“ Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.”
Banksy (via debsidelinger)
YES.
“I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.” — Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is one of my new heroes. Lesley Knope, the character she plays in “Parks & Recreation” is all of the things above. Even in episodes where she does ditzier things, Knope’s own heroes are strong women in power - her own goal is to be President of the United States.
(via ljm)
Why secondhand bookstores smell good
ljm:
This is the kind of trivia my brain will squirrel away for ‘later’ - probably over-writing the last bit of eroded high school maths equations.Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge in all of us.
Perfumes: The Guide (via)
(via downlo)
“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
— Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye
Unboxing one of Andy Warhol’s time capsules has to make for a great day at work! Video discovered thanks to Keight.
Extra for diehard Warhol lovers from my latest favourite site, Thought Catalog: Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests, Reinterpreted
A 12-YEAR-OLD EXPLAINS THE INFORMATION AGE'S FACTS OF LIFE TO HER MOTHER
Via McSweeney’s:
Mom, it’s gonna be a long ride to Grandma’s, and while we have some time alone together, I think it’d be good for us to talk about some things. I’m getting older, and I’m not always gonna be around the house to explain stuff to you. I know you have a lot of questions, and I want us to be open with each other. So, I think it’s time you learned where blogs and tweets come from.
I don’t know what kind of stories you’ve heard from your friends or the ladies in your book club. Sometimes, old people will spread around what they’ve heard from other old people. This can make things even more confusing and scary. That’s why it’s important you get the straight facts from me…
They grow up so fast…
“ Choose a book and read it at the same time as a bunch of people you hang out with regularly—your friends or colleagues, or just your partner. But: do not discuss the book. Allow the world of the book to seep into yours. Enjoy the sensation of temporarily inhabiting a common fiction, a shared memory palace. Crack in-jokes, reference characters and situations, share metaphors. No pressure. Just enjoy the experience.”
Oblique Reading: a Tutorial | booktwo.org (via adactio)
This is a nice, relaxed way to do it I think. Who wants to read a book at the same time as me?
(via adactio)
Five Emotions Invented By The Internet « Thought Catalog
A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. During this time an individual feels unsure whether they have offended the IM recipient, committed a breach of IM etiquette, or have otherwise spoilt the presentation of themselves carefully crafted thus far thanks to the miracles of the textual medium. The individual must be at least vaguely aware that they are being vaguely paranoid, and must tell themselves things like ‘he probably just stepped away from the keyboard’ or ‘I know she is at work right now so perhaps she has stopped replying because she is busy.’
This is all kinds of awesome! (via kottke)
So true…
