2008

It’s been a while. I guess I took a break from tumblr because a) I wanted to redesign my...

Have you read those books or are you...

missbrightside:jeralyndwile: noraleah: Below is a list of 106 books most often marked as “unread”...

Brilliant Peanut Butter Jar Design

“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and...”
— Moliere (via lifeasart)

Abduzeedo - graphic design: Video of the Week...

jessicagoldharalson: My husband Tony Stark Robert Downey Jr...

playing with layout, shh.

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claudia: seriouslythough: We all know my obsession with...

sharingtime: I once read somewhere that if you’re sufficiently tired, it’s almost the equivalent...

I really don’t want to write this paper. I’m going to be churning it out — words...

Give the graphic designer some credit

marco: bencrossley: Ever noticed the buttons at the top of the Tumblr dashboard, how the icon...

jennabee: This really is the best tattoo of all time. Via...

Novelties: When Specialty Plates Go Hilariously Wrong (via...

books.

Also I read two books: The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton) and The Doctor’s Wife...

pittsburgh.

My city of academia didn’t let me down — it was raining when I got here. Highlights...

Episode 3: The Wreck of the Old '97

Here I am at my mother’s house, unshowered and...

Please No More California Songs (New...

So… covert smoking in the apartment while the roommate away — bad idea. I’ve been...

Guilty

nostrich: Sometimes I click on someone’s blog because they look hot in their avatar.  Seconded....

I was just thinking about this movie. I almost got John to...

As long as we've got each other

sharingtime: Hey! Yeah, you over there! “Growing Pains” theme song! Leave me the fuck alone,...

three pink plastic lawn flamingos, the momma, the daddy and...

Movies I've seen in the past couple of...

John Tucker Must Die I just wished I was 12 the whole time. This movie would have been so cool when...

Fine, twitter, I’ll just add all my new followers (I...

travors: tundracomicsThis is funny but isn’t. Works for...

Family Guy spin-off announced (via perezhilton, kray)

Shortcut key poster. (via Annie, matthewb,...

“That’s when I came across the story of Sharky, the 30 year...”
— Lawrence on from the Daily...

“It’s widely known that I have my flaws While she’s the Joan...”
— Rascal Flatts (via...

cough.

I think I’ll have to change the common simile to “A chimney smokes like me.”

Tuneage Loves Cover Songs

tuneage: One of my favorite things about music is that once a song is out there, anyone with the...

Letting Go by David Sedaris:The New Yorker (via adeandabet,...

LOL (via pterodactyls, jackieheartsb)

me: I sent it by Courier, should I have sent it by Trebuchet?
FONT JOKE LOL
Jason: e-highfive
well, in the Futura, make sure it's here on Time(s New Roman)
inefficiency gives my heart the Wingdings
me: that's just Grotesk
Jason: oh, c'mon, the first one was good
me: what the Helvetica, it was just an Aksidenz
Not the Optima way to do things, I know
Jason: you need a Stencil or something
your statements lack Impact
me: I could go on like this ad Perpetua
let me get out my American Typewriter
and some Papyrus on which to type
Jason: don't Bask(erville) in your own cleverness
me: oh, I have a real Clearview.

anthonyking: BOOK #9 - Sadly, I had never read any...

windmill hill graffiti (via pshab, mirza)

Colossal Squid to be defrosted by scientists...

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musician challenge

Pick an artist — DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Using only SONG NAMES from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer...

new story.

I have 500ish words of a new story. It seemed like longer because I handwrote it, so it was kind of...

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desaturated: “You have handled your responsibilities...

Wikipedia planning to roll out print version

Maybe Money Does Buy Happiness After All -...

Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies

Clinton victorious in Pennsylvania,...

Ouch. via post secret

“the person you love is 72% water.”
— found written on a wall in my...

Sundays

weekend/life.

This morning, I woke up to drink black coffee and write about Carnegie Mellon’s annual mobot...

Aww. deborah @ eatsleepdraw

On comments

my album is finally out

I think this works the same for writing — or, probably...

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Perez Hilton: Sex and the City spoiler.

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Muxtape now lets you see how many people have favorited a...

There’s so much to rant about I don’t even know where to begin. So, I’ll just...

Exclusive! Three-Hour Lost Season Finale Over...

death

danielac: I’ve never been to a funeral. Or a wake. I say I’m not afraid of my own death, but I...

(via adamo, crookedbrains.net)

Twelve songs clocking in at 2:42

I’m playing with a new theme. Not quite done — I mean, just look at my followers —...

PhotoshopDisasters

Converted

I am a Randy Pausch convert. As a general (and idiotic) rule, I tend to dislike things that lots of...

