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I got tagged three years ago to do a thing and never noticed until now. I figure better late, right?...

English Russia » An Abandoned Tank Base

meghanagain: Yesterday Andrea and I had lunch in the park and decided that everything would be...

Chaiten volcano More here and here and here. 

Top X, 5/7/08

It’s kind of hard to see moments of grace lately. I try to catch up on Twitter and I see the...

“Part of the joy of the mix (both making and receiving) was...”
— putting the j in jjosh »...

How To Play Slug Pumpkin

Slug Pumpkin is a pretty chill new game which I recently invented. What you do is log into your...

k. Who do you think is writing soupy sales on twitter?
j. I dunno, but it's gotta be Somebody -- it's too mega-sharp. The Larry King one, too (assuming it's not the same person).
j. Man who doesn't love a good Internet Mystery.

distorte: If you had 24 hours to live, a room with four walls, a chair and no door, and your choice...

Related: think about how many people Facebook is prompting to be friends with you. They’re all...

People Facebook Thinks I Should Be...

The girl a guy I knew in college recently dumped The wife of a coworker from a job I had 10 years...

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Rocking, with bewildered children (via Supercraig and J)

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Other K. Fanning Update

Other K. Fanning went to see an advanced showing of The Secret and now they’re emailing us...

Lifeblock Rules

I recently installed Leechblock on Firefox so that I may better stay Highly Focused at all times and...

Sadly, that new videoyou uploaded todayonly served to underlinethat u r fukcin gay.

A Poem About The Internet

Do not stop to think or editYou must be the first who said it.

Long time coming. Those kids just might make it.

A: Send in your write-ups for Things We're Denying Ourselves. Please don't make me beg. Please please.
X: We're not denying ourselves shit, we're young and in love and do not give a fuck about tomorrow.
Z: omg, amazing. HAHAHA. yay!
X: I mean this is the INTERNET we talking about, right? I'm denying myself guilt about looking at the new Hermione Granger upskirts.
Z: Seriously. I don't even understand what denial might possibly be. I LOOKED AT AMPUTEE PORN YESTERDAY just BECAUSE IT WAS THERE.
X: Hold up can you forward that link

The Midwest by Anne Boyer

I just deleted Scrabulous from my dang FB profile! I didn’t even think about it, I was just...

Top X, 4/23/08

1. There are no bombs and destruction raining down around my house.2. Running water, internet...

Are there any Snackperts in the audience who can explain the difference between Fiddle-Faddle and...

“salt water, salty air, salted clothes, warm sun, sun block,...”
— What Shea’la is looking...

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Top X, 4/18/08

1. EARTHQUAKE!!! I happened to be awake at the time, which was nice.2. Immediately afterwards, the...

"The Writer" by Richard Wilbur

In her room at the prow of the houseWhere light breaks, and the windows are tossed with linden,My...

I don’t have any strongly-hold opinions about whether it’s a good thing or the End of...

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The Recent Plagiarisms

Heather Champ Aaron Landry Miss Aniela Louise Art & Ghosts Mike Monteiro Interesting (to me)...

And while I'm demanding that you pre-order...

"From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee

From blossoms comesthis brown paper bag of peacheswe bought from the boyat the bend in the road...

At A Crossroads by Kate T. Williamson

Top X, 4/14/08

1. Rushing to the ER, trying to find the room where they’re keeping Raimi. Pushing back the...

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YouTube Doubler - Bruce Springsteen & Robin...

Everyone Has A Store

everydaygetsaname: Old ideas are revisited with a new clarity, Susan feels a bit maudlin, and Kevin...

Our Hero Learns About Sports And Music...

coworker #1: HEY! Did you see my Jayhawks win last night?
me: Hmm?
coworker #1: Jayhawks, last night!
me: I have no idea what you're talking about.
coworker #1: ...
coworker #2: [yelling from the office next door] He's kidding!
coworker #1: I don't think he is.
me: [understanding] We're talking sports.
coworker #1: Yes. Lawrence, Kansas! My Jayhawks!
me: They won, like, the whole deal?
coworker #1: [patiently] Yes. They won the championship.
me: And this was for...?
coworker #1: [defeated] ...Basketball. The NCAA championship.
me: Well that's great.
coworker #2: [yelling] He's totally kidding!
coworker #1: It doesn't look like he's kidding. [points to my computer] Look them up so you can see what a Jayhawk looks like.
me: The Jayhawks, that's a band though, right? A spin-off of Uncle Tupelo or something. [goes to Wikipedia]
coworker #1: No, look up...just...OK.
me: Weird I don't see anything about Uncle Tupelo in this article. Am I thinking of Wilco?
coworker #1: [wanders off]
me: Hey, a list of what happened in 1986.

