A Chronic Referencer’s Blog “Love and Reason share little company nowadays.”Tumblr (3.0; @chronicreferencer)http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/<p>I&#8217;m sitting in a Starbucks on my computer, watching Jon Stewart as I&#8217;m prone to do, when a cop sits at the table next to me. He makes a joke about sitting in the shade to me and I laugh then return to my show and homework. He drinks his coffee and makes a couple of phone calls, trying to figure out what he is doing this weekend. Starting each phone call with cheerful optimism, he asks the person on the other line if they are available at all this weekend. </p> <p>I am only half-listening. I don&#8217;t know the outcome of any of the calls. </p> <p>The last one goes straight to someone&#8217;s voicemail and he says &#8212; with the same hopeful voice &#8212; &#8220;Hello, I was just wondering what you were up to this weekend because I&#8217;m off tomorrow and my Birthday is this weekend.&#8221; </p> <p>I cannot tell you why, but this almost broke my heart. </p> <p>He left his hat on the chair. I do not know if he is returning. </p> <p>Even if he was, I doubt I would tell him that my Birthday is also this weekend and I&#8217;ve gotten mostly voicemails as well. </p> <p>Hope you find someone to celebrate with. I&#8217;m working on Friday. </p>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/48884475607http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/48884475607Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:53:37 -0500“Don’t settle. Don’t finish crappy books. If you don’t like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you’re not on the right path, get off it.”<br/><br/> - <em>Chris Brogan (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://solunars.tumblr.com/">solunars</a>)</em>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/46224755516http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/46224755516Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:36:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cff9d4beba36d85390cb8d6643af8886/tumblr_mixtqxJclD1qdn9dyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thechronicleofshe.tumblr.com/post/45233542452/halfhero-oh-my-god-yes-perfect">thechronicleofshe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://halfhero.tumblr.com/post/45166495693/oh-my-god">halfhero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>oh my god</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes. perfect.</p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45361455265http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45361455265Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:58:24 -0500““When a man says no in this culture, it’s the end of the discussion. When a woman says no, it’s the beginning of a negotiation.””<br/><br/> - <em>Gavin De Becker  (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thefeministsocietyatnyu.tumblr.com/">thefeministsocietyatnyu</a>)</em>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45359716192http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45359716192Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:32:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b4378f0045b348649444d15d73ed7d5/tumblr_mjmoushDDz1qa2q59o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/post/45342339617/from-looking-for-alaska-submitted-by-breadfairy">effyeahnerdfighters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>From <em>Looking for Alaska</em></p> <p>(submitted by <a href="http://breadfairy.tumblr.com">breadfairy</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45358533430http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45358533430Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:13:57 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeawritingdesk.tumblr.com/post/37661659909/i-dont-know-what-to-tell-you-other-than-the-fact">likeawritingdesk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>i don’t know what to tell you<br/> other than the fact that a giraffe’s<br/> heart weighs 22 pounds and that<br/> somebody once told me when<br/> flies fall in love, their entire brain<br/> is rewired to only know loving each<br/> other. when one of them dies, their<br/> memory becomes blank. i hope you<br/>never think about anything as much <br/> as i think about waking up next to<br/> you during a windstorm at 5 am.</p> </div> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45357965522http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45357965522Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:04:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8fdab2ce15188fe16c1c73e3b56875f/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/348a174eb77aecda1a9cab60688fc34a/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d7790e5c6b89a704fc9c2a26b7cd5f9/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/482533fef913a9fbde3d8a6f0678f4c8/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/924108484cde7d1d1ae6697689424d3b/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ddc3cbd50434b8df3e16a711435e9bc/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08f89df253fea8412e0544da7aabb065/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c43504aa1df69580ab7e3b4c1c47e0ff/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f0067d63682ef4202e7a2ded38e31f2/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1226b501503dd95912c67c1821f5749d/tumblr_mjbmcsk1X41qbc7czo10_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45037559089http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45037559089Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:45:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0xhg9JCB91r2fs0co1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45036205537http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45036205537Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:28:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xg3azGaC1r9vi6po6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45036155809http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45036155809Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:27:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/254734a35ccee751e3aa3b399e7fee6f/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bff19536aae2b3f2956b8f640d45d4b9/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9de08187889d65aa37b6b3a6d7ba8e21/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a668b8e483f87d7928e7cdccf91bb171/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05dc84085f700f0e381b449b28813079/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4bf31fa534518cd2ec450d29c34442e/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ffbb4535ce07aa33e49383f6e2e9e71/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/50c7ae3e08aa4463d7e1ceba8e63e77c/tumblr_mirowhi5pi1qlj8quo8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035433201http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035433201Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:17:56 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0a3dadc64a078c22acadb26a5a4cd4c/tumblr_mj9ygkaJLx1s3oxgxo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://superrjew.tumblr.com/post/44766206321/this-one-was-inspired-by-a-friend-who-reminds-me">superrjew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This one was inspired by a friend who reminds me of myself.