December 2008
54 posts
Why We Write- A series of essays: Greg Garcia →
Today’s piece is written by Greg Garcia, Creator and Executive Producer of My Name Is Earl.
“Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a...”
– Robert A. Heinlein (via parfois) via longwintervia presentvia suddenly (via bebelestrange)
bebelestrange:
kingstoned:
postpunk:
The...
The same but different...
Mike: How are you doin'?
Holly: Very well! I've missed you so much.
Mike: (to Kim and Megan) And how are you doin'?
Kim: I'm good. Well, I mean. There's no difference really, right?
Megan: No there's not! Well or good- Whatever...
Holly: If you're feeding hungry kids in Africa, you're doing good. Otherwise, you're probably doing well.
Mike: I've missed you too, sunshine!!! (hahahhaaah)
newfavoritesong:
Wannabe in LA- Eagles of Death...
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter”
– Mark Twain
juliaallison:
All I Want for Xmas Is You Mariah...
“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge & lean over to watch...”
– A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh (via thoughtsdetained) (via myhearteatsbeats) (via amandoline) (via lavenderlines) (via bohemea)
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is...”
– Mark Twain (via randominternet)
I feel like writing a story, with details no one’s every heard before .
U.S. anti-kidnap expert kidnapped in Mexico →
up-schist-creek:
He escaped briefly and ransom distance, but didn’t get far before recaptured. [Link courtesy of LifeofBK]
“Jesus is just Santa Clause for adults.”
– Resident Heretic (via sparo) (via hunsonisgroovy)
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of...”
“Everybody is somebody else’s weirdo.”
Today In History -1431
King Henry VI of England crowned king of France
“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your...”
“A riddle inside a mystery, wrapped in an enigma.”
– Churchill’s statement about Russia in 1939
“The eggs can’t teach the hens.”
“Until you have smoked out the bees, you can’t eat the honey.”
– Russian Proverb
Dreamworld- Robin Thicke
newfavoritesong:
Backwater- Meat Puppets
Think Different
randominternet:
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them, About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change...
newfavoritesong:
Dancing Days- Stone Temple Pilots
BEST NEW DRINKING GAME!!! →
Power Hour Beer Drinking Games!
Summary: Computer application hooks up with the itunes on your computer. It changes songs from a random shuffle of you library every minute. You hear Marge Simpson’s voice say, “Have you been drinking?” That’s the reminder to take a shot of beer, and another song plays until the next minute is up.
From this site it looks like you...
“yeah eclairs are sex with icing”
– Dana
Cha-Cha →
twothirty:
Cha-Cha is a really cool site. You can go to the site, create a log-in, put in your phone number and then text any question you have to them and they will text back the answer. You can text questions about anything. And I mean anything. It’s really cool for when you’re out and about. You can get directions, store hours, jokes, or whatever. All the questions are researched and...
imsorrybrendan:
Jonathan Richman & The Modern...
The Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is an international prize which is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee according to guidelines laid down in Alfred Nobel’s will. The Peace Prize is one of five prizes that have been awarded annually since 1901 under the auspices of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm for outstanding contributions in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine,...
Email from my favorite professor
Since we’ve got this little mutual-admiration society, you inspired me to start writing my novel again. I quit for a long time (maybe a year) and was motivated by your example of moving north and pursuing (there’s that word again) your dream. Actually, perusing is an interesting choice. It’s whimsical and all that. But I do agree. Pursuing is better. I’m so happy that I...
Sizzler Makes a Porno
Sizzler: Do you have time to be in my movie?
Holly: Sure.
Sizzler: We're shooting on Wednesday. That's cool?
Holly: Yup, I just need to be done by 3 cause I've got school.
Sizzler: I'm only making a 3-5 minute movie. hmmm...
Holly: What?
Sizzler: I think, I may have you be the girl downstairs because it's a shorter part.
Holly: Okay. Do I have a lot of dialogue to remember?
Sizzler: No dialogue. It's going to be set to music.
Holly: Do I need anything special?
Sizzler: Do you have any fake blood?
Holly: No.
Sizzler: I'll pick some up-
Holly: What kind of part is it?
Sizzler: Well, you're going to be drug over here, down the hall, and then to the bedroom. You'll end up handcuffed to the bed all beaten and bloody.
Holly: You're not making a snuff film, are you?
Sizzler: ummmm.....
“Each one of you has a special place in my heart, and that’s why my boobs...”
– I’ll never tell
Ave Maria- Andrea Bocelli