February 2011
52 posts
January 2011
100 posts
Tomorrow In Egypt, There Will Be Trouble
negevrockcity:
February 1 is payday in Egypt. Banks are still shut down across the country and internet access is still sporadic. Egyptians won’t get their paychecks on time. Most Egyptians are living hand-to-mouth in a country where most are very, very poor. This won’t be good.
No it won’t. It most certainly won’t.
When people interrupt me while I'm reading
They expect my reaction to be something like:
When really, my reaction is something like:
You are so terribly nimble, so clever. I distrust your cleverness. You make a...
– Henry and June by Anais Nin (via thechocolatebrigade)
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I care about the rainforest, Egypt's dilemmas, the...
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the...
– Toni Morrison (via heckyeahtonimorrison)
We live our lives in anticipation of the next hit of experience as if the one...
– Joseph Goldstein (via politefight)
When you are mad, mad like this, you don’t know it. Reality is what you see....
– Madness - Marya Hornbacher (via skinnythinobsession)
Why are Americans such wusses? Threaten the Greeks with job losses and benefit...
– Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
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Just read:
According to research, music plays a huge role in sexual attraction. Country music -attracted to only oneself. If you listen to pop you partake in gender roles. Rock? Social awareness. Good god, I need more sleep.
Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.
– (via lemontiger)
For that couple of minutes she symbolized everything that is wrong with how we...
– Lockpick Pornography - Joey Comeau (via skinnythinobsession)
In my case, I was not frightened in the least bit at the thought that I might...
– Prozac Nation - Elizabeth Wurtzel (via skinnythinobsession)
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I am so, so very disappointed in the government....
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-Memo for Mon Jan 24, 2011
1. Buy new dream journal
2. Graph paper
3. Grocery shopping today:
-Grapefruits, natural yogurt, almonds, coffee, apples, spinach, black beans, broccoli, oatmeal, fortified soymilk, and tofu.
Good books, like our true selves, aren’t instantly created or perfectly crafted....
– Sarah Dessen (via shimmerandshine)
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
– Samuel Johnson (via 500daysofkissingmypillow)