Monthly Archives: August 2010

how i lost my scuba virginity.

As it turns out, that downtime in between day and evening never came to be. Instead, I sat with Ling and the folks with whom she had just completed a refresher scuba course as they rehashed the events of the … Continue reading

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a quick hello from dahab, egypt!

The problem with planning to blog from your vacation is that if you’re having a blog-worthy vacation, you probably don’t have a lot of time to blog about it. That’s the issue I’ve been running into. I’m on a quick … Continue reading

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and then i flew to jordan.

Guys, it’s really happening. I’m about to get on a plane to Amman. Before my friend — we’ll call her “Ling” — moved there, I probably had devoted four seconds of brain space EVER to thinking about Jordan, and now … Continue reading

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today is a google holiday, hooray!

Today’s Google Holiday: The 71st Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. This is a fun one, no? I loved that movie so much as a child, but I was also completely and utterly terrified by it. I have distinct memories … Continue reading

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there’s no one here to save.

Girl crush number one million. So talented and so delightfully poppy, all at once: [Posted by Mallory]

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because everyone loves looking at puppies.

First, puppies casually being perfect: And, second: Oh, yeah, that’s just an adorable monkey carrying an adorable puppy away from a fire after a pipeline explosion in China. My heart can’t take that shit! Speaking of shit, the girl next … Continue reading

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i never wanted anything from you.

I cannot get enough of this song, and I loved it well before it was in the Eat, Pray, Love preview, thankyouverymuch: [Posted by Mallory]

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just six words and a link.

Um, websites like this actually exist. [Posted by Mallory]

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