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he’s not ugly he’s handsome

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distinguished

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rugged 

This motherfucker survives a lightning strike and you have the gull to call them ugly?? If mother nature cant kill them what chance do you have when this mofo comes after you?!

Reblog Lightning Bison for protection from lightning.

When you reblog Lightning Bison, Lightning Bison gets 200 metres closer to the journalist who called him ugly

Lightning Bison is blessed by Zeus

The man-free sanctuary will offer up a range of typical beauty services such as hair, waxing, facials and manicures and pedicures, while providing unique services like henna and halal nails and eyebrow shaping.

“We want women to be able to come in and feel completely relaxed,” ~ Quhshi said.

Quhshi also noted that while Le’Jemalik was created with Muslims in mind, “women of all faiths, races, and ethnicities” are welcome.

This store is in Brooklyn, please support if you can; this is such a huge need for us muslim women.

It’s so pretty too 🥰

For anyone wondering: Someone in the notes said they contacted the salon and yes it is trans women friendly

reblogging again for the last addition: TRANS FRIENDLY MY BABIES

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BOOST BOOST BOOST

could somebody please do a transcript of this?

The 3 tips are:

1) traffickers spread honey on top of your car, so that youll wonder what it is and stay outside longer while cleaning it up. If you see theres something strange/sticky on there: get in your car and drive away

2) sometimes a trafficker will hide under your car with a knife to cut your achilles heels so that you cant run away. Make sure theres no one under there, especially if its dark or remote. (Note from me: works super from a far while approaching)

3) traffickers also try to keep you outside longer by putting something under your windshield, that might be similar looking to a ticket, again, to keep you outside longer. Most times you can see what it is from inside the car, so make it a habit to check it out from inside the car.

I’m tired of having to fear for others as well as myself when I hear stuff like this. Ladies we need to invest in guns at this point

Ladies INVEST IN GUNS... and if guns are not your thing there’s also different style knives that fit right between your fingers you can make a fist with so while you’re punching you are also stabbing. A gun is better to have in this case but PROTECT YOURSELF.

I’m RT’ing this shit everytime I see it I’m sorry. Should be way more notes

white people go like “is anyone going to redesign this nonhuman evil character as a poc?” and not wait for an answer

white people go “is anyone going to redesign this nonhuman good character as a white person?” and not wait for an answer

white people can rb but please do not clown

white people really cant give a shit abt anyone but themselves unless held at gunpoint or smth huh?

“what about the poor little white kids just trying to have fun?” what about the poor little kids of color made to feel unsafe and unwelcome in a space that was supposed to be fun?

“why can’t poc just make their own redesigns and we can keep these ones” why cant you realize that your actions have consequences and that you should maybe try to not enforce racist stereotypes??

like ofc its ideal to have VARIETY among both villains AND protagonists, its when your characters look like this

that the issue arises

scratch “can”, white people are encouraged to reblog

Reblog if Black Lives Matter to you

Where are those woke white people at!?

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The amount of notes this doesn’t have bothers me…

Tumblr has 30-50 million active users. Why does this not even have 1 million notes?

Seriously people, the floor here is “matter.” If black lives don’t matter to you I am terrified to think what that means you believe.

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i never talk about these things but i can’t remain silent.

i know tumblr doesn’t give a SHIT when things happen in countries outside the “most popular ones” (such as the usa & england). it’s true, don’t lie to me. y’all don’t give A FUCK. not every issue and problem in said countries gets the appropriate exposure but in general shit shows up on the news WORLD FREAKING  WIDE. you set up donations, you help out, your spread the word, you say “pray for x”……

southern europe is burning. 

my country is burning.

people are dying - at home, on the road, trying to run away, in their cars.

yesterday my country had 300 active fires.

people are losing EVERYTHING they own.

i have a friend that is on a train right now passing through places that have been burnt to the ground and she says the smoke is so intense it’s getting inside the train and she can barely breathe.

and yet, even though several people (myself included) have been trying to bring awareness to what has been happening in southern europe… what we get from most of you, those not part of the countries suffering, is silence. we don’t ask for money, we don’t ask for shit other than a reblog to spread awareness… something you can delete in 24/48hrs if you wish. 

