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ohryankelley:

I can’t wait!

(h/t: Chris Cummings)

I know it’s been out for a while, but I still love how beautiful Jaipur looks in this commercial. And Conan is adorable!

Good job, Ogilvy/Amex/Conan!

Color Me Indian →

From this month’s Conde Nast Traveler, a beautiful article on my hometown and ‘India’s capital of adornment’, Jaipur.

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Funny as shit!

(Source: ilovecharts)

"Since 2005 the number of paid-for Indian daily newspaper titles has surged by 44% to 2,700. That gives India more paid-for newspapers than any other country, and even more growth may lie ahead. If 200m Indians read a paper daily, that still leaves a billion who don’t."

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Old-fashioned papers are thriving in India, where editors’ fingers are still stained with black ink, not red. (via theeconomist)

The newspaper is still alive, and thriving. And for a country like India, it is probably the most powerful tool for spreading literacy and education.

Let the doubters doubt.

We believe!

Game 2: Penn State at Alabama, Saturday September 11.

Boarding.

quote-book:

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Pets are not toys!

This email came out on the listserv at work today and it made me really sad. Too many people don’t understand that pets are like babies- they need to be planned, that you shouldn’t get a pet if you don’t think you are settled. It is criminal to abandon a 1 1/2 year old boxer just because your new landlord won’t allow animals!

I hope Roxy finds a real home this time.

"There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar; it keeps the mind nimble; it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor."

— George Santayana, The Birth of Reason and Other Essays (1968)

“I continue to be surprised that graduate degrees do not result in higher salaries…”

The Planner Survey 2010.

Bigger, better and extremely insightful as ever.

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4thandflanders:

This Saturday, we embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. At 3:00 in the morning, we embarked on a journey to volunteer at Mt. Hood Community College for Bike MS. We had one problem, no transportation to get there at 5:00 a.m. when our shift began. So Vrinda, Joey, Cody and I put our clever brains together and came up with a plain to make it to our destination.  The Idea: Bike 20 miles there and 20 miles back. Though it seemed crazy at the time, it turned out to be a great time to get to know each other and to see what Oregon is like outside of Downtown Portland. 

(via joeydellorusso)

AMCULT 101 (Intro to American Culture)

Brooke:  Now, let's get down to business: what sounds best for Sunday? A museum or a baseball game?
Me:  Either one is good, though I've never been to a baseball game.
Brooke:  WHAT?!?!?! Oh my goodness, my jaw just fell to the floor. I'm looking up ticket prices now.
Jill:  hahaha yes it is definitely time for Vrinda to enjoy America's Favorite Pastime!!

"Progress doesn’t always move in a straight line. In fact, in order to reach to your ultimate goal, often you have to backtrack through territory you thought was well behind you so you can learn something you missed the first time around. Stressing out about lost time isn’t worth the worry, though. Just sit back and enjoy the scenery — after all, isn’t that the point of life?"

— My Yahoo! horoscope for June 18, 2010