December 2009
“I go by Mr. K. I’m teaching English at a prep school in rural Connecticut. In my...”
– John Krasinski imagines his alternate universe life as an English teacher (via madeitsimple | missparker | notnadia) (via secondhandjoy)
10 TEDTalks to Download for the Holidays →
sarahspy:
10 of the TED Conference’s more heartwarming offerings
Star Wars Episodes I-III on SpikeTV tonight are getting me ready for Avatar 3D IMAX tomorrow with my friends.
“News judgments are incredibly difficult when dealing with a situation such as...”
– Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer: Sports scandals present challenge for ESPN - ESPN
Google Browser Size →
Plug in any URL to see what the typical site visitor sees “above the fold”
“I didn’t get a toy train like the other kids. I got a toy subway instead. You...”
– Stephen Wright (via aberjona)
“I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldn’t write. And you need...”
– Q&A with Jonathan Ames
Glad I've gotten into GoodReads
Infinite Jest: A Novel by David Foster Wallace My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unbelievable. Wouldn’t have made it through without the help of InfiniteSummer.org book club project, but I’m really glad I did. It’s one of those change-the-way you think/read/live books and truly epic enough that it lives up to the hype. First DFW fiction I’ve read and I haven’t looked back. ...
This Personal Website Design Upgrade brought to...
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Free Kindle Books « Kindle Review – Kindle 2... →
29 good links here.
How can I get an invite to make a _._ page?
Got it.
WHAAHOOOO! Thanks Steve.
mills:
“Although there’s no hard statistical evidence on most-stolen titles, The Telegraph of London reported last year that Jeffrey Eugenides’s novel ‘The Virgin Suicides’ was said to be ‘the most shoplifted book of modern times.’ Eugenides had heard this for many years. ‘I just assumed that the book appealed to the young and sticky-fingered to a certain extent,’ he told me, with some amusement....
Books of 2009
printedandbound:
I have had the pleasure of reading some pretty amazing books this year. There were lots of Pulitzer winners (5) and a bunch of Sci-Fi/Fantasy, which really surprised me when I looked over the list (10).
For some of my new followers, I have linked my little reviews below if you are interested. There were 2 books that stood out amongst all the others to me as being the absolute...
“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably...”
– Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (via kevintwohy)
WatchThe Blizzard Of 2009 In Time Lapse! - Gothamist
Read on, reader
libraryland:
popculture-and-i:
You know what I don’t get?
People who get really hung up on what other people read, in a negative way. I like to know what people are reading, just because I think it’s really interesting to hear why a book appeals to a person. I don’t get the problem with just reading.
You know the ones. “Oh, you’re reading that?” or “Actually, that books isn’t great, you...
NFL - Playoff Scenario Generator- Yahoo! Sports →
Anyway, if the Eagles win out and finish 12-4, and the Vikings lose one of their final two games (at the Bears or home against the Giants), the Birds win the tiebreak and get the No. 2 seed.
Public Apology: Dear T. | The Awl
We were lying there, sweaty and quiet, our heads on your pillows when you said, “What are you thinking about?”
Now, as notorious as this question is—I believe it was Andrew Dice Clay who once said, “If I wanted you to know, I’d be talking…”—it really shouldn’t be that big a deal. And it’s understandable that it would be asked. It’s quiet. Two people getting to...
akinator, the web genius--no really, it reads your...
jaimeleigh:
Has eaten up proooobably twelve hours out of the last two days. Seriously. I’ve been most impressed with it guessing Kurt Browning, Pierre Trudeau, Glenn Gould and Jay Gatsby.
And to the people who are not totally and completely impressed when I show it to them? Whateeeever, man. Whatever.
Play it yourself!
Every one of his guesses for me (HST, Ryan Adams) has been right....
akinator, the web genius--no really, it reads your...
jaimeleigh:
Has eaten up proooobably twelve hours out of the last two days. Seriously. I’ve been most impressed with it guessing Kurt Browning, Pierre Trudeau, Glenn Gould and Jay Gatsby.
And to the people who are not totally and completely impressed when I show it to them? Whateeeever, man. Whatever.
Play it yourself!
Every one of his gueses for me (HST, Ryan Adams) has been right....
BookSwim? →
grapefruite:
I just heard of Bookswim, online book rental, apparently the Netflix for books. Is this a good thing/ bad thing/ sham? Personally, the photo on their website makes me want to barfola. Aside, I find the concept intriguing…
I had come across this before, this “netflix” of books. I have no idea for how much business they’re actually doing, but they aren’t...