i don’t know what to tell you. i’m angry. i’m frustrated. i’m disappointed. i feel like i’m screaming into the void. “a reblog does nothing” - you know that’s a damn lie, you know exposure always helps, you know people start paying attention when posts on social media become popular. my country in particular is a small one, we get ZERO exposure. y’all are only starting to figure out we even fucking exist bc of the shit we’ve been winning lately. 

but hell, if the EU doesn’t give a shit, why should some user on tumblr dot com?

again, i don’t know what to tell you so i’ll let the images speak for themselves: 

An image captured by a Nasa satellite shows a thick plume of smoke blowing southward from the Greek island of Chios over the island of Crete

Torneros de Jamuz, Spain

Duca, Croatia

A helicopter from Italy’s civil protection service drops water on a fire near the railway between Venice and Trieste

Residents take refuge on the beach as a wildfire burns on the mountain next to the village of Lithi, on the Greek island of Chios

Men gather cattle during a forest fire in Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal.

Charred trees are seen on the hills above the Cloister of Thivaidas on Mount Athos, a World Heritage Site in Greece

Portugal

This is fucking important. I am glad someone fucking spoke about this and said what they had to say. The damage is terrible, and all the evergreen, stone, even the ground is black. I was fucking terrified when Croatia was burning. The fire was near a village where I like and I thought it will burn down. I thought the church will burn down. I thought the cemetery where my grandpa is buried will burn. I still remember the smell of smoke, and when I went to check how bad is fire, my clothes and hair and skin all stunk of smoke. It didn’t go away for weeks.

This is NASA’s picture of Croatia and Montenegro burning. My fucking country was burning. Fucking reblog this. I don’t care that it isn’t UK or US, or that it doesn’t go with your blog, fucking. Reblog. It.

Not my blog type, I dont care.

Reblog for awareness. Do it.

Please, do it

Prompt I will never do anything with: instead of being given to the Dursleys, Harry Potter is put up for adoption and is adopted by the Addams Family

Gomez, being forcibly removed from the stands of a Hogwarts quidditch match for the third time: MY BOY! MY BOY’S UP THERE! HE’S SEEKER!

McGonagall, sweating: Mr. Addams, how do you keep sneaking onto grounds

As I said to @door :

Wednesday is woefully jealous of how dramatic Harry's origin is and fiercely protective of him, only SHE is allowed to torture him

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Harry's hair would be more slicked back and shinier than Draco could ever hope to achieve Harry still gets sorted into Gryffindor Morticia says he gets that from Gomez' side of the family

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Meanwhile Wednesday gets into Hogwarts as well,

*During House assigning*

Professor McGonnagal: Wednesday Addams.

Wednesday *begins to get up*

Sorting hat: Yeah no, no, sit back down kid. You’re Slytheren. I have never been more sure of anything in my existence.

*Later at Slytheren dorm*

Draco: Well look, if it isn’t Potter’s little Mudblood sister, listen up you little...

Wednesday: *Shoots Malfoy a glare which instantly silences him.* You will listen to me and listen carefully. I do not like repeating myself. Harry is off limits. In fact, everyone in Gryffondor is off limits, that goes for the rest of you. If you cause ANY trouble for my adopted brother, you will answer directly to me. Is this understood?

Draco:...Yes mum.

*Later in potions class*

Snape: Potter, you were two seconds late, twenty points from Gryffondor.

Wednesday: *Picks up beaker and smashes it on the floor.* Professor Snape. I have wilfully destroyed school property. I believe that is a twenty point deduction from Slytheren house.

Snape: Did you? Well I didn’t see it so.

Wednesday: *Gets up, walks to the front of the class, looking Snape in the eye the entire time, smashes another beaker on the ground right in front of him.* Twenty. Points. From Slytheren.

Snape:..... Alright then twenty points from Slytheren.

Wednesday: *Returns to seat, still glaring at Snape*

Snape: Now before we get on with classes I have the results of last weeks pop quiz, fairly expected stuff, Mr. Weasley you did adequate, but your penmanship was atrocious which is...

