April 2011
2 posts
“Context and time do sometimes matter. The Paul Simon who, on a bus en route to...”
– In Which There’s A Girl In New York City Who Calls Herself The Human Trampoline by Nell Boeshcenstein, a beautiful appreciation of Paul Simon’s Graceland, on the 25th anniversary of its release. (via boringoldraphael) Why on Earth did I tear up reading this? It’s been a weird night, folks,...
March 2011
6 posts
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I queued this, but then I was hit by a car. It's...
As you know, the 30 Day Challenge defeated me. I’ve rallied up the courage to surface on Tumblr, and I guess this is actually my public announcement that I want to be taken seriously again. The next couple weeks are going to be a throwback to ASMSA days, stress and workload-wise, and I’m rather looking forward to it. I haven’t worked this hard toward a deadline since the...
Mid-College Crisis
jacatastrophe:
I have begun to question everything I do. I feel like shit, I feel like a piece of shit and I feel like everything I make is shit. I feel like I have all sorts of ideas but never have the patience to do things right and I’m worrying that I’m not learning ANYTHING at all. I keep considering my options and I know what I want to do but I feel like I can’t do it. I’ve never felt this...
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February 2011
12 posts
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Day 15
I’m here for my frands. Other than that, I follow a tumblr called fuckyeahdioramas for the occasional extravagant diorama and The Made Shop for pretty design.
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Day 14
One of my earliest memories is of hitting my head on the inside of a covered slide. I hit it and I felt like I was seeing everything through quickly changing coloured gels. That probably doesn’t make sense, but it was very psychedelic.
Megan is Chuck Klosterman
jacatastrophe:
Her question: Every text you send is a mass text. Only your texts, no on else’s. And you can never tell anyone. Will you still text?
Aw, crap. I wasn’t done with my response when I shift-entered and I can’t edit it. JK on the sexting. My poor brothers and cousins in my address book.
Beccarules: Day 12 →
beccarules:
Friday, February 4:
Woke up at 8:30 to shower (almost skipped shower in favor of sleep, because I was tired from going to see Neko Case the night before)
Bought coffee
Walked extremely carefully across ice-covered campus to make it to class
9:50-11:00, discussed “War and Peace” in Tolstoy…
:) How was Neko Case? And congratulations on the job! Whatcha gonna do?
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Day 12
Woke up at 9AM. Intentionally missed ENGL.
Made a fried egg sandwich with an English muffin. Sipped some orange juice.
Biked to campus and enjoyed biochem and math. Biked home. Noted the beautiful day.
Got online and Skyped with a boy. Made plans to take a walk downtown.
Showered and dressed myself: skirt, tights, socks, tank, sweater, jacket, jacket.
Left the house and realized it...
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Day 11
I don’t have an iPod, and I don’t use iTunes. A few nights ago I was listening to a few songs connected to good memories, so I guess I’ll put 10 of those up here. I’m sorry it’s long. I didn’t realize.
Oh, Susannah—James Taylor My grandfather played guitar when I was younger. He sang folk songs and occasionally recorded them. On a houseboat vacation...
Day 11
beccarules:
10 Songs at Random:
1. Cannonball, Damien Rice
2. The Rooster Moans, Iron & Wine
3. The Falconer, Nico
4. Neath the Beeches, The Frames
5. Loser, Beck
6. Devil in the Details, Bright Eyes
7. Sunday, Nick Drake
8. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division
9. Silver Lining, Rilo Kiley
10. Hang With Me, Robyn
I can’t decide if this would be an awful or a fantastic playlist.
...
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Day 09
The Fyoootcha. I hope I’ll have more friends and family to love, and that at least some of the ongoing turmoil in the world will be resolved. I hope my decisions and my attitude will be enough to make me happy, and that war or disaster will not devastate the ones I love.
“I have seen the truth; I have seen and I know that people can be beautiful and happy without losing the power of...
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Day 08
This one’s a toss-up. I feel pretty darn satisfied with life when I’m treated like family by people who aren’t my family. Super special. The other qualifier is recognizing something as beautiful even when I’ve seen it a thousand times before. Like the ocean, or an unseeming mountain, or how the black squirrels are always the happiest life form when it’s sunny.
January 2011
18 posts
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Day 07
I’m a Sagittarius. I don’t really think it has much bearing on my personhood, but maybe I don’t know anything. Sagittarius is an archer, and a friggin’ centaur. I don’t need to say more, but I will. A centaur is half-human and half-animal. This is awesome. Sagittarius turned part horse to get away from a covetous significant other, which I think is pretty clever....
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Day 06
1. I can lick my elbow.
2. I love hanging out with elderly people.
3. I played the piano for 12 years, and I’m picking it back up this summer. I’m excited.
4. I love building things and writing letters.
5. I like digging trenches, shoveling gravel, and laying sod if afterward I can have some minted lemonade.
6. I’m kind of an old woman. I have hip problems, knit,...
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Day 05
I thought about ending my own life after 8 months of harassment by the ex-girlfriend of my then boyfriend, who somehow convinced an entire faculty and staff that I was cruel, needed a psych evaluation and deserved no respect or privacy. This was after I was picked apart in a staffing because both reslife and admin folks were too caught up in students’ lives, and during the time I was trying...
