February 2012
33 posts
“When one’s in their 20s, I think one still feels that one can be destroyed by...”
– Writer Nick Flynn was working in a homeless shelter in his 20s when his father – an alcoholic and self-proclaimed writer who left when Flynn was a baby – showed up as a client. His story is now a movie called Being Flynn, starring Paul Dano and Robert De Niro. (via nprfreshair)
moved a pillow in my bed and found a screwdriver...
nobody sleep with me; it might kill you
“I think greed and jealousy and sloth are all... →
fek:
The recently-ousted longtime PR chief of Goldman Sachs, Lucas van Praag—the one with the “vampire squid” toy on his desk—recently gave an ‘accidental’ 37-minute interview to a Dutch TV show. There really hasn’t been anything like this on Lucas van Praag, ever. It’s kind of extraordinary.
New Year's Resolution was "Don't Be a Dick"
everyone falls off the wagon in February but I should be back on it in time for swimsuit season
Coming Soon to a Terrified Roze Near You
next few weekends:
cup night
pinning
true/false
radiohead
…here’s hoping i can keep my head on fucking straight.
“A passionate kiss acts like a drug, causing us to crave the other person thanks...”
– Sheril Kirshenbaum on the science of kissing. Her book of the same title is absolutely fascinating. (via curiositycounts)
playlist for writing a paper on the raven
Run - Air
9 Crimes - Damien Rice featuring Lisa Hannigan
Pure Imagination - Gene Wilder (ripped from Willy Wonka)
Creep - Scala Choir
See My Friends - Gravenhurst
Blackbird - The Beatles
[lather, rinse, repeat, shuffle as needed]
want to pierce tongue and pink hair and all the...
europe summer 2013?
nate ruess.
nate ruess!
“The author is dead all right but long live writing. This is the end of the...”
– Michael Martone
“I’m not going to comb over that.”
– White House press secretary Jay Carney, when asked about Donald Trump’s endorsement. (via theatlantic)
“The best is when you’re working and you’re happy.”
– Lucille Ball