February 2012
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briefly, on thrifting
I have a new obsession and that obsession is thrifting. I guess thrifting is really a trend these days because it’s a cheap way to get a lot of clothes that other people aren’t necessarily wearing? I get it now. Also it’s like a treasure hunt.
For years and years, my family has spent Saturdays going through garage sales. Flea market trips are like semiannual events. My...
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“A Los Angeles Times study found that academy voters are markedly less diverse...”
– L.A. Times finds ‘Oscar voters overwhelmingly white, male’ (via bigbardas)
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“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.”
– David Foster Wallace (via nicollecamille)
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The moments where I can forget for a little while are always a relief. All I want is a return to normalcy.
That being said I still like having my family around me. My cousin that I never get to see came down, and we actually have a lot in common so it was nice to talk to him over dinner. And his daughter is a really interesting kid.
My daddy is doing really well, but I worry about my...
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Thank you guys for the kind words :)
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“For purposes of marketing, writers are designated as poets, novelists, or...”
– “My Hero: Michael Ondaatje” by Teju Cole. (via millionsmillions)
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So my grandfather passed last night.
I’m okay though.
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Rihanna, Chris Brown and Horribly Irresponsible...
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perpetua:
I’m pretty grossed out about the notion that Rihanna is collaborating with Chris Brown again. I don’t really have any particular investment in her as a person and only occasionally care about her music, but in terms of cultural narrative, I think she is sending a poisonous and tremendously irresponsible message to her audience. The idea of “role models” can be very corny,...
Death is the most mundane thing there is. When you lose someone you expect the whole rest of the world to shudder to a stop. No, they’re not going to be there anymore, how can anything else go on? But no, it does go on. There was a crappy song playing on the radio, audible over the sound of artificial respiration, and people passing back and forth outside the door holding the most ordinary...
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And thus I entered the world of online dating
http://tastebuds.fm/
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Awww I thought that was a production failure for a moment, but disappointingly Katy Perry kept performing.