February 2011
If I could marry a fictional character . . .
bistrowen:
It would most definitely be CJ Cregg.
Ainsley Hayes. I would make her sing Gilbert & Sullivan songs in the shower, and buy her lots and lots of Fresca.
January 2011
“At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look; At 45 they are caves in...”
– Gregory Crewdson
Libraryland: "The Chariot (Because I Could Not... →
libraryland:
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility.
We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We…
“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via thegirlwiththemessyhair)
“Reading the front page made me feel a lot better. Against that heinous...”
– Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (p.74)
“Once our coffee arrived, and as he blew his nose into a napkin, I encouraged him...”
– David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (via bbook)
“I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of...”
– Rory Gilmore
“The artful presentation of gossip will become the literature of the 21st...”
– Truman Capote (via mattchew03)
How astoundingly prescient. (via bistrowen)
“If you’re looking for sympathy you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the...”
– Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays, David Sedaris
New Slang- The Shins
100,000 Airplanes (3.11)
CJ: Should we postpone the State of the Union? What are the rules on that?
Toby: He's required to give Congress information on the State of the Union. If he buys Congress a subscription to the Wall Street Journal, he's fulfilled his constitutional obligation.
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@stowhat
biden does look like a proud father, and boehner looks like the aunt’s new boyfriend who would rather be watching football on TV.