March 2012
95 posts
alwaysanoriginal:
You know those book hangovers when you wake up in the morning after finishing the book the night before and the FIRST thing you think about is the book, and then you have all these feelings still and you don’t know what to do with them, and no one around understands, and it feels like reality is still moving around you but you’re stuck in that book hangover and still cannot...
Honey Badger ate the edge of the universe!:... →
withmywatercolors:
For those who think I rant about the patriarchy and misogyny too much
thelittlekneesofbees:
To the first man, who I met by the Eiffel Tower my second week in Paris, when I didn’t know better. Who took me out four times, who waved little red flags that I tried to…
What grades determine:
Your ability to memorize mostly useless things
Your ability to regurgitate information in the way others want you to
Your ability to understand what adults want from you and give it to them
Your tolerance for working on tasks you don’t find useful because others want you to do them or believe them to be helpful/socially acceptable
What grades do NOT determine:
Your intelligence
Your...
The perfect wine glass
achildofearth:
sharapwna:
person: friendly touch
me: leans away
Interviewer: Give us your best tip for overcoming depression.
Stephen Fry: To regard it as being like the weather. It's not your responsibility that it's raining, but it is real when it rains, and the fact that it's raining does not mean that the rain is never going to stop. The only thing to do is to believe that, one day, it won't be raining and accept it so you can find a mental umbrella to shield yourself from the worst. The sun will eventually come up.
Simon says reblog if you're a part of the Cabin...
needlesslydefiantwithtea:
salamandertoast:
a-wibbly-wobbly-girl:
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives...”
– George R.R. Martin (via sirmitchell)
Curious?
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While I’ve been avoiding my essay I have been doing many things.
One is catching up on Castle (partly vindictive, as one of my housemates doesn’t like Firefly, and I felt Fillion needed some love in the house)
Another is debating what to do my dissertation on. HELP ME.
Changing attitudes towards theatre.
OR.
Rape culture and the entertainment industries (working title...
So I’ve been thinking.
For a man, being called a woman (or parts of a woman, p***y, c**t) is insulting. It means they’re weak, or doing something that isn’t traditionally masculine.
For a woman, being called manly is insulting. It does not mean she is being strong or that they aren’t being feminine. It means they are failing at being feminine. It isn’t giving...
