January292012
Finance exam? What finance exam? I’m too busy watching and re-watching this video of 2 kittens and a very tolerant cat. (And by that I mean that I’m calculating returns on equity, weighted average costs of capital and de-levering and re-levering equity betas until I can literally do….. no more).
January272012
January262012
"The reason I can never own a gun is that I definitely would’ve shot the wall 20 times when I heard a weird noise in the other room just now."
— Katie Heaney (And to that I respond….. Amen, sister friend)
January252012
Unwritten Self-Help Books That Could Have Really Helped Me Last Week »
I loved this list from The Hairpin. A few favorites:
- What to Say When Your Sophisticated and Well-Traveled Boss Asks What You Did Last Weekend, and All You Did Was Drink Wine and Weep While Watching YouTube Videos of Dogs Greeting Soldiers Coming Home From War
- How to Seamlessly Integrate an Imaginary Boyfriend Into Your Social Circle
- Coming to Terms With Your Imaginary Boyfriend’s Libertarian Politics
- Should You Break Into a Jog If Someone’s Holding a Door Open and You’re Still a Few Paces Away? A new book from the author of the international best-seller, How Long Should You Maintain Eye Contact When You’re Passing Someone You Know in a Long Hallway?
January242012
January212012
While highly, highly unfortunate that a cell phone rings during a concert, the way the violinist responds is pretty incredible. I can’t even fathom what it would be like to have that much natural musical talent as this guy does. (Via)
January172012
"We have an assumption that connected equals good. … That’s not to say that assumption is incorrect, but there’s an alternate state that needs just as much attention, and that’s the state of disconnection. …
What I think we’re trying to imagine is a “Crusoe Mode”: A space or a device with which we can escape, and be a little marooned, and be a little productive, and be happy and content in that state.
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January162012
January102012
"What’s the difference between a toddler and a psychopath? Apparently, not too much. In 1980 Robert Hare, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, developed a 16-point checklist for determining whether a person was technically a psychopath. After taking a look at this list, and taking a look at the daily behavior of my two toddler girls, I can only conclude one thing: a psychopath is just really a person who has never grown out of the toddler stage."
— Rhiana Maidenberg takes us through the checklist and let’s just say the results are, well, terrifying.
January92012
Too late for Christmas, but I still love the idea. Partners & Spade will take a Poloroid picture of any item in their store and send it to someone. Because sometimes…. just sometimes…. it really is the thought that counts. (Via Angus Whines)
January62012
"Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment, you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.
It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.
Your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention.
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