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2006-06-13T20:24:31Z

Understanding the Difference in Your Local Tabloids, One Lede at a Time

From the Daily News:
A rookie cab driver who allegedly passed out at the wheel moments before a deadly crash in Manhattan had suffered a seizure before, his family revealed yesterday.

And the New York Post:
A reckless cabby with only a month’s experience was “flirting” with one of his pretty passengers and trying to impress her moments before his speeding taxi spun out of control…

...stolen from gawker.com

cuteplatypus @ 2006-05-01T00:27:00

2006-05-01T07:30:12Z

MOO.

that is all i have to say.

cuteplatypus @ 2006-02-03T02:03:00

2006-02-03T10:04:45Z

Your Love Song Is

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson

"Maybe you've been through this before
But it's my first time so please ignore
The next few lines cause they're directed at you
I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
I can't always be playing, playing your fool"

You've been waiting for love, and you're not going to wait any longer!

What Love Song Are You?

OH MAN. It's true, but totally lame.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-12-12T14:50:00

2005-12-12T22:54:37Z

Sosa ends his book, The Americano Dream, with encouragement for aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs. "The Americano dream?" he asks. "It exits, it is realistic, and it is there for all of us to share." Sosa is wrong. There is no Americano dream. There is only the American dream created by an Anglo-Protestant society.
-Sam Huntington in Foreign Policy magazine

ALSO
Massive Hispanic immigration affects the United States in two significant ways: Important portions of the country become predominantly Hispanic in language and culture, and the nation as a whole becomes bilingual and bicultural.

I think Huntington missed that memo about how the United States was multicultural...

Oh, ignorance. Oh, racism.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-11-13T21:54:00

2005-11-14T05:56:30Z

Random thing that I wrote once:

"Sometimes I yearn to be meta-historical."

quoi??????????? I baffle myself

cuteplatypus @ 2005-11-11T19:22:00

2005-11-12T03:30:13Z

List five songs that you currently love. It doesn't matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the songs in your blog. Then tag five other Livejournal friends to see what they're listening to.

1) Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl :: Broken Social Scene
2) 85 :: Rilo Kiley
3) We are Nowhere and it is Now :: Bright Eyes
4) Soul Meets Body :: Death Cab for Cutie
5) T.K.O. :: Le Tigre

Tagging Keyes, Anita, Angelica, David (if he still goes on lj), Mishmash

cuteplatypus @ 2005-11-06T15:54:00

2005-11-07T00:27:01Z

Everyone around me has been complaining lately, so I feel the need to defend my favorite season:

Winter's the season of scarves and mittens, of bundling up in candy-striped sweaters and classic peacoats, of mint mochas, of steaming hot chocolate and marshmallows, of candy canes, of vanilla, of oven-fresh chocolate chip cookies, of mistletoe, of pretty ribbons and wrapping paper, of presents, of trying to find the perfect way to show someone how much you care. It's an infectious, all pervading sense of festivity, with packed malls and carolers and a happy busy buzz. People feel more generous, more warm, and while it's a spirit that should exist year-round, at least we have it during the holiday season. It's when we're forgiven for believing that a miracle might happen, for thinking that maybe wishing upon a star isn't entirely an exercise in futility. Call me a hopeless optimist, but in the winter, there exists the possibility that something beautiful and unexpected might happen, you never know what you might unwrap. Yes, some, unlike me, dislike the rain, but nobody can deny how wonderfully clean the world smells after a shower, or how beautiful everything can be when glistening and wet. And even when the holidays are over, there are always winter sales left to peruse.

...
And it's the season of my birthday, but that's just an aside =)
[I will finally be 18 and legal in a little more than a month!]

oh man now I want a candy cane. I wonder if stores are selling them yet...hmmm...

cuteplatypus @ 2005-11-02T22:34:00

2005-11-03T06:35:14Z

What I really want is to cry uberhard but I don't have the time to do so.

booooo.

i wish it was already friday.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-09-21T23:06:00

2005-09-22T06:08:07Z

...sounds about right????

cuteplatypus @ 2005-09-06T00:10:00

2005-09-06T07:13:59Z

hmmmmm.
life is silly.

i have 200 more pages of hofstader to do before i can call it a night.
did i scerw myself over by taking on 17 units my first semester?
probably.

you know what i want more than anything in the world right now?
sixty seconds of perfection. unadulterated perfection, just one minute where everything is going beautifully and amazingly and wonderfully, as much as you could have ever imagined it.

