The Tapering Turtle

kateoplis:

Louis C.K.: The Proust Questionnaire | VF

What is your idea of perfect happiness?Not ever having to fill out this questionnaire.
What is your greatest fear?You think I’m going to tell you that? You think I’m going to let you print my greatest fear in a national magazine? No sir. I will not, sir.
Which living person do you most admire?The guy I saw yesterday. He was crossing Eighth Avenue against the light. He just sauntered out into the middle of the street with cars and cabs speeding toward him and it meant nothing to him. Like he’s the only living soul and the rest of us were ghosts. I love that man, whoever he is.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I have an absolutely beautiful penis. It’s stunning in every way. God I hate my perfect penis.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?People who say someone is really intelligent because he doesn’t swear. Or use “foul language.”
What do you dislike most about your appearance?I am really tired of looking at my hips. I’m seriously really tired of standing naked in the mirror and staring at my hips for hours and hours while muttering, “You hips. You hips need to get it together.” […]
What do you consider your greatest achievement?There’s this one girl in Oklahoma City. We had sex on New Year’s Eve. She was 19. I was about 23. She was way out of my league. Still can’t believe that one. I hope she’s O.K. now.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?I mean, who has time to think about shit like this? I have two kids. I have shit to do. We have to find a middle school for next year. Shit is getting real. Who has time to think about what they want to do in their next life?
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?Two nights ago. A hotel room in Portland, Maine. That’s right. Maine. Not Oregon. Maine.
What is the quality you most like in a man?Just please be fun to talk to.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?Same. And also sex, please.
What do you most value in your friends?Friends should always tell you the truth. But please don’t. […]
Who are your heroes in real life?I really love Barack Obama. Sorry if that’s like “Ew. The president. That’s lame.” I love Barack Obama. What a great man. I’m so lucky to have voted for that guy. […]
How would you like to die?Handcuffing myself to you and jumping into a cauldron of molten bronze.

Louis C.K.: The Proust Questionnaire | VF

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Not ever having to fill out this questionnaire.

What is your greatest fear?
You think I’m going to tell you that? You think I’m going to let you print my greatest fear in a national magazine? No sir. I will not, sir.

Which living person do you most admire?
The guy I saw yesterday. He was crossing Eighth Avenue against the light. He just sauntered out into the middle of the street with cars and cabs speeding toward him and it meant nothing to him. Like he’s the only living soul and the rest of us were ghosts. I love that man, whoever he is.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I have an absolutely beautiful penis. It’s stunning in every way. God I hate my perfect penis.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
People who say someone is really intelligent because he doesn’t swear. Or use “foul language.”

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
I am really tired of looking at my hips. I’m seriously really tired of standing naked in the mirror and staring at my hips for hours and hours while muttering, “You hips. You hips need to get it together.” […]

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
There’s this one girl in Oklahoma City. We had sex on New Year’s Eve. She was 19. I was about 23. She was way out of my league. Still can’t believe that one. I hope she’s O.K. now.

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
I mean, who has time to think about shit like this? I have two kids. I have shit to do. We have to find a middle school for next year. Shit is getting real. Who has time to think about what they want to do in their next life?

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Two nights ago. A hotel room in Portland, Maine. That’s right. Maine. Not Oregon. Maine.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Just please be fun to talk to.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Same. And also sex, please.

What do you most value in your friends?
Friends should always tell you the truth. But please don’t. […]

Who are your heroes in real life?
I really love Barack Obama. Sorry if that’s like “Ew. The president. That’s lame.” I love Barack Obama. What a great man. I’m so lucky to have voted for that guy. […]

How would you like to die?
Handcuffing myself to you and jumping into a cauldron of molten bronze.

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kateoplis:

My favorite images of 2012, Part l [1/2/3/4/5/6/7]

More Photo du Jour

Also: 2011

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Dec 08

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Connecting with the connected generation

smarterplanet:

The new 2012 IBM Global Student Study clearly demonstrates that college and university students have important capabilities to bring to organizations seeking skills in today’s highly connected world. To benefit from this generation’s wealth of native expertise in social media, however, CEOs will need to clarify their leadership goals and commitments.

