THIS IS PROGRESS: Archive

March 2011

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Wait, what? These things bite? I’ve been waking up with little red bites on my legs and feet thinking they were from spiders (which are good guys). This is coming after many years of fear of multi-legged insects; I’m able to kill them on my own now but only at a distance… CAUTION: photo is large, hi-res, and uncomfortable to look at. nefferlemort: One of these little...

Mar 31st

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makin' brownieesssss.....

cause my life is falling apaaaarttt….. oh well. at least I threw in some flax seed.

Mar 31st

rhivolution asked: Hiya--randomly saw your note on the Kate Godwin reblog. I have a scan copy of Rachel Pollack's run on Doom Patrol, and it took some serious digging on the net to find somewhere that actually had it. I'm glad to pass it on, seeing as it's not in print and has never been collected in a TPB. Drop me an ask if you're interested, and I'll upload!

Cheers,

Report: BP Managers May Face Manslaughter Over... →

shortformblog: theatlantic: BP managers presiding over 2010’s devastating gulf oil spill may not be getting off as scot-free as the public once perceived. According to a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources, federal prosecutors are considering charging BP managers with involuntary manslaughter or seaman’s manslaughter charges (a “more serious penalty of up to 10 years”) for sacrificing...

Fragments of RGB is an interactive installation by onformative. The classic LED screen as a medium was simulated and disintegrated by the creation of a pixel-like LED optic with the ability to change and transform with the viewer’s movement and, hence, his perspective and point of view. (via today and tomorrow)

“Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries....”

– More from Obama’s speech. (via shortformblog) You’ve gotta be shitting me.

Mar 29th

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My Wes Anderson-inspired dream

I spent all yesterday doing a short essay (2 body par.s?) about Richie Tenenbaum’s line in the bathroom scene. I staggered through it, distracted every 5 minutes, so it took me all fucking day, but I got it done. In my dream last night I shaved my own head on the smaller right side-part and from the maximum occipital point down. (Yes I googled the term to define exactly where I want it...

I finished the essay but now I’m too tired and it’s -6º c outside.

And you're a total asshole...

Girl at country themed bar: Hey, you're black...
Me, a 23-year old male: ...
Girl: I'm not racist or anything...but WTF are you doing here?  There are Confederate rebel flags and sh*t here.
Me: ....
Girl: Oh, I know.  You're here for the white girls.
Me: -_-
Girl: Buy me a drink.
 Made me a bit uncomfortable.

Mar 27th

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Brazil's Incredibly Successful Social Program: Pay... →

foucaultisourking: “Brazil’s level of economic inequality is dropping at a faster rate than that of almost any other country. Between 2003 and 2009, the income of poor Brazilians has grown seven times as much as the income of rich Brazilians. Poverty has fallen during that time from 22 percent of the population to 7 percent.”

Mar 27th

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