January 2011
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These Are Exciting Times:
Currently, there are not one or two, but three posible uprisings occurring in the Middle East/Africa at this moment. This should be of interest to, well everyone, because in each of these cases the people who live in these countries have been moved to stand up against their governments and might actually change them.
The last time we came this close to this sort of uprising in America would be...
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myownmelt replied to your post: Will you make a Tumblr Mix Tape Exchange again ?
what if i never got mine in the first place? =( i love the idea, though. thanks for putting it together
I’ve given this some thought, and instead of keeping it a surprise I would give everyone their person’s email address/tumblr, and put a two week deadline on mailing the mix tape.
It’s still...
la-noyee asked: Will you make a Tumblr Mix Tape Exchange again ?
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Texas Used Stimulus to Cover 97% of Its Deficit →
Our Governor has managed some incredible feats of cognitive dissonance in his tenure. The State Budget vs. Federal Stimulus feat has to be Top 5.
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Anonymous asked: Can somebody live in ATX without a car?
Anonymous asked: Can somebody live in ATX without a car?
“Orville Neeley produced the Strange Boys’ last album and co-fronts the...”
– Austin Music: Off the Record - AustinChronicle.com
Oh stop, you’re making me blush!
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kevinnuut asked: http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=Y+'+all,Ya+'+ll,Yall,+yawl&year_start=1900&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3
Added yawl for tracking, though it was technically already a word, meaning a small ship or to howl, so I'm probably cheating.
Added yawl for tracking, though it was technically already a word, meaning a small ship or to howl, so I'm probably cheating.
kevinnuut asked: http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=Y+'+all,Ya+'+ll,Yall,+yawl&year_start=1900&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3
Added yawl for tracking, though it was technically already a word, meaning a small ship or to howl, so I'm probably cheating.
Added yawl for tracking, though it was technically already a word, meaning a small ship or to howl, so I'm probably cheating.
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“I want them to suffer the same marrow-level dread of the oceanic I’ve...”
– - Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise - David Foster Wallace, Harpers Magazine
Finally (15 years ago), someone put into words how I feel about seas and oceans.
And my sister still refuses to understand why I don’t want to go on a cruise. I don’t need to be...
From The Inbox
“Well, now all I can see in my day today is double-spaced sentences. Thanks a bunch. If that wasn’t you who tumbld that, please disregard.”
My work here is done. (Context)
“In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual...”
– Slate’s Farhad Manjoo, explaining why you are wrong, wrong, WRONG to type two spaces after that period. To save a copy editor a trip to the loony bin, read the whole story. (via motherjones)
This was upsetting to me on a deep level and now I have typing insecurity.
I think I’ll just start a new...
There Are Many Ways To Live
One includes living your life with goals for what you want to be said in obituaries and eulogies about you. Including:
“He encountered all situations in life with levity and grace”
“May God have mercy on his soul”
“He died the way he lived [insert description of death]*”
“I told him it couldn’t be done, and he had to prove he was right. Here we...
lacey asked: I was going to add about that - I hold a book with my fingers all collapsed and just with my fists. I do still have to turn the page but have gotten good with using my closed finger to do this. Also, Kevin bought a new Kindle and gave me his old one, so I may never have to touch a real book again!!
lacey asked: I was going to add about that - I hold a book with my fingers all collapsed and just with my fists. I do still have to turn the page but have gotten good with using my closed finger to do this. Also, Kevin bought a new Kindle and gave me his old one, so I may never have to touch a real book again!!
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“To the north and west of Brisbane, the state capital and my hometown, Queensland...”
– Staying Afloat Down Under - NYTimes.com
I would have preferred if they referred to the flood as being the size of Texas before joining the Union. Let’s not forget how awesomely huge Texas used to be.
Also, this is pretty incredible disaster. Floods are no fun.
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From The Inbox
Jason Sent: If Ke$ha goes on a tour to the UK does she become Ke£ha? Audrey Reply: Nah, she becomes K€sha, as those tours usually go throughout the rest of Europe.
Is There Anywhere
in Austin where I can get Saffron bread? I want Saffron bread.
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“3. “I want to catch the OBN III’s show, but none of my friends are going.”
– “I’m Broke,” and other lame excuses for missing Free Week | Music | The A.V. Club Austin
Any press is good press, right?
But seriously, go out every night you can for free music. I’m a hypocrite and will be taking it easy today and tomorrow, maybe, but the second half of the week is busy.
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