February 2009
22 posts
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
It’s...
Delusional
For no particular reason, my bedroom smells like freshly baked ciabatta bread right now. I don’t know if it’s my brain tricking me into thinking so because I’ve been dreaming about sandwiches the whole day, but if it is, GO BRAIN!
WatchJames Franco and Seth Rogen’s bit from the Oscars.
mamihlapinatapai
wordjournal:
noun • a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.
Christian the Lion →
“A friend had been to the ‘exotic animals’ department at Harrods and announced, rather grandly, that she wanted a camel,” says Rendall.
“To which the manager very coolly replied: ‘One hump or two, madam?’
Damn, how crazy was the ’60s?
Questionable Plot Keywords on IMDB
Torso Cut In Half
Nipples Visible Through Clothing
Caught Masturbating
Lifting Person In Air
Mole
“If you say to the grown-ups: ‘I’ve seen a lovely house made of pink...”
– The Little Prince.
I don’t want to be a grown-up.
Whispering is bad for you →
Whispering is one of the worst things you can do because it’s like yelling. It is effortful and produced with considerable airflows and pressures and a high degree of muscle tension.
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
The fear of Friday the 13th.
I’m hardly superstitious, but I’m so glad it’s almost February 14th here. Today sucked.
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
From their...
“One thing I’ve learned in television over the years, is that the audience...”
– Ron Moore, creator of Battlestar Galactica.
The BSG podcast is kind of a nerdfest, but if you’re interested in film or television, especially in the writing department, he constantly provides a lot of insight and tips, like this one on providing exposition.
Fairy Tales
A few weeks ago, because of some shifting we had to do around the house to clear the room upstairs, my mother stacked an extra mattress on top of my bed. I took hours to fall asleep the first night, and the same thing happened for the next few after that. Plus I started having these weird vivid dreams. I value sleep, so this is a torture I don’t wish on anyone.
This made me think of the...
