December 2009
139 posts
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“I regretted giving up the press, for with commercial publishers my troubles...”
– Anais Nin, in “The Story of My Printing Press”, from The Publish-It-Yourself Handbook: Literary Tradition & How-To, edited by Bill Henderson
Latest Illustration from The Sentiments →
nerdgasms:
kelsium:
If I had a lighter I probably would have spent my day sending tiny shreds of Kleenex up in smoke in my office to entertain myself and quell my rage. I don’t even like fire. In church during midnight mass on Christmas and Easter I used to fixate on the candles. I would be paralyzed with fear that something would catch and we’d all die in the resulting fire, despite the fact...
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“I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own...”
– Frank Zappa (via bitchville)
People really do forget this.
(via provocatoria)
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The Use of Twitter by America’s Newspapers - The... →
infoneernet:
publiccommunication:
shaneguiter:
We were able to find multiple Twitter accounts for all of the top 100 newspapers using common sense searching techniques. However, only 62% of the newspapers included links to at least one of their accounts from their website. In many cases these links were buried on the site and difficult to track down. In addition, this means 38% of the...
Online posting of women's abortion information... →
loudandsoft:
why the fuck would this seem initially like a good idea?
“We’re not trying to embarrass anybody, hurt anybody or make anybody’s identities known. That’s not the purpose of the legislation. We want to collect hard data that can be a useful tool in helping prevent future unwanted pregnancies.” Oklahoma State Sen. Todd Lamb
i can’t believe this is real.
Terrible.
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You may already be an anarchist. (FFOL)
teaandphilosophy:
tcbhwf:
It’s true.
If your idea of healthy human relations is a
dinner with friends, where everyone enjoys everyone else’s
company, responsibilities are divided up voluntarily and
informally, and no one gives orders or sells anything, then
you are an anarchist, plain and simple. The only question
that remains is how you can arrange for more of your
interactions to...
cultural etiquette throughout the world →
r-bex:
I find this highly interesting. Especially the American section, it’s amusing to read about your own unconscious sense of etiquette.
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“Don’t become a well-rounded person. Well rounded people are smooth and dull....”
– The Wonderful Power of Storytelling, Bruce Sterling (via gipsie) (via libraryland)
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“To be transgender is to step outside the bounds of comfort: comfort with self,...”
– Charley Priestess, “Chaotic, Charismatic, Chthonic…”
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Guerilla Giving: Gift #59 Life is Like a See-Saw →
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so you want to be a writer?
tupsyturvy:
vonvoss:
if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don’t do it. if you’re doing it for money or fame, don’t do it. if...
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“If you go home with someone and they don’t have any books, don’t fuck them.”
– John Waters (via reinsangeki)
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“in the dark we will take off our clothes
And they’ll be placing fingers...”
– Neutral Milk Hotel (via ignesfatuidelusions)
