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Home on a Friday night. Drinking a beer, eating some Ramen noodles, watching some Mad Men....

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:59:44 -0700

Home on a Friday night. Drinking a beer, eating some Ramen noodles, watching some Mad Men. It’s cool, ‘cuz I’ve got it like that.

Betty Draper’s Guide to Parenting!Susan — this is...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:48 -0700

Betty Draper’s Guide to Parenting!
Susan — this is totally for you.

(via portlandjetaime, suicideblonde et al.)

I’m sorry, but this is never appropriate.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:17 -0700

I’m sorry, but this is never appropriate.

Things I Did Tonight:>Worked super overtime.>Ate fast food.>Watched “Coyote...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:38 -0700

Things I Did Tonight:
>Worked super overtime.
>Ate fast food.
>Watched “Coyote Ugly.”
>Sang Leanne Rimes songs.
>Felt super lonely and single.
>Restarted my fucking OkCupid thing.
>Felt even more super lonely and single.

Woo life in the big CITY!

Sorry about the pity party. I’m off to read myself to sleep.

I love the idea of eBooks. I’ve been trying out the iBooks app on my iPhone. I get the idea,...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:01:21 -0700

I love the idea of eBooks. I’ve been trying out the iBooks app on my iPhone. I get the idea, and I love the concept of having an entire library at my fingertips, but I cannot get over how good it feels to actually hold a new book in your hands. Underline passages and write notes in the margins. Smell the pages. Crack the spine. An electronic interface will never replace that for me.

Putting a Mood Ring on U.S. Over 300 million tweets were...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:30 -0700

Putting a Mood Ring on U.S.

Over 300 million tweets were analyzed for this project, showing the average mood of the various regions of the country through the day. Early morning and late evening typically have the highest level of happiness, and weekends showing significantly happier than weekdays. Duh.

Click through for the full-sized version. It’s pretty neat.

(via GraphJam)

Joey, Peggy’s new co-worker: putting the sex in SCDP since...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:24:06 -0700

Joey, Peggy’s new co-worker: putting the sex in SCDP since 1964.

“Stop telling me what to do. I know what you...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:17:44 -0700

“Stop telling me what to do. I know what you want.”
“So do it. Harder. Again.”

So, uh… Don Draper likes it rough.
(From Mad Men’s Season 4 premier, “Public Relations”)

“Because” - The Beatles Because the world is round,...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:05:00 -0700

“Because” - The Beatles

Because the world is round, it turns me on.
Because the wind is high, it blows my mind.
Love is all, love is new
Love is all, love is you.
Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry.

So simple, but so incredibly beautiful.

Listening to The Monkees. I’ll be a Daydream Believer...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:46:04 -0700

Listening to The Monkees. I’ll be a Daydream Believer until the day I die. Don’t you hate those nights when the words don’t come out right? Like 98 pages down and the rest of my life to go. I’m pretty sure I just don’t make sense anymore.

A History of The Beatles, as told by their...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:13:25 -0700

A History of The Beatles, as told by their hair.

(via peopleasplaces, 9gag.com)

Because there was once a time when all this felt like it mattered— I am sick of cramming my...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:39:00 -0700

Because there was once a time when all this felt like it mattered—

I am sick of cramming my feelings into 160 keystrokes (as if the glass of my iPhone could feel or convey anything at all). It’s so watered down that everything’s lost meaning. I want parchment and ink. I want a letter I can hold in my hand, fold in my pocket and read without switching on a screen. I want postcards with funny pictures from faraway places. I want to be verbose; I want to dazzle you with prose. I want to tell you about how I make funny faces in the mirror when I brush my teeth, or how I spend most of my nights in bed fencing in sheep. And I want it back from you. Now it’s all 0’s and 1’s and — more than anything — I want something real.

“Dangerous Blues” - The Young Veins. I am not going...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:12:14 -0700

“Dangerous Blues” - The Young Veins.

I am not going to lie: I’ve been listening to this song all night. It is just that good. The Young Veins’ new record is stellar — predictably retro, but that’s my scene anyway, so I don’t mind.

This is what it’s come to. Eating croutons out of the...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:15:40 -0700

This is what it’s come to. Eating croutons out of the box. Drinking cheap wine out of the bottle. I hope you’re proud. It’s okay for me to say that I miss you because I’m only telling the truth.

Seeing History in ‘Mad Men’

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:15:35 -0700

Seeing History in ‘Mad Men’:

An awesome interactive timeline by the New York Times lining up events in the past three seasons of “Mad Men” with real-life historical events. It even chronicles events in the later-60s as a sort of “preview” of what might be in store in later seasons of the show. As a huge Maddict and history buff, this is super cool.

Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:29:14 -0700

Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier!

Faulkner at Virginia

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:45:00 -0700

Faulkner at Virginia:

The University of Virginia has uploaded a number of lectures by influential American author William Faulkner that were recorded during his two-year stint at the university in the late 1950s.

These are phenomenal, especially his readings of his own work. ”A Word to Young Writers” is a must-listen.

Oh. My. God. Just…ohmygod.Definitely not for the faint...

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:35:00 -0700

Oh. My. God. Just…ohmygod.
Definitely not for the faint of heart.

(via iamnotawhore)

It’s been one day. How does this happen?!

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:14:48 -0700

It’s been one day. How does this happen?!

The worst thing ever:Realizing your not going to be a rock star.

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:36:20 -0700

The worst thing ever:
Realizing your not going to be a rock star.