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31
May
Many people don’t know what they want to do in life. John Kiriakou never guessed he’d end up a spy after college. He was a man with a love of politics and world history. He would sneak into Consulate Dinner Parties with his friends to meet and take photos with the senators he’d read about. [...]
30
May
~This post dedicated to Kelsie~ Toasters have advanced throughout the years. From little metal boxes with grates on one side so you could watch them cook… To completely inclosed, dual- slotted things… And now they even have FOUR slots for those with bigger families who need more toast quicker…. So I ask you: WHAT WILL [...]
Tags: advancement, change, future, improvements, sarah, toasters
28
May
Oh my dear lord, Sarah has saved the day. OUR OFFICE: As all of you wonderful people know, us writers at The Nearby Future don’t work nine to five at our office. We all meander in to work, make some coffee, and commence on our daily pillow fight. Sometimes we have to result to our [...]
27
May
Hey, so remember how yesterday I was saying I never shut up? (And it’s true, ask any of the staff members) Well….I, SARAH, have pretty much ran out of things to talk/post about. I don’t like this feeling. It scares me. It makes me feel as if I am in a dark, musty cavern, isolated [...]
26
May
Wow….I have been the ONLY staff member to post for the last WEEK!!! Hahaha! My plot for total domination of thenearbyfuture.com has OFFICALLY begun!! *Insert Evil Laughter Here* ….Seriously, though. It’s kinda sad. I am the newest author and I post the most. ….Jala, you offically have competition……Maybe I just post so much because I [...]
Tags: dictatorship, posts, sarah, slackers, staff, world, writing
25
May
Soldiers, it seems to me, get a REALLY bad and EXTREMELY unfair reputation. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is only brave five minutes longer. Think about it. Question: How many of us could actually do the job once that they do every day and have the mental and [...]
Tags: consider, freedom, priorities, reputation, rights, sarah, soldiers
24
May
I have recently been obessed with the song Supergirl {ATTENTION GUYS: do not turn away from this post, because the rest of it applies to you as well} by Krystal Harris. One section of the chorus has really rung true to me. It goes: I’m supergirl And I’m here to Save the world And I wanna know [...]
Tags: friends, Music, quote, sarah, save the world, super, world
23
May
One word summary? Palindromes. Which, in fact, is not a palindrome. Huh. Anyhoo, palindromes are series of words, numbers or patterns that read the same both forward and backward. Some examples include: racecar hannah 343 and 1221 Those are some “short and simple” (if you will) palindromes. Then there are more complex, more lengthy [...]
Tags: amazing, future, incredible, list, numbers, palindromes, racecar, sarah
22
May
Hey Everybody! I just wanted to share a few poems a friend of mine recently wrote. The First is called “Evermore” I will live on, evermore My memory shall never fade My history will remain, evermore. You shall live on, evermore I’ll not let your mem’ry fade You will- in my heart- remain, evermore We [...]
21
May
well in the other Article “Unicorns!!!!!” there was supposed to be two pictures. Here is other, more menacing, one. Sorry about that everybody! *Love, Sarah*
21
May
The legendary horse with the enchanted horn. Are they miracle workers that should sparkle on a rainbow lighted stage? Or are they demons, to be feared and hated? While definately not the former, it is certainly the latter. Whether they be green, or purple or radiant white, Jala and I agree that the myth of [...]
20
May
Some friends of mine were recently telling me about a quote from of a favorite movie of theirs. It says Are we human because we gaze at the stars? Or do we gaze at the stars because we are human? I ask you, “Is this not the ultimate question?” What does make us who we are? [...]
16
May
Sue Thomas F.B. I Eye. A show even more awe (and “aww”)-inspiring than Charlie’s Angels and Psych put together, and that’s saying something. You see, Sue is completely deaf. However, it is her special ability to read lips and her incredible, cheerful personality that make her so valuable to the rest of her team [...]
14
May
Recently I heard a song by Brad Prasily called “I am Still Guy” he talks about I will do this and that but remember I am still a guy. He has a point. Girls we cannot make men women. Ditto to guys. Abandon the quest. Live with the way we are. Appreciate each other’s differences and love [...]
14
May
First being theoretically tarsier-ed is not as fun as it sounds. Whatever happened to “you will catch more flies with honey than vinegar,” Rika? Rika if glitter is sign of weakness ( see Conair post) then is the nearbyfuture weak, for we now have” theoretical glitter” at the top of our page. Okay sorry, [...]
14
May
An idea came into my brain the other day: why is it that movie directors/ script writers can’t come up with ideas for movies anymore? Sure there have been some creative movies, but when you think about it there has been hardly any out of the 100s that have come out. Almost every movie nowadays [...]
