Surviving Myself

"…villains do win occasionally. Especially at the end of the second installment of a trilogy,..."

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:25:38 -0400

“…villains do win occasionally. Especially at the end of the second installment of a trilogy, or the penultimate book in a long series. I have a feeling Avatar 2 will end with the Clone of Quaritch taking a blowtorch to Eywa and cackling while the Na’Vi cry out like a bunch of blue babies.”

- Heroes and villains of imaginary worlds: A quick primer

Heroes and villains of imaginary worlds: A quick primer

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:24:32 -0400

Heroes and villains of imaginary worlds: A quick primer:

Great quick layman’s guide to archetypes of myth with specific examples pulled from the science fiction genre.

For my next trick I’ll need a volunteer …

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:51:17 -0400

For my next trick I’ll need a volunteer …

brooklynmutt: Ok now you see, pics like this, just solidify my...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:04:59 -0400

brooklynmutt:

Ok now you see, pics like this, just solidify my crush on Rachel Maddow

jessicat:electronicalrattlebag:drfoo:ubergrid:templesmith:sarahtr...

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:37:27 -0400

jessicat:electronicalrattlebag:drfoo:ubergrid:templesmith:sarahtrotsky:(via icelandbob)

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Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:28:51 -0400

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"It’s not always easy to practice what you preach: Mad Men hasn’t been a particular hit with..."

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:54:29 -0400

“It’s not always easy to practice what you preach: Mad Men hasn’t been a particular hit with advertisers, taking in just $1.98 million in advertising revenue in 2009. (A show like 24, in contrast, charged around $250,000 for one 30-second spot.) The problem is that, despite all the buzz, Mad Men doesn’t draw a very high amount of viewers: Its audience of three million would have it canceled on any broadcast network. The show covers the $3 million cost of each episode largely by the $2 million to $3 million licensing fee paid to it by AMC and the price of selling it to international distributors. AMC keeps the show around, meanwhile, because it’s good for its brand—and since debuting, cable and satellite services have paid the network more money per subscriber.”

- Mad Men’s Poor Advertising Track Record - The Daily Beast (via alexsegura)

Unimportant Facts of Life Discovered While Packing

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:22:55 -0400

Unimportant Facts of Life Discovered While Packing:

I own a lint brush for company, but never use it myself because I never need to look that presentable.

burgwald: It’s so hot that our thermometer is literally...

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:45:07 -0400

burgwald:

It’s so hot that our thermometer is literally melting.

FYI: this is the most accurate their thermometer has ever been.

Picture of Herself (Prompt: Showing and Telling)

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:08:39 -0400

Picture of Herself (Prompt: Showing and Telling):

She made herself breathe. If she couldn’t breathe she couldn’t think and she wanted, for the time being at least, to be able to think. To see a way out. The darkness made her heart seem more…

Do I Still Have a Blog?

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:08:39 -0400

Do I Still Have a Blog? :

Well if this shows up I guess the answer is yes.
Long story short: I don’t blog much while in a relationship because I have someone to tell my crazy to. Sorry.

However I’m having a bitch of a…

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Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:17:14 -0400

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A butcher shop with a killer identity: Austin-based...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:29:57 -0400

A butcher shop with a killer identity: Austin-based Ptarmak designed a full range of letterheads, packaging, and business cards for The Chop Shop, and I love how the identity feels like a totally modern take on the classic butcher shop look.

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Ed Hardy Condoms Bring Rise to Important Questions Regarding the Etymology of "Douchebag" - New York News - Runnin' Scared

Wed, 26 May 2010 13:44:48 -0400

Ed Hardy Condoms Bring Rise to Important Questions Regarding the Etymology of "Douchebag" - New York News - Runnin' Scared

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Fri, 21 May 2010 15:44:00 -0400

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"Use spaced en dashes – rather than close-set em dashes or spaced hyphens – to set off phrases."

Thu, 20 May 2010 13:24:33 -0400

“Use spaced en dashes – rather than close-set em dashes or spaced hyphens – to set off phrases.”

- Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style, p.80 (via DI). Bringhurst continues:

The em dash is the nineteenth-century standard, still prescribed in many editorial style books, but the em dash is too long for use with the best text faces. Like the oversized space between sentences, it belongs to the padded and corseted aesthetic of Victorian typography.

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Oh Spinoza, you sexy bastard.

Wed, 12 May 2010 17:24:52 -0400

Oh Spinoza, you sexy bastard.

Word that gave it away? Juxtaposition.

Wed, 12 May 2010 12:28:39 -0400

Word that gave it away? Juxtaposition.

Found a really great sentence in one kid’s paper. Took me a second to realize it was word for...

Wed, 12 May 2010 12:28:39 -0400

Found a really great sentence in one kid’s paper. Took me a second to realize it was word for word what I said to them about the text.

Finals week: why I am up at the same time I’m normally going to bed. Sigh.

Wed, 12 May 2010 07:32:44 -0400

Finals week: why I am up at the same time I’m normally going to bed. Sigh.