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"The United States Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively few rights. The..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:39 -0500

“

The United States Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively few rights. The commitment of some members of the Supreme Court to interpreting the Constitution according to its original meaning in the 18th century may send the signal that it is of little current use to, say, a new African nation.

…The rights guaranteed by the American Constitution are parsimonious by international standards, and they are frozen in amber. As Sanford Levinson wrote in 2006 in “Our Undemocratic Constitution,” “the U.S. Constitution is the most difficult to amend of any constitution currently existing in the world today.” (Yugoslavia used to hold that title, but Yugoslavia did not work out.)

”

- ‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World - NYTimes.com (via timoni)

Sutro in phases. Visiting Mckenzie at art explosion studios.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:39 -0500

Sutro in phases. Visiting Mckenzie at art explosion studios.

Hangover cures.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:39:57 -0500

Hangover cures.

craigslist post

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:21:55 -0500

craigslist post:

I’m subletting my ridiculously spacious bedroom for two months while I WWOOF in Italy. Please pass it on to your friends who might be looking for a place / in between places / considering a move to SF. Thanks!

Shaker lemon pie

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:33:49 -0500

Shaker lemon pie

Not quite alamere falls

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:32:25 -0500

Not quite alamere falls

Bass lake in January

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:30:51 -0500

Bass lake in January

I may not bake pies anymore, but my coworkers still gift me...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:20:25 -0500

I may not bake pies anymore, but my coworkers still gift me lemons!

Photo

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:43:08 -0500

gracey: (via Miranda July Called Before Congress To Explain...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:39:28 -0500

gracey:

(via Miranda July Called Before Congress To Explain Exactly What Her Whole Thing Is | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source)

loved this.

Boss brought in a tv so we could watch the 9ers game at work

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:48:22 -0500

Boss brought in a tv so we could watch the 9ers game at work

PHEW.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500

r: by the way... if there were some kind of Negativity Olympics there's a guy in my office here who would completely decimate negative nattles in every competition.
negative nattles is like dora the explorer or betty boop by comparison.
this guy's negativity flows judiciously from every pore of his body so heavy and dense that it's suffocating
it's so infectious that even plants around him temporarily obtain the ability to have negative thoughts and then wilt with sadness

oh my god the cutest.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:11:21 -0500

oh my god the cutest.

"i bet there’s a movement behind walking your dog without a leash in a city and i bet it has..."

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:27:12 -0500

“i bet there’s a movement behind walking your dog without a leash in a city and i bet it has some fancy term like Natural Urban Dog Walking or something”

- things Rob says

the absolute best of news: superamit: Many of you have asked,...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:24:30 -0500

the absolute best of news:

superamit:

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.

Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.

Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.

Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.

9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!

Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.

TODAY

… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!

You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.

First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.

Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.

Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.

AFTER THE TRANSPLANT

Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:

My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.

Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.

Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.

THE GREAT NEWS

I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.

I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you.

in which Johan gets to make fun of Karina, forever.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:49:44 -0500

k: well i called him and freaked out because i haven't been able to find my keys since saturday
so i couldn't bike because my bike key is on that keychain
so he came over with ice cream and flowers and helped me find them
n: oh sheesh did you find them?
k:yeah they were in my pants pocket
of my workout pants
n: aw
k: which i was wearing while we were looking
for a half an hour

guess whose app is a staff pick on iTunes? (WHAT?!)

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:31:23 -0500

guess whose app is a staff pick on iTunes? (WHAT?!)

Negative Nattles!!!!

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:09:58 -0500

Negative Nattles!!!!

Yes, that’s Justin Bieber peaking out of my chest.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:55:12 -0500

Yes, that’s Justin Bieber peaking out of my chest.

Cake eating competition

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:41:52 -0500

Cake eating competition