Wonderland

"My shirt is gray,” I pointed out. “You’ve expanded my fashion horizons dramatically. I wear three..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:44 +0200

“My shirt is gray,” I pointed out. “You’ve expanded my fashion horizons dramatically. I wear three colours now.”

- Body and Soul (The Ghost and the Goth #3) - Stacey Kade
(via effyeahyoungadultlit)

"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:38 +0200

“

I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

It is reassuring that they see nothing that makes them uncomfortable. They can see my small scars and that’s it. Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can. On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

”

- By ANGELINA JOLIE

(via serjaimelanister)

rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:03:19 +0200

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

sadmale: do you ever feel physically sick because you know you’re not good enough for anybody and...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:51 +0200

sadmale:

do you ever feel physically sick because you know you’re not good enough for anybody and you can’t do anything right and you’re too tired to go on

This is difficult to do—it is difficult to remember that people...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:39 +0200

This is difficult to do—it is difficult to remember that people with lives different and distant from your own even celebrate birthdays, let alone with gifts of graffitied plywood. You will always be stuck inside of your body, with your consciousness, seeing through the world through your own eyes, but the gift and challenge of your education is to see others as they see themselves, to grapple with this mean and crazy and beautiful world in all its baffling complexity. We haven’t left you with the easiest path, I know, but I have every confidence in you, and I wish you a very happy graduation, despite the circumstances.

John Green, Commencement Address to Butler University, 11/5/2013

"1. There will be several days that you daydream about stepping in front of a city bus. Don’t. It..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:06:59 +0200

“

1. There will be several days that you daydream about stepping in front of a city bus. Don’t. It will not be beautiful. It will not be brave. It will be selfish. It will be broken. Your mother will cry.

2. Don’t write for him. Write for you. Write for others like you. Write so the girl that thinks about stepping in front of public transportation doesn’t. Don’t be selfish.

3. When you will yourself to sleep and it doesn’t come- get up. It doesn’t matter that it’s 3 am. There will be other 3 am’s. Take a shower. Take two. Wash him out of your hair. Write a poem. Read the same book you’ve read 202 times again. The 203rd time might tell you something different. Don’t stay in bed- you will think about the bus again.

4. Don’t kiss him because he’s broken. Don’t kiss him because his laughter never reaches his eyes. Don’t try and fix him. Fix yourself first. Be selfish. He can’t save you.

5. Date yourself. Take yourself out to eat. Don’t share your popcorn at the movies with anyone. Stroll around an art museum alone. Fall in love with canvases. Fall in love with yourself.

6. Dress up and wear red lipstick and get drunk with your friends. They’re the ones that will pick you up. Don’t kiss him. Or him. Don’t fall asleep on strange couches with strange boys. When his hand slides up your dress walk away. Hit him. Don’t kiss him. He can’t save you.

7. Get another tattoo. Get five more. Get another hole in your ear. Don’t listen to your dad. You will still be able to get a job. Did you really want to be employed by someone like your father? Haven’t you had enough of judgmental old white men anyway? Get fuck you tattooed in tiny letters on your hip.

8. When you feel the yearning for a new city- start over. Take 200 bucks and a three suitcases. Work anywhere that will have you. Meet strange people and forget your name. Call yourself Ruby. No one will know the difference. Remember to call your mother. Don’t be selfish. Come home when you find yourself in the strangers and the small one bedroom apartment.

9. Don’t whisper evil things into your own ear. Other people are going to shout them at you. Be your own hero. Keep a sword on your key ring.

10. Don’t step in front of a city bus. It will not be beautiful. Live. Stay up all night with a boy that promises you everything and means it. Live. See shitty local bands with a friend. Wear a different band’s t-shirt. No one will care. Live. Have a baby girl with tiny fingers and tiny toes someday. Pour love into her until it’s overflowing. Live. Wake up. Staying in bed all day is not poetic.

Live. Live.

Live.

Do you hear that? It’s me. It’s your life. Wake up.

”

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(via victorielle)

metronudes: the pier at sunrise (by jessieroth)

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:55:28 +0200

metronudes:

the pier at sunrise (by jessieroth)

watev-r: deadvibes: I really love this same

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:53:16 +0200

watev-r:

deadvibes:

I really love this

same

booksdirect: “The Writing Process.”

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:59:09 +0200

booksdirect:

“The Writing Process.”

"The best approach is to not try to write things that will go viral. No, the best approach is to..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:57:59 +0200

“The best approach is to not try to write things that will go viral. No, the best approach is to write for just one person. Make an impact on just one person. Even better, make it so they can’t sleep that night unless they choose to make a difference for just one other person by sharing your message with them. The rest will take care of itself.”

- Seth Godin echoes Kurt Vonnegut, who in the seventh of his 8 timeless tips on writing advised, “Write to please just one person.” (via explore-blog)

bemusedlybespectacled: if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:55:05 +0200

bemusedlybespectacled:

if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever shit

just remember that cerberus, the hell-hound and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the root indo-european word ḱerberos, which evolved into the greek word kerberos, which got changed to cerberus when it went from greek to latin

ḱerberos means “spotted”

that’s right

hades, lord of the dead, literally fucking named his pet dog spot

maddoraptor: YES.

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:57 +0200

maddoraptor:

YES.

"The doubts. You had to save me from my constant doubts. That deep-seeded feeling that I wasn’t good..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:04 +0200

“The doubts. You had to save me from my constant doubts. That deep-seeded feeling that I wasn’t good enough for anything, I was a fake at my job, I wasn’t your equal, my friends would forget me if I moved away for a month. It wasn’t as easy as hearing voices, nobody was telling me this. It was just something I knew. Everyone else was playing along but I was sure that one day they would all stop.””

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary (via loveyourchaos)

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Mon, 13 May 2013 20:19:18 +0200

magicbuskid: brattonnn: It’s all about the way we see...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:22:42 +0200

magicbuskid:

brattonnn:

It’s all about the way we see things.

that was the coolest thing i’ve ever seen

fictitiousfake: J.K Rowling said that her inspiration for Hagrid came from when she was 19 in a...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:43:59 +0200

fictitiousfake:

J.K Rowling said that her inspiration for Hagrid came from when she was 19 in a pub in the west country and this terrifying looking guy came in with these other biker guys and the only thing he talked to J.K about was how his cabbages were getting on

when-itrainsitpours: Notte stellata sul Rodano. Vincent Van...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:33 +0200

when-itrainsitpours:

Notte stellata sul Rodano. Vincent Van Gogh.

mynameiselly: “All loves fade, I promise.” “But what do you do with the ones that don’t?” “Anything...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:03:52 +0200

mynameiselly:

“All loves fade, I promise.”

“But what do you do with the ones that don’t?”

“Anything you can.”

“I don’t think I understand.”

“Shove it in corners, put it in books, leave it in coffee shops.”

“But why?”

“Because then it isn’t yours anymore. It’s everyone else’s.”

“And that’s better than keeping it?”

“Always.”

writeworld: Writer’s Block A picture says a thousand words....

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:15 +0200

writeworld:

Writer’s Block

A picture says a thousand words. Write them.

Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.

Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!

starksfell: i have this problem where i isolate myself from civilization and then get upset because...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:05 +0200

starksfell:

i have this problem where i isolate myself from civilization and then get upset because i feel lonely