December 2010
78 posts
watch, and know happiness.
italicizedvagina asked: My first instinct when i read your day was
"Fuck you, that was so much better than mine."
"Fuck you, that was so much better than mine."
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accio: the spell i would use most if i were a...
Can he hit?
– Willie Mays’ response to the question, “Is Major League Baseball ready for an openly gay player?” (via James S. Hirsch/the WSJ)
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[day 21] 12/25: My day in great detail (a...
2:04AM: My eyelids retracted to the ringing of my telephone. It was God.
“There’s a problem over here. I was just having my annual pre-Christmas meeting with St. Nicholas. He hadn’t slept for a month straight, which even for him is a bit much. At the end he stumbled off in what I realized too late was the wrong direction, and now he’s no where to be found. I think he may...
2010: The Year in Pictures, by the New York Times →
after opening presents,
i fell asleep on my couch with a kurt vonnegut book in one hand, and the other arm wrapped around my also sleeping cat who came to me eleven years ago to this very day. i’m content, friends, and i hope you are too.
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to friends new and old,
nollaig shona daoibh.
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joshishollywood:
I was anonymously asked to do one of those secrets videos. I am not nearly interesting enough to warrant such a thing, but, well, here you go, I guess.
the respect for joshishollywood grows with every post to appear in my dash.
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the year kenny loggins stole christmas →
by hyperbole and a half
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i miss my clarinet.
when i sneeze and no one says "bless you."
gabeisbagels:
amylikewoe:
mynamesdee:
Nobody ever says that for me.
I’m so ~UnHoLy~
I’ve gotten into the habit of saying “bless me”, and it’s really awkward when I say it and someone else actually says “bless you”
darcie dennigan, i owe you one.
so this past semester i took a creative writing class
and for our final, we were instructed to bring together a portfolio with 5 pieces of work and whatever else we wanted.
in the front of mine, i included a written dedication to a few peers that i really admired, each for their own reasons. it basically stated that i was thankful to have known them and thankful to be able to learn from them;...
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if i were a guy, i'd propose tonight under the red...
doesn’t watching the lunar eclipse while laying outside in the snow with someone you love sound grand?
in reality i stood in my front yard by myself for a few minutes before giving up and going inside because my town functions under constant cloud cover and there was no moon to see eclipsed.
but it’s all good.
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i felt like posting something of my own. so here, have a poem if you wish
Views of My Father Weeping
A Response to Donald Barthelme
[stanza 3 contains lyrics from musicians The Fray, Jimmy Eat World, & Louis Armstrong]
I would never expect him to bring me the moon. I’m not sure where he got that idea. Unless, of course, we are speaking in metaphors.
I couldn’t feel what he felt. Is this...
day 17 = a talent
a talent of mine.
my brain’s got this whole unfailingly optimistic view of life goin on. it’s been pretty helpful in life so far, so i think it qualifies as a talent. even if i’ve done nothing myself to develop it; it’s not like i could be any other way if i tried.
i have a secret to share. sometimes i withhold happy rants from tumblr cause i feel like no one wants to...
That awkward moment when you realize Santa Claus...
damnthatswhack:
sidenote: it wasn’t until this year that i became aware that santa claus is spelled without an e on the end. all these years.
day 15. an art piece
i am not familiar with artists. i am not familiar with art. in the traditional sense, anyways. but this, i think, can be qualified as art. it’s beautiful. and it is on my christmas list.
i’m on a bit of a catcher in the rye trip this morning.
sometimes i forget how much i love catcher in the...