April 2011
“she being Brand
-new;and you
know consequently a
little stiff i was
careful...”
– e.e. cummings
I did a reading of this poem for my 11th grade english class and I remember being totally nervous about pretending to have a sexual climax in front of my peers. My point was that some of his poems were meant to be read aloud, such as this one, wherein the rhythm with which he writes...
Sign the open letter from Planned Parenthood →
fallingdeep:
The federal government will shut down because extremists in Congress are pursuing a vendetta against Planned Parenthood. It’s not about the budget — it’s about trying to destroy an organization that provides birth control, HIV testing, and cancer screenings. It’s time to stand up and call these extremists out.
For everyone who’s as livid as I am about what’s going on in D.C....
“It’s an outrage to shut down the government over an extreme proposal that would...”
– Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (via aatombomb)
“So if the federal government shuts down, taxpayers would save a lot of money,...”
– The price of a shutdown (via ryking)
“Look, guys. No matter what a girl does, no matter how she’s dressed, no matter...”
– Vice President Joe Biden.
We are all Vice Presidents in the Joe Biden Fan Club.
(via girl-nongrata:ericaschmerica:cherrispryteaintsobrite:camiwillkno:dontcallmeval)
Tweet for Beer: New Feature at Safeco →
Don’t want to leave your seat while watching the M’s beat the visiting team? Just Tweet, and a beer vendor will deliver a cold brewsky direct to you. @Msbeervendor will be taking orders via Twitter starting at the home opener this Friday.
Cool. I’m guessing this could never be a service at Qwest for Sounder’s games, because, well…they would be getting 20,000 texts all at...
5 Tips For Finding Work You Love →
Pay attention to what you envy. Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You only envy those who have what you desire. Back when I was a Wall Street lawyer, some of my former law school classmates got together one evening, and compared notes on alumni career tracks. They spoke with admiration and, yes, jealousy, of a classmate who argued regularly before the Supreme Court. At first...
