Quote of the Day [4.24.08]
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am too lazy to sort
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monocle is a magazine that the hipsters read. It’s actually international based mainly in London but are worldwide. It’s got some interesting articles. It’s website is nicely done. Too bad the exchange rate is terrible for US dollars to English pounds. I would like to subscribe, but it’s pricey. For now, I’ll just read it in the aisles of our local B&N.
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I wonder if things are going to get better once school is done.
I’m trying to cram something in tonight, because of class tomorrow. It’s half assed right now (that link will work later this evening. I’ve got dishes in the sink. I’ve got laundry to fold in the drier. I’ve got some to iron. When will this shit end?
"You're certainly a funny girl for anybody to meet who's just been up
the Amazon for a year."
Charles "Hopsie" Pike, The Lady Eve
If you watch anime or read manga, you are going to encounter the
sexualization of young girls as out right erotic, teasing imagery and
somewhat suggestive poses. Do the authors create this for their
audience or does it come from their imagination? I wonder what it is
about Japanese culture that lets this be pervasive? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon

Takano Akira is the silent, quiet, proper one of the famous 2-C girls in School Rumble. She just kissed Hanai?! What does that mean?
"If there's more than one way to do something, and one way will result
in disaster, then someone will do it that way."The real Murphy's Law
Why are you still running Windows? Of course, if you get a Mac, it would be like, "You just threw up in the
punch bowl we all share and now you expect us to believe it's Alphabet
Soup?" Like, when, you know, the aging hipster says, "I like their
older stuff better," in reference to U2 or REM. He just wants you to
get off their bandwagon.http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/
what-microsoft-could-learn-from-apple.ars