July 2012
I'll be Your Man
Joy: So, have you seen Tom Daley? I am in love with Tom Daley.
London Coworker: Welcome to the Bejing Olympics. THE WHOLE COUNTRY is obsessed with him. We are actually arresting people who are mean to him. Is this your first exposure to him?
Joy: I mean, I feel like ‘Call me Maybe’ was written about me and Tom Daley. Like, “I just met you and this is crazy, but you’re...
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An Addendum To The List
When you get the urge to jump a fence into a private pool because it’s the last week of your 20s and you’ve never jumped a fence before and you can’t jump fences in your 30s and so you decide to carpe diem and jump the fence, don’t.
Seriously, don’t.
Some Thoughts on Turning 30
We’re now less than a week away from my 30th birthday, and since writing lists seems to be the done thing in advance of a major age milestones, I contributed to the trend.
So, if you care, here are some things I’ve learned in the last 30 years:
There will be times in your life when you need to break up with your boyfriend, cut off all of your hair and move across the country. And...
Unpopular opinion
thebluehour:
I hope they don’t seek the death penalty in the Holmes case. Because when the state kills we lower ourselves to those who feel it is okay to take another’s life. And because him living out his end of days in prison (or in a mental health lockdown) is a far worse punishment than death.
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that...”
– G.K. Chesterton
Rookie Question: Getting corn off the cob
I tried to make this last night. And I did it with fresh corn from the market. Problem? I COULD NOT GET THE CORN OFF THE COB.
How in the world are you supposed to do this/why are vegetables so hard?
Since we're all talking about rape today...
katespencer:
Why not do something to support rape survivors and the organizations that help them? Because really, they deserve the attention we’re all devoting to Daniel Tosh.
http://rapecrisis.com/
https://www.justgive.org/
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
A Note to Anonymous
Apparently when one googles “tumblr” and “rape” this post I wrote about being raped is one of the first things that pops up. Yay, analytics!
This is particularly awesome right now, as many people are discussing a woman’s tumblr post about rape jokes and Daniel Tosh. Let the googling commence!
I’m not going to get into my thoughts on Tosh, because Meghan...
Thanks, Period
Joy: This woman I’m dealing with right now is being so passive agressive! And she has such a nasty tone in her emails!
Gentleman Caller: Give me an example.
Joy: Well she keeps writing “thanks” as a one-word sentence. Followed by a period. Thanks period. So nasty!
Gentleman Caller: While I realize that you feel the need to use an exclamation mark every time you even think of...
"The sort of feeling I'm getting is: It is OK for...
maura:
fuuuuucking preach it tyler
I recently discovered The Lizzie Bennett Diaries →
I recently discovered this vlog and am now obsessed. It’s a really interesting way to tell the story, and if you have a few hours to kill, I’d start from the beginning and make your way all the way through.
Finally Pride and Prejudice gets a revamp that includes more than just white people. May we all rejoice!
BY THE WAY! Did you know that The Lizzie Bennett Diaries is the brain...
