February 2012
“My mother said to me, “If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you...”
– Pablo Picasso (via sherrilemire)
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something to work on
It’s beginning to connect in my conscious thoughts how severely underdeveloped I really am in the areas of emotional and verbal communication. I can show affection. Mild feelings come easily, especially feigned or forced affection but I have difficulty trusting to the point of being a skeptic in most relations I have with others. A good friend of mine upset me in a way that I rarely ever...
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“I see you and think you’re amazing. Then I look at you from a distance and...”
“Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes. Instant pudding, an hour.”
– John Green Out of Context (via johngreenoutofcontext)
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Some say I live a pretentious life, hiding in...
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Today in "I didn't know they were Black!!": Ludwig... →
theafrosistuh:
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The true identity of Ludwig van Beethoven, long considered Europe’s greatest classical music composer. Said directly, Beethoven was a black man. Specifically, his mother was a Moor, that group of Muslim Northern Africans who conquered parts of Europe—making Spain their capital—for some 800 years.
In order to make such a substantial statement, presentation of verifiable...
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January 2012
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Strange conversations with people
me: Would you consider yourself in love?
her: Um...can I say I'm too tired to answer the question?
me: ... (That answered the question.) ...
“Don’t ask for guarantees. And don’t look to be saved in any one thing, person,...”
– Ray Bradbury (via whowearenow)
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hear my beaten heart exclaim: The real reason... →
abaldwin360:
In December of 2011, it was reported by Digital Music News that the creators of MegaUpload were rolling out plans for a new cloud based music service that had the potential to change the music industry.
Called Megabox, it would have created an alternative to record labels as a means for artists to sell their music on-line, cut out the middle man and allow artists to keep 90...
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“Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the...”
– Michael Crichton (via ilovereadingandwriting)
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School starts with a week from hell..
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