August 2009
I like that ...
… my friends feel they can tell me anything regardless of the subject matter.
I have worked hard to break down these walls society and Miss Manners have built and feel confident that people trust me with embarrassing details of their life.
It also helps that I have finally learned to not repeat said secrets.
How Twitter saved my career... and my life
“As the months crawled by, it seemed as if I would be unemployed forever. For weeks I considered changing my career to something other than journalism, even though I have an unabashed love and passion for the craft. It was on the days that I was feeling at my lowest that I would still send a tweet about something fascinating I’d seen online. The most casual tweets, often written to...
“you can never be overdressed or overeducated”
– -oscar wilde
Yes! Yes! Yes!
So funny.
I love when people meet me, one time, and describe me as shy and reserved. There could be nothing further from the truth. Embrace the quiet time now, friends, because it sure doesn’t last long.
“Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in—and no exemption from...”
– TED KENNEDY, in remarks from October 25, 1991, quoted by President Barack Obama during his eulogy for the late Senator.
WatchOoO…
FUN POP QUIZ: Band Name or Font? →
i need to read 108 pages a day to finish my summer...
mynoisyheart:
i need to eliminate all distractions in order to do this.
i really should not be on tumblr between now and then.
i also should stop worrying about my road test, which is this saturday.
it’s really hard to concentrate when you’re worried to the point of nausea.
So much reading! I have to buy 10 large books for school. I don’t mind renting them or borrowing or anything...
10 Ways to Make Your Day More Interesting
twothirty:
1. When you go to the ATM, select a language other than your first or second language just to see if you can make it through the process without completely emptying your bank accounts. 2. Brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand. Just be sure to have a towel handy to clean up the mess you will surely make. 3. For one day, eat a piece of fruit with every meal. Also, drink only...
WatchI LOVE TED! So, imagine how excited I was when my Environmental Sociology teacher had us watch this video in class on Thursday. If you are not familiar with TED make sure to check out (at least) this video.
“For good and evil, man is a free creative spirit. This produces the very queer...”
– Joyce Cary
This could be my next op-ed piece.
“There’s too much emphasis these days on productivity, on hyperefficiency, on squeezing the most production out of every last minute.
People have forgotten how to relax. How to be lazy. How to enjoy life.
Try this: read some of the best books, magazines and blogs on productivity, and see how many will tell you how to get the most out of the time you spend waiting, how to maximize your...
“According to the China Daily newspaper, executed prisoners currently provide...”
– -BBC NEWS
“As Kennedy put it, he was trying to ensure that “when there is a cure for...”
– Read it at The Washington Post
“In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are...”
– Atlas Shrugged (This is John Galt Speaking)
Obama loves emailing people.
Jerriann — Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, Senator Ted Kennedy. For nearly five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well-being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts. His ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions...
On Copy Editing →
“How do you start?
Where do you go?
Who do you need to know?”
– The Smiths, “The Boy With the Thorn in His Side”
Are social networks making students more... →
Why bedtime snacks are a bad idea
delgrosso:
In my dream last night, I threw a huge party. Amy Poehler was there, and so were Ray Bradbury and Caterina Murino.
Amy wasn’t funny at all, and I tried talking to Mr. Bradbury about storytelling but he ignored me.
Caterina waved at me to come talk to her, but before I could get over there, some fat guy cornered me and talked my ear off about the perfect temperature for serving beer....
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Twitter To Charge For Premium Accounts Later This... →
(via peterwknox)
Huh, imagine that. I just wrote an op-ed piece about charging for premium services.
Yes, yes, yes.
chapter13:
This is our decision, to live fast and die young. We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun. Yeah, it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do. Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute. Forget about our mothers and our friends We’re fated to pretend To pretend We’re fated to pretend To pretend I’ll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms I’ll miss...
I still have a graphite mark in my right knee from...
(via twothirty)
Really? I have a tiny one in my face from Kelly Houchins stabbing me in the face, in the fourth grade, on accident while I was helping her with math homework.
First day back to school.
90026:
jerriann:
Unlike some of my friends I had the most splendid morning at school. The first day of the semester is a mess at UCF. No parking, endless construction and about 20,000 kids on campus, that after three weeks, are not normally there. I started off the morning with breakfast with Sean that included massive amounts of coffee which has now turned into my coffee high. Followed by the...
“The most beautiful people we have known are those
who have known defeat, known...”
– Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
“Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...”
– Alice Walker
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First day back to school.
Unlike some of my friends I had the most splendid morning at school. The first day of the semester is a mess at UCF. No parking, endless construction and about 20,000 kids on campus, that after three weeks, are not normally there. I started off the morning with breakfast with Sean that included massive amounts of coffee which has now turned into my coffee high. Followed by the inevitable coffee...
