Relatively Unemployed, or How To Be A Poet

"Wealth takes many forms, and sometimes it shows up as stanzas."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:09 -0800

“Wealth takes many forms, and sometimes it shows up as stanzas.” - David Kirby on Amy...

Stevie Wonder - Superstition Friday!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:52:29 -0800

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Friday!

thursday night, let’s eat some yarn

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:50:24 -0800

thursday night, let’s eat some yarn

redpajamas: Dr. Dog - “The Rabbit, the Bat, and the...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:49 -0800

redpajamas:

Dr. Dog - “The Rabbit, the Bat, and the Reindeer”

I’m getting it back with that terrible feeling
My vision is cracked, but it looks like it’s healing
I’m getting it back like it’s four in the morning
When the sun only shines as if it’s giving a warning

I will always reblog this song.

It’s a Stanley Kowalski kind of day.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:56 -0800

It’s a Stanley Kowalski kind of day.

Hey everyone,

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:38 -0800

drive safely, okay? Two sort of upsetting stories today about friends/colleagues in car accidents....

"Realism Take this test. When you read “These dishes have been sitting in the sink for days,” do you..."

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:07:31 -0800

“Realism Take this test. When you read “These dishes have been sitting in the sink for days,”...

What it looks like when a magazine dies. (photos of the last...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:23 -0800

What it looks like when a magazine dies.

(photos of the last days at Gourmet.)

"Cornell's White Nights," by Charles Simic

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:12 -0800

Insomnia is an all-night travel agency with posters advertising faraway places. Thee the sea is...

cjmeeks: (via konrad) “Then why you try to fuck him like...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:49:20 -0800

cjmeeks:

(via konrad)

“Then why you try to fuck him like one?”

Yes you did. Yes you did, Brett.

"Okay. Now. World War One and World War Two. These wars had MAJOR impacts on Western culture. And on..."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:18:32 -0800

“Okay. Now. World War One and World War Two. These wars had MAJOR impacts on Western culture....

Things to Ponder at 7:00 am

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:08:55 -0800

Why did it take me so long to open up this text window? If I started wearing velcro shoes, would...

From "All The Natural Movements Of The Soul," by Olena Kalytiak Davis

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:29:09 -0800

We sat around trying to namethe things that do not exist. We sat there wanting to toucheverything...

Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates sing about measuring things. On...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:59:35 -0800

Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates sing about measuring things. On Sesame Street.

Can we talk about how much I love Kevin Kline? Ok, thank you.

Johnny Cash - When The Roses Bloom Again

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:55:50 -0800

Johnny Cash - When The Roses Bloom Again

"Longing is painful. Every work of art is an attempt to bring into being the object of loss. The..."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:54:35 -0700

“Longing is painful. Every work of art is an attempt to bring into being the object of loss....

Professionalization in the academy

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:06:02 -0700

Professionalization in the academy : So, my Teaching teachers (that is, the people who teach the...

Do you ever have your iTunes on shuffle, and a song comes on,...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:51:55 -0700

Do you ever have your iTunes on shuffle, and a song comes on, and you go “What?? I OWN this??”

(Madonna - Beautiful Stranger)

chriscantwell: Happy Halloween from Elizabeth and me. We...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:42:44 -0700

chriscantwell:

Happy Halloween from Elizabeth and me.

We didn’t realize until we looked at our pumpkin from last year that this one is a whole lot angrier about stuff.

Also, we can obviously never live in a neighborhood with lots of little kids.

Just double-checked. I think I have everything.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:31 -0700

Just double-checked. I think I have everything.