June 2010
50 posts
Dirty Pretty Things
The doctor: How come I've never seen you people before?
Okwe: Because we are the people you do not see. We are the ones who drive your cabs. We clean your rooms. And suck your cocks.
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World Cup 2010: Dressing room invader told England... →
great story from the Daily Mirror
yunzi:
All that she wants is another baby, she’s gone tomorrow.
Beware of what is flashing in her eyes She’s going to get you
WatchPLAINFIELD TODAY: Gallon flunks ‘Shame’ test. Does it make a difference? (With video)
When I was thinking about becoming an administrator in the school system, I enrolled in FIU’s Educational Leadership program. This asshole was my very first professor in the program.
I never liked the guy. There was something “fake” about him. He just seemed like a sleazeball. He...
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Just finished Sea of Poppies
Sea of Poppies: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Once I slogged through the first 30 pages, I could not put this book down. I love novels in which the lives of multiple characters intersect in a big dramatic way. Sea of Poppies does not disappoint. Ghosh uses beautiful, vivid language that makes 1830s India come to life. Every character has a believable backstory that Ghosh more...
Teabaggers literally do not understand American... →
A history teacher gets it right.
Earlier in the week I was invited by some students to play Ultimate Frisbee this weekend. They know how much I love Ultimate and I let them know I would play.
Yesterday my wife and I are the first to arrive. A few minutes later, the students who organized the game with 3 cases of Gatorade and…a Publix cake. I asked what was the cake for. One of the students replied, “It’s for...
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No, I Get It: Movies Coming Out This Summer →
Sex and the City 2 (sequel to a movie based on a TV show based on a book based on newspaper articles)
Iron Man 2 (sequel to a movie based on a 2nd-tier comic book)
Jonah Hex (based on a 5th-tier comic book)
The A-Team (based on a campy 80s TV action show)
Macgruber (based on a…
Don’t know about you but if this is an exhaustive list, it seems like this summer will be one...
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Reading this now. A quarter of the way in and I love the writing. Reminds me of Rushdie.
