July 2010
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Thoughts on the Kindle (or, Allison uses a lot of...
I sort of want a Kindle.
Before my fellow English majors and literature freaks start jumping down my throat with all the fiery rage of Dante’s ninth circle of hell, cool down for just a second. Sure, I’m all for the pleasures of traditional reading techniques: the fresh scent of a new book, the yellowed pages and scribbles in the margins of a well-loved paperback, the look of a nicely...
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Apparently I am ALMOST autistic
I took this test to find out my Autism Spectrum Quotient.
I don’t know how informative or accurate it actually is, but I got a 27. Someone with Asperger’s or high-functioning autism would get about a 35, and an average, “normal” woman gets about a 15. (Interesting that the average for men is 17, higher up on the scale, and thus “more autistic”). The highest...
Anonymous asked: Re: 'WHAT?! Kristen Stewart to be in a film version of ‘On the Road’?'
I happen to think Kristen Stewart is a really good actress, I don't think it's a question of someone's real life personality being suitable for a role, as that won't be shown, I think it's how good their acting is to do justice to a role. If you haven't, I...
I happen to think Kristen Stewart is a really good actress, I don't think it's a question of someone's real life personality being suitable for a role, as that won't be shown, I think it's how good their acting is to do justice to a role. If you haven't, I...
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Did you know Bill Nighy plays Rufus Scrimgeour in...
I knew this a year ago, but maybe you didn’t know. Bill Nighy is pretty awesome.
Link to MTV story about HP footage at Comic Con
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I have a lot of unhelpful habits, but my...
Seriously.
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Flashback moment for my fellow Catholic school...
I know it’s been done, but I want to write a story/novel/movie about being a kid at a Catholic school.
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“Before you do, answer me one question, Witter. Guy to guy, okay? How come...”
– Dawson’s Creek
Girls - we are unfortunate creatures.
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“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but...”
– G.K. Chesterton
As for why fairy tales are also continually concerned with princesses being swept off their feet by princes, I am not sure. I’m working on that one.
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WHAT?! Kristen Stewart to be in a film version of...
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/07/24/garrett-hedlund-says-kristen-stewart-is-where-she-needs-to-be-for-on-the-road/
I am more than thrilled about a film adaptation of On the Road filming in August - it deserves to be done.
But Kristen Stewart as Marylou? Are you kidding me? I mean, it’s not like the women in Kerouac’s novels are his most interesting characters. But Stewart is just so...
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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over...
Insane? In my case, I would rather call it retarded.
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I just went through and tagged most of my Tumblr...
…and I have 15 posts labeled ‘kittens.’ Compared to 21 tagged ‘quotes’ and 5 for ‘Avril Lavigne.’ Why do people put up with me?
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I haven't worn flats to work at all this summer
It’s amazing how much of a difference heels make. But my feet hate me for it sometimes.
thechristinedom:
“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?— it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”
- Jack Kerouac, On the Road
(My favorite quote ever)
“I don’t know any of the f****** songs I play.”
– Tori Amos
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“Oh my gosh, first I get a a REAL JOB, then I HUG SOMEONE IN A SOCIALLY...”
– Hannelore from Questionable Content - http://questionablecontent.net/
“I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, I speak like a...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (via iwl)
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“I think what we’re gonna miss the most about you…is just your...”
– Pacey, Dawson’s Creek
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“On the day I walked away,
All the blue rolled into gray.
Now in the dark,...”
– “Somewhere in the Night”
(song featured in Quantum Leap)
(it’s way more sad/emo than it reads on the screen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oHg92PKFv8 - ignore the Aristocats footage)
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“But what if both partners agreed to the terms beforehand?
-Like a prenup? -Yes....”
– Dawson’s Creek 