February 2012
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happenings.
We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.
– Thomas Merton
Two things occurred yesterday:
I turned 22-years-old.
I emailed my therapist.
The first one was actually a pretty insignificant event. I mean, really. Twenty-two? Not that monumental. I spent most of the day fretting over the second event, actually, to really comprehend the...
“It is a name I do not speak. That name couldn’t save her. That name, it died...”
– Louise Erdrich
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t.g.i.(almost)f.
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I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the... →
We’re accepting the message that women just aren’t that important, that their health and their safety and their self-respect is only important until it stops being convenient for everyone. We should be angry about this, and we should be angry publicly about this.
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Self-Esteem Challenge
Day 2: A physical feature you like on yourself
Hmm. I really like my neck and collar bone.
Day 3: A part of your personality that you like
I have a really dry sense of humor; it generally keeps the world more interesting. At the same time, I’m really compassionate, which tends to get me really emotionally invested in any situation or relationship.
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Self-Esteem Challenge:
Since National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is at the end of this month, I thought this was fitting. On a whole, I don’t think we really appreciate the importance of self-love. I thought I’d challenge (and I actually mean that) to complete this for the next 30 days.
Day One: a facial feature you like on yourself.
My scar on the outside corner of my right eye. It comes with an...
“Sometimes I picture F Scott Fitzgerald going on Tumblr to procrastinate on...”
– my friend Rebekah (via zuckerborg)
That moment when
You realize that certain scenes from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy are based off of notable Conceptual Photography pieces that you’re studying in your Modern Art History class and that makes your heart fill with giddy, geeky, academic joy.
“What’s the worst thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re...”
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Full frontal feminism: a young women’s guide to why feminism matters
By Jessica Valenti
(via sauriaids)
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“I think it was John Lennon who said: “Life is what happens when...”
“the function of the artist is to provide what life does not”
– Tom Robbins (via cocaethylene)
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January 2012
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the world: hey man we've got some really serious problems like global warming and mass economic failure and riots and genocide and aids and cancer and your healthcare system is shit so maybe we should get to work
US government: sit down I have to stop people from sharing things online
US government: also pizza is vegetables