February 2012
24 posts
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What do people do while eating?
The first couple days of (I don’t practice but I’m practicing) Lent have made me realize that I no longer know what to do during dinner if I’m not with friends or watching TV. I don’t get the newspaper so that’s not an option. I guess I could fiddle around on my iPad, but I don’t want to get the screen dirty. Using a fork and keeping a book open at the same time...
Uh oh
I just decided to give up watching TV alone for Lent. I’ve never observed Lent or even really cared, but I have a metric shit-ton of work to do between now and late April. Tons of experimental work in lab, a review article to write, a poster to prepare, a committee meeting, a public seminar to give, and then all of my extra-curricular obligations. It’s not going to be a fun two months...
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Speaking of which, Amy Poehler returned to Saturday Night Live last night to reunite with former Weekend Update co-host Seth Meyers for a special birth-control segment of “Really?!?” which delved into all the wacky, anachronistic mishegas the Republicans were up to this week.
On the one hand, I hope Amy returns to Weekend Update more often. On...
“Chipotle’s growth since its 2006 IPO should be seen as a great American success...”
– Chipotle is Apple, Slate Magazine
“[A]ll parties agree that Proposition 8 had one effect only. It stripped same sex...”
– Judge Reinhardt, finding Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.
Fist pumps at my desk, you guys. Read the whole opinion here.
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These words are really lovely.
(via carolinek)
Yay!
“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones on MIA’s middle finger and everyone else’s panties being in a bunch over it. (via iwantnothingless)
So good.
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Agreed - I’ve found the misogynistic tone of Super Bowl commercials to be offensive and off-putting for years. I couldn’t care less about M.I.A....
“Maybe it’s because I’m on my way to becoming MVP of 2012’s Super Smoke A Bowl,...”
– Michael K (via kittykittybangbang)
“People say, “I’m going to sleep now”, as if it were nothing. But it’s really a...”
– George Carlin. (via fashion-dolls)
True, but I wish I could go to sleep now. 1am and I’m still stuck in a meeting.