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im so grateful to have such wonderful people in my life, whether they are at college, home, or...

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:39:02 -0700

im so grateful to have such wonderful people in my life, whether they are at college, home, or scattered across the country.

i couldnt ask for anything more.

WHEN MY MOM TRIES TO CALL ME DURING FINALS WEEK

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:39:52 -0700

howdoiputthisgently:

I’M LIKE:

AND THEN I’M LIKE:

sorcery-inthetardis: bblackbirdd: I brought my little brother...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:47:02 -0700

sorcery-inthetardis:

bblackbirdd:

I brought my little brother Spencer as my date and when I told him I was nominated for this [Hot & Funny] award, he told me that if under any circumstances I won, I had to say the following things.

being related to a celebrity: YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT

OMG WHEN HE LOOKS AT THE CAMERA AT THE END I JUST

619fit-guy: Great Quick Story:A Little Girl Wanted to go to...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:37:38 -0700

619fit-guy:

Great Quick Story:
A Little Girl Wanted to go to Disneyland to Meet Snow White. This little girl believed Snow White would help her make her dream come true. Her Dream was to see her Daddy come home from Afghanistan doing his tour in the Marines.
She met Snow White who took her to the Wishing Well and Snow White told her to make her wish and close her eyes and wish real strong…. When she opened up her eyes, her Daddy Magically appeared.

No Better place to make this happen than Disneyland.

pwubear: apinchofbelladona: Dove hired a forensic artist to...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:35:11 -0700

pwubear:

apinchofbelladona:

Dove hired a forensic artist to draw how women see themselves versus how others see them - the results are moving.

“You are more beautiful than you think.”

sapphirebluee: ooooooooo-o: willliu-shit: cheekslee: im-brain...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:05:58 -0700

sapphirebluee:

ooooooooo-o:

willliu-shit:

cheekslee:

im-brainlee:

chowd:

kjoshee:

itriedeveryday:

so real

Sometimes people in other cities have to deal with gang violence but in Cupertino this happens. I’m glad we prioritize the needs of the nation.

i think that going to college is a pretty important need of cupertino???

education n shit isnt a terrible thing to prioritize…

this is like beyond stupid like im so sorry for mv who has to deal with these 5 precious kids

It makes me so fucking sick to think that the only way anyone in the justice system will give a fucking damn is if you're dead first.

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:32:41 -0700

It makes me so fucking sick to think that the only way anyone in the justice system will give a fucking damn is if you're dead first.:

mylifeismaddie:

tinibellbeanie:

This child, a child, because that was she was, at 15, went to my high school. In September, my high school witnessed the first suicide of an attending student in around a decade. Only just now are we hearing about the events that lead up to her death, which occurred 9 days after the assault.

She went to my high school. So did two out of her three attackers. They were 16-years-old. Maybe I know their names. Maybe I interacted with them. we don’t know who they are—their names aren’t being released because they’re minors. So I have to wonder who they are. Were they on my newspaper staff? Did I authorize stories about them for the paper? Did someone I know go out with one of them, maybe, or invite one of them to a dance? Were they on a sports team or did they play in the band?

We don’t fucking know because they could have been anyone. Because as women, the state of our reality is that we have to be afraid of everyone because anyone could be The One. The One who doesn’t take no for an answer, or thinks your body is his property and his plaything once you’re unconscious or have had a little too much to drink or put on a short skirt or flirt with him a little or smile and say hello.

They’re not always the boogeymen lurking in dark corners or hiding behind cars in dimly lit parking lots. In fact, for many women, they aren’t. They’re our classmates. Or our boyfriends. Or our fathers. Or our neighbors or our so-called friends. Not all men are rapists. All rapists are not men. But we don’t know if they could be. We can carry our keys between our knuckles, but we can’t protect ourselves from the men who gain our trust so we don’t think that they’re dangerous until they’ve given us a reason to fear them.

“It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us.”

It’s not “It could have been your sister or girlfriend or daughter”. It is “It could have been your brother or your husband or your son.”

