October 2009
30 posts
Mirror Images
I know I’ve commented on this before, but it never stops being one of the strangest feelings that I give myself: When I look at myself in the mirror self-consciously for too long, thinking, “Oh, why is my left eye constantly so wonky and smaller than the other one?” and then realising that what is my left eye to myself is my right eye to other people, and afterward, I cannot stop...
A Lament to Borders
Oh Borders, how could you send me that coupon declaring “30% Off Up to 3 Full Priced Books” five hours after I returned home with said three full priced books? Do you not know me well? Have we not been loyal friends for years, particularly last year when I got that membership card and visited you so often, and spent hours wandering your bookshelves? Have you not seen my rapturous joy...
Ingrid Michaelson - I Will Follow You Into the...
I haven't watched Empire Strikes Back in months.
And my DVDs are 4000 miles away. This is almost physically painful.
Favourite Disney Trivia
The character designs for…
Aladdin was based on Tom Cruise
Ariel was based on Alyssa Milano
Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid was based on a high school swim team picture of Jon Hamm. Oh wait, sorry, 30 Rock joke.
Joss Whedon to guest-direct an episode of Glee →
If he gets Neil Patrick Harris to guest star, television might explode from too much awesomeness.
Why do we only make sense of things in retrospect?
You could be making the worst decision of your life, and only realise it months later, or be having a life-changing experience, yet only truly understand its significance in hindsight.
Everyone makes such a big deal about living in the here and now, but when you think about it, we haven’t even made sense of things from our past.
