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“Don’t take this the wrong way,” she said, “but your needs aren’t all that different from an infant’s. All you need is a good sleep, something to eat, and for people to refrain from shining lights in your face or making loud, unexpected noises. If you get these things, you’re happy. If you don’t get these things, you’re very unhappy. You’re not exactly high maintenance.” [x]
I've given up on actual content for this journal. Besides, the Link Roundup is more fun, anyway!
Online synthesizer: I wasted about 20 minutes with this.
The weird elitism of "the personal is political" saps our strength: "Has the old battle cry 'The personal is political' been taken too far or perhaps, too literally? More importantly, have our politics descended into a form of narcissism, of trying to purify ourselves so that we can look down our oh-so-enlightened noses at everyone else?"
From Raptitude, 88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life: I'm usually turned off by this type of thing because most of the sentiments have become trite or oversimplified, but this one seems to be on the money.
Lifetime Movie or Megadeth Song?: This should not be this hard, omg, I work at WSOU.
"Her Morning Elegance," more for the gorgeous stop-motion video than the song.
The above image of Marilyn links to a site full of crazy candid and rare pictures of musicians and celebrities. It sounds creepy or sensationalist, but there are actually some really interesting shots.