June 2008
34 posts
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““The real owners are the big wealthy business interests that control...”
– George Carlin, American Radical | AlterNet
I’ve been saying this for years. And I still say it. Fuck ‘em.
“Did you know Faulkner wrote ‘As I Lay Dying’ in six weeks. On a...”
– The Reverse Cowgirl
Write, right?
I can’t write.
But I’m a writer.
Right?
“- You shouldn’t stay in the same position for too long.
- If it’s...”
– Top Ten Reasons Advertising is Like Porn » Adrants
Australia
That quote below says it all.
I suppose I thought I was “leaving it all behind” but, really, I took it all with me. It’s been no picnic being here, as I’ve said ad nauseum (just not on Tumblr… but unless things change, I’m sure it will crop up now and again).
On the upside, I hear Mondo Rock a lot more than I did 20-something years ago.
“Going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You...”
– Ernest Hemingway (via whokilled)
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“Romantic human-robot relationships are no longer the stuff of science fiction...”
– In 2050, your lover may be a … robot - Yahoo! News
10 things I hate about web 2.0 →
amazingamanda:
(via kylebunc
My fav: “7. The pervasive use of the term, “2.0” to describe anything other than internet software e.g. “Love 2.0”, “Women 2.0”, “Breakup 2.0”, “Food 2.0”, “Religion 2.0”, “Music 2.0”, “Poetry 2.0”, yak yak yak…”
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What Makes a Whiskey Bourbon? →
I love Gentleman Jack. To some it may taste like fire-water, to others just a watered down version of JD; to me, it tastes like honey.
“If you want to learn how to make songs yourself, you take your guitar and you go...”
– The Crossroads
Quote of the Day at Paulo Coelho’s Blog →
For the Warrior of Light, there is no such thing as an impossible love. (Manual of the Warrior of Light)
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tomato →
These guys were a huge influence on me when I was starting out as a designer. At one time, I had aspirations of being a “name”, but as time rolled on I found myself compromising more and more until I was doing pretty staid design work, not being all that creative.
Still, I appreciate the work of tomato, as well as the music of Underworld
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“When we read online…we tend to become ‘mere decoders of...”
– Is Google Making Us Stupid?
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“Palahniuk chucks at us every bit of porno-talk he can muster. But not in a good...”
– Book Review - ‘Snuff,’ by Chuck Palahniuk - Review - NYTimes.com
Standpoint
Him: Y’know, you always talk over people when they’re talking. It’s rude.
Her: I’m afraid no one can hear me. I’m afraid no one cares.
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“Good sex is satisfying. Bad sex is not. Same goes for sex scenes, but that...”
– The 50 Worst Sex Scenes in Cinema | Film News | Film | IFC.com
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“It’s a beautiful day but as I look out my window at work, all I can think about...”
Gimme
I figured the best way to get what I wanted was to just ask… so I did.