And the worst part is, I know what will likely happen to her attackers, the bastards who not only attacked her but shared photos of the attack with the members of the school. And what a pity it is that these bright young boys, from one of the best schools in the country, threw away their futures. Think of the potential lost. Think of the lives they could’ve had.

Yes, tell me more about how I should feel so bad for them. Tell me about how their promising futures have been taken away from them with stupid night.

Think of the future she could’ve had, though.

She played on the girls’ soccer team, you know. And was in art, and played music. She was pretty, and bright, talented, and athletic, and young and now she is dead. And we say she “killed herself” but that’s not quite true, is it? It’s just too bad that they can’t be charged with murder too. Because they’ll be charged with sexual assault of a minor, and maybe child pornography and the distribution of child pornography depending on the content of the photos they shared, but I would be lying if I said I thought they’d be convicted. Or serve any time in jail. Or suffer anything more than a label slapped on them like a rap on the knuckles, “sex offender”—not rapist, or murderer. “Sex offender”. Lumped into a category with people who solicit prostitution, or people who get drunk one night and run around naked, or kids who have consensual sex with their girlfriends or boyfriends or whomever before the age of 18.

And it’ll happen to Raehtah Parsons’ rapists too. And all the other millions of women and men who have been raped. Because as a society, we don’t like to talk about it. There’s so many questions. But if a girl was drunk, or she goes to the party, or she was flirting with him, or she was wearing a short skirt, or she’s his girlfriend, or she’s not a pure goddamn virgin emanating holy light from every pore or whatever, no, then it’s her fault.

What a goddamn world we live in where a victim of someone else’s violence is told, “no, actually, you brought this upon yourself.”

And if they do get convicted, will they see a day in jail? If they do get jailtime, will it be in prison or juvie? If they go to prison, will it be for a year or will they have their life’s freedom taken away, just like what they did to her?

Probably none of the above. And until the justice system gets its head out of its excusing, condoning ass and fucking does something, I suppose it’s just up to us to demand justice on your behalf, whatever way we can—we can demand justice nonviolently, show that women and men do not believe that this is acceptable, that a little girl can disappear without any punishment to the boys who hurt her, that rape victims are whole and human beings who deserve more than what was given to them, that women are not pieces of ass to be batted about for the pleasure of naive men who cannot see past their raging libido, their incessant need for dominance and control and their misogyny to see the human being. Our system is flawed and our society is deeply fucked up. It has a duty to protect our children and it has failed. But if we let this failure pass, in any regard than the full justice that she deserves, then we fail too. Ignorance to injustice allows it to continue, to breed and flourish and spread. And just as we had a duty to Audrie to protect her, because she deserved the right, like all women, to be a teenager and make the decision to drink or party with friends and not worry that her classmates would sexually assault her while she was unconscious, we have a duty to do whatever we can to make it right in her name.

Rest in peace, sweet girl. Because God knows you didn’t know peace in your last days. And for your sake, we’ll give those fuckers hell in your name.

If you would like to support to the Audrie Pott Foundation, a non-profit organization created in her name to offer support to those in similar positions, you can find their page here.

First the Steubenville case, then Raehtah Parson, and now, at MY OWN HIGH SCHOOL, poor Audrie Pott.

She may have put herself in a bad place and made poor choices, but she did NOT make those scumbags rape her. That was all in their control! And yet I sadly agree that it is unlikely due to their age that they will be tried as adults. If people are going to sympathize with the Steubenville rapists,they can sympathize with anyone.

She killed herself out of shame, because she felt helpless and powerless to the onslaught of cyberbullying, calling her a slut. When they had no idea that she was terrified to have a voice. She was ALREADY left voiceless, violated by someone she probably trusted.

She shouldn’t have felt so alone. She should have felt like she could have a voice and speak out against this atrocity. But instead she was torn apart. No one knew her story, her true terror, and on top of that unholy crime forced on her she was buried beneath snide comments and gossip and judgements,

AND WHAT SHE NEEDED MOST WAS SOMEONE TO LISTEN.

