January 2011
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the new threat
Whatever happened to quicksand in movies?
My childhood feels like one long montage of people trying in vain to suppress the urge to flail while sinking slowly. Quicksand has never been an action packed way to go, but it has delivered amazing dramatic moments. Any person who remembers Thundercats, Jem, G.I. Joe, and My Little Pony definitely remember the classic (and so much better as a memory)...
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Post-coital tristesse →
readmorewikipedia:
Sexual intercourse can sometimes lead to a feeling of melancholy called PCT, or post-coital tristesse. This is more common in men than in women.
A better-known reference is the Latin phrase Post coitum omne animal triste est —”After sexual intercourse every animal is sad”.
The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape →
straightcougar:
softsnow:
ablupybro:
mehlanie:
squintyoureyes:
“This bill takes us backwards to a time when just saying no wasn’t enough to qualify as rape.”
Other types of rapes that would no longer be covered by the exemption include rapes in which the woman was drugged or given excessive amounts of alcohol, rapes of women with limited mental capacity, and many date rapes.
As for...
“Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young...”
I, based on the information a karaoke machine was able to extract from my song selections, am 30.
Is there no justice.
Words that no one ever wants to hear at a job interview:
There will be others….
Doesn’t matter what comes after that. All you can hear is, “Your interview sucked! You poorly represented yourself and we will be looking elsewhere, like in the room behind you, for actual talented people who deserve to breath the same air and eventually receive similar pay as us! Be gone you...
I just had an interview for a new job and I don’t know if I did well or not. I’m so worried. I want this job. The pay is great. I want the pay, but I don’t think I was smart enough, eloquent enough, stylish enough, or just good enough.
WHY DON’T I SPEAK JAPANESE!?!???
I need to blow off some steam, but now I have to teach children. sigh
Wedded Bliss
When did I become such an asshole?
One of my co-workers, a Japanese woman, told me that she was quitting her job soon. I was a bit surprised but assumed she was pregnant, stressed out, longing to travel, or getting married soon. Those are all conditions that women in Japan are obliged to consider just cause to quit working. Turns out she is getting married… in June and wants to work a part time...
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Snow Day Panoramas
gumbalaya:
This year Nagoya got the most snow it’s seen in several years, but instead of enjoying it, I had to work. Our friend, Tommie, and I went to Sumiyoshicho early that day, just as the flurries got serious. The good part was, we ended up at this really cool temple that looked amazing in the snow.
Tommie’s thirsty.
Frozen temple fountain.
Temple in Sumiyoshi
The walk home.
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Peanut Butter by Gwen Guthrie
I rebuke thee snitches!
I have the most annoying headache ever right now. It feels like I’ve been slapped right across my eyes. It is a wonderfully divine sensation. This is going to be an amazing day. I can feel it.
North Korea is still learning to write her name.
Today I realized something important. Something that surprisingly never occured to me before. Teaching children, small children, is like politics. Well not really politics. More like military maneuvers. Think of the prancing about that North Korea, South Korea, and the United States have been doing lately. Little children are North Korea. I and anyone who teaches small children is the United...
Two churches located across the street from each...
paranoidrobot:
…Do the Presbyterians think Rocks are animals?
I’m so glad Lucky is gonna get in.
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WatchThe Surprise Party.
The Best Saturday Night Live skit ever.
