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Thursday 27 August 2015
Tuesday 18 August 2015
hell yeah autumn, gtfo summer
hell yeah autumn, gtfo summer
thoughtfullybrokensoul: galaxycarm: teeth are weird we’ve all licked our own skeleton What have...
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What have you done
ategato: I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg (the whole poem...
I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg (the whole poem is here.)
I like you and I know why.
I like you because you are a good person to like.
I like you because when I tell you something special, you know it’s special
And you remember it a long, long time.
You say, “Remember when you told me something special?”
And both of us remember
When I think something is important
you think it’s important too
We have good ideas
When I say something funny, you laugh
I think I’m funny and you think I’m funny too
Hah-hah!
I like you because you know where I’m ticklish
And you don’t tickle me there except just a little tiny bit sometimes
But if you do, then I know where to tickle you too
You know how to be silly
That’s why I like you
Boy are you ever silly
I never met anybody sillier than me till I met you
I like you because you know when it’s time to stop being silly
Maybe day after tomorrow
Maybe never
Too late, it’s a quarter past silly!
Sometimes we don’t say a word
We snurkle under fences
We spy secret places
If I am a goofus on the roofus hollering my head off
You are one too
If I pretend I am drowning, you pretend you are saving me
If I am getting ready to pop a paper bag,
then you are getting ready to jump
HOORAY!
That’s because you really like me
You really like me, don’t you?
And I really like you back
And you like me back and I like you back
And that’s the way we keep on going every day
If you go away, then I go away too
or if I stay home, you send me a postcard
You don’t just say “Well see you around sometime, bye”
I like you a lot because of that
If I go away, I send you a postcard too
And I like you because if we go away together
And if we are in Grand Central Station
And if I get lost
Then you are the one that is yelling for me
And I like you because when I am feeling sad
You don’t always cheer me up right away
Sometimes it is better to be sad
You can’t stand the others being so googly and gaggly every single minute
You want to think about things
It takes time
I like you because if I am mad at you
Then you are mad at me too
It’s awful when the other person isn’t
They are so nice and hoo-hoo you could just about punch them in the nose
I like you because if I think I am going to throw up
then you are really sorry
You don’t just pretend you are busy looking at the birdies and all that
You say, maybe it was something you ate
You say, the same thing happened to me one time
And the same thing did
If you find two four-leaf clovers, you give me one
If I find four, I give you two
If we only find three, we keep on looking
Sometimes we have good luck, and sometimes we don’t
If I break my arm, and if you break your arm too
Then it’s fun to have a broken arm
I tell you about mine, you tell me about yours
We are both sorry
We write our names and draw pictures
We show everybody and they wish they had a broken arm too
I like you because I don’t know why but
Everything that happens is nicer with you
I can’t remember when I didn’t like you
It must have been lonesome then
I like you because because because
I forget why I like you but I do
So many reasons
On the 4th of July I like you because it’s the 4th of July
On the fifth of July, I like you too
If you and I had some drums and some horns and some horses
If we had some hats and some flags and some fire engines
We could be a HOLIDAY
We could be a CELEBRATION
We could be a WHOLE PARADE
See what I mean?
Even if it was the 999th of July
Even if it was August
Even if it was way down at the bottom of November
Even if it was no place particular in January
I would go on choosing you
And you would go on choosing me
Over and over again
That’s how it would happen every time
I don’t know why
I guess I don’t know why I really like you
Why do I like you
I guess I just like you
I guess I just like you because I like you.[hi bee :)]
(via elizabethtown)
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5Thursday 30 July 2015
orangeslut: ballpointpun: fuckyeahitsalltimelow: I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE LIFESAVER MINTS HAVE A...
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE LIFESAVER MINTS HAVE A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE IF IT GETS CAUGHT IN YOUR THROAT YOU CAN STILL BREATHE.
that feature sounds like a real life saver
i hate everyone
Tuesday 14 July 2015
geoffroymoneyron: Neil Gaiman’s Coraline book cover, for fun.
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Monday 13 July 2015
babyanus: tinarannosaurus burgertv we all have a little soft...
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thepigeongazette: ….may have overshot. In other news, HELL YEA...
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In other news, HELL YEA exams over, and we’re BACK.
neil-gaiman: samplerman: Stolen Comics I have just discovered...
Stolen Comics
I have just discovered Samplerman.
Drugs are bad m’kay
this is pretty cool though
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Action Romance
At first I thought this was from an anti-LSD campaign
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5Thursday 18 June 2015
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Wednesday 17 June 2015
Society is strange
If you get through this whole thing, I will personally give you a high five (if it's convenient for both of us).
