January 2011
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“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via thegirlwiththemessyhair)
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Derrick Rose=MVP →
In case you missed it, there was a great write-up earlier this week by Rick Reilly on Derrick Rose.
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January
After the Bears loss, I was obviously super bummed. Luckily, I’ve had distractions since then. First of all, Derrick Rose. Besides stalking the interwebz for Rose/Bulls updates and celebrating their string of victories, I’ve been working out. Also, I finally began reading Norwegian Wood by Murakami. It is SO so SO so good. I mean, Wind up Bird Chronicle was great in its own way, but...
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You guys...
Everyone is betting against the Bears in next week’s NFC championship game vs the Packers. In fact, so many picked the Seahawks over the Bears this week. I hope this just motivates them to win even more. <3 da bears.
Birthday
Yesterday was my birthday. Today I’m trying not to feel old.
“Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said....”
– Cormac McCarthy, The Road (via distantheartbeats)
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Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic... →
soupsoup:
Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light vigils held outside.
From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields”...
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Yo that's me in the back.
But in all seriousness, attending a candlelight vigil for slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was not only a protest against his brutal murder, but against the extremists that are getting organized and gaining a voice in this country while attempting to sway public opinion their way. If we don’t act now, then when? How long before every moderate and liberal voice is snuffed out? Get...
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natashalevinger:blameaspartame:
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Fuck 2010! →
A sad but funny roundup of 2010 by Dodai @ Jezebel.com
Would love to add my own list of f*cks..but that’s for another time.