January 2012
29 posts
“If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets...”
– John Steinbeck (via rulesformyunbornson)
Favorite Places in New York: Pat Kiernan →
The most trusted man in New York.
The only sucky thing about RCN as a cable provider is not having Pat Kiernan in the mornings.
“In The Dark,” Josh Ritter
(a little...
Vanity Fair: Why I'm Giving Up On "Glee" →
Accurate.
America's Rock Band: →
How R.E.M.’s almost-utterances allowed listeners to find their own meaning
[The Atlantic]
The Phone Stack →
Take social awkwardness and the telephone age and make a game out of it.
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
– Walt Disney
Just now
Student: Mr. Dunford, if I sent an e-mail to the entire school saying "I like turtles," would I get in trouble?
Me: Yes.
Student: Why?
Me: Because you'd be misusing school resources.
Student: (Sighs, then a deep breath). Fine. (Determinedly) When I graduate.
William Carlos Williams, "Danse Russe"
jessethorn:
If I when my wife is sleeping and the baby and Kathleen are sleeping and the sun is a flame-white disc in silken mists above shining trees,— if I in my north room dance naked, grotesquely before my mirror waving my shirt round my head and singing softly to myself: “I am lonely, lonely. I was born to be lonely, I am best so!” If I admire my arms, my face, my shoulders, flanks,...
Things Other People Accomplished When They Were... →
Let this be the motivator to begin your great new year.
“Life is an illusion, so we might as well make it a good one.”
– George Christopher
December 2011
59 posts
“Art is edited truth—edited to give it shape, rhythm, speed and punch…Art is...”
– Stephen Sondheim (via anthonyking)
“You watch us sing, we sing till we’re crying
We sing to free ourselves from the...”
– Wild Flag
This American Life and NY Times Magazine Present:... →
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