August 2009
3 posts
cute kitten + miscalculated jump = OMG cute/funny!
73 Ways to Become a Better Writer →
I’m trying to do as many of these as possible when I can. Lots of interesting ideas here.
July 2009
43 posts
“Perhaps Ammu, Estha and she were the worst transgressors. But it...
– The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
thedailywhat:
Sneak Peek of the Day: From the Dexter panel at SDCC comes this three-and-a-half minute, spoiler-packed trailer for the fourth season of Showtime’s hit “serial” drama.
Dexter returns Sunday, September 27.
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OMG cannot WAIT
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they...
– Voltaire
To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first...
– Oscar Wilde
O.M.G
I’ve always loved these. They’re like booze for dolls! They gave...
– Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood, Season 2 Episode 4
Let us play a game.
booksbooksbooks:
Go to your shelf/pile/stack/etc. of books and select a book (try and do so as randomly as possible). Flip to page 53. Read that page. Choose your favorite sentence on that page. Reblog this post and add that sentence along with title and author of book.
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“When I sit thus in the comfortable living room, while she like a good angel diffuses her charm...
OMG WANT →
The Quiet World - Jeffrey McDaniel
In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words, per day. When the phone rings, I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way. Late at night, I call my long distance lover, ...
78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots →
(via nickkhani)
That’s no moon. It’s a space station.
– Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope
June 2009
10 posts
Yay for a weird day at work
Me: Thank you for calling ***** *******, how may I direct your call?
Man: Yeah, do you have any of those flag lapel pins for 4th of July?
Me: Unfortunately no, sir, though we do have quite a bit of other 4th of July stuff. You might be able to find the pin *interrupted*
Man: WHY don't you HAVE them?
Me: Well, sir, we put out what the warehouse sends us.
Man: ARE YOU A MUSLIM????!!!!!!
Me: Um.... no. And this is actually a Christian store--
Man: I'll BET you ARE.
Me: Have a nice day. *hangs up*
On Otters
Me: Sea otters kind of look like ferrets, don't they?
Nick: Yeah, I think they're a type of dog.
Me: No they're not!
Nick: I bet you they are! *googles furiously* The weasel family! See! I told you!
Me: Uh huh.
Nick: Hey! During intercourse, the male bites on the female's nose, bloodying and scarring it. Maybe the next time we're having sex....
Me: NO.