Author: theogeo
Cats. Typefaces. Bad jokes.
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‘Choke on that, causality!’
I’m trying to keep my squealing to a minimum, but I just won the freaking TV lottery. HT: NiT
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Lockdown
Someone at my old high school shot himself this morning — in the head, over a “piece of tail,” my sources tell me*. The latest reports say he’s still alive, and in Jackson for treatment. I’m told his name is Brian Clayton, which doesn’t ring a bell as the only Claytons I knew growing up were girls. This is the second time in two weeks the school has been locked down due to gun violence.…
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Day 23 — Algae
I got my first good look at that lake (lake? pond? large puddle?) in Overton Park today. I’d hung out over there a couple of times before, sitting and stewing and even walking the trails. But today I actually walked around the lake, and marveled at the fluorescent colors just beneath the murky surface. Some guy walking his dog mistook me for a guy. His dog came bounding up to me, and despite my high-pitched,…
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This movie will scare the bejesus out of you
Can’t wait until I see this asshole in my dreams tonight. If you get a chance, go see Pan’s Labyrinth. I’m not even sure I am equipped to provide a synopsis of this sprawlingly dark fable. It’s a twisted take on the coming-of-age journey, where innocence isn’t just lost, but never really existed. I spent half the movie with my face in my sweatshirt. UPDATE, Jan. 25: Fresh Air recently had an interview with the…
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Believing in women
Today is officially Blog for Choice Day, but every day around here is Blog for Choice Day. Anyway, Rachel over at Women’s Health News has a hell of a post up about why she’s pro-choice. It’s so good, I hope she doesn’t mind if I quote it at length: I am pro-choice because I believe in women. I believe there are situations in a woman’s life that I/the government cannot possibly manage for her, and…
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