December 2010
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Is it bad to block all facebook status updates...
Cause… uhh… he just posted something about Obama and Michael Vick from Michelle Malkin.
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“Yeah, it was fine, but there were no Indians there.”
– My niece’s review of the Indian vegetarian restaurant in our neighborhood.  There were no cowboys either, apparently.
Dec 29th
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Also to place this in context: the Bucs are the...
St. Louis, currently the leaders in the NFC Worst, are 7-8. That’s right, kids.  Our playoff system allows teams with LOSING RECORDS.
Dec 28th
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Let's talk about how Seattle, who has a fucking...
While the Bucs, who beat them yesterday, are 9-6 and probably not going to get a wild card spot because we are 3rd (3rd!) in our division. However, if we beat the Saints next weekend AND the Giants lose AND the Packers lose, we could still make it to the playoffs.
Dec 28th
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“Who could beat Scott Brown, the “White Barack Obama,” in a...”
– Gawker - Is the ‘Scott Brown Era’ of Politics Coming to a Close?
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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What Your Favorite Christmas Movie Says About You →
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation What It’s About: Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) tries to have the perfect old-fashioned family Christmas, and is of course beset with disaster upon disaster. Randy Quaid shows up, being a jerk, plus there’s Beverly D’Angelo, Johnny Galecki, and Juliette Lewis. (And Diane Ladd and Doris Roberts and John Randolph and Brian Doyle-Murray...
Dec 25th
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My family bought a commercial wine display to hold...
We’re a classy family.
Dec 24th
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SPIKE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I will eat a burger at Good Stuff in your memory when I get back home next week.
Dec 23rd
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Bluebears, your birthday present came early.
The Lions beat the Bucs on Sunday. In overtime. On the road.
Dec 22nd
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I will not be a troll on facebook.
I will not be a troll on facebook. I will not be a troll on facebook. It’s just so hard when one of your “friends” recommends a Fox News link to “How Does a Planned Parenthood Gift Card Say Merry Christmas?” (which I will not link to so that they don’t get pageviews).  It’s about Planned Parenthoods in Illinois and Indiana selling gift cards again, LIKE...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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In which my father discovers the internet.
Context: I sent my father a link to the Steve Addazio in the huddle video.  This is what he emailed me back. K.: That is pretty good.  The Hitler Hates Addazio.mp4 video is as well. Love you very, very, Dad
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Today I found out one of my facebook friends died.
Scrolling through my news feed this morning on the Metro, I was a bit startled to find “RIP Bekah.”  At first it didn’t register and I just kept scrolling.  It’s the morning, I’m not really awake, and I don’t really care what any of these people have to say anyway.  It didn’t hit me until I saw “My prayers go out to you and your family” that...
Dec 20th
Dec 19th
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Dec 17th
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Article in The Atlantic says that women in... →
Garance Franke-Ruta in “Why Sarah Palin’s Wrong About a Teary Double-Standard” says we shouldn’t listen to Sarah Palin when she says that there’s a double-standard for women in politics.  Palin thinks that the American public wouldn’t react as positively to a woman politician crying as they would to Boehner crying, which he does all the time. Now I’m not...
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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I just found the most amazing article about...
When I googled myself today (what?  I was bored.) I stumbled upon an article about my state Latin Forum from when I was a freshman in high school. Yes, I did go to Latin competitions in high school.  I think this explains a lot about me. Anyway, I had purple hair then.  The article talks about how kids having purple hair at Latin competitions shows that Latin isn’t just for geeks.  As if...
Dec 17th
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Next time you come visit me in DC, leave your... →
Metro interim General Manager Richard Sarles announced this afternoon that random bag searches would be coming to a station near you “in the coming days.” This should make commuting lots of fun.
