December 2009
19 posts
I will soon have to change the tagline for my tumblog again, since I am officially moving on from the school and place which inspired, “The slight hipster leanings of a young man reluctantly learning to change the world…”
But, before I do make that switch (and I’m not sure when I will, or quite what it will change to), I would like to make a very brief, completely...
WatchHere’s the Conan song.
Strange Times
Today, I had originally planned to drive 9 hours west to Big Bend National Park and spend a couple nights camping and hiking there. Well, in reality, I had planned on doing the drive yesterday. For several reasons, I did not go to Big Bend. The reason my to-be trip was delayed until today is because I am trying to rent my apartment so I won’t be stuck paying rent for a place I’m not...
It's Official
The last year or so of slovenly eating, sporadic exercise, and excessive television consumption has finally caught up with me.
I have certifiably fallen out of shape, complete with loss of definition in the upper arms and a budding gut.* I already had my chubby years; and I’m not going back. That is a stress I no longer have room for in my life. So, as John Darnielle says, something has...
“Just because people sometimes lie, cheat on their taxes, or scream at their...”
– David Foster Wallace…
…that dude was smart as hell.
“How NOT to die in the Desert
With over 800,000 acres of remote desert and...”
20+ pages written in the past two days
Two trips to the gym and one run in the past four days
Fixed car
Trip Tix from AAA that used a crumpled map of DC as padding for the package
And, $57.75 for selling back books
I will always love finals week.
ilovecharts:
The Decline: The Geography of a Recession
via Chelsealeigh
Also, I don’t mean to be bumming off your tumblarity here, but this actually almost made me vomit. I’m going to get some fresh air now.
WHERE Should I Eat?
ilovecharts:
via tinkerer3
This is incredibly detailed, but I think you’ve misjudged your audience here. The person who needs this most is Mike Simonelli.
hamilton's calendar
chimrichalds:
first off, i donated to the stupid hamilton annual fund and i have not gotten a calendar yet. they better be sending me one.
secondly, have you guys seen the quote for the december page for this year’s calendar? it reads:
“The chief distinction for which Hamilton College is so widely known is its production of good citizens and speakers” - William Henry Bates, class of 1865
...
“Lie face-down on the sidewalk, and then shit in your pants.”
– Stephen Colbert, on what it’s like to do the skeleton.
“Here is one more reason: The life you keep living is the only one. Now do...”
– “glue” by Christopher Kennedy (a former professor of mine for creative writing senior year)
Facebook wants me to be friends with... →
Seriously, facebook, is my plight really this grim in your eyes?
smile all the time →
(via chimrichalds)
I have read this and I have to say one thing: STAY AWAY FROM ME! I’M CONTAGIOUS!