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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Welcome to the dumping ground for all my random thoughts and strokes of genius. Tread carefully.P.S. The title comes from a Dorothy Parker quote. “This is not a novel to be tossed lightly aside. It should be thrown with great force.”Replace “novel” with just about anything else and you’ve got yourself some damn good words to live by.</description><title>Thrown with Great Force</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @snickerdoodle)</generator><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>clarawalnuts:very cool. and very true.ericanicole:my front...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/C7NLwZExy9qcwtvkYxT8crHi_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://clarawalnuts.tumblr.com/post/40916083/very-cool-and-very-true-ericanicole-my-front"&gt;clarawalnuts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;very cool. and very true.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lurkmyway.com/post/36864685/my-front-door"&gt;ericanicole&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;my front door&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40967009</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40967009</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:50:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"It’s not complicated; either you behave like a stand up person or you don’t…I..."</title><description>“It’s not complicated; either you behave like a stand up person or you don’t…I guess it gets down to whether or not we want to be remembered historically for being stooges to the myth or for being free by the truth.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Excerpt from a letter by former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Steve Courson, written before his 2005 death and published today in &lt;i&gt;The Baltimore Sun&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40872762</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40872762</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:42:40 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>someecards.com | ecards for when you care enough to hit send | I...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/xapIJJj2Lazabkyzw8fg7rzf_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.someecards.com/upload/flirting/i_view_each_and_every_one_of_your_glaring.html"&gt;someecards.com | ecards for when you care enough to hit send | I view each and every one of your glaring red flags as a personal challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haha. Yes.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40869809</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40869809</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:12:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>You too??</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://butterflyeffect.tumblr.com/post/40817360/i-have-lost-my-sense-of-hearing-but-at-least-i"&gt;butterflyeffect&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I have lost my sense of hearing but at least I know my smoke alarm is in working order. Stupid toaster.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt; Nothing like starting the last day of the work week with a 911 call to the fire department because my toast was ON FIRE in the toaster oven. And then the fire was out before anyone even got here because it took so long. Overall, I think this qualifies as a FAIL.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40826666</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40826666</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:59:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>untitled three</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://absenceattracts.tumblr.com/post/40760993/untitled-three"&gt;absenceattracts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;the want and the wait&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;both instant and intense&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;seemingly infinite and inpenetrable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;random thought left echoing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;unnoticed and unmentioned&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;completely undeniable and unexplainable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40772322</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40772322</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:13:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>women trades sex for gas...is this really how bad it's gotten??</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.wlextv.com/global/story.asp?s=8608767"&gt;women trades sex for gas...is this really how bad it's gotten??&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.peterwknox.com/post/40721185/women-trades-sex-for-gas-is-this-really-how-bad-its"&gt;peterwknox&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://lifeofakatie.tumblr.com/"&gt;lifeofakatie&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kenton County prosecutor Ken Easterling said it’s sad when people are selling their bodies for gas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I kind of feel like, there’s so many women out there who screw guys for nothing, you might as well get something out of it if you can. Love how she was charged not just with prostitution but with doing business without a license. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40723110</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40723110</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:33:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"But it may be that under the right circumstances, the demon wins the heart of the most steadfast..."</title><description>“But it may be that under the right circumstances, the demon wins the heart of the most steadfast soul, and the nemesis always becomes a lover.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Friday Night Lights (the book)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40584144</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40584144</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:27:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Perfect.We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/xapIJJj2Law8ah2wtOJNS9KK_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/67419"&gt;We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40566486</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40566486</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:52:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>via weheartit.com</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/xapIJJj2Law65y93YyMN54OK_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;via &lt;a href="http://weheartit.com/images/20080629123456.jpg"&gt;weheartit.com&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40559541</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40559541</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:53:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our..."</title><description>“If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharon Salzberg&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;O Magazine, The Power of Intention, January 2004&lt;/i&gt; (via &lt;a href="http://enquotations.tumblr.com/"&gt;enquotations&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40550391</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40550391</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:37:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell..."</title><description>“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Ralph Waldo Emerson (via &lt;a href="http://onherway.tumblr.com/"&gt;onherway&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40550035</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40550035</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:33:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes..."</title><description>““Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Alexandre Dumas (via &lt;a href="http://www.lifelovepursuit.com/"&gt;mascarah&lt;/a&gt;) (via &lt;a href="http://beenthinking.tumblr.com/"&gt;beenthinking&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40549973</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40549973</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:32:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>emilyposts:(via claudia)Hello, lover… That looks like...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/ppSbditzXar2v0f5MtlhVshx_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://emilyposts.com/post/40326512/via-claudia-hello-lover-that-looks-like"&gt;emilyposts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://claudiacatalina.com/post/40123372/my-favourite-place-via-ffffound"&gt;claudia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hello, lover… That looks like heaven!