August 2008
32 posts
silver jews & hold steady
idiots. morons. to be pitied.
“They say: Half the world doesn’t know how the other half lives.
I say:...”
– Strobist: A Little Light Fare
hardback, stern face
isn’t it really annoying at interviews when they ask you “What are your weaknesses?”
You could:
1. Be arrogant: “I don’t really have any weaknesses when it comes to my working life.”
2. Ignore the question, try to be funny (and fail): “Alcohol/Food/Strip Clubs/Drugs/Trying to nail everyone in the office.”
3. Be honest: “I act like a child...
How to Date a Blogger in One Step!
aja:
Don’t.
(so says getupgetout)
tightgrip:
Ben Folds - There’s Always Someone...
WatchBadass Car in Motion
Watch your back, world..
“Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with...”
– Prof. Thomas Davidson (via onherway) (via unicornology) (via carmenmariah) (via cachorra) (via jeralyndwile) (via missb) (via paperbackgirl) (via herland)
urgggheheuguhghhhh. no thanks.
Despite this being the middle of summer, I’ve just caught the the ‘Please Let Me Die” strain of Flu. Which means I’m wide awake but hate everything and everyone, and you for reading this; and me for writing it.
Never live in Britain. I should have stayed in Australia. booo.
“MUXTAPE→
The new radio.”
– Muxtape
too fucken right.
“I never travel without my notebook. One should always have something sensational...”
– Oscar Wilde
Moleskine.co.uk — The history of Moleskine notebooks
“Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his...”
– - Thoreau (via herland) (via commentary)
i once woke slowly with a lovely melody in my head, then just got on with my day thinking it’d still be there to write when i got back to it. it wasn’t.
taking a stand against the bullshit
Why is my sister’s relationship rubbish? Because she lets it carry on.
Sometimes you’ve just gotta end it. I’ve already disowned her over this once. It was suprisingly easy to do. I made her choose between having me as a brother or that guy as her boyfriend. It’s quite dramatic and very desperate and teenage. It didn’t work, she went for him. Now it’s all...
olympics
was gonna boycott it (seriously) until i read david mitchell in the guardian.
watched opening ceremony. it was an odd mixture of awesome, terrifying, cool and the usual daftness.
british hopes are modest, but the rest of it should be good to watch…although the greatest team on earth kick off next week so my olympic attention span will probably be reduced to instances of being scared by...
“‘Call no man happy’, said Shadow, ‘until he is dead.’...”
– from profoundity to profanity - you know you’re gonna enjoy a book when it starts like this…
from Neil Gaiman - American Gods
BBtv - Monochrom: Economic Recession Wisdom from... →
it’s not really funny, but there’s a couple of good bits if you’ve got the patience..
“Liverpool fans have been voted the most attractive in football with...”
– BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Tuesday’s gossip column
“When sharing music becomes foreplay, you know you have something beautiful.”
– (via jonic) (via riotrepublic) (via katietower) (via tumblinas) 