- Essays are a bitch and a half.
- When I actually focus, I get a lot of crap done. (Who knew?!)
- 500 Miles
- Allen Gregory is actually quite good. I feel that I am satisfying both my comedy and class palettes by watching it.
- Sundays are gross, simply because the next day is Monday.
- 500 Miles
- Laundry days are a bitch and three fourths.
- Did I mention I hate essays?
- Sue, Catering
- "Let's do it" and "I can't do it"
- 500 Miles
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday musings
Surprise!
Last night we surprised my cousin for his birthday. It was one of the weirdest things my family has ever done (no one can keep a secret in my family so this was very odd...). But nevertheless, it worked, for the most part. He was a bit suspicious about why he had to go to my other cousin's house (because she was "lonely") but I think we got him pretty good.
Honestly, he deserves some happiness right now. The kid is only 15 and he lost his dad last year. It's been tough, but he's so damn strong. And I'm pretty ashamed of myself really. I should have realized that he was a good kid very early on; I can't believe it took my uncle dying for me to see it.
The thing about my cousin is that, even though he can be steadfast in his beliefs, he gets that I have different opinions about things. And he respects that my point of view is valid, even though he doesn't agree. That's way more than I can say for the other members of my family.
I've always felt really lucky that my family was so close (especially the cousins), but I am grateful for it now more than ever. We need each other, and I'm starting to see that more and more every day.
So here's to you, Jonny. I'll keep making cracks about how tall you are and your ridiculous passion for school if you keep making fun of my dorky attitude and obsession with Harry Potter.
I love you more than you love your X-Box (yes, that's possible). "It's too late." ;)
Honestly, he deserves some happiness right now. The kid is only 15 and he lost his dad last year. It's been tough, but he's so damn strong. And I'm pretty ashamed of myself really. I should have realized that he was a good kid very early on; I can't believe it took my uncle dying for me to see it.
The thing about my cousin is that, even though he can be steadfast in his beliefs, he gets that I have different opinions about things. And he respects that my point of view is valid, even though he doesn't agree. That's way more than I can say for the other members of my family.
I've always felt really lucky that my family was so close (especially the cousins), but I am grateful for it now more than ever. We need each other, and I'm starting to see that more and more every day.
So here's to you, Jonny. I'll keep making cracks about how tall you are and your ridiculous passion for school if you keep making fun of my dorky attitude and obsession with Harry Potter.
I love you more than you love your X-Box (yes, that's possible). "It's too late." ;)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Holiday angst
Let's be done with October already. Bring on November and the holiday of all holidays...
THANKSGIVING.
Psh, screw Halloween. I'd take stuffing my face with turkey and cranberry sauce (and khoresht because that's how Persians role) over demanding strangers to give me candy while dressed up in a silly costume any day.
THANKSGIVING.
Psh, screw Halloween. I'd take stuffing my face with turkey and cranberry sauce (and khoresht because that's how Persians role) over demanding strangers to give me candy while dressed up in a silly costume any day.
This was my Facebook status.
"Writing two analytic essays and playing some Sinatra in the background. WILD SATURDAY NIGHT."
And people are liking it. What these people don't know is that this kind of weekend is not uncharacteristic of me. I could have absolutely no homework; hell, it could be SUMMER, and I'd still be sitting on my bed, on my computer, mindlessly browsing the internet. And that's totally fine with me.
I have to say, I am very good at creating the illusion that I actually have a life.
And people are liking it. What these people don't know is that this kind of weekend is not uncharacteristic of me. I could have absolutely no homework; hell, it could be SUMMER, and I'd still be sitting on my bed, on my computer, mindlessly browsing the internet. And that's totally fine with me.
I have to say, I am very good at creating the illusion that I actually have a life.
People are idiots, Leslie.
I stood up for myself and my gender today. Granted, it was on Facebook, so I didn't actually have to confront anyone. But, still. A douche was being douchey so I set things straight.
That's right ladies and gentlemen, Neda D can argue with the best of them. (She can't write her damn paper that's due in two days, but she can DEFINITELY debate about sexism on social networking sites.) Priorities. I have them.
That's right ladies and gentlemen, Neda D can argue with the best of them. (She can't write her damn paper that's due in two days, but she can DEFINITELY debate about sexism on social networking sites.) Priorities. I have them.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Best. Present. Ever.
My friend gave me this and, well, I'm dying. If you know me, you know how much I fucking love Shakespeare. Yup, Will's my man. I am bouncing off the walls with excitement. SQUEEEE!
