December 2011
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KING AWKWARD OF AWKWARDLAND: MAKE CONVERSATION:... →
heysawbones:
Do Your Homework
What happened in school if you hadn’t read the previous night’s assignment? You most likely had nothing to say. The same situation can happen in your adult life, and it could mean missing an opportunity to make an important connection. Most people like to think that what they do is important. If you can subtly and genuinely bring up an issue you find...
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“Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil...”
– Rick Perry. Knob (via liberalsarecool)
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XD Oh man, it seems like you’ve been with me since I first gave the whole internet-community idea a shot—and I can’t help but think it’s nothing short of miraculous that you’ve stuck by me this long. (From potentially-toxic horticulture and stilt-assisted petty theft to outlaw-adventures in space is a pretty long ride, haha) I consider you one of my closest friends,...
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Civil War Amputee Tintype Photograph and a Naive... →
dulltooldimbulb:
The first amputee of the Civil War was James Edward Hanger, an unfortunate 18-year-old who promptly commenced carving his own replacement leg out of wood scraps. Three months later he was…
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A list of secular charities
Since I’ve been beating up on religious charities, here are some alternatives. (It skews towards US-based programs, but I went international when I could.)
Amnesty International: What list would be complete without it. Devoted to the prevention of human rights abuses, including an end to discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation.
Doctors Without Borders...
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I have no idea what I’m doing, and here’s hoping I’ve got this read-more cut done right, but CANADIAN HIVEMIND PALS 4 LYFE. Which is to say, until we are reintegrated into the Canadian material-well and once again merge with the national overmind.
Shared country of origin aside, you’re one of my best internet-bros. You’re fun to talk to, and you’ve helped me...
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Give me a number and I'll write something about... →
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Liberals Are Cool: The American Lie: 2012 Is A... →
Esquire: “There are some truths so hard to face, so ugly and so at odds with how we imagine the world should be, that nobody can accept them. Here’s one: It is obvious that a class system has arrived in America — a recent study of the thirty-four countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that only Italy and Great Britain have less social mobility....
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Amber Alert →
floraphilia:
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taemoon:
taemoon:
Richmond, Virginia
seriously, this two year old boy is in the hands of the man who murdered his parents earlier today. please read and pass this on. I don’t care where you live. You have followers.
important signal boost
Jesus christ this is scary as hell
And the comments section on the article is a cesspool, wow
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Reasons to say 'fuck you' to the Salvation Army. →
kiriamaya:
strawberryfaerie:
“The Salvation Army has refused assistance to gay couples unless they break up and “go straight”, Muslim families who refuse to attend “Christian Bible classes”, kids who can’t prove their immigration status, and more.”
Admittedly, i only skimmed the article, but this quote alone should give you a pretty good idea of how awful they are.
EDIT: I also just...
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She Goes Ding When There's Stuff: Because a White... →
stfusexists:
uhuh-she-said:
Listen,
It does not matter what you say. As a woman, as a woman of color, as a woman of size, as a woman with large breasts or no breasts and a lifetime of experience with bucket loads of passion. It does not fucking matter.*
Because unless there is a…
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In case anyone thinks I'm just picking on the US... →
Coelasquid explains my impotent horror with the current state of Canadian politics better than I can.
Continued here, with links on exactly what Stephen Harper has done in his years as Prime Minister from Compelling Comics and Shit Harper Did.
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Too Many Books: The Conclusion
Again, mostly fiction, this time with the titles from my youth largely closing that section. Pay for the shipping, and any of these titles could be yours!
Fiction
William Bell – Forbidden City (paperback)
Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (paperback)
Jack Kerouac – On the Road (paperback)
Patrice Kindl – The Woman in the Wall (paperback)
Dick King-Smith – The Fox-Busters...
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The Books Continue: The Fiction Section
Now including: My childhood. And some other stuff as well, of course.
Fiction
Richard Adams – Tales from Watership Down (paperback)
David Almond – Skellig (paperback)
Avi – Poppy and Poppy and Rye (paperbacks, illustrated)
Piers Anthony – Isle of View, A Spell for Chameleon, Night Mare, Ogre, Ogre (paperback, some wear)
Lynne Reid Banks – The Adventures of King Midas (paperback, ex-library...
