June 2011
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You are what you read.
Scholastic has this thing going on, maybe it’s only new to me, called You are what you read. Pick five books that have shaped who are, those that have left the biggest impression. It got me to thinking; I know what my favorite books are, are favorite books the same as those that have left the biggest impression? After a bit of thought, I have come to the conclusion that there might be...
“Gibbs became pregnant aged 15, but lost the baby in December 2006 in a...”
– US Women Who Have Stillbirths Face Murder Charges
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
and this is what we see as a *criminal*—as a threat to society. In the olden days, this was a *child* that needed some...
“You know, it’s sort of an ironic question. It points to the whole problem. If...”
– Jason Segel, after being asked the question, “You mentioned Paul Feig, and Bad Teacher is coming out six weeks after Bridesmaids kinda flipped the script on female-fronted comedies. Do you think there’s any pressure on the film to perform at the box office?” (via ONTD)
“I know many people are concerned about the destruction of the sanctity of...”
– NY Senator Diane Savino (via lady88)
apsies:
Johnny Cash — A Boy Named Sue
And he...
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Yup!: curliestofcrowns: Fifty States in Ten... →
curliestofcrowns:
Fifty States in Ten Minutes!
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ipomoeaandthestarstealers:
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I barely made it!
I got down to 3. I even remembered some of the tiny ones…
I did it with 5:38 remaining! It’s the small things that bring a little joy.
House Republicans vote to cut funds to implement... →
wilwheaton:
Arguing that the U.S. food supply is 99 percent safe, House Republicans cut millions of dollars Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration’s budget, denying the agency money to implement landmark food safety laws approved by the last Congress.
Saying the cuts were needed to lower the national deficit, the House also reduced funding to the Agriculture Department’s food safety...
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“You gave me hyacinths first a year ago;
They called me the hyacinth girl.
-Yet...”
– T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
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“Steadily, the room shrank, till the book thief could touch the shelves within a...”
– The Book Thief, Markus Zusak (via fleurishes)
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“When an armored fucking polar bear tells you something it is probably never a...”
– Mark Reads review of Northern Lights (also known as The Golden Compass) Book One of His Dark Materials.
“I thought I was ready, until I looked at my face.”
– Karen, on being ready. 