January 2010
107 posts
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insomnia in retrospect
Mornings are the worst for insomniacs. Facing a new day without a transition, no way to leave behind the problems of the one that came before. Up all night, woken by the heater, my neighbors on the stairs – about once every two weeks I become convinced I’m going to be the victim of late-night home invasion, and spend a sleepless night tensing at every human sound delivered with such aural...
good wine under $20 →
oh, hello. I’ve been looking for you.
Where the Heart Is
I don’t remember how it came up. Matthew and I were sitting in his car, late but not too late - probably around 12:30 - watching the Ice House. We should have been freezing it, but the weather wasn’t cooperating. It should have been cold enough to freeze - the thermometer we’d tacked to the window outside said 26 degrees - but there was a light snowfall that brought precipitation...
“No wonder only one out of 10 Americans are unemployed—not everyone can handle...”
– Todd Levin, this week’s non-expert columnist
Controversy tees →
wear science, indeed.
You know you’re a native Californian when tofu is a comfort food.
When I was that age, all I wanted was transformation. Looking back, I wonder if I ever achieved it, or if I’m really just a bigger version of the same person. More tone, more development, but all based on that original, neurotic sketch.
“I’m sorry guys, but I’m just not comfortable with our powers...”
– one of the Planeteers, setting boundaries
HERE ARE SOME COSTUMES FOR YOUR ROOMBA →
that’s right. you heard me.
Ryan: my friend matt is telling me about these fetal pigs his science dept just got delivered "they have been drained of their blood and their blood vessels have been pumped full of red and blue latex (arteries vs veins)"
me: sounds like my last date!!
Ryan: HAHAHA
Ryan: he squeaked when he walked like a balloon?
me: no, but we used colored condoms, so one of us was definitely pumped full of red and blue latex, if you know what I mean
Ryan: HAHAHAHAHA
me: I can see how you wouldn't, because I am subtle with my humor
Radiolab on Parasites →
“The Scratch” - the last segment on the page contains substantiating evidence (not that I needed any) that cat people are crazy and cats are fundamentally trying to kill us all.
Some colors from an upscale catalog with some...
ferociousj:
Absolute Black
Legally Binding Red
Mourning Berry
Traffic Grey
Organelle