Tags: classicmovies, director, film making, hollywood, movie theater, movies
13
May
“Psych? As in ‘Gotcha!’?” “Oh Gus. The best way to convince people you aren’t lying to them is to tell them you are.” Thus is the logic of Shawn Spencer and his buisness-partner-slash-best-friend-since-preschool, Burton “Gus” Guster, open up a psychic detective agency called . This delicious show is a three course meal. APPETIZER: SUSPENSE. [...]
13
May
Thinking of going on a diet? Want a New Year’s resolution that could save your life? The first step to any diet is to get rid of soda. The smartest resolution to make is to kick these addicting cans of caffeinated beverages out of your house. What makes this liquid candy a hidden danger? Check [...]
12
May
So, as we all know, Dr. Pepper is definitely the greatest beverage in the world. I mean, what can’t you do with Dr. Pepper? You wake up every morning and say “I want a Dr. Pepper!” Just because it is so awesome! You get to school, and are sitting in the library with nothing to [...]
Tags: anecdote, dr pepper, first post
11
May
We got a Burn Notice on you. You’re black listed. An ominously nonchalant voice well say at the beginning of each episode. Sorry to those of you who like it, but Rika and I have to agree that its just plain corny! Remember that article where Rika said she was talking to Calister and I, [...]
10
May
Do you remember that old T.V. series with Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, and Kate Jackson? Charlie’s Angels? (The series from the 1970s, not the movie)? Some of you will answer with an enthusiastic “Oh yeah!”. From other’s, however, I simply receive an “umm…-I-have-no-idea-what-you’re-even-talking-about-slash-wait..-there-was-a-series-too?” look. Charlie’s Angels. Three woman- Kelly, Sabrina, and Jill- graduated from the [...]
9
May
The Best is Yet to Come. Not only is this an epic Frank Sinatra song, but it is also a very true statement in the case of yours truly. You see, Rika has challenged us to a “writers competition” if you will. (We prefer to refer to it as our Ninja-turtle assassination attempt). I just [...]
8
May
A bucket list: The list of everything you think you must do before you die. Everybody really has a bucket list, they just don’t all write it down onto a physical list. Nevertheless, all the people in this world will think of something and just know: they HAVE to do that before the end of [...]
Tags: bucket list, bucket list the movie tips, list, tips
7
May
IMF? You heard a little about them? Nope, I’m not talking about the International Monetary Fund. I’m talking about the Impossible Missions Force. Word on the streets is that they’re screwing up our economy- and Greece’s- because they’re too busy blowing up buildings, fancy Italian sports cars, and paying for Tom Cruise’s- er, Ethan Hunt’s [...]
Tags: depression, IMF, Impossible Missions Force, International Monetary Fund, recession, Sarcasm, Satire, Tom Cruise
6
May
Something alarmed me the other day. It was a half day from school absolutely gorgeous outside about 12:45 in the afternoon. Yet no one was outside! As a kid of the 90s I remember always coming home from school and running outside to the nearby park, swinging on swings, running around, playing tag with my [...]
Tags: humanity, people, playing outside
6
May
*Sorry about the lack of quotes. Its been INSANELY busy around here. They’re back though.* 5/6/2010 Google. Its like the brain we never NEEDED! Because, seriously, when are people going to use half the stuff they learn at scho0ls today, and if they actually DO need it, it would be soo much quicker to go [...]
Tags: google, Quote of the Day
5
May
Have you ever been to Disney Land? I am sure most of you can say you have. Well one of my favorite attractions by far is the house of innovations located in tomorrow land I believe. It shows inventions that are predicted to be invented in the future with examples. Yes, this is not a ride [...]
4
May
No joke. This was actually a school assignment Calister wrote in third person as an autobiography using his vocab words. It’s all true, by the way. Calister F. Wells was TheNearbyFuture.com’s resident numismatist. He loved coins and writing, so he wrote about coins all the time. He wrote about his ostentatious (and quite expensive) coin [...]
3
May
Prom. Afterwards, many people have different things to say. “Dancing was so much fun!” “My date couldn’t dance.” “My feet have diagonal blisters spanning the diameter of my ankle that are bleeding profusely from my overpriced shoes that I bought and wore in the limo to prom but then I unceremoniously chucked into the corner [...]
Tags: cliches, high heeled shoes, prom traditions, ridiculous
2
May
The awaited third movie of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse is coming to theatres this summer on June 30. Personally, I am so excited for it. My friends and I have went to the midnight premiere for all of the movies, and having it in the summer will be a lot easier in those two or [...]