There is a minimization of minority and women's struggles simply because of the fact that the system was pretty much run and recorded by older straight white men. Never mind the active oppression of everyone else's views that has taken place hugely in history (Nazis are a favorite example), and more subtly today, even the best-intentioned straight cis white male (better intentioned than me) will under- or mis-represent the issues facing minorities and women to their thought processes (let alone any other form of idea communication or construction) just by being a straight cis white male. While it is possible to achieve a general understanding of the issues, it isn't possible to completely understand.
That's not to say anyone should stay out of it or give up right to hold an opinion, cede office, or really in any way give up our rights as citizens, but we need to learn from those who do not have our biases, in order to give oneself a better defined concept of one's own biases and limitations, in order to create a society that works for everyone, not just oneself, because we live in a closed, integrated environment - each of us a piece of a greater whole - affected by each other piece just as our actions reverberate around to everyone else. Their struggles are ours in a very literal sense. Though in many cases it goes unnoticed to the majority because it's a societal and cultural rather than sharply personal and evident in daily life (it is evident, but... people don't think critically much so unless it's outside of the 'norm' it's gonna be taken for granted), which leads to white guys being terrified of their apparent victimization by equal rights groups because, in order to fight a greater problem, they might for example lose out on a job to someone equally qualified who was selected as part of an affirmative action campaign. The fact that this is an isolated case and pretty much everywhere else, all other things being equal, the white guy will benefit, doesn't occur to the guy that didn't get the job. He doesn't see or care about things that benefit him, he can only see what's immediately in front of him, and this made him frustrated, and, not having an understanding of the greater problem, he's going to obtain some unfocused anger towards equality groups in general, further cementing his lack of motivation to educate himself about the issue, and lapsing into purely, or at least mostly, experiential, close-minded reasoning.
I don't think this makes him worse than the average person. I say that because, despite his advantages as a cis straight white male, life is a bitch for everyone. Being human is full of cognitive biases that cloud our ability to function effectively, we all experience pain, guilt, pleasure, loss, regret, shame. The fact that it's better for him than for others is completely lost on him because he doesn't have the experience to contrast the two experiences of society, or the education to learn from someone who does. That said, this fictional character sounds like a dick to me - being unaware of racial and gender issues today requires some pretty big blinders - but cherry picking evidence is extremely common, and generally unintentional, so I suppose I kind of pity him, and attempt to recognize that behind his ignorant action is likely an individual who would like very much to be a good person, and simply needs help getting there.
I guess I'm just trying to explore, with a bit of hopefully obvious and at least partially self-aware bias as a straight white cis male, why people of my classification are so infamous for spewing ignorant hate and being unwilling to help others. Honestly, I think most people are this way to some degree, but since they are and have been in a position of power for a long time, their words weigh more heavily on the collective mind, their lofty position in society ingrained into even the most mundane cultural contexts. I guess.
It's tricky, trying to see something from the point of view of a different person, and becomes more so the more different your experiences have been, so there' s a bit of an extra effort there... I'm not sure. Frankly, I would be better suited researching work by equality groups, the history of social movements, and firsthand accounts. But I like thinking for myself. Even though this is taking me a great deal of time to basically conclude that everything above is biased and therefore on its own not useful as a basis for action or ideals. I can but try to learn where I can and hopefully people will be patient with me, as we really are all in this together. Though I have and will continue to benefit from this system, that doesn't mean I can't help those who have been hurt by it, or that I want it to continue, though I am likely much more hesitant about drastic action to alter a system that I depend on to supply what I am accustomed to getting, but at least you're forewarned.
I have alcohol, I'm working on the hesitant part.
That was a joke.
Mostly.
Hopefully, rather than being viewed only as the oppressor, people can reach out to me and help me understand so we can change our reality for everyone's benefit. I'll attempt to be understanding, patient and to pass on what information I have, with as little bias as possible, though I hope you can understand I am still very much a flawed human.
There is a minimization of minority and women's struggles simply because of the fact that the system was pretty much run and recorded by older straight white men. Never mind the active oppression of everyone else's views that has taken place hugely in history (Nazis are a favorite example), and more subtly today, even the best-intentioned straight cis white male (better intentioned than me) will under- or mis-represent the issues facing minorities and women to their thought processes (let alone any other form of idea communication or construction) just by being a straight cis white male. While it is possible to achieve a general understanding of the issues, it isn't possible to completely understand.
