February 2012
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Espresso Etiquette 101: 6 Lessons in Coffee Shop... →
bangtran:
Cafes are not places to set up a quasi mission control, and the simple act of tipping shouldn’t remind anyone who observes it of a full-scale production of The Taming of the Shrew.
These are just two examples that stood out among a myriad of espresso etiquette breaches I’ve witnessed over the past twelve months, the most recent of which involved Mr Lesson 4 earlier this week.
As I...
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foreverghiblimelodies:
Song: Ashitaka and San...
Neil Gaiman: It's Extra Magic Bonus Happy Leap... →
neil-gaiman:
Please celebrate Leap Year Day in the traditional manner by taking a writer out for dinner.
It’s been four years since many authors had a good dinner. We are waiting. Many of us have our forks or chopsticks at the ready - some of us have had them ready for days. We will repay you by drifting off…
Anyone? Even if I don’t want dinner, take me to dinner? Bonus points for...
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by stealth we milked the cosmos and survived: A... →
milkingthecosmos:
If today and today I am calling aloud
If I break into pieces of glitter on asphalt
bits of sun, the din
if tires whine on wet pavement
everything humming
If we find we are still in motion
and have arrived in Zeno’s thought, like
if sunshine hits marble and the sea lights up
we…
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“There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea’s asleep, and...”
– The Doctor, Survival (last words spoken in Classic Who)
“Let yourself go. Pull out from the depths those thoughts that you do not...”
– E.M. Forster (via misswallflower)
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“There are certain people that come into your life, and leave a mark. Their place...”
– Sara Zarr (via spine)
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There is absolutely ZERO reason why they can’t have Lucy Liu’s Watson be a returned army doctor wounded in battle. ZERO. It is part of what makes me nervous about CBS’s adaptation and choice to gender swap John.
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“And every so often…some actor, or politician or footballer is caught in a hotel...”
– Dylan Moran. (via bravebravesirrobin)
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