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Help get word out, SOPA hearing NOT delayed until... →
mesmerizedish:
uncreativeart:
diddlesandaprostates:
diequelle:
sparkle-fingers:
the day before my birthday, OKAY THANK YOU
RUDE.
VERY RUDE.
I WILL REBLOG THIS EVERY TIME I SEE IT. Be aware that this is very important. Even if you live in another country, this still affects you. Let them know this is not okay. If this passes in the united states, your country may think it’s cool too...
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More Books: Pretentious Philosophy Edition
Again, if anything catches your eye then give me a title, an address, and shipping funds and I’ll send it to you.
Fiction
Anonymous – Everyman and other Miracle and Morality Plays (paperback, thrift edition)
Louisa May Alcott – Little Women (paperback, Norton Critical Edition)
Lloyd Alexander – The Black Cauldron and The Book of Three (paperback)
Margaret Atwood – Morning in the Burned House...
manzanas-amargas asked: Not only would I very much like to know what books you own, but I would totally be up for swapping books by mail, if there are any you're anxious to get rid of (and if I have any books you might want to read in return, though be warned that I generally go through my absurd collection of books and donate some every couple of years, so I don't know how many there currently are that...
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The opening salvo!
The first chunk of the books up on offer. The main core of fiction has yet to be mined, but if you like nonfiction then this is probably the section for you.
How This Works: Message me with the titles you want and your address. I’ll weigh them and figure out how much it will cost to get them to you, message you with that cost, and then you can send it to my paypal or fly it over by carrier...
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So, who likes books?
It is my intention to make a comprehensive list of all the books I own, and send requested titles out to anyone willing to pay the shipping for them. Because I have too many of these things. Shit is bananas. So, would any of my followers be interested in either a) finding out what shameful secrets my bookshelves hide, or b) actually receiving physical, old-timey, paper-paged books by mail? Note...
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I go slightly crazy nightly: Have you read more... →
chthonos:
Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety.
Italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish or read only an excerpt.
1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark...
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Liberals Are Cool: Maybe You Should Know The... →
liberalsarecool:
“I would like to restore your right to drink raw milk anytime you like!” — Ron Paul, quoted by Bloomberg, saying he would give Americans the freedom to drink unpasteurized milk that the federal government says is “unsafe.”
Sales of raw milk are illegal. Drinking the stuff isn’t. Slight…
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the hats are sad: 10 Helpful Notes On Character... →
honhonhon:
So many people have asked me for character design tips over the past couple of years. Here’s a whole list of rules I keep in mind with my own character designs.
In no specific order:
Simple is good. Streamline your design to its essence. The more shit you add on your character the more you make it about what they are wearing, and not who they are.
Popular ideas of beauty are...
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“Alternatively, some fans may find it tempting to argue “Well this media is a...”
– How to be a fan of problematic things (via evewithanapple)
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She Goes Ding When There's Stuff: zilleniose: This... →
zilleniose:
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy…
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She Goes Ding When There's Stuff: edoro: This... →
edoro:
This argument against the OWS movement really irritates me:
“Don’t punish rich people for making money!”
No one is punishing them.
Taxing them in a proportionate manner based on the fucktons of money they make is not a punishment anymore than taxing the middle and lower classes is punishing them. Taxes are part of living in a country that has social programs in place to help its...
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Rapist vs Men's Magazine →
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I'll tumblr for ya: My Occupy LA Arrest by Patrick... →
tonychristopherson:
darcibastiaan:
My name is Patrick Meighan, and I’m a husband, a father, a writer on the Fox animated sitcom “Family Guy”, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.
I was arrested at about 1 a.m. Wednesday morning with 291 other people at Occupy LA. I was sitting in City Hall Park with a pillow, a blanket, and a copy of Thich Nhat...
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The best worst Homestuck AU:
manzanas-amargas:
Tavros, Sollux, and Eridan comprise the Trollonely Island. There are guest appearances by Gamzee and Vriska (Troll T-Pain & Troll Lady Gaga, respectively). Shenanigans occur, as well as hilarious sitcom-like quadrant manoeuverings.
I am posting this after months of private lulz because of REASONS.
Reblogged by way of explanation for the posts to follow.
Also yes I am a...
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