“By adopting smaller and smaller units of motion we only...”
— War and Peace. Leo Tolstoy...

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confessions: The rather difficult font game. I got a...

“I will never live like you But you will probably die like...”
— “Raised by Wolves”...

booktwo.muxtape.com

The Tartan Online : Cymbeline: Shakespeare's...

explodingdog I know right.

This girl just became my favourite person...

Carter and Gore to end Clinton bid

“Always be yourself… unless you suck.”
— Joss Whedon (via mappeal,...

To do: Work out, write article, drink Malibu.

NYT: excellent martini article

Martini lovers have had a tough decade; in 1998, William Grimes of The Times wrote that concoctions...

candywrapper: a sonnet I wrote while watching...

Area Man Makes It Through Day

Daily Meh — [Thoughts on] Design on Your Own...

The LOST Script Style

On the way to working out

Shawn: I want to work out so my shorts don't wedge between my thighs.
Me: (looking down) Me too!
(Awkward swishy fabric skin noise ensues.)

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Awesome screen saver I just downloaded. (via sound-review,...

Lolz. (via MTTS)

C-c-c-changes

I’m not going to quit smoking or become a vegetarian or stop drinking soda or any of those...

"Alma" by Junot Diaz

(via emilyboots) I like Randy Pausch, but this is one of...

Great Experiment: Fiction: The New Yorker

what would you sing at a karaoke bar?

topherchris: sarazucker: roxanne by the police, absolutely. I Will Always Love You, Whitney...

These are great. One more for now. Kurt Vonnegut, Confetti...

I’m an m&m! (via nopressureblogging)

I worked out last night. I’m really sore. I almost died running (read: jogging) less than a...

The Tartan is famous! We’re getting our fifteen...

yourdp: verenasays Anyway, basically some dude named...

Second Cheapest Syndrome

nickdouglas: dihard: Ever order the second cheapest wine on the menu while dining out? Well, one...

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“[Janie] began talking about oxytocin, the hormone released...”
— Jenna B quotes the NYT while...

story.

I want to be a famous writer. Novels intimidate me — I started one about a month ago, ha! I need to...

my online condolences to dan savage.

emilyboots: Sex columnist Dan Savage was supposed to appear at CMU last night. I was bummed that...

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thoughts

I love me some BCC’s. They’re a great way to include someone on an email without...

I wrote part of a poem/song last night at John’s. I left my notebook there, so this is from...

claudia: emilyposts: Yay! The Tumblr book club picked the May book. We will be reading The Brief...

Its Like Comparing Apples to Apples - City...

America's smoking bans are causing fatal...

jessicagoldharalson: via dlisted.com Paul Rudd turns 39...

via www.toothpastefordinner.com

The Tartan Online : Here comes the bloodshed

The Tartan Online : Health Talk: Hiccups

jbearie: To be is to do -Socrates To do is to be -Sarte Do be do be do -Sinatra

fatmanatee: bmroberts: If I had to pick my celebrity entourage, here’s the crew*: Paul Rudd -...

The Onion: Guy Who Says 'Previously On...

8 Premium One Line Css Tips

South Park Kills Off All The YouTube Stars

alexkehr: Santa Monica ferris wheel at night. Lonely and...

fatmanatee: This is the man I trust with my John Mayer...

explodingdog — I’m not really here Sorry,...

Help?

sneakyjane: bellavita: I’m looking for a funny/cute apron for my friend who just moved into a new...

“Because I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure...”
— Jerry Seinfeld cheats death,...

Can you name the Elements of the Periodic...

confession

candywrapper: Two of my friends no longer like me. In fact, they stopped liking me quite some time...

paraphrased version of emails between me...

reporter: Hi Sarah, I'm teaching my class again next semester, can you email the newspaper about it?
me: Sure. PS Sorry I was so horrible in your class last semester. I guess I'm not cut out for college.
reporter: No you weren't horrible. I could see you knew the whole inverted pyramid thing from the first class, so it makes sense why you didn't want to waste your Thursday nights.
Sarah's internal monologue: He's nice. I like journalism. College is a waste of [my parents'] money.

exploding dog — there is nothing

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Snake Bursts After Gobbling Gator

song.

Last night John and I tried to write a song. Well, it wasn’t that cute — basically...

Boris and Nikolai

In War and Peace, there are these two characters, Boris and Nikolai. They’re family friends...

Wear glasses, lose weight?

I want to get a job at Carnegie Mellon’s west coast...

Want. Also, want and want.

“I order the club sandwich all the time, but I’m not even a...”
— Maybe my favorite Mitch...