May 2012
16 posts
“My last piece of advice is this simple… Persevere. Because nothing worthwhile is...”
– President Obama, in his commencement address at Barnard College today (via barackobama)
me when my ipod is on shuffle: no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no yes
Cards Against Humanity: a party game for horrible... →
wilwheaton:
Paul and Storm came over last night, and eventually Brubaker showed up, so we played this game, Cards Against Humanity.
Cards Against Humanity is a party game for horrible people. Unlike most of the party games you’ve played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends. The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a Black...
Free LSAT Quiz: LSAT or Kanye West? →
APOD: 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe... →
Click on this. Scroll through it. You will be glad. (And awestruck.)
“In a recent and amusing example, actress Jeri Ryan divorced her husband to play...”
– Celebrity Paradox - Television Tropes & Idioms (via notemily) (via fuckyeahvoyager)
“In the past few years, [Anonymous] has become famous for engineering elaborate...”
– sometimes i forget that The New Yorker is written for and by fuddy-duddies.
April 2012
11 posts
“Bloviation is a style of empty, pompous, political speech which originated in...”
– Bloviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
happened to me this weekend.
When someone says: "what's so bad about law...
peacegirl:
whatshouldwecallme:
(Source: realitytvgifs)
so true. also i want to know what school the writer of this blog goes to.
so many feels.
March 2012
20 posts
“He’s a firm believer in moot courts, and typically holds two before an oral...”
– Why Paul Clement Is the GOP’s Great Hope for This Supreme Court Season — New York Magazine
this is a fabulous profile of the attorney who is arguing some of this term’s most controversial cases. while it’s an interesting view into his personal life and the politics of the court,...
shifting times and expectations
changed the title of the blog. i’m no longer a writer; at least, i don’t feel like one. (unless you count appellate briefs and settlement agreements.)
my senior year of college, i took a course on women in colonial america. we studied commonplace books, which were how the average literate lady kept herself entertained, educated, and kept track of important facts and mementos. from...
“I’ve been forced to explain homosexuality to my kids (aged 3 and 4) because...”
– KateP’s comment on Guardian’s Archie gay marriage comic sells out in face of boycott call (via cocklordsimone)
this made me smile!
Barnard, Columbia at War Over Obama, Feminazis,... →
i will say it again. everyone calm down. go back to doing what you were doing. stop thinking about this.
With Obama to Speak at Barnard, Strong Emotions at... →
seriously, everyone… chill the fuck out.
On Jewish Sabbath, Elevators That Do All the Work... →
welcome to my life - trying to do laundry on saturdays takes a very long time, just due to waiting.
Obama Will Speak at Commencement at Barnard... →
Okay so Meryl Streep was really awesome. But waking up to see an email from D-Spar telling me this was enough to make me incredibly jealous. Also, I am amused that he’s coming to Barnard before Columbia College. You know, because he graduated from CC and all.
February 2012
20 posts
“A signature dolphin whistle in human speak, might be comparable to, “Hi,...”
– Dolphins at Sea Greet Each Other : Discovery News
why are dolphins so awesome?
