January 2011
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Philip Chang, co-founder of PR firm Carbon, knows what it’s like to solve...
– Quoted in today’s Investors Business Daily: ‘Work? Take It With You’ (via strongerbonds)
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Appellate Court Bounces Rahm | NBC Chicago →
meredithbklyn:
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled 2-1 to overturn a Chicago Board of Elections decision to allow Rahm Emanuel on the mayoral ballot.
hm. so is this it? is it final?
Hopefully not! I’m supposed to host his last public fundraiser this Wednesday. Well then. Stay tuned for more.
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Why is Lambeau Field made of AstroTurf?
It's to keep Packers fans from grazing during halftime.
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Not-so Secret Link for Tonight's Big Brothers Big... →
Another day, another party at Public House. How many can you have in one month? Haha. If you sent an e-mail to rsvp@publichousechicago.com, you are already on the list to hang with Jillian Harris, but when it reaches capacity, you’re s out of l. Purchase a $15 ticket here and it’s a different story. Personally, the promise of drinks is a bigger draw than Jillian. See you tonight!
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Ladies: This is why you're single.
The other day, a girl said to me she expects men to be gentlemen, and doesn’t let them drop them off at their place at the end of the night. I said, that’s an interesting reverse play. She said, “Why?”
Because something a gentleman would do is drop you off at your place, and make sure you got in the door safely before taking off. It’s supposed to be one of the little...
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There are always these articles about what men want, but I guarantee you that...
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Matt Damon in an interview for Glamour Magazine. (via emphasisadded) Smart man. Smart smart man. (via bees-knees)
It’s simple. Girls who don’t know who they are or what they want can’t know for sure whether they want you. And yes, guys put girls in the friend zone, too.
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Get out of here. And move forward. This never happened. It will shock you how...
– Donald Draper (via loocee)
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Don’t ASSUME - It makes an ASS out of U and ME.
– Luke C.
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Bill Murray’s Speech to Sofia Coppola at the NBR... →
“A beautiful eye. She has great taste in the people she chooses to work with.”
fiddlersgreen:
Bill Murray’s Speech to Sofia Coppola at the NBR Awards
“So why do you give this person an award? You give them an award because they need to be encouraged. You look around this room and you can look around the world of film, and you can see people that had great success early in their...
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..he reminded me of a lot of street dudes I’d known: he had a great memory, kept...
– Jay-Z on Russell Simmons, from Decoded. | via pieratt (via texturism)
If you want to borrow the book, let me know. Must-read.
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..he reminded me of a lot of street dudes I’d known: he had a great memory, kept...
– Jay-Z on Russell Simmons, from Decoded. | via pieratt (via texturism)
If you want to borrow the book, let me know. Must-read.
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if you're thinking about going to law school, read... →
theotherjen:
mavieenrose:
and seriously - please don’t go to law school unless you really really want to be a lawyer. it’s not worth the money otherwise.
Truth.
You could say the same about a lot of MBA programs. Universities do an awful lot of marketing to people so that they can fit another 25 students into the classroom. All about the Benjamins, P. Diddy says.
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Not all Chinese moms are control freaks like Amy Chua, my mom was super liberal...
– Jeffrey Zhang, in response to Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
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WSJ: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior →
blogthenewblack:
Chinese parents believe that they know what is best for their children and therefore override all of their children’s own desires and preferences. That’s why Chinese daughters can’t have boyfriends in high school and why Chinese kids can’t go to sleepaway camp. It’s also why no Chinese kid would ever dare say to their mother, “I got a part in the school play! I’m Villager...
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