February 2009
25 Random Things about Me
** As originally posted on Facebook yesterday **
25. I always eat bananas ‘backwards’ - I don’t peel with the stem, I start at the bottom and and pinch the outer skin in to pull it off. There’s a story behind that ;) 24. My favourite word is ‘longevity’. It does and does not roll off the tongue. 23. I am addicted to my tumblr and feel I’ve accomplished...
January 2009
“And I just need to learn the depth / Or doubt of faith to fall into
I...”
– Needs - Collective Soul
About.F'ing.Time. →
“Everything changes — even stone.”
– Claude Monet
Level A
Could it be the greatest idea ever put forth?…
…or something I shouldn’t even bother with?
Does starting over mean leaving entirely or just being able to start at zero from the same spot?
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of...”
– Carl Jung (via reckon)
Random Lisa Factoid #239:
I have used the same screensaver on every computer I’ve ever owned/used for long periods (like work comps) for the past 12+ years. That’s 3 PCs, 4 laptops, and several others that weren’t mine. I have, without fail, set up a Text (and now 3D Text) that has said one word, in the same rotating colour, spinning around a black screen. I have no intention of ever changing it.
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t...”
– Louise Erdrich (via everybodycares)
Cheque please!
The following is a small list of things that I do not care for (some mildly, others vehemently) that other people think is strange. I have my reasons for each and every one:
- Fireworks - Bubble wrap - Reece’s Peanut Butter cups - Sleeping under a comforter/duvet
“Some people just don’t deserve to hear the truth.”
– R
20something:
neutral milk hotel - ghost
And she...
Magic Roundabout
So, as most of the people who happen to read this know, I lived in England for a year to do my MA. And I miss it dearly every day. I had such good friends and good times and good everything. It was the best year of my life and although I love living in Ottawa/Canada, I really wish I had tried harder to stay there, to work out all the school debt and make a go of it.
I was talking to one of my...
“Life is pain, Highness! Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
– Westley, The Princess Bride
This song, above all others, including my actual...
Sugar Rush
It’s been said that nothing good happens after 2am (hell, How I Met Your Mother has an entire episode devoted to this concept) but I hold contention with this notion — some of my favourite things have occurred between the hours of 2-4am.
This morning’s favourite time frame made me feel nothing short of happiness.
{lyrically} …when someone knows you well, well,...
If I was better, I would code this into my tumblr,... →
Q&A
I’m up to 164. He thinks that’s ridiculous. I think it too, but for different reasons.
tuneage:
The Real Tuesday Weld - “Kix”
Named...
An actual email I just sent my BFF Tracy...this is...
Sooooo, thoughts on what kind of rousing activities (and by that I mean, lazy things we can do to acknowledge the event) we can partake during this, the All-Star weekend? I was thinking perhaps purchasing ‘les brewskies’ and also maybe making ‘los nachoes’ since I am in possession of some fabulous ground cow now. *teehee, that rhymes!* Anyhoo, the Skillz part is Saturday...
Experts say Obama should retake the oath | SFGate →
shadowfirebird:
‘A do-over “would take him 30 seconds, he can do it in private, it’s not a big deal, and he ought to do it just to be safe,” said Boston University constitutional scholar and Supreme Court watcher Jack Beermann. “It’s an open question whether he’s president until he takes the proper oath.” ‘
(Via The Morning News.)
And here I thought it was just a cute, nervous hiccup on...
This is my hilarious news for today *click* →
“Courage is grace under fire.”
– Ernest Hemingway
This is my favourite quote. And it’s all I can think about right now.
Hadn't been one in over 20 years but now 2 in the... →
Whoa. Really Sharks? *click* →
the conversation
fiftywords:
There are some conversations we have, with words so long awaited, so hushed and fragile, so ripe with meaning and mystery, that we pause for some time afterwards, thinking, breathing, feeling the weight of our hearts in the silence. For Sam and Sarah, this was that moment after those words.
“The quiet things that no one ever knows…”
– Brand New
“The darkest places in Hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality...”
– Dante Aligheri
Lisa and Her Pillows
tracy-allison:
- Lisa, trying to get comfortable amongst her millions of pillows - ”I clearly don’t need this many pillows.” - removes the smallest pillow from the pile - “That’s better!”
“I see what’s going on here - a pillow revolt!”
Hahaha! I’m awesome! :P
“The cruelest lies are often told without a word/the kindest truths are often...”
– BFF
Japanese Brain Age Tester →
bluorchid:
letomoon:
Hi people, I’m alive and in Tokyo! And to celebrate I’m giving you this link. You have a few seconds to memorize some numbers and then click the circles in order from lowest to highest.
My brain age is 22. :) Yay 4 years younger than I actually am… which is good cause that’s probably how I act too, lol.
Mata ne, teme-sama!
24. Almost spot on.
27 - two years olders...