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May 30th

Fun with accents!

“How do you measure happiness,” in a French accent, is definitely pronounced, “How...
May 30th
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Pete Doherty - Last of the English Roses I like this song.  And if this makes you think less of me,...
May 29th

I am determined to make today a good...

You will not stand in my way.
May 29th

Screw 'True Blood' and 'Twilight'

katiebakes: caro: The best fictional depiction of vampires in the past decade and a half was...
May 28th
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Passion Pit - Sleepy-Head I have been listening to this song non-stop for the past few days.
May 28th
Yes!  Why yes I am, dammit!
May 28th
The Geek Clock.  Explained: 12 - the cubed root of...
May 28th
Warch Watch
Two girls play Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.  On a giant keyboard.  With their feet.
May 28th
Lance: Welcome back to the… show that we’re doing right now
Anna: You know what? We need a name. The show needs a name.
Lance: No, no, it’s bad luck. It’s bad luck name things.
Anna: What do you mean?
Lance: Well, you know, like everything that I name dies. You know, like I named a fish that died. I named a cat that died.
Anna: That’s just coincidence.
Lance: No, no. it’s not coincidence. There’s a homeless guy that I would see all the time on the way to the YMCA, you know, and I gave him a name.
Anna: Why did you just ask his name?
Lance. Well, I did, but he didn’t have a tongue. So he was just like, “Errr, eurgh…” [beat] So I called him George. [beat] And then he died.
May 28th
Anna: But I mean, he’s a prett good looking guy.
Lance: Yeah, no, you’re good looking just like that guy that ate all those people was good looking. What’s that dude’s name?
Anna: Jeffrey Dahmer?
Lance: Yeah, you have “Jeffrey Dahmer Face.”
May 28th

Stop laughing at me!

Today’s a bit cold in Paris, so I’ve been walking around wearing a jacket.  A red,...
May 28th
“Rien de grand dans le monde ne s’est accompli sans...”
— Hegel.
May 28th

Mind = Blown.

So apparently David Andrew Sitek of TV on the Radio produced the album by Scarlett Johansson?  In...
May 28th
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M83 - We Own the Sky. This CD is great.
May 28th

I have every right in the world right...

But for some reason, I’m pretty happy.
May 28th
Dammit, why am I so fucking charming?  Also, that’s a...
May 27th
Warch Watch
The Never-Ending Sun - One week of constant daylight.
May 27th
So this is kind of where I hang out at night.  Pont Neuf,...
May 27th
(via)
May 26th
Uh, I was actually going for “Labor and...
May 26th

Pictures from Turkey!

Okay, so this post has been about a month in the making.  In advance, I apologize for any delays,...
May 26th

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A...

So let me just say, I was only able to watch about five minutes of this movie (including the intro...
May 25th
“One time, I got drunk and bought all of my books online for...”
— Kate.
May 25th
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copycats: Disturbia by Boyce Avenue originally by Rihanna (posted by mi alegria) I kind of have a...
May 25th
bowlingalleylawyer: inothernews: MOURNING THE FALLEN Joe...
May 24th
“Let’s get one thing straight: most eggplants are not bitter...”
— Russ Parsons, via New York...
May 23rd
bowlingalleylawyer: waitingtobecome: These are the...
May 22nd

Mahatma Gandhi walked barefoot most of...

So basically, I guess you could call him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis. Thank...
May 22nd

ner ner ner ner ner ner ~wah wah~ ner...

notthatkindagay: Ghostbusters Theme. I’m trying really, REALLY hard to figure out which part...
May 22nd

My friend Carly is in Morocco...

