It’s an ordinary Tuesday in the second week of June, and that means the kids aren’t doing shit. And it means I – the sub – am not doing much to change that. It’s the first time all year it’s not pitch black during 1st hour. Instead of being at the mercy of a...
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Tags: Christ, Ghandi, inspiration, math, quote, School, summer break, teachers' lounge, worksheets
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There are people who influence your life. Some of these people you’ve met. Some of these people you aspire to be. Some you can’t quite place into categories. These mixes are from, inspired, and made possible by two people who usually stand behind the scenes in the music industry, Paul Sommerstein and Marc Goodman. ...
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Tags: Ace Frehley, Candlemass, Chavez, Circle, crush, Dark Was the Night, David Byrne, Dax Riggs, entertainment lawyer, fourth grade, Harlem, Henry Flint, inspiration, Jolie Holland, Jon Guez, Krallice, Kurt Vile, Lou Reed, Marc Goodman, mixtape, mixtapes, No Age, Paul Sommerstein, pencil sharpener, Strange Weather, Strange Weather Brooklyn, Talib Kweli, The Mai Shi, tom waits, Tune-Yards
Posted in Lit, Music, [mix tape] | 5 Comments »
There is much to be said for the idea of a soul, a proposition which has often been discussed amongst scholars and philosophers. Throughout time, there have been numerous references to the soul. Different perspectives have been put forward. One of the perspectives which I thought was quite interesting was the idea that the...
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Tags: Culture, inspiration, philosophy, Quotations, Reflections, Religion, School, Science, Soul
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Late on this bandwagon? Yes. Who cares!! what’s your favorite TED talk?
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Tags: 4 in the morning, Comics, conspiracy, favorite, insomnia, inspiration, Rives, TED, TED Talk
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Status: Message successfully sent To: untoward@asofterworld.com, thisisfurious@asofterworld.com Subject: a fan’s plea hi joey & emily: i’ve been a linker to your site for a long, long while. i’d call myself a reader of your site but i can’t promise that i read it everyday. just sometimes. but over a number of years. like, if...
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Tags: a softer world, Canterbury Tales, Comics, Erin Brockovich, inspiration, Julia Roberts, Law school, Lawyer, letters, Lit, series, Social commentary, Writing
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… I receive this email from a good friend that I have not seen in far too long, inviting me to post on here. I did the livejournal thing when it was “in” (is it still?) and then I stepped away from it when life got busy and I wanted to interact with real...
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Tags: addiction, currently reading, Good in Bed, Goodnight Nobody, inspiration, Jennifer Weiner, Little Earthquakes, mystery, Philadelphia, Quotations, soda
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