What I feel like when I hear on the news that the local polls near me have had a 6 hour long wait!
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...is about my life in college, or lack thereof.
From my podium to my soapbox, my innermost quips, funny quotes, and things I really wish I could say out loud.
...is about my life in college, or lack thereof.
From my podium to my soapbox, my innermost quips, funny quotes, and things I really wish I could say out loud.
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05
November 2012
05
November 2012
What I feel like when I’m driving and a woodland creature leaps into the road.
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bowtiesinthedungeonhahahaha. Amen!
A direct quote from The Times newspaper, talking about a Peter Ustinov documentary and saying that:
“highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”.
This is the end of the entire discussion. Team Oxford Comma 4 lyfe.
(via apostrophiee)
21
June 2012
- Mom: *sweet-talking to the dog while snuggling with my stepfather on the couch* Oh, Nero your Daddy is so sweet. Don't you love your Daddy? I love your Daddy. *more hugs for my stepfather* Isn't this nice? Mmmmm.
- Me: Well, I'm gonna go in the other room and pretend this is not my life.
- Mom: Why? What's wrong with your life?
- Me: I have insane parents. My mother uses her husband to make the dog jealous.
- Stepfather: What?
- Me: Mom is using you to make the dog jealous.
- Stepfather: Oh, that.
- Me: Ok, well I'm leaving now. If you need me I'll be in the den watching a movie and pretending that this is not my life.
- Mom: You are just crazy.
- Me: Oh, I'm the crazy one?! I am not the one using my husband to make a canine jealous. That just seems a bit backwards, in a twisted back alley sorta way.
20
June 2012
So my mom was on an airplane a few days ago and she hears a very very loud air sound as they taxiing the runway… A sound like an open window on the highway going 80 mph.
Everyone is getting antsy. The guy next to her reaches for the Emergency Pamphlet, and is flipping through it. Plus, to top it all off she is in the Emergency Exit Row and scared of heights.
Everyone is on edge and freaking out, and then…. the pilot turns the plane around and says “You may have noticed that we are heading back to the gate. The tower just called and said we have a door open. Don’t worry it happens all the time.”
I don’t know about you, but the whole “it happens all the time” part just made that whole explanation like 80 times worse!!
So I reasoned through it with my mom. I went all logical and stated that perhaps “we have a door open” just means improperly sealed. Which while dangerous is not as deadly as what we the passengers think of which is our garage door in the upright position.
However, details and ranking scales of death aside. The pilot had many other ways to phrase it. I suggested that he should have said “You may have noticed that we are heading back to the gate. The tower just called and reminded us of a new airport procedure we missed. Sorry folks you can’t fight the bureaucracy.” But basically he should have skimmed the details and not included the “it happens all the time” bit. Or, he should have stuck with a “Sorry folks, but we have to head back to the gate for a quick stop. We will be on our way shortly.”
Mostly I was aghast as to how this could have happened? How can you miss something like that.
It is this moment that I came to the conclusion that every flight needs an OCD employee to check and double check everything. You know that nothing would happen if you had an obsessive employee triple and quadruple checking doors etc.
07
June 2012
This is my favorite quote! :)
Yes, I made the image myself.
No, I am not a Scarlett fan. Honestly the entire movie/book I just want to slap her for being a self-centered, idiotic, can’t-see-love-in-front-of-her-when-it-marries-her, lousy-(attempted) husband-stealing, witch!
I know, I know, I am such a dispassionate person. I should really express my thoughts more.
07
June 2012
I found this while on Monster job searching today- well yesterday technically because it is 3a,m.
Admit it, when you first read it you were super excited for the split second before reality sat on your dreams.
…and yes when I clicked on it for more info this is what it said…
The Army National Guard has openings for AVENGER Crewmembers. In this role, you will provide mobile, short-range air defense protection. To do so, you will learn how to prepare, operate, and fire weapons systems, establish and maintain radio communications, and perform target engagement evaluations. Other duties include driving, vehicle maintenance, and securing battle positions.
While not directly related to any civilian position, the discipline, teamwork, and leadership skills you develop in this specialty can be applied in any civilian career.
Does that description sound a lot like S.H.I.E.L.D to anyone else? Or is it just me?
- Nerd Out,
TDND
07
June 2012
Wow, I haven’t been on here in forever!
I have some major life changes now… I am no longer a dorm-living student but a college graduate, however I think I’ll keep the blog name. I can now type some posts in Mandarin Chinese (wohoo college). I will be posting super frequently to update this blog, annnnd I will start now because I want to post some things so I can pin them (I have a Pinterest obsession).
Time flies when you are studying,
TDND
12
September 2011
I watched the sun set on the Blue Ridge Mountains awash in a sea of orange and pink, alighting the peaks in the distance. Now the sun has set, but I can still see the outline of the purple mountains majesty if I look for them in the darkness and focus hard.
I am sitting in the Lounge in the attic of the 5th floor of my dorm—more specifically there’s this alcove that you have to crouch to get into because it frames the attic window that’s floor level. I am in the alcove sitting on a pillow working (ok, attempting to work) on my Senior Seminar paper.
There’s a breeze coming through the cracked window, whispering along my skin with the promise of fall. I hope it arrives soon.
12
September 2011
Is it bad that lately I have been daydreaming of Washington state, dancing at 2am under the stars on a bridge with my girlfriends, Starbucks, and my cat? Because I think that it kinda makes me lame *cough* awesome…
As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you want me to say, seriously? Do you want me to say, “It was a great plan, mwahahaha!” before I fly off on a magic carpet?
I was born and raised in this country and was just as shocked as everyone else to learn there were people on this earth so vile as to commit such a horrific attack - or to even think about doing it. But I didn’t do it. Neither did 99.999999999 percent of the roughly 1.5 billion people in the world who also call themselves Muslims. So why should I or any other Muslim apologize for what happened?
Nickleback is planning on releasing another album. Should I ask white people to apologize for that?
Aman Ali (via vandimion)
(Source: CNN, via apostrophiee)
