May 2013
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May 22nd
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“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...”
–  When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating. It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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fishingboatproceeds: the-blog-of-anne-frank: I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on “unintended” and I’m literally about to gouge my eyes out I’m so angry This. Changes. Everything. whoa.
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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“Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself....”
– Hank Green 
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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“If you’re lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so...”
– Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend)
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 20th
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May 20th
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The self-improvement list
lajoiedevivre: Get a subscription to 2 newspapers/news magazines. Maybe scan twitter/tumblr/news sites for additional bits every now and then, but stop with the “read 2 lines of news” thing. Don’t do the thing. Don’t revert automatically to internet time. Relish time. Read. Write. Read academia, poetry, novels. Make art. Make music. Learn new words. Learn a language. Go for a walk. How much...
May 20th
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May 20th
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provingmyexistence: a note to self  1. There will be several days that you daydream about stepping in front of a city bus. Don’t. It will not be beautiful. It will not be brave. It will be selfish. It will be broken. Your mother will cry. 2. Don’t write for him. Write for you. Write for others like you. Write so the girl that thinks about stepping in front of public transportation doesn’t....
May 20th
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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“He wanted to draw out the moment before the moment—because as good as kissing...”
– John Green, An Abundance of Katherines  
May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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“I didn’t watch the whole documentary. After a few episodes, it was too painful....”
– Pam Beesley 
May 18th
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Ten psychological questions and the meaning of...
blua: Write the down the first answer that comes to your mind. After you answer the first ten questions, you can see what each answer means. 1. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with? 2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it? 3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? 4. You walk deeper into the woods. You enter a...
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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“That’s how you know you love someone, I guess. When you can’t experience...”
– Kaui Hart Hemmings 
May 17th
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May 17th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are...”
– Roald Dahl  
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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mostlygreenday: your tumblr is one of those things that you want everyone to see but at the same time you never want to show it to anyone
May 15th
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