July 2010
28 posts
Holy Bible: Four out of Five Stars →
amazon.com
‘Though there are some hints of a sequel (a Second Coming is mentioned a few times), I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you - no official deals have been signed at this time.’
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus,
Would it be so fucking hard to have your webpage have a fill in the blank questionnaire along the lines of:
I am in the general vicinity of ________ and I want to go near enough to ________.
Instead of ‘Search by Route, Search by Terminal’ I don’t know what fucking bus I need to get on, that’s why I’m at your website. And even if I knew which buses might get me somewhere, god help figuring out which is the best choice.
Thanks for not much,
Frustrated customer who will just wind up getting on the DART and suffering a twenty minute walk in the rain.
Lover vs. Pick-up Artist →
thepointmag.com
The great mistake of the pickup artists, of Don Juans, of seducers in general, is to think that the lover is a failed version of themselves. The lover, they say, tries to “get the girl,” but just doesn’t know how—and if he learned their techniques he would. The trouble is that there is no agreement on just what this “getting” is. And, in fact, if the lover were to adopt the techniques of the pickup artists, his “getting” would become impossible. For a woman’s sexual surrender does not count as “getting” for the lover. Nor, for that matter, does her love, if the lover does not love her also. The lover’s “getting” requires his own experience: his own adventure, his road through the mountains and forests. And the reward in the valley is not sexual satisfaction; it is a proof of love.
Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Money Is Scarce →
npr.org
17 million children live in U.S. households where getting enough food is a challenge. Sometimes it’s hard for the poor to eat healthy because it costs more.
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“It is good to examine what one spontaneously seeks to satisfy the desire. What is the actual desire? Does what you try to satisfy your desire with, actually satisfy your desire?”
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“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you”
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Joseph Campbell
The Festival of World Cultures need 195 people for a giant photo
Already signed up… and have my ‘bold’ solid colour outfit picked out.
Got an email from the dlr Festival of World Cultures (on in Dun Laoghaire July 23 to 25) saying:
Seeking 195 Participants for Birthday Aerial Photograph!
On Friday, 23 July, we hope to create a giant human number 10 on Newtownsmith Green to mark our 10-year Anniversary.
We are looking for 195 participants (ie one for every country in the world) who will make up this symbolic 10 that will be photographed from above by a light aeroplane!
Be part of Festival history and help kick off our birthday celebrations. To sign up, email marketing@fwc.ieThere’s also a Faith Space which looks kinda interesting…
Over the weekend Faith Space @ Festival will host a multi-faith programme of events in response to the theme of ‘compassion’. From music and dance, prayer and passage sharing, to storytelling, chanting, exhibitions and discussions.
Meet the Buddhist Monks from India’s Drepung Loseling Monastery and take part in a Q&A session with Tibetan Lama Nyendak Tulku.
Relax, sip green tea, talkand exchange with others, and if you are inspired by the Charter for Compassion, please join in affirming and signing it.
Today’s email also went on with :
The complete Festival experience - Workshop it!
Here in Festival HQ we feel that no Festival experience is complete without participation in one of our marvellous workshops. Whether you’re a kid, teen, adult, music fan, food lover, craft hobbyist, herbalist, dancer, explore, or many of those things, there is a workshop here for you. We’re particularly looking forward to:
- Refresh Your Umbrella (artistic and practical)
- Circus Skills (action packed and wildly enjoyable)
- Household Instruments with Amiina (Icelandic superstars help you make musical magic from kitchen cupboard raids)
- Music Making H2O (creating a large scale liquid metronome from recycled materials)
- Musical Exposé with Guo Yue (for musicians and non-musicians - a life-changing 90 minutes with one of the world’s greatest flautists)
Their website is here, you can download a programme (PDF) here and find them on Facebook over here.
“for all things change, making way for each other”
—euripides
Why do I always misplace the things I love most?
On a side note, where the fuck is my scarf?
The Mann Landers Column: Clamming Up →
mannlanders.com
Dear Mann Landers,
I have a propensity to clam up on dates. I end up talking to myself in my own head more then I end up talking to my date. How can I get over this?
Sincerely,
Clam Chowdered, in Boston
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Dear Clam Chowdered,
It sounds like your dates resemble an insecure new grad’s 1st job interview. I’m guessing you also have
