September 2011
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Top Al Qaeda Leader Killed
liberalsarecool:
American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the public face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in Yemen, CNN reports. “The U.S. regards al-Awlaki, who was believed to be hiding in Yemen, as the biggest threat to its homeland security. Western intelligence officials believe al-Awlaki is a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), one of...
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I'd like a cheap date .
You know? One of those nights where we could just lay a blanket on the grass, and lay underneath the stars? Share a conversation, build a bond, share stories, and deep secrets. Maybe a walk and a picnic at the park. Something old fashioned beats anything, rather than just watching a movie and eating dinner. I’d like to do something nobody really does anymore. Let’s have a cheap date.
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So, apparently, today is National Coffee Day.
I had tea three times today…
Woops.
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“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?”
– Anthony Trollope, The Warden (via bookoasis)
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“Police work wouldn’t be possible without coffee,” Wallander said.
“No work...”
– Henning Mankell, One Step Behind (via bookoasis)
I've been effectively smited.
Me: YAY A FOUR DAY WEEKEND!
God: LOL you thought I was going to actually let you enjoy this break? Well, think again, sucker! I'm going to give you a really bad cold!
Me: T______T
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“If asking a millionaire to pay the same tax rate as a plumber or a teacher makes...”
– Obama Pushes Jobs Bill in Denver - NYTimes.com
It’s about damn time. Course, it’s a stump speech. But I suppose I’ll take it.
(via champagnecandy)
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“Night is a cistern. Owls sing. Refugees tread meadow roads
with the loud...”
– Adam Zagajewski, from “Night Is A Cistern” (via bookoasis)
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How to Make Google Translate Beatbox
leilockheart:
1) Go to translate.google.com
2) Set the translator to translate German to English
3) Copy + paste the following into the translate box: pv zk pv pv zk pv zk kz zk pv pv pv zk pv zk zk pzk pzk pvzkpkzvpvzk kkkkkk bsch
4) Click the listen button
5) Be amazed =)
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“Reading is a staple of life, like bread or water. Or chocolate.”
– Rett MacPherson, A Misty Mourning (via bookoasis)
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“There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at...”
– Mary Wortley Montagu (via bookshavepores)
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“I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and...”
– Mary Oliver (via misswallflower)
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STFU, Conservatives: STRANGE PATRIOTS →
arewepayingattention:
These three Republican Party candidates for president are displaying their patriotism in a way the media can immediately understand and disseminate.
Yet it’s a strange patriotism they effect. They claim to love their country while despising its government. They…
Wow.
So, today I went to a party at one of my mom’s client’s houses. While there, I got a reading done by a clairvoyant named Michelle. I went in there skeptical but I definitely came out a believer, or at least less skeptical, of her. The reasons for that really pertain to what she said about my friends, so I’ll tell them that personally. But, what she said about me...
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Hey, you. Yeah, you.
You’re cool.
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The time has come. *really dramatic voice*
FOR UN, BABY!!!! lol.
I am so excited for UN. I absolutely love it, all of it. The work, the aggravation, the stress, the confusion, the laughs, the long talks with roommates, going out to eat with friends/fellow delegates, panicking when your friend’s cell phone alarm doesn’t wake you, being disappointed with the delegate boogie, mafia, the freedom, going to alex, checking out guys,...
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“Listening to GOP Presidential candidates talk about science is like listening to...”
– Andrew Sullivan on Wednesday night’s GOP debate. (via cheatsheet)
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