April 2011
11 posts
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Would it be evil of me to convince my boyfriend that we should stay in and watch the Royal Wedding even though I don’t really give a shit about royal people or weddings?
Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem Or use my arrogance as the steam to power my dreams I use it as my gas, so they say that I’m gassed But without it I’d be last, so I ought to laugh So I don’t listen to the suits behind the desk no more
Last Call- Kanye West
So when I told my story about my holey garments on Good Friday a miraculous thing happened - I was able to write two full pages of my thesis! Maybe this spike in productivity had something to do with the fact that I took the time to write two paragraphs about something I find mildly amusing and this basically set the pace; or maybe Friday was indeed living up to its momentary title and conferring...
“No matter how carefully we defend our selves, all it takes is one footprint of...”
– Jonathan Franzen, Farther Away (via distantheartbeats)
In Which I Overshare
I became a biker last summer. I joined the ranks of the healthy, environmentally conscious or just really stingy people and traded my bus card for a bicycle. I enjoyed the freedom that came with it- I could choose my own routes, my time was more flexible and it was still much quicker than having to walk from the designated stops. Most of all I liked to bike to town simply because I looked forward...
You’re looking at the owner of a brand new BMW. ALL I have to do is send my contact information to that lovely lady with the last name I can’t pronounce. It’s a scam only if they say so, right?
N: B This is not a Lottery, it is a promotion therefore if we discover any abuse or false pretense you will be disqualified, banned and sanction appropriately, hence confidentiality...
So this young woman (I’m talking about myself here) is currently writing her Master’s thesis. Well that’s the official story. That’s what I tell everyone when they ask if I don’t have classes to attend. I’ll proudly announce that I took extra courses last semester so I could have a free schedule for this term. So what did happen this semester? how much...
It’s an amazing feeling when you finally discover how much clutter you’ve removed from your life. I don’t care what anyone says - there’s nothing good about being a teenager. Even my early 20s was a total emotional mess. Learning how to be yourself while also learning how to be with someone else is a near impossible feat. Having just checked chronicles of failed...
Empathy Test →
bringtheruckuss:
scottfriday:
btothed:
yobigmel:
I scored a 66 on this test. My empathy runs so high that my awareness of another person’s experience often eclipses my awareness of my own experience in a given situation.
BtotheD:
I scored a 62. And here I thought I was just neurotic. Turns out I’m empathetic.
i got a 32 and felt like i was atreyu looking into the magic mirror gate.
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socialismandrum:
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