Wednesday *Grabs another beaker and holds it up with a look on her face that says ‘I can keep this up as long as you can old man’*

Snape:....Something you should work on in the future.

*Later*

Draco: Can’t you just expel her professor?

Snape: Well I could in theory, but considering her muggle father keeps somehow sneaking in here I think whether she has permission to be here or not is rather Academic. Besides, I’m not crossing her after what she did to Umbridge.

Draco: *Shudders* Don’t remind me.

This is one of those posts I'm going to watch for hopefully in future to see what awesome new additions it gets. Go on Tumblr, be brilliant!

please keep me informed as well

I just imagined the third book when they learn Sirius Black is trying to kill Harry, and is his godfather.

Gomez: well that makes him family, we must invite him over.

Harry: but father, everyone says he's trying to kill me.

Gomez: oh, of course, how thoughtless of me. Lurch, put away the swords for guests and sharpen up the good swords we use for special occasions! A relative visiting is one thing, but a murderous relative needs to be celebrated.

Harry: thank you, father.

XD and as soon as they find sirius is innocent hed be welcomed into the family with open arms.

Can you imagine the Addams during the fight at the ministry of magic or at hogwarts?

Gomez with a sword

Mortitia with man eating plants

Pugsley with explosives

Wednesday just keeps pulling bigger and bigger weapons out of those tiny pockets on her dress. She has a wand but never uses it!

A death eater turns a corner and she's inexplicably there with a cannon!

Okay but the Addams Family going off on Dumbledore for all the BS he put Harry through without warning him like he could have. (Because fuck that shit. Destiny/fate my ass.)

Just...just all of this... Mortisha: So how was your first year of schooling children? Wensday: *pouting* Harry got to see a 3 headed dog and play with it. Harry: Only a little! Gomez: Oh how fun! Maybe we should look into getting one or 2!

All the yes

How am I only just finding this, this is brilliant

When they find out Lupin was fired for being a werewolf they offer him a place to stay. Granmama brews his wolfbane potion every month, better than Snape!

And they start calling him "cousin Remus" before the end of the second week.

Mental Health Resource Guide

For College Students/New Adults

Finding mental health resources can be overwhelming. I want to share some resources with you all, and please let me know if you need something different or more specific. I encourage everybody to reach out to somebody right now, even if you feel like it’s not worth it. It is worth it. Nobody can help you if you don’t tell them what you need, you know?

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call any time. If you’re not up for talking, the Crisis Text Line is also available.
  • Search Tumblr for #suicide and they will show you more services available to different countries and regions.
  • If you feel your life is in danger, go to the emergency room and notify the staff that you are having a mental health emergency.
  • SAMHSA is a free, confidential service that helps folks in the U.S. find mental health and substance use treatment, regardless of insurance status.
  • ULifeline is another treatment finder that also allows you to search by entering in the name of your college.
  • The Center for Online Education allows you to search for services by state.
  • If you are insured, your insurance company likely has a search webpage to find providers that are covered under your plan.

I’m a person who likes to know what I’m getting into before I go for it, so here’s approximately what you’re going to find:

  • Here’s what happens when you call a suicide prevention hotline.
  • Colleges tend to have counseling services, and many are moving to Zoom and other platforms. You may have a limited number of sessions, but these can be great when you’re in a bind and need somebody to talk to.
  • Your state might have a lot of different stuff on its website, so you will want to look for keywords like “behavioral health,” “mental health,” “telehealth,” “hotline,” “services,” “resources,” and “provider.” 
  • Sometimes services will be free to you, some may be covered under insurance, and sometimes providers give discounts to people without insurance—just ask!

There is something out there for you. No issue is too small or too big to treat. If something goes wrong, you can always hang up and try again. If you don’t like your therapist, you can get a new one. You are committed to your own mental health, whatever that means for you. All I ask is that you keep trying.

Be patient with yourself when you’re looking for mental health services, but don’t procrastinate. Allow yourself to tell the person on the other end of the line, “I’m stuck. I need help and I don’t know what to do.”

My next post will be about everyday things you can do to support your mental health (and encourage others to support theirs), but accessing professional care can be so, so valuable and important. Reblog this if you found it helpful, and feel free to add more tips and share resources!

