Squeaky Chairs

lazyyogi: Beautiful native american wisdom. I first heard this...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:01 -0500

lazyyogi:

Beautiful native american wisdom. I first heard this tale in a native american course at uni

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Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57:26 -0500

tyleroakley: rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double...

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:15:21 -0500

tyleroakley:

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

Boom.

[x]

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:47:53 -0500

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footmeetsface: spoon-party-of-bombur: multipack: amyeatfeast: stopthatitssilly: alexkisu: multi...

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:49:50 -0500

footmeetsface:

spoon-party-of-bombur:

multipack:

amyeatfeast:

stopthatitssilly:

alexkisu:

multipack:

f is for friends who do stuff without you

u is for uninvited

c is for clinging onto hope that you wont keep getting forgotten

k is for krispy kreme yum

this is not what i wanted this post to turn out like

one time i got in the shower and came out and no one was home and the lights were off, my entire family went bowling and forgot about me

DOWN HERE IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA

blogtard: small-town-dreamer: I shall call you squishy, and...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:56:17 -0500

blogtard:

small-town-dreamer:

I shall call you squishy, and you shall be mine, and you shall be my squishy.

This comment ^

endlessmeg: finepieceofcas: multiple-stuff: deathlydraco: #ju...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:17:26 -0500

endlessmeg:

finepieceofcas:

multiple-stuff:

deathlydraco:

#just noticed the slytherin girl and gryffindor boy #theyre so excited #and he turns back to her #and shes like yeah i know #and sort of grabs hold of him #and new otp/brotp #defying labels #not everyone hated slytherins #not all slytherins were dicks #i like this

why is one kid not wearing a robe

the kids who are wearing robes were taking their OWLs/NEWTs. Notice Luna’s not wearing a robe either. Because they’re underclassmen and had free periods while the upperclassmen were taking their exams.

This post is amazing because a) Slytherin and intrahouse love, but also because b) someone just explained how free-dress works during exams at Hogwarts.

archiescrush: dirtybongobeats: lowkeat: Today in science we learned that you can never gain cold,...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:12:31 -0500

archiescrush:

dirtybongobeats:

lowkeat:

Today in science we learned that you can never gain cold, you can only have an absence of heat; and it made me think that maybe hatred doesn’t exist, and there’s only an absence of love.

this is the realist shit I’ve ever read

sounds like voldemort

ephie5: Little Klaine

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:43:56 -0500

ephie5:

Little Klaine

imgonnariverdance: IT ALL STARTED FROM AND NOW I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS WEBSITE

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:43:26 -0500

imgonnariverdance:

IT ALL STARTED FROM

AND NOW

I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS WEBSITE

setfabulazerstomaximumcaptain: sonic-hip-attack: Imagine a...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:54:21 -0500

setfabulazerstomaximumcaptain:

sonic-hip-attack:

Imagine a wall full of circular holes, that circles can keep walking in and out of with no difficulty.

Now imagine that the triangles manage to get the resources together, after years of not being able to fit through the circle’s holes, to drill a single triangle space into the wall.

Now imagine that the circle — who previously supported the triangle’s efforts because they are well-rounded (har) and value equality — comes along and sees the construction project. But instead of being happy, they get angry.

“Well, I won’t be able to fit through your hole!!!!” the circle cries.

“I helped you get the drill!!!!” the circle shrieks.

“Make it fit me too!!!!” the circle demands.

The triangles, barely holding it together enough to get a triangle hole together, stare at the circle in confusion.

“You have all the holes you need,” the triangles explain. “This is for us. You don’t need to fit through our hole, too.”

“YOU’RE BEING UNEQUAL AND HURTING MY FEELINGS!” the circle wails. “I DON’T SUPPORT YOUR HOLE IF IT DOESN’T FIT ME TOO. GIVE ME MY DRILL BACK.”

“It’s not your drill, it’s our drill. You helped us get it, because you said you cared.”

“I ONLY CARED WHEN I THOUGHT YOU’D MAKE A HOLE EVERYONE COULD FIT THROUGH. YOU’RE PERPETUATING INEQUALITY!!!”

“Why is it up to us, the small group that has never been able to fit through the wall at all, to make a hole everyone can use? Why isn’t it up to you, the people who have been able to cross back and forth at will for years? We just want to see the other side; why are you yelling at us?”

“I DIDN’T ASK TO BE BORN A CIRCLE, OMG. I’VE HAD TO WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE TOO. YOU’RE JUST BEING BIGOTED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I CAN’T CONTROL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS AGAINST YOU.”

“You are interfering with our project and asking us to comfort you while we’re trying to make progress. Please leave.”

“I’m going to tell everyone about this,” the circle warns. “Nobody will support you now.”

“Apparently nobody ever did,” the triangles sigh, getting back to work.

It’s kind of sad

That we have to draw comics using colorful shapes

To explain systematic inequality to people

rewind-and-restart: mountincest: school doesnt even test your intelligence it tests your...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:42:08 -0500

rewind-and-restart:

mountincest:

school doesnt even test your intelligence it tests your memory

it tests my patience

cupkacie: Jimmy Kimmel tricked people at Coachella into...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:20:17 -0500

cupkacie:

Jimmy Kimmel tricked people at Coachella into professing their love for bands that don’t exist, and it is absolutely hysterical.

brittanawillalwaysbemygirlfriend: spencecarlin: just press...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:33:54 -0500

brittanawillalwaysbemygirlfriend:

spencecarlin:

just press play

edwardspoonhands: THIS. IS. INFURIATING. I know that Good...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:02:13 -0500

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edwardspoonhands:

THIS. IS. INFURIATING.

