I'll tumble 4 ya.

"With both the 1st Cavalry and the 4th Infantry Division based in Fort Hood but rotating through..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:05 -0600

“With both the 1st Cavalry and the 4th Infantry Division based in Fort Hood but rotating through Iraq, there are many walking wounded here: a student who stayed up at night because he was afraid his mother would try to kill herself while his father was gone; a school employee whose husband had a breakdown just before he was to leave for his second Iraq tour and threatened to throw her out of her own house. A new economics teacher just back from Iraq replaced the one just sent to Afghanistan, and an assistant librarian’s husband has just left. Many, many students are connected to a parent through laptops and cell phones, waiting every day for a call or an e-mail. Fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters: For all the ripple effects the war in Iraq has caused in this small community, the fighting could be as close as Waco.”

- Heartbreak High: Texas Monthly, March 2006

Now The Red Shoes will be even more glorious! [A Tragic...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:51:06 -0600

Now The Red Shoes will be even more glorious! [A Tragic Ballerina Dances Again, Her Shoes Now Redder Than Ever: NYTimes]

I am in love with this illustrated Missed Connections blog. ...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:06:13 -0600

I am in love with this illustrated Missed Connections blog. Thanks for passing it on, newsweek!

Amsterdam, by javiy. Such a classic look.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:01:39 -0600

Amsterdam, by javiy. Such a classic look.

"You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are feeding the poor, sharing their wealth,..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:02:45 -0600

“You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are feeding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance.”

- more Anne Lamott. Maybe our church book group can read one of her books next. I’ve only read her fiction, not her non-fiction.

via tuneage: Metric - “Help I’m Alive” (80Kidz remix) Just...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:09:00 -0600

via tuneage:

Metric - “Help I’m Alive” (80Kidz remix)

Just when I thought I was going to have to retire Metric’s wonderful “Help I’m Alive” from my personal playlist due to over-listening, 80Kidz has gone and reworked it into a dancier, equally wonderful version of itself. Brilliance!

Metric FTW!

"You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out he hates all the same..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:07:37 -0600

“You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out he hates all the same people you do.”

- Anne Lamott (via livejamie)

GOOD LOOK: Green Jobs. Worth watching! It left me with a nice...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:28 -0600

GOOD LOOK: Green Jobs. Worth watching! It left me with a nice warm feeling.

Can’t wait!! via thetvaddict.com

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:43:53 -0600

Can’t wait!! via thetvaddict.com

‘Doctor Who’ star lands ‘Rex’ pilot. Oh,...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:27:07 -0600

‘Doctor Who’ star lands ‘Rex’ pilot. Oh, I’m not sure I like this at all, and I love David Tennant.

And I thought the crowds of tourists were bad when I...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:29:00 -0600

And I thought the crowds of tourists were bad when I visited… apparently the hordes of tourists (among other things) are causing the locals to flee. via newsweek:

Ciao, Venezia

"Never before has this country seen so many women paralyzed by the psychological scars of combat. As..."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:52:59 -0600

“Never before has this country seen so many women paralyzed by the psychological scars of combat. As of June 2008, 19,084 female veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan had received diagnoses of mental disorders from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 8,454 women with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress — and this number does not include troops still enlisted, or those who have never used the V.A. system.”

- Women at Arms - A Combat Role, and Anguish, Too - NYTimes.com

But the singer’s just not as cute as that French-Canadian...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -0600

But the singer’s just not as cute as that French-Canadian lip-syncer. via FTC. See also: A Free Credit Score Followed by a Monthly Bill | NYTimes

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:41:07 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Just lovely. via redpen: ARC :: John William Waterhouse ::...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:37:00 -0600

Just lovely.

via redpen:

ARC :: John William Waterhouse :: Miranda - The Tempest

Probably not the vibe Goodwill was going for. via...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:35:29 -0500

Probably not the vibe Goodwill was going for. via livejamie:

Pedophiles wanted at Goodwill

One of my favorite classic movie couples, via...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:12 -0500

One of my favorite classic movie couples, via oldhollywood:

Myrna Loy & William Powell (via pictopia)

“My first scene with Bill, a night shot on the back lot, happened before we’d even met. Woody was apparently too busy for introductions. My instructions were to run out of a building, through a crowd, and into a strange car. When Woody called “Action,” I opened the door, jumped in, and landed smack on William Powell’s lap. He looked up nonchalantly. “Miss Loy, I presume?” I said, “Mr. Powell?” And that’s how I met the man who would be my partner in fourteen films.”

-Myrna Loy

"Women are being beaten, tortured, and brutally murdered more than ever on network TV: A new study by..."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:32:53 -0500

“Women are being beaten, tortured, and brutally murdered more than ever on network TV: A new study by the Parents Television Council shows violence against women on television is up a stunning 120 percent in the past five years.”

- ShePop: ‘CSI’ and ‘Family Guy’ find common ground: Violence against women | EW.com. Dang. I stopped watching “Family Guy” a while back because of its misogynist tendencies.

Does anyone else remember that episode of “Cybill” that was all about the awfulness of women being beat up/killed in pop culture? It ended with scenes from various shows/made-for-TV movies being shown while Willie Nelson’s “You Always Hurt The Ones You Love” played.

Best part of this week’s episode. Ok, well, one of them...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:08 -0500

Best part of this week’s episode. Ok, well, one of them anyway. via tutorgirl:

Cameron: I’M BREAKING THE WINDOW!
Emergency Operator: Emergency assistance, this is Trisha.
Mitchell: Help, help, we locked our baby in the car and people are judging us!
Cameron: I SWEAR TO GOD I’M GONNA BREAK IT!
Mitchell: Do not break the window! You’ll get glass on her.
Emergency Operator: Sir, please tell your wife to relax. Everything is going to be okay.
Mitchell: That’s a man.
Emergency Operator: Really?
Cameron: DON’T WORRY, LILY! DADDY’S COMING FOR YOU!
Emergency Operator: Sir, we just sent the signal. The door should be unlocked.
Mitchell: Check the door, check the door!
Cameron: It’s not unlocked! …Oh! Oh, that is amazing. How did they do that?
Mitchell: I don’t know. It’s just… We got it, thank you!
Cameron: Did that come from space?

Modern Family, 1x06: Run for Your Wife

This is a nifty idea, but I need to buy a copy of season 1 on...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:51:26 -0500

This is a nifty idea, but I need to buy a copy of season 1 on DVD for myself before I give one away. =) [Check Out Chuck: Donate Chuck To Your Local Library & WIN!]