That's not to say anyone should stay out of it or give up right to hold an opinion, cede office, or really in any way give up our rights as citizens, but we need to learn from those who do not have our biases, in order to give oneself a better defined concept of one's own biases and limitations, in order to create a society that works for everyone, not just oneself, because we live in a closed, integrated environment - each of us a piece of a greater whole - affected by each other piece just as our actions reverberate around to everyone else. Their struggles are ours in a very literal sense. Though in many cases it goes unnoticed to the majority because it's a societal and cultural rather than sharply personal and evident in daily life (it is evident, but... people don't think critically much so unless it's outside of the 'norm' it's gonna be taken for granted), which leads to white guys being terrified of their apparent victimization by equal rights groups because, in order to fight a greater problem, they might for example lose out on a job to someone equally qualified who was selected as part of an affirmative action campaign. The fact that this is an isolated case and pretty much everywhere else, all other things being equal, the white guy will benefit, doesn't occur to the guy that didn't get the job. He doesn't see or care about things that benefit him, he can only see what's immediately in front of him, and this made him frustrated, and, not having an understanding of the greater problem, he's going to obtain some unfocused anger towards equality groups in general, further cementing his lack of motivation to educate himself about the issue, and lapsing into purely, or at least mostly, experiential, close-minded reasoning.
I don't think this makes him worse than the average person. I say that because, despite his advantages as a cis straight white male, life is a bitch for everyone. Being human is full of cognitive biases that cloud our ability to function effectively, we all experience pain, guilt, pleasure, loss, regret, shame. The fact that it's better for him than for others is completely lost on him because he doesn't have the experience to contrast the two experiences of society, or the education to learn from someone who does. That said, this fictional character sounds like a dick to me - being unaware of racial and gender issues today requires some pretty big blinders - but cherry picking evidence is extremely common, and generally unintentional, so I suppose I kind of pity him, and attempt to recognize that behind his ignorant action is likely an individual who would like very much to be a good person, and simply needs help getting there.
I guess I'm just trying to explore, with a bit of hopefully obvious and at least partially self-aware bias as a straight white cis male, why people of my classification are so infamous for spewing ignorant hate and being unwilling to help others. Honestly, I think most people are this way to some degree, but since they are and have been in a position of power for a long time, their words weigh more heavily on the collective mind, their lofty position in society ingrained into even the most mundane cultural contexts. I guess.
It's tricky, trying to see something from the point of view of a different person, and becomes more so the more different your experiences have been, so there' s a bit of an extra effort there... I'm not sure. Frankly, I would be better suited researching work by equality groups, the history of social movements, and firsthand accounts. But I like thinking for myself. Even though this is taking me a great deal of time to basically conclude that everything above is biased and therefore on its own not useful as a basis for action or ideals. I can but try to learn where I can and hopefully people will be patient with me, as we really are all in this together. Though I have and will continue to benefit from this system, that doesn't mean I can't help those who have been hurt by it, or that I want it to continue, though I am likely much more hesitant about drastic action to alter a system that I depend on to supply what I am accustomed to getting, but at least you're forewarned.
I have alcohol, I'm working on the hesitant part.
That was a joke.
Mostly.
Hopefully, rather than being viewed only as the oppressor, people can reach out to me and help me understand so we can change our reality for everyone's benefit. I'll attempt to be understanding, patient and to pass on what information I have, with as little bias as possible, though I hope you can understand I am still very much a flawed human.
explore-blog: Neil Gaiman on what stories do for the human...
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Tuesday 9 June 2015
Monday 8 June 2015
colsmi: Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer guest-edited last...
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer guest-edited last week’s New Statesman, which included a conversation about sci-fi, fantasy, super-heroes & “the politics of storytelling” between Gaiman and Kazuo Ishiguro. Above are Tim McDonagh’s illustrations for the piece, which is well worth reading. (Find it at the New Statesman site here.)
Sunday 7 June 2015
Saturday 6 June 2015
Thursday 4 June 2015
me, smashing a pile of bones with a rock: this is hard work, but it has to be done by a someone, who is me
me, smashing a pile of bones with a rock: this is hard work, but it has to be done by a someone, who is me
a curious passerby: what is this, what are you doing, stop that, its unnecessary
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a curious passerby: what is this, what are you doing, stop that, its unnecessary
me, soaked in sweat and covered in bone dust: i am mining for death, this is a death mine, you horrible, horrible fool Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5
Wednesday 3 June 2015
warlocksmith:Boy Scout: Sir, the lads and I found a snake is it poisonous? Me: No this snake is not...
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5Boy Scout: Sir, the lads and I found a snake is it poisonous?
Me: No this snake is not poisonous at all.
*one of them picks up the snake which bites them. They begin to spasm and foam at the mouth*
Me: However this snake is venomous. Venom is always injected, poison is ingested or absorbed through the skin. Lets get it right next time lads.
Tuesday 2 June 2015
passionatelyawesome:1128nesecret:cyclonemetal:“well, it seems we...
Join me on tumblr at http://ift.tt/1naB4h5“well, it seems we are at an impasse.”
“so we are. carry on, cat”
“same to you, bird.”
They literally were in an awkward situation
I love how the bird leaves like “well, I best be hitting the dusty trail”
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I’m not sure where an idealist’s place is in society anymore.
I’m not sure where an idealist’s place is in society anymore.
Saturday 23 May 2015
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