June 2012
51 posts
Don’t worry about the things that want you to die. Worry about the things that want you to die slowly.
The three-pound organ in your skull — with its pink consistency of Jell-o — is...
– Neuroscientist David Eagleman
Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of...
– Claude Bernard (via explore-blog)
May 2012
44 posts
Everything is better with zombies. They are truly undead bacon.
What's wrong with our society.
Kim Kardashian: I'd like to marry this dude and spend $10 million dollars on a publicity wedding please oh and then 72 days later I'd like a divorce
America: Well sure why not?
Britney Spears: I want to get hitched in a chapel in Vegas and have the marriage annulled fifty-five hours later because I didn't know what the hell I was doing
America: Whatever you want!
Carmen Electra: I want to get married in Vegas to this basketball player and then annul the marriage nine days later cuz we were both drunk lololololololololol
America: Okay, sounds like fun!
Gay couple: We would like to get married and spend our lives together and possibly adopt unwanted children to give them a good home and -
America: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU IDIOTS THAT IS DISGUSTING AND WRONG YOU DEFILE THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE SO GTFO
I don’t usually go all in with every type of social media that comes out (I am not on Pintrest or Klout, for example). I do like Tumblr, however. If your interested in some Tumblr-exclusive short fiction, let me know.
JAX
briankeene:
This is Jax. A year ago, he successfully beat a brain tumor. Now, Jax is battling cancer for a second time. Jax’s mother, Candace, is a loyal reader of mine. She’s holding a fundraiser for Jax on June 9th near London, Ontario. I’m asking all other fans in the area to attend and show your support. Details here.
professionals are slightly more likely to review and approve of books written by...
– -Lloyd Shepherd, “Amazon v newspaper: which is the more valuable review?.”
The Guardian Book Blog has already pointed out that Amazon reviewers and critics agree “in aggregate about the quality of a book.” This all begs the question: Will literary criticism soon go the way of the cloud? It’s hard...
Books speak better than humans sometimes. Why do we slyly inspect others’...
– Librarian, Distressed by Kyle Winkler
How heavy the days are.
There is not a fire that can warm me,
not a sun to...