June 2009
Exposure To Two Languages Carries Far-reaching... →
Previous research already indicates that individuals who have formally studied two or more languages as adults more easily acquire a new language than monolinguals. New research even indicates that the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in bilinguals is, on average, delayed by four years compared to monolinguals.
The Feelies- Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith cover)...
May 2009
scrouge
wordjournal:
verb • to inconvenience or discomfort a person by pressing against him or her or by standing too close
I have to know where this came from (tell me, eush).
The Embarrassment - “Celebrity Art Party”
...
“More importantly, when we appeal to some notion of an unmodified or undecorated...”
– “Dress to Kill, Fight to Win” by Dean Spade (via anthropophagous) “Norms always masquerade as non-choices”
Blur - Tender
marykgo:
It’s nice to be...
how can slunk be the past tense of slink?
natface:
God, they seem to connote such different things. If lady slinks toward you, it’s sexy. If she slunk toward you, it makes her seem kind of dirty or frightening. If a cat slinks toward you, it’s up to clever cat tricks and is in an Aesop fable where it comes out on top. If it slunk toward you, it’s probably about to scratch you and give you rabies.
I guess slinked is an okay substitute,...
Day of Flying
I’m off to see Mary.
Star Trek
Going in, the only thing I knew about Star Trek was the Force, lightsabers and shit like that. But holy cow is this movi—just kidding about that first sentence. Spock is awesome. I need watch a bunch of Star Trek now.
No disrespect, but...
ramblinginsomniac:
is a “We Miss You” facebook page for some 16 year old kid who died from alcohol poisoning at a party really necessary?
There’s a whole group dedicated to such things in my high school’s network. It’s called ~*Those That We’ve Lost But Are Always Going To Be With Us*~. ~*~*~Stupid fucking name aside~*~*~, what gets me is that it has a smaller member count...
LaTeX
marykgo: don't pronounce it like that
tristn: oh yeah, it's LaTe[k]
marykgo: you'll embarrass me if you say it wrong in front of my friends
Don't stop believing Hold on to that feeling
jmahr2:
i woke up to Journey this morning
sorry about that
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Sperm has now officially been proven to have... →
up-schist-creek:
Men came to that conclusion ages ago, but are nonetheless enerjizzed by scientific proof.
A new line of facial products has semenly emerged from the study.
Phoenix - Lasso
tuneage:
Jaws dropped when...
“moment: a medieval unit of time equal to 1/40 hour or 1.5 minutes. This meaning...”
– Units of measure beginning with ‘M’
Wesley Willis - Rock N’ Roll McDonalds
...
People Over 55 Are Quitting Facebook →
Not my mom! (via offnotesnotes)
Urban Dictionary word of the day →
kapi:
She created it. I help run it.
You should follow it if you want to increase your ghetto fabulous vocabulary.
Great. Now I can unsub from their daily email.
fellow tumblrs.
littleorphanammo:
mercurypdx:
thischarmingfag:
inthedance:
andhegetsthegirl:
dutchnewman:
3# words after sex.
I love you.
oh shit dude.
money shot me
Pass that towel
you’re still here?
Untie me, love?
Phoenix "Anything You Ask and More"
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT!
Maybe you don’t get why people were excited about the new Phoenix song when it debuted earlier this week. Perhaps you’ve never really paid much attention to them, or you’ve dismissed their brand of classy, immaculate pop rock at some point in the past. This mini-mix is for you, and I hope that you dig it.
Download if only for “Too Young” and...
“Just read that the Vietnamese call it “the American war”....”
– @GreatDismal aka William Gibson
Kids with ADHD need to fidget, study says →
up-schist-creek:
This also just in, people with incontinence need to urinate frequently, people with incompetence gravitate to ADHD studies.
Dude, I pace all the time. /confirmation bias
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24) →
Cut Copy (18)
House (16)
Deerhunter (11)
Broken Social Scene (8)
Ness (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
new name
A year of tristanjay7 is enough. i’m now tristn, which is webbier and more phonetic, since the IPA of my name is [trɪstn̩]. Actually, that’s not at all true—a final syllabic nasal sounds ridiculous! Also, someone else has tristan, and it’s most likely an imported feed, which is awful.
Here are some Punchout Haikus I wrote
Glass Joe Gaunt, punch-blanched coward. “Watch the jaw!! Don’t hit my jaw!” Mario counts ten. Von Kaiser He says Surrender! Acad’my’s boxing teacher now soars through the air. Piston Honda Japanese tower I just might need that helmet God, his feet are huge! Don Flamenco Spanish pugilist Lover not a fighter Roses in your teeth King Hippo Hop, hop, hippo. Bounce. A...