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...