November 2008
31 posts
Estoy fucked.
i leave 3 weeks from today.
i still can’t form sentences in spanish. i should’ve gone somewhere that spoke french.
panic panic panic panic.
“Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.”
– Jane Austen (via kari-shma)
299. Eat more fish.
(via rulesformyunbornson)
edit: eat more wild fish. support your local fisherman.
Feds, PacifiCorp reach accord to remove 4 Klamath... →
it’s about time.
“John Podesta, chief of Obama’s transition team and Clinton’s Chief of...”
– Dan Bacher, in IndyBay
entertaining.
“And the claim of credit for the Africa anecdote is just the latest ruse by...”
– -The New York Times
Turns out there’s a lot of bullshit surrounding a lot of the claims about Sarah Palin’s stupidity and other ridiculous McCain-Palin campaign rumors.
mission arrest: 40 days and 40 nights without... →
kkr:
my newest endeavor (as if i need another project).
bookmarkit!
Watchretuta:
“Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are”
Watchkkr:
i was there! amazing night.
me too. history=made!
i didn't vote for obama today. →
this story made me cry.
i promise the bazillion posts a day will cease when this election is over. i can’t imagine being able to find this many amazing pieces of inspiration (and being this distracted at work) after this rollercoaster is over. i am so proud to be a part of this right now.
(via kkr)
Is Obama President? →
nerdyc:
“almost”
Long Lines are a Poll Tax (Rachel Maddow) →
via poseur:
“Monetary poll taxes were ruled unconstitutional just 44 years ago. But, as Rachel points out, time spent waiting to vote is worth something, too. Lines for early voting in Florida and Georgia ranged anywhere from 2 to 6 hours. How many people can get that much time off work? How many people are shelling out for child care for all the time they spend waiting at the polling...
From Time Out Chicago's Election Night Guide:
Moonshine’s Election Night Party
Celeb: Alderman Manny Flores
Entertainment: Booze specials including $3 Obamas (Bacardi O and Red Bull) and $3 McCains (“Random crap left over from the last four years.”)
Deets: Moonshine, 1824 W Division St, 7pm–2am; free.(link)
Marjorie: i'm going to be a total patent nerd on you. on tumblr...i think it's more likely that the ideas are generated from outside of the small box and implemented through said small box. you can chalk this up to annoyingness from reading patents all day
me: a small box is the nickname for my house
Marjorie: i thought this whole time that the small box was your iphone
me: nope. my iphone is a small technology box.
me: and i live in a small box
Marjorie: clever. i think small box v. small technology box grants you entry to patent nerdom. congrats and welcome.
Marjorie: pocket protectors available on the right. ballpoint pens on left.
“It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count...”
– Stalin (loosely translated, from Boris Bazhanov’s Memoirs of Stalin’s Former Secretary