The Story of A Black Sheep

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When boys learn about violence against women before they learn about girls.

'It's just … everyone expects me to dance with a girl today. And I don't know about girls. I mean, I played this Japanese video game where you slap prostitutes to death, but you only ever dance with this penguin named Yammugiku.'

[ablacksheep]

Why must we always embrace our curves, and trash the 'skinny bitches' in the same breath? This is not an ideal solution to the issue of self image.

[skunkstripes]

Depression is like having a terrifyingly slow panic attack bubbling under the surface for an extended period of time until you no longer can force yourself out of bed. It’s like pins and needles in your brain and a weight holding your face back from the proper expressions you need to make during conversation. It stops you from functioning.

[ablacksheep]

"Anxiety and Depression: A Simple Change Might Save the Day"

This article has 27 "simple' suggestions. No wonder it's so overwhelming. Being depressed isn't about just getting up off of the couch to go for a walk. It's not just about spending more time with your friends. It's definitely not just about doing the things you love, because that is so far away, and so terrifying. It paralyzes you to the point that you end up crying on the living room couch because you can't decide wether or not you should take the time to make tea before you leave the house to run a couple errands.  It's like having a bully in your head all. the. time. It's almost being too afraid to put this out there. It's feeling like all of your relationships are conditional. It's hating yourself. It's feeling like there is something deeply rooted, and wrong with you.  MOST IMPORTANTLY: It's about knowing deep down that there is a good person inside of you, who is being abused and beaten by your illness. Fight back. The only thing you need to do is get help...

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and everyone just feels so damn good about it

Watching An Idiot Abroad. Karl is in Uganda. He's at a market where they sell the used clothes "donated by charities" (thrown away by us). It is AMAZING how much stuff is there and in brand new condition! Our society is SO WASTEFUL. It's completely fucking up Africa's economy. This is why I try so hard to reuse materials. To give old things new life. To cherish the well made.To give my clothes to friends. To buy local. To grow my own food. I just wish everyone cared. 

[ablacksheep]

Went for a bit of a walk in the woods today.

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Laughing to myself realizing that I've shaved my head (a lot) more often than my legs this winter.

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Goodbye, Olympics.

You were a terrible excuse for essentially shutting down the vast majority our news resources. Can we get back to talking about important things now?

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2014

Prince Edward Island: The 'You Must Give Birth'place of Canada.

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Students and historians of the future will pour over advertising world with a sort of intensity which we should have long ago directed to it.

Marshall McLuhan

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" Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career"

"This is your life; savour it. Hold on to the threads across days that, when woven together, reveal the rich tapestry of what you are achieving and who you are becoming. The best part is that, seeing the story line appearing, you can actively create what it — and you — will become."

This sentiment has been my motivation since I started taking medication and stopped having negative downward spirals of thought that beat me down and made me so unsure of who I was. It's impossible to set a goal when you don't know what you want and don't feel capable of anything. The world has opened up to me since then and I've reclaimed my agency and I'm excited about this ongoing process.

[ablacksheep]

"We annihilated the world before your very ears, and utterly destroyed the Columbia Broadcasting System. You will be relieved, I hope, to learn that we didn't mean it, and that both institutions are still open for business."

1938 War of the Worlds broadcast excerpt.

[ablacksheep]

I've been drawing his face <3

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Abbot and Costello - Who's on First

Brilliant

[ablacksheep]

I've probably pointed this place out to you if we've ever driven together between Kensington and Charlottetown. I just found a site with some information regarding the property.

'It was built for Edwin Cantelo Bagnall (1826-1865), the Commissioner of Highways for Queen's County'.

Oh.... and it's currently for sale:

http://www.royallepagepei.ca/properties/10052971/

[ablacksheep]

She said a good day ain't got no rain. She said a bad day is when I lie in bed and I think of things that might have been...

Paul Simon