var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-28320706-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); twenty-two/ nj / earning my mfa in fiction & suburban alcoholismTumblr (3.0; @afia)http://afia.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ff1934bae64a719044777ab564ce009/tumblr_mmy2i7isGt1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/50650745629/in-japanese-tsundoku-means-the-act-of-buying" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>In Japanese,</span><a class="fancybox" href="http://i.imgur.com/kRgaXcQ.jpg" target="_blank"> <em>tsundoku</em> means</a><span>, “the act of buying books and not reading them, leaving them to pile up.”</span></p> <p><span>For more of this morning’s roundup, <a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/05/17/necessary-words-and-other-news/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></p></blockquote>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/50662723863http://afia.tumblr.com/post/50662723863Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6fdd5d9169601f92831dc1e01aa0867/tumblr_mmlsa1iZXA1qakd8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>got this tattoo as a consolation prize since i couldnt get a bigger piece done #deweydecimal #fairytales #librarynerd</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/50116593128http://afia.tumblr.com/post/50116593128Fri, 10 May 2013 18:10:49 -0400fairytaleslibrarynerddeweydecimal“No one wants advice — only corroboration.”<br/><br/> - <em>John Steinbeck (via <a href="http://tattoolit.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">tattoolit</a>)</em>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/49874283299http://afia.tumblr.com/post/49874283299Tue, 07 May 2013 16:07:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa31f2e2e5d9a8729b8a3d4a24550fe8/tumblr_mezuowX4Lb1qgkc0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/47728508176http://afia.tumblr.com/post/47728508176Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:47:11 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8FB2MaR3HAA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thimstuff.tumblr.com/post/47667961313/game-of-thrones-opening-buffy-style-amazing" target="_blank">thimstuff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Game of Thrones Opening: Buffy Style!! AMAZING!!</p> </blockquote> <p>no. this is too good.</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/47728456638http://afia.tumblr.com/post/47728456638Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:46:16 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://spillingmyrhymeforfree.tumblr.com/post/43546908261/unpopular-opinion-time-harlem-shake-isnt-funny" target="_blank">spillingmyrhymeforfree</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Unpopular Opinion Time:</p> <p>Harlem Shake isn’t funny</p> </blockquote>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/43632663116http://afia.tumblr.com/post/43632663116Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:30:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/360c598a9fb4547012007cb7fabf6b64/tumblr_mgoezyAmUI1qced37o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/40607518705/inevitably-an-iambic-pentameter-bot-that-seeks" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Inevitably, an <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/13/pentametron-is-a-twitter-poet-that-gives-bots-some-literary-cred/" target="_blank">iambic pentameter bot</a>, “that seeks out public tweets written in iambic pentameter, which it then retweets in rhyming couplets.”</span><br/><br/><span>For more of this morning’s roundup, <a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/01/15/conspiracy-theories-and-other-news/" target="_self">click here</a>.</span></p></blockquote> <p>Im okay with this</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/40619962329http://afia.tumblr.com/post/40619962329Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:24:44 -0500“Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.”<br/><br/> - <em>Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (via <a href="http://writersbloqinc.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">writersbloqinc</a>)</em>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/39223972257http://afia.tumblr.com/post/39223972257Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:05:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36079ff36aa1579c604eabbdac0833a8/tumblr_mftsdiWETo1qakd8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I made a beanie!! #getjealous #knitting #duckface #mirrorpic</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/39185235417http://afia.tumblr.com/post/39185235417Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:58:29 -0500duckfacegetjealousmirrorpicknitting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0w88pMrKx1rrq348o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/38386559256http://afia.tumblr.com/post/38386559256Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:43:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c19efa9e47968255660c8bdd31491f9/tumblr_metyvclRsB1rim6tzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://writersbloqinc.tumblr.com/post/37904554045/one-day-obama-learned-to-read-a-few-days-later" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">writersbloqinc</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>One day, Obama learned to read. A few days later, he was president <span class="Apple-style-span">— </span>twice.</p></blockquote>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37907801722http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37907801722Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:32:41 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ba37cbadf99a7a28272bb4fefdf3e68/tumblr_meurvk4wXI1qzvk4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hello-kitty.tumblr.com/post/37699467101" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">hello-kitty</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Sephora x Hello Kitty Wild Thing Collection</p></blockquote> <p>this is my whole life</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37774401481http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37774401481Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:28:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/41dff34a3833157bba9b0d352a6e9366/tumblr_mesuglzW9F1qf7s40o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://eyelovedrugsnprettygirls.tumblr.com/post/37619187622/oh-bby-knit-yarn-ryangosling-stash-crochet" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">eyelovedrugsnprettygirls</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Oh bby #knit #yarn #ryangosling #stash #crochet</p></blockquote>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37662633176http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37662633176Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:00:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me93y3JN3F1rqoqdco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37501991405http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37501991405Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:32:39 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehthy1qc01qakd8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>finanly finished my circle scarf! #knit #diy #cowl</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37173415939http://afia.tumblr.com/post/37173415939Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:17:58 -0500knitdiycowl<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdeigm3k621qf68odo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36784126760http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36784126760Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:57:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mce5r1Srwb1r9ouy2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span class="huge bqQuoteLink">“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.”</span><br/><span class="bodybold"><span class="huge bqQuoteLink">— </span>Victor Hugo </span></p> </blockquote>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36763606876http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36763606876Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:29:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdqlzsdkZx1rq4g3ro1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36064131974http://afia.tumblr.com/post/36064131974Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:05:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdnzw9YSLd1qakd8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>” I got 99 bitches but a problem ain’t one #hitme “</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/35960917994http://afia.tumblr.com/post/35960917994Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:48:08 -0500hitme<p>I&#8217;m just a twenty something working in a library, listening to Iron and Wine and typing on a type writer while wearing a plaid shirt, and a giant knit bow that I made while watching breaking bad via netflix on my day off.</p> <p>how did I become this person and why am I totally okay with it?</p>http://afia.tumblr.com/post/35710538974http://afia.tumblr.com/post/35710538974Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:51:18 -0500look at this fucking hipster