been thinking...

Getting lost to find our way back...

Nov 27th

Packing at midnight =

Significantly less of a good idea than it seemed this morning. So tired. Just want a nanny to come...

Nov 22nd

Hitting the Road...and dragging along a...

So, assuming we can get our acts together, wrap up work and actually find time to pack between...

Nov 21st

I'm going to eat my weight in noodle...

trekfeet: So this Saturday morning, we’ll leave the land of Thanksgiving revelers, cell phones and...

Nov 21st

Listen

forthebooks:soupsoup:bohemea:suckafuck:girlwearsmascara:aliexplainsitall: Mount up. Warren G -...

Nov 21st

I like:

Leaving punctuation off the last line of an email.  It gives me some passive-aggressive comfort...

Nov 20th

Congolese rebels via www.timesonline.co.uk

Nov 20th

Killing Time in the Heart of Darkness

Two years ago I spent a few weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while wandering through...

Nov 20th

there are a couple of emails from my past you...

Nov 20th

“I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making...”
— Toni Morrison (via suzannexie)

Nov 20th

via www.timesonline.co.uk

Nov 20th

via www.timesonline.co.uk I can’t stop being...

Nov 20th

What's not cool:

The boyfriend reassuring his friend that I “get jealous all the time too.”  In the midst...

Nov 20th

In which I way overshare.

After the first quarter glass of wine, I always start to feel it down in South Virginia first. How...

Nov 20th

“Couldn’t you all have downgraded to first class or...”
— Rep. Gary Ackerman, to the...

Nov 20th

Welcome to Burlington Coat Factory, or,...

crazyonyou: Have you been thinking about killing yourself lately, but haven’t been able to find...

Nov 20th

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karion: Mariah Carey, All I Want For Christmas I am having a serious Monday, disguised as a...

Nov 20th

“So be lonely… learn your way around loneliness. Make a map...”
— -Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray,...

Nov 19th

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Nov 19th

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Nov 19th

My therapist rolled his eyes at me...

notthatkindagay: Shouldn’t that be illegal? I’ma write to the Better Business Bureau. Greatest...

Nov 19th

mills: The always-fascinating Ngoc posted this: My father...

Nov 19th

rules for saying goodbye - katherine...

scout: One. Do not leave until he has mentioned two ex-girlfriends in casual conversation. If you...

Nov 19th

wooooh is me.

My tummy hurts. I want someone to make it not feel spinny and nauseated. To bring me sprite and...

Nov 19th

Ah, Ben Folds, you always know...

I feel like a quote out of context Withholding the rest So I can be for you what you want to see I...

Nov 18th

The best imitation of myself

Had dinner with the family last night.  Walked out to the cold tomb of my car just glowing with how...

Nov 18th

“Somali pirates in speed boats, heavily armed with machine...”
— FT.com / World - Raiders...

Nov 18th

The conundrum I face with the Internet...

vinh: Do I feign interest or do I tell them they have failed? Here, here.  I feel I have a finite...

Nov 18th

For some reason, I’m totally a low talker today. No idea why. I recognize that I’m doing it – and...

Nov 17th

See here, boy!

Somewhere back in the office bowels, I can hear someone clacking away on a typewriter. A...

Nov 17th

saramcpherson: No One Wants To Play Sega With Harrison Ford...

Nov 17th

Why Certain Men Prefer 'Lady-like' Women

Nov 16th

"Basic Padded Bra."

Today I was going through my receipts and found one detailing this sad, solitary purchase. That may...

Nov 16th

I’d like to introduce you to the new Mrs. Been...

Nov 16th

ryanjpointer:softurmoil:somuchsass: (via waxandmilk)

Nov 16th

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Nov 15th

lfarm: My friend Pia and I will be spending a few weeks in...

Nov 14th

thewordunheard: Before she got to be a big fatty mcfatfat,...

Nov 14th

somethingmeaningful:radarchive:willzone: Here Kraab,...

Nov 14th

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tylercoates: ‘Til Tuesday - “Voices Carry” Sometimes when I’m sad I listen to this song and then...

Nov 14th

Just finished a major project at work….months in the making and upon which my job satisfaction /...

Nov 13th

butterflyeffect:mabelmoments: June 1969: American...

Nov 13th

Nothing to see here.

Today’s that frozen, stagnant gray. Where the air has gone to cement and cloud cover follows the...

Nov 12th

Listen

Groove Me - King Floyd Start your day dancing.

Nov 12th

“Write or Die is a web application that encourages writing by...”
— Consequences: Gentle Mode:...

Nov 12th

justlia:hamandheroin: CHICAGO - U.S. President-elect Barack...

Nov 12th

Damn you NPR

So I started crying on the drive home from dinner, listening to The Story of a 43 year old woman who...

Nov 12th

butterflyeffect: Read more about what’s happening in the...

Nov 11th

Terrified….a little jealous….terrified...

Nov 11th

“Of course not. I only date you. You’re the girl for...”
— Kraab denies a man-crush....

Nov 11th

I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that’s grown old If...

Nov 11th

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beautifulordinaire: John Prine & Bonnie Raitt - Angel from Montgomery Seriously? I never hear...

