October 2009
125 posts
slivers:
The eight irresistible principles of fun via (eightprinciples)
Too Far
Me: Clone Owl would like to know why he got kicked under the couch
Jonathan: (although I cannot remember, I will insert probable response) because he's stupid
Me: Clone Owl wants to live in your house I do not understand why you treat him so.
Jonathan: I am sending him back through a portal (zoop).
Me: No, now I am sending him back.
And this continued until Jonathan cracked:
Jonathan: I have constructed a special portal that will destroy him if he tries to come through.
Me: (horrified) I send a Clone owl through ...
Jonathan: (he majes some aweful destruction noises)
Finally Jonathan gave in to allowing Clone Owl to stay, but with many things I pushed it too far.
Me: Clone Owl wants to know why you have not been feeding him seed-cakes?
Jonathan: (leaves the room)
Danielle: too far.
September 2009
78 posts
Awkward Family Photos →
One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree....
– Lewis Carroll (via allieluffsyou)
Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don’t fit into boxes.
– Tori Amos (via julie911)
Early Risers Crash Faster Than People Who Stay Up... →
psychotherapy:
Early birds may get the best worms—or at least the best garage sale deals—but they also tire out more quickly than night owls do. In a new study researchers Christina Schmidt and Philippe Peigneux, both at the University of Liège in Belgium, and their colleagues first asked 16 extreme early risers and 15 extreme night owls to spend a week following their natural sleep schedule....