September 2008
87 posts
“At a Manassas dry cleaner, Fauquier County resident Dana Conners, 51, said she...”
– [ For Many Americans, Fear and Distrust Run High, in the Washington Post ]
And this is why I have decided, tentatively, after knowing nothing of economics and only briefly scanning a PDF of the bailout, that it’s a good thing. Yes, it stings that we have to pay for wealthy instutitions’...
from "Some Like It Hot"
Sugar: [pouring bourbon into paper cup] Turn the lights on.
Daphne: No lights, we don't want anyone to know we're having a party.
Sugar: But I might spill some.
Daphne: So spill it! Spills, thrills, laughs, and games. This may even turn out to be a surprise party.
Sugar: What's the surprise?
Daphne: Not yet.
Sugar: When?
Daphne: Better have a drink first.
Sugar: There. That'll put hair on your chest.
Daphne: No fair guessing.
“Simon Watts of Nottingham Trent University and Paul Stenner of University...”
– [ How do I love thee? Which of the nine ways?, in the Guardian ]
That’s right: a sample set of of fifty people and they came up with nine different types of romantic love.
“Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred...”
– [ Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank, in the New York Times ]
“Supporters of the bill had argued that it was necessary to avoid a collapse of...”
– [ House Rejects Bailout Package, 228-205; Stocks Plunge, in the New York Times ]
“The day began with an agreement that Washington hoped would end the financial...”
– [ Talks Implode During Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved, in the New York Times ]
“Do initiate flirtation with people of roughly the same level of attractiveness...”
– [ from the SIRC Guide to flirting ]
Mwahahaha. This is awesome! I had no idea this guide existed.
“In 2006, Mr. Zuma was tried — and acquitted—of the rape of a 31-year-old family...”
– [ South Africa Has New President, but for How Long?, in the New York Times ]
*shiver*
Nordstrom Women's Lounge, Union Square →
There are seventy-three reviews of the Union Square Nordstroms’ women’s bathroom on Yelp.
“We propose that sharing a negative—as compared to a positive—attitude about a...”
– [ Interpersonal chemistry through negativity: Bonding by sharing negative attitudes about others, from Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Personal Relationships ]
Sounds about right, albeit a little sad.
Attention: I am dating a girl that looks like... →
Whoa. This thread. Whoa.
“I get it, fellas. She’s not intimidating, like one of those women who wears...”
– [ In Which We Are So Through With Men, from This Recording ]
Crikies! I’ve dealt with that kind of dude before (hated when I dressed up to go out, actually said “only single girls wear eyeliner”) but I didn’t know that was a particular type. I thought it was just Insecure...
“I have often thought that the best way to define a man’s character would...”
– [ William James, via Wikiquote ]
It sounds a bit cheesy, but I’m guessing it’s also probably true. It’d be nice to know what this particular attitude was for each person you met.
unless I forget and take a wide left turn
Timoni: Ooo, maybe I could rent a car in France.
Heather: but then you'd have to drive on the opposite side
Timoni: I know! Fun!
Timoni: I never have before!
Heather: scary
Heather: ha
Timoni: I was just talking to my mom
Timoni: she's convinced I'm going to die if I go to Paris alone. Poor dear.
Heather: no way
Heather: you'll be MORE alive!
(As it turns out, this conversation was all wrong about the sides of roads.)
“Over the last several years the focus on thread count has dominated the bedding...”
– [ Linenplace: The Truth About Thread Count, via Kottke ]
And I was so almost sold on the idea.
“American popular attitudes toward the citation of foreign law, by contrast, Mark...”
– [ American Exception: Supreme Court’s Global Influence Is Waning, in the New York Times ]
“That set off weeks of protests by the blind. Some blind masseurs leaped from...”
– [ For South Korea’s Blind, a Livelihood Is Challenged, in the New York Times ]
Only the blind can be registered masseurs in South Korea. It sounds like a heartbreaking problem on both sides—people who want to be masseurs cannot, but the blind are at least ensured jobs in a nation where there is...
“So yes, there’s an obvious line between leafing through a Playboy and pulling a...”
– [ Is Pornography Adultery?, in The Atlantic ]
Nicely put.
“Money speaks, but it speaks with a male voice. In the hands of women, money...”
– [ Andrea Dworkin, from “Pornography: Men Possessing Women”, via MONEY IS IN THE SINEWS OF LOVE, in More Intelligent Life ]
I can see why Dworkin said this, but I wonder if it’s true anymore. I think money could certainly buy me status, dignity, recognition, and possibly loyalty...