November 2008
43 posts
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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
– Saint Augustine (via elt)
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“Managed to spill 1/3 of a glass of 20yo tawny port down my jumper. Now smells of...”
– Twitter / Adam J Taylor
WineSoc has rocked this year. And now I get to smell the reward impregnated into my fleece!
“… ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of...”
– The 10,000 hour rule — stated by neurologist Daniel Levitin.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-23) →
Faded Paper Figures
John Mayer
Sarah McLachlan
Lenka
The Fray
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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More praise for Papers
The ever-excellent Papers by Mekentosj is a simply indispensable tool for researchers as shown by these testimonials from fellow Tumblrs. I don’t know how I lived without it.
nruth:
Anyone doing research paper reading using a mac should at least give this program a spin for the 30 day trial period.
brilliantology:
I tell you what, never have I been so eager to part with my money on...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-16) →
Miles Davis
Michael Nyman
Susheela Raman
Gotan Project
Fleetwood Mac
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Faded Paper Figures - “North By North”
...
Joni Mitchell — Harry’s...
“You can’t aspire to be a bio-technician if you’ve never come across a person...”
– Fireman, astronaut - or celebrity? (via danw)
“I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I...”
– Isabella Rossellini (via swissmiss)
“People […] will be fully aware of how much of a raging lady-boner I have...”
– Brilliantology: Getting to Know my Mac
“I tried drinking Stella to get rid of my hangover but it didn’t work...”
– My coursemate Ian, reminicing about the alcohol-hazed days of second year.
For The Fallen
by Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
...
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Top Gear (back) in the USA
I really really really want to do a big west coast road trip next summer. In a big muscle car. Please.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-9) →
BackGround Sound
Gwyneth Herbert
Soundtrack
Sir Edward Elgar
Joni Mitchell
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Time to smile →
Nancy Giles, a social commentator with CBS, writes for BBC News on her election night:
‘Breaking News’ comes on the screen and my stomach lurches. I reach for the remote, and the phone starts ringing. It’s Portia. Best friend of 30 years. African-American, like me.
“I can’t believe it. I’ve been crying all night,” she says. “Wait....
“Barack Obama is our next president, which is very bad because he is a naive...”
– Dave Barry (via topherchris)
“Old wine and an old friend are good provisions.”
– George Herbert — Printed on the cork of Bogle’s Old Vine Zin.
President Barack Hussein Obama
noraleah:
Just process that.
I am proud of us, America.
The world is proud of you, America. Thank you!
Is Obama President? →
emmas:
noahkai:
livesophia:
(via beverlyhasablog)
Superb! Added to my currently open tabs!
britticisms:
“I Can Make You Feel It” by Home...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-2) →
Wax Tailor
Morcheeba
Maria Taylor
Lenka
Kelly Clarkson
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Never give all the Heart
W.B. Yeats
Never give all the heart, for love
Will hardly seem worth thinking of
To passionate women if it seem
Certain, and they never dream
That it fades out from kiss to kiss;
For everything that’s lovely is
But a brief, dreamy, kind delight.
O never give the heart outright,
For they, for all smooth lips can say,
Have given their hearts up to the play.
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The name's Bond, Clive James Bond →
I have no problem with the action sequences. At one point Bond has to run up the side of the Washington monument before punching a fatal hole in a helicopter full of Chinese assassins. The stunt double can handle that, just as he will have to handle the bit on page three where Bond is described as getting up out of an armchair suddenly. I don’t do “suddenly” any more but I...
An Apple (For) A Day →
brilliantology is thrilled with her new Macbook, and rightly so. To help her get started here are a few of my must have apps:
Quicksilver — Quite simply the only way to move swiftly around your Mac. Difficult to explain but spend some time getting used to it and you won’t be disappointed. As Merlin Mann said:
“Friends, go out there and spend a little time with Quicksilver. It can...