July 2010
9 posts
“So, most nights before I go to bed, I will lay six strips of bacon out on my...”
– Michael Scott
“No kicks in the groin.
Home for dinner.”
“It’s important to wash it with cold water, not hot water, to get the best shine....”
– Answers From a Window Cleaner - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
June 2010
12 posts
Hustle
Let’s go on a journey.
Yesterday, I needed one document notarized. I went to four places before it was complete.
1. Branch Office of International Ship/Copy/Print Service
A new office with a helpful looking gentleman. They were my first choice as they advertised this service on their website and they are close to my office.
Me: “Hi, do you have notary public services?”
...
Smells
I’ve never been a fan of the Victoria’s Secret perfumes.
I don’t know what it is, but when someone walks by wearing any of those all I smell is “high-maintenance.”
You Know What Word I Despise?
Portal.
Say it ONE. MORE. TIME.
At this time...
It took one bad breakup in college for me to be on the disappointed side of the following lesson.
It took one more breakup in college for me to realize I was then the one doing the misleading.
If you are not interested in something/someone and you know you aren’t, do not soften the blow with “right now” or “at this time.”
Examples -
What you say: “I just...
Resources for the Good Life — YES! Magazine →
Imagining a New American Church Response to... →
via AZSpot
Watch
May 2010
23 posts
Evo. Anthro. Study Suggests You Might Be Running... →
So close to getting foot glove shoes.
Buddy Rich - Running the Band →
*Sigh* Reminds me of some great times in my own life.
How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You →
The Infuriating Lost Finale - The Daily Beast →
Posted for future looking up purposes
New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh,... →
The best explanation of tech journalism and it’s current state. (Foul-mouthiness therein, but you know it’s The Onion, right?)
“Can we be real for a second? If there was a mall in America where people had to...”
– “Glee”: The Extremely Hetero-Acting Neil Patrick Harris - The Awl
AHAHAHAHAHA :) I look forward to these reviews each and every week.
“You could send out a mass e-mail saying that the actual building of the church...”
– From Donald Miller’s Blog
This sounds FANTASTIC!
WatchBorderland (by California is a place.)
“…she contends that the 50% stat is a myth that persists because it’s...”
– Are Marriage Statistics Divorced from Reality? - TIME
Targets
Alternate post title, “Goals.”
When I was a co-director of a church choir, we had a difficult time getting some people to show up for practice. We live outside of DC and as you may or may not know this area is ALWAYS BUSY. Always going. Always onto the next thing. So our first theory was, “Hey, let’s have an agreement, signed, stating people will be here for practice...
“Your time is limited; so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ...”
– More from the Steve Job’s Commencement Speech. It’s messing me up today.
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be...”
– Steve Job’s Speech in Stanford Ceremony
Hulu - Community: Modern Warfare →
I hadn’t written this show off but I remained aloof until there was more time for chemistry. As of this episode, I need to put Community on the DVR. So. Good.
“She’s not out of touch with reality; she’s just not interested”
– mills — Sazerac noted that “New Orleans icon Ruthie the…
This might be my favorite “view of culture” quote ever. Yep. It is.
We're Here, Don'tchaknow
thinkinbrightcolors:
Just made it into Minnesota! A few errands to run and then it’s unpacking time!!!!
Congrats to you and Brad!
Happy Unpacking and Settling In.
We miss you all already. :)
Hello Rewind: Turn your old t-shirt into a custom... →
“Yes, last week you were Jeffrey Dahmer Jr., but this week you are going to be...”
– ‘Glee’: I’m Dumb But I’m Not Stupid - The Awl
Mug with a temperature sensor →
WANT
Five Principles of Civil Dialogue | Donald... →
Posting this for future sharing
“No one needs to encounter a lump in their balls.”
– Surprisingly, a recipe (which are never boring at The Awl )
April 2010
17 posts
Pop
This morning I looked at the button of my pants because something seemed awry.
Alas, the button was only holding on with a few strong strands of thread around only two (2) of the four buttonholes.
“No worries,” thinks I. “T’will last me near the whole day.”
Time passes.
2:03 PM. I feel a pleasant release around my waistline only to find the button is no longer...
Auto
Something remarkable happened (I can’t say when).
I was goofing around and getting lolz from the nets when my mouse hand veered to a folder in my toolbar and clicked on it.
Next thing I know I’m opening all of the programs needed for me to get things done and I don’t remember instigating the body into those motions.
My brain HIJACKED my goofing around time and turned it into...
Right Now
NOTHING is working.
Not the eBay process.
Not the site that was built properly.
Not the internets.
And certainly not me.
Yeesh.
Someone yell, “Do Over!” already.
“This is not a book in which authors tried to hide anything. If somebody got...”
– http://donmilleris.com/2010/04/23/telling-the-truth-is-more-important-than-selling-the-truth/
Ten Simple Ways to Love Your Community →
A Charter
