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woodendreams: (by Robin Halioua)

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:48:50 -0400

(by Robin Halioua)

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Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:51 -0400

"I’m in a strange, I suppose, place in my life. I think that happens when you lose a parent,..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:37:35 -0400

“I’m in a strange, I suppose, place in my life. I think that happens when you lose a parent, where you drop into a different kind of serious. And yet, at the same time, you want to laugh and enjoy as much as possible every day. I’m hanging on to my family really tight at this moment, and, because of that, trying to be as good a woman as I can be in my life… Dammit, you got me crying… It’s alright. It’s a part of life… I lost my mom. It’s a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young, but it happened. And I’m happy she’s out of pain, because I love her and she’s my friend.”

- Angelina Jolie, in a 2007 interview right after her mother passed away after a long struggle with ovarian cancer.

This is pretty much all I can think about in relation to her op-ed. Anyone who wants to criticize her for it can fuck directly off.

kateelliottsff: shwetanarayan: taijavigilia: I was stuck in...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:41:44 -0400

kateelliottsff:

shwetanarayan:

taijavigilia:

I was stuck in the car for about eight hours over the weekend while going to visit the in-laws and my mind was just wandering around. Part of me ships Merida with MacGuffin but part of me is like.. ehh.. it’s more likely she married some complete outsider or no-one at all.

So in one of the alternate versions I came up with Abderrahim. The third son of an Iberian nobleman he chose the life of a scholar and was on his way back from drawing complete map of the Baltic Sea when the vessel he was traveling on capsized in an autumn storm and the few survivors floated to shore not far from Castle Dunbroch. With her father’s health starting to fail Merida took to looking after the injured and before long the adventurous duo were inseparable and Abderrahim’s despair over his lost research forgotten as Merida showed him the Highlands. Three years later at her coronation Merida announced that they were to marry. Initially the clansmen disagreed but as Merida’s influence grew and Dunbroch and neighboring clans prospered beyond everyone’s expectations with the new trade routes to south the doubters were silenced. This picture is Queen Merida and King Abderrahim on the tenth birthday of their firstborn twins, crown prince Fergus and crown princess Jamila.

Oh there was a load of other stuff as well but another (story)time.

LOVE

This is adorable.

"The hardest thing about sex scenes is that everybody is a judge. I don’t know the last time you..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:10 -0400

“The hardest thing about sex scenes is that everybody is a judge. I don’t know the last time you murdered somebody or blew anyone’s brains out, but everyone has had sex and probably this morning, which means everyone has an opinion on how it should be done.”

- Michael Douglas

There was an unexpected amount of sex advice in tonight’s episode of GoT, and most of it was...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:16:00 -0400

There was an unexpected amount of sex advice in tonight’s episode of GoT, and most of it was good.

Granted, there was also the most horrible nude scene in the history of nekkidness, but hey.

hicockalorum: wasifio: Multnomah Falls in Oregon yep.

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:28:00 -0400

hicockalorum:

wasifio:

Multnomah Falls in Oregon

yep.

"David Bowie is back, but hopefully not for long. The switch-hitting, bisexual, senior citizen from..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:10:21 -0400

“David Bowie is back, but hopefully not for long. The switch-hitting, bisexual, senior citizen from London has resurfaced, this time playing a Jesus-like character who hangs out in a nightclub dump frequented by priests, cardinals and half-naked women.”

- Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League. Bless his heart.

aka14kgold said: 3 1/2???? How is that even possible!!?!?!? [lots of exclamatory punctuation, I...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:14:06 -0400

aka14kgold said: 3 1/2???? How is that even possible!!?!?!? [lots of exclamatory punctuation, I know]

A number of jewelers have asked me that same question.

brandb said: What the heck is a vagus nerve? This thingy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:13:33 -0400

brandb said: What the heck is a vagus nerve?

This thingy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve

TAG. YOU’RE IT. The rules are to state 10 random facts about yourself! Then go to your 10 favourite blogs and tell them they’re it!

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:58:52 -0400

1) I am incapable of having blood drawn without passing out, to the vast annoyance of various medical professionals. I don’t mind the sight of blood; I just have an overactive vagus nerve, apparently.

2) I was the editor of my high school literary magazine.

3) When I was 17, my favorite book was Jonathan Carroll’s The Bones of the Moon.

4) I have owned one dog, one bird, and one rabbit in my life; all my other pets have been cats.

5) The furthest east I’ve ever lived has been Albuquerque.

6) I can find your lost car keys, no matter how drunk I am.

7) My favorite flowers are foxgloves.

8) I have a minor obsession with vintage china.

9) I can hike pretty much indefinitely.

10) My ring size is 3 1/2.

sequinsandcitations: source Owen’s notes as he was drafting...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:39:48 -0400

sequinsandcitations:

source

Owen’s notes as he was drafting Dulce et Decorum Est

captainelizabeth: mybigfatredwedding: but how can you bash sansa for liking stories about knights...

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:39:29 -0400

captainelizabeth:

mybigfatredwedding:

but how can you bash sansa for liking stories about knights and adventure when you’re the one reading asoiaf

#ur literally reading a 7000 page fantasy series?? #i do not understand

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Mon, 06 May 2013 14:28:26 -0400

AGH GAME OF THRONES.

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400

AGH THEON.

AGH HEIGHTS.

AGH TYRION.

(oh snap Lady Tyrell)

AGH SANSA.

AGH ROS.

AGH SANSA!!!

AGH!!!!

Casa Rinconada, which is one big kiva. At sunrise on the summer...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:05:19 -0400

Casa Rinconada, which is one big kiva. At sunrise on the summer solstice, the sun shines through the square window in the upper right and lights up a niche on the far wall like a spotlight.

The intrepid Southwestern explorer, staring off into the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:57 -0400

The intrepid Southwestern explorer, staring off into the distance, pondering the great mysteries of Chaco, such as, “Can we have lunch now?”

Looking along the inner back section of Chetro Ketl. It’s...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:01:09 -0400

Looking along the inner back section of Chetro Ketl. It’s nearly as big as Pueblo Bonito. As Mr. Pietra put it, “These people weren’t fucking around, were they?”

One of Chaco’s current inhabitants, who was not ready for...

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:54:27 -0400

One of Chaco’s current inhabitants, who was not ready for his photo op.

Did I mention that it was big?

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

Did I mention that it was big?