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patrickmoberg: Internet Vices

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:04 +0800

Internet Vices

"New Moon in the 1st House on November 16, 2009 A new moon in the 1st house bestows a renewal within..."

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:38:11 +0800

“New Moon in the 1st House on November 16, 2009
A new moon in the 1st house bestows a renewal within the self. Reinvent yourself. Try new things. Be bolder, more confident. Start new projects. Begin walking, talking, thinking, acting, and being the version of yourself you envision. Go on, try it out; see how it feels.”

- Astrogrrl

I miss Paris. Need to go to a museum, stat!

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:52:32 +0800

I miss Paris. Need to go to a museum, stat!

"Why do I write? It’s not that I want people to think I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I..."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:01:33 +0800

“Why do I write? It’s not that I want people to think I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I write because I want to end my loneliness.”

- Jonathan Safran Foer (via juliaallison)

Now more than ever, Vermont is for Lovers!

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:14:02 +0800

Now more than ever, Vermont is for Lovers!:

I’m proud to be part of the team that works on the Ben & Jerry’s brand!

In partnership with Freedom to Marry Ben & Jerry’s has ceremoniously dubbed their iconic flavor, Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in support, and to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality.

listening to "Superwoman - Karyn White"

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:08:31 +0800

listening to "Superwoman - Karyn White":

I’m not your super woman

Brüno I’m on Sacha Baron Cohen’s side, I really am....

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:38:11 +0800

Brüno

I’m on Sacha Baron Cohen’s side, I really am. Well, I want to be. He seems to be a smart, brilliant comic, if not a good actor. But when I saw Borat, Culture Learnings of America… I was horrified.

As a minority who spent 8 years in the United States, I am all for exposing the cultural naiiveness of Americans. Exposing them to other cultures and ways of life, I believe would help Americans set better local and foreign policies.

Borat, however funny and insightful at times it was, seemed to be nothing more than a European teenager’s crude recording of his idea of a good time: punking Americans. That particular European teenager had ambitions to eradicate racism in American (Europe too?) but I just thought it was done in such an uncouth way that the message did not get through. Did it? Are Americans better off now for having seen Borat?

After reading this review by Anthony Lane in The New Yorker about Brüno, it seems that Brüno is going the same way.

“Could that be Baron Cohen’s cunning plan? Might he actually be in the business of revealing our cauterized senses, and the wound where our finer judgments are meant to be? A nice idea, but I’m afraid that “Brüno” feels hopelessly complicit in the prejudices that it presumes to deride”, said Lane.

“wholly unsuitable for children, yet propelled by a nagging puerility that will appeal only to those in the vortex of puberty, or to adults who have failed to progress beyond it. Call it, at best, a gaudy celebration of free speech”.

Will you be going down to watch Brüno?

Maybe I’m taking it too seriously, you say. It’s all in jest, isn’t it? Ah, I guess I’m a little old fashioned that way - for I think Sacha Baron Cohen’s brilliance and his mighty good intentions are lost in his crude execution.

"If we keep ourselves connected, together we can really make a difference so stay informed, tell a..."

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:29:00 +0800

“If we keep ourselves connected, together we can really make a difference so stay informed, tell a friend and help Free the VJs and Aung San Suu Kyi.”

- Richard Gere urging everyone to do their part in helping those unjustly jailed in Burma.

"The worth of the individual human being is the most unique and precious of all our assets and must..."

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:51:30 +0800

“The worth of the individual human being is the most unique and precious of all our assets and must be the beginning and end of all our efforts. Governments, systems, ideologies and institutions come and go, but humanity remains.”

- U Thant- 1st Asian to be the United Nations’ Secretary General

We exist but we’re taking it slow. Maybe it was the swim...

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:47:37 +0800

We exist but we’re taking it slow.

Maybe it was the swim today, or the peacefulness of the world outside at this current moment, but I just wanted to write that I’ve been having a good time lately. Things aren’t that much different. It’s same ole sh*t, different day. BUT, I think I’m definitely coping better with it.

No, my cousin did not sprinkle my Raspberry Poptart with prozac - it’s just me. things somehow feel clearer - or less urgent - less “life or death” like.

That’s all. I leave you with a song called Who’d Have Known by Lilly Allen. All I do is listen to her album.

Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic Barack Obama “HOPE”...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:39:14 +0800

Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic Barack Obama “HOPE” image, is back with a beautiful representation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, imprisoned Burmese leader.

The image says “Freedom To Lead” with the messages “Support Human Rights” and “Democracy in Burma” at the bottom.

Read the article here

"(201): When my kids ask how I lost my virginity Im going to have to tell them of a mythical thing..."