Other Sarah Brown Update: Things Get...

sarahb: Lowell is happy to sit in with her at the studio, but he can’t seem to get the chord...

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death eater @ FAO Schwarz (via Ape Lad)

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One thing I meant to mention during my effusion about Goodreads the other day: it uses the...

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Random Illegality.A new twist on an old favorite. You list your first 10 random songs that come up...

Some things That I Like:1) Goodreads! Why is it suddenly so fun to write reviews of books that I...

Posting this for Pierce, who wanted it to be on the internet somewhere:> But I hate> that...

saladahoy gently reminds me that my last post was a retread of something I said 5 years ago, much...

1) Say that you work really hard and create something original. Then you 2) Put it on the...

“Logan: Sir Piz, what says Veronica to my suit? Piz: O, sir,...”
— Two Gentlemen of Veronica Mars...

other kfanning update: One of her roommates found a couch on the NY craigslist. It’s a little...

Songs That Would Be In The Karaoke...

perpetua: Wu-Tang Clan “C.R.E.A.M.” Wu-Tang Clan “Shame On A Nigga” Wu-Tang Clan “M.E.T.H.O.D....

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My Rejection Of Your Website Is My Rejection Of You As A Person

I ate a whole box of Fat Free Fig Newman’s in a 12-hour period12 as I unpacked the groceries6...

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mikemonteiro: Dear Internet, Please join me in wishing...

What’s so Funny? (via Tubes.)

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the important part is in bold.

maura: The Rodney Graham Bandfeaturing the amazingRotary Psycho-Opticon—- > Opening set...

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squirrelier: 30 things my cat can be used as

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I ate something that made me feel sick. Third-World Problems, you guys.

The Perfume Ad (via Fireland) This one was always my...

Personal Amnesty Day

So I’ve been thinking about spring, and spring cleaning, and forgiveness, and I guess Easter...

See there’s no one else who could drop it on the angle—acute at that—so doo-dat...

Dear Lazyweb: Why isn’t there an app that automagically connects my Twitter page to Cafe...

Other Sarah Brown Update

sarahb: She just registered for the KHITS Adult Easter Egg Hunt in St. Louis, MO via PayPal....

FYI I’m not wearing green today. This has never been a holiday I identify with. I’m part...

I started whygodwhy 9 years ago this month. I started building websites because a) I wanted to see...

Fireland turned 14 this year. Well, I guess it’s only 9 in Actually Updated Years. 

1993/1994: Reva & Erin’s dorm room at JMU. Erin’s parents had recently gotten...

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Rejected Twitter Post No. 18

fireland: You retards understand that you can type ANYTHING into this box, right? I just hope your...

“It was a horror show of unmet needs, gluten-free baked goods...”
— From a greazy griddle: Trash...

Sign Me Up for the League! (via expired appliances) If you...

I know that even having this in my grocery cart is enough to...

Things that I like: This one from Sarah This one from Alana This one from Meghan The new...

s: so listen
s: I finally asked him out.
k: right.
s: he asked if he could bring anything, aside from his girlfriend.
k: omg.
s: right?
k: fuck.
k: so we're basically planning a murder, at this point.
s: ha.
s: waaaaay ahead of you.
k: ha.
s: just sent you an email with the files.
s: we're meeting at 10.
k: ?
s: wear black.
k: wait
s: g2g
k: wait
k: hello?
k: oh my god

i licked merlin’s trackpad (via lia) A class act all...

old times#2 (via HaoJan)

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Fair Game: The McLaughlin Group

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“Yeah, the girl’s hair is gold, and then [Silas Marner]...”
— Freshman Term Paper Discovers...

My Media Diet Lately: I bought the new Goldfrapp today! I tried to buy the the new White Hinterland...

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Just referred to my kids as “work-shirkers.” How steampunk is that?

And then if I went on to get ANOTHER advanced degree after I finished that thesis, my next one would...

If I was in grad school right now, here is what the title of my half-finished thesis would be:Got...

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Finally, something for the health-conscious donut addict.

The Myth of the Passive Candidate

I’m sorry to be crabby. It’s just weird that the blogosphere, which is so Done With That...

Honestly, if I never heard about how much you like Helvetica again. Internet, how come you just...

The Sympathy of Wolves, via artandghosts.typepad.com

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Amerie (via Luuuc3000) The internet won me back with the...

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Don’t you ever liveblog anything again.

via www.sitcomsonline.com Thanks Pam. Thank you so much.

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