January 2010
38 posts
Little known fact to enrich your life
The low rumbling of distant thunder is called ‘brontide’.
The Dairi Burger →
Snarky site about Sweet Valley High - the worst children’s series of all time
“When that chute opens you feel like you’ve done something kings and queens can’t...”
– Gary Busey, on skydiving (via kevin)
Dumbo Feather, pass it on →
Seriously wonderful magazine/book published quarterly in Australia. Very reasonable rates when purchased via the website and free shipping in Oz!
Impossible Things - The Crayon Fields
“Wear the old coat and buy the new book”
– Austin Phelps (via bookgirl’s nightstand)
Champagne Supernova: A Statistical Analysis of the...
batteryinyourleg:
veraville:
The other day Matthew was saying he wished someone would once and for all gather some hard data on the three questions posed by Liam Gallagher at the beginning of “Champagne Supernova.” So this was all his idea. I just made the graphs, and took a little poetic license.
AWESOME.
Wasp Nest (alternate version) - The National
onceuponasong:
People Say - Portugal. The Man
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From Girl With A Satchel... →
Interesting article re: female body image and the media
grace-notes:
elvira:
Nirvana: Heart Shaped Box
Max: You know what you should do? Maybe you should make a move. I mean, she is the one you want, isn’t she?
Angus: Well, why is it my move?
Max: If you want someone mate, it’s always your move.
(SeaChange, series 3)
“It seems to me men are obsessed with making their mark. But then, do you know...”
– Meredith Monahan, SeaChange
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of...”
– P.J. O’Rourke
“What do I know of man’s destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.”
– Samuel Beckett
December 2009
20 posts
A Trip To The Stars
In the basement the whirring of filters and fans greeted me, and the hum of the lights that threw jagged shadows up on the walls. I walked down the far aisle between long walnut tables and laid the terrarium beside those of the other desert spiders and plugged in its sun lamp.
The Ummidia Stellarum had not stirred, but his eyes revolved upward at the sudden blaze of light. Sweat was beading on...
Pulling On A Line (Live) - Great Lake Swimmers
“If Twilight had Anthony Andrews playing Percy Blakeney as the lead, I would...”
– Grassrootsmovement re ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. Here bloody here!
“There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love...”
– Charlie Brown
“Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.”
– Charlie Brown
This year I will...
GET JIGGY WIT IT
Go to the New Year’s Resolution Generator and make your own plans for 2010!
