September 2011
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What a mess you've made of my plans.
It’s all gone so wrong. This is the antithesis of the plan I had prepared myself for.
I was to be a spinster who devoted her life to changing her community. I was set to watch other people’s children grow and open my home to foster children as a single adult. I was going to retire to Ireland and create a spinster colony where I live on a farm in the countryside and talk about the joys...
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I always thought i'd be one of those people who...
Yes, exactly.
August 2011
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It is never too early for Christmas music....
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evolvex:
A mash up of Nirvana, Jay Z and Empire...
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Ask. →
Go wild, Tumblrettes. Ask away.
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“So I was on my way to this gay gypsy bar-mitzvah for the disabled, then I...”
– River Song (via takingthetardistocamelot)
bobulate:
The I-metric
Psychologist James Pennebaker looks at the hidden meaning in the language you use in a new book The Secret Life of Pronouns, particularly regarding the pronoun “I:”
[W]e discovered that in any interaction, the person with the higher status uses I-words less (yes, less) than people who are low in status. The effects were quite robust and, naturally, I wanted to...
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sebhar:
fuckyeahidesignedthefjords:
Paint...
12:03, our last goodbye: Think women have achieved... →
pkrawrambles:
“We Can’t Be Equal While:
Men are the default and women are the Other (and therefore lesser).
Being called “girly” or a “sissy” or “pussy” are some of the worst insults you can give a man.
When a woman shows confidence in herself, she is said to “have balls”, or…
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Kicking at the darkness: Trigger warnings for fun... →
blueboxesaresexy:
ickyharry:
Or something like that. Because apparently this is still a thing. :smallannoyed:
What is a trigger warning?
A trigger is anything that might cause harm or distress to someone who has been the victim of some form of abuse, assault, or otherwise traumatic…
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Watchthedailywhat:
Kickass Kid of the Day: A 12-year-old from Atlanta who attended a crime-fighting program run by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office used the knowledge she gained to show up police who were investigating a burglary at the home of her late great-grandmother.
Jessica Maple was able to locate the burglars point of entry using fingerprints Fitzgerald Police Department officers...
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How to answer a professor →
bobulate:
Stefan Hagemann with advice on how to answer a professor, but really on how to answer anyone:
Be interested in a lot of things: Some questions are designed to test your command of a set of facts, and some leave little room for interpretation. Once in awhile, a question might even permit a “yes” or “no” answer. But often you’ll be dealing with open-ended questions, ones about which...