Rare Collection of 100 Introvert Quotes That Will Make You Feel Understood

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  1. “People empty me. I have to get away to refill.” ~ C. Bukowski
  2. “I think a lot, but I don’t say much.” ~ Anne Frank
  3. “I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
  4. “You see things. You keep quiet about them and you understand. “ ~ The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  5. “I’m very picky with whom I give my energy to. I prefer to reserve my time, intensity and spirit exclusively to those who reflect sincerity.” ~ Dau Voire
  6. “I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  7. “There is a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I’ve got to see my friends because I’m too content with myself.” ~ Drew Barrymore
  8. “Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.” ~ William S. Boroughs
  9. “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” Stephen Hawking
  10. “In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” ~ Rollo May
  11. “What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint for action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer reflective types in the world.” ~ Susan Cain
  12. “Please kindly go away, I’m introverting.” ~ Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur
  13. “A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  14. “Everyone shines, given the right lighting.” ~ Susan Cain
  15. “Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.” ~ Michaela Chung
  16. “Introverts crave meaning so party chit-chat feels like sandpaper to our psyche.” ~ Diane Cameron
  17. “I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.” ~ Bob Newhart
  18. “Let’s clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  19. “The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person’s solitude.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
  20. “Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  21. “Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.” ~ Nikola Tesla
  22. “In terms of, like, instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.” ~John Mulaney
  23. “Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy the depth, don’t force yourself to seek breadth.” ~ Susan Cain
  24. ”Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.”- Adam S. McHugh
  25. “I want to be alone… with someone else who wants to be alone.” – Dimitri Zaik
  26. “Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.” ~ Anais Nin
  27. “Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something beautiful is awkward.” ~ Elliot Kay
  28. “After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge … This isn’t antisocial. It isn’t a sign of depression.” Jonathan Rauch
  29. “Your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
  30. “There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” ~ Susan Cain
  31. “I talked to a calzone for fifteen minutes last night before I realized it was just an introverted pizza. I wish all my acquaintances were so tasty.
” ~ Jarod Kintz
  32. “The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk.” ~ Susan Cain
  33. “As a child, I suppose I was not quite normal. My happiest times were when I was left alone in the house on a Saturday.” ~ Charles Bukowski
  34. “When you’re an introvert like me and you’ve been lonely for a while, and then you find someone who understands you, you become really attached to them. It’s a real release.” ~ Lana Del Rey
  35. “Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.” ~ Paulo Coelho
  36. “I was just confused about why I was feeling overwhelmed all the time and trying to adjust to having people work for me. Surprisingly, I think if you’re known on the Internet, you’re probably an introvert.” ~ Felicia Day
  37. “’Come out of your shell’ – that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go and some humans are just the same.” ~ Susan Cain
  38. “I don’t have time for superficial friends, I suppose if you’re really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what’s the point? ~ Courtney Cox
  39. “I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.” ~ Marilynne Robinson
  40. “Introverts listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror for small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.” ~ Susan Cain
  41. “My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.” ~ Patricia Highsmith
  42. ”For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.” ~ Jonathan Rauch
  43. “Beware of those who seek constant crowds; they are nothing alone.” ~ Charles Bukowski
  44. “I’m self-sufficient. I spend a lot of time on my own and I shut off quite easily. When I communicate, I communicate 900 per cent; then I shut off, which scares people sometimes.” ~ Bjork
  45. “Loneliness is failed solitude.” ~ Sherry Turkle
  46. A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live. ~ Bertrand Russell
  47. “Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you ‘too much’ in some ways and ‘not enough’ in others.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  48. “A wise man once said nothing.” ~ Proverb
  49. “In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.” ~ Criss Jami
  50. “When I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost unhearable sound of the roses singing.” ~ Mary Oliver
