December 2009
32 posts
“In 2009 Myspace became the walmart of social networking sites.”
– (via genabeat)
newsweek:
This story, from Tucson Weekly, about the suspension of the managing editor of the University of Arizona Daily Wildcat, is about 18 kinds of awesome. But this exchange, as reported by the managing editor, Shain Bergan, is the best part:
Alex: Shain, you’re done. You can’t dictate your own story from outside the newsroom. Shain: What are you talking about? Alex: No, that’s it! I’m...
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Dear tumblr,
I apologize for my sudden, unexplained disappearance. A hideous, unwelcomed visitor masquerading under the guise of “finals” — strange word — took you, and the decent grades I managed to maintain all semester, away from me. To make matters worse, it joined forces with Apple Macintosh and they infiltrated my access to leisurely computer time. By this, I mean my MacBook...
Josette: He has a good heart.
Jessica: So?
Josette: *shocked look*
Jessica: I'm 18. I don't care about his heart. Is he hot?
Josette: I think you're losing your mind.
“I just used water as a chaser for my Red Bull”
– me at Payson Library today.
Jessica: I think worship in Phillips in canceled because of quiet hours.
Natasha: Seriously? you guys can't be quiet? Oh wait, loudness AUTOMATICALLY equivocates to alcohol. Duh. How can I not know that? I mean, come on.
Jessica: We sing and bang on drums hahaha.
Natasha: Awww you do?
Jessica: We're a pretty rowdy bunch of worshippers, yes.
Tendency to vanish for hours to days at a time, but found easily behind a book. Sucker for getting dressed up, but most days clad in pajamas as early as possible. Recovering snugg-a-holic. Went to rehab for drinking ink. In love with her Savior (who is Love), thus, in love with Love. Cannot survive more than a day without music, the written word and good company. Will order a buttery grilled...
Made my day
Me: What do you take me for?
Him: i take you for an awesome girl who has a very big heart for people.
“Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via electricollection)
Sidra: you're a pro
fessional writer that is a hottie!
A Goodbye Letter From USA Today's Travel Editor →
negevrockcity:
Read this if you’re a journalist also. Hell, read this even if you aren’t.
“You’re going to have a television if I have to nail it to your wall.”
– Anne Sweeney, the head of the Disney/ABC Television Group. Her college-bound daughter’s answer: I’ll watch on Hulu. (Story) (via thedeadline)
“WATCH: Student asks Obama to legalize drugs to stimulate economy...”
– huffingtonpost
Hee-larious
“Just realized that Obama and Bob the Builder have the same catch phrase.” MLIA.
Tumblarity, once and for all.
hellorenee:
On May 7, 2009, Tumblr launched their Tumblarity Index…
and the whole Tumblr community shit their pants.
What is this number? Where did my followers go? Why am I at 160 one day and the next I’m down to 25? How did my Tumblarity just go up? Why did it just go down?!
I remember the numerous conversations I’ve had with fellow Tumblr users about how Tumblarity is calculated, and...
Mindless today
Woke up exhausted like 10:30 a.m. was 5. Shocked at how much of the psychology reading I retained. Daydreamed through a three hour lecture. Phone died. Missed convo. Lunch. Listened to music in a daze and left only 5 minutes to get to my psych research requirement. Wandered JPA for 10 minutes looking for PLC 125. Realized — duh — it’s where I’ve had class twice a week all semester and...
“The New York state Senate killed a bill that would have legalized same-sex...”
– cnnbrk
Follow up on my post from a few weeks ago (Prop 8 Revisited/A lesson in convergence)
“Israel Arrests Settlers Fighting Freeze http://bit.ly/4t5IHk”
– nytimes
“There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a...”
– The Kite Runner (via ifwewerefeckless) (via constantflux) (via repeariamjoanna) (via ajdudek)
“May we create media so deep our communities can’t imagine going without it. And...”
– The future of the Twin Cities media ecosystem (via ghostwheelie)
How Accurate Is Teens' Insistence That "Everyone... →
newsweek:
NurtureShock investigates…
Just what we have always been told. Backed up by Newsweek. Sweet.
“How the Salahi stunt damaged the image of Arab-Americans - PalestineNote.com...”
– rayhanania
“Check out a preview of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and the 150-carat...”
– TVGuide
“AIDS is preventable & treatable yet 3,800 die everyday in Sub-Saharan...”
– joinred
“learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”
– albert einstein (via helloimwhitney)