October 2009
“A bore is a person who robs us of our solitude without the recompense of...”
– [Twitter / pulp hope]
“Never been a big fan of things but i’m growing so fond of you / You get...”
– [bloc party, BETTER THAN HEAVEN, from the record INTIMACY]
there is no scientific evidence to support the... →
[more: ““In an attempt to allow homosexual servicemembers to serve quietly, a law was created that forces a compromise in integrity, conflicts with the American creed of ‘equality for all,’ places commanders in difficult moral dilemmas, and is ultimately more damaging to the unit cohesion its stated purpose is to preserve,” Colonel Prakash writes.”]
September 2009
“Of course, all the way through that, I’m using the word “comics.” It’s stuck. No...”
– Do Anything 018 by Warren Ellis
“Love…Have you ever been in love?…Horrible, isn’t it?…It...”
– [neil gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE KINDLY ONES]
“When goodness is lost, there is kindness. When kindness is lost, there is...”
– Tao Te Ching, Chapter 38. See also: Laurie Anderson, ‘O Superman’ (via claytoncubitt)
1 tag
thee silver mountain reveries, MORE ACTION! LESS...
you have to choose freedom →
[photography by Trevor Brown]
“A woman shouldn’t have to sleep her life away. Women aren’t about...”
– [neil gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE KINDLY ONES]
“We live by leaving behind.”
– Borges (via ariariar) (via fuckyeahexistentialism)
I Think I...
wurzeltod:
… finally got behind the secret why I make everyone smile at the shop. It’s because I have absolutely no pride, no shame, no seriousness, no fear of inventing new facial expressions every single day, and very importantly, a secret love affair with my own clumsiness. I’m fully aware of how ridiculous and whimsical my words and deeds are most of the time.
I know that I know nothing but...
“You know, there’s something to took me a couple of centuries to figure...”
– [neil gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE KINDLY ONES]
“[on Isaiah Washington being fired] What if the person that he called a...”
– [chris rock, KILL THE MESSENGER via Wikiquote]
ubergrid:
a monthly comic can and should, among other things, be a periodic transmission from the other side reminding you that you’re not alone.
“Can’t say I’ve ever been too fond of beginnings, myself. Messy...”
– [neil gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE KINDLY ONES]
1 tag
Banjee Boys vs Batty Boys
claytoncubitt:
“Banjee or banjee boy is a term from the 1980s or earlier that describes a certain type of young Latino, Black, or multiracial man who has sex with men and who dresses in stereotypical masculine urban fashion for reasons which may include expressing masculinity, hiding his sexual orientation and attracting male partners. The term is mostly associated with New York City and may...
Bill Maher: New Rule: If America Can't Get it... →
“We’re the generation that invented the soft chocolate chip cookie: like a cookie, only not so exhausting to chew.”
Lots of things today and the sun’s not even up. Two years ago today I went to work like always. Driving to Santa Ana, maybe I was listening to some pop music on the way, stopped by and got some coffee and a donut. And it all stopped. For a moment. A moment that’s lasted two years now. Two years ago to the day.
McSweeney's, the Dave Eggers-founded publishing... →
(via Warren Ellis) [when i first read eggers’s A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS i fell in love with all of his work. and through his 826 Valencia project i discovered MCSWEENEY’S. the only app i’ve paid for and well worth it!]
“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via fuckyeahexistentialism)
“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via fuckyeahexistentialism) 