  51. “Most people in politics draw energy from backslapping and shaking hands and all that. I draw energy from discussing ideas.” ~ Al Gore
  52. “Solitude matters and for some people, it’s the air they breathe.” ~ Susan Cain
  53. “I don’t believe anything really revolutionary has ever been invented by committee… I’m going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: Work alone… Not on a committee. Not on a team.” ~ Steve Wozniak
  54. “Don’t think of introversion as something that needs to be cured…Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.” ~ Susan Cain
  55. “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. ~ Franz Kafka
  56. “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” ~ Plato
  57. “I was never less alone than when by myself.” ~ Edward Gibbon
  58. Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. ~ Napoleon Hill
  59. “Solitude has its own very strange beauty to it.” ~ Liv Tyler
  60. “Better to keep quiet and let people think you’re an idiot than speak up and confirm it.” ~ Rodney Dangerfield
  61. “I restore myself when I’m alone.” ~ Marilyn Monroe
  62. “Introverts dislike small talk, but we are fluent in the language of ideas and dreams.” ~ Michaela Chung
  63. “You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.” ~ Yoko Ono
  64. “Love is essential, gregariousness is optional.” ~ Susan Cain
  65. “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes” C.G. Jung
  66. “As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  67. “People say things to me like, ‘It’s really cool that you don’t go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs.’ I appreciate that, but I’m kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature.” ~ Emma Watson
  68. “I think I’m a weird combination of deeply introverted and very daring. I can feel both those things working.” ~ Helen Hunt
  69. “E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone. As far as I’m concerned, I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.” ~ Tom Hanks
  70. “My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.” ~ Warsan Shire
  71. “I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel in my mind, and that’s a rigorous state of journeying for me. My body isn’t that interested in moving from place to place.” ~ Bell Hooks
  72. “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
  73. “Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family.” ~ Susan Cain
  74. “I don’t want to be alone. I want to be left alone.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
  75. “I don’t hate people, I just feel better when they aren’t around.” ~ Charles Bukowski
  76. “Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.” ~ Susan Cain
  77. “Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say … they’re just being careful about who they open up to.” ~ Susan Gale
  78. “You only know part of me. I am a universe full of secrets.” ~ Lupytha Hermin
  79. “A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” ~ Oscar Wilde
  80. “I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.” ~ Margaret Donnano
  81. “Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.” ~ Cheryl Strayed
  82. “An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows that the party will leave her feeling more alone and alienated.” ~ Laurie Helgoe
  83. “Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering – because you can’t take it in all at once.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
  84. “The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.” ~ Aldous Huxley
  85. “People are always so boring when they band together. You have to be alone to develop all the idiosyncrasies that make a person interesting.” ~ Andy Warhol
  86. “Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone…” ~ Steve Wozniak
  87. “Kindly remove yourself from my personal space. Thanks.” ~ Gemma Correll
  88. “Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.” ~ Julia Quinn
  89. “Sometimes I just shut down and don’t talk to anyone for days. It’s nothing personal.” ~ Sonya Teclai
  90. “I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the gaps but other people emphasize my loneliness.” ~ Anais Nin
  91. “Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking you are boring somebody.” ~ Helen Gurley Brown
  92. “Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” ~ Anne Lamott
  93. “Study me as much as you like, you will never know me. For I differ a hundred ways from what you see me to be.” ~ Rumi
  94. “How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here forever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.” ~ Virginia Wolf, The Waves
  95. “What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it like a secret vice!” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  96. “People inspire you, or they drain you — pick them wisely.” ~ Hans F. Hansen
  97. “I’m indecisive because I see eight sides to everything.” ~ April Kepne
  98. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
  99. “So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me. Because I, too, am fluent in silence.” ~ R. Arnold
  100. “Every time we stomp down our introverted nature, we crush part of our soul in the process.” ~ Michaela Chung

