July 2009
2 posts
“This phenomenon, known as the “Quarterlife Crisis,” is as ubiquitous as it is...”
– Welcome to Your Quarterlife Crisis (via skidder) (via caro)
Welcome to the Paradox of Choice. Your problem is that you can do whatever you want. So you can’t do anything.
(via mikehudack) (via sangwonyoon)
“So many college students and recent graduates are heading to where they least...”
– Getting Through the Summer Job Blues - NYTimes.com
June 2009
2 posts
Best Craigslist Post I've Ever Seen →
I heart Katie Couric
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From her address to the Princeton Class of 2009 (via Mere):
Third, I have a message particularly for all you young women here today…or as Beyonce might say, all the single ladies. John Lennon once wrote “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
I’m sure you are all graduating with big career goals. You may...
May 2009
16 posts
Yale's 308th Commencement →
End of an era
I just threw out my Absolut ad collection I’ve had since middle school.
Cheers to new beginnings.
“Millions for quantum physics and deconstructing Dostoevsky, nothing on how to...”
– Dear Graduate - Timothy Egan Blog - NYTimes.com
Capricon, May 8, 2009
It’s a wonderful day to surprise yourself, so take a few chances where you might not have taken a chance before. You need to try more things and worry about failure another time. Life can be a numbers game, so the more new things you get involved with, the better your chances of finding your true purpose. Let go of a past mistake, because you’re holding yourself back by replaying it...
“I think we can all agree, we did not get to where we are alone. Our success was...”
– Michelle Obama at the Time 100 Most Influential People Awards
Done with college.
I
Senior dinner with copious amounts of Italian and French wine. Roasts of fun memories. No tears, just laughter.
And after all that, finishing the last essay of your college career while a little bit tipsy.
Spelling Bee
Linus: Well, I can understand how you feel. You worked hard, studying for the spelling bee. And I suppose you feel you let everyone down, and you made a fool out of yourself and everything. But did you notice something Charlie Brown?
Charlie Brown: What's that?
Linus: The world didn't come to an end.
Now I Need a Place to Hide Away →
NYT Modern Love: Oldie but goodie!
Misery in the Library
T: I hate myself for going out every night this week.
Me: It's not just going out. It's doing absolutely nothing during the day.
“As the nonreligious movement picks up steam, it needs do a better job of...”
– Defecting to Faith - NYT
100 days of Barack Obama's Facebook news feed →
Me: Can you close a bank account without the co-signer?
J: I don't know.
Me: I hope so since the co-signer's my ex.
J: ...What were you guys married?
p.s. the answer is yes you can..or more accurately you don't even need to if you're ex is incompetently unreliable and the account was already closed
“The meanings of words, as I had learned, change when they cross borders, oceans....”
– Modern Love - A Dream Deferred
“Despite the economy pooping out, Pakistan going down the tubes and increased...”
– Flickr of Hope | The White House of Style
April 2009
54 posts
I
Spring Fling.
‘nuff said.
Without Cafeteria Trays, Colleges Find Savings →
I can’t believe this is actually on the NYT.
Me: How did your senior essay go?
J: I didn't do it.
Me: .... What?
J: I mean what are they going to do, not fail me?
Me: Wait, so does that mean you can't hang out tonight?
J: No.. I'd rather hand it in two days late than not hang out tonight.
“I believe that while a good politician accomplishes what is possible, a great...”
– The Measure Of A Great Politician - Ta-Nehisi Coates
from 500 Days of Summer
Boy; What happened? Why didn't they work out?
Girl: What always happens? ....Life.
Wife Swap: Junk Food-Lovin Southerners vs Health... →
This is hilarious
I
Just walked out of the last class of my college career. I’ll miss you. Now I have 2 essays and a painting project to finish. Eeek.
Emma Watson - Interview Magazine →
Love this girl!
“I was here on a simple quest: curious to know if the inventors of Twitter were...”
– To Tweet or Not to Tweet - NYTimes.com
ugh…i despise twitter
“People with stronger friendship networks feel like there is someone they can...”
– What Are Friends For? A Longer Life - NYTimes.com
I have to go on a diet. Not just for me, but for... →
(via sangwonyoon)
They estimated that each fat person is responsible for about one tonne of carbon dioxide emissions a year more on average than each thin person, adding up to an extra one billion tonnes of CO2 a year in a population of one billion overweight people.
Writing about alcohol is not half as fun as... →
(via sangwonyoon)
WatchSaturday Night Live: Aladdin
WatchWhat I did last Thursday night :-)
Helping Women Reach Their Potential in Math (NYT) →
“All of a sudden, I saw that a lot of Wharton people were interesting”
– Business Graduates Looking Beyond Wall Street - NYTimes.com
I'm retarded
Pardon my language. But for the past month or so, I thought my iPod was dead but instead…I just hadn’t charged it. Good thing I didn’t buy a new one and smooched off my roommates instead.
Skadden, Arps Offers Lawyer $80,000 to Take a Year... →
“While online social networks like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are known...”
– All in the Facebook family: older generations join social networks - CNN.com
“So how do you keep hope alive? Just keep going. If you think you’re losing...”
– Horoscope of the day
“Why do social networks fail? Maybe it’s claustrophobic to know this much about...”
– Do You Own Facebook? Or Does Facebook Own You? — NY Mag