May 2012
5 posts
Don't even pretend you are cooler than a goat. →
figjewtons:
so you think you know what the most badass animal is well you’re wrong because the most badass animal is actually the goat why, you ask? well let me hit you with some KNOWLEDGE You’re allergic to poison ivy. Goats aren’t. Goats EAT poison ivy. Rash? No, fuck you. Nutrition,…
April 2012
7 posts
“Nobody challenges why they want to watch Larry David at lunch. You know why you...”
– Talking To Lena Dunham About Being A “Girl” | The Awl
I like Lena Dunham.
(via drinkyourjuice)
“You can judge someone’s personality by what his or her work space looks like....”
– A messy desk undermines your career | Penelope Trunk Blog
“Whilst I don’t like the smell or taste of cigarettes at all, I do respect other...”
– HelloGiggles – Lighten Up About Lighting Up
Hollllaaaah. I may not be a smoker, but I feel very uncomfortable about how commonplace it’s become to harp on smokers, right to their faces. We’re all adults here, we can all make our own decisions.
March 2012
9 posts
1 tag
My favourite friends are the ones I relish eating with. I feel like loving food is a key factor in any friendship with me.
“Toward the end, a man asks Dunham a reasonable question: Given her success, has...”
– Why Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Is Like Nothing Else on TV — New York Magazine
Just get on TV already!
February 2012
12 posts
lizdexia:
End of the Line | Sleigh Bells
I done been Gawked
gillianlanyon:
Getting quoted in a publication I’ve loved for so long, by a writer I respect so much, about two topics I’m so interested in has been a thrill. I’m working on a more in-depth post about why I find Mormons so fascinating, but you can read a teensy bit about it here. Also, you can find the Pinterest board referenced in the article here. And while I’m tooting my own horn, you...
“I think we ought to be personally responsible. I think if you can take care of...”
– Bill Murray urges personal responsibility (via nedhepburn)
January 2012
17 posts
“The more money a parent has, the less intense they are. They know their kid will...”
– Raise your kids like rich kids » Penelope Trunk Homeschooling
Perhaps the most important thing I read last year was Caste Marks by Paul Fussell, which basically promotes this principle. The middle class are defined by their status anxiety — the best course is to opt out.
“I am a lousy copywriter, but I am a good editor.”
– David Oglivy
Letters of Note: I am a lousy copywriter
It’s day 4 of this hairwash and it still looks really good. Like, washed it yesterday kind of good, where all of the flyaways have been smoothed just so, and it’s still got a good amount of bounce, and none of the spots look greasy, not even the ones behind my ears. I didn’t even take the time to blowdry it well or anything, so it’s not even like there’s a process I...
“After getting out of a relationship, why does everyone seem so unappealing?...”
– Dear Coke Talk: Fun-sized advice
Ugh, I just saw the trailer for Moonrise Kingdom and I feel ill. Like, I feel like I just downed 5 Pixie Stix of twee and I’ve got the overdose shakes.
Just calm the fuck down, man. We get it. You like good music and cool movies and yes, they’re going to like you, you don’t need to bring cookies. He just stuffs things full of charm and quirk until they reek of desperation....
“Philip Morris launched the Marlboro brand in 1924 as a woman’s cigarette,...”
– Marlboro (cigarette) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“(Chris Rock calls C.K. “the blackest motherfucker I know. I called him a nigger...”
– RS_Louie_CK_Jonah_Weiner
And that’s just an aside on this way-cool article about the funniest man in America.
Guess who quit their job today?