What 10 Classic Books Were Almost Called
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald went through quite a few titles for his most well-known book before deciding on The Great Gatsby. If he hadn’t arrived at that title, high school kids would be pondering the themes of Trimalchio in West Egg; Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires; On the Road to West Egg; Under the Red, White, and Blue; Gold-Hatted Gatsby; and The High-Bouncing Lover.
2. George Orwell’s publisher didn’t feel the title to Orwell’s novel The Last Man in Europe was terribly commercial and recommended using the other title he had been kicking around—1984.
3. Before it was Atlas Shrugged, it was The Strike, which is how Ayn Rand referred to her magnum opus for quite some time. In 1956, a year before the book was released, she decided the title gave away too much plot detail. Her husband suggested Atlas Shrugged and it stuck.
4. The title of Bram Stoker’s famous Gothic novel sounded more like a spoof before he landed onDracula—one of the names Stoker considered was The Dead Un-Dead.
5. Ernest Hemingway’s original title for The Sun Also Rises was used for foreign-language editions—Fiesta. He changed the American English version to The Sun Also Rises at the behest of his publisher.
6. It’s because of Frank Sinatra that we use the phrase “Catch-22” today. Well, sort of. Author Joseph Heller tried out Catch-11, but because the original Ocean’s Eleven movie was newly in theaters, it was scrapped to avoid confusion. He also wanted Catch-18, but, again, a recent publication made him switch titles to avoid confusion: Leon Uris’ Mila 18. The number 22 was finally chosen because it was 11 doubled.
7. To Kill a Mockingbird was simply Atticus before Harper Lee decided the title focused too narrowly on one character.
8. An apt precursor to the Pride and Prejudice title Jane Austen finally decided on: First Impressions.
9. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Secretly, apparently. Mistress Mary, taken from the classic nursery rhyme, was the working title for Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden.
10. Originally called Ulysses in Dublin, James Joyce’s Dubliners featured characters that would later appear in his epic Ulysses a few years later.
Source: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/70037
2. George Orwell’s publisher didn’t feel the title to Orwell’s novel The Last Man in Europe was terribly commercial and recommended using the other title he had been kicking around—1984.
3. Before it was Atlas Shrugged, it was The Strike, which is how Ayn Rand referred to her magnum opus for quite some time. In 1956, a year before the book was released, she decided the title gave away too much plot detail. Her husband suggested Atlas Shrugged and it stuck.
4. The title of Bram Stoker’s famous Gothic novel sounded more like a spoof before he landed onDracula—one of the names Stoker considered was The Dead Un-Dead.
5. Ernest Hemingway’s original title for The Sun Also Rises was used for foreign-language editions—Fiesta. He changed the American English version to The Sun Also Rises at the behest of his publisher.
6. It’s because of Frank Sinatra that we use the phrase “Catch-22” today. Well, sort of. Author Joseph Heller tried out Catch-11, but because the original Ocean’s Eleven movie was newly in theaters, it was scrapped to avoid confusion. He also wanted Catch-18, but, again, a recent publication made him switch titles to avoid confusion: Leon Uris’ Mila 18. The number 22 was finally chosen because it was 11 doubled.
7. To Kill a Mockingbird was simply Atticus before Harper Lee decided the title focused too narrowly on one character.
8. An apt precursor to the Pride and Prejudice title Jane Austen finally decided on: First Impressions.
9. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Secretly, apparently. Mistress Mary, taken from the classic nursery rhyme, was the working title for Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden.
10. Originally called Ulysses in Dublin, James Joyce’s Dubliners featured characters that would later appear in his epic Ulysses a few years later.
Source: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/70037
The word "Häagen-Dazs" has no meaning in any language, although it is widely thought to be Scandinavian. The ice cream brand was created by two Polish immigrants who came to America, but the name is simply two made-up words that are meant to look Scandinavian.
The real origin of the name is a reversal of the name "Duncan Hines" an original potential marketer of the product, which became "Huncan-Dines." The name was reworked to sound scandinavian and became "Häagen-Dazs."
The real origin of the name is a reversal of the name "Duncan Hines" an original potential marketer of the product, which became "Huncan-Dines." The name was reworked to sound scandinavian and became "Häagen-Dazs."
"People say, 'I'm going to sleep now,' as if it were nothing. But it's really a bizarre activity. 'For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I'm going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life.'
If you didn't know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you'd seen.
They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be OK? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the 'mind adventures' got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren't unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee.'
So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, 'The creature is regenerating itself."
-George Carlin
It's "OK"
The term “O.K.” was popularized by Martin Van Buren. Van Buren was from Kinderhook, New York, sometimes referred to as Old Kinderhook in speeches and print. When he signed off on documents, he found it easier to initial things with “O.K.” instead of his full Dutch name. Eventually, “O.K.” and the spelled out version, “okay” came to mean “all right”.
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