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:52:35 +0800

“(201): When my kids ask how I lost my virginity Im going to have to tell them of a mythical thing called “Myspace” and how strangers could lure you into their “den of love” thanks to clever quotes and graphics”

- that wasn’t even funny and should be a warning to not fall for strangers online but why is it that I can’t stop laughing?

http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/recent/10

"(412): Why are there hot girls at the dollar store? (410): The recession has changed everything man."

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:35:38 +0800

“(412): Why are there hot girls at the dollar store?
(410): The recession has changed everything man.”

- I don’t think I can sleep tonight, I just want to read Texts from last night all night long. hahahahahaha http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/

I'm that girl

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:06:26 +0800

I'm that girl - the one you wonder about what might have happened - if you had picked me instead. Sigh, I don't want to be that girl. I want to be the girl you picked and where we live happily (ok, so we squabble and fight and have fantastic make up sex, always making up and never being that bad to each other) ever after.

Dialogue from Before Sunrise:
Jesse: Alright, I have an admittedly insane idea, but if I don't ask you this it's just, uh, you know, it's gonna haunt me the rest of my life

Celine: What?

Jesse: Um... I want to keep talking to you, y'know. I have no idea what your situation is, but, uh, but I feel like we have some kind of, uh, connection. Right?

Celine: Yeah, me too.

Jesse: Yeah, right, well, great. So listen, so here's the deal. This is what we should do. You should get off the train with me here in Vienna, and come check out the capital.

Celine: What?

Jesse: Come on. It'll be fun. Come on.

Celine: What would we do?

Jesse: Umm, I don't know. All I know is I have to catch an Austrian Airlines flight tomorrow morning at 9:30 and I don't really have enough money for a hotel, so I was just going to walk around, and it would be a lot more fun if you came with me. And if I turn out to be some kind of psycho, you know, you just get on the next train.

Jesse: Alright, alright. Think of it like this: jump ahead, ten, twenty years, okay, and you're married. Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy that it used to have, y'know. You start to blame your husband. You start to think about all those guys you've met in your life and what might have happened if you'd picked up with one of them, right? Well, I'm one of those guys. That's me y'know, so think of this as time travel, from then, to now, to find out what you're missing out on. See, what this really could be is a gigantic favor to both you and your future husband to find out that you're not missing out on anything. I'm just as big a loser as he is, totally unmotivated, totally boring, and, uh, you made the right choice, and you're really happy.

Celine: Let me get my bag.

Yes Star Trek was awesome! Live long and prosper,...

Sat, 09 May 2009 00:22:36 +0800

Yes Star Trek was awesome! Live long and prosper, baby!!

david:

via inothernews

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to..."

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:15:06 +0800

““Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.””

- Cesar Chavez

About Me

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:39:00 +0800

I write things like how I imagine it in my head, in my heart and sometimes out loud. I’m kind of a square peg that is often shoved into round holes. Sometimes I think I enjoy not fitting in too much. Other times, I think I often try to fit in way too much. Writing liberates me and is the only thing, aside form my own mother that can choke me (not literal).

Born the youngest child, I’m a natural people pleaser. However, my desire to stand in the spotlight is often overwhelmed by my need to solitude.

I’m a big picture kind of girl. I often get frustrated because I find things to be too trivial - and will go into a “what does this mean to this short existence of ours” kind of question. I have always wished I could fast forward things or learn things by osmosis. My family just thinks that’s laziness. Hahaha.

I think i just found the direction in life that I want to take. It’s always been there, but somehow, I always walked around it but now it’s more apparent then ever. Whether or not I get there, remains to be seen.

I don’t think I’m that much of an enigma - but I definitely am a puzzle to lots of people. I’m the kind of person that loves freedom but needs structure. I can go on and on. I will stop here for now.

Here is to this moment that is perfect in itself

Mon, 04 May 2009 02:45:08 +0800

I was thinking today that I was so tired of talking, planning and peering into the future. I want to just be, just do, act and appreciate. Does not mean I won’t try or that I won’t be reaching for the stars, it just means I’ll talk less and do more. Then, when I leave, you shall be happily surprised and I shall not be saddened when I’m still here.

Here is to this moment that is perfect in itself.

When I was 18, I zealously chased my dreams, with no thoughts or considerations to the consequences...

Sun, 03 May 2009 03:58:00 +0800

When I was 18, I zealously chased my dreams, with no thoughts or considerations to the consequences that my actions might cause. Fulfilling my dreams were my only desire.

As I sit here, waist deep in those above said consequences, I have to say I miss that foolish bravado that I once had. Ah, to be young once more o.0

"A friendship that can end never really began"

Sun, 03 May 2009 03:52:57 +0800

““A friendship that can end never really began””

- Publilius Syrus — When I read this post that I posted almost a year ago I’m saddened to think that the above quote is the only thing that could describe it