January 2010
39 posts
If I never hear the words ____________ ever again...
?
Buying an iPad in Boston is gonna be the worst.
sade:
“Where are your iPads?”
“Over here, did you want the Touch or the Classic?”
“What? No. iPads.”
“Yeah. iPods. Over here.”
CONFUSION!
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A quick glance at James Cameron's wiki reveals... →
and that I am ok with that.
WatchA LA city swift water rescue team rescues a dog from the LA River.
So, so, so bad ass.
poetry as tonic, #18
psychotherapy:
Aubade - Philip Larkin
I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Waking at four to soundless dark, I stare. In time the curtain-edges will grow light. Till then I see what’s really always there: Unresting death, a whole day nearer now, Making all thought impossible but how And where and when I shall myself die. Arid interrogation: yet the dread Of dying, and being dead,...
questions I've asked Cancun today
why are you licking the cabinet? why are you licking Hero? why are you licking my jacket? why are you licking the computer? Cancun! you just published my post before I was done! PUPPY!
“it’s a long shot but you were on the treadmill, looking good as always. we...”
– girl from gym - m4w
I can’t help but wish one of these would be for me!
(via thelittlemermaid)
This happened to a friend of mine, for real. She went to get takeout one night, made eye-contact with a good looking guy who she wrote off as gay based on his companions, I guess. A few days later she...
“However well a man may have calculated his scheme of life, still circumstances,...”
– Terence, Adelphoe (via superfluidity) (via beautifulordinaire)
:)
“In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to...”
– Steinbeck, from a journal entry in 1938
I’ve a tab of the old tumblr dashboard theme open (nostalgia) until just now when I accidentally hit F5 on the wrong tab and yelled NO NO NO STOP LOADING but it was too late.
Goodbye old tumblr. Goodbye tumblrarity.
Random Facts About Guide Dogs for the Blind
Number of active Guide Dog Teams: 2200
Number of new graduate teams per year: around 340
Average life of a guide dog team: about 7 years
Annual Veterinary Costs Program-wide: $2.6 million
Breeds and number of dogs: 160 dogs in breeding colony/900 puppies in training. More than 80% are Labrador Retrievers. Lab/Golden Crosses and Golden Retrievers are also used. Around half become Guide Dogs.
...
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“It is hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when...”
– Mark Twain
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“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right”
– Mark Twain
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from now on I plan to attribute every quotation to Mark Twain.
There are mornings I wake up with the need to...
Again.
me: ok and what would be the best way to get back in touch with you?
caller: oh, my cell.... or my email
me: ...
caller: either way
me: ...
caller: my cell is probably faster.... well...
me: !!
caller: yeah yeah, my cell.
Spider Bananas (or the dangers of having a puppy...
This morning a coworker bought a bunch of bananas not knowing she had to share them with the baby spiders already camped upon them. Once their settlement was discovered I was called to the kitchen to decide whether or not the spider bananas were salvageable, once de-spidered.
Tension was palpable as I approached the sink, fork in hand.
I took a deep breath and bravely reached in to the sink just...
it's monday!!111
me: and what's the best way to get back to you?
caller: oh, phone or email, either way.
me: ok... and what is the BEST way to get back to you?
caller: ummm email.
me: and what's your email address?
caller: actually I'll give you my phone; my email address is really long!! hahah!!!
Puppies Behind Bars: Good for Prisoners and... →
goodgravy:
“The puppies live in the prison for sixteen months, after which they are tested to determine their suitability for training as service dogs for the disabled or explosive-detection dogs for law enforcement. The dogs judged to be suitable are returned to the schools where they continue their formal training. Those who don’t continue on the working-dog track are donated by PBB to...
Just got an work email from someone with my same exact full name (middle initial too) telling me the email I sent her was meant for someone else, also with a shared exact name. When she signed the email, she used my shortened name.
And then my head imploded.
“You can only speak from the point of view of a child; to try and give parenting...”
– my mom’s response when I asked her for parenting advice to include in a project for an expectant friend, and a small reminder of why she is amazing. Now I just have to figure out where to start.
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