trainwrecks

Nov
21st

Sat

hey get on gchat- gotta tell you something

(via bowlingalleylawyer)

This is a terrible way to communicate with a person.

natashavc:

lolerature:

No, but 4 real. Jus sayin.

Did yall know Mr. O Hara was a big homo? I didn’t!

Wait…really? Have you not read anything by or about him? Better get crackin’ on that book! In other critiques, this thing is stupid. Don Draper was in possession of a book of poetry by Frank O’Hara, the show doesn’t compare the two in any way. Is whoever made this saying that advertising creative work of the sixties is less artful than the poetry of the New York School? The show wasn’t comparing those two either. How about John Ashbery < ?

The possession of a real voice is always a marvel, an almost religious thing. When you have one, it not only means you see things from a slightly different perspective than the billions of other ants on the hill, but that you also necessarily possess such equally rare qualities as integrity and humility. It’s part of the package of being a real voice, ’cause when your voice is real, you can’t screw around. The voice must be served; all other exit doors, marked “expediency” or “solid career move,” are sealed over, and the only way out of your inner torment is genuine self-expression.

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James L. Brooks (via nedhepburn)

Everyone reblogging this (out of context) quote is doing it as like an ironic-flavored parody of self-aggrandizement, right?

Sick

dorothymantooth:

bulicks:

myyearofeverything:

Here’s a fun word fact on which my friend Irene White does not hesitate to correct people:

“Nauseous” does not mean “feeling nausea,” but rather “causing nausea.” (As in: The fact that we’ve heard about New Moon nonstop for 10 solid months and it’s only just now coming out, and there are apparently two more books left in the series, is nauseous.) If you are feeling sick to your stomach, you are actually “nauseated.” (As in: I just got the Men’s Health with Taylor Lautner on the cover, and I am nauseated.*)

* People! What Abercrombie Kidz catalog did the world turn into when I was taking my post-marathon nap? Yes, yes- this boy has lovely trapezius muscles, but he is 11 years old. This is not okay.

I know, I know, all it took was this picture to cure me.

Also, “momentarily” doesn’t mean in a moment, it means for a moment.
(Irenes know tons of facts!)

WRONG. Watch some Sports Night, people. It’s good general advice, but in this case it does apply specifically.

You’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them - if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry.

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J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 24 (via nedhepburn)

We’ve been gone a while. Is Ned Hepburn just transcribing The Catcher in the Rye as his blog now?

Oct
9th

Fri

"As for me, I understand Mark's piece just fine. I done read the whole thing, two whole times. And as you know, I didn't even go to no college!"

youngmanhattanite:

(via alexbalk)

Firmly in The Awl camp through all of this (couldn’t you watch The Awl vs n+1 all day?) but come on, in the spirit of loving a good fight, you have to give Gessen credit for the “news-aggregator site” crack. Sure, it’s cheap and inaccurate but also intentional and as a tone-setter for the rest of his response, it works. I dunno, it made me laugh in an “oh here we go” way and I appreciate that.

I guess it was a dis, except that later in the same sentence and for the rest of the piece he contradicts it. Kind of makes him look like like stupid and not that good at understanding things.

Sep
19th

Sat

AbbyJean, you are conflating anxiety disorders with panic disorder

There are several anxiety disorders. Panic disorder is just one, and the only one characterized exclusively by panic attacks. Other anxiety disorders include:

generalized anxiety disorder

obsessive-compulsive disorder

phobias

post-traumatic stress disorder

social anxiety disorder

As you might imagine, these different disorders are treated with different medications (and therapies!), and sedatives are really only prescribed for panic attacks (which can result from most anxiety disorders, but are not necessarily the primary symptom), not for treatment of the underlying disorder. SSRIs are probably most commonly prescribed for managing anxiety disorders.

This skewing is just one of many reasons why Trainwrecks does not advocate authoritatively-toned essays based on personal knowledge.

Sharpen your pencils, olds: we're going deep.

ninety9:

When I got back to Ohio (school), I got a copy of Slanted and Enchanted at the Springfield, Ohio ‘Mall’ (the only other thing I ever bought there was Cripsin Glover’s book Rat Catching — it was a pretty good mall, all things considered). The last (only?) time I saw Pavement was at the Masquerade in Atlanta in 1993. Got up the next morning in search of tacos to cure a hangover — while cruising the Virginia Highlands (no, not like that), news of Kurt Cobain’s suicide came on the radio.

Kurt Cobain died in 1994.

youngmanhattanite:

skybarn:

(via soupsoup)
I think this argument makes sense rhetorically, but most people would send their kid to private school if they could. And that’s certainly true for most people against the public option. Now ask this question at SEC football game this weekend and see what happens.

I’m for the public option and would absolutely send my kids to private school if I could afford it. The public option is not about a blanket solution for everyone. A better metaphor involving public schools would be something like:

“Just as we have public schools to ensure all our kids have access to an education, regardless of income, so we should have a public health care option to ensure all our kids (and adults) have access to health care, regardless of income. The existence of public schools in no way threatens the existence of private schools, and so it follows with health care.”

Actually, I’m surprised that hasn’t been used. Thanks for the idea!

It was used by the president a week ago in a televised speech before a joint session of Congress.

Sep
18th

Fri

What’s your top goal this year? Can you even answer that question? If you don’t know what you want, how are you going to get there?

juliaallison:

(Obviously) I’m a big fan of self-reflection - whether that means therapy or writing in a journal or making lists or even just sitting down and doing a life assessment.

How can you possibly reach a goal if you haven’t even figured out what goal you’re trying to reach?

Try this basic exercise to get yourself on track: The Importance of Self-Reflection

Emphasis ours.