Since the announcement last night that Steve Jobs passed away, many people have been writing eulogies and introspectives. Most have been respectful, thoughtful, and deeply heartfelt. Some of the most eloquent have been from people who knew him personally, but most are written by those who never…
I don’t need to tell you the news.
I’ve done a lot of personal mourning this year, and losing one of my heroes has me in a state of disbelief. It is true that I have not been happy with the direction in which the quality of Apple products have been heading in the past few years, but I have remained loyal to the brand since my first IIGS in 1987. I have experienced many sad days recently, and this one is no different. Mr. Jobs, your work helped shaped me as both a geek as well as a perfectionist, and you are already missed very much.
Jem Marie + the Ghost Ease : Newest Knews (Peacock Song)
(Source: theghostease)
I was gonna write a whole blog post about how weirdly different life has been since I got back to Miami (new roommate, missing old roommates, new full-time professor job, etc), but as I tried to think about how to express how strange and difficult (and also fun and interesting) it has been adjusting to all of this change, all that kept coming to mind was this tune. So, we’ll just go with that and call it good.
Hufflepuff forever!
(Source: distractedbyowls)
Some people have a way with words… some people… not… have way.
Steve Martin
I disagree with some of this, but I agree with the central point - if you’re frustrated with things that our leaders are doing, then get active, and especially fucking vote. Political apathy isn’t going to help anything.
Dear liberals,
In the last two years, I’ve seen a lot of bitching and moaning from those of you unhappy with what is happening in DC. Many say that Obama squandered his mandate, barely doing anything during the 111th Congress. Because of it many of you refused to vote in the midterm elections,…
