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Fri, 10 May 2013 00:25:05 -0700

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Fri, 10 May 2013 00:24:37 -0700

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Fri, 10 May 2013 00:19:46 -0700

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Mon, 06 May 2013 22:43:04 -0700

captainmjolnir: I’ve never understood the stereotype that women are more likely to faint at blood I...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:30:12 -0700

captainmjolnir:

I’ve never understood the stereotype that women are more likely to faint at blood

I mean seriously

what do you think we do every month

whoneedsfeminism: I need feminism because I should NOT have to...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:26:24 -0700

whoneedsfeminism:

I need feminism because I should NOT have to justify defending my female friends.
I need feminism because my female friends should NOT be being objectified by society on a daily basis.
I need feminism because without it, my single mother would not be the woman she is today.

If somebody of the opposite sex can understand it, then why can’t you?

It is not equal if it’s ‘sometimes’.

#EQUALITY

allkillernofiller: he’s so small and cute I wanna put him on a...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:23:53 -0700

allkillernofiller:

he’s so small and cute I wanna put him on a keychain and carry him around

i should have watermarked this photo with my url or something but i seriously miss this day so much he just sat down and spoke to me and my friends (five of us) FOR HALF AN HOUR

JUST SITTING THERE

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Sun, 05 May 2013 18:12:44 -0700

paraka: You’re face, sir!

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:58:58 -0700

paraka:

You’re face, sir!

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Sun, 05 May 2013 17:39:16 -0700

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy?...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:29:22 -0700

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy? (x)

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:01:53 -0700

brue: Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz And Patrick Stump On New Album,...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:57:32 -0700

brue:

Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz And Patrick Stump On New Album, Save Rock And Roll | GRAMMY.com

April 30, 2013 — 12:08 pm PDT

akidfromyesterday: Happy birthday to...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:56:51 -0700

akidfromyesterday:

Happy birthday to Bonnie! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ヽ(◕ヮ◕✿ヽ)

jackfrostftw: epitomeofsad: transparent-alice: her dress...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:52:52 -0700

jackfrostftw:

epitomeofsad:

transparent-alice:

her dress changes color to that of your blog

this is lovely

she has a snowflake patterned dress this is great

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:51:16 -0700

"I just noticed something strange on Wikipedia. It appears that gradually, over time, editors have..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:38:44 -0700

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I just noticed something strange on Wikipedia. It appears that gradually, over time, editors have begun the process of moving women, one by one, alphabetically, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory. So far, female authors whose last names begin with A or B have been most affected, although many others have, too.

The intention appears to be to create a list of “American Novelists” on Wikipedia that is made up almost entirely of men. The category lists 3,837 authors, and the first few hundred of them are mainly men. The explanation at the top of the page is that the list of “American Novelists” is too long, and therefore the novelists have to be put in subcategories whenever possible.

Too bad there isn’t a subcategory for “American Men Novelists.”

”

- Wikipedia’s sexism toward female novelists (via explore-blog)

IMPORTANT UPDATE the author, Amanda Filipacchi, from Sunday:

“In an Op-Ed article I wrote, published on The New York Times’s Web site on Wednesday, I suggested it was too bad that there wasn’t a subcategory for “American Men Novelists.” And what do you know; shortly after, a new subcategory called exactly that appeared.

But there was more. Much more. As soon as the Op-Ed article appeared, unhappy Wikipedia editors pounced on my Wikipedia page and started making alterations to it, erasing as much as they possibly could without (I assume) technically breaking the rules. They removed the links to outside sources, like interviews of me and reviews of my novels. Not surprisingly, they also removed the link to the Op-Ed article. At the same time, they put up a banner at the top of my page saying the page needed “additional citations for verifications.” Too bad they’d just taken out the useful sources.

In 24 hours, there were 22 changes to my page. Before that, there had been 22 changes in four years. Thursday night, a kind soul went in there and put back the deleted sources. The Wiki editors instantly took them out again.”

(via glintglimmergleam)

Wikipedia is a great resource and actually a really terrible place full of awful people

(via ravenqueered)

How ~~passive aggressive~~ mature. This is why we can’t have nice things.

(via fizzingwizard)

99 Life Hacks to make your life easier!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:32:53 -0700

shialabeowulf:

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"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:05:14 -0700

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After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via oliviacirce)

hqmcr: Big Day Out @ Sydney, Australia 1/26/2012

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:54:49 -0700

hqmcr:

Big Day Out @ Sydney, Australia 1/26/2012