NO ONE deserves this kind of torture. All we can do now is try to give Audrie and all other rape victims what they DO deserve: justice.

Theserapists choseto take advantage of her, and they should be tried as adults. DO NOT see them as impulsive boys, or reckless teens, or just confused high school kids: any speck of innocence that could identify them as children was stripped away from them when they CHOSE to take that same innocence from Audrie, and there is nothing juvenile about that. What they did is inexcusable, and it is heart-breaking to see that even a child is capable of something so horrifying.

God bless poor Audrie. God help those parents whose horrors have only grown worse; their little girl was abused and violated and taken from them before they could even try to help her heal.

today i was asked how i do it all: studies, sleep, band, and a social lifehands down the most...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:38:19 -0700

today i was asked how i do it all: studies, sleep, band, and a social life

hands down the most flattering question ive ever been asked.

z33zy: serene-sin: nasalangit: doublesweee: wolfveins: xxtab...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:15:44 -0700

z33zy:

serene-sin:

nasalangit:

doublesweee:

wolfveins:

xxtabitharose:

How to handle a drunk girl passed out on your couch.

seriously have so much respect for this

the fact that anyone would do anything other than this is ridiculous

this.

omg r e s p e c t

YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS

*REAL PEOPLE TREAT REAL PEOPLE WITH RESPECT*

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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:52:47 -0700

terracanta: thecakebar: Brick Toast/Honey Toast Tutorial For...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:59:13 -0800

terracanta:

thecakebar:

Brick Toast/Honey Toast Tutorial

For those unfamiliar with Brick Toast, it’s often served in boba tea cafes. It’s usually a thick slice of toast that is slathered with either a sugar butter mixture, condensed milk or honey. It’s then toasted in the toaster oven before being served. It’s sweet, crunchy and perfect with tea or coffee. You can view my recipe for the original ones here.

When I was at Cafe LaTTea, we had a chocolate version, but I much prefer something with more fruit. So I topped mine with mangoes, strawberries and matcha green tea ice cream. I also drizzled it with some condensed milk. This was so good!

Text credit

Don’t mind me, just reblogging forever.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:18:19 -0800

unclesamgotanamechange: #every american in existence

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:19:39 -0800

unclesamgotanamechange:

#every american in existence

acexlove: one of the greatest pixar moments; a family thats ok...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:25:59 -0800

acexlove:

one of the greatest pixar moments; a family thats ok with you coming 2nd

vegetablesuck: valentoms: i made more historical (political)...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:56:22 -0800

vegetablesuck:

valentoms:

i made more historical (political) figure valentines

(x)

YOU’LL BE CALLING MY WILLY THE CONQUEROR HAHSUIBASIOHFDS

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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:56:15 -0800

25 Things You Don't Have to Justify to Anyone

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:50:14 -0800

25 Things You Don't Have to Justify to Anyone

vvalruses: i heard that these guys are gonna play football at a beyonce concert

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:09:07 -0800

vvalruses:

i heard that these guys are gonna play football at a beyonce concert

sora2522: mage-of-derp: hetaliantomato: coterieinc: DIY:...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:14:09 -0800

sora2522:

mage-of-derp:

hetaliantomato:

coterieinc:

DIY: BLACKHEADS, BE GONE

Bye bye blackheads: Use a half lemon and 3-4 drops of honey. Rub the lemon on your face, especially in blackhead-prone areas like nose, chin etc. Leave the lemon and honey mixture on your face for 5 minutes, then wash it with cold water. You should see the results immediately. Additionally, lemon juice will also fade other marks/spots on the face and honey will moisturize.

CAUTION: Never go out into the sun with lemon juice on your face. Lemon juice can make your skin photo sensitive, or extra sensitive to sunlight, resulting in the opposite effect - discoloration or burns.

Wait at least 30 minutes before going outside.

This is Tumblr. Do you really think any of us go outside regularly?

Ooh good things good things.

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Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:53:27 -0800