February 2012
21 posts
imissedwhatyousaid asked: so people throw around labels more than they should, but people also accept those labels more than they should. it's a two-sided issue.
imissedwhatyousaid asked: I think the use of the word "you're" instead of "people think you are" is used very intentionally. it's part of the problem. a huge problem in our society today is that people just passively accept the labels that are given to them. the most recent episode of biggest loser proved this; a girl was reading from an old diary entry about how she felt like she would never...
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the thing that pisses me off the most is how...
I want to take this moment adress this and how I feel it’s an issue of misplaced anger. Also, this is easier for me to write about than Hamlet write now. So bear with me.
The first thing that got me, here, is the use of the word “you’re” in the second cause of each phrase. It’s not an issue, apparently, of “people think you are” or “your most common...
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On Maya
So this one will definitely be read by the subject and she will probably clap her hands together in her happy aww gesture.
Ignore the fact that that is in the passive. But in all seriousness, I will say it again, Maya is the single most feminine person I know, and I mean that in the very best way possible. As she thinks she knows but actually it’s truer than she might realize, Maya is beautiful....
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On Jennifer
At one point Jenn told me she sometimes reads this and is saddened because I sound all cranky and uncheerful, so I’ll make this one especially smiley
SMILES. JENN BRINGS ME SMILES. No but in all seriousness, Jennifer has been one of my best friends for quite some time, and whenever I hang out with her it’s very clear why. Even though we’ve grown apart a bit in the past few years, there aren’t a...
mayathepapaya asked: I love your "On (insert name here)" business. (Although, are you really surprised that I of all people like other people loving on their friends? I think not.) Keep writing nice things. Also, I like you.
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A Bit More Metablogging
first, I love how when I start typing titles for posts it suggests old titles so I can make my new titles spinoffs
second, you may have noticed that I have begun my mission of saying nice things. I’ve come to the realization that this might be harder than I anticipated because is it creepy to write about people when they might not even see it and also what if I leave someone out? But...
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On Josh
Josh mocks me for having this because of the inherent hipsterdom of tumblr and as such probably won’t see this but imma say nice things anyways
EDIT: For example, breaking one of these rules is now on his list of life goals.
For being a fairly stereotypical reclusive intellectual with unjustifiably low self-esteem (as I always tell him), Josh is kind of extraordinary. I don’t really know anyone...
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On Aiden
I’m fairly certain Aiden doesn’t know where to find this which amuses me and I’m going to talk about her anyways
Aiden is one of those friends that I don’t necessarily see or talk to very often, but I’m always glad when I do. I’m afraid she hasn’t been her most cheerful lately so I thought I’d tell you all why she’s great. She can make me smile and make me laugh, but one of the things I admire...
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On Jackie
I figured it would be best to start with the one who inspired me to make this in the first place
This one isn’t hard to do because most of you know Jackie already. You know, the gorgeous, funny one I always steal things from. What you might not know is how hard she works for absolutely everything, and how well she deals with other people putting pressure on her. Somebody asked me about...
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In the Spirit of Valentine's Day
I was going to take this time to just write nice things about people here because I should be more happy and I like people so it’s a win win but then “this time” ended up being late so I’m just telling y’all that it is to come. Because now that I have said I’m going to I can’t not do so. Not that you should get excited. But it’s good because...
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“You know I was married for 23 years to the love of my life, and he died six...”
– Washington State Representative MAUREEN WALSH, Republican, on why she voted to legalize marriage equality in her state.
Dear New Jersey governor Chris Christie and others in the Republican Party who continue to demonize those who want marriage equality: this is what courage, and not cowardice,...
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On Seventeen
I love my friends for a variety of reasons. but i still don’t think there’s much that beats speeding on the island after midnight. also, picnics, and also fun fact I actually like building things. working with wood is less fun than metal, but still.
even without summer, there aren’t many things better than remembering the whole young and wild(ly falling asleep on the couch) and...
“Mitt Romney is the Al Gore of the Republican Party right now. No one likes him,...”
– my mother dearest
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On Semester Significantly Less Awfulness
today was lovely. or at least it got lovely.
because instead of sitting at school after rehearsal for four hours with no car I got to go to Thai Hut with a weird but super fun group of people, and then we drove to Olympia to watch the Washington State Senate pass a Marriage Equality Bill that would guarantee gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. It was glorious. We cheered, we clapped, we...
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On Semester Awfulness
tl;dr: I still hate lit. Also there are other aspects of school that are less than desirable at the moment. Also, fuck.
it seriously bothers me when people assume work correlates to grades.
my grades, i’ve discovered, are in fact in direct opposite order of how much work i do in them. as in, it’s the classes for which i do no homework and rarely pay attention in class that i have...
January 2012
41 posts
ilyatoujourslesoleil asked: So speaking of people that look fab all dressed up, your friend posted photos of you the other day (I suppose for your winter formal?) and you look so gorgeous! I wanted to comment but I didn't want to freak out your friends hahah
“So I sent an email to 7 of my friends, including Sarah, and I said, ‘Does anyone...”
– John Green, on how he asked out his wife for the first time. (via ancient-amateur)
John Green is just an amazing person.
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On Theater
not theatre because i’m not feeling particularly pretentious
anyways. my day.
so today was interesting because I went to rehearsal, didn’t do anything, didn’t do anything, watched people dance, sat there, did lots of homework, waited for director, then ended up basically running rehearsal of this big ballroom number we have. and it sounds kind of awful and I was there for a...
“His speech was like a glass of warm milk with a fly in it”
– Paul Begala, getting it right re: Mitch Daniels (via transcendentistry)
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On Problem Solving
problem: lit teacher demands five-part poems
solution: sherlock haiku
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On Family
and by this I just mean our extended family takes the best portraits and also I’m sitting up here listening to my dad singing along to Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You.” (“singing” might be generous)
i need to get out of this house more
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At Long, Long Last
I’ve finished A Scandal in Belgravia, picked up from where my god awful router left me last time. It took forever because I had to find a proper torrent instead of streaming and had no time and WHATEVER.
i just love him and her and him so much :’)
also fun fact we’re apparently in a State of Emergency because washington can’t handle snow (?)
“The Wikipedia blackout presents a horrifying picture of a world with no...”
– Andy Daglas (via kateoplis) Quote of the night. (via shortformblog)
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Why I Love the Age of Information
because i have friends who sit refreshing the school district page to tell facebook immediately that SCHOOL IS FUCKING CANCELLED minutes before the phone calls go out. and then people flood everything with joy, and the whole process is old in a few more minutes. seriously, whatever people say, /I actually love our generation./
but also
YEAH BITCHES NO SCHOOL BECAUSE WASHINGTON IS COMPLETELY...
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This is Why Our Family Ski Trips Are The Best
[via text] uncle: Estimated time of arrival?
me: 9:00ish, but we have to pick up Mary from the airport.
uncle: Tell us when you're leaving the airport. We'll try to sober up.
me: Will do. You'll probably need the time.
uncle: Did you end up bringing a friend?
me: We're leaving the airport. And no I have no friends.
uncle: sadness permeates my being
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On Mildly Childish Feuding
so I had to go through all my old graded papers tonight because one of my college apps requires a graded, analytical paper from an english class either this year or last year, and we haven’t written anything really this year. [you know, except the god awful 12 page book thingy that’s due tomorrow.] so I had to go through and look at the lack of feedback I got, and the...
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TOO MUCH SHIT TO DO AND NO MOTIVATION TO DO IT