Me: How's Morocco?
Me: Mor-rockin'?
Me: Oh man I'm hilarious...
May 21st
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This is what life is like here in Paris.  Day in, day out. (Note: May be NSFW.  There’s no...
May 21st
The Trypticon Transforming Laser Mouse, for sale here.
May 21st
P.S. This happened yesterday.
May 21st
“I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!”
— I try to say this at least...
May 21st
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Jimmy Eat World - Firestarter Really.  This song is great.
May 21st
I’ve never found a four-leaf clover.  So I think it...
May 21st

Do you believe in life after love?

bowlingalleylawyer: hautelikecouture: A piece of you is kind of gone forever. It makes it hard to...
May 21st
Jurassic-era sandunes, created by dunes having calified into...
May 20th

Guessing Games!

So, over the past few months, I’ve come to find all sorts of new ways to entertain myself in...
May 20th
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lennykravitz: Zaragoza, Spain 05/09/09 If you could just let me know the next time you go to...
May 20th
The Bourgeois Brass Knuckles.  Because oxymorons are...
May 19th
“Andy Rooney […] is my favorite part of Sunday nights. It’s...”
— brookehatfield, via...
May 19th

While talking about the history of...

Professor: ...And it was called the "Greenback Labor Party." Any Americans that can explain what "greenback" means?
Me: Well, uh, money is green, so...
Professor: What money? The Euro?
Me: FACEPALM
May 19th
Warch Watch
notthatkindagay: travishelwig: robhuebel: Ellen DeGeneres Commencement Speech at Tulane...
May 19th
sraz: savefork8t: theduty: Nikon… you’s a racist.
May 19th
Let’s see those Jazz Hands!
May 18th

I kicked a pigeon!

I can’t stand those damn things. In other news, my life is now complete.
May 18th
Cat has over half million followers on...
May 17th

My French host dad is whistling God...

I’m not sure how to take that.
May 17th
Photobombing will always cheer me up.
May 17th
(via)
May 15th
sraz:(via icanread)
May 15th

Want to know how to KNOW if it's going...

Your iPod.  Turn it on shuffle and if good songs come up, well, GOOD DAY TO YOU! Needless to say,...
May 15th
Pictured about is a rhesus macaque monkey, injected with a...
May 14th

KC Tumblr Meetup

yourdp: evrt: Well, the votes are in and it looks like May 27th… If you can’t make it, don’t...
May 14th

You know what's a drag?

Needing to pick your nose, but you’re in public, so you can’t.
May 14th
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bowlingalleylawyer: bebelestrange: Her name was lola she was a showgirl with yellow feathers in...
May 14th
Nigel: "This is a top to a, you know, what we use on stage, but it's very, very special because if you can see, the numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board."
Marty: "And most of these amps go up to ten. Does that mean it's... louder? Is it any louder?"
Nigel: "Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here... all the way up... all the way up... all the way up. You're on ten on your guitar...where can you go from there? Where?"
Marty: "I don't know."
Nigel: "Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is if we need that extra...push over the cliff...you know what we do?"
Marty: "Put it up to eleven."
Nigel: "Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
Marty: "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number, and make that a little louder?"
Nigel: "[long silence] ...These go to eleven!"
May 14th
I set up a photo camera in my room, turned out all the...
May 13th
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Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground Because sometimes we all feel that way.
May 13th
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Shown is Marlo Cowan, age 90, and his wife of 62 years, Fran, performing a lively piano impromptu at...
May 13th
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“Still Run” by BrotherSister.  An inspiring video about, well, running - literally and...
May 13th
Maybe now you can see why I never want to leave this city....
May 13th
GPOYW, Turkish Bath edition.  Obviously, this picture was...
May 13th
sraz:swas: Awesome!!! (via gifanime, savefork8t,...
May 13th
“I finally broke down and bought it awhile back so I could...”
— I Am Not Kidding ...
May 12th
bowlingalleylawyer: sedatedm: Not sure what’s happening...
May 12th
Ashley: I'm tired.
Me: Well, what time did you go to bed?
Ashely: Uh... 4:00am.
Me: Why?
Ashley: I was playing Solitaire.
Me: ...
May 12th
“Mind you I just got an email in my junk folder and the title...”
— Missy, a friend.  Needless to...
May 12th
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Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream Seriously.  Take a listen.
May 12th

Thanks.

