Adventures in Adulthood

a for 'a brief hiatus': pulpofiction: hermione granger the smartest witch of her agehermione...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:39:13 -0400

a for 'a brief hiatus': pulpofiction: hermione granger the smartest witch of her agehermione...:

hermione granger the smartest witch of her age

hermione granger who in book two figured out that the thing turning kids into stone and killing other kids off was a giant fucking snake living in the secret fucking basement AND NO ONE HAD DISCOVERED IT IN A THOUSAND YEARS

…

dduane: moonicle: Calming Manatee’s lesser known cousin, not...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:35:41 -0400

dduane:

moonicle:

Calming Manatee’s lesser known cousin, not so eloquent but super supportive shark.

In other words… Hipster Ed. (snicker)

Thanks, Shark. I appreciate that.

hermionejg: RIP Richard Griffiths, a tremendous actor.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:47:19 -0400

hermionejg:

RIP Richard Griffiths, a tremendous actor.

"And then, at some point, you have to realize that it’s okay. You will not read everything. You will..."

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:23:50 -0400

“And then, at some point, you have to realize that it’s okay. You will not read everything. You will not read the cityscapes threatening to tumble on your floor, no matter how hard you try. You will not make your Goodreads reading goal. You will not read as many books as your best reader friends. You will probably only read a few more classics in your lifetime. You won’t read every book your favorite authors have written, even if you really want to. You’ll never stop trying, of course. But it’s okay. You are not a bad person. You are not even a bad reader.”

- When You Realize You Can’t Read All The Things from Book Riot

For when all of the library holds and new releases arrive at the same time and you just can’t get to them all.

Stewart and company absolutely on point about the clusterfuck...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:02:00 -0400

Stewart and company absolutely on point about the clusterfuck that is the backup for veterans. Must watch.

Beautiful time lapse of Chicago at night.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:54:40 -0400

Beautiful time lapse of Chicago at night.

via

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:52:55 -0400

via

So beautifully done

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:34:29 -0400

So beautifully done

braiker: happy birthday to Fred Rogers and happy first day of...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:12:19 -0400

braiker:

happy birthday to Fred Rogers and happy first day of spring.

this testimony, which has been blogged a squillion times, is still astonishing and always perfect

hellogiggles:

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:58:50 -0400

hellogiggles:

This is adorable. Friend’s reaction to this: “I can...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:16:40 -0400

This is adorable.

Friend’s reaction to this: “I can relate. I am a seal sliding over the surfboard of life.”

Incredibly articulate argument for gay marriage, as well as...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:45:03 -0500

Incredibly articulate argument for gay marriage, as well as undeniable evidence.

This is fantastic.

goldfish945: skyremains: pati79: kittykatstark: zorascreation...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:13:56 -0500

goldfish945:

skyremains:

pati79:

kittykatstark:

zorascreation:

Yaaaaaaaasssss Gawd!

#aramaic motherfucker do you speak it?

holy shit i am crying you are PERFECT

CRYING.

Can’t stop.

OMG.

I have reblogged this before, but it did not bear that beautiful tag

Perfect post is perfect.

kottke.org: We found our son in the subway

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:57:56 -0500

kottke.org: We found our son in the subway:

jkottke:

File this one under crying at work: a man finds a newborn on a subway platform and he and his partner adopt him and then blub blub blub, I’m sorry I have to go there’s something in both my eyes and my nose.

Three months later, Danny appeared in family court to give an account of finding the…

Best thing you’ll read today.

lizdexia: thegestianpoet: rocketfists: thechosenjuan: trashto...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:37:38 -0500

lizdexia:

thegestianpoet:

rocketfists:

thechosenjuan:

trashtoro:

arsenicandoldspice:

WELL

WELL THEN!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHH MORE DETAILS NOW MORE DETAILS NOW!!!!! NOT LATER I WANT THEM NOW!!!!!

I LOVE 2013

2013: the year dead TV shows rose again.

!!!!!

suitep: Tim Mantoani - Behind Photographs (2012) Famous...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:06:37 -0500

suitep:

Tim Mantoani - Behind Photographs (2012)

Famous photographers posing with their most iconic photographs

When I worked at Getty Images, it was in its early days, and I was able to meet most of these photographers. Some of my best memories of that place.

motherjones: theatlantic: How ‘Missed Connections’ Happen in...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:52:46 -0500

motherjones:

theatlantic:

How ‘Missed Connections’ Happen in Our Own Homes

Craigslist’s “Missed Connections” section is full of ads posted by people who, in most cases, didn’t take advantage of an opportunity to ask someone out. I think of it happening on a subway, or in a bar, or in line at a Subway. It turns out the most common place it happens in the United States is Walmart. Which makes more sense, actually.

Dorothy Gambrell made this map for Psychology Today, based on where the 100 most recent Missed Connections in each state happened. Apart from the flood of Walmarts, the most striking thing is Indiana’s top spot: “at home.”

Read more. [Image: Dorothy Gambrell/Psychology Today]

What’s goin’ on, Indiana.

How do you have a missed connection in the car?

Unrelated, are there that many bars in Vermont?

Photo

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:36:08 -0500

ladyaches: abaldwin360: PBS Documentary Looks at Right-Wing...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:04:56 -0500

ladyaches:

abaldwin360:

PBS Documentary Looks at Right-Wing Promotion of Ignorance Through Textbooks.

(Sierra Voices) - Texas textbooks determine what children learn nationwide.

“I believe that dinosaurs were on Noah’s Ark … somebody’s got to stand up to these experts.” (Don McElroy, former member of the Texas State Board of Education).

source

Well, no wonder the GOP wants to defund PBS. Where can I send them a donation??!

lifeandcode: Click on the slideshow to see stuff big enough to...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:30:46 -0500

lifeandcode:

Click on the slideshow to see stuff big enough to read.

Proud Masshole here, but they left some shit out of this otherwise wicked awesome slideshow.

MADE IN MASSACHUSETTS!

RING RING! Telephone, Medical anesthesia (try that knee surgery without it!), Government-backed paper currency, making sure you don’t clank when you walk since 1690, The chocolate chip cookie THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE PEOPLE YOU’RE WELCOME, Gay marriage in the US BECAUSE HELL YEAH, universal healthcare in the US, basketball and if that wasn’t enough volleyball, cell phone transmission towers, disposable razors, saving you from taking that straight razor through TSA, Marshmallow Fluff, email YES EMAIL, Frozen food, you’re welcome for those chicken wings, the telegraph because dot dot dot, x-ray, sewing machine, you’re not wearing a toga you’re welcome, hormonal birth control (“The Pill”), Microwave ovens (and microwave data transmission), because we didn’t want to leave you in the lurch with those frozen foods, Escalators, Elevators, Boston Cream Pie, Universal public education (for boys and girls, first done here in MA), Liquid fueled rockets O HELLO MOON MISSION, Vulcanized rubber SEE THOSE CAR TIRES? YEAH.

Oh, and right, the American Revolution.

For all those folks who hate on Massachusetts, I tell them they’re free to leave, but they have to leave all the stuff we gave them behind and good luck living in that cave there.

brian-fr:

Massachusetts? Wicked pissa.