January 2010
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger | The Onion -... →
lavenderlines:
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isabelthespy:
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man, of all the possible obituaries, i have the feeling this one would have been salinger’s favorite. it’s worth quoting the whole thing:
CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn’t do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country...
“I just want you to know, if you ever need anything, don’t be shy, OK? There are...”
– President Barack Obama, State of the Union (via folkinz)
iloveyourguts:
I made several Uno-playing friends. And I just played 53 games of Uno in a row. No joke.
A Useless Fat About Me: Uno is my favorite card game! I have two Uno decks: one regular and one Hello Kitty.
“In the United States of America, no one should go broke because of choosing to...”
– Barack Obama (via inrepair-) (via loveyourchaos) (via lindsayrose) (via sophielikestoparty) (via diaryofarevolutionary)
You know what would rule? My $90,000+ student loan debt being forgiven by someone, anyone. Because as it stands, I’ll be paying $600 a month until I’m 38.
“Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is the numbers of people all over...”
– Howard Zinn, “The Problem is Civil Disobedience” speech at Johns Hopkins University, November 1970 reprinted in Voices of a People’s History of the United States
The spine of my copy of Voices is broken at this page (484), because this passage informs everything I do, everything I teach,...
Thoughts On Swimsuits.
Co-Worker: Do you want to look at this Victoria's Secret swimsuit catalogue?
Me: Nah, I don't feel like crying this morning.
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Self-loathing isn't worth promoting, tumblr--I don't want to see this kind of shit pop up in my "radar"! I went to the OP's page and all I could see was posts on nail polish, fitness plans, and the admission that should she be offered a superpower--any superpower!--the one she would want most would be "[the ability to] eat whatever I want and not gain an ounce". VOM. The last thing we need on this already narcissism-driven website is MORE body-shaming bullshit!
bluebeadsandbones:
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“You can only learn to be a better writer by actually writing. I don’t know much...”
– Doris Lessing in an interview with Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times (April 22, 1984) (via predatorywaspobserver) (via ilovereadingandwriting) (via libraryland) (via yoursecretary)