Starbucks funded the police in Atlanta so here’s their recipes

do you have a link to the images cause they’re a little small and compressed

Found these when going through the notes, so unashamedly reblogging.

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Sorry for putting pictures of boobies on your dash.

I’m not

BOOBIES

sorry guys, i usually don’t post NSFW stuff.. but this is a great pair of boobies.

I love a bouncing pair of boobies.

I respond to this gifs of cute boobies with a pair of great tits. 

omg guys. I’m sorry I usually don’t post stuff like this.

boobies are great

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yeah, boobies are okay, but i know somebody out there is just dying for some cock.

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This is what tumbler was made for

This post just isn’t complete without a picture of the world’s largest pecker.

I love this

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that is one huge pecker you got there

Needs moar tits

What this post needs is a little ass.

Sorry guys, I don’t usually post NSFW, but you gotta admit, that ass looks great.

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Don’t forget a little pussy

YES.

All the NSFW

How about a nice pair of hooters?

Thank you for this blessed post

Here's a chance to change some black trans lives

Saw this on facebook and am keeping the momentum going. I've copied all the fundraiser links below, and here's the link to the original post in case you'd prefer to look at the list that way.

I will periodically update the progress amounts. As the goals are met, I'll mark them as funded and change the colors from green to pink to make it clear. I'm also tagging the ones that could use more attention with red.
Been hearing a lot about "reparations" lately? Well, this is one way to start working towards that, since those in power certainly won't.
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Actual good first-time college student advice:

  • Wear jeans/pants that “breathe” and bring a sweater, even if it’s scorching hot out, until you know which building blasts the AC to 60 degrees F and which feels like a sauna
  • Backpacks with thick straps are your friend!  Messenger bags are cool and all but if you’re commuting with a lot of stuff, symmetrically styled backpacks are better for your back
  • You are your own person and you can walk out whenever you need to or want to, so long as you’re not disrupting the class.  Meaning you can go to the bathroom without permission, take a breather if you’re anxious, answer an important phone call, etc.
  • If you don’t like the class on the first day, if you can- DROP THAT CLASS AND TAKE ANOTHER ONE!  It’ll only get worse from there!
  • If you can, take a class outside your major; it’s a good break from your expected studies.
  • You are in charge of your schedule.  Your adviser and guidance counselor is there to ‘advise and guide’ but if you don’t like certain classes and you can substitute for others, that’s your choice.
  • Consequently, if you are changing anything drastic in your plan, talk with your adviser and instructors.
  • Pay attention to your credit hours and grades.  Never leave this to the last week of school, you will be sorry and stressed beyond belief!
  • Unless it’s a lab book or otherwise specified, go to the class for a week or so before buying an expensive textbook.  Some classes, while having it on their required list, do not actually use the textbook a whole lot and you might find some of it scanned online.  Rent if you can or buy used online (schools actually don’t give discounts).  Use your best judgement on what you think you need.
  • Tell the people who go up to you selling or advertising things you are not interested in that you are in a rush to class and don’t have time to listen to them.  It’s less rude and they’ll leave you alone.
  • The smaller the class, the better it is to have some sort of acquaintanceship with a couple classmates.  They might save your ass if you are absent one day or need to study.  And talking with them makes the time go by faster without it being so insufferable.
  • You don’t need to join a club or sport, but internships are cool and useful!
  • If you can afford it, take a day off once or twice each semester if you’re too exhausted.  Just be aware of what you missed and if it was worth missing!
  • Your health is the most important, this goes for mental health too!!  Note: College-age/upper teens is when mental disorders like depression and anxiety are most commonly diagnosed.  Most schools have therapy services, especially during exam time.  Look into it if you need to!
  • Communicate with your professor if you are having trouble with something.  Anything.
  • Eat and stay hydrated.  Bring a water bottle and snack to class.
  • All-nighters will happen but never go over 36 hours without sleep.
  • It’s going to be hard and there will be times you might think about giving up.  This WILL happen.  You just have to make sure what you’re doing isn’t making you absolutely miserable and/or there is something rewarding and positive to look forward to at the end!

I did none of this and it bit me in the ass every time so this is EXCELLENT ADVICE.

ADDITIONAL ADVICE

Don’t let a mental health day turn into a mental health week because you will be so screwed.

Pay attention to the syllabus and do not lose it. A lot of professors put all of the assignment due dates in there and ONLY in there.

If your school has blackboard or moodle etc. CHECK IT. a lot of professors will only post certain info there and not talk about it in class

Check your student email account weekly. A lot of it will be unimportant junk but sometimes it’s the only way professors will communicate.

Check your student email multiple times DAILY. 

THANK YOU. I’m so glad i have resources like this queued up in my ‘college’ tag bc honestly i was so stressed before

Advice from someone who really fucked up their freshman year:

READINGS ARE NOT OPTIONAL.

I REPEAT. READINGS. ARE. NOT. OPTIONAL.