Thanks to all of those who, one way or another, let me feel some love the other day.  It’s...
May 12th

To Twitter or not to Twitter?

That is the question.
May 12th
comesharetheview: TV on the Lego ^^
May 12th

Forgive me, for I am weak.

After watching this video and this video of Lady Gaga, well, I kind of have a new respect for her. ...
May 11th

Take that, HULU!

Uh, so Hulu is a real bitch and won’t let you watch videos if you’re located outside of...
May 11th
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comesharetheview: TV On The Radio Family Tree a moment of grace …
May 10th

I hate to get really emotional on...

But please, send me some hugs.  I really need it.
May 10th
The Local Bike Gang. (via)
May 9th
This probably amounts to the most exhilarating bathroom...
May 9th

nevermind. I'm an idiot.

bowlingalleylawyer: it had to be my favorite swimming pseudo-Frenchman. you buttface!  ;) We...
May 9th

New Favorite Past-time?

bowlingalleylawyer: boredintheburbs: Sending unsuspecting people text messages from the internet! ...
May 9th

New Favorite Past-time?

Sending unsuspecting people text messages from the internet!
May 8th
mercurypdx: wring: (via tofuttibreak) lol what I...
May 8th
stevienickshasnever: Stevie Nicks has never logged a formal request to wear a top hat instead of a...
May 8th
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whatcriscilikes: Here is White Rabbits - Percussion Gun to get you going/keep you going/bring you...
May 7th
Warch Watch
Florence Foresti is a French comedienne.  And she’s really, really funny.  She does loads of...
May 7th
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Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh This song is really doing it for me right now.
May 7th
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hanskilledwildcat: See you in the club. See you in the crowd. See you in the West and see you on...
May 7th
“You’re talking like a foreigner.”
— My mom, the other day, in a...
May 6th
So I was looking at the hits for my other site, and came...
May 6th
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“Puke In My Mouth” - a couple of girls give their response to “Jizz In My...
May 6th
GPOYW, Juggling at Champ de Mars edition.  This past...
May 6th

Public Service Announcement

Don’t use Axe Body Wash unless you want to smell of curry.  You’ve been warned. And in...
May 5th
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Charlie Winston - Like A Hobo Never heard of Charlie Winston?  Yeah, I hadn’t either, until I...
May 5th
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Learn how to say “12 months” in Estonian! I usually tend to say that I have pretty...
May 5th
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This is probably the most amusing thing I’ve seen come out of Mythbusters.
May 5th
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May 4th
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T-Mobile creates a commercial in which 13,500 people sing “Hey Jude” together in...
May 4th
bobloblawslawblog: (via planettampon) CHARLAAAAAAR One...
May 4th

Fun Times Talking to Mom!

Mom: what's your favorite food over there so far?
Me: um, well, that's easy: macarons
Mom: it's a dessert, which will come to no surprise
Mom: they have those here
Me: well, i think you're probably thinking of macarOOns, and not macarOns
Me: here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron
Mom: a sandwich type cookie
Mom: i'm sure i'd like those as well
Mom: chocolate or vanilla?
Me: i like pistachio
Me: they're considered desserts "de luxe"
Mom: the bright green ones look a little odd...
Me: that would be pistachio
Mom: probably makes your poop green as well!
May 3rd

I may be shallow and an asshole, but at...

I found a new favorite hobby: I go running, with my shirt off, and at the end of the run stop at a...
May 3rd
100 Weird Facts About the Human Body
May 3rd
This is how I want to spend every next day of my life: on...
May 3rd
This is definitely something that I would do. (Postsecret) ...
May 3rd
(via 5500) Fact: Audrey Tatou was recently cited at a...
May 3rd
bowlingalleylawyer:thoseareturkeys:lolitas: Heathers spam....
May 2nd
In the United States, people tell me that I look like David...
May 1st