January 2009
37 posts
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.”
– Gore Vidal
“The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten...”
– Scott Adams
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules for Writing Fiction.
unicornology:
buyhercandy:
tarts:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the end as...
Dear God... No Internet!
I am dealing with no home Internet… Only reblogs for a bit.
There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck.
joyeux-me:
spitintheocean: (via allow)
There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck.
joyeux-me:
spitintheocean: (via allow)
joyeux-me:
lickystickypicky: No more I Love...
“People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are...”
– E. B. White
“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.”
– Joseph Campbell
“I drank to drown my pain, but the damned pain learned how to swim, and now I am...”
– Frida Kahlo
“He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not...”
– Sir William Drummond
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien (via alanajoy)
Thanks to alanajoy for the great quote!
First flight of algae-fuelled jet →
A US airline has completed the first test flight of a plane partly powered by biofuel derived from algae.
“The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest...”
– Joan Baez
29 Really Creepy and Creative Photoshopped Self... →
Amazing art work, even though I think everyone must have created these on a Monday morning!!!
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so...”
– Bertrand Russell (via enquotations)
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.”
– Thomas Paine (via reluctantbuddha) (via kari-shma) (via joyeux-me)
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas...”
– Albert Einstein
Government Considers Punishing Americans for... →
Motorists are driving less and buying less gas, which means fuel taxes aren’t raising as much money for transit programs. While Americans are managing their money more carefully and cutting down on…
6 Factors Shaping the Renewable Energy Industry in... →
Many industries experienced turbulence this year and renewable energy was no exception. 2008 was really a mixed bag for the industry, with lots of good and bad news.
Now Where'd I Put That $700 Billion? →
Government officials overseeing a $700 billion bailout have acknowledged difficulties tracking the money and assessing the program’s effectiveness.The information was contained in a document,…
Looking for Sleep in All the Wrong Places →
Desperately seeking a good night’s sleep, insomniacs spend more money on alcohol than medical help and sleep aids combined, according to a study published today in the journal Sleep. But experts say…
Using virtual worlds and video games to teach the... →
Short blurb on the effects of video games that isn’t all gloom and doom…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new...”
– Benjamin Franklin