Dec 16th
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Well. These emails Julian Assange sent to a woman... →
bluebears: pro-tip: Don’t call a girl if she hasn’t told you her number and isn’t listed. Then if she becomes alarmed at how you obtained said number don’t send her an email at a later date lecturing her on her rudeness and demanding a response. This part makes me sad: For the record, Elizabeth says she never felt threatened by Assange’s behavior; she viewed it as misguided attempts...
Dec 16th
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“dear people of d.c., can we all collectively decide to not lose our shit over...”
– Bestie S.C.B. brings some Midwestern common sense to DC.
Dec 16th
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Fairfax County schools have a half day today...
Really, guys??? You didn’t learn anything from last year?
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Today is National Cupcake Day.
This calls for a celebration!
Dec 15th
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Which part of my day was the best, you ask?
The part where my computer shut down and my internet stopped working so I couldn’t do work and had to take my computer to the Apple store where I waited for over an hour to get it fixed? Or the part where the automatic stopping thing on the gas pump didn’t work so my tank overflowed and gas got all over my black flats and ruined them?  And I had to pay for gas I didn’t use...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Finished the LSAT.
Don’t feel awful, definitely don’t feel great. Keep your fingers crossed for me, please.
Dec 11th
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““The parent should figure out where the dollars for that student are...”
– Ben Smith on Rick Scott, Florida’s governor-elect. This is what my home state elected.  I hope my mom, who is staunchly against vouchers, is happy that this is who she voted for just because he’s Republican.
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Why did my DVR not record 30 Rock last night??
:( :( :(
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Thing you should probably know of the day:
The federal government INCLUDES the legislative branch.  It also includes the executive and the judicial branches. So when you’re talking about “the federal government,” you are not just talking about the executive branch.  ”Federal workers” also include those who work in the legislative and judicial branches. Executive branch employees are not the only bureaucrats...
Dec 10th
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WatchWatch
ladylaurasaurus: thedailywhat: The Interpipes Are Leaking of the Day: Great Moments In Memetic History: Ryan Gosling recites image macros from his single-serving Tumblr blog F**k Yeah! Ryan Gosling. [mtv / fy!rg.] Internet implosion.
Dec 9th
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Cash Cab is fake?!?! →
helveticafutura: I mean, I’m not surprised, but there goes my only reason for hanging out in Midtown on the weekends… This ruins all future trips to NYC.
Dec 9th
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“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help women”
– Madeleine Albright speaking to an auditorium full of women at TEDWomen in Washington on Wednesday. You go, former Secretary of State. (via washingtonpoststyle) I don’t necessarily agree, Secretary.  I agree that there’s a special place in hell for women who are anti-woman (and there are...
Dec 9th
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Urban noooooooooooooooooooooooo! →
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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For those of you who watched last night's episode...
Dr. Edwin Jenner, the CDC doctor, is named after Edward Jenner, the inventor of the smallpox vaccine. Thanks to my dad for making me memorize names of vaccine inventors when I was a kid.
Dec 7th
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Why have I been at school since 9:00 this morning?
And why will I have to be here until around 5? And how have I not killed myself yet? Discuss.
Dec 4th
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Why are pubs in London better than bars in New... →
theeconomist: We ask all the most important questions. From the article: But what strikes me overwhelmingly about the difference between bars/pubs in London, New York and Washington is that these three cities have completely different nightlife cultures. Those cultures are irreducible to the regulatory environment or to economic behaviour. The regulatory environment in London doesn’t...
Dec 3rd
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Explain this to me, Gap.
Why do I have to buy a bigger size in sweater tights than I do in regular tights? And why do my gray sweater tights not fit but my black ones do and they’re the same size? Riddle me that, Gap.  RIDDLE ME THAT.
Dec 3rd
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A Becky By Any Other Name...
mizjenkins: Who knew? The name that is most uniquely popular for White girls (at least according to this Slate article) is “Molly”. Interesting. I haven’t met a Molly since the 5th grade. Molly, thought you might find this list interesting. My name is on this list.  Makes me feel less “special snowflake” and more “snowball,” as some of my students in Philadelphia used...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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