January 2010
Top 50 oxymorons
annie-dog:
tamburina:
50. Act naturally 49. Found missing 48. Resident alien 47. Advanced BASIC 46. Genuine imitation 45. Airline food 44. Good grief 43. Same difference 42. Almost exactly 41. Government organization 40. Sanitary landfill 39. Alone together 38. Legally drunk 37. Silent scream 36. British fashion 35. Living dead 34. Small crowd 33. Business ethics 32. Soft rock 31. Butt head...
RIP SALINGER
booklover:
letusreadandletusdance:
It’s everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so — I don’t know — not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and — sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you’re conforming just as much only in a different way.
- Franny and Zooey (1961)
My favorite quote from the...
“First love is just a fleeting memory that fades as time goes by… Until you...”
– Higaki-sensei, Yajuu de Hatsukoi by Yamato Nase
annie-dog:
vicsblank:
whoischrisjones:
This essay was written by Hugh Gallagher, who was then admitted to NYU.
Essay: In order for the admissions staff of our college to get to know you, the applicant, better, we ask that you answer the following question: Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped to define you as a person?
I...
