January 2012
“So I sent an email to 7 of my friends, including Sarah, and I said, ‘Does anyone...”
– John Green, on how he asked out his wife for the first time. (via ancient-amateur)
Forever one of my favorite things and the reason watching john play FIFA is forever worth it
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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/kermit-piggy-fire-back-fox-news-223536274.html
But… The Muppets have always had a liberal agenda… They’re felt hippies.. This is not NEWS.
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“You choose what to think about. And you may not feel that way every day, but the...”
– John Green, on The Fault in Our Stars at the Tour de Nerdfighting Event in Austin, Texas (21 January 2012)
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Sometimes I think about other majors I could be in and am just so very thankful that I get to read literature and talk about it for a living. Not only do I get to delve deeply into some of history’s best works. Not only do I get to feel that thrill when an idea I come up with sparks an expert’s interest. I also get to hear other people’s theories. I get to take a little bit of...
The absolute worst task in the world of education
is when you have to read something you don’t give two shits about and put it into your own words. Because it doesn’t just require you to read and comprehend. It then also requires you to bring more words about the stupid subject into existence. And I dunno about you, but if I have to use my words to talk about something, I feel like I owe something to the subject. Like we’ve...
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“Asian-American actors have never been treated as full-time actors. We’re always...”
– Mako Iwamatsu, the voice actor of Uncle Iroh. Read more about his work fighting for Asian American roles here (via jedifreac)
Things to think about, fandom.
(via regala-electra)
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“Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like...”
– The Love-Song of J Alfred. Prufrock by T.S. Elliot (via dumbledoreisabamf)
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“A great teacher can offer an escape from poverty to the child who dreams beyond...”
– President Obama (via apsies)
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Cows: The New Rules
fishingboatproceeds:
Driving through west Texas today, Hank and Katherine and I have made some important innovation to the Game of Cows, and we thought you might like to know our rules. (For those who don’t know, the Game of Cows is a road trip game in which you say “cows” when you see more than one cow. It’s very complicated. Oh, also, you can get points for saying, “dead people” whenever you...
“Your illness is not who you’re supposed to be. It’s keeping you from...”
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me: hey can you call someone for me
parental unit: um no? you can do it yourself you're grown up.
me: OH SWEET JESUS GOD NO. I CAN'T DO THIS I'M GOING TO COLLAPSE PLEASE OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU I JUST CAN'T DO THIS I'M GOING TO BREAK. THEY'LL THINK I'M WEIRD. THEY'LL JUDGE ME. THEY HATE ME I CAN'T DO THIS.
See, they SAY this. But since moving to college and coming back sporadically, I've figured out it's really just that they equally hate talking on the phone and want to USE you. Also they want you to gain life experiences or whatevs. But mostly the first one.
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“This song is about particle physics. …That’s a really weird thing to cheer for....”
– ~ Hank Green at Atlanta tour de nerdfighting 2012 (via choreonerd)
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Caity: Oh. Well powertools are a girl's best friend.
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“It’s preposterous that naps are a crime. People need them. Don’t make me feel...”
– Darren Criss (via crosling)
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chazzam:
killerqueen-80:
Can Jane Lynch and Tina Fey do a buddy cop movie? Where Jane is the older detective nearing retirement and Tina is the loose canon rookie partner that nearly gets her killed.
WANT.
Anonymous asked: are hashbrowns a metaphor for sex?
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I liveblog a portion of TFioS, or Caity why don't...
Spoilers and inappropriate language under the cut
