December 2011
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November 2011
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“I live my whole life in shame. Why should I die with dignity?”
– George, Seinfeld -“The Pilot: Part 1”
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“How could Wisconsin reach a threshold that was twice as high in less than half...”
– John Nichols points out that Walker’s policies, while popular with out-of-state donors, are taking a noticeable hit out of small local state budgets and dramatically impacting the way local government employees do their jobs. Milwaukee’s just used to it, I guess.
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I just realized that quite a few of the posts I made from my phone earlier this fall were published as private, which I guess means they were never published at all? Bear with me while I publish all of them - I apologize for the dashboard spamming that may occur.
They are tagged “summer 2011” in case you are curious about a portion of my life that mysteriously went unrecorded.
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“Education at the university level is funded by the government, but the openings...”
– Finland puts the bar high for teachers and kids’ well-being - JSOnline.com
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“The October jobs figures for the United States were just released. Illinois led...”
– John Nichols: Under Walker, Wisconsin is #1 Job Loser
As Scott Walker drew contrast to his approach to Wisconsin’s “budget crisis” and Illinois’ method of deficit reduction - fair tax policies and efforts to maintain public services - Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other...
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Warren Zevon // Werewolves of London
This song...
“We wonder whether a genuine mystery is being concealed here or whether any...”
– John Updike, in his Talk of the Town column from the New Yorker, discussing the Umbrella Man spotted at the site of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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“I have insecurities, of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them...”
– Adele
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“You might think that as hipsterism ripples out, in concentric (and eccentric)...”
– via poundslb:ihopenotsporadically: bookingandbiking
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“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
Totally agree with this. Meyer doesn’t actually depict the sex scene itself, and can you imagine if she had? “Edward’s hands on my throat almost choked out my breath,” “his grip on my wrists almost made me cry as I looked...
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“I pick you up in my Kia Sorento, you get in. There’s candles in the car. You go…...”
– Aziz Ansari describing his perfect date in his Sexiest Man Alive interview for People Magazine (via bvriedbvtbreathing)
Yup, perfect.
(via ohheyychrissy)
This is the kind of thing that is just really speaking to me right now, so I will reblog it without shame.
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“College is nothing more than a baby-sitting service. These students are totally...”
– Kelly Cutrone, in Forbes, on why women burn out at work.
I have this list of things that I would like to do because I sincerely believe I could do them and I would relish the opportunity to prove myself. One of them, for instance, is to audition for the Real World (I think this used to be a bigger...
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“Today, 53% of corporate entry-level jobs are held by women, a percentage that...”
– Why Millenial Women are Burning out at Work by 30 - Larissa Faw for Forbeswoman.
Ugh. I am not sure if I think this article is asserting that women suffer from heigtened expectations about what their work life will be like, or if they are more willing than men to put up with less than ideal work...
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million years | alexander | via...
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“NYC authorities clearly feel OWS eviction is just and reasonable. That’s why...”
– @gzornick of The Nation (via kateoplis)
“I shouldn’t have showered with those kids.”
– Jerry Sandusky concedes to Bob Costas that he might have made some mistakes, y’all. Let’s say you weren’t a pedophile and you were showering with some kids, naked. What about that situation would you ever think was okay? What would be your rationale for needing to shower naked with...
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“I’m just so sick of myself. I can’t imagine how everyone else feels.”
– Ryan Gosling (via austinkleon)
“So please, please, please
Let me, let me, let me
Let me get what I want
This...”
– The Smiths
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“For lovers of corduroy, including Sandra Pieloch of Brooklyn, N.Y., no day can...”
– Thank you for this, Wall Street Journal. (via motherjones)
“Ultimately, Rick Perry is going to be remembered as the man too stupid to win...”
– Johnathan Chalit, “Rick Perry Commits Political Suicide on Stage at the Eleventh GOP Debate” — Daily Intel
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“I really do think that it is the great tragedy of American politics that this...”
– Jill Lepore, on the politicization of birth control and abortion, from her interview with Terri Gross on Fresh Air today. Lepore recently chronicled the politicization of birth control for the New Yorker.
Listen to it here: Terri Gross’ interview with Jill Lepore.
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“For the third time in this country, voters of varying political perspectives and...”
– Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, on Mississippi’s vote, which determines that they believe WOMEN ARE PEOPLE.
Mississippi Rejects Dangerous Personhood Amendment | Center for Reproductive Rights
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Drake, on the women in his life
Drake: The most intense thing I've ever done was bring a girl to Passover dinner.
ELLE Magazine: Was it Nicki Minaj?
Drake: No, no. Although that's a woman my mother is in love with.
ELLE Magazine: [asking about guests invited to his birthday party] Any one woman you hope shows?
Drake: I'm gonna invite Kat Dennings. I'm in love with her. She's really funny.