I'm pathetic

2005-08-26T08:45:35Z

STORY:
So, this moth entered our dorm room and has parked itself on the ceiling ledge above my bed. I can't read in bed because if I turn on the lamp next to my bed, it flies at me. I can't go to sleep because I'm petrified it will, I don't know, die on me or something. Therefore, I've left my room to be here in the lounge, hoping the moth will go away on its own in a little while.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-07-31T02:26:00

2005-07-30T19:42:11Z

photobucket's being annoying, so, not too many photos...

calvin, look at the camera, not the screen!

eunice and i at lush...hah, i'm going tonight too, and it's so sad...my final sunday night spent there

well, i always kinda wished i knew how to play the drums

the stairs were really intense...

...but then we got taken around in rickshaws, which are SO much fun.

obligatory food shot

cuteplatypus @ 2005-07-10T10:53:00

2005-07-10T02:58:38Z

fantastic lake on campus...

church? art history terms?

at dinner

yours truly

cuteplatypus @ 2005-07-02T11:30:00

2005-07-02T04:35:31Z

AT THE SUMMER PALACE

OK I have more photos but it's taking tooooo long so will post later

BYE!

cuteplatypus @ 2005-06-02T00:08:00

2005-06-02T07:08:58Z

who got facebook?
yeah, that's right.

i am so amused. it is so addictive.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-05-04T14:15:00

2005-05-04T21:15:49Z

To all senior students of Dr. Buster:

There will be a party for Dr. Buster around noon right after the AP English Lit exam. Please come and, if you can, bring something to eat. It will be in his classroom (the one with the New Yorkers and Times Literary Supplements)

If any junior students of him are interested, please come too!

Thanks. and spread the message.

love =

2005-04-24T04:54:34Z

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

[This is thanks to angelica's mix, ashling and teja's help, and that this summer&seth scene makes me unreasonably happy and reminds me of another certain oc season 1 scene...)

cuteplatypus @ 2005-04-21T23:51:00

2005-04-22T06:55:48Z

ummm. okay. why can i not figure out how to post pictures on lj?

someone help me!

cuteplatypus @ 2005-04-21T14:40:00

2005-04-21T21:40:11Z

COME TO THE OUTREACH ASSEMBLY TOMORROW

Who: the founders of Ethos Water (friends of Mr. Engelberg)
What: Outreach Awareness Assembly
Where: Feldman-Horn Gallery
When: 4th period Friday
Why: Because Ethos Water is a really cool organization & there will be refreshments

um, durrrrrrrr

2005-04-05T03:40:13Z

Why gay people should NOT be allowed to get married

1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control. (You just imagined the penguins. Anyway, penguins are unnatural: they're birds, they fly underwater. Nuff said.)

2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can't legally get married because the world needs more children.

3. Obviously, gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if Gay marriage is allowed, since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.

5. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are property, blacks can't marry whites, and divorce is illegal.

6. Gay marriage should be decided by people, not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.

7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

10. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.

11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to things like cars or longer life spans.

12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a "separate but equal" institution is always constitutional. Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages for gays and lesbians will.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-03-31T19:49:00

2005-04-01T03:49:20Z

so today Bush talked about how he hoped that Terri Schiavo’s death would spark a new interest in creating a culture of a right to life in America.
Now, I’m interested in this “right to life.”
does it extend to the hundreds of people he left on death row in Texas?
or only to fetuses and those in vegetative states?

cause, Bush, ya gotta help me out. I’m getting a little confused here.

cuteplatypus @ 2005-01-10T00:39:00

2005-01-10T08:39:57Z

You are ANNA'S JAUNTY CAP.

What Quirk From THE OC Are You?
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um random?

cuteplatypus @ 2005-01-06T09:29:00

2005-01-06T17:31:20Z

OMG why do I never get the good people for Admissions Committee tours??? I totally gave a tour 2nd pd on Monday to random people from New York, and then today 2nd period, I see Mark Doumet giving a tour to Peter Gallagher and his wife.

hahahahhahaha new OC tonight I am so excited. that is, to do math homework while watching Marissa and Alex hook up.

cuteplatypus @ 2004-12-28T22:24:00

2004-12-29T06:25:16Z

You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are a tomboy with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

la, i totally didn't mean to get mulan. and i'm really not a family person at all. wha?

cuteplatypus @ 2004-12-25T23:29:00

2004-12-26T07:30:02Z

	Tenderheart Bear You are thinker, organizer, peacekeeper, and leader all in one. You have a power to command attention and people listen to you. However, you are often so concerned about not hurting others' feelings that you don't tell them what they need to hear and this gets you both into trouble. But you always have loyal friends to help you out.
*Take the Which Care Bear Are You?* Quiz!**

What kind of a girlfriend/boyfriend are you?
Name
DOB
Favourite Color
You are	cold and inconsiderate
When your g/f-b/f thinks you are	perfect
Your g/f-b/f thinks your kiss is	like a warm sugar that makes them want more

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