October 2011
7 posts
Glee: Kurt Can't Sing Coldplay and Puck's Really... →
“So here’s what you missed on Glee: The New Directions competed at Sectionals, even though Brittany was at the hospital, Santana landed in jail, Artie’s had to pass his gang initiation, Finn’s got locked in the mop closet on his way to his MENSA entrance test, Rachel blew out her voice in a 48-hour sing-a-thon, Quinn failing and could get kicked out of show choir, Kurt rocks a chartreuse...
Playground History
One of my favorite hobbies is studying United States history. The impetus for this stems from an innate curiosity about an unknown world that existed eons before my time, and thus, it’s a common habit of mine to delve into hours of research after becoming fixated on the beginnings of a certain of period, place or event. Such was case with playgrounds after I started reflecting on the...
Occupy Wall St & A Reaction to the Gilded Age →
The frustration of Occupy Wall Street framed within the context of another similar period in American History when one NY socialite thought she’d stimulate the U.S. Economy by throwing a party for the social elite. FOX would’ve hailed her as the “Patron Saint of Job Creators.”
Texas Halloween Costume Massacre | Aiming Low →
Halloween scares me. Not the ghosts and goblins rigmarole–I’m talking being scared as a parent with young girls. I’ve watched my two stepdaughters get dressed up and take candy from strangers going on five years now. It’s always been fun for them, of course, but as the girls have gotten older, I’ve noticed an unsettling trend when it comes to
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“I acknowledge but one letter from you, since you left us, of the 14th of July...”
– Alexander Hamilton to John Laurens
Well that’s heterosexual.
(via foundingfatherfest)
Facebook’s Changes Will Make You a Wallflower or... →
Go to almost any social function, and you’ll generally notice two types of people: The Wallflower and The Life of the Party. Wallflowers hang out at the edge of the room making occasional chit-chat but only when forced to. The Life of the Party, though, stands near the middle of the room where his charisma draws in a crowd.
Translate this into the social media world where Facebook is the host...
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Glee Sectionals: McKinley High vs. St. Mary's... →
“So here’s what you missed on Glee: Quinn thinks about quitting Glee Club after winning McKinley High’s “Parent of the Year” award. Rachel sings every Barbara Streisand song from the movie Yentl protest of the President’s policy on Israel. Artie accidentally joins the notorious El Salvadorian gang, 18th Street. Finn applies for…”
