candidacy and professional writing. i mail things to quantico. i have a twenty pound poodle named puppy. he is four.
"when in rome, do as you done in milledgeville." - flannery o'connor
"no smoking in the bathtub while talking to mom." - ira glass
johnny cash is my patron saint. i live in new york, occupying the never-never-land of doctoral candidacy and professional writing. i mail things to quantico. i have a twenty pound poodle named puppy. he is four.
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