July 2010
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“Eventually, through a process known as cryoturbation, organic matter is pushed...”
– Pg. 21, “Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe” by Elizabeth Kolbert
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“About two hours outside Fairbanks, we started to pass through tracts of forest...”
– Pg. 18, Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
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“The oceans are becoming not just warmer but more acidic; the difference between...”
– Pg. 13, “Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe” by Elizabeth Kolbert
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“Nearly every major glacier in the world is shrinking; those in Glacier National...”
– Pg. 13, “Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe” by Elizabeth Kolbert
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“The year 1990 was the warmest year on record until 1991, which was equally hot....”
– Pg. 12, “Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe” by Elizabeth Kolbert
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“Once, it had been possible to drive out twenty miles; now, by the time the seals...”
– Pg. 8, Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
You know shit’s going down hardcore when Eskimos have to hunt seals in BOATS instead of on ice.
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“This is a book about watching the world change.”
– Pg. 2, Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe” by Elizabeth Kolbert
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Fieldnotes
I’m putting away The Know-It-All for a while to get started on my summer reading book, Fieldnotes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert. All the incoming freshman at SMC are required to read it. I figure I should start it now, since classes start in a month. I might have to read it twice if I don’t hate it and I have time. Anyway, off I go!
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I’m really happy. (:
Well, except for the really loud scary thunderstorm(s). And the weird noise my house(?) just made. Other than that? Really happy.
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PROBABLY the most amazing pieces of art I have... →
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“I’m addicted to worry.”
– Pg 154, “The Know-It-All” by A.J. Jacobs
I know how you feel, man.
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Is my life a lie?
I vividly remember going into Kindergarten on April Fool’s day and being unable to tell my classmates that my dog had died the night before because they wouldn’t believe me. I remember how I felt, I remember being in the room, I remember all the other kids laughing and joking and how left out and upset I was. I remember it vividly.
My mom tells me that my dog died the summer before...
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“And yet just as I was feeling pathetic and totally un-phat, I read the...”
– Pg. 131, “The Know-It-All” by A.J. Jacobs
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A.J. Jacobs made a very good point. You hear about head flattening and neck stretching and people who grind their teeth to a point and others who cut their tongues in half and we think: “How strange these other cultures are. I can’t believe the things they do. It’s painful and crazy!” But how different is it from what we do? With liposuction and breast implants and all the...
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“When I turn off the radio, the last word I hear has to be a noun. No verbs, no...”
– Pg. 129, “The Know-It-All” by A.J. Jacobs
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I hate being dependent.
But it’s a fact. I always need someone to be dependent on. I’m like a ship without an anchor.
WHY AM I SO EMO.
(Just as a warning: in a slightly emo, reminiscent mood.)
What do you do when you lose the one thing in life that makes you feel safe above all else? That haven where you don’t need to be afraid of judgement or being yourself or getting hurt or anything. You feel protected - physically, emotionally, mentally. What do you do when that goes away?
Do you just… move on along the...
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What if none of us are really alive? What if right...
ladyinteriorv2:
samdesantis:
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DAMN I ALWAYS THING THINGS LIKE THIS.
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Jesus, I miss drawing.
I haven’t done anything artsy since school let out. Over a month ago. I mean, I WANT to, but I just don’t have the inspiration and nobody’s forcing me to.
I really need to get back to drawing. It was so fun and therapeutic. <3
I’m done wishing on stars and eyelashes and candles. I’ll take life as I get it, thanks.
Just being a party pooper. Per usual. :/
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