January 2012
25 posts
Reasons Natalie Could Never Live Here:
My aunt: Your printer is low on cyan ink.
My grandma: On what?
My aunt: Your printer is low on cyan ink.
My grandma: My… my refrigerator is low on what?
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All of the emotions in one post.
Reasons Why Today was a Failure:
Slept through alarm clock
Didn’t have time to shower —> dry-braided hair in an attempt to look like less of a hot mess (only slightly successful)
Missed bus
Had to ride bike onto campus at 8:30AM, when the temperature was a refreshing 30 degrees
Discovered, while riding, that I have lost one of my gloves
My left hand nearly froze off
Had to...
apio: I was doing some Important Research on kissing when wearing lipstick (because shut the fuck up, that’s why) and read some article that advised ladies to wipe off their lipstick before kissing, since apparently some men don’t like kissing women with lipstick on. Immediate string of thoughts: bitch PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE
if I deign to put my face on your face
and bless thy mouth with my lips
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Sometimes Thought Catalog is pretty spot-on...
What Your Favorite Disney Movie Says About You
Beauty and the Beast: First and foremost, you love yourself some books. Some people have porn, you have that scene where Beast reveals to Belle the library that he is now giving over to her, as he knows it’s what she would love more than anything in the world. No human being will ever romantically live up to you in your life now, as no one...
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filmprojections:
The first official trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, starring Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, and more. The film will be released on May 25, 2012.
New Wes Anderson. Yes.
To Do in 2012:
It was recently pointed out by someone very dear to me that I am adept at compartmentalizing my feelings/reactions. While I feel like this has it’s advantages, I’d actually like to be more up front/direct about my feelings with people.
I want to read more for pleasure. Tentative goal: read all of the books for my book club, as well as at least 2 non-academic books a month.
Exercise...
December 2011
18 posts
I laughed and said, ‘Life is easy.’ What I meant was ‘Life is easy with you...
– No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July (via mymindseesaws)
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BRB just gonna THROW UP ALL OVA DA PLACE over how anxious I am after that job interview. I want it so bad, you guys. So bad I can’t breathe….
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Generational gap
My grandma: Who was that one really successful white rapper….
Me: What? Umm… Vanilla Ice?
My grandma: No, no, no. He’s like, still fairly popular…
Me: Eminem?
My grandma: UGH, NO. He was like, SUCH a big deal… What is his NAME…
Me: I have no idea who you’re talking about… There are only so many successful white rappers, love.
My grandma: He...
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Last term paper of first semester of grad school
Go to GSLIS lab to crank out at least the first half —> type half a page —> go to make first footnote —> realize with DISGUST that professor insists on ENDNOTES —> cannot figure out how to change endnote formate from roman numerals (of course. fucking endnotes.) to just plain numbers —> RAGE BLACKOUT
This is my life right now.
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November 2011
32 posts
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Grading: 5 hours down, 3 to go
“Stealth tactics and technology offer those who choose to employ them the ability to strike at the enemy without being seen, inflicting damage and instilling the most basic fear of the unknown in their enemies.”
Is it just me or did this aero undergrad’s paper just get a little dark?