Glow Worm Cave in Waitamo, New Zealand.
This is unreal! Totally want to visit !!
ahh i want to go!
May142013
11AM
When it comes to losing or gaining weight my dad always plays it safe
- Me: Dad, [x] told me I lost weight!
- Dad: Oh... that's nice.
- ----
- Mom: Do you think I've gained weight?
- Dad: *reads newspaper, pretending to not hear*
- ---
- Sister: Do you think I've gained weight?
- Dad: *pretends to not hear*
- --
- Any female family member: Do you think I've lost weight?
- Dad: *pretends to not hear*
May132013
“The interviewees in my study who were most angry about affirmative action were those who had relatively fewer marketable skills — and were therefore most dependent on getting an inside edge for the best jobs. Whites who felt entitled to these positions believed that affirmative action was unfair because it blocked their own privileged access.”
How Social Networks Drive Black Unemployment - NYTimes.com
“…despite complaints about “reverse discrimination,” my research demonstrated that the real complaint is that affirmative action undermines long-established patterns of favoritism.”
(via sociolab)
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7AM
This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.
Touching and incredibly heartbreaking :(
The thought of losing my mother is enough to bring on a panic attack
omg i am tearing up
7AM
Defrosting the ‘Fridge: Reblog if you’re a girl that likes any of the following:
- X-Men
- Avengers (that includes any of the individual characters movies)
- Batman
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- And pretty much anything that’s action or targeted to guys
A guy friend of mine today said it was weird that my friend had all the X-Men movies because she was a…
I like the X-men movies (the first two) over the others because not only were they really great action movies, but they did an amazing job talking about history and politics. So much so that they won awards from the Political Film Society
7AM
“I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”
Malcolm X (via loudrevolution)
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7AM
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
-Stephen King
I just can’t not reblog this
I can’t even comment on this, oh my freaking goodness.lets be real.. the amount of books I carry around on the daily for the imagined “inevitable dead spots” is gonna severely hurt my back one of these years
*knock on wood
May122013
Glenn Greenwald shreds Bill Maher on US intervention in Muslim countries
Last night I was on Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time”. There have always been numerous views of Maher’s with which I agree. But he has become one of the most vocal and extreme advocates of the view that - while religion generally should be criticized - Islam is a uniquely threatening and destructive force and that Muslims are uniquely oppressive and violent, and that mentality has infected many of his policy views (see here and here for some comprehensive background; just two weeks ago, he had a fairly typical outburst on this topic). When I was scheduled to do the show, I was hoping that the opportunity would arise to debate these views (or that I could create the opportunity), and last night it did.
I saw this popping up everywhere on Facebook, but I couldn’t watch it because I’ve been busy all day. Greenwalds is like ‘nuh uh’ the entire time lol.
(via eastlondoner)
10PM
I strongly dislike this idea that progression in countries is measured by their imitation of western society.
Yup.
(via amyleona)
7PM
“Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?”, Part 1 of 2. (link to Part 2)
Sources:
- College Men: Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists,Lisak and Miller, 2002 [PDF, 12 pages]
- Navy Men: Lisak and Miller’s results were essentially duplicated in an even larger study (2,925 men): Reports of Rape Reperpetration by Newly Enlisted Male Navy Personnel, McWhorter, 2009 [PDF, 16 pages]
By dark-side-of-the-room, who writes:
These infogifs are provided RIGHTS-FREE for noncommercial purposes. Repost them anywhere. In fact, repost them EVERYWHERE. No need to credit. Link to the L&M study if possible.
Knowledge is a seed; sow it.
Pretty much.
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9AM
Happy Mother's Day
- Mom: Why haven't you gotten rid of this ugly spot?
- Me: Mom, I've bought the most hardcore cleaners and scrubbed for half an hour, nothing works.
- Mom: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
- *Five minutes later spot is gone*
May112013
I personally know a huge bunch of young and old people who were previously very dejected by the political environment of elections in Pakistan (we are talking about a country riddled with military dictators and incompetent prime ministers) prior to this but today the same people - who claimed to be ‘apolitical’ - reached polling stations of their designated areas before time enthusiastically. Regardless of their political choices and the parties they support, this urge to vote and be present at the stations is something worth admiring considering how there are some very prominent threats from militant groups. People are present, they are fearless and they are here to vote.
7AM
Sometimes people have a hard time understanding what a happy relationship between two people who obvs think the other is awesome looks like.
We think this is one great (and holy bananas, so freaking hilarious) example.
OH MY GOD PLEASE EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS ME PLEASE WATCH THIS I PROMISE YOU WILL SMILE AND IT’S SO ADORABLE OMFG
THIS ABSOLUTELY MADE MY DAY.
omg this is sooooo soooo soooo adorable I LOVE IT
9PM
How I feel about books.
After I finished reading Great Gatsby and Harry Potter I was so sad. like what do I do with my life now? How do I know what happens now to the characters??
