January 2011
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Genetic defensiveness
me: yeah. You know what? she called me a surfboard in front of like, three guys.
E: what? you're not a surfboard,
Me: well. comparatively, I guess.
E: bitch.
I hate when the processed cheese food doesn’t melt when I’m trying to make me some grilled cheese :(
Anonymous asked: what's your name?
out of the blue
it’s really wonderful being scared of everything.
and hating myself for being scared.
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Why secondhand bookstores smell good
openedmyheart:
mcnallyjackson:powells:
Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally ...
Bye CNN. Hello BBC.
Interesting enough, the gods of the Disc have never bothered much about judging...
– Terry Pratchett, in Eric (via filthyassistant)
surrenderedexpectations asked: y r u so hot?
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"satire" →
" i seriously love the one random tootsie role!!"
sometimes, my news feed causes me literal pain.
Expectations are my absolute fucking favorite.
especially because they’re always met.
jk.
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The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she’s pretty...
– the importance of being Earnest
: Lying in Wait for Happiness →
melancholynotes:
by Yehuda Amichai
On the broad steps leading down to the Western Wall A beautiful woman came up to me: You don’t remember me, I’m Shoshana in Hebrew. Something else in other languages. All is vanity.
Thus she spoke at twilight standing between the destroyed and the built, between the light…
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can we go back to cross country season please?
I’d much rather be running up the bowl than this bullshit short distance.
I’m in trouble because I’m normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don’t...
– Mike Tyson (via theoldinandout)
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Sometimes my lashes feel miles long, and each breath is taken in the molten...
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God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own...
– Terry Pratchett (via onlyjoyreturns)
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Superiority complex? Check. I love when this...
Them: Yeah, I think I'm going to do blahblah and then go for a run later.
Me: Oh, you run? Cool.
Them: Yeah, I'm like. Really into it. Running is awesome.
Me: I know. Wait, so are you on track or anything?
Them: Haha, no.
Me: Aw damn. So how many miles do you usually run? Do you want to go running with me sometime?
Them: Like three miles, twice a week. A lot, right? I'm in really good shape.
Me: ...uh huh. That's. Wooooow. Reaaaaaaaaally impressive.
Them: Yeah, so we can run together sometime?
Me: Well. I mean. Uh.
No. We can't.
i wish i was still invincible.
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The so-called ‘professional’s’ worst handicap, in making...
– Stan Brakhage, introduction to Lenny Lipton’s Independent Filmmaking (1972)
when i realize that i don't mean as much to...
y0ungandr3ckless:
I grocery shop like I have multiple personality disorder.
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We’re going to do a little ethnic purging.
– Andrew cuts out two variables from his java code
I live in Brooklyn. Not Williamsburg. I auditioned to, but they never called me...
Extended Metaphors
K: The team fell off my back with 100 meters to go :(
R: that's alright. you can't hold them up for that long. teams are heavy!
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