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referencesforartists: dimespin: lampfaced: stephenmccranie: T...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:29 -0400

dimespin:

lampfaced:

stephenmccranie:

This essay is kind of the second part of an essay on taste that can be read here:

http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/01/taste-is-your-teacher/

YES

also, the message made me think of this -

Rebloggin’ because this is good stuff.

reblogging this again because it really changed how I feel about my own art and how I view the art world

I needed to hear this.

yoccu: [s]: JOHN. RISE UP. oh WOW

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:44:13 -0400

yoccu:

[s]: JOHN. RISE UP.

oh WOW

mamalalonde: reasons why kanaya is wonderful

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:41:55 -0400

mamalalonde:

reasons why kanaya is wonderful

sketchypanda: kiriiv: how the fuck do legs work i don’t  i have a few feet ones too

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:31:54 -0400

sketchypanda:

kiriiv:

how the fuck do legs work i don’t 

i have a few feet ones too

bardofpizza: Made some AraSol for Allisa ^u^ ♥♥♥

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:23:13 -0400

bardofpizza:

Made some AraSol for Allisa ^u^ ♥♥♥

marrionettekind: dang I was actually just about to look up...

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:21:02 -0400

marrionettekind:

dang

I was actually just about to look up gifs of mituna spazzing when this popped up in my dash <3 much love

jon-egbert: lustral: drops this here. andrew hussie everyone

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:56:35 -0400

jon-egbert:

lustral:

drops this here.

andrew hussie everyone

derpalicious: greenmariosmansion: alakazams really are so smart look at this guy he’s literally...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:55:48 -0400

derpalicious:

greenmariosmansion:

alakazams really are so smart

look at this guy

he’s literally been holding those spoons in his hands for four generations of pokemon in preparation for this

Foresight finally worked.

roachpatrol: pavel-petel: Pavel Pétel for H&M Makeup &...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:51:44 -0400

roachpatrol:

pavel-petel:

Pavel Pétel for H&M
Makeup & Photo: Sergey Ostrikov

I don’t know what’s happening here but I like it.

burritosandsmorritos: cloggo: DIESELPUNK French cars of the...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:49:35 -0400

burritosandsmorritos:

cloggo:

DIESELPUNK

French cars of the late thirties had an elegance never seen before or since.

From HERE

This car….umf!

It looks likE ITS FROM THE FUTURE!

nargleinfestation: chisagi: Argentina JUST PASSED a...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:57:35 -0400

nargleinfestation:

chisagi:

Argentina JUST PASSED a groundbreaking gender identity bill!!!

From now on, people will be able to change the name and gender on their ID without needing psychiatric permission or any body modifications. Furthermore, anyone who does want hormones or surgery will be able to access them for free through the public and private health system.

It was passed unanimously today by the Senate

UNANIMOUSLY

Argentina is just getting more awesome by the year. Countries that aren’t Argentina need to take note.

:D

glampersand: ratchetpussynvrtastedsosweet: stfuconservatives: ...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:55:57 -0400

glampersand:

ratchetpussynvrtastedsosweet:

stfuconservatives:

smdxn:

Eliz. Warren wants to cut student interest rates to near zero

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has introduced her first piece of legislation. It’s called the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, and would reduce the rate students pay on federally-subsidized student loans for one year, from 3.4% to 0.75%.

Without congressional action, on July 1 the rate is set to double from 3.4% to 6.8%.

Warren brings up an interesting point – her bill simply asks students to pay the same rates that big banks pay for borrowing.

She’s literally just asking if college grads can get the same deal as bank CEOs. The exact same interest rate. Not even a bailout or anything fancy (pipe dreams!) - just the same interest rate.

please let this pass

REPPIN HARD FOR MY HOME STATE I VOTED FOR THIS SENATOR im so proud of massachusetts i love elizabeth warren

celestier: I really love Vriska ok

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:54:28 -0400

celestier:

I really love Vriska ok

spidermom: dear friend you have gone down below and far...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:54:22 -0400

spidermom:

dear friend you have gone down below and far beyond

hello it is that time again where i post an belated art trade for necey i am so very sorry it is so late i hope you like it

paperpie: Sorry for corrupting everyone’s favorite thirteen...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:55:15 -0400

paperpie:

Sorry for corrupting everyone’s favorite thirteen year olds.

bitchiel: justaddtommy: i think we’re out of ink have you...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:54:27 -0400

bitchiel:

justaddtommy:

i think we’re out of ink

have you tried turning it on and off again

This is like my worst nightmare

"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:59 -0400

“

After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via awelltraveledwoman)

"I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:25:40 -0400

“I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80, by my estimate. I always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hastened to him with it, watched him anxiously as he explored its vitals, and listened to his pronouncements as though they were divine oracles - and he always fixed my car.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man devised questions for an intelligence test. Or suppose a carpenter did, or a farmer, or, indeed, almost anyone but an academician. By every one of those tests, I’d prove myself a moron, and I’d be a moron, too. In a world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents but had to do something intricate or hard, working with my hands, I would do poorly. My intelligence, then, is not absolute but is a function of the society I live in and of the fact that a small subsection of that society has managed to foist itself on the rest as an arbiter of such matters.
Consider my auto-repair man, again. He had a habit of telling me jokes whenever he saw me. One time he raised his head from under the automobile hood to say: “Doc, a deaf-and-mute guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. He put two fingers together on the counter and made hammering motions with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him nails. He picked out the sizes he wanted, and left. Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?”
Indulgently, I lifted my right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers. Whereupon my auto-repair man laughed raucously and said, “Why, you dumb jerk, He used his voice and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, “I’ve been trying that on all my customers today.” “Did you catch many?” I asked. “Quite a few,” he said, “but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you’re so goddamned educated, doc, I knew you couldn’t be very smart.””

- Isaac Asimov (via skinnybaras)

Photo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:21:45 -0400

goddardneutron: splashofhope: REBLOG AND...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:21:27 -0400

goddardneutron:

splashofhope:

REBLOG AND THEN

GO

ON

YOUR

BLOG

AND CLICK ON THE PICTURE. USE YOUR WEBCAM OR NOT.

This is the most wondrous thing. I have turned off all of my lights and I’m sat under my duvet like a secret pioneer into this fantastic little world that I can’t stop watching.

Genuinely one of the coolest things I’ve come across on here.

Ok this is amazing

I spent like 20 minutes just watching it.

omg i dont reblog stuff but fhdbsjfhdbshjfs this needs to be on my tumblr omg //stares

WOAHHH K TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT. TOOK ME A WHILE BUT WHAOOAOOOAHHH

YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS I LOVE THIS OKAY IT’S MEANT TO REPRESENT HOW DREAMS EVOLVE WITH RANDOM SHAPES AND REPETITIVE IMAGES ANA SOMNIA IS THE BEST THING