the dandelion girl

this is an interesting quote for me, because i always felt like...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:45:29 -0500

this is an interesting quote for me, because i always felt like she wound up caged…

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Sat, 18 May 2013 16:01:12 -0500

quotesfromfiction: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:57 -0500

quotesfromfiction:

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy— they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” - The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

unaffiliated-living: I want a love like Idgie and Ruth. They were lesbians in the nineteen thirties...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:15:33 -0500

unaffiliated-living:

I want a love like Idgie and Ruth. They were lesbians in the nineteen thirties and they gave no fucks.

megcamanzo: Dancer pose on the trails of the Niagara Gorge! so...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:22:58 -0500

megcamanzo:

Dancer pose on the trails of the Niagara Gorge! so much love, last hike with my man before I have to head home for the summer, gonna miss him soo much, but so many memories can’t wait to make millions more!! I love you David Rubach <3 these summers keep getting harder and harder

perfect-book-quotes: It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Ned Vizzini

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:39 -0500

perfect-book-quotes:

It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Ned Vizzini

"We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:37:51 -0500

“We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.”

- Barbara Taylor Bradford

thebohogarden: Ali Mitton Photography

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:45:27 -0500

thebohogarden:

Ali Mitton Photography

i myself am made entirely of flaws... stitched together with good intentions

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:26:28 -0500

augusten burroughs

nuitcorbeau: Ellen’s response to the ‘Abercrombi& Fitch’...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:52:57 -0500

nuitcorbeau:

Ellen’s response to the ‘Abercrombi& Fitch’ statement.

almondybeat: Has anyone ever taken a class on Spoon River Anthology? Carl Hamblin (my thoughts in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:00 -0500

almondybeat:

Has anyone ever taken a class on Spoon River Anthology?

Carl Hamblin (my thoughts in bold) — I couldn’t find your ask button.

THE press of the Spoon River Clarion was wrecked,
And I was tarred and feathered,
For publishing this (Carl Hamblin was a journalist for the Spoon River Clarion) on the day the
Anarchists were hanged in Chicago: (this refers to The Haymarket Affair. Essentially a bunch of anarchists had a peaceful assembly. Then police tried to forcefully get them to leave. Because of that someone threw a bomb. A bunch of the anarchists were charged. Four were hanged — on November 11th, 1887 —, one that was sentenced with hanging committed suicide, three were sentenced to life in jail… and years later a judge let the remaining three go on terms that the trial was unfair, that the judge was biased, there was hysteria, etc.)
“I saw a beautiful woman with bandaged eyes (the term bandaged eyes tells us that he’s talking about justice, because justice is blind and if we read further based on the sword and scales we know he’s talking about Lady Justitia - the typical depiction of justice)
Standing on the steps of a marble temple.
Great multitudes passed in front of her,
Lifting their faces to her imploringly.
In her left hand she held a sword.
She was brandishing the sword,
Sometimes striking a child, again a laborer, (Lady Justitia is typically depicted with the sword down. This is to show that though Justice has power to kill or punish, it is reluctant to do so. By having the sword upwards, it shows that that has shifted and the reluctance is gone)
Again a slinking woman, again a lunatic.
In her right hand she held a scale;
Into the scale pieces of gold were tossed (tossing gold into her scale represents an imbalance of the justice system)
By those who dodged the strokes of the sword (reiterating the injustice… those that paid and offset the scale successfully dodged the sword).
A man in a black gown read from a manuscript:
“She is no respecter of persons.” (this is a little fuzzier. The black gown means he’s probably a judge. The fact that he’s reading from a manuscript makes me think he’s pronouncing a verdict - that “she is no respecter of persons”)
Then a youth wearing a red cap (red is symbolic of communism or anarchism)
Leaped to her side and snatched away the bandage. (He does this to show what the justice system has actually become. To expose it - confirming his anarchism)
And lo, the lashes had been eaten away
From the oozy eye-lids;
The eye-balls were seared with a milky mucus;
The madness of a dying soul
Was written on her face —
But the multitude saw why she wore the bandage.” (and it becomes clear to every one in a depiction unlike anything else in the poem — much slower paced — much more gradual — just like when something sinks in… when you realize something —- why she wore the bandages)

Carl Hamblin was tarred and feathered for telling this truth about the unfairness of what happened in Chicago.

I want this #anthropologie #fluorescent #peplum top so bad. Too...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:57:04 -0500

I want this #anthropologie #fluorescent #peplum top so bad. Too bad it’s $298… (at Anthropologie)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:22 -0500

They’re now saying that they didn’t attack my person. Telling someone they have a chip...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:42 -0500

They’re now saying that they didn’t attack my person.

Telling someone they have a chip on their shoulder and that they need to change who they are now is a personal attack… Especially when it’s after you’ve already said I’ve been hurtful, hostile, aggressive, argumentative, abusive, framing my actions in anger and aggression, and on and on.

After you gave me a huge list that you’ve been keeping/making of things that “prove” these to be true

What you did was cruel.

weightliftingleslie: Cuddles

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:53:03 -0500

weightliftingleslie:

Cuddles

Angel as covered by Sarah Simmons on The Voice (an incredible...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:32:00 -0500

Angel as covered by Sarah Simmons on The Voice (an incredible cover version btw)

i feel broken right now… and so this song seems fitting.

So here it is. I’m withholding the name of the website,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:05:00 -0500

So here it is.

I’m withholding the name of the website, but if you really want to know, you can message me.

I was a member of an eating disorder recovery forum. I’m blunt. I’m honest. I’m to the point. and I will argue for what i believe.

If someone does something hypocritical I will point it out (because oftentimes you don’t see it when you’re doing something hypocritical) - this has been done to me in turn.

well, someone left the forum (never said I was the reason), but I have a feeling a heated discussion we got into was likely the cause

Anyway, the moderators of that forum sent me a laundry list of past events that “prove” why my actions are (in their words): hurtful, aggressive, abusive, argumentative, hostile, framed in anger and arguments, and on and on They continued on mentioning when I told a member her action was hypocritical (I NEVER called her hypocritical and NEVER would) and then proceeded to say that I have a chip on my shoulder and am not behaving like I used to and that it is not okay. Who I am at present is not okay and needs to change.

I’m sorry, but since when is sending someone a huge list of things that are wrong about them/what they’re doing right? How is attacking my person (not just my actions) right?

It’s wrong. Even if you don’t agree with my way of communicating, that’s still wrong and it doesn’t make belittling someone that way right.

I posted a goodbye message and it got worse by one of the mods reiterating to me that I needed to change who I am. They also keep deleting it… Why delete the truth? It wasn’t written in anger it was written in sadness

Such an incredibly cruel thing to do. Hurtful.

I have one of those headaches you can only get from crying too much.

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:40:12 -0500

I have one of those headaches you can only get from crying too much.