January 2012
15 posts
Obama Unveils Plan to Curb College Costs →
Also see: The Bubble in For-Profit Schooling
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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall To Almost A Four-Year... →
Nice Facebook debate:
J: Well I mean if you give him credit for that then you had better give him credit for how terribly slow and pathetic the job market has moved under his presidency. I’d be happier if we were coupling this with 400,000 new jobs a month, but whatever… it’s good news.
E: Considering the economy was shedding 700,000 jobs per month leading into his term,...
Moonrise Kingdom trailer
“We interrupt this internet to bring you the very first trailer for Wes Anderson’s new movie, Moonrise Kingdom.”
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent...
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
“Not true. I told him I’d said I thought it was a bad speech for children to have to memorize in school. He also had the impression I’d said it was a dishonest speech. I told him I’d said that 51,112 men were casualties at Gettysburg, and that if someone had to speak at the anniversary of the event, he should simply have come forward and shaken his fist at his audience and...
Julee:
The Simple Model Diet Plan
In the cab headed out for New Years Eve:
“Ugh I am diet.” -Yj (Ukrainian model friend working in Seoul)
“Hahah seriously?!” -Me
“Yes yes, for work I need to be more thinner.” -Yj
“Insane. Alright…it feels cliche to ask but…most girls would be curious to ask a model this. What do you actually do to lose weight?” -Me
“Oh, I dun’t eat nuthing.” -Yj
“Ha you...
Frogs
“Hey, can I ask you something? Why do human children dissect us?”
“It’s part of their education. They cut open our bodies in school and write reports about their findings.”
“Huh. Well, I guess it could be worse, right? I mean, at least we’re not dying in vain.”
“How do you figure?”
“Well, our deaths are furthering the spread of knowledge. It’s a huge sacrifice we’re making, but at least some...
December 2011
17 posts
Julee: I was thinking about how someone told me that you never meet friends when you're a grown up like you do when you're younger, and I know what they mean. Anyway, I thought about you the other night...cause long story I ended up at club with some russian models, drinkin bottles of yeager as they told me about their shitty ex-boyfriends. Haha I was drunk and went...you should meet my friend Cory...he's totally your type.
“When I arrived at work this morning, someone was frying a turkey in the parking...”
– Laura
What I think happens in that Kay Jewelers...
Wife: [Briefly runs her fingers over a faux velvet material and opens a rectangular box to reveal a pair of diamond earrings.] Oh, Stephen. I love it. Thank you.
Husband: Santa told me that you would like them.
W: [She smiles at Stephen.]
H: Really! I talked to him last night. After you were asleep, I came downstairs to put your gift under the tree. He was standing right there [points to a...
November 2011
12 posts
Is pizza a vegetable? Well, Congress says so →
“What does childhood nutrition matter next to the frozen food industry’s wishes? Just don’t ask what the pepperoni’s made of.”
Look at these fucking hipsters:
[via John] Argument in the car: “The Cave” by Mumford and Sons comes on the radio…Ben: “Is this The Cave?” Me: “Yes.” Mason: “No! It’s Muford n Son!” Ben: “No, it’s The Cave.” Mason: “No, it’s Muford n Sons!” This went on until Mason said, “Dad, say it!” Then I said, “Yes Mason,...
Andrew Weil's Spontaneous Happiness: Our... →
“More and more of us are sedentary, spending most of our time indoors. We eat industrial food much altered from its natural sources, and there is reason for concern about how our changed eating habits are affecting our brain activity and our moods. We are deluged by an unprecedented overload of information and stimulation in this age of the Internet, email, mobile phones, and multimedia, all...
October 2011
16 posts
Man Drives Honda 1 Million Miles →
I can only hope my truck lasts another 857,000 miles.
The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright: My screwed,... →
“I know this might read as very woe-is-us, but these are the facts: Nearly 14 percent of college graduates from the classes of 2006 through 2010 can’t find full-time work, and overall just 55.3 percent of people ages 16 to 29 have jobs. That’s the lowest percentage since World War II, as you might have heard an Occupy Wall Street protester point out. (Not coincidentally, one in five young...
Houston's still the undisputed champion in eating... →
“Zagat released its 2012 America’s Top Restaurants survey, and results reveal that the recession still isn’t affecting the eating patterns of Houston diners.”
“Data collected from 156,000 respondents show that food lovers nationwide eat out an average of 3.1 meals per week. But Texans are eating out more than anyone else in the country and Houston ranks No. 1, with...
The question on everyone's mind →
“There isn’t a question that’s more quintessentially American than “What do you do for a living?”“
“It is just safe enough to start a conversation with a stranger, it is universal enough so anyone can answer, and it strikes right to the core of what our culture values most — money.”
“Sure, on the surface that question doesn’t...