October 2009
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Mexico by Jump, Little Children
“Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping...”
– President Obama via Reuters (via amazingamanda) (via stevewoolf) (via mikehudack) (via apsies) (via think4yourself) (via britreed)
csws:
fireflies - owl city
I don’t care...
I may or may not be in love with Don Draper. Damn.
Really, Portland cannot come any sooner? Please God?
Also, life is busy.
doctorplease:
geetarooman:
murmure:
Fink -...
Trips I will take in the next year:
Portland, Oregon— 3 weeks from now.
Isle Royale, next summer with Evan.
Bike trip to somewhere.
Portland again.
Chattanooga, TN—Memorial weekend.
Any to add to the list?
Does anyone remember the band Finch? They were great.
I wrote a paper tonight.
I hate writing papers. I really do, but I actually wrote something I like in the conclusion to this paper:
Domestic ideals from the mid 1800’s were clearly reflected in the seemingly picturesque cookie-cutter homes, fashions, and families of modern America. These original ideals gave birth to the ‘2.5 kids and a late model car’ model of contemporary American families. Since the...
EXCITEMENT!
I AM GOING TO PORTLAND TO VISIT HOLLY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!
I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY FOR A WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!
PORTLAND FUCKING OREGON!
yussssss…. I WIN.
I am also really excited that I get to learn the Portland transit system. I’ve already got my directions from the airport!
The 2000s
britreed:
soupsoup:
It’s barely occurred to me that we’re less than three months away from putting a bow on the 2000s and for the most part, despite the novelty of being the first decade of “THE FUTURE” it was seemingly, at first glance, a fairly generic decade.
The 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s all feel like distinctive decades. They each have a very definable sense of style, history, and...
“Cycling’s enemy is not the car; it is the idiot. And idiots travel by foot, car,...”
– A pearl of wisdom from Bike Snob NYC (via valhallaisland) (via annierachel) (via showerbeers) (via iisabelle) (via postlapsaetia) (via thedeathoftruespirit) (via britreed)
This day in history.
October 5, 1947
First presidential speech on TV
On this day in 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans. At the time of Truman’s food-conservation speech, Europe was still recovering from World War II and suffering...
We’re Both So Sorry by Mirah.
I just got...
Gettin' shit done. Yeah.
Hello, October.
It is time to begin eating everything pumpkin and squash style. Oh, and chili. And baked apples.
It is time to anticipate hot cocoa.
Time to begin wearing those lovely scarves and sweaters. Yeaaaahhh.
I want to go thrifting. Bad. Also, I have figured out what I am going to do for my Digital final project…now just to figure out my studio project.