All customers, students included, want to be understood and appreciated when they interact with organizations. That said, students have yet to understand the level of commitment it takes to drive “customer obsession” into business strategy and operations. Among CEOs, according to the IBM Gobal CEO Study, customer obsession is the top-rated characteristic (out of 13) for their own success. Among students, on the other hand, it ranked seventh.

Using this insight, CEOs who successfully communicate to millennials their overriding focus on customers are in the best position to elicit their enthusiasm for generating and implementing new ideas for smarter commerce. This includes the use of social business for incorporating everything from smarter marketing and customer service to a smarter workforce to a smarter supply chain.

Converging expectations

Digital connections already play a major role in students’ lives. Because of social media –

61% of students are more aware of global issues

47% have a greater voice in society

40% engage more fully in real-life activities

At the same time, contrary to popular assumptions, students generally incorporate a balanced view of social media in their lives: only 12 percent say social media relationships have more personal meaning than real-world ones.

Organizations, too, of course, are taking a digital path to social engagement. Currently, 56 percent of CEOs see digital channels as important to customer interaction compared to 70 percent of students. Yet 84 percent of CEOs as well as students predict that over the next few years these digital channels will be important for customer interaction.

Overall, students and CEOs see eye to eye on many aspects of business and are strongly oriented toward collaboration, creativity and innovation.

While many expectations converge, it’s important to take note of the sensibilities that differ.

Among students, increasing social and environmental responsibility ranks third in importance out of five changes needed to meet customer expectations; among CEOs it ranked last.

Among students, devotion to environmental and social issues ranks fifth of 13 characteristics needed for CEO success, among CEOs themselves it ranks last.

Among students work-life balance ranks third; among CEOs it ranks seventh of 13 workplace attributes.

Organizations seeking to connect with the connected generation will need to take into account, and, where appropriate, take action to meet these social and personal values.

Download the full Student Study here.

(Reblogged from emergentfutures)

Better off dead…

All said and done, I certainly wish the man was still around. I don’t think he would be, one way or another. Destined to become a legend of his time, making certain he wouldn’t “burn out”, -or- “fade away”.

I’m just glad he went out while high as a kite on “more Heroin than any single human could handle”, rather than for some other reason. Chances are, Courtney and him would not still be together…

Chances are, that break up would have devastated him. Chances are, he would have killed himself over her. Kurt doesn’t strike me as the kind to hit up the groupies, rather, the kind of guy who couldn’t wait to get home to be with Courtney.

And while I love Ms. Love, look what she has become. She has become what she was meant to become. A musician with a penchant for high fashion. Something that I certainly could never see Kurt being interested in. I would go as far as to say he was the antithesis of what Courtney has become today.

As much as I would love to hear the duo’s they would have produced — The amazing that would have come from the combining of those two creative minds — I can’t help but be grateful for being able to have an icon such as himself go out with his one true love.

Nov 07

60004) Every little bit I lose, even if it’s just water, makes me so pleased because I’m slowly destroying myself and soon I’ll be nothing; Nothing to hate.

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Oct 23

fuckyeahcourtneylove:

Courtney Love & Kurt Cobain. 1992/1993.

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iPad mini: Our Complete Overview

appleobsession:

Great Overview of iPad Mini. Specs, Pricing, Availability and some awesome PR images included.

(Reblogged from oneinfinitewatch)

Oct 21

Where were you…

Where were you…

Where were you when I was burned and broken
The days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and helpless
Because the things you say and do surround me.
While you were hanging yourself on someone else’s words

Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun

Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of life and change were planted Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight..into the shining sun

08/04/12

Oct 20

I am such a worthless piece of shit pussy — Ex girlfriend is a heartless whore

For reasons I don’t want to explain my cheating ex-girlfriend is still living with me in my own home. That’s fine, I just expect a little respect from someone who randomly dumped me after 15 years.

Tonight is one of her friends birthdays. This means there’ll be lots of other people there, people who I have no idea whom they are. My girlfriend, has no idea why this bothers me.

I know I have no claim to my girlfriend anymore, I know she is free to do whatever she wants. But could she have a little bit of a fucking heart. Doesn’t she know that she is the one who broke up with me — that I’m going to be sitting here wondering who she’s fucking behind my back.

Again, I know I’m not in the position to dictate anything from my ex-girlfriend. But, as long as she lives with me, I have no choice. My brain is not going to stop thinking about it just because are broken up.

I am such a worthless piece of shit pussy.