November 2007
“today will be a better day”
Random Fact - Whalebone Corsets
I was listening to some old Decemberists today and remembered the “Billy Liar” lyric “Sent a-fishing for a whalebone corset frame (his only catch all day)” and I was reminded that for some reason I know a thing or two about whalebone corsets, and I supplemented this knowledge with a bit of research. As recent as the 1940’s “Bone” corsets were the norm in...
“we are vagabonds
we travel without seat belts on
we live this close to death”
– Colin Meloy
Talking at work
James: I hate taking luggage on the subway
Jason: If it makes you feel any better I hate people who take luggage on the train
Michelle: I once carried an entire giant luggage on the subway
James: What kind of sentence was that?
Jason: A Polish one
James Brown tried to shoot this man. Joe Tex...
Visualizations of US flight patterns →
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station...”
– “David Copperfield” Charles Dickens I am currently working my way through my first Dickens experience, so far so good.
“Why was I born … with this high-end body?!?!”
– Our waiter from 24 Prince St. From Amanda’s Tumblr
“The Germans, the French, the Gaullists, they all agree on one thing: you have to...”
– “Suite Francaise” Irene Nemirovsky
Anniversary
Today is the one year anniversary of the go live date of OurWeddingDay.com, congratulations to everyone who made it possible.
