April 2009
“If I ever doubted my own hunch that pleasure is the greatest healer, or that a...”
– Sarah McColl, Getting What You Need, and the Very Best Lunch
“After being Calvin’s best friend for over a decade, Hobbes is packed away in a...”
– Galvin P. Chow, Fight Club: The Return of Hobbes
World Bank Statement on Swine Flu →
A few people emailed me this morning because they heard there was a case of swine flu at the World Bank and were worried about me.
There is no need for concern, the situation is under control. The press release explains it all, but just to be clear: I have not been exposed in any way to the case of the swine flu here at the Bank, and all the necessary precautions are being taken. Nothing to...
Bueller? →
In a recent MetaTalk thread, Cool Papa Bell presents an alternate view of the classic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:
My favorite thought-piece about Ferris Bueller is the “Fight Club” theory, in which Ferris Bueller, the person, is just a figment of Cameron’s imagination, like Tyler Durden, and Sloane is the girl Cameron secretly loves.
One day while he’s...
“Here is what Toronto is: the fifth most livable city in the world. So said the...”
– Will Wilkinson, The Immigration Fallacy (via)
Two more weeks.
It’s hard moving to a new city and making friends. I mean, not the kind of friends that you hang out with at happy hour or grab coffee with from time to time — I mean the kind of friends that know you inside and out, the kind of friends with whom you share secrets while lying on the grass on the waterfront in the rain at 2am.
Karen is one of those friends. She helps me feel settled...
WatchHaha. Real life Twitter. (Yes, I know I’m late on the bandwagon for this one.)
You know, in that last case, if I was standing next to a beautiful woman, I’m the kind of guy that would probably Twitter about it, and then just straight up tell her. But that’s just me.
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”
– Winnie the Pooh (via)
Tie your laces.
An excellent piece of truth by Illinois Airship:
The amount I like you will always be proportional to my inability to act cool around you. If I’m throwing out game and you think I’m charming then I’m probably just trying to hook up with you. If I’m a gibbering idiot that tells unfunny jokes and accidentally agrees when you say your hair looks haggard then WATCH OUT because that boy’s in...
Settled. →
After lunch yesterday, a colleague asked me a simple question: “when are you going home?”
To which I answered, simply, “in a few hours, can’t stay too late today.”
Apparently, I misunderstood. My colleague was asking me about my impending trip to Toronto — my trip “home” — that I have planned later this week.
This small exchange got me...
Bottle up your smile, pour it in a cup;...
“Under my administration, the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are...”
– President Barack Obama (via)
“For now, she seems content to have us all talk about her clothes, exercise...”
– Amy Odell, on Michelle Obama
WatchI go to the gym four mornings a week. (Recently, that’s gone down to three, but I’ll be back up to four this week, promise.) This morning, I decided to forgo my usual gym session and go for a run down the banks of the Potomac. At 5:30am, there are very few people out, and the run was serene, and beautiful, and calming — particularly necessary after an extremely stressful week.
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious; It is the source...”
– Albert Einstein
WatchGreat ad, but really, you need to see it in context at Vimeo for the full effect. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.
“When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person? To have it...”
– Henry Rollins (via)
“Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like...”
– White Oleander (via)
“I accept that there will be disparities in the world. I accept that life is not...”
– Brendan Baker
“I would rather trust a woman’s instinct than a man’s reason.”
– Stanley Baldwin (via)
WatchI’ve seen good beatboxers in my life, but this kid just kills it. He’d easily make my top five. (via)
WatchShattered Sky is a documentary feature that shows what we need to do today to restore America’s environmental leadership on climate change.
I know one of the producers of this film. Looks pretty awesome, I’m pretty excited to see it when it’s done.
“Of course sometimes I feel like throwing in the towel and saying, ok, I’m not...”
– Andrew Sullivan
Summer Movie Box Office Predictions
Okay, first of all, I’m going to assume you all listen to MAMO (the best movie podcast in the history of movies and podcasting and the world) so you know about this contest already.
(If you don’t, check out this post that explains a few things.)
Here are my predictions for the summer box office in 2009:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $314
Transformers: Revenge of...
