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faithandbegorrah: (via lolerature) (I’m not saying I bet Sartre...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:25:59 +0000

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(I’m not saying I bet Sartre was a selfish lay, but that’s what I’m saying.)

champagnecandy: amberlrhea: candysue: bmckinney: stfuconserva...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:05 +0000

amberlrhea:

candysue:

bmckinney:

stfuconservatives:

stfubelievers:

<3 this. Here is the link: http://www.shof.msrcsites.co.uk/pcxmas.html

So TRUE!!! Check out BUY NOTHING CHRISTMAS: https://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

I am supporting this campaign this year and I have three kids! It doesn’t mean that I don’t love them that I’m not buying them presents, it means that I love them even more to want to raise them with humility, kindness and compassion rather than greed and selfishness.

HAHHAHHAH. I must admit, though, that I am buying Christmas gifts (and I’m a Jew!)

BUT. I am buying books, and buying my parents an organic-farmshare. I am buying presents that are good for people and good for the world. Though I don’t think you can buy your way out of a recession/global warming/etc. etc. I do think that your small personal choices do matter (and they especially matter to the local business owners who are hurting like hell in this economy).

Signature of Distinction: The Rise and Fall of a Legend - The New York Times

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:58:18 +0000

Signature of Distinction: The Rise and Fall of a Legend - The New York Times

Thursday Read Write Poem

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:47:42 +0000

Thursday Read Write Poem:

Making Coffee

my fingers burned on frayed
circuits in the drip-brew

and too much force of water
steam through used grounds

I give in to richer scents
I give French press a try

select…

materialworld: l’accordeoniste by anca cernoschi [some NSFW]

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:41:05 +0000

materialworld:

l’accordeoniste by anca cernoschi [some NSFW]

kirstcupcake: blackdarkness: jambaju: tokishira: stephanieden...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:37:08 +0000

kirstcupcake:

blackdarkness:

jambaju:

tokishira:

stephaniedeng:

neillarthur:

palahniukandchocolate:

(via thelovelybones)

That’s aweosme

Ohhh wow I love this

savethekitties: (via *yasuhiro) 可愛い

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:35:53 +0000

savethekitties:

(via *yasuhiro)

可愛い

Word choice

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:32:58 +0000

challyzatb:

shiyiya:

Hm. A phrasing choice in something I just read is niggling at me. Would “x is autistic” not be better than “x has autism”, on account of not implying that the autism is separate from the person? The former phrasing seems to feed into the perception of AUTISM IS STEALIN OUR BAYBEEZ.

(line from http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/12/lawmakers_seek_halt_to_abuses.html )

I know a lot of autistic people take great offense at the ‘x has autism’ construction and prefer ‘x is autistic’, but I can’t say anything beyond that.

And as for that article… :(.

For myself, I tend to nounify it or to say that I’m on the spectrum. The former is for emphasis on identity (and it not being separate from me), the latter for emphasis on commonality within diversity. Actually, I kind of like the “with” phrase though. Next time I’m out in public alone and someone presumes that means I want to socialize, I think I’ll say, “Actually, I’m not alone. I’m here with my autism.” :-D

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:31:17 +0000

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:38:31 +0000

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"Please, for the love of Pete, STOP only mentioning the race of a character if that race is not..."

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:16:31 +0000

“Please, for the love of Pete, STOP only mentioning the race of a character if that race is not white. I know you are trying to embrace diversity and create a more realistic world, but the fact of the matter is this. If I meet five characters (say, your main character, her mom, her sister, her best friend, and her other best friend) and you describe them but DON’T mention their race, and that is followed in the next few chapters by a black teacher, or a cute boy who’s Hispanic, that doesn’t prove to me that you embrace diversity. It proves to me that you assume all characters are white unless otherwise announced; that white is, in other words, the default race in your fictional world and by extension, the world in general.”

- In which I get frustrated and plead with authors « Bookavore (via notemily) (via jadedhippy)

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:37 +0000

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seashelllz:unedited-peace:kevinharling1:Chandelier

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:25:54 +0000

seashelllz:unedited-peace:kevinharling1:Chandelier

poetthick: artgasm: sitonmyinterface: Azrael

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:24:52 +0000

poetthick:

artgasm:

sitonmyinterface:

Azrael

i guess i am a racist

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:58:17 +0000

i guess i am a racist:

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Read it.

thecurvature:abbyjean: download. print. use. (phydeaux speaks...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:13:35 +0000

thecurvature:abbyjean:

download. print. use. (phydeaux speaks experience)

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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:11:33 +0000

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"People have their own reasons for dying. It might look simple, but it never is. It’s just like a..."

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:08:37 +0000

“People have their own reasons for dying. It might look simple, but it never is. It’s just like a root. What’s above ground is only a small part of it. But if you start pulling, it keeps coming and coming. The human mind dwells deep in darkness. Only the person himself knows the real reason, and maybe not even then.”

- Haruki Murakami; Dance Dance Dance (via kipling) (via smellslikesunshine)

poisonthemonkey: lycanpedia: thedailywhat: Beach Art of the...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:07:14 +0000

poisonthemonkey:

lycanpedia:

thedailywhat:

Beach Art of the Day: Jerm IX, the thinking man’s vandalist, hits up Vancouver Island’s Maple Bay.

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they felt a need to give you REASONS to drink coffee:

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:07:21 +0000

thedisgruntledgradstudent:

lickystickypickyme:

borgomani:

Do you have a caffeine-hater in your life? You know the type – they’re always telling you what’s bad for your health.

Here’s a list of some good reasons to drink coffee. Memorize this list – so the next time you encounter your favorite coffee-hater you can pull out one of these babies.

While you’re at it you can add the words “from a peer-reviewed scientific journal” — that’ll really get your pet coffee-hater frothing at the mouth.

Cut the Pain
Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%. From the Journal of Pain, March 2007.

Increase your fiber intake
A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams. From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Protection against cirrhosis of the liver
Of course you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease
There is considerable evidence that caffeine may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. From the European Journal of Neurology.

Reduces suicide risk
10 year study of 86,000 female nurses show a reduced risk of suicide in the coffee drinkers. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Protection against Parkinson’s
People with Parkinson’s disease are less likely to be smokers and coffee drinkers than their healthy siblings. Just make sure you don’t get lung cancer on the way. From the Archives of Neurology.

Recent research has also shown that coffee may boost a woman’s sex drive.

The fact that it’s only been tested on rats somehow takes the shine off.

UPDATE: Yet another reason: Risk for developing gout (in men) decreases with increasing coffee consumption. This is a large study of over 50,000 men.

UPDATE: Coffee protects against eyelid spasm (can lead to blindness).

(source)

Sports physiology also shows that a coffee before your workout also notably increases your workout quality. More blood flow = better workout.