January 2009
WatchI love chick flicks, so I’m guessing this advertising wasn’t geared to me. Have to admit it’s quite hilarious though, and I’m definitely planning on watching the movie.
“I’ve got to do something about these plates. I’m not really a plates kind of...”
– President Barack Obama
“What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both...”
– Italo Calvino (via)
“Answer e-mails from junior people before more senior ones. Junior people have...”
– Wise words by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (via)
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners...”
– Marcel Proust (via)
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really...”
– Steve Jobs (via)
Hey Soup. I have a Tumblr crush on your girlfriend. Not in a weird way though. Promise. Just putting that out there.
WatchI won’t be in Toronto for ChangeCamp, but if you are, I strongly recommend that you go. I’ve been working with some of the organizers and creators, and it’s going to be an amazing day.
“A reminder of what so many forgot these past eight years: the executive...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via:via)
Jay-Z - My President Is Black (DC Freestyle)...
One minute into his presidency, Barack Obama has...
Many of you know that I have been having issues with regards to my upcoming immigration to the United States of America. I have visited the US Consulate here in Toronto quite often, trying to get all my paperwork sorted so that I can start my new job in Washington DC in the next few days.
I arrived at the US Consulate in Toronto at 10:30am this morning. After my initial check-in and submitting a...
Elected.
Thank you to kaytee for sharing this story.
When I was in Kindergarten, 6 years old, we voted in the mock election. The choices were George Bush and Bill Clinton. When it was my turn to vote, I went up to the computer on the stage and looked up at my teacher, puzzled.
“I don’t know who I am supposed to vote for.”
Katie, you can vote for whomever you choose,”...
“I keep hearing “I hope Obama does what he says he will”…actually, he keeps...”
– Whitney McNamara (via)
You know what's awesome? Love.
Sorry. Just had to share that. Because it’s true.
Whoppernomics. →
You love Tumblr. I love Tumblr. Tumblr’s just a big ball of love these days.
So how much money would I have to pay you to completely delete your entire Tumblr account? (Not that I will, just a hypothetical question.)
“Trying to shake writer’s block is like trying to awaken a sleeping limb....”
– Kaytee
Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time →
Having meetings for the sake of having meetings drive me insane. Meetings should be short, to the point, and only called when they are absolutely necessary.
In the New York Times, Reid Hastie (professor at the University of Chicago) offers some good tips to keep meetings productive and efficient:
Whoever calls a meeting should be explicit about its objectives.
Everyone should think...
“If you’re not failing all the time, you’re not creating a situation...”
– Ira Glass
“You are the king of all bros. Brotankhamen. You are the Ayatollah Bromeini. You...”
– Bro, You’re A God Among Bros (via)
If "No Reservations" came to Toronto, where would... →
Lots of Toronto-hating going on in the Chowhound thread, but there are some interesting ideas hidden in there. People who have visited Toronto before: do you have any favorite culinary experiences here?
“The bottom line is this: for someone who loves making things on the web,...”
– Gina Trapani (via)
You're Not What You Like
Found this on Dear Old Love:
I finally get it. You have a lot of cool interests, but you’re not interesting.
Why do I feel like it’s directed at me?
WatchTumblr keeps getting better and better.
“If I could stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease...”
– Emily Dickinson (via)
