November 2010
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“He tries to play down the problems of Guantánamo Bay, writing that detainees...”
– George Bush encourages us to appreciate what have in his new memoir, Decision Points. It’s nice to know that when I hear my tax dollars are going to fund Guantánamo Bay, I can rest assured that I know exactly what it is they are funding.
“Republicans don’t fully control Congress, so they don’t have enough...”
– Ezra Klein on the outcome of the election
what the fuck has obama done so far? →
I dream of living in a country where common sense prevails.
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DeYarmond Edison // Silent Signs
Happy November....
October 2010
37 posts
“At Tiller’s funeral, they made giant flower arrangement that said “Trust Women,”...”
– Rachel Maddow (via fatmanatee)
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“I’m sick of him trying to have it both ways. Are you hurt, you fuck? Then come...”
– I couldn’t have said this better myself.
Drew Magary does not like Brett Favre.
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WatchFinally, you might be thinking - the opportunity to watch Puck generally move around and possibly occasionally sing without all those pesky distractions like other Glee characters getting in the way, just in time to tide you over during his (really unnecessary) “stint in juvie,” whatever that is.
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bees-knees:
tallgirltales
Emma Stone’s character is kind of who I wish I’d been in high school. My rebellious, intelligent, feminist bad girl attitude was the fizzle to her bang, I think. Black nailpolish and feminist-lite interpretations of Hamlet, Frankenstein, and most outrageously, Beowulf, were admittedly just annoying. Hindsight is 20/20, friends.
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The Ten Most Ridiculous-Sounding Math Classes... →
It was hard to pick just one favorite from this fabulous list of classes I would have loved to take to obtain my “Q” (Quantitative Reasoning) requirement, but I think this one takes the cake, if only because it validates my theory that all good self-important liberal arts college have an intellectual hard-on for Borges.
3. Borges and Mathematics: “Jorge Luis Borges was one of...
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“When people show you who they are, believe them.”
– Maya Angelou (via emphasisadded)
This is the most important thing I have learned in growing up. This is the difference between being a nice person and being an empathetic person. Don’t just listen; believe. 