March 2011
Dear Prudence on Online Bullies →
Yep.
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This 26-year-old is making millions cutting out... →
Oh man. Oh don’t even tease my like this.
[Author Amanda Hocking] gets to keep 70% of her book sales — and she sells around 100,000 copies per month. By comparison, it’s usually thought that it takes a few tens of thousands of copies sold in the first week to be a New York Times bestselling writer.
The comparison isn’t entirely fair, because Hocking sells her books for...
February 2011
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Super Mario Fan Fiction - Peach's Cake: Descent... →
Supposedly, the manuscript for this Super Mario Bros. fan fiction was found by a new apartment tenet cleaning out the basement of the place he rented. I don’t know about all that, but it’s pretty awesome as fan fictions go:
Simultaneously, Mario planted his boot square on the first Trooper’s shell. He stomped hard, bearing down with his full weight on the enemy until he heard...
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The revolutions in the Arab world indicate a shift... →
He’s right:
But Americans - the people as much as their leaders - are so busy dismantling the social, political and economic foundations of their former greatness that they are unable to see how much they have become like the stereotype of the traditional Middle Eastern society that for so long was used to justify, alternately (and sometimes simultaneously) supporting authoritarian leaders...
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My smoker’s cough is at its worst when it’s been three or four days since my last cigarette.
Wich makes me think that numbing my throat with cloves was the only way I could keep from getting choked out by cat hair.
Oh well, back to the Claritin.
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Judgemental Bookseller Ostrich →
I know more than a few of you work in bookstores…
Edit: Damn my spelling.
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Sarah Palin's Secret Facebook Account →
Via Failbooking:
Liking your own status? Lame. Creating a fake account to like the things you say with your real account? Super lame. But, who would do something like that?
Apparently, Sarah Palin would do something like that. And she’s been busted.
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Teabaggers plan to infiltrate union rallies, hold... →
Oh ho ho ho! You don’t give journalists very much credit, do you good sir?
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What’s worse than a tasteless joke? A tasteless joke that was done 22 months before.
My ad school teacher used to tell us to think of 30 ideas, then throw the first 10 away, because those first 10 cannot possibly be original.
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Slate writer: I hate my iPad →
Some valid arguments contained therein. I made a motion to post this to Tumblr right after the part about the device being made for consuming rather than composing.
It should be noted that copying the URL and navigating to this page to create the post took me 10 minutes.
Sent from my iPad.
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LCD Soundsystem: The greatest post-rock 'n' roll... →
Maybe being in PR has made me jaded. Or maybe Terminal 5 really did have 12 free days on the calendar.
Either way, I still kinda like LCD Soundsystem.
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Employee sends out errant tweet using @RedCross... →
Whoops. Can’t say I’m surprised — those tasked with corporate management of Twitter accounts are often the types who are steeped in the service outside the office. Too bad tweets are like farts and just sorta hang there despite backtracking efforts.
Kudos to @RedCross for taking it in stride. From Dogfish Head’s website:
So when I spoke with Wendy Harman (I needed to...
The Content Farm: How to Make a Peanut Butter... →
thecontentfarm:
Mmm-mmm! Tasty peanut butter sandwiches! Just eating one takes you back to those days back when you were a wide-eyed second grader sitting out there in the schoolyard, trying to eat lunch by yourself while the other kids laughed at your underwear peeking out of your pants.
Relive those days…
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Whatever Happened To Alternative Nation, Part 9:... →
Worth a read, no matter how you feel about Korn and Limp Bizkit.
Grunge was just so weak and emotional; [nü-metal], in contrast, was heavy and powerful. Grunge was “I feel your pain” music, siding with all the losers and rejects seeking protection from bullies real or imagined; the new music convinced the losers and rejects that they were the bullies, and it was high time they found somebody...
"Confessions of a Juggler" by Tina Fey
myinnermonoblog:
My daughter recently checked out a book from the preschool library called “My Working Mom.” It had a cartoon witch on the cover. “Did you pick this book out all by yourself?” I asked her, trying to be nonchalant. Yes. We read the book, and the witch mother was very busy and sometimes reprimanded her daughter for messing things up near her cauldron. She had to fly away to a lot...
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Haha, remember when?
Stupid fucking Google
"The" is a common word, and was not included in your search
"Who" is a common word, and was not included in your search
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The 9th GIF in your folder is you on Valentine's...
cottontailwarrior:
loveliest-tragedy:
oldfilmsflicker:
therivanqueen:
mydearholmes:
takemetoyourtardis:
threepenproblem:
lozoza:
letmebeyoursunshine:
karloscd:
socialhalitosis:
oh
*snort*
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10 Tips For Making A Sex Tape - By Tommy Wiseau →
Presented without comment, unless you consider dry-heaving around No. 5 to be a comment.
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PS3 'jailbreak code' retweeted by Sony spokesman →
An exercise in “How Not To Social-Media.” To wit:
Travis La Marr (aka @exiva) tweeted the now-infamous PS3 METLDR root key towards Butler with the challenge to “Come at me.” What’s a spokesperson to do but confuse it for a Battleship reference and retweet the entire code?
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Uncyclopedia: How To Cook While Drunk →
“Preheat oven to whatever seems appropriate. Get packet of cake mix. Try to focus on instructions on packet of cake mix. Hold a hand over one eye, so you stop seeing double. Ah! There you go. Gather ingredients. Realize that you don’t have butter, decide that mashed potatoes has similar consistency. Realize that you have no milk, use beer. Realize you have no eggs, improvise egg...
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Unemployment fantasy: Having the free time to write my novel, finish a few crochet projects and read some classic literature.
Unemployment reality: Having the JG Wentworth jingle permanently running through my head.
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timheidecker:
LEAKED BLACK EYED PEAS SUPER BOWL...
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The Stinkymeat Project →
Two hooligans chronicle the deterioration of a plate of meat left in their neighbor’s backyard. Presented mainly for posterity’s sake. I can’t believe this still lives on the internet — it’s at least a decade old.
Not even remotely safe for lunch.
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The Anal-Retentive Chef changes a light bulb →
Compact fluorescent bulbs may be the wave of the future, but that wave contains harmful amounts of mercury if dropped and broken. Cleaning up a smashed bulb is no longer a matter of just getting a broom and dustpan:
Carefully scoop up glass fragments and powder using stiff paper or cardboard and place debris and paper/cardboard in a glass jar with a metal lid. If a glass jar is not available,...
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Obama botches SOTU infographic →
Pay attention in geometry class, kids. You never know when it’s going to come in handy. Pro tip: It comes into play in more careers than just architecture.
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Let's ask female world leaders about marriage and... →
This is only humorous to me because the Onion did it first. From a Piers Morgan interview with Condoleezza Rice:
“Do you dream of a fairytale wedding?” he asked. Rice smiled and said, “I think I’m well beyond the fairytale marriage stage.”
“You’re quite a catch,” chimed in Morgan. Rice politely thanked him and assured the host that she was, in...
