“First of all, Steve Carell owns ‘that’s what she said…’”
—Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock
February 2011
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Half of Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
I wonder if this is true in other countries as well?
DISCOVERY: that the addition of “Harry” to almost any Plato quote makes it seem legitimately like a nugget of wisdom out of the mouth of Albus Dumbledore. →
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“Death is not the worst that can happen to men, Harry.”
“Harry, good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”
“He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it, Harry.”
“Harry, how can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?”
“Harry, astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.”
“He was a wise man who invented beer, Harry.”
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“I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”
—Vincent van Gogh (via girlwithoutwings)
“After I got across the road, I felt like I was sort of disappearing. It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”
—J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (via memai69)
a list.
a) I’m regretting my elation over the weather yesterday, as I walked out of my apartment and busted my ass this morning due to the thin layer of ice covering the entire sidewalk. Awesome.
b) Last night my dinner consisted of wine, SoCo, and a bit of cookie dough. Not in a “Valentine’s Day sucks” kind of way, but in a “hey, I totally forgot about dinner” kind of way. Oops.
c) I brought said cookies and some fresh baked banana chocolate chip muffins to school as a random act of appreciation for all of the teachers and staff here, and it’s totally making my day because I keep getting cute little thank you emails from people =]
d) I’m going to a free Garrison Keillor lecture about comedy writing tonight, thanks to my habit of reading every free local newspaper I can get my hands on.
e) Alum friend just invited me to a cocktail reception for the opening of one of the major theater company’s new season, woot!
Minnesota is Melting!
I didn’t think I’d see a hint of green grass again until at least late March, maybe even April, especially last week, when the days began with blustery -20 degree mornings. But somehow, this weekend, the sun came out for real and the temperature climbed to the 40s, which hasn’t happened here since late October…actually, this is the first time it’s been above freezing since mid-November. The sidewalks are flooded and there was a thin layer of ice everywhere this morning as the temperature had dropped again last night, but it’s still above freezing and the 6 foot snow drifts everywhere are finally beginning to melt. I went for a run yesterday and then spent a good two hours wandering around my neighborhood and talking on the phone (with actual reception and some degree of privacy!) and I didn’t even care that my feet got completely soaked, because it was so great to be outside in only a fleece—no hat, no gloves, no boots, no tights! Apparently this won’t last, according to my librarian friend, but at least it’s a brief reprieve from this long winter.
Also, yesterday I realized that one of my neighbors built their own hockey rink in their front yard…welcome to Minnesota.
“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
—Norman Vincent Peale
“It is very important that you only do what you love to do. You may be poor, you may go hungry, you may lose your car, you may have to move into a shabby place to live, but you will totally live. And at the end of your days you will bless your life because you have done what you came here to do.”
—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (via comolamiel)
a good day
1) taste testing muffins for the home ec class
2) a rewarding meeting with two of my supervisors in which I was told my program is exactly where they hoped it would be by now
3) sleeping in half an hour!
