May 2013
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Fucking fuckers
me: (out shopping, looking all fly with my Marvel comics tote bag featuring several characters)
dude: nice bag.
me: thanks. (keeps on shopping)
dude: do you even know who all those characters are?
me: uh... yeah?
dude: ok then, who's that guy? (points at a character on the bag)
me:
me: wait, are you asking me to prove that I'm enough of a fan enough to carry this bag?
dude: (smirks) that's what I thought. He's called the Silver Surfer. I bet you don't even know his real name.
me: does it matter? (starts to edge away before I start punching throats)
dude: psh, you're not a real fan.
me:
me: (slowly unsheathing my Wolverine claws)
me: how many pairs of chromosomes do humans contain in their cells?
dude: uh... what?
me: explain the function of cellular mitosis?
dude:
me: what is the purpose of myelin sheath with regards to the formation of new neural pathways?
dude: what are you even talking about?
me: oh, well it seemed that you were implying that if I don't know as much about the Marvel universe as you do, then I can't possibly be considered a real fan. This is me implying that because you don't know as much about the human body as I do, you can't possibly be considered a real human being.
dude:
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dude: Um, I... wow. You're right. Have a nice day. (starts to shuffle away)
me: his name is Norrin Radd.
dude: (looks extremely embarrassed)
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“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for...”
– Jonathan Carroll
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April 2013
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That Girl: adronitis →
conflictingheart:
n. frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone—spending the first few weeks chatting in their psychological entryway, with each subsequent conversation like entering a different anteroom, each a little closer to the center of the house—wishing instead that you could start there and…
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“I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident...”
– Kristin Armstrong
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hannahsneakers:
why don’t they have big hyped up award shows for books
i mean
best male/female character
best antagonist
best plot development
best plot twist
come on
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March 2013
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“I know it’s over, and it never really began, but in my heart it was so real.”
– The Smiths
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“Writing by hand is laborious, and that is why typewriters were invented. But I...”
– Mary Gordon on the joy of paper notebooks and writing by hand as a creative catalyst
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“Your greatest creation is yourself. Like any great work of art, creating a great...”
– Vi Hart
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“Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than we could...”
– Ann Patchett on writing and life
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I sincerely hope so.
February 2013
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“A new and growing body of multidisciplinary research shows that strategic...”
– The science of why relax to be more productive.
Notorious power-napper Thomas Edison knew this, as does designer Stefan Sagmeister, master of the sabbatical.
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“A Manifesto for Atheists - Ten Virtues for the Modern Age:
1. Resilience....”
– In response to the discussion surrounding his somewhat controversial Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton releases Ten Virtues for the Modern Age.
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THE BURIED LIFE: Little Stories to Make you Smile.... →
theburiedlife:
Today, my 75-year-old grandpa who has been blind from cataracts for almost 15 years said to me, “Your grandma is just the most beautiful thing, isn’t she?” I paused for a second and said, “Yes she is. I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a daily basis.” “Sweety,” my grandpa said, “I still see her…