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40426707</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40426707</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:29:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"If I worried what every bitch in New York said about me, I’d never leave the house!"</title><description>“If I worried what every bitch in New York said about me, I’d never leave the house!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Samantha Jones&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40134583</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40134583</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:01:03 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>lovepuppy:ellebelle:whateverlolawants:“There’s a lot of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/v160jJ6LOaqn85z9RtwTy1HI_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lovepuppy.tumblr.com/post/40084342/ellebelle-whateverlolawants-theres-a-lot-of"&gt;lovepuppy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ellebelle.tumblr.com/post/40084206/whateverlolawants-theres-a-lot-of-mythology"&gt;ellebelle&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;a href="http://whateverlolawants.tumblr.com/post/40083832/theres-a-lot-of-mythology-about-what-women-want"&gt;whateverlolawants&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“There’s a lot of mythology about what women want more: a good guy or a bad guy. The secret is knowing when to dabble in each. If you’re too straitlaced, you’re dull. And if you’re truly bad, you’re probably self-absorbed. What everyone really needs is to be loved, and a good guy is more likely to offer you that.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Penn Badgley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a title="in" href="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20201877_20201683_20460114,00.html"&gt;Instyle&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smart. Hot. *sigh*&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ogle. Enjoy. Have a good weekend : )&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40094281</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40094281</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:42:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"If you belong to something it owns you, and I just don’t care for that. I like spinning out here..."</title><description>“If you belong to something it owns you, and I just don’t care for that. I like spinning out here like one of those subatomic particles that they can’t quite pin down.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;p&gt;George Carlin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainstorm/200806/george-carlins-last-interview"&gt;Psychology Today Blogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40070610</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40070610</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>whokilled:I met a woman.   She knew your life She knew your...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/JVmbDdd0w9rcbi0pFiEUZAEI_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://whokilled.tumblr.com/post/36952710/i-met-a-woman-she-knew-your-life-she-knew-your"&gt;whokilled&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I met a woman.  &lt;br/&gt; She knew your life&lt;br/&gt; She knew your devils and your deeds&lt;br/&gt; And she said&lt;br/&gt;“Go to him, stay with him if you can&lt;br/&gt; Oh but be prepared to bleed.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40068577</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40068577</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:49:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>elizabethanne:I have bad taste in men.  I try to fall in love with those who only want sex.  I...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://elizabethanne.tumblr.com/post/39998109/i-have-bad-taste-in-men-i-try-to-fall-in-love"&gt;elizabethanne&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;I have bad taste in men.  I try to fall in love with those who only want sex.  I want sex from those who want to fall in love.  And worst of all, I become a million more times attracted to those who I can’t even dream of having.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40053581</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/40053581</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:24:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Natural Highs...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sweetpotatopie.tumblr.com/post/39829735/natural-highs"&gt;sweetpotatopie&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://magicalteacher.tumblr.com/post/39802866/natural-highs"&gt;magicalteacher&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;1. Falling in love.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3. A hot shower.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. No lines at the supermarket.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;5. A special glance.&lt;br/&gt;6. Getting mail. &lt;br/&gt;7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.&lt;br/&gt;9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. &lt;br/&gt;10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer. &lt;br/&gt;11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry). &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;12. A bubble bath. &lt;br/&gt;13. Giggling. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;14. A good conversation. &lt;br/&gt;15 The beach &lt;br/&gt;16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter. &lt;br/&gt;17. Laughing at yourself.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you &lt;br/&gt;19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;20. Running through sprinklers. &lt;br/&gt;21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;22. Having someone tell you that you’re beautiful.&lt;br/&gt;23 Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS&lt;br/&gt;25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you. &lt;br/&gt;26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.&lt;br/&gt;27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).&lt;br/&gt;28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones. &lt;br/&gt;29. Playing with a new puppy. &lt;br/&gt;30 Having someone play with your hair.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;31. Sweet dreams.&lt;br/&gt;32. Hot chocolate.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;33. Road trips with friends.&lt;br/&gt;34. Swing ing on swings.&lt;br/&gt;35 Making eye contact with a cute stranger. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;36. Making chocolate chip cookies.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.&lt;br/&gt;38 Holding hands with someone you care about.&lt;br/&gt;39 Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change. &lt;br/&gt;40 Watching the expression on someone’s face as they open a much desired present from you &lt;br/&gt;41. Watching the sunrise.&lt;br/&gt;42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;43. Knowing that somebody misses you. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.&lt;br/&gt;45. Knowing you’ve done the right thing, no matter what other people think.                                          46: Watching the sun set over the lake&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Getting in bed early enough to look forward to a full night of sleep&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Waking up to sunshine streaming through the windows&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Long walks on the beach&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Making memories and traditions with someone you care about&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/39963589</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/39963589</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:55:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>here or there</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://absenceattracts.tumblr.com/post/39956806/here-or-there"&gt;absenceattracts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;so now we’re here,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;which is where i want to be with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make up your mind….in or out??&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, there was another post on this page earlier that was a reblog but it was deleted before I got the chance to read it or even notice where it was from originally. Any hints where I could find it?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/39962552</link><guid>http://snickerdoodle.tumblr.com/post/39962552</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:46:47 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
