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She used the wrong Magic until she made him beat her. If she’d used the right Magic and had said something nice perhaps he wouldn’t have got as drunk…
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Maurice Sendak tells Mommy to go to hell

  • Reporter: "What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?"
  • Sendak: "I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate."
  • Reporter: "Because kids can handle it?"
  • Sendak: "If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered."
  • Jonze: "Dave, you want to field that one?"
  • Eggers: "The part about kids wetting their pants? Should kids wear diapers when they go to the movies? I think adults should wear diapers going to it, too. I think everyone should be prepared for any eventuality."
  • Sendak: "I think you're right. This concentration on kids being scared, as though we as adults can't be scared. Of course we're scared. I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. It never stops. We're grown-ups; we know better, but we're afraid."
  • Reporter: "Why is that important in art?"
  • Sendak: "Because it's truth. You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive."
  • (from the San Francisco Chronicle)
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Scary by XKCD
Sep 22
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How to Unlock the Amazing Secret of Unlimited Productivity

by Matt Cutts - 16 September 2009

All of us could use some help increasing our productivity. So I’m going to share one of my best productivity secrets. This secret can literally CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!! Are you ready?

Step 1. Buy a productivity book.

Any productivity book will do. I use a book called “The Now Habit.” It doesn’t matter what book you order though, because you probably won’t read it. You can use any random “increase your productivity” book.

Step 2. Look at the productivity book and tell yourself, “If I don’t get X done, I’m going to have to read that productivity book.”

That’s it. As far as I can discern, staring at the cover of a productivity book gives you almost as much of a motivational boost as actually reading the book. And if staring at the cover doesn’t work, then tell yourself the punishment for not getting your work done is that you’ll have to read that dang productivity book. Pretty soon you’ll be off and working. Enjoy.

Sep 16
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stripy Bergman by Yulia ♥

stripy Bergman by Yulia ♥

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President Obama, walking in the rain to a meeting with a member of the Kennedy family. by Jason Reed, via InOtherNews

President Obama, walking in the rain to a meeting with a member of the Kennedy family. by Jason Reed, via InOtherNews

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What she thought about while looking at the waves was a complete mystery, yet you could tell that these thoughts pleased her, and that she liked herself better while thinking them.
Aug 21
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M(AR) by Jimson Vilela (via Reckon)

M(AR) by Jimson Vilela (via Reckon)

Aug 20
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they don't write children's books like this, anymore

She made love to everyone — the grooms, the porters, the housemaids, the ladies-in-waiting, and the elderly giant lords whose hunting days were past. She submitted to being kissed and pawed about by any number of giantesses, many of whom seemed sorry for her and called her “a poor little thing” though none of them explained why.
C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair
1953

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