Archive for the ‘Le Quotidien’
Inspiring Negativity: Pieces of Dark
Where the light isn't
Internet Quiz: a Decade Online
So here's the challenge . . . see if you can guess which memes are on the list. Then come back here and find out your internet knowledge rating.
Walmart, Corn Flakes, and the end of Capitalism
In this sense, Walmart must be like heaven then...
Burqa and Brew
Three Sikhs walk into a coffee bar and order a macchiato . . .
The Seahawks Get Protection (From The Flu)
Paul, I know your team has been injury plagued over the last few years, but using up vaccine on professional athletes when there is a national shortage is just in poor taste.
Inspiring Negativity: Butler and Trouble
If trouble is indeed unavoidable, we should accept it and have a little fun, n'est pas?
October Music is…
I am a huge fan of music. I am that neighbor you have that cranks up her stereo, sings along at the top of her lungs and dances around her apartment while wearing her pajamas. And by the way, I play a wicked air guitar. I've even been known to pull out an air tambourine.
Inspiring Negativity: Self-Improvement?
Because I never perfectly "improve" myself, I end up directing subtle aggression against myself an awful lot. To me, maitri means: chill out, give yourself a break, and make friends with your self.
Inspiring Negativity: Zizek and Ideas
So thanks Zizek! I will come up with a good idea, and when I do I will steal your job. What is it that you want?
Inspiring Negativity: Kids
So many "inspiring" quotes or phrases have the glow of positivity. From motivational posters to famous orations, rhetoric meant to rev our engines usually speaks to the dignity, possibility, and meaningfulness of human being. But as I reflect on those phrases that have had the most "positive" impact on my life, I realize that many of them are in some way negative.
