November 2011
October 2011
Invite:
nickabrown:
You are cordially invited to join Nick & Colin tonight at 2313 sw winterwood for drinks and so on. Happy Halloween!
Party at my house
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Currently acting as quality control for Blackbird and taste testing their jello shots for the Halloween party here tomorrow night.
My Friday wins.
One of the electeds I consult for is seriously one of the best politicians out there. He is more interested in governing than politics, he doesn’t allow any negative attacks, and is always looking out for me. Lately we’ve been having some trouble with a few people who are wanting to run against him in the next election and the stance has always been to just ignore them and focus on our...
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5 things
Likes (current status):
- Productive days with mid-evening naps
- sweatpants and blankets
- spending time with Jane
- fall weather
- (Scotch, Irish, Bourbon) Whiskey (not current status but I couldn’t leave it out)
Dislikes (also somewhat current status):
- never ending to do lists
- Beau’s nonstop barking when he’s outside
- leaving the warm covers
- cold toes
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Occupy movement mirrors Millennial Generation →
Millennials and Occupiers both believe in taking group action and creating a more equitable, community-driven world. But the Occupy movement has a greater chance of success if it adopts even more of this new generation’s characteristics. Like neatness, and a local action plan.
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“When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get...”
– Jim Rohn (via kari-shma)
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“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics, whose...”
– — John F. Kennedy
(via janf)
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“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
– Albert Camus (via bloodonthemotorway)
Writing emails blasts, formatting websites and doing promo in class. Yep it’s getting close to campaign season again.
“It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and...”
– Oscar Wilde (via loveyourchaos)
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Jane takes her GRE today.
She’s been studying for it like crazy (and stressing but that’s expected). I know she’ll do great but a 5 hour test that determines what you are able to do for grad school and so on sucks even if you are prepared.
So send her all the good vibes that you have to spare today, just in case she needs them.
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The Haunting in Connecticut is on tv. I’m home alone and watching it in the dark.
This movie is fucking terrifyingly awesome.
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@MightyQuinn72 “raise your hand if you’re a slave to your woman” (@manspeaker @topcity @MightyQuinn72 & myself all raise our hands)
I spelled here wrong. I spelled it hear. But dammit I’m drunk so who cares.
One phone call can turn a not so great day around....
Twitter Account Tweeting World War II in Realtime →
angrylittledad:
world-shaker:
Whoa.
That’s it. I’m joining Twitter. Now I need a creative name.
Statehouse Live: Regents approve salary increases... →
manspeaker:
karlfun:
jholla:
All of the school leaders received the 1.8 percent cost of living increase. But the regents also provided “market adjustments,” ranging from 12.2 percent to 14.7 percent, for the heads of Kansas State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State. Under the pay plan, K-State’s Schulz will see a $50,500 annual increase, while Gray-Little’s dollar increase was $7,650.
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Guys my girlfriend just force fed me a donut. Does this mean I win?
Biden Takes Senate Republicans To School On Tiny... →
jennyjennybobenny:
“I say to the American people: watch your senator,” Biden said. “Watch him or her choose: Are you going to put 400,000 school teachers back in classrooms; are you going to put 18,000 cops back on the street, and 7,000 firefighters back into firehouses? OR are you going to save people with average income over $1 million a one-half of one-percent increase in tax on every dollar...
@MightyQuinn72: "show me how to do what you're doing in photoshop and I'll do it"
@Manspeaker: "it's not that easy. It's not like give me a marker and let me go at it"
