we've come too far to give up who we are

amorphousblob: slay-z: satanic2chainz: nooooooooooooooo [laug...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:19:28 -0400

slay-z:

satanic2chainz:

nooooooooooooooo

[laughs to keep from crying]

In the game of loans, you either repay or you die.

bobbycaputo: The Floating Temple: How to Lift a Seven Million...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:40 -0400

bobbycaputo:

The Floating Temple: How to Lift a Seven Million Pound, 112-year-old Building

Something’s up in Provo, Utah and it weighs around seven million pounds. It’s the 112-year-old exterior of the Provo Tabernacle that was severely damaged in a 2010 fire but has since been saved by the LDS church so it can be converted into a temple. Engineers first gutted the damaged interior and then supported the exterior walls with special scaffolding as they dug down to create space for a two story basement, so in actuality the building hasn’t even moved. The entire structure is now on stilts some 40 feet in the air and from some angles appears to be floating above ground, such as in the first photograph above provided by Brian Hansen. Additional photos courtesy the LDS Newsroom.

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as if men had a monopoly on murder.

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:57 -0400

as if men had a monopoly on murder.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 21:17:41 -0400

"its so hard to like the greeks when theyre such little shits about everything i finally know what..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:26:15 -0400

“its so hard to like the greeks when theyre such little shits about everything i finally know what its like to be cersei ::: joffrey”

- susan

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Thu, 16 May 2013 02:07:53 -0400

Dear Merida Supporters,

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:01 -0400

feministdisney:

lipsredasroses:

Merida is NOT a good role model because she is not “traditionally feminine.” She IS a good role model because she learns from her mistakes, is fiercely loyal to herself and family, will do anything to protect her mother (at the end of the movie), and is free spirited. She is NOT a good role model because she doesn’t like to wear fancy dresses. She is NOT a good role model because she is “anti-femininity.” If you think she is a good role model because she only likes to spend time with Angus, shoot arrows, and go on adventures in the woods you missed the entire point of Brave and Merida’s character arch in the movie.

Also, while you are defending Merida please do not bash the other princesses. They do have more to offer than just sitting around looking pretty waiting for Prince Charming to come and save them. They are all actors (actresses?) in their own movies. So most of the princesses couldn’t shoot an arrow but that doesn’t mean they are bad role models. So the majority of the princesses end up with a prince, that doesn’t change the fact they are all strong women. Being with a man doesn’t change the fact that these women survived abusive homes, stepped up to their responsibilities, saved their prince (Ariel, Belle, Tiana, and Rapunzel all saved their prince at least once in the movie), achieved their dreams, and dictated their future. Also, all the princesses are conventionally beautiful, including Merida. Merida is thin and white. Sure her face is more cartoonish than the other princesses but that doesn’t mean she is some ugly duckling.

All I am asking is, can we please stop bashing femininity and girls who are traditionally feminine when writing about Merida? These articles got really old a year ago.

I haven’t seen too much femininity bashing per se but I agree that I dislike a lot of the dialogue surrounding the redesign. There’s been a lot of emphasis on Merida being “the princess we were WAITING for” (which is why I haven’t published so much on the petition since the introduction focuses heavily on “we were waiting for a strong princess”) and “she saves herself rather than waiting around for a guy unlike the other princesses” which really, does not fully describe most of the other princesses. & the whole “we finally got this princess” thing ignores how much PoC princesses like Tiana, Mulan, and Pocahontas contributed to the whole independence/action sequence princess options.

And yeah, they all had guys and romance, but really, that wasn’t even anything in Mulan’s movie in terms of affecting how she moved through the plot. She did everything on her own, for her own reasons, and she saved everyone by herself.

I mean it’s great Merida exists but we don’t have to act like she’s groundbreaking on every level in order to disagree with the hyper-traditionally-feminine redesign which is a problem because it does not agree with her character, and assumes all princesses have to be traditionally feminine regardless even of their personal preferences and movies. And considering that Disney makes a fair amount of effort to try and define girlhood in their marketing, that is something to be concerned about.

“No harm ever came from opening a chest” “Yeah, right, and no...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:17 -0400

“No harm ever came from opening a chest”

“Yeah, right, and no harm ever came from reading a book. You remember how that one went?”

fatherofunderstanding: note to self: Don’t invite Endermen to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:34:30 -0400

fatherofunderstanding:

note to self: Don’t invite Endermen to the next house party

magnass: LADIES (◕‿◕✿) FEMALE CHARACTERS (✿◠‿◠) WELL WRITTEN FEMALE CHARACTERS (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ✧ FEMALE...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:24:59 -0400

magnass:

LADIES (◕‿◕✿)

FEMALE CHARACTERS (✿◠‿◠)

WELL WRITTEN FEMALE CHARACTERS (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ✧

FEMALE CHARACTERS BEING FRIENDS WITH EACHOTHER
☆*･゜ﾟ･*\(^O^)/*･゜ﾟ･*☆

dexlin: have you ever just thought about the word whiskey though it’s actually sort of a cute word...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:34 -0400

dexlin:

have you ever just thought about the word whiskey though it’s actually sort of a cute word how silly is that it ends in the ee noise like a pet name or something

u do whateva u want booboo

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:46:00 -0400

u do whateva u want booboo

thecakebar: whendoiturnbackintoapumpkin: Welcome to Amy’s...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:43:15 -0400

thecakebar:

whendoiturnbackintoapumpkin:

Welcome to Amy’s Baking Company.

— Kitchen Nightmares [x]

this is alison. she was my room mate last year, still my best...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:23:00 -0400

this is alison. she was my room mate last year, still my best friend, and one of the most genuinely wonderful and awesome people i know. she helped me through one of the worst years of my life. she’s always there for me, and i’m always there for her, even though she lives 9/10 hours away from me. i love her to death.

she’s also really fucking talented.

mindblowingly talented.

in the past year she has grown even more fucking talented like i don’t even know she’s just so good (like look at the above stuff oh my god)

the thing is tho the audience she has in real life for her work is not great and doesn’t recognize how much she’s grown and how talented she is. i honestly don’t know why. she’s found a style that works so well for her and that she enjoys and is good at. it frustrates me that no one responds to her work and that gets her down because that shouldn’t even be an issue. she works so hard and is great at what she’s doing and on top of that she’s an awesome and amazing friend and human being.

her tumblr is: http://dexlin.tumblr.com
her website is: http://www.alifaun.com

alison, i love you. you’re amazing and super talented and just wow. you did amazing work this semester, and i can’t wait to see what you do during the summer and in the future. keep up the great work!

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victariongreyjoyn: game of thrones meme: five houses [1/5] ↳...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:36 -0400

victariongreyjoyn:

game of thrones meme: five houses [1/5]

↳ House Lannister

“Your mother’s dead. Before long I’ll be dead, and you and your brother and your sister and all of her children, all of us dead, all of us rotting underground. It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on. Not your personal glory, not your honor… but family.”

thecakebar: pbs-food: Click here to find a delicious chocolate...

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:27:59 -0400

thecakebar:

pbs-food:

Click here to find a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe perfect for your own noms.

Because we all need to learn how to properly eat a cookie. Please take notes.

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