2008

Aug

Theresa Andersson - Birds Fly Away

It turns out that one can finagle first...

(via tien) how? how?

“According to recent estimates, the country is spending $3...”
— Óscar Arias Sánchez, president...

I’m not ashamed to say that a lot of what I know about current events, I learn from Jon...

“Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct...”
— George W. Bush ummmm…

ESPN - IUPUI hands out shoes in Peru- Men's...

¡quiero volver a peru!

man, i miss it so much.

stevemakesnoise: cubicle17: In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with...

“Back of the hand, small of the back. Perhaps the finest...”
— Jon Stewart (again) on George...

“Oh, war. It’s just God’s way of teaching Americans...”
— Jon Stewart (via noraleah)...

Fun!

seagull: Oh my God, Nate from The Format is back! With a new band! And they’re going on tour with...

2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony - The Big...

my little sister, Kelsey in Austin a few weeks ago

Slow Motion Lightning Video is Mindblowing

(via paperbackgirl) Life of Pi is my faaavorite book!

“10. Guitar Because there is a common consensus that people...”
— 10 things to leave at home...

10 ways to tell you’ve been backpacking...

beenthinking: kraabel: 1. The smell of airline food makes your mouth water. 2. You are excited...

Jul

Is Barack Obama a Muslim?

My friend Stephanie is the coolest person ever. And now she...

“Florida and Georgia students celebrate with a multi-person...”
— caption under a photo from...

plane landing at the Princess Juliana airport in St....

a week ago in St. Maarten. i miss the beach.

Fata Morgana: The Best X-Files Episodes

Twenty Fo'!

Heading out to celebrate cumpleaños 24!

Work

I’ll be here from tomorrow until Wednesday, “trabajando.”

beenthinking: jeralyndwile:zalpz: I find this to be an...

(via seagull) I saw this on the Today Show this morning....

You know the world is fucked when this...

shiningstar: frangry: This makes me nauseous on so many levels. What has the world come to? I bet...

“If you said you loved Wall-E 2 weeks ago, but are disposing...”
— Anil Dash via twitter (via...

via The Big Picture I went to a corrida de toros in Sevilla...

tien: Peter Coffin, untitled (“Greenhouse”) exhibited in...

Sondre Lerche- Modern Nature

Lago Titicaca Island (via Mundorévès, aka my friend Rolf)

Rove ignores committee's subpoena, refuses to...

Gotan Project - Diferente

ooooh, i’m definitely making this sometime this...

“The biggest thing that announcer Ted Robinson and analyst...”
— TheStar.com | Tennis |...

Video of the Colombian military rescuing the hostages from the FARC

didyouevernotice: Watching the Williams sisters in the...

gtmcknight: Wycleaf Jean - President (MP3) “If I was president, instead of spending billions on the...

via obamagator.com

via obamagator.com

via www.ndtv.com Wimbledon final showdown on Sunday....

Joe Horn of Texas cleared in fatal shootings...

What is Microfinance?

dihard: Microfinance is a movement to provide poor households permanent access to financial...

artsandcrafts: by

Robbie Williams feat. Lily Allen - King of...

“Sometimes I think my problem is that I expect to be inspired...”
— been thinking… I have...

Jun

My two favorites! (via slanspo)

Why, why, why does Time Warner Cable NOT support ESPN 360? I want to watch futbol (even though...

kokiperex: Felíz Día de San Juan! En toda la Selva Peruana se celebran fiestas por este día. Dejo...

Do you know what's going on in...

dihard: I’ve been following the situation in Zimbabwe since March, and am surprised by a. how...

didyouevernotice: George Carlin Hilarious

Julieta Venegas-Pa’ Bailar loovvvve julieta venegas

Rediscovering

my love for Goldfinger. I don’t know why, but they just randomly popped into my head again....

peterwknox: Sometimes I feel as though I’m Jim without a Pam...

Daily Life in Sadr City, Iraq - Photolog

(via kokiperex) I’ll be seeing Manu Chao @ Austin City Limits in September! Holla!

Polvos azules, el mercado de Lima donde todo...

Good Lord, Gael Garcia Bernal is hot. Diarios de motocicleta...

NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58 - U.S. news-...

Theresa Andersson - ‘Na Na Na’ (via theresaandersson) She rocks!

is this real? if it is, it’s scary. truth-is-authority: cell phones making popcorn

Ask and you shall receive?

