January 2010
24 posts
in twelve days i’m going to chicago to see kayleigh, katie p and krista. can’t wait.
i was making myself an espresso shot at work this morning when i noticed a strange looking bug perched on one of the espresso cups. i don’t have a great track record with this type of thing, but since i am technically an adult, i tried to summon the strength of a woman who doesn’t scream when she sees strange looking bugs.
devising a way that i could remove the bug from the kitchen...
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it,...”
– J.D. Salinger
hey, billkahler, i think we’re on the exact same page today. i love what you’re saying here:
billkahler:
I posted a link earlier to Paul Shirley’s essay on why he won’t be donating any money to Haiti (and why people should think twice before they do, too). I made an off-hand reference to Utilitarianism, the philosophy that the greatest amount of “utility” (usually happiness), is...
Why NBA Journeyman Paul Shirley Won't Donate a... →
i want no part of a culture that allows even a minority of us to run to these kind of conclusions. the kingdom of heaven maybe mysterious and hard to comprehend at times, but it is also one that espouses love, grace and mercy for every person, regardless what he or she “deserves.” (such a strange concept, entitlement. if we’re going off of what anyone “deserves” here,...
“no one ever asks, “how did you two stay together?” everyone always asks, “how...”
– this american life #374, somewhere out there.
i use an application called irooster as my alarm clock. at a pre-programed time, irooster starts playing a playlist from my itunes. this causes me to have weird little dreams that people are singing to me, etc. (similar to how people have dreams that their alarm clock noise is really a car alarm or something.)
this morning i was dreaming about being at a party with friends, sitting on a long...
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Knowledge Makes a Secure Man Humble →
“Of our fifty or more meetings, that’s the lesson I remember best: Knowledge puffs up.” Donald Miller on the pursuit of knowledge.
i wasn’t going to let the crisis in haiti affect me. i was just going to sit it out—send in $50, say a prayer, and forget about it. caring too much seemed worthless, because my small contribution won’t change anything. if i read articles, look at pictures, watch footage: i’ll see those faces at night. 150,000 faces. they’ll keep me from getting sleep, they’ll...
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some sense of touch and a melody
i don’t think my music taste will ever evolve past college. there are just certain songs—like stars’ “look up” or postal service’s entire album—that will always sound good to me, even after they are ancient (postal service’s album came out in 2003, you guys. we’re getting OLD). i’ve acquired some new old favorites since i graduated a few...
to the man who stopped to pull my car out of a...
first of all, i want you to know that i despise cars, and everything to do with car upkeep and car maintenance. i’d be much happier if i could walk everywhere, or maybe take public transportation. so when my car fishtailed on that icy hill and slid into the snowdrift outside of macdonalds, i literally had no idea what to do and my first inclination was to abandon ship.
i started praying...
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copycats:
Animal remixed by Mark Ronson...