June 2009
May 2009
“I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended...”
– President Obama’s statement on the death of Dr. Tiller (via apsies:urg) (via lizlemon)
Tumblarity
Hopefully my last post about this, but for those who have been wondering:
What isn’t worth points: New Posts. Word Count. What is worth points: Likes = 1 pt/each Answers to question posts = 2pts/each. Reblogs = 3 pts/each New Followers = 3pts/each Hits from external links = 1pt/each? This is the only one I haven’t been able to nail down.
Points received have a shelf life of one week. Shortly...
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Modest Mouse - Missed the Boat
The Shins’...
“…and all the pieces matter.”
Norman: A wise man does not burn his bridges until he first knows he can part the waters. Old Ashanti saying.
Mayor Carcetti: Norman, you grew up in Catonsville.
The Wire, Season 4
This part happens all the time: A construction crew putting up an office building in the heart of Tysons Corner a few years ago hit a fiber optic cable no one knew was there.
This part doesn’t: Within moments, three black sport-utility vehicles drove up, a half-dozen men in suits jumped out and one said, “You just hit our line.”
Whose line, you may ask? The guys in suits...
The National - About Today
The things we listen...
“I am a writer, writer of fictions, I am the heart that you call home, and I’ve...”
– The Decemberists - The Engine Driver (via nerdgasms)
“He should be remembered simply as a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried...”
– Ted Kennedy, speaking of his brother, Robert Kennedy
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evoke:
alumina:
Kingdom Hearts Piano...
“Every edit is a lie.”
– Godard
Dear John Coltrane,
I just wanted to say thanks for Lush Life.
“Don’t be so damn hard on yourself. Yeah, you screwed up. You’re not perfect,...”
– Stephanie Klein (via littlemiss) (via whileibreatheihope)
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The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An...
