March 2012
79 posts
February 2012
71 posts
“The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES… As an...”
– Tiny Fey, Bossypants
Quiz: How Adventurous Are You? →
I scored a 51.
Take the quiz here.
Novelty Seeking (Neophilia) Indicator of Well Being “Novelty-seeking is one of the traits that keeps you healthy and happy and fosters personality growth as you age,” says C. Robert Cloninger, the psychiatrist who developed personality tests for measuring this trait. …
The adventurous neophiliacs are more likely to possess a “migration gene,” a DNA...
kingcheddarxvii:
Eventually you have to stop being jealous, stop being sad, stop being impatient, and just be yourself instead.
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at the checkout at around 9:30 pm
We placed:
- ice cream sandwiches
- big tub of ice cream
- whipped cream
- more whipped cream
- bananas
- cheezits
- soda
- yogurt
- manila envelopes
The lady at checkout looks at it all, says “You came for the envelopes.”
Yes’m, they’re for my taxes.
on the road
hollandchase:
I miss: Windows down. Radio too loud. Cigarettes. Cheap hotels / Parking lots. Head space. The ocean. The mountains. The beer. The tequila. The guitars. The shows. The dives.
Winter without the winter weather — it’s no matter. I’ve just gotta go.
preach.
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“A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you...”
– Joseph Campbell, “The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell,” New Dimensions Radio Interview with Michael Toms, Tape I, Side 2
(via Shannon Steece)
“A person’s life fully told transcends thesis statements.”
– Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (via Prof. Len Travers)
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Food project proposes Matrix-style vertical... →
Architecture student André Ford has proposed a new system for the mass production of chicken that removes the birds’ cerebral cortex so that they don’t experience the horrors of being packed together tightly in vertical farms.
VOM.
“Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who...”
– Amy Poehler (via stupidhandshakeything)
Or as Keisha Zollar would say: Follow the love!
(via poupak)
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Amazonian Mushroom Eats Indestructible Plastics →
It’s the first fungus species to be able to survive exclusively on polyurethane and, more importantly, able to do so in anaerobic conditions—the same conditions found in the bottom of landfills.
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“If there are fabulous men and elephants.”
– Sara, on the phone and Ambien.
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How Not To Write About Female Musicians: A Handy... →
andrewmcclain:
douglasmartini:
maura:
A bit worried that this is going to be one in a series.
The most important thing you’ll have read about music all week.
Also: don’t say to Annie Clark in an interview “I love the fact that you do your own lead guitar arrangements.”
I'm liberal but the belittling style we often take...
A wise person once said the best way to win an argument is to remember you’re not 100% perfect and LISTEN.
This is something I struggle with in my own life and relationships, but hey, mea culpa.
