infographic of the day: can we date by jennifer daniel (unicorn groomer)
(Source: nadiapayan)
1 year ago
“Reenie had gone the whole hog on the menu, or as much of that hog as we could by that time afford. But she’d bitten off more than she could chew…(t)here was a tinny taste to the bisque, a floury taste to the chicken, which had been treated too roughly and had shrunk and toughened. It was not quite decent to see so many people in one room together, chewing with such thoughtfulness and vigour.”
— Magaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin 1 year ago
2 years agoThe male in this strip is a geek so he has Asperger syndrome, this is not a surprise. The surprise is that the female has Asperger syndrome as well.
This causes a conflict since neither party is willing to initiate a social interaction with the other, even though they are mutually attracted.
Note: The author has Asperger syndrome.
curiosity killed the cat
Since I have recently been queried about the existence of my tumblr here is an update:
(Luodong city, Yilan Prefecture, Taiwan)
I’m vehemently irritated about the lack of integration, flexibility, consistency, streamlining, and design in some online systems. When you allow exceptions to the rule you also have to design for them. IT will always be overhyped so long as people fail to make proper use of it.
2 years agocommunity centres
Instead of being practised in specialised institutions, esoteric subjects - or simply, things which aren’t deemed practical - in Singapore are taught in community centres. They range from latin to art. It must be rather disheartening for their practitioners, but Singaporeans aren’t stupid. Those who want to seek a bigger stage will do so; for a small nation we are particularly adept at traveling and living around the world. I have friends who feel suffocated back at home; I do, too, but for me it’s really a matter of the grass on the other side. At times I feel like I’m being dry-spun in a washer at home, but I’m not someone who can’t do without the liberal intellectual climes of Europe. Cries of “I’ve always wanted to visit Europe” turn into whispers at the mere change of air. Cities are cities are cities.
Speaking of, chris, I never got the email address of that cute Vietnamese girl we met at the ice cream shop!
3 years ago
a picture tells a thousand words but they could all be lies
I was quite tickled when a friend of mine complained about her flatmate’s absymal cooking skills, because I had seen photos of his culinary creations before and they actually looked pretty good. Goes to show how much you can do with a good camera, good lighting, photoshop, or permutations of the three. So guys and girls, trust only tongue.
3 years ago
