February 2010
82 posts
January 2010
119 posts
It’s snowing, which is pretty and nice; I have a cold, which is neither.
We need to talk...
bekahDrey
jameykay
I suppose I need to clarify that it’s definitely not that I personally find those things unattractive, or thought that’s what robot-heart meant. I just don’t understand why to some people that’s the pinnacle of sexy/attractive. 50 years ago women with curves and some type of meat on them were revered and seen as beautiful and sexy and attractive! You never see stuff like...
Video: Thank You, South Carolina - Andre Bauer |... →
yes jon stuart, South Carolina does suck!
(no offense meant to the citizens of Charleston and certain parts of Columbia)
Two men tried to set fire to a feminist playwright...
sexismandthecity:
The attackers sprayed Rayhana, known only by her first name, with petrol and threw a lit cigarette in her face. The petrol did not ignite, possibly because of the extreme cold.
Rayhana, 45, is appearing in and directing her own play about the oppression of women in Algeria. She was walking to a theatre in a north-eastern suburb of the city when she was insulted in Arabic and...
Voice
I have been exercising my voice lately. I want to be able to sing better; more consistently. I want to be able to sing as well as Neko Case or Shara Worden. I want a voice that you can’t stop listening to. Singing for pure enjoyment and doing it brilliantly.
Women Are Setting Themselves On Fire In... →
bekahDrey
sexismandthecity
Self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances and women constitute the majority of Afghan suicides,” said the report, completed in November 2009….
The director of a burn unit at a hospital in the relatively peaceful province of Herat reported that in 2008 more than 80 women attempted suicide by setting...
BBC News - Haiti quake: Death toll may be 200,000,... →
Don’t take anything for granted today. Pray for Haiti. Remember, that Haitians will need our aid for months and years to come.
Tools
I always feel so shiny and special when I have brand new tools or supplies at my disposal. They normally mean a new project or a new chance. There is so much promise in a fresh Bristol board pad, some un-opened paints, or a sharp new X-Acto knife. They smell like opportunity and the future. When I am around my new supplies, I get the same exact feeling I got on the first day of every school year....
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure...”
– Albert Einstein (via reluctantbuddha) (via insomniapit) (via twigthewonderkid) (via jjarichardson) (via vild) (via clockwisewitness)
