January 2011
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philosophy paper?
Yep, all about Harry Potter.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient...
– Dr. Seuss
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i love
that beautiful moment when it all *clicks*
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lesser known books that deserve recognition
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
One Child by Torey Hayden
Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
Love by Leo Buscaglia
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges
POPism: The Warhol Sixties by Andy Warhol
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Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our...
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via drinkyourjuice)
children are so wise
dallasclayton:
HELL (FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TWO SEVEN YEAR OLD BOYS PLAYING WITH ACTION FIGURES)
BOY 1 : This zombie is going to heaven…
BOY 2 : Zombies don’t go to heaven. They go to the opposite of heaven.
BOY 1: What’s the opposite of heaven?
BOY 2 : I don’t want to say… It’s a bad word.
BOY 1 : Stupid heaven?
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
– Roald Dahl (via iwanttosing)
Rare (lost) Words →
tristifical - causing to be sad or mournful. eternitarian - one who believes in the eternity of the soul. cosmogyral - whirling round the universe. siagonology - study of jaw-bones. autexousious - exercising or possessing free will. nepheliad - cloud-nymph. gardeviance -chest for valuables; a travelling trunk. ictuate - to emphasize. senticous - prickly; thorny. interfation - act of interrupting...
Why does Chicago produce so many secret geniuses?* →
patternclash:
Vivian Maier worked as a nanny in Chicago in the 1950s-60s. Five decades later, over 30,000 negatives reveal Ms. Maier to be one of the most talented street photographers in our history.
*The Henry Darger Effect
This woman’s work is breath taking!! Holy shit.
Star wars episode 2 proves that George Lucas is truly the master of the art of...
– Plinkett Reviews- Stars Wars: Episode II
Books I read in 2010
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Master of the World by Jules Verne
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir...