February 2012
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Listen
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truth bombs
Yvette: I haven't been single on Valentine's day for ten years. It's kind of depressing that I've NEVER been single on Valentine's day.
Alberto: Not really, seems normal. I think the part you should be depressed about
Alberto: is that you're incapable of sustaining normal human relationships
Alberto: and you can only form real "love" for books
Alberto: and that your thirst for knowledge will leave you single
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grad students are the worst
Laura: We have bad posture because we have the weight of the humanities on our shoulders.
Aaron: That shit's heavy.
Laura: Whatever, man, Atlas shrugged.
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You Can Train Yourself to Flip the Bird More... →
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“If you didn’t Google it, you don’t care.”
– More Words of Wisdom from Felicia
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“Why do bad girls happen to good people?”
– Felicia
Me: I love this song!
Laura: That's because you ARE Runaround Sue.
January 2012
27 posts
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“LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I stumbled upon an engineering textbook for...”
– Rob Brezsny
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post scriptum
it’s amazing how quickly my students learned how to write a proper summary today.
yeezy—the voice of our generation.
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New Fiona Apple Music Imminent →
aw shit.
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“LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I predict major breakthroughs in your relationship to...”
– Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology
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“Girlfriends, lock up your boyfriends—Yvette is single.”
– Felicia
Me: Are you just, like, dying to say 'I told you so?'
Andy: (laughs) Yes! Yes.
And we nod in unison.
Dear Last Night,
You were the perfect way to end this break. Thank you for reminding me just how far I have come since this time last year. And for letting me close out the break with some great fucking people.
Love,
Yvette
P.S. Today—you’ve been wonderful as well.
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“I’ve been wrong four times in my life. Three times were romantic. The...”
– Aaron M.
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“Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the...”
– E.M. Forster, Howard’s End
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“Every day takes figuring out all over again how to fucking live.”
– Calamity Jane, Deadwood
goals for today
get out of bed at a decent time
stop listening to sad music
and stop wallowing in everything but happiness
get the fuck out of my apartment
and work on matt’s manuscript
then go to matt’s
and continue to work on manuscript
come home
partypartypartypartyparty
also, don’t feel an ounce of sympathy for me when i piss and moan on here (not that you do/did). i live a life...
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goals for today
do not get out of bed
finish season two of deadwood
figure out where i can get ahold of season three
do not get out of bed
wallow in self-pity
wallow in self-loathing
listen to sad music
get out of bed around 8 pm (maybe)
get booze with rhiannon
pretty solid day.
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“Pain or damage don’t end the world. Or despair. Or fucking beatings. The...”
– Al Swearengen, Deadwood
December 2011
25 posts
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10 Things I Learned From Watching My So-Called... →
Quoting Thought Catalog:
4. Everyone will have a Rayanne Graff in their life at some point
Rayanne Graff is the best friend everyone has dealt with at some point. She’s the friend that’s magnetic and you want to spend all your time with them, but they also happen to be bad influences and incredibly selfish. This type of friend is a parents worst nightmare because they know how the dynamic is...
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no sleep + alcohol = craziness
George: What I like is the fact that five minutes ago you were passed out on the floor and now you're...
Me: ...having a political debate?
George: Exactly.
Me: I've really been overthinking everything lately.
Felicia: That's, like, your life.
Me: Fuck. You're right.