May 2010
No, sir, it's okay. He doesn't need to give me his...
Unsolicited relationship advice at restaurants from [very nice, very well-meaning] nearby diners when you’re dining with “just a friend” = awkward turtles. “What brought you two together?”
“Champagne! You must be celebrating! What are you celebrating?! Are you two…in like….in love?”
“Put away that cellphone, man!”
You can stream all of Janelle Monae’s new album here, and it is…really good. It is also one of those rare modern albums that is actually best listened to as a complete, cohesive album, rather than just as one-off songs.
Watchennuipartie:
cookingthebooksshow:
For A Fortunate Age author Joanna Smith Rakoff’s Cooking the Books, we made a classic brunch dish from late lamented Williamsburg eatery Oznot’s Dish, harissa eggs and rosemary potatoes. This is the easiest thing we’ve ever made and one of the most delicious — if you have harissa around. If you don’t have harissa around, why not make some? It’s cheap and...
anniehinton:
Florence + The Machine - Cosmic...
Window washers on a Sunday morning
A little bit terrifying.
Three of my friends got new jobs this week
Yay to all!
“Recent research suggests that, for most women, high sex drive is associated with...”
– IngentaConnect The Relation Between Sex Drive and Sexual Attraction to Men and Women
Mindblower, paradigm shatterer
treee:
To illustrate the weirdness of English spelling, George Bernard Shaw once said we might as well spell the word fish “ghoti.” The gh may be pronounced /f/ as in laugh. The o may be pronounced /i/ as in women. The ti may be pronounced /sh/ as in nation.
hughmcmullen:
folkinz:
jay-z & the...
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Damen and Leavitt is not the South Loop
“NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — An all-but-overlooked provision of the health...”
– Health care law’s hidden tax change to launch 1099 avalanche - May. 5, 2010
…..This is….insane. And awful. What an enormous, bureaucratic burden and utter waste of time for small business owners.
Braids
The braids below are not insignificant. I am trying a bit to learn how to do them, as they were something I always wanted as a child, but have literally never had in my life (save a tiny little braid of a few strands here and there) as my hair was always so short. This is really the first time it’s ever been long enough, and it is most exciting. I am really loving long hair and I feel like I...
