December 2008
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looks like i picked the wrong week to quit...
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bubbly suggestions for new years →
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the end of a year
and the end of an era. the end of an age and the beginning of the rest of my life. it’s been a really odd year. i say odd because you could substitute any adjective for “odd”. the good the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. i’ve never been so optimistic about the coming year. i’m hoping i will be able to call this the first 1/3 of my time on earth, although i can die...
“The idea that God, if there is a force of Logic and Love in the universe, that...”
– This reflection on Christmas occurred after Bono had just returned home, to Dublin, from a long tour with U2. On Christmas Eve Bono went to the famous St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where Jonathan Swift was once dean. Apparently he was given a really poor seat, one obstructed by a pillar, making it even...
world clock →
births, deaths and other things that matter to the earth… and us.
just hear it →
even found dice fly high, so it’s cool with me.
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the push
god, i love the weather today - dark and rainy and 60 degrees.
next week amy and i are celebrating 15 years. i thank god everyday for her. she’s my standard for all women and none can compare to her. her beauty, wisdom and grace keep me a humble man.
almost out of the woods for this semester. ended up with a 95 for my survey of operating systems class, skills based final in networking...
“Stress comes from dissonance. When two things in your mind can’t be resolved and...”
– Merlin Mann
(via viafrank)
“steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss...”
– psalm 85:10-11
The 2008 Tumblr Awards →
go vote, y’all! ✔
mattmcinerney:
I thought it would be fun to put together a list of some of the best tumblelogs on tumblr, so what better way to do it than a Tumblr Awards? Anyway, I’ve put up a site and a form to nominate tumblelogs. The only requirement: nominees must be tumblelogs on tumblr.
If this picks up some steam and I get enough nominations, I’ll try to invite some judges to...
314. if your art is bad, make it bigger.
my thoughts, precisely.
rulesformyunbornson:
if it’s still bad, paint it red.
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beautiful… if you like you can get it...
the alcohol experiment from BBC →
maybe i’ll use this before i make a drink next time…
stalk:
Converts how much you drank last night into the equivalent food intake.
This just made me sad
“five more suits, all later dismissed, were filed in hawaii by a person who is...”
– read at the chicago tribune in an article about a suit contesting barack obama’s citizenship
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I feel like a real man...
2 appliances weren’t working. both received a customary man smack for their misbehaviour. both started working again, promptly.
rar.
i had the good fortune to meet adem when he opened...