January 2009
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Someone knows my name, The book of negroes
georgiegirlnyc: I am blown away by how great this book is.  It’s unputdownable.  I wish I didn’t have to work or sleep so I could finish it in one sitting.  Unfortunately at the moment all I am doing is working and sleeping.  No break even on Australia Day :-( I LOVED this book.  Lawrence Hill’s book is called “someone knows my name” in Australia.  Absolutely fanstastic,...
Jan 26th
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Jan 21st
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Jan 19th
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When they say "but Bush kept us safe" it's like...
caro: peterfeld: Say you took a cab ride, and the driver drove like a maniac, so much so that you worried he might be drunk. In fact, he got pulled over, but the cops let him go on his way. And he got obviously lost, several times, but fiercely denied there was any problem. He kept up an incessant patter of retarded drivel throughout. The meter kept running. In the end, you didn’t so much get to...
Jan 18th
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WatchWatch
rickyv: Extended MTV trailer. Will start airing tonight.
Jan 15th
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“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche  (via bigcrush) I like this
Jan 15th
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Quick Question:
lovepuppy: Does non-society really want us to feel bad for them? That they have all of those horribly long hours getting people to pay them to just talk about their lives? Cry me a river. Seriously. It would certainly look that way. Perhaps it’s more an open letter to their sponsors to not drop them because they fucked up during this major conference. somewhat pathetic…. still...
Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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Ben & Jerry created "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor... →
caro: I am laughing myself to tears, literally.  ANCHOVY FUCKUP SURPRISE.  Some of the suggestions: Grape Depression Cluster Fudge Nut’n Accomplished Impeach Cobbler Heck of a Job, Brownie! No Chocolate Left Behind Cookie D’oh! Anchovy Fuckup Surprise Credit Crunch iRocky Roadside Bomb Bananas Over Baghdad SNAFUdge Pail o’ Fail Waterboarding Watermelon Yellow Cake Bomb Cheney...
Jan 12th
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