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Day 04
I no longer know how I feel about religion or God anymore, but it doesn’t eat at me, either. It’s always been important to me to mirror the character of honorable representatives of various faiths, and right now that is what I am reaping most from (and hopefully contributing to) my religious affiliation.
I still enjoy attending Christian gatherings for the fellowship of it all. I...
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Day 03
Drugs and alcohol. I think I’ve tried everything I want to try until I’m old. I’ve had less than a handful of bad experiences, but I still think I’m finished. I just don’t want to spend my money on it. If I live past ninety, I’ll probably get hooked on meth or whatever the most addictive drug of the time is. I don’t know if marijuana should be legal....
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Day 02
In 10 years, I’ll have finished my PhD and have a great start on some translational research. Hopefully the field will still require problem solving and the $1000 genome won’t have ruined all the fun for me. One of my hobbies will turn out to be a modest money-maker. I’ll still be debt-free (please, please, please), and will have significant savings in two separate accounts:...
New Goal: Hike the Appalachian Trail.
Hey! Jordan and I are doing this next year! Join our grouuup.
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Day 01
Ah, my relationship status. This is one thing I don’t generally discuss at length with friends, unless we’re talking about showers vs. baths. You hear me, priv-uh-lodges crew.
NewRelationship is limited in the face-time department, because one of us goes to school full time and the other works full time. It’s my first relationship I’ve had where we haven’t either...
Valentine's Day is on a Monday!
jacatastrophe:
joshbregy:
I’ll be spending my Valentine’s Day in lab!! That’s exactly how I wanted to spend it! No joke. I can’t think of anything better to do on that Hallmark holiday. I pretty much don’t celebrate it because, well, it’s honestly one of the worst holiday’s ever. The concept of it is rather dumb and pointless.
P.S. I’m not being cynical, just realistic.
I’ll be making...
Welp, hello, Enthusiasm. I see you're back.
Stay a while, I’m so much happier with you here.
Today I learned something new, I laughed until I cried, made a new friend, and was inspired. Embroider me on a motivational pillow or paint me on the side of your metal water bottle used exclusively for traveling to and from yoga class. In all seriousness, the people around me are amazing me. I wholly delight in the encouraging emails...
joshbregy:
I’m caught in the most awkward and painful love tango right now. The sad thing? I can’t stop dancing.
Love on, brother.
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Dr. Bailey gets all the hotties.
Fiend for life.: I am going to start posting about... →
jacatastrophe:
I am going to start posting about my life again, the way I started out on Tumblr. I always thought Tumblr’s biggest draw was that it was really personal.
So about Jack… I am loving Vancouver although I can say that if I come back, I will probably come in the Spring/Summer to enjoy the beautiful…
I’m so glad you and Jonathan came. Safe flights, okay? Now, I’m...
I am so ready to see Janie Byrum in Vancouver.
THIS IS MY EXCITED FACE: XD Please keep me updated as to your whereabouts. I don’t want to leave you two out in the cold longer than necessary.
December 2010
13 posts
Sleepykisser: Obligatory tumbl about my holiday. →
joshbregy:
sleepykisser:
I love it all: the family, the hugs, the eggnog, the pies, cheersing and I-love-yous. I’m leaving the Christmas decorations up until the New Year, most definitely. Thanks for a beauty of a year, fine friends. A few years ago I was nervous about losing touch even though I was elated to be…
Janie, I read this and nearly cried. Thank you very much for the concerns about...
Sleepykisser: Obligatory tumbl about my holiday. →
burrowmeister:
sleepykisser:
I love it all: the family, the hugs, the eggnog, the pies, cheersing and I-love-yous. I’m leaving the Christmas decorations up until the New Year, most definitely. Thanks for a beauty of a year, fine friends. A few years ago I was nervous about losing touch even though I was elated to be…
I added some resolutions for you Janie, do whatever you feel like with...
Obligatory tumbl about my holiday.
I love it all: the family, the hugs, the eggnog, the pies, cheersing and I-love-yous. I’m leaving the Christmas decorations up until the New Year, most definitely. Thanks for a beauty of a year, fine friends. A few years ago I was nervous about losing touch even though I was elated to be traveling someplace new with no connections. I’m comforted that we’ve stayed close, and I...
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“1) Please use the term “government-run health insurance” or, when brevity...”
– Fox News’ Washington managing editor, Bill Sammon, issuing an e-mailed reminder to staffers at the height of the healthcare debate. “Public option,” which Sammon told staffers to avoid using without qualifiers, got more positive responses in the polls compared to the term “government option,” a...
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New Gorillaz Album to Drop On Christmas. →
taradactyl:
allthewaydown:
unconventionalitismnessity:
It won’t be hard, but hopefully it’ll be better than Plastic Beach. The only thing that album has in common with its title is they’re both rubbish.
Plastic Beach isn’t great, but you have to at least give props to it for Superfast Jellyfish.
Plastic Beach is definately on my list of “overrated albums of 2010” for sure. I don’t know,...