Nov 11th

sarazucker: today, coolhunting posted a great blurb on one...

Nov 11th

Presbyterian

You are a thick, theological thorn in my spelling side.  Am I the only one who can never, ever...

Nov 10th

A 90-year-old who says she’s the woman being kissed by...

Nov 10th

Nurse in famous Times Square WWII photo...

Nov 10th

“Yeah I’m down for dinner tomorrow but I’m leaving tonight...”
— Witty Little Brother

Nov 10th

While studying up for our Thanksgiving trip, I found this snippet on Cambodian folklore: “Phnom...

Nov 10th

In which I learn to knit: So this weekend, I finally up and...

Nov 10th

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noraleah: C’mon baby, c’mon over, let me be the one to show you…. I love you.  And this song – It...

Nov 10th

“I didn’t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I...”
— sylvia plath, the bell jar....

Nov 10th

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scout: elvis costello - alison there are days when i remember how perfect this song is and i...

Nov 9th

“I think we’re just going to have to be secretly in love with...”
— Margot Tenenbaum in The Royal...

Nov 9th

Lying in bed, with my computer perched across my lap, wondering if the increasing temperature of my...

Nov 8th

Use the buddy system.

notcaragh: I remember being taught about different kinds of apples in elementary school. Even then...

Nov 7th

“I’m saving myself for marriage,” she said. “Not yours.”...”
— Lorrie Moore, “Two Boys” (via...

Nov 7th

mattmcinerney: Real Life Photoshop. Very Clever, from...

Nov 7th

Restraint.

I’m a little afraid I’m going to overuse the “Like it” feature out of sheer...

Nov 7th

I can't stop thinking about

The myriad pundits I heard say “An Historic” on election night. I’m sure...

Nov 7th

“there is so little to remember of anyone—an anecdote, a...”
— marilynne robinson,...

Nov 7th

“A person is never as quiet or unrestrained as they seem. Or...”
— (aliehs:sunlit-skies:killerpart...

Nov 7th

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sarahchristine: Diana Ross and the Supremes — “Reflections” Love this song. In a really earnest,...

Nov 7th

“You are truly amazing. I can’t tell you how much I love...”
— Most swoon-worthy email...

Nov 6th

Lunch

= small tin of tuna, a bowl full of red, yellow and bell pepper slices, cheese and a bottle of...

Nov 6th

(via ericanicole) Yes, but the other ways are less...

Nov 6th

kraabel: Designverb - Creepy Snow Globes nice - if a bit...

Nov 6th

scout:withoutanhaitch: progenitor. What a brilliant...

Nov 6th

onemoretimewithfeeling:jamiewatson:We heart it / Visual...

Nov 5th

I Said And/Or Did Something Dumb,...

saramcpherson: I started my new job two weeks ago, so I’m still getting to know my clients and...

Nov 5th

(via thewordunheard) Oh LOLcats, how do you stay so...

Nov 5th

“Today, I was a candidate for the highest office in the...”
— Sen. McCain - Classy quote in...

Nov 5th

“Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same...”
— President Elect Obama - Even...

Nov 5th

Election Night Fling

So our neighborhood has this feline tramp who belongs to a perfectly nice family but persists in...

Nov 5th

Go earn yours!

Nov 4th

Writer's Block.

When you’re laboring over what to say next, unable to find any compelling following line, that...

Nov 4th

shangri-la =

dinner = grilled beef noodle salad, spring roll and “Legacy of Ashes: A History of the...

Nov 4th

speakingoffaith: “A Change Came Over Me” Kate Moos,...

Nov 3rd

(via dontshushme) Hilarious. More hilarious because I heard...

Nov 3rd

“Nobody has ever domesticated mankind. We are thus a wild...”
— Whitley Strieber, in...

Nov 3rd

rach: 1939 postcard.

Nov 3rd

“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want...”
— Aldous Huxley, Brave New...

Nov 3rd

Golden Temple Villa. $15 - $18 / night. Splurging!

Nov 3rd

Green Village Palace

Nov 3rd

Oh hello Bopha - Angkor Hotel. What’s that you say?...

Nov 2nd

Palm Village, Siem Reap

Nov 2nd

Potentially Embarrassing Question: What...

onemoretimewithfeeling: saramcpherson: Mine was Hootie and The Blowfish. I went with my...

Nov 2nd

Dick Wolf needed more hugs from his...

biteofpythias: any time you’re not sure who the killer is in law and order, the chances are it is...

Nov 2nd

Also, these women are terrifying.

Nov 2nd

I'm now dumber than I was an hour ago.

So I’ve somehow gotten sucked in to “Rich Bride, Poor Bride.” I’ve never...

Nov 2nd

“Everything is so fragile. There’s so much conflict, so much...”
— Joss Whedon (via vinh)

Nov 2nd

Halloween 2008: Daniel Plainview and me - his son and...

Nov 1st

aw man

meaghano: im back on the BOLT BUS and this super cute beardo was walkin down the aisle and i was...

Nov 1st

Here's hoping pregnant ladies like:

Egg bake (in two varieties - sausage, onion and mushroom and bacon and cheese alone for the...

Nov 1st