May 2013
“Please know there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or...”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via thatkindofwoman)
upahill:
How long do conclusions have to be and is it acceptable to write “you just read it, asshole, figure it out yourself” ?
Tumblr tip for webcomic artists!
thefrogman:
I am looking directly at those who create and post webcomics on tumblr.
Deep into your eyes.
A great comic can lose its chance at being popular if it is presented poorly. When creating your comics, always assume that no one will click to enlarge your images. You must present your comic so it is clearly viewed on the dashboard. You can make it high resolution, but be sure that the...
Breaking News: FDA makes morning-after pill... →
breakingnews:
NBC News: U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved Plan B One-Step emergency contraception for sale to girls and women ages 15 and older without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters, Food and Drug Administration officials announced. The move, which grants an…
“I’m going to tell you what a demon once told me: It is okay to want your own...”
– SonneillonV (via sonneillonv)
“passes Bechdel test
passes Bechdel test with flying colors
would fail the...”
– Emily Books (via rachelfershleiser)
“I think the young adult books that spoke to you when you were 11 and...”
– Reading Young Adult Literature in Middle Age (via bookriot)
Navajo Word of the Day: Introducing Yourself in... →
navajowotd:
Part of the new Navajo Pronunciation Collection are a few lines to introduce yourself in front of groups. In Navajo, it wasn’t very common for people to include their name when they met new groups of people. Much more relevant then, as is now, are the clans and the homesite.
Starting the…
"She hated the namelessness of women in stories,...
me: I think even a lot of good feminists write about women as the catalyst for Men's Big Feelings.
PJ: oh man, yeah. they're like plates you serve your epiphanies on.
bollykecks:
hold my hand and walk me round an art gallery and whisper fake stories of the paintings in my ear
I SAW THAT TAG, MISS HARTWIG. SERIOUSLY, IF YOU ARE IN MY CITY LET ME KNOW. I LOVE THE ART MUSEUM.
hey need a hallmark card that goes 'hey! you're...
i will delete this in the morning when i’m sober but OMG why are cute guys so cute?
3 tags
Star Trek Into Darkness Challenge
Star Trek Into Darkness comes out this week, and it’ll have some challenges to overcome. First of all, Iron Man 3 is still going strong at the box office, with $72.5 million in its second weekend. If Iron Man 3 makes another $30 to $40 million this upcoming weekend, will that hurt Star Trek Into Darkness?
The first Star Trek made $75.2 million in its opening weekend, but that was without 3D...
“librarean replied to your post: graduate students are clownfish on the back of...”
– YES. Thanks. I think I watched Finding Nemo too much. Original post edited.
graduate students are remoras on the back of the...
the time to decide you are SO sleepy is not when...
“It is unfair to ask a woman to leave aside her personal experience and discuss...”
– Shakesville: I Am Not a Political Football (via finedineonmyvegangenitalia)
sarahfonseca:
A breakfast fit for a girl who’s planning to single-handedly trash the bureaucracy known as public in-state academia looks an awful lot like the breakfast fit for a girl who’s about to compete in a powerlifting tournament. Maybe they’re the same person.
For mother’s day, my mother received a black pearl bracelet & earring set, a green amethyst necklace, baking, and several days of cleaning. Yeah, you WISH I was your daughter. #winning
“So much has been written about New York City as a city of histories—rich and...”
– Anna Wiener on the coping strategies of New Yorkers. (via millionsmillions)
“Avoid passive voice. When you write in the passive voice you sound like a...”
– Andrea Lawlor, ”The Adjunct” (via millionsmillions)
YOU DON’T KNOW MY LIFE.
Which Shakespeare Character are You? | Quiz |... →
schoollibraryjournal:
Friday Funtastic!
Answer all 7 questions to find out which Shakespeare character has a lot in common with you.
“The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early...”
– bell hooks, all about love: new visions (via ellesugars)
“There’s something unexplainable that happens when you wear all of your physical...”
– Ashley Kumlien in “Stripped down to self-discovery over 135 miles - MS Run the US” on OnMilwaukee. (via onmilwaukee)
if you could be a sound what sound would you be
icarntspell:
thewomanofkleenex:
oldtobegin:
i’d be bjork’s voice
I’d be the glockenspiel solo from “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”
I’d be Jay-Z’s laugh.
The combined sounds of a crash from the next room and a tiny little voice going “Ow.”
“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via thatkindofwoman)
“Who else but the librarian is going to teach attribution and Creative Commons?...”
– Gwyneth Jones, Who Needs A Librarian When You Have Google? (via librarylinknj) 