Finding My Own Reality.

Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable... and Kind of Makes Me Angry

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:31 -0700

So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and started watching the video, I started to feel a slight sense of discomfort. I couldn’t put my finger on why that was, exactly, but it continued throughout the whole thing. After watching the video several more times, I have some thoughts…

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natkan: raptivist: Heidi the rabbit! Heidi has arthritis in...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:11:50 -0700

natkan:

raptivist:

Heidi the rabbit!

Heidi has arthritis in her knees and hips so to help with the pain, she swims a few times a week!

Sometimes she wears a scrunchie on her ears so that they don’t get wet!

Oh god so precious.

k-lah: Dotty Drinkware | Better Homes &...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:11:17 -0700

k-lah:

Dotty Drinkware | Better Homes & Gardens

Temperature’s are going up. Might as well drink your lemonade and iced tea from something cute and DIY!

Purchase a set of glass pitchers and glasses, or use some you already own. And add your own style! Use adhesive circle stickers to create your design along the bottom of the glassware. Arrange them in a straight like or in any design you wish. You can use different shapes and sizes, and can even use a cut-out to create cute designs onto your stickers before applying them to the glass.

Using a foam pouncer, apply your paint over the stickers, moving lightly up the glass to create a faux frosted look. Be sure to keep the paint away from the top of the glass where your mouth goes. While the paint is still wet, carefully peel off the stickers so you can scratch off any paint that seeped through.

soundslikebrandonle: fuckinpessimist: rejuvenescence: great-sc...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:00:38 -0700

soundslikebrandonle:

fuckinpessimist:

rejuvenescence:

great-scott-marty:

nbcnews:

Teen’s invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds

(Photo: Intel)

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student’s invention. She won a $50,000 prize Friday at an international science fair for creating an energy storage device that can be fully juiced in 20 to 30 seconds.

Read the complete story.

lordy this beautifully intelligent specimen goes to my school.

all hail lynbrook students!!!!!!!

YAY you go gurl

That is a really good idea though, dang.

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:47:10 -0700

lilacid: niggaqueef: when you sat in a weird position for a long time and you move and then your...

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:20 -0700

lilacid:

niggaqueef:

when you sat in a weird position for a long time and you move and then your foot feels like this

most accurate description of anything accurate ever in the history of accuracy

alzati: When Sandy Patangay left her home country of India to...

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:51 -0700

alzati:

When Sandy Patangay left her home country of India to come to the United States, she never dreamed that she’d one day be able to bring something so special from her native culture to eager New York City consumers. After having completed her masters and begun working on Wall Street, she turned her sights away from the corporate world and began to channel her true passion - henna design - into a project that has become incredibly successful in an incredibly small amount of time. Transmuting traditional henna designs onto a whole new medium, Sandy creates beautiful cakes, cookies, and macaroons that have earned critical praise from some of the most renowned culinary experts. Thinking back on her decision to take this step in establishing her own business, she says:

So many times, I asked myself, whether this was a stupid move — walking away from a secure job to sell cakes. But now I can see I didn’t waste a single day. While I loved what I was doing on Wall Street, there’s only so much you can do to climb the corporate ladder. And how many people actually end up being the CEO? But when you follow your passion, the possibilities are endless.

Check out her website here.

pbsthisdayinhistory: May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:48 -0700

pbsthisdayinhistory:

May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on Brown v. Board of Education

On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which says that no state may deny equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction.

Although the decision did not succeed in fully desegregating public education in the United States, it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality and galvanized the nascent civil rights movement into a full revolution.

Can you name all the key players behind Brown v. Board of Education? Revisit the landmark case with PBS’ The Supreme Court site.

You can also learn more about Brown v. Board of Education with “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” and explore more events of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.

School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955 (Library of Congress).

workingamerica: When workers don’t have a voice on the job,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:33:17 -0700

workingamerica:

When workers don’t have a voice on the job, they can’t speak up about unsafe working conditions. That’s why states with so-called “right to work” laws have more injuries and fatalities at the workplace.

SHARE, because when politicians propose these laws, we need to hear what they’re really saying.

Alvin wears this “hat style.” Lulz.

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:41:21 -0700

Alvin wears this “hat style.” Lulz.

epic-lee: THIS IS WHAT COLLEGE FEELS LIKE

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:39:09 -0700

epic-lee:

THIS IS WHAT COLLEGE FEELS LIKE

stfuconservatives: mediamattersforamerica: And this isn’t even...

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:16:07 -0700

stfuconservatives:

mediamattersforamerica:

And this isn’t even the last we’re going to hear about “happy plants.”

I love how climate change deniers suddenly think they’re experts on plant health.

Halo and lazy cat

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:59:40 -0700

Halo and lazy cat

"Slavery was once a right. Now-outdated notions of privacy and property allowed marital rape as a..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:10:20 -0700

“Slavery was once a right. Now-outdated notions of privacy and property allowed marital rape as a right. But the costs of those rights were the violation of others rights, and we reached a point as a society (through much debate, struggle, blood, sweat, tears, and more) where we decided that protecting rights like slavery and marital rape was no longer worth the damage they inflicted. Alcohol was a right, then it wasn’t, and then it was again because prohibiting drinking caused more trouble than we were able to tolerate. However, when the right returned it did not go unchecked. This is how we negotiate rights in a democracy.”

- Guns Are a Right, Yes—But Do They Have To Be? (via smdxn)

fuckyeahcraft: I’ve been seeing “-something- in a jar” home...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:56:41 -0700

fuckyeahcraft:

I’ve been seeing “-something- in a jar” home baking tutorials for a while now, and I think this one from Something Turquoise is my favourite. This would make such a nice gift!

(http://somethingturquoise.com/2012/11/02/diy-mason-jar-cookie-mix-favor/)

"I’m scared I’m going to spend the rest of my life in a state of yearning, regardless of where I am."

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:57:24 -0700

“I’m scared I’m going to spend the rest of my life in a state of yearning, regardless of where I am.”

- Melina Marchetta, The Piper’s Son (via dulcetdecember)

I've got a bad case of the feels.

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:18:06 -0700

Tired from doing this never-ending project. I just want to open already.

herpderppets: Squishface Pandorkies was watching me work from...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:12:01 -0700

herpderppets:

Squishface

Pandorkies was watching me work from her queenly throne.

iu2: Coffee stain portrait by Hong Yi

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:21:56 -0700

iu2:

Coffee stain portrait by Hong Yi

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Mon, 06 May 2013 16:20:22 -0700