February 2012
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A Leap Day wish
I wish something *incredible* would happen today, so that I could wait 4 years and mark its anniversary.
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My new method of trying not to eat junk food: asking, What Would Leo Do?
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How Richard Branson Started Over 400 Companies →
I read a lot of these “productivity/life hacking” blogs in hopes of discovering some secret…and this is something that actually struck me as useful, practical, surprising and an idea I hadn’t considered before.
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Sometimes, I lose sight of what I want & then when I’m not around X person, I remember. I must remember it more often, regardless of who I’m with.
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Do you ever wonder about the stories behind the...
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Jan Berenstain Dies at 88; Created Berenstain... →
In a 1994 book, “New Neighbors,” the Berenstain Bears confronted racism in their very midst: Papa Bear, acting standoffishly toward the new neighbors, the Asian-looking Panda family, admitted to feelings of prejudice and learned the error of his ways.
These were my favorite books & cartoons as a kid. Thank you for the bears, Ms. Berenstain!
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“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a...”
– Republican presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM, on Sunday’s Meet The Press.
No seriously. This guy is a fucking dick.
(via the Los Angeles Times)
One of my teachers brought up a point the other day that made an impression on me, strangely enough. She said that it wasn’t a big deal in her family when she graduated high school, because it’s an expectation. “Graduate college, then we’ll talk” about lots of patting on the back & excess parties, her dad said.
She told us this because she and the other poor...
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Why I ship Faberry: The Master Post
annieelainey:
It might not all be in the right order and if you’d like credit for your GIFs just say so, these are just the GIFs I had on file. I will probably continue to edit this from time to time.
In simple form: Rachel and Quinn have an incredibly strong connection and are just what the other one needs.
Now let’s get to all the great scenes/gifs.
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I don’t even watch...
New post on my blog: Midnight Racers →
A tale from my trip to Hong Kong. :)
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Central adulting theme: Harden the fuck up →
adulting:
Sometimes, you will think to yourself, “Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! I have so, so much to do, and neither the will nor the energy to do any of it.” At this moment, there are two options:
• Go get back in bed, thus letting others and yourself down, or; • Harden the fuck up.
As far as I’m concerned, “harden the fuck up” is one of the central tenets of adulthood. I’m tempted to get it tattooed on...
Jet Lag (n.); the feeling of being in a fog-like stupor, wanting to be either asleep or in a foreign country or, ideally, both.
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Cookie Monster Searches Deep Within Himself and... →
Me don’t think me is monster. Me just furry blue person who love cookies too much. Me no ask for it. Me just born that way.
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“Make it work, designers.”
– Tim Gunn
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//++ tender: Why I don't have a boyfriend and... →
rainbowsonar:
When I was six I was in love with my friend, Geoff. He was shorter than me, had a rounder face and had an incredible afro. We were climbing onto a slide when my left front tooth fell out. I looked at it in the sand and swooshed my tongue over my phantom tooth. Geoff came over and put his…
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Seven Reasons You Should Reach Out to Every Person... →
towelyey:
1) We’re all alone
2) Everyone wants to be loved
3) People are really weird
4) You’re not better than anyone
5) Mean people are just fearful
6) Everyone’s a teacher
7) Being tender and open is beautiful