March 2012
February 2012
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Because I did so freaking badly on my chemistry...
I’m going to bake pie and eat my sorrows away.
“That’s why I’m a math major; one plus one is ALWAYS one.”
– my math major Amiga. Proof college makes us dumber.
Hey guys….did tumblr change their posting icons, or should I lay off the hallucinogens?
I really need to develop better study habits.
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Signs, by Bloc Party
This song is just beautiful.
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“In the 1960’s, we were at war with the Soviet Union. Cold War, and a little bit...”
– Dr. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, on why the de-prioritization of space exploration is a “tragedy,” and how, in fact, the Cold War helped foster U.S. space exploration, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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I say this to people all the time.
On a completely unrelated note.
So this is my news feed right now:
Some things are just hard to deal with.
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When a game ends like this
a-green-one:
Then shortly becomes this
It really makes my night (if my school is the team with the higher score, of course)
This happened yesterday, but I passed out almost as soon as I got home. I don’t even like basketball (or sports in general), but I love getting pumped for my university and seeing our team come out on top.
Anteater pride!
“I love animation because in the world of animation, you can be anything you...”
– Chris Rock, in three minutes, was funnier, more relevant, and more racially aware than Billy Crystal was in an entire hour. Well done, Chris. Well done. (via broodingsoul)
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“When a Tarf is successful in a pukooh, he immediately tells the other Tarfs, and...”
– Ritualized Homosexuality in a Nacirema Subculture, by Michael Kimmel
Ritualized homosexuality in the Nacirema...
ritardounited:
It was priceless and I’m still laughing.
I remember my first article on the Nacirema. It involved their oral fixations. It’s something that sticks with you.
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The Bechdel Test and Race in Popular Fiction
crystalsavestheday:
1. It has to have two POC in it.
2. Who talk to each other.
3. About something other than a white person.
No Joss Whedon show passes, neither does Supernatural, or Being Human.
Veronica Mars passes, but doesn’t pass the original Bechdel Test.
Check out a few more here.
The author asserts that none of the Star Treks pass, but I’m pretty sure that DS9 has...
Imagine if this was how the United States is? Oh...
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
So The Butterfly Effect...
It’s sort of like Groundhog Day meets Donnie Darko.
I’m still sorting out my feelings about it.
ziriam:
alexandraofdoom:
nicolegendary:
Ok I’ve found a list of “25 Classic Science Fiction Movies That Everybody Must Watch” and I’m going to go through them one by one. I’ve already seen some of them, so I’ve crossed those off:
Metropolis (Lang, 1927
The Day The Earth Stood Still (Wise, 1951)
Forbidden Planet (Wilcox, 1956)
Planet of the Apes (Schaffner, 1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey...
