November 2009
11 posts
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“The basic nucleus of the album may be austere and uncomplicated but not much...”
– Pope Benedict XVI: Alma Mater review | CD reviews | Music - Times Online
Nov 14th
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“So Edward Cullen is Edward Rochester, with fangs. He is rich, too. This appeals...”
– Why have teenage girls been bitten by the Edward Cullen bug to devour the Twilight novels? | Books | The Guardian
Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 7th
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Vodka Bar →
Another link from last night - this place actually comprised six bars in one. The best one of course was the ice and shot bar where you are served a variety of vodka shots in glasses of ice - glasses are made while you watch. You down it and smash the glass on the bar top. So wish I’d taken a picture.
Nov 7th
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Nov 7th
“You gotta love us weightlifters because everything we do we immediately turn it...”
– Dan John - Bigger, Better, Faster, Longer (via TMUSCLE)
Nov 6th
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Feeling grumpy 'is good for you' (via BBC) →
In contrast to those annoying happy types, miserable people are better at decision-making and less gullible So there.
Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
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World's Scariest Foods (via Concierge.com) →
I’m adding most of these to my must-try list. Sadly, the only one on the list I’ve had is Haggis and even that was not very authentic. I wouldn’t say it qualified as “scary” either. If you want proper scary, check out the pictures of Barbecued Bat, Baked Whole Guinea Pig, Scorpion on a Stick, Stir-fried Tarantula, Raw (semi-alive) Baby Octopus and partially developed...
Nov 1st
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Nov 1st
October 2009
9 posts
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“6 am sharp means a quarter to six.”
– Coach Eric Taylor (via Friday Night Lights S04E01)
Oct 31st
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WatchWatch
The Road – new trailer for movie based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy
Oct 31st