Wow. I just went to the Lakeway Market to get lunch, and they had ceviche! So, it wasn’t from...

I’m craving ceviche from Punto Azul.

“When I was single, I decided I wouldn’t marry a man unless I...”
— Maggie Mason. Wow. This is...

“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim...”
— 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said...

My sister went on a cruise from Barcelona to…I...

E-mail Checklist

Me: Hey, what's up? What are you doing?
Sister: (lethargic) Watching the Bachelor marathon.
Me: (laughing) That's the worst answer you could have possibly given to that question.

ontheissues.org - tells where every...

SCHED: Austin City Limits Festival (9/26-28)

holy shit karmcity: jakoblodwick: June 2nd, 2008: Drunk...

Get Hyped for the 'Lost' Season Finale - Los...

What Will Globalization Do to Languages?-...

Debate over the origin of the potato - Peru...

May

Violet Hill via steph

gtmcknight: Natalie Portmans Shaved Head - Hush Hush I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS BAND IS SO GOOD....

“Half the world is half asleep, it’s up to you and me”
— the Chris McCarty Band

merlin: Jeremy Bentham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

merlin: Nicknames - Lostpedia Sawyer’s nicknames for people. Selected: Charlie: Amigo,...

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and...”
— Norman Vincent Peale (via...

CDs & Music Stores: A Little Bit of...

racheladler: So the other day, I decided to roam downtown for my lunch break. Got on the subway,...

Bush, don’t shit on the world. haha! From the Cumbre...

My friend, Kathleen, is in Sydney. I miss her.

merlin: Pueblo Cafe - “Toda Mi Vida” a/k/a “that awesome song from Idiocracy”

rockuboff: askvero:fruitpie: Turntable Ring - real vinyl...

Cusco sells its soul to McDonalds, KFC and...

(via el PERUANISTA)

2.99 Gas - Freakonomics

May 13. I really love this Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea.

May 8. I think the font on that building makes it look like...

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

“Explore the revolutionary concept of sacred fun.”
— Rob Brezny’s horoscopes...

Escoba, anyone? Mancora, Junio 2007

I am waaaay too excited about this. And it comes out on my birthday!

focsa: You’re Just Not Meant To Leave Some Facebook Groups...

can’t wait to see this little guy when I go home at...

La Candelaria barrio en Bogotá, Colombia (taken by me in May...

“Hillary’s “gas-tax holiday” changed my vote. I teach...”
— Comment in response to this ...

karmcity: Now this is a poster. si, se puede!

Peru Takes the Other Path - WSJ.com

my attempt at baking alfajores, a delicious peruvian...

walking stick, gross

Animoto

My friend Rolf showed me this site. It lets you create videos from photos. It’s pretty simple....

“It’s 4:21, do we know where our Corona’s are??”
— overheard at my office (via...

Stephen Colbert @ the 2004 DNC one of my favorite Daily Show segments ever

Apr

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus

David Sedaris in Austin

miss-r: noraleah: Politics in our times: Obama marriage...

oh those Peruvians, siempre chistosos the panadería at the...

I Finally Jumped on the Bandwagon

http://eautin.muxtape.com

Heartbreak

racheladler: When you realize the romances you make up in your head Are made up in your head.

Working Life (High and Low)

Jose Luis sent me el sapo y las fichas to the game Sapo from...

WTF? I heard this song on the radio the other day. This is what I found when I Googled it.

focsa: racism Racism is always unacceptable

April 13. Becoming a Sunday ritual…yoga then lunch @...

April 8. There was a big hailstorm in Tulsa, but I slept...

April 6. Flight to Tulsa.

Lonely Planet's bad trip

atheistramblings: Learning to smile again Saira Liaqat,...

Good luck?

I just got back from a quick run. It is gorgeous outside here in Austin. When I got back to my...

makou: A Rare Beast: Useful Disposable Plastic Water...

Jehro- I want love Cool video, good song.

Music Recommendation

Theresa Andersson She’s from Sweden originally, but has been in New Orleans for a long time...

Maybe the next time we’re in the same city in a foreign country at the same time our paths...

I'm currently enjoying this muxtape

Me with Mario, April 2005 can’t believe that was 3...

Go European Socialism.

tien: Seville is preposterously quaint at this time of the year. I arrived, serendipitously,...

I loooove Juanes!

I just got home from the Juanes concert in San Antonio. Maybe the best concert I’ve ever been...

gtmcknight: Extinction of the Dinosaurs (via Caitlin) ...