May 2011
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May 30th
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Last night* I did my 30th Shred
It took 46 days. I’ve lost roughly 20 pounds. I can now do pushups and sit-ups, my thighs no longer touch, my face is thinner, my arms are thinner, and, from the front, I’ve acquired a nice waist. From the side, everything from below my boobs to pelvis still sticks out. It’s entirely possible my stomach is exactly as poochy as it always was. I’ve dropped a pants size or...
May 30th
“Didn’t think it was a four star movie. Lots of puke and poop humor.”
– My mother’s assessment of Bridesmaids.
May 29th
And so ended the brief period between cold season...
May 29th
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Literary theft
Avery: If you wrote a song called “Walking is free”, it would be like the opposite of a country song. Me: You should tweet that. Avery: Eh. Five minutes later. Me: See, now I’m using it. Avery: WHAT?! Me: There’s a window. Avery: No! There isn’t! There’s copyright!
May 28th
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"Walking is free", my new anti-country song
Avery: It turns out the place is only a three minute streetcar ride from me!
Me: Cool.
Avery: It's so close. It's like a 20 minute walk.
Me: But you're not going to walk, are you?
Avery: Of course not. The streetcar is free.
Me: Mmhm. Wait! WALKING IS FREE!
Avery: Yes, but the streetcar is faster, and also I hate walking.
May 28th
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May 28th
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“You’re not allowed to want things unless you’re an expert in them.”
– My incredibly pretentious girlfriend, referring to my cousin thinking that the only difference between a “white MacBook” and a “silver MacBook” was color.
May 28th
May 26th
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May 26th
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May 26th
May 26th
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Parents and the internet, part 7,384
Mom: Your post about Obama and bin Laden was funny. Me: I didn’t know you read my tweets. Mom: It was on your blog. Me: No. Mom: Yeah, it was. Me: It was definitely on my Twitter. Mom: Oh, is that your Twitter? I just clicked on the link at the top of Avery’s [Twitter] page. Me: Right. Okay. I’m going to go explain what a comment is to Dad, now.
May 25th
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Between 1981 and 1991, "more Americans died of...
-Newsweek Ronald Reagan: Malicious, negligent, ignorant, or just a mass murderer? 
May 25th
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Why do I hate doing dishes?
Number of times I did dishes today today: 2 Number of times I had to change my pants today because they got water all over them: 2. Why I hate doing dishes: See above, jackass.
May 25th
I just tumbled about wanting to hit my ears.
So.
May 24th
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Did a double 30 Day Shred and then promptly ate a...
May 24th
NYC people
Are there any of you who could put me up the night(s) of July 11th and possibly 12th depending on plane ticket costs?
May 23rd
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Even my dad's nerdy academic book about the...
May 23rd
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Some quotes from a review of my dad's new book.
Paul Finkelman’s passionately argued biography… Mr. Finkelman, a constitutional scholar, brilliantly dissects this law’s many legal flaws… In this short, fierce book—part of the “American Presidents” series—Mr. Finkelman has delivered an unvarnished but compelling portrait of one of our least remembered but far from insignificant presidents…. Where...
May 23rd
Genius idea.
A line of toys specifically for younger siblings. For instance: two-year-old no longer puts things in her mouth, and thus can have little plastic animals to play with. One-year-old brother puts things in his mouth. He needs plastic animals that are identical in every way but size. She can have puzzles with knobs on them. He needs puzzles with knobs that cannot be detached but are identical in...
May 23rd
There's only 1/4 of a bottle of wine.
This is some bullshit.
May 22nd
Wine and Studio 60.
Yeah.
May 22nd
“Where did the word ‘marijuana’ come from? In the mid 1930s, the...”
– -Knucklz.com, “THE MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY - THE REAL REASON HEMP IS ILLEGAL” “The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb!”
May 21st
May 21st
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I'm pretty good at Scrabble, but I suck at WwF
Help me practice?
May 21st
May 19th
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swamibooba asked: What would be a good organization to donate to that supports transgender issues?
May 19th
Memories
I’m going through hundreds of old photos—mostly of me, oldest child and all—and I’m going to scan them. I need somewhere to save them, secure backup, because I’m not going to have this computer forever. I’m willing to pay, I guess, although probably a flat fee, not a monthly thing. Unless it’s pretty cheap. Anyway. Ideas?
May 18th
Truthful Wednesday
GIFs freak me the fuck out.
May 18th
More Rapture-readiness: gays are responsible for... →
Um, since the Rapture is going to be good for the “believers”, shouldn’t they be THANKING the gays?
May 18th
May 18th
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May 18th
May 18th
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Girl twin's love of ABBA cracks me up
“Take a Chance on Me” came on (shuffle!) and she dropped her cup, turned around to stare at the computer, and grinned absurdly. EDIT: SHE IS TRYING TO SING ALONG TO “MAMMA MIA”.
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 17th
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May 17th
west wing complete series in hd is on amazon...
May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
May 17th
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May 16th
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“However, my biggest concern are adults buying children, hot chips, candy, soda,...”
– LS, comment #10, “Foods with Benefits, or So They Say”, by Natasha Singer. The New York Times, May 15, 2011. Via bananacasts
May 15th
Menstrual periods: making you so fucking starving...
Minus the Smarties, of course.
May 15th
“I believe Donald Trump would be better for America than Barack Obama.”
– Mike Huckabee Remember when this guy didn’t sound like yet another GOP asshole? (via nickdouglas) No. Well, more of an fundamentalist homophobic misogynistic reactionary bigot than the others, I guess.
May 15th
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May 15th
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clapifyoulikeme: Current status. →
punkassjim: clapifyoulikeme: punkassjim: clapifyoulikeme: aedison: 5) Kissed a couple hot girls last night. Rock on, spin-the-bottle, rock on. ANYTHING ELSE GOOD IN YOUR LIFE BY ANY CHANCE NO REASON JUST WONDERING. Not that it’s really my business… It is none of your business. My sincerest apologies. I had no idea the asking would be such a personal affront. I never felt any...
May 14th
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clapifyoulikeme: Current status. →
punkassjim: clapifyoulikeme: aedison: 5) Kissed a couple hot girls last night. Rock on, spin-the-bottle, rock on. ANYTHING ELSE GOOD IN YOUR LIFE BY ANY CHANCE NO REASON JUST WONDERING. Not that it’s really my business — aside from the totally-public engagement via Twitter and Tumblr — and I’m sorry if it’s a sore subject…but why is Avery kissing other girls and browsing OK Cupid? Is the...
May 14th
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