Gay marriage is great, but I want to know when I'll be allowed to marry my PBS station. We've been lovingly supporting each other for years.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center (I'm egocentric like that.)
2 days, 12 hours agoView original
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It's difficult not to anthropomorphize my dog as a refined old man with a monocle, a PhD, and an over-developed sense of indignation.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
4 days, 14 hours agoView original
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The vet told me to make sure my ancient, anorexic dog gets whatever he's willing to eat. He's eating sirloin, I'm eating ketchup packets.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
4 days, 15 hours agoView original
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Trying not to succumb to hyperbole, but pretty much *everything* depends on the next couple minutes. So naturally, I'm taking time to tweet.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
5 days, 9 hours agoView original
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Literary Misread Pet-peeve #7: "To thine own self be true" isn't a feel-good ideal; it's a cynical tip about self-interest. Context, people.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
5 days, 19 hours agoView original
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Before asking me out, please administer the following test: Are you older than 22 yet still believe Ayn Rand has all the answers? Yes? FAIL
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 1 day agoView original
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I raise this drink to my 92y/o grandfather who was both a naval officer in WWII and an alcoholic. He taught me how to swear and spend money.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 2 days agoView original
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NaNoWriMo has played havoc with my hygiene; I just paused to stretch only to realize that my stink is probably interfering with local radar.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 5 days agoView original
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Catholic School: The reason I can be paranoid about my late period even though I've not touched a man in months.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 5 days agoView original
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Contrary to recent speculation, it appears that nothing is more effective at driving away followers than then mere mention of menstruation.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 6 days agoView original
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If I don't start my period soon, we may have to explore the possibility that Twitter is the father of my baby. There's no other explanation.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
1 week, 6 days agoView original
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I peaked at age three. That is all.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
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Suspension of disbelief is for amateurs. My NaNoWriMo effort requires the reader to set aside all higher cognitive functions.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
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Yes, it's incredibly important that we've elected a black president--but it is even *more* important that he is a fucking brilliant leader.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 1 day agoView original
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Thanks for the buzz kill, California. It's "Yes we can!" not "No, you can't." For a moment there, I actually thought love would defeat fear.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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I love his line about listening to others *especially* when they disagree. I bet he even knows what the word "dialectic" means. #smartishot
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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It's so nice when class, intelligence, and competence take the prize. All the more after 8 years of ugliness, ignorance, and ineptitude.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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I wish that I could bottle this feeling of goodwill and hope because it won't always be this sweet and easy, and I want my niece to feel it.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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Wow. So, this is what Hope feels like.
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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Everything is going so well, yet all night I've been thinking that something was missing. I just realized what it was: Tim Russert
fistsoffolly (Emily) from The Very Center
2 weeks, 2 days agoView original
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