May 2012
21 posts
Advice for Graduates - What Life After College is... →
It’s once again time for many of you to don an overpriced cap and gown to make your final journey across campus. You’ll find yourselves overwhelmed with feelings of sadness, uncertainty and probably a hangover. After a lengthy and cliché-laden speech from a well-paid dignitary and/or celebrity about how there are no limits to your success, an administrator you’ve never met before will hand you a...
THE BURIED LIFE: 20 Things I Should Have Known at... →
1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness.
2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that the system is outdated– sometimes...
“I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, only last week I...”
– Muhammad Ali
Terror & Beauty: 27 Things That Will Make Your... →
terrorandbeauty:
MAY. 4, 2012
By ERIN WILLIAMS
1. Respond to the damn email.
2. Call your mom. Chat for five minutes, pretend that public transportation is coming/you’re walking in to work/the battery is low, then get off the phone. All she wants is to know you’re not dead — and to know that your relationship, no matter how shaky it may be, is still intact.
3. Make your bed — it...
Who Was Our First Gay President? →
“But Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong,notes that — importantly — Buchanan’s rumored sexuality was not a secret at the time. For much of the 19th century, American society was considerably more open and accepting than it was in much of the century that followed. It’s a concept that many of us have trouble grasping: indeed, one of...
This weekend
marked the second time I attended a funeral for someone I knew in the past six months. Please let everyone in my life remain alive for…I don’t know, a long time.
Hearing people’s eulogies really places your own life into perspective and makes you appreciate and cherish the people around you. They may not be there tomorrow.
You've been eating cupcakes wrong your whole life
Link here.
April 2012
12 posts
A favorite dream
I’m currently sitting in a Starbucks in Santa Monica, waiting for Grace to get out of an interview at a law firm (fingers crossed). Just wanted to jot this down in case I forget.
I had this dream two years ago, and surprisingly it remains a vivid memory. I call it The Baby Factory.
The dream begins with me sitting in a manager’s office at a factory that employs babies as its workers....
Two Chinese Students at USC Shot Dead in LA;... →
Well that was infuriating. My sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Ying Wu and Ming Qu.
100 Foods to Eat Before You Die
Found this on Facebook. I’ve had 50/100!
Abalone
Absinthe
Alligator (thank you Louisiana)
Baba Ghanoush
Bagel & Lox
Baklava
BBQ Ribs
Bellini
Birds Nest Soup
Biscuits & Gravy
Black Pudding
Black Truffle
Borscht
Calamari
Carp
Caviar
Cheese Fondue
Chicken & Waffles
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chile Relleno
Chitlins
Churros
Clam Chowder
Cognac
Crab Cakes
Crickets
...
March 2012
13 posts
L.A. traffic signals are finally getting in sync →
This is a wonderful idea, can’t believe I’ve never thought of this!
Me: how's your day/week been?
David Shu: not bad, 5 guys and then pie hole
Me: hahaha whaat?
David Shu: 5 guys for lunch, then went to the pie hole for dessrt
David Shu: i realize that the previous statement could be interpreted differently
Me: yeap
Me: exactly
Me: HAHA
The Office, Post Michael Scott →
Is this supposed to be satire? Last I checked, The Office sort of went downhill after Steve Carell left. I think the writers have done an admirable job, but it still isn’t quite the same as that trademark “that’s what she said.”
The 5 Types of Work That Fill Your Day →
1. Reactionary Work In the modern age, most of our day is consumed by Reactionary Work, during which we are focused only on responding to messages and requests - emails, text messages, Facebook messages, tweets, voicemails, and the list goes on. You are constantly reacting to what comes into you rather than being proactive in what matters most to you. Reactionary Work is necessary, but you...
February 2012
28 posts
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of...”
– MG Siegler, quoting John Lilly
Source: john.jubjubs.net
(via paulisakson)
How the Mac Will Die →
