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bete noire

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:29:03 -0500

bete noire: It is a lot more satisfying a term than nemesis but perhaps bugbear is even better. Well, cuter anyway.

Flaneur comes from French, from flâner, “to saunter; to stroll; to lounge about.”

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:20:26 -0500

Flaneur comes from French, from flâner, “to saunter; to stroll; to lounge about.”

via ragamouf now this is what i shoulda remembered when i was...

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:09:17 -0500

via ragamouf

now this is what i shoulda remembered when i was asked recently to bring my favourite kids book to a (eeks) baby shower. i was obsessed with stanley… i still always reference this book (especially how he gets posted on holidays with some sandwiches) and nobody knows what i’m talking about. ahhhh.

They broke in to fix the clock! so good...

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:10:27 -0500

They broke in to fix the clock! so good...

FollowOnTumblr

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:09:41 -0500

Yeah, I don’t really get how you’re meant to find new tumblelogs when no one has blogrolls or anything.

I follow sicksummerinbed, lqtm, ragamouf, alextremist, and a few others who never blog. Also my sex-wars-musical tumblr but that’s not really for public viewing.

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If you use Tumblr, please consider reblogging this post and updating it with the people you FollowOnTumblr.

These are the people I FollowOnTumblr:

bauldoff, ofvarieddelights, nickdouglas, jakoblodwick, jacobbijani, dalasverdugo, jaredm, mariaaa, joshmeyers, nath, jakeandamir, esquareda, judesays, skar, full-as, mareen, lapoor, idreamed, anupriya, saykwan, ache, peterwknox, saar, thao, justusz, lucyyy, noahkalina, alexamay, axelovestuff, zachklein, poundcaketate.

Who do you FollowOnTumblr?

— alextremist

Bicycle Hood Ornament!

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:05:49 -0500

Bicycle Hood Ornament!

what no spunky young zinester librarians?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:01:33 -0400

what no spunky young zinester librarians?

what better time? re-learn now and help write the musical!

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:13:43 -0400

what better time? re-learn now and help write the musical!

oh dear… productivity geeks gone overboard! And not too...

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:52:20 -0400

oh dear… productivity geeks gone overboard!

And not too ironically at all, i am totally procrastinating again reading people write about being productive.

"The phrase “have a shifty” is from the anglo-arabic “have a shufti” - shufti..."

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:50:16 -0400

“The phrase “have a shifty” is from the anglo-arabic “have a shufti” - shufti means look (imperative) in arabic. In syrian-jewish brooklyn, kids often tell each other to “shuf” this or “shuf” that as a way of saying “check this out”.”

- Miriam in the comments on Inmoloraan.

"Heard they’d do anything for a Klondike Well I’d do anything for a blonde dyke And..."

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:48:20 -0400

“Heard they’d do anything for a Klondike
Well I’d do anything for a blonde dyke
And she’ll do anything for the limelight
And we’ll do anything when the time’s right
Ugh, baby you’re makin’ it
(Harder, better, faster, stronger)”

- Kanye West - Stronger - lyrics from LyricWiki

heh. mom jeans. (via alextremist) thanks!

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:44:30 -0400

heh. mom jeans.

(via alextremist) thanks!

The Bored Jacket » Yanko Design

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:57:05 -0400

The Bored Jacket » Yanko Design

Photo

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:08:03 -0400

ridiculous!

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:07:06 -0400

“In 1996, Jeff Bigler observed that there appeared to be a “tact filter” that was operated in different directions by “nerds” versus “normal people:”

All people have a “tact filter”, which applies tact in one direction to everything that passes through it. Most “normal people” have the tact filter positioned to apply tact in the outgoing direction….

“Nerds,” on the other hand, have their tact filter positioned to apply tact in the incoming direction. Thus, whatever anyone says to them gets the appropriate amount of tact added when they hear it. This is because when nerds were growing up, they continually got picked on, and their parents continually drilled into their heads statements like, “They’re just saying those mean things because they’re jealous. They don’t really mean it…”

Then, later:

So, nerds need to understand that normal people have to apply tact to everything they say; they become really uncomfortable if they can’t do this. Normal people need to understand that despite the fact that nerds are usually tactless, things they say are almost never meant personally and shouldn’t be taken that way. Both types of people need to be extra patient when dealing with someone whose tact filter is backwards relative to their own.

from 43 folders.

"According to myth, earwigs are known to crawl inside ears and damage the human brain, but this is..."

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:39:15 -0400

“According to myth, earwigs are known to crawl inside ears and damage the human brain, but this is certainly not true.”

- Pest Control | Savvy Gardening: Garden Ideas, Tips, Pictures, and More

"Napstyles of the Rich & Famous… You must sleep some time between lunch and dinner, and no..."

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:07:10 -0400

“

Napstyles of the Rich & Famous…

You must sleep some time between lunch and dinner, and no half-way measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That’s what I always do. Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That’s a foolish notion held by people who have no imagination. - Winston Churchill

”

- Napstyles of the Rich & Famous | 43 Folders

From the JC Penney’s catalogue 1975 via JanceeDeen I...

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:41:30 -0400

From the JC Penney’s catalogue 1975 via JanceeDeen

I really thought these were bathers until I enlarged the photo. In my dreams they still are… bring back the full body one-piece bathing suit for men!

geek geek geek gtd geek

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:07:03 -0400

geek geek geek gtd geek: from jeangenie

The dummys are sick! (the tag says love/sick btw). Go mei +...

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:15:11 -0400

The dummys are sick! (the tag says love/sick btw).

Go mei + picchi for the weirdo window dressing.