December 2010
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rachelvirginia asked: This is why i'm going to lose a scholarship: because i care too much about how people really feel so i put off everything, and wait, and wait, and wait for someone.
i'm waiting instead of writing several essays. Aren't i a fool?
It is a lot easier not to care. But to me, love is the only thing that really matters and makes a difference. So i wait for the next degree in...
i'm waiting instead of writing several essays. Aren't i a fool?
It is a lot easier not to care. But to me, love is the only thing that really matters and makes a difference. So i wait for the next degree in...
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I'm SO TIRED of my parents wanting me to live up...
I’m tired of peoples expectations in general.
Media critic Dafna Lemish, who has written about the influence of film and television on children, said in the same article, “By the time they’re 5 or 6, [girls are] not interested in being princesses. They’re interested in being hot, in being cool. Clearly, they see this is what society values.” (That’s right: A girl born in 2005 already is worrying about how...
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Sometimes, I wonder if anyone can see through my...
I never know what to say or how to respond to “How are you doing?”. I wonder if they have the time and or care to listen, and usually I just figure why bore them with things far from the truth, so I just say “fine”, “pretty good” or my usual go to, “I’m doin’ alright”.
rachelvirginia:
The right people never seem to ask, or are never there. Or listen long enough. Or care enough. So, i’m...
this is insanity.
“Virginia resident Sue Van Glanden is so committed to shopping on Black Friday that she’s celebrating Thanksgiving a day early this year. ‘We’re having Thanksgiving on Wednesday, so I’ll have the whole day Thursday to rest up, get online to do research and check Twitter,’ Van Glanden says, adding that she plans to hit three or four major department stores...
Watchmlee525:
A beautiful time-lapse video of Los Angeles by Henry Jun Wah Lee. Like the other video of his I posted (of the Perseid meteor showers) I recommend you put this on HD, full-screen and turn the volume up.
I love this city.
Some of LA’s finer moments.
I got up at 6am this morning to learn about sand... →
Put your hands on me, my love While the world wakes up early And wastes the day working For money they don’t need To buy things they don’t need Well, we’ll sleep in, we’ll do it again
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Watchmlee525:
A slightly shorter, but no less beautiful time-lapse video of Los Angeles by Henry Jun Wah Lee.
Instructions: HD on. Full-screen. Volume up.
The busy streets remind me of blood vessels, pumping life into the heart of this city.
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“There’s so much talk, of who you will be, what will you become. But you...”
– Invisible Children
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“…and remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by...”
– John F. Kennedy
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via aplacecalledfreedom)
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“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can...”
– Marilyn Monroe (via aplacecalledfreedom)
therealitycheck asked: If you had to pick one hero, who would it be?