Put them in your schedule, read BEFORE class. And summarise it. For bonus points, come up with some questions about the text and go introduce yourself to your professor either after class or during office hours, and ask them about it. This will make them much more likely to remember you in a positive light (and possibly bump your grade up if you hit a hard patch.)

Your library will have a copy of your textbook. If you cannot afford to rent it, you can go to the library and borrow it from the front desk for a few hours whenever you need it. It is there for you, okay? 

SO DO YOUR READINGS.

When planning out your schedule, make sure you have a plan A and a plan B. Classes fill up fast so it’s better to have a back up plan.

Reblogging this because when I went to college back in the mid-90s, I could have used all this advice. I was the first person in my family to go to university, no one told me any of this, and the internet was not really A Thing yet. (For perspective, there were an entire two computers on campus which had access to the World Wide Web, because it was such a new concept that demand for it was low.) This would have been relevant then and it’s relevant now.

Email your professors ahead of class or ask on the first day if the current edition of the textbook is required!

Our university’s campus bookstore required the professors to “require” the most current edition of the textbook, which was mostly a scam!

Unless there’s a workbook in it, most professors are fine if you go back 1-2 editions because there’s usually only minor changes. Instead of buying a $300 brand new textbook, you can likely buy it for $8.00, and I recommend www.thriftbooks.com as a resource

BLESS YOU ALL

A SOON TO BE JUNIOR

Thank you thank you thank you thank you, you’ve been more helpful than my actual advisor. Thank you thank you!

- A Senior gearing up to go to college next year

additional recommendations and considerations since most college classes will be online (some students are staying home, others might be on campus but all of their work is still online):

-lectures might seem optional because attendance won’t be required or you don’t have to watch them live, it’s important anyways. so please, please watch/go

-with that said, even if your classes are asynchronous try to have a regular schedule for yourself, 

-it might seem weird and scary not being able to actually meet your professor and not being able to ask questions in person, but trust me they’re just as worried as you are. therefore, even if it’s scary or difficult be honest and reach out to your professor. it’s likely that there as unsure as you are, but knowing that means it can be better communicated with your class and accommodations can be made. 

-even though it seems easy to just wake up and open you’re laptop to your lecture, still try to get up in advance (as in not the 10 minutes before). dressing up and getting ready will help you transition into a work/study mentality if it’s part of a routine

-groupme and emails will become your best way of communicating with your classmates, TAs, and professors. sometimes its weird because you don’t know what level of formality to use with different people, don’t worry. they’ll make it clear to you how they’d like to be addressed either by their first names or their title (in my experiences, TAs prefer first name basis, some professors like being called by their first name or nickname and others exclusively by their title)

i know that learning from home can be really hard, so i really hope these tips help. many students are now learning at home or in a dorm without typical access to classrooms. you’re not quite sure how to measure you’re progress because it’s harder to speak with other classmates. nonetheless, trust that you’re doing your best and others are too. 

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I HAVE HAD ELIJAH MCCLAIN’S PETITION PINNED TO MY PROFILE FOR THE PAST ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN REBLOGGING IT ALMOST REGULARLY AND IT STILL HASN’T REACHED IT’S GOAL SO NOW I AM GOING TO BOMBARD EVERYONE WITH THE PETITION TEN TIMES A DAY YOU BETTER SIGN IT AND SHARE IT AND REBLOG IT EVERY TIME YOU SEE IT. HERE IS THE PETITION . 

I am not kidding I have queued the petition 81 times so it should last a week before I need to queue everything again.

and it’s interesting to see that my angry text post got a lot of traction in just 30 minutes compared to the amount of traction the actual pinned petition in my profile got in the two months I had it up there. 

thank you for everyone who has reblogged my angry post, though <3 every bit helps

but,, I was serious about putting this petition on your dash 10 times a day. 

do me a favour and be serious about reblogging/sharing the petition every time you see it on your dash? 

once again, thank you all for helping take steps to get Justice for Elijah McClain

of course there are many others who didn’t get justice, so please please continue to sign / share petitions and learning the names of those who should be alive right now, but aren’t.

 take the time to learn as much as you can about everything going on right now.