I know that Good Morning America isn’t news, I know that they don’t matter, and I know that it doesn’t matter what they think about online video. But after watching this puffy hatchet job, I could not not post about it. Let’s just go through this point by point.

Jenna Marbles is the “Queen of Clicks.” This is a seemingly innocuous phrase, but it’s indicative of the attitude here, making Jenna’s success not about the significance of what she does, but about a meaningless activity that other people do “clicking.” It removes all significance from the interaction people have with Jenna. This is what we call a backhanded compliment.

“So Many teens and tweens hanging on her every word.” This is GMA’s attempt at attempting to make this story relevant to the people (moms) who watch their show. Except they miss the point that MOST OF THOSE MOMS WATCH JENNA MARBLES! They have no idea…NOT IDEA of Jenna’s reach because (apparently) they have NEVER USED AN INTERNET.

Which is pretty insane considering that apparently she has “over a billion followers” on YouTube. This is a fact that can be checked and found wanting with a very limited understanding of reality (never mind the internet) since only 750 million people in the world SPEAK ENGLISH.

“She may just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of.” Another backhanded compliment.

Next we compare her facebook to JLaw and her instagram to Oprah…more attempts to connect with the issues moms in America really care about.

“And all for making videos about, well, nothing.” REALLY?! DID YOU WATCH ANY OF THE VIDEOS?! First, comedy doesn’t have to be about something. But more importantly, Jenna’s videos aren’t about nothing, they’re about culture and sexism and growing up. Hiding in amongst all that “nothing” are often poignant insights.

And now we arrive at the interview portion, which is the most frustrating for me, and has to be much worse for Jenna. They intersperse Jenna’s comments with the most inane and out of context clips they can find, and then ask Jenna a total of TWO QUESTIONS.

1. What does it feel like to get a bunch of views? Which is innocuous.

…and the kicker…

2. Do you think you deserve to have as many fans as you do?

Which is just…makes me…on fire…flames!

The only way to ask that question is if you, as an interviewer, have made your mind up that the person does NOT deserve their success. And in the end, that’s how the entire segment feels to me, a bunch of people making fun of a creator who they are threatened by and who they do not understand. And of course they’re threatened by it, Jenna Marbles (on her own, with a cheap camera) can make a video that gets more viewed by more people than an episode of Good Morning America.

Instead of talking about anything interesting or criticizing Jenna for legitimate reasons (which they could have done) GMA spent five minutes making fun of one of the most influential creators that exists in the world right now. But what’s worse is they didn’t criticize her for legitimate reasons, they made fun of her for NOT MATTERING…for not being important…for being a meaningless cultural blip that they’re certain will just disappear. You wanna talk about something ridiculous…it’s you GMA, not Jenna.

Again, I don’t care that GMA doesn’t care about online video. I’m happy flying under the cultural radar for another few years, doing interesting things without legacy media paying attention (or, even with them actively attempting to marginalize us.) But I couldn’t watch this load of BS without commenting on it.

So Jenna, while I don’t agree with everything you’ve ever said, you absolutely deserve your success. You are innovative, intelligent, and hilarious. GMA is acting like you’re the new girl in school that all the cute boys like better than them and, guess what, you are.

jflawlesss: theindependentvigilante: My favorite part of the Hunger Games is the fact that the...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:13:51 -0500

jflawlesss:

theindependentvigilante:

My favorite part of the Hunger Games is the fact that the books aren’t supposed to be all about the love triangle yet that’s the only thing the media really cares about.

DO YOU ALL REALIZE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CAPITOL PAID ATTENTION TO TOO. THEIR MAIN FOCUS WAS THAT DAMN LOVE TRIANGLE AND OUR MEDIA DOES THE SAME THING. I DON’T LIKE HOW SIMILAR THESE TWO ARE BECOMING SERIOUSLY STOP THIS.

#i go by the headcanon that blaine quietly and politely hates...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:03:10 -0500

#i go by the headcanon that blaine quietly and politely hates the fuck out of schue #the first impression he ever had of him #was him being a useless spineless piece of shit excuse for an authority figure #sitting by and doing the bare minimum while mckinley and dave ate kurt alive #and then he moved schools and oh hey what do you know he is an awful teacher and a disengenuous temperamental self centred jackwagon #who gets all of his satisfaction from the successes of others and behaves like a toddler who’s wet himself when things don’t go his way #(lbr a lot of that was my hate but i still think blaine thinks he’s a prize fuckwit) (via ohmygodstopit)

aelora: UHQ LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20: Actors Jennifer...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:33:26 -0500

aelora:

UHQ LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20: Actors Jennifer Lawrence (L) and Darren Criss attend the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by Ketel One and Wells Fargo at JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on April 20, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

chazzthejazz: Parenting: Level Un-Fucking-Believable.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:54:56 -0500

chazzthejazz:

Parenting: Level Un-Fucking-Believable.

i don’t think anyone really understands how much compliments actually mean to me like i usually...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:35:31 -0500

i don’t think anyone really understands how much compliments actually mean to me like i usually brush them off with a joke and a quick “thank you” but really i remember compliments for forever so if you’ve ever complimented me or done something nice for me thank you so much wow