It Felt Like “The Real World” But Actually, Like, Real

If you keep up with me in real life in any capacity, then you already know that I’m leaving my job at the end of this month to begin the masters program in the School of Journalism at UNC. They are giving me a fellowship, which is why I’m able to just up and quit […]

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Last night, I had a dream

that I climbed a giant rock wall and then had to ride a zip line back down to the bottom. But I had a broken arm, so I had to just hold on really tightly to the lady in charge while she rode it. It was scary because the wall was really high.

I’ve never a.) climbed a rock wall, b.) ridden a zip line, or c.) had a broken arm.

I think I just watch too much American Gladiators.

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“We’re all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if you’ve been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect there’s no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? Because you yourself are wrong in some way, and you seek out partners who are wrong in some complementary way. But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your own wrongness. It isn’t until you finally run up against your deepest demons, your unsolvable problems — the ones that make you truly who you are — that you’re ready to find a life-long mate. Only then do you finally know what you’re looking for. You’re looking for the wrong person. But not just any wrong person: the right wrong person — someone you lovingly gaze upon and think, “This is the problem I want to have.“

Andrew Boyd (via Jennings Rampage)

My friends Austin and Casey got married this weekend, and our friend Scott Jennings officiated it (by the power vested in him by the Internet). He wrote a really awesome and personalized ceremony for them (which you can read in full HERE) - this quote was my favorite part.

6 years ago: a match made in lurker heaven

6 years ago: a match made in lurker heaven

  • alicia: im telling that girl about how you and i first became friends
  • me: haha
  • alicia: because you saw my "lj" picture screensaver and i asked you if you were going to bright eyes
  • me: and it was magic. cReEpY magic. and kind of emo.

boringloser:

Tumblr. - The Documentary.
“LET’S suppose you’ve decided to eat less meat, or are considering it. And let’s ignore your reasons for doing so. They may be economic, ethical, altruistic, nutritional or even irrational. The arguments for eating less meat are myriad and well-publicized, but at the moment they’re irrelevant, because what I want to address here is (almost) purely pragmatic: How do you do it“

The Minimalist - The Minimalist - Putting Meat in Its Place - NYTimes.com (via adamiss)

nice find, adam.

(via soupsoup)

Most people assume that I’m vegetarian for some moral, animals-are-people-too reason. And the majority of them are taken aback when I say that I don’t eat meat because I think animals are gross and I don’t want them in my mouth. So, no, I never get cravings for meat (I get that question all the time). Also, like in this article, I always get the “Where do you get your protein from?!” question, or people go out of their way to find restaurants where I “can eat something” (which is considerate, but annoyingly so).

It’s pretty baffling to me that people believe that you can’t have a meal unless it involves meat in some way, and that you’re automatically malnourished if you’re vegetarian. My only ailment is that I’m anemic (like a lot of women in the world), but I was actually more iron-defficient when I was a meat-eater (in high school), probably because I eat much healthier things now that meat is not the center of my diet.

I don't get it when

Clinton supporters (or the reverse, Obama-supporters) say they will vote for McCain if the Democratic nominee is Barack Obama. Presumably, they are supporting Clinton instead of Obama because her values and policies better align with their own, and Obama differs on a few key issues, and they feel very strongly about that. But I don’t understand why anyone would throw in the towel and vote for a Republican candidate who differs on almost every issue, social and political, just because Clinton is not the nominee. Is it based on anything but spite? Is it that they feel “wronged” by the Democratic party?

I’m fairly certain that Clinton will vote for Obama in November, even if she isn’t on the ticket with him.

Can anyone enlighten me on this? Because it doesn’t seem logical to me at all.

More Of My Friends Get Engaged Or Married

More Of My Friends Get Engaged Or Married

  • Scott: do you need a good laugh at my expense? [Insert link to his new engagement/wedding website]
  • Me: more like a good BARF
  • Scott: you're more like a good barf!
VIDEO

I only just caught this last night — Wyatt Cenac explaining why Lost is better television than the Democratic primary! lulz.

obama08:

Congrats Obama.  You did it.
Via Katespencer:

“America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.”
- The next President of the United States
LET’S DO THIS AMERICA.

obama08:

Congrats Obama. You did it.

Via Katespencer:

“America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.”

- The next President of the United States

LET’S DO THIS AMERICA.

soupsoup:
Hillary willing to concede delegates for Vice Presidency.
Am I the only person who would be totally content with an Obama/Clinton ticket?

soupsoup:

Hillary willing to concede delegates for Vice Presidency.

Am I the only person who would be totally content with an Obama/Clinton ticket?