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Places of Interest

npr.org
236.com
revision3.com
the new yorker
pitchfork media
juxtapoz magazine
nytimes.com
politico.com
vocabvitamins
whitehouse.gov
willschneidblog
pb's theboyinthebubble blog
my old blog: the.sound.hole.

Favorite Quotes

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

Everything worth saying has its own particular way, its own inevitable way, of being said.
- Robert Frost

The difference between a coward and a brave man is mostly a matter of timing.
- Robert Heinlein

22 June 09
saramcpherson:

Adaptive Procrastination: Example #8,937
Some people may believe in that archaic notion of erring on the side of caution when it comes to utilizing the filling station, but those silly folk have a lot to learn.  See, adaptive procrastinators such as myself wait until the last possible second/last possible mile, thereby leaving more room in the tank (and increasing productivity!) for when we do fill up.  This allows us to make fewer trips to the gas station, unlike those poor suckers who waste tons of time at the Shell station or what have you every time the level hits a quarter tank.

Nice to see I’m not alone!  In my car, the empty zone comprises of 3 red dashes; the engine will run for a solid 10mins (@55 mph) with the needle extended past the third.  So to those occasional passengers who find this practice imprudent, may this post disarm any concern, you’re in safe hands.

saramcpherson:

Adaptive Procrastination: Example #8,937

Some people may believe in that archaic notion of erring on the side of caution when it comes to utilizing the filling station, but those silly folk have a lot to learn.  See, adaptive procrastinators such as myself wait until the last possible second/last possible mile, thereby leaving more room in the tank (and increasing productivity!) for when we do fill up.  This allows us to make fewer trips to the gas station, unlike those poor suckers who waste tons of time at the Shell station or what have you every time the level hits a quarter tank.

Nice to see I’m not alone!  In my car, the empty zone comprises of 3 red dashes; the engine will run for a solid 10mins (@55 mph) with the needle extended past the third.  So to those occasional passengers who find this practice imprudent, may this post disarm any concern, you’re in safe hands.

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh