Nov
21st
Sat
21st
Chickie.
Enjoy wholesome friends such as:
Leon Crawl
En Dasher
Keyholez
Fiat Luxemburg
Gunz!
Sam
Mr. Dach
The Lonely Box
Paulie All the Time
Groupuscule
Bad Texas
The Trowel
The Hefty Fuckin Fee
My Linguist
Sun+Night+Jess
Call the bastards to breakfast.
For example, if a player played a double 4 on the end of a 6/4 domino they would lay it long side against the end with the 4 and call “Chickie Fours”. No other dominoes can be played until three more 4’s are played against the other side of the double 4. The three dominoes played against the double 4 are played on the long side opposite the side originally played. The end result will look like a chicken foot (hence the name of the game) with the double having one domino laid perpendicular to one side, and three more dominoes on the opposite side, the middle being perpendicular and the other two at 45 degrees to perpendicular.
— “Chicken Foot.” - Wikipedia.
On September 11, 2002 Fredriksson fainted in her bathroom, hitting her head and receiving a concussion. Scans indicated that Fredriksson had a brain tumor in the back of her head.[8] After waiting several weeks for the concussion to subside, she underwent a successful surgery to remove the tumour. It was malignant and she then endured months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. She received some permanent damage to her brain, losing the ability to read and count, the vision in her right eye, and some loss of movement in her right side.[9]
— “Marie Fredriksson” (lead singer for 80s and 90s pop group Roxette). Wikipedia.
Nov
20th
Fri
20th
That last sentence is what kills me, but not because it calls hundreds of thousands of people uncultured swine. It’s that he so cavalierly claims to have found the secret of a fulfilling life. And it’s watching Gossip Girl instead of Survivor.
— Cole Stryker: In Defense of Middle America (via katiebakes)
Nov
19th
Thu
19th
Pastori, Nina. “Como Tu Ninguna.”
His shoes are too large and his cap too tight
his pants too small and his coat is too long
but it makes no difference for he is my soldier
somewhere in Sweden
his pants too small and his coat is too long
but it makes no difference for he is my soldier
somewhere in Sweden
— Perne, Nils. “Min Soldat.”
Half-past eight and there is not a spot
Upon a mile of road, no shadow thrown
That might turn out a man or woman, not
A footfall tapping secrecies of stone.
Upon a mile of road, no shadow thrown
That might turn out a man or woman, not
A footfall tapping secrecies of stone.
— Kavanagh, Patrick. “Inniskeen Road: July Evening.”
Quinine was the first effective treatment for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, appearing in therapeutics in the 17th century. It remained the antimalarial drug of choice until the 1940s, when other drugs replaced it. Since then, many effective antimalarials have been introduced, although quinine is still used to treat the disease in certain critical situations. Quinine is available with a prescription in the United States and over-the-counter, in very small quantities, in tonic water. Quinine is also used to treat lupus, nocturnal leg cramps and arthritis.
— “Quinine.” Wikipedia.
