April 2010
19 posts
“Ah, yes, the impression that motherhood and extraordinary professional...”
– Salon’s The absurd call for a “mom on the Supreme Court”
St. Paul Mayor orders boycott on city-funded... →
“It would be immoral to not stand up in the face of a piece of legislation that is rooted in hate and fear. We are a country of immigrants and SB 1070 is an affront to our constitution and the values we hold dear as Americans. It’s not worthy of who we are as a people - and it’s certainly not worthy of the investment of any city dollars being spent in Arizona.” -Chris...
“This week, Arizona signed the toughest illegal immigration law in the country...”
– SETH MEYERS, Weekend Update.
That’s what we said.
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What I Want
I was thinking about what things are most important to me while in the shower this morning and decided my goals in life center around the following 10 things. If you know me, it will be surprisingly not career-oriented.
What I Want in Life
1. A lifelong companion
2. A close-knit group of friends I can be myself around
3. Lots of time with my family and closer relationships with my...
“And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every...”
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Barack Obama (via agirlcalledchris:robot-heart-politics:chos: abcsoupdot:selchieproductions)
- Hell yeah Barack Obama
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Amen, Mr. President.
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“Folks haven’t been reading their...
nut[mylife]shell: what's the deal. →
nothing feels filling anymore. I can’t reach the happiness high I’ve been able to reach in the past. I can’t feel the extremes, I can’t feel new levels of intrigue or excitement. I feel like I’ve capped out. and let me tell you, to even think that I’ve capped out, well it really puts a damper on…
I feel this sometimes. Usually it’s when I’m sitting on the undergrad campus...
“No, tea baggers believe stupid shit because they want to. It’s willful...”
– pandagon.net (via greaterthanlapsed) (via savagemike)
Teabaggers are willfully ignorant.
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“And nearly three-quarters of those who favor smaller government said they would...”
– Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated, NYT
Amazing what happens when you actually think!
“I. Bad karma hypothesis.
Background:
This is basically the “God is...”
– PCR Troubleshooting Guide on a University of Oslo website
Trying to fix my reactions and I came across this gem
“The other day I cried. I felt so stupid. But you know what? Fuck that day....”
– Precious
test everything; retain the good.: so like, say... →
so like, say hypothetically (this is obviously not hypothetical), you are offered a full-tuition scholarship at a medical school. after you learn the “good news”, you spontaneously burst into tears of sadness because you hate the city, have major hesitations about the school’s academic…
You don’t know me from a hole in the ground, but without a doubt pick the one where you’ll...
“I once read an interview, I think it was with Kevin Smith - who made Clerks,...”
– Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep
The Fight for Food in New Orleans →
shutupfoodies:
abbyjean:
Poverty is a massive issue in the 2010 version of New Orleans, and with that comes a food insecurity rate that is among the highest in the nation (60 percent of residents say they have to choose between paying utility bills and buying food some months). And as is true in so many other low-income communities around the country, the problem is not only about money,...
