May 2013
22 posts
chrssy:
riding your man like
why is this so funny
pros and cons of having children, by someone who...
pros:
-you can make them watch Wayne’s World with you and tell you whether or not it’s still relevant in 2022.
-you can pretend you are getting a dog “for them”
-lots of toys and coloring every day
-you can pretend you are going to McDonald’s “for them”
-someone to “accidentally” teach swears to
-perspective gained when tough guy son...
space after paragraph
i bought a tumblr theme that doesn’t have any space after paragraphs and it’s driving me nuts. does anyone know what code will fix that?
Linguisticated: Welcome to Linguisticated →
I started a blog just about language. Follow if you want to read stuff …
linguisticated:
I decided to start a blog solely devoted to talking about language. I had something similar to this in college called American English Online, but I don’t think it’s in line with what I want to be doing anymore. Back then I was sassy and into what I was studying, but now I approach blogging with...
las vegas shot glass
neil was doing the dishes while i worked and i heard something shatter. when i came out later he very regretfully informed me that my las vegas shot glass had broken. “i hope it’s not a really important memento of yours, like something your mom got you in las vegas.”
the idea of my mom ever going to las vegas and getting me a shot glass really cracks me up. my mom does not drink...
language blog
i really enjoy reading ta-nehisi coates’ blog about learning french on the atlantic. i would like to create something kind of similar where i just blog about foreign languages, linguistics and things like that. i have shied away from this because i am not an ‘expert’ but i like how ta-nehisi coates writes as a learner, not an authority, and maybe i could do that.
would anyone...
what substances does childhood feel like
sometimes when i have one glass of wine i think something like, ‘maybe this is what regular, not-neurotic people feel like all the time.’ then i think, ‘maybe this is what children feel like.’
then i start thinking back to what i felt like as a child. it doesn’t seem like adulthood sobriety but something different. if i had to describe it in terms of substances it...
The "Lost" Generation
This generation is so lost they are “literally” lost on an island.
They dig around in crashed planes for heroin.
They give themselves pretentious philosopher names.
They don’t wear SPF 30 or higher.
They don’t grow their own food, they just eat on-the-go snacks by ‘the Dharma Initiative.’
They lock each other up in cages.
They wear Old Navy cargo pants...
journalism stuff
I have started writing stories for Vita.mn recently and it struck me that the type of ‘reporting’ I’m doing for these is much different from the usual arts reporting. Basically, it’s calling up normal people and asking them about their lives, relationships, ideas about our generation, etc.
I am used to interviewing bands and pretending to be an expert on their music and...
The fate of today’s book bloggers | Tobias Buckell... →
tomewing:
charmian:
1) When you get to a point where you’ve read an amazing number of books, you change. You’ve read so much that what may seem new or interesting to most (and even to the writer of the book you’re reading) is just a variation to you. Your expectations regarding the work change.
Due to subjectivity being what it is, many writers can mistake what’s happening and view it as the...
what's the funniest thing you've read lately?
looking for things that remind me what ‘funny’ is.
this cracked me up recently by virtue of being weird.
April 2013
22 posts
I drink Coke Zero because I am a man. You drink...
it really confuses me that coke zero is marketed toward dudes that like sports since i love it a lot and think diet coke sucks. #gendermarketing boo
Wheaties is Making Me Run a Tough Mudder: So Now... →
The place where I work set this dealy up so follow Josh Gondelman’s blog re: Wheaties and generally being in pain and also helping hospitals.
eatwheatiesandmudder:
Hey Guys,
My name is Josh Gondelman, and I am not an athlete. I am a writer/comedian/bald guy who lives in New York City. Yet for some reason, Wheaties (the cereal) sent me an e-mail offering to pay me money to train for,...
Roxane Gay is Spelled With One "N": Foolishness →
roxanegay:
This one time, this guy
and this guy:
collaborated (?!?!) on a song called Accidental Racist. This song is not, to my knowledge, a parody.
I was actually so busy at work today that even though this amazing thing happened, I could not give it a fraction of a fuck until I got home…
Unintentional Ways Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 Makes...
Guns: A big plot twist is when policemen suddenly start carrying guns, because even the police in Japan could not have guns. There is also a moment when Aomame gets a gun illegally and gets a warning about how illegal having a gun is. Guns are that illegal in Japan.
Ghostwriting: A lot of the plot hinges on this ghostwriting that Tengo does. In America, ghostwriting would never get someone in...
Twin Cities Daily Planet: What theater companies... →
tcdailyplanet:
1. Re-envision the seating. We don’t need to get rid of the chairs, but must they be so fixed? Couldn’t there be a system where people can freely get up and move around—to get a drink, to socialize, etc.?
2. Enact a social hour before the performance starts, and allow people to stay afterwards….
yeah, ahem, fringe festival, you can stop rejecting people who are 1 minute...
my mom is learning the internet
me: i’m really excited cuz the tangential is working on this new book project
mom: i’m SO glad you guys are doing something other than writing about drinking.
….
tangential brainstorm, everyone: [exclusively drinking and penis-related ideas]
sorry mom :(
March 2013
32 posts
FATWAS AND FANBOYS: The M.I.A. book foreword →
vandlo:
I met Maya in 1998 at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She joined the film degree program late, with no interview. She just blagged her way in on the phone and turned up halfway through the term.
We all dressed in dark colors and talked serious art…
