May 2011
22 posts
Sports Night is FINALLY streaming on Netflix →
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Have you got any soul?” A woman asks the next afternoon. That depends, I...
– High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
On Volunteering at Open Books
Reading has been important to me since I can remember. My love of books came from my mother reading to me constantly since I was out of the womb, possibly while I was still in there, I’ve never asked. She would say to me sometimes, “If I can give you nothing else, it will be a love for reading.” And I’m so thankful that I had that.
Obviously many children do not have...
I need some new shops!
I have a little extra cash to burn on some cute summer tops or dresses. What are some good online shops that I don’t know about?
The irony of religion is that because of its power to divert man to destructive...
– Bill Maher’s monologue at the end of Religulous
Wall Talk
For me, the only downside to renting instead of owning is that you can’t wallpaper your apartment. I have yet to find a landlord that’s cool with that. What? You don’t think the next person that lives here is going to be down with this tight flamingo wall paper?
Good Talk.
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for...
This is a must read for everyone. For those that don’t believe in evolution (you’re flat out wrong, and Mr. Dawkins will prove it in every possible way) and those that do (to finesse your arguments against the “history deniers.”)
44% of Americans believe that God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.
This...
More Shit About May 21st - "Judgement Day" →
I know that May 22nd will be exactly the same as May 21st. And I would love to revel in how stupid this whole thing is. But then I think about the people who’s lives are going to ruined. Not because they’re in hell, but because they bought into this bullshit and have been spending their entire life saving over the last couple months, “We budgeted everything so that, on May 21,...
Vote on H.R. 3 Expected Tomorrow →
apatosaurus:
This extreme anti-choice bill would redefine rape to exclude statutory rape, impose tax penalties on small businesses and individuals who buy abortion coverage with their own money, require women who have been raped to prove it to the IRS when reporting their medical expenses, and interfere with…
Please contact your elected officials and let them know we will not stand for...
New earth found. →
shauncey:
This is awesome. Chalk one up for science.