February 2012
38 posts
What's Inside a Cup of Coffee? →
youmightfindyourself:
Caffeine This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It’s actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake.
Water Hot H2O is a super solvent, leaching flavors and oils out of the coffee bean. A good cup of...
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400 Free Online Courses from Top Universities →
readingavidly:
Get free online courses from the world’s leading universities. This collection includes over 400 free courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Download these audio & video courses straight to your computer or mp3 player.
This is so neat, and is such a great opportunity. I’ll definitely be checking out some of the philosophy lectures to help me prepare better for...
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Street Cam of Bourbon Street →
Also, check out the Cats Meow karaoke view for some laughs.
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“Any nation is in trouble if its citizens are not trained for critical response...”
– Wayne C. Booth, The Rhetoric of Rhetoric
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I say this every year, but I mean it this time: the Bonnaroo 2012 lineup is spectacular, and I must find a way to go
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Five Things I Will Never Do in Life
5. I will never own a minivan or an ironing board
4. I will never fail to appreciate the beauty of the mountains that I live in, or the earth that I’ve been placed on
3. I will never drive in the left hand lane below the speed limit (if people realized how inconsiderate this is, it would make everyone’s morning commute to work/school/whatever so much easier)
2. I will never quit...
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As much as I don’t want to admit this, I really do think Jenna Marbles is hilarious
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I’ve almost finished the week’s second paper – only one more to go, and then I can collapse into a pile of relief before I pick myself up and start thinking about my master’s thesis (which involves assembling committees & defending my every thought & enduring public humiliation).
But I really, really, really do love this.
I guess this is my Happy Valentine’s...
Drinkin' tea and bein' Haightful: The Appalachian... →
wholegrainheart:
Two girls, my friends, were assaulted in front of their apartment Friday night/Saturday morning. They were attacked because of their sexuality: a grown man beat these two girls after verbally harassing them.
He broke the bones in Sarabeth’s face. He kicked Erin even after she was bleeding….
Why can’t there be an Apple Z button for life?
It would be nice if I could sleep every now and then
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It’s not them! That’s us, we’re the ones who are vaulting over the fences and peeking in through people’s windows. We’re the ones who are throwing garbage in the street and lighting fires. We’re the ones who are acting suspicious and paranoid. We’re the lunatics. It’s not them! It’s us.
“SADNESSES OF THE INTELLECT:
Sadness of being misunderstood [sic]; Humor...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything is Illuminated)
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January 2012
9 posts
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“I fear that there’s not enough danger in everyday life. I’m not talking about gang-related violence and how the ease of buying handguns in America causes everyday danger. I’m talking about public restrooms. In the old days, there weren’t fast-food restaurants at every intersection on the highway. In the old days, if a traveler had to use the restroom, he had to go...
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the...”
– Christopher McCandless (via around-every-corner)
It’s official – this fella & I are getting married Sunday, May 20 on a cute little farm in Leicester.
To say I’m excited would be an understatement.
December 2011
12 posts
I am off to Hilton Head tomorrow with someone who means the whole world to me
When we come back, it will be a new year.
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via barefootuniverse)
