February 2010
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“A coma’s a bold move. You’re dead but you’re alive.”
– Mal Reeder, reppin’ her Apples to Apples pick.
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DMB. Another band I love in spite of the haters.
(via inothernews)
January 2010
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“The skills or intuition I assumed they had for drawing, observation, and...”
– Kate Canales reflects on teaching design to middle schoolers.
I posted this to my students’ ramCT notice board and wrote, “This is why your midterm is a funtivity and not a test. I don’t care if you’re in college.”
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Velvet Underground - “White Light/ White...
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Bunch of phonies mourn J.D. Salinger
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 mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud. “He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of readers,” said hot-shot English professor...
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Gawker: Salinger tribute roundup →
The people at Gawker did the work searching the Internet so you didn’t have to.
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From "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
“Do you like wax?” Sybil asked.
“Do I like what?” asked the young man.
“Wax.”
“Very much. Don’t you?”
Sybil nodded. “Do you like olives?” she asked.
“Olives—yes. Olives and wax. I never go anyplace without ‘em.”
“Do you like Sharon Lipschutz?” Sybil asked.
“Yes. Yes, I do,”...
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Music: John Denver - Rocky Mountain High →
I need to listen to more John Denver. Serioux.
I don’t care if his songs are kind of wimpy. He’s the tops. And this song makes me proud to walk to school every morning with the foothills in my backyard.
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“Louis also predicted a trip that would take him around the world and to...”
– Ira Glass, on a 6th grader’s prediction for 2010.
This American Life #397.
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You are a prisoner in a croissant factory and you...
(via parachuteshark)
fave poem eva.
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Kathryn Regina: I am going to kill myself with air
i will be fine when i said that i got worse when you were gone i was thinking of something else my heart is a balloon and my stomach is a balloon and my head is a balloon i was thinking of the bird that flew into a man’s head hard so that it actually flew inside the head and it got trapped there and confused and everyone felt sorry for the man and not the bird who had to stay in...
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“Which is exactly what it needed. A name. A name. Giving something a name can be...”
– Brian Eno goes all Kenneth Burke on all y’all.
via The Guardian UK Sunday Jan. 17, 2010
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“In multimodal communication, the concept of design is the sine qua non of...”
– Gunther Kress, Literacy in the New Media Age (2003)
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huh? hmm. wonderful.
Elizabeth: arrrggghhh I'm hungry what are we gonna eat for breakfast?
Daniel: (no hesitation) Balloons.
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“To all the people watching, I can never ever thank you enough for your kindness...”
– Conan O’Brien (via maladies:eemmaa)
GMH →
While I was waiting for a flight, I noticed a little girl walk right over to another girl who she did not know and ask if she wanted to color.
The girls sat down on the floor and began to talk, and laugh as if they had always been friends.
Children who can become friends easily and quickly without regard to race, class or other boundaries GMH.
(via givesmehope)
“The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing...”
– Jessica Hische (via couch)
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NPR: Medical teams treat rising tide of injured in... →
My lovely friend Meredith, who works with Partners in Health in Boston, is mentioned:
Meanwhile, Meredith Eves of Partners in Health says the group’s more remote facilities have been inundated by waves of injured patients fleeing Port-au-Prince. The group reports an urgent need for more antibiotics, anesthesia, pain medications, IV tubing and X-ray and anesthesia machines.
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nicbarajas:
Metric - Help I’m Alive (Acoustic)
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“The first chip is always the best. I don’t know why. It’s...”
– Kyle Jonas.
Kyle and I have become t/r workout buddies, and I feel legit walking into the gym with him because he has big muscles and good sneakers and looks like he could pwn anyone at any sport. I want to be one of these people.
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“mother nature is the worst terrorist.”
– Mal Reeder