May 2012
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4. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Politics aside, this book is impossible for...
– The Most Overrated Books of All Time (According to Me) (via bookriot)
My older kid got sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore. Just thought you should know.
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50. NEIL GAIMAN: Make good art →
When the shit’s goin’ down… make good art.
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I'm twitchin'. Impending DOOM in t-minus 36 hours.
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
Me: get the duct tape out?
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
Me: not allow you to finish this sentence?
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
Me: slip you some Xanax?
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
Me: make a brilliant, sarcastic, biting remark which would heretofore disallow unsolicited opinions?
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
My father: spank those kids...
My father: make'em play football, toughen 'em up a little...
My father: stop lettin' that little one play with dolls, yer gonna make him light in the loafers...
My father: getcha one o'them thar smartphones...
My father: rub some dirt on it...
My father: getcha a gun. But don't lock it up cuz that thar defeats the purpose goddamit...
My father: You know whatcha oughta do, is ...
My father: teach these kids how ta shoot...
My father: listen to some Rush, learn ya somethin' 'bout the real world and how it works goddamn it, all ya listen to is this fancypants communist left wing liberal NPR and we all know THEIR motivation...
My father: feed that little one some of that food the fancy doc says he's allergic to, he'll get used to it soon'nuff goddamit what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger.
My father: you oughta buy a house big 'nuff me and yer stepmom and yer brudder can come live in cuz thar ain't no goddamn jobs down here thanks to that goddamn moooslim president we got...
Me: drunk until Sunday, or further notice.
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My Rush Limbaugh - Acolyte dad and stepmom are coming next week to stay for a few days, see my husband’s naturalization ceremony. I see a lot of gin, perhaps a paper bag, and popsicles in my near future. At least the mister will be able to vote and can help me cancel out some family members’ votes.
Deep cleansing breaths. Ohhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm. Innn…. out….. innnn…....
WHEN PEOPLE REFER TO YOUR VIOLIN AS A FIDDLE
gottabeastringplayer:
(by simplysuzanne)
this happens every five minutes in TX
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We're not a team...
aneba213:
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Reblog if you actually like reading.
dailyponds:
lets all take a note from Buffy
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
two lesbians witches get to raise a teenage girl
wasn’t this also the premise of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
haha no they were her aunts
they weren’t lesbian aunts?
no, they were her moms sisters
ooohhhh I get it ok now. They were hot for other ladies, not each...
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Dallas marathon is Dec. 9. Registration opens June 1. Is months long enough to train for a marathon, starting from ZERO?
lets all take a note from Buffy
savemesheehan:
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
two lesbians witches get to raise a teenage girl
wasn’t this also the premise of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
haha no they were her aunts
they weren’t lesbian aunts?
no, they were her moms sisters
ooohhhh I get it ok now. They were hot for other ladies, not each other. *facepalm*...
lets all take a note from Buffy
savemesheehan:
fieldnotesfromabroad:
savemesheehan:
two lesbians witches get to raise a teenage girl
wasn’t this also the premise of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
haha no they were her aunts
they weren’t lesbian aunts?
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Foster the People really seems to have a thing for shoes.
lets all take a note from Buffy
savemesheehan:
two lesbians witches get to raise a teenage girl
wasn’t this also the premise of Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
BOOK RIOT: The List List #8 →
bookriot:
Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent bookish lists that caught our attention. See previous installments here.
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At Tablet Hotels, A Reading List for Lovers of Travel
At Abe Books, 7…
My TBR is essssploding.
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Happy Towel Day, Tumblrers! →
#HappyTowelDay, lovies!
My 8yo is currently humming the harmony part to the Carol of the Bells. Weirdness runs in the family.
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you know that 10,000 hours theory? i’ve spent more than 10,000 hours connecting...
– Amanda Fucking Palmer’s Blog
Truth. It takes at LEAST 10,000 hours to become EXCELLENT at something.
I need a kick in the pants.
I need to edit two manuscripts I have here, one from 2010, one from 2011 I’m not sure which genre they fit into - one’s too violent to be considered “chick lit,” but has a romantic B storyline; the other is mainly an erotic romance now that I chew on it, so it shouldn’t be too tough to classify.
I want to get these out the door by the end of summer. Anyone want to...