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foodonmydog: Slice of Pizza

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:12:29 -0500

Slice of Pizza

Two churches located across the street from each other. At least the Catholics have a sense of humor.

Sun, 29 May 2011 23:31:40 -0400

rachelneedsapplausetolive:

karofskyhaikus:

somebodysinmyheadagain:

wizarding:

paranoidrobot:

…Do the Presbyterians think Rocks are animals?

Dying.

lol remember when?

this is too funny

i have to reglob it again

i am dying

omg omgggggg

LOL I kind of like Catholics now :)

I still love this.

fell out of my chair laughing at this map. :-) it’s so...

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:53:19 -0400

fell out of my chair laughing at this map. :-) it’s so accurate!

generic1:

The World According to San Francisco.

I was distractedly editing this in a coffeeshop and a guy leaned over and said, “I’m going to Cocaine this week.”

I was so confused for a second.

"More generally, I was writing about a very angry and deeply misogynistic group of people. These..."

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:45:11 -0400

“

More generally, I was writing about a very angry and deeply misogynistic group of people. These aren’t the cuddly nerds we made movies about in the 80’s. They’re very angry that the cheerleader still wants to go out with the quarterback instead of the men (boys) who are running the universe right now. The women they surround themselves with aren’t women who challenge them (and frankly, no woman who could challenge them would be interested in being anywhere near them.)

And this very disturbing attitude toward women isn’t just confined to the guys who can’t get dates.

”

- Aaron Sorkin, in a blog post reply about how his film “The Social Network” portrayed women poorly.

Why 'Mad Men' is TV's Most Feminist Show

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:04:05 -0400

Why 'Mad Men' is TV's Most Feminist Show:

Great analysis as to how Mad Men is painstakingly accurate about womens’ lives in the 60s. It’s not the show which is sexist- it was the time.

"I excelled at every subject just for the purpose of excelling, not learning. And quite frankly, now..."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:50:27 -0400

““I excelled at every subject just for the purpose of excelling, not learning. And quite frankly, now I’m scared.””

- Erica Goldson, in her valedictorian speech for Coxsackie-Athens High School. She calls out the whole education system for failing to produce anything except rote memorization.

can’t wait to go to my friends’ wedding after...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:22:55 -0400

can’t wait to go to my friends’ wedding after getting this amazing invitation!

okcupid analyzes what photos get their subject more ass

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:40:41 -0400

okcupid analyzes what photos get their subject more ass:

statistics can be fun!

the world's best quitting

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:14:39 -0400

the world's best quitting:

i kinda wish my office wasn’t so awesome so i could do something like this.

"Here are the relevant facts Walker finds: 1. Marriage is and has been a civil matter, subject to..."

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:58:41 -0400

“

Here are the relevant facts Walker finds:

1. Marriage is and has been a civil matter, subject to religious intervention only when requested by the intervenors.

2. California, like every other state, doesn’t require that couples wanting to marry be able to procreate.

3. Marriage as an institution has changed overtime; women were given equal status; interracial marriage was formally legalized; no-fault divorce made it easier to dissolve marriages.

4. California has eliminated marital obligations based on gender.

5. Same-sex love and intimacy “are well-documented in human history.”

6. Sexual orientation is a fundamental characteristic of a human being.

7. Prop 8 proponents’ “assertion that sexual orientation cannot be defined is contrary to the weight of the evidence.”

8. There is no evidence that sexual orientation is chosen, nor than it can be changed.

9. California has no interest in reducing the number of gays and lesbians in its population.

10. “Same-sex couples are identical to opposite-sex couples in the characteristics relevant to the ability to form successful marital union.”

11. “Marrying a person of the opposite sex is an unrealistic option for gay and lesbian individuals.”

12. “Domestic partnerships lack the social meaning associated with marriage, and marriage is widely regarded as the definitive expression of love and commitment in the United States. The availability of domestic partnership does not provide gays and lesbians with a status equivalent to marriage because the cultural meaning of marriage and its associated benefits are intentionally withheld from same-sex couples in domestic partnerships.”

13. “Permitting same-sex couples to marry will not affect the number of opposite-sex couples who marry, divorce, cohabit, have children outside of marriage or otherwise affect the stability of opposite-sex marriages.”

”

- editor Marc Ambinder, recounting the core facts that Judge Vaughn Walker finds in overturning Proposition 8. Judge Walker did a fantastic job summarizing why gays should be allowed to marry.

"Separation of love and sex is not exactly a new idea, but the underlying context, that maybe sex..."

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:21:54 -0400

“Separation of love and sex is not exactly a new idea, but the underlying context, that maybe sex isn’t that big of a deal is something that bears repeating.”

- Katy Kelleher, “Maybe Infidelity isn’t Such A Huge Deal”

"Some went on “a tirade” about the government and rising taxes, Mr. Buffett said — declining, of..."

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:09:44 -0400

“Some went on “a tirade” about the government and rising taxes, Mr. Buffett said — declining, of course, to name them. “A few got into that, and there are some that have a dynastic attitude toward wealth,” he said. “That tends to be the case where they themselves inherited this money and maybe feel some sort of intergenerational compact about it.””

- from the NYTimes “Pledge to Give Away Half Gains Billionaires Adherents”

you gotta feel sympathy for this poor korean teacher trying to...

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:50:00 -0400

you gotta feel sympathy for this poor korean teacher trying to teach english swear words- ones he’d never use, mind you, but for your edification so you know when english speakers may be cursing you.

@joshuanguyen you need to get this!

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:19:20 -0400

@joshuanguyen you need to get this!

i’d buy boxes of this if i drank coffee.

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:16:06 -0400

i’d buy boxes of this if i drank coffee.

"But researchers are finding an alternative [to surgical abortions] that is safe, cheap and very..."

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:54:37 -0400

“But researchers are finding an alternative [to surgical abortions] that is safe, cheap and very difficult for governments to restrict — misoprostol, a medication originally intended to prevent stomach ulcers.”

- Nicholas D. Kristof

"Yet there is no question in my mind that the majority of analysts and officers who have served..."

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:45:18 -0400

“Yet there is no question in my mind that the majority of analysts and officers who have served there, despite their political differences, believe not only that we should continue the fight but that we very much need to win it.”

- Mitchell LaFortune, a former Army sergeant

one of my favorite artists, robert ryan, does spectacular paper...

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:20:29 -0400

one of my favorite artists, robert ryan, does spectacular paper cuts. i was enthralled by his work at the new museum of art and design in new york city.

a wonderfully pro-woman ad campaign by nike. about butts....

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:12:00 -0400

a wonderfully pro-woman ad campaign by nike. about butts. :-)

aaand, turns out it was fake! the text is from an old campaign, but this layout (and typo) isn’t by nike.

my original blog

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:19:57 -0400

my original blog:

debating whether to do this “tumblr” thing instead of maintaining my blog. thoughts?