February 2012
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New Year's Resolutions: the 2-month follow-up
I wanted to make this year’s resolutions actually last, so I hoped that by making them public, I would be more inspired to keep up with them. Some of them were real, some were things I threw in there for fun so that I wouldn’t take things too seriously and get stressed out. I also plan on doing follow-ups like this periodically to keep myself accountable. So, how am I doing?
I still...
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I am so tired of sexism. I don’t want to write a long post about this. I can’t scroll down a single page on Tumblr without seeing some quote or article about women, whether it’s the feminist or misogynous side, and it’s so tiring and infuriating and hurtful, even. I want this all to be over, and the knowledge that it won’t be in my lifetime wears me out. I don’t...
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The Only Thing I Really Hate About Valentine's Day
philolzophy:
I think it is really annoying when people complain about how much they hate Valentine’s Day or hate people who love it. I think the cynicism and snark simply betray how badly most of those people just wish they were having a traditional Valentine’s Day. It’s transparent.
But let me provide one caveat, something I hate the most in the world: grocery store flowers. Flowers are...
“What I know is this: I chose recovery. It was a conscious decision, and not an...”
– — Marya Hornbacher (via nix-pixiestix)
Just sub “anxiety” for “eating” and this is me right now.
(via andeventhis)
Me too. About 11 months ago.
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Obama gives 10 states waivers on No Child Left... →
About friggin’ time. Now it just needs to be abolished completely. I’m serious, America. NCLB is the scourge of your education system and you need to throw the whole thing away and start over.
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“These days, Clarissa believes, you measure people first by their kindness and...”
– Michael Cunningham, The Hours
“For she had come to feel that it was the only thing worth saying — what one...”
– Virgina Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (via fuckyeahvirginiawoolf)