</p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035361272http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035361272Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:16:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o2z1CX2Z1qf28p4o1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o2z1CX2Z1qf28p4o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hellyeahchandlerbing.tumblr.com/post/22599243131/all-the-awards-to-matthew-perry">hellyeahchandlerbing</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>ALL THE AWARDS TO MATTHEW PERRY</strong></p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035224100http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/45035224100Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:15:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65a843f501b52a660c31d54a76caf522/tumblr_mj4fn54LFa1qi8pflo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e515cb53e95de901393c271d8a7b3d23/tumblr_mj4fn54LFa1qi8pflo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4307">One Shade of Grey</a> & <a href="http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4563">Feminist Utopia Fantasy Story</a></p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44824431812http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44824431812Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:19:04 -0600“Don’t kiss trainwrecks. Don’t kiss knives. Don’t kiss.”<br/><br/> - <em>Daphne Gottlieb, from <em>“Fifteen Ways to Stay Alive”</em> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weissewiese.tumblr.com/">weissewiese</a>)</em>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44821962468http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44821962468Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:47:26 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbubK5h81qbvbvwo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbubK5h81qbvbvwo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbubK5h81qbvbvwo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbubK5h81qbvbvwo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Of course Harry wants a clan of Weasleys!</p>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44609055342http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44609055342Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:26:43 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hlxibaFJ1qlyxq4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I had an audible reaction to this. Now you can too!</p>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44609012483http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44609012483Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:25:14 -0600“Tigers. Made my list of things I don’t want to get killed by, heights, sharks, bears, tigers. I don’t want my last words to be “oh god, oh god, I shouldn’t have gotten this close to a tiger. It’s eating my face. My beautiful, beautiful face”.”<br/><br/> - <em>Nathan Fillion. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kayleyhyde.tumblr.com/">kayleyhyde</a>)</em>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44049919072http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/44049919072Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:03:13 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ca558ec806891777f4afa8872ef443d/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/738ccb16d1dc355fdfd382357efac861/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d646a9329ff1c797031f74bcfe425e93/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00b01e3f6b08c62dba5aa61b899390e6/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bcfc4813ee8caec36124e06f9fa2314/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31942b0f4eb2f58266f0bba7b75c43c3/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bfe75b0cf905f9ddf99a4aaa5254c930/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo10_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee69e81db2914eab8cbf46914955b327/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/056c888574983c31d127b817aad03cca/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59fd95963bd3095a126941e7a0cc5b9d/tumblr_mikcuj0jsa1rr71rzo7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ameliated.tumblr.com/post/43652204777/im-not-your-average-teenager">ameliated</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://im-not-your-average-teenager.tumblr.com/post/43639205508/eternalseptember-other-half-i-love-this-so">im-not-your-average-teenager</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://eternalseptember.tumblr.com/post/43635908391/other-half">eternalseptember</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Other Half</p> </blockquote> <p>I love this so much</p> </blockquote> <p>The Origin of Love. Beautifully illustrated.</p> </blockquote>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43878650538http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43878650538Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:19:25 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46aedb17940b372c738b63ee1d38ec03/tumblr_mhqafq6MFV1ql8nfmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43701467961http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43701467961Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:32:04 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/92dae1df3ed31eea1cc7f2aa3df9cf24/tumblr_miiz9dlKXz1r2rbmdo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8759f6bc4b125d85d9253b889b93ef2c/tumblr_miiz9dlKXz1r2rbmdo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43699826140http://chronicreferencer.tumblr.com/post/43699826140Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:08:57 -0600