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[djpaulyd]

[hulu]

“Never confuse a woman’s meekness for weakness. - Serena Joy” |  New episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale every Wednesday, only on Hulu. hulu.tv/HmT

Art by Tumblr Creatr: Saskdraws

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[whenyouworkatamuseum]

Museum Dance Off 4: A New Hope THUNDERDOME ROLL CALL!

Glanmore National Historic Site has locked in the final Museum Dance Off 4 Thunderdome spot, representing Canada!

Every museum who entered - you’re amazing, and I love you for jumping into a weird idea with both feet and having fun. Some people scoff at this, but those people are the sort that can suck the fun out of any party when they see people enjoying something.  I think activities such as these are valuable for museums and our visitors in that they foster fierce loyalty, local pride, and show how museums are more than stuffy halls and dusty objects. They are living, breathing educational institutions made up of not only objects, but the people are have decided to make it their mission to care about them. Thank you, thank you, thank you for participating!

We’ve gone from 41 museums to 4. Thunderdome will begin Monday, May 8th at 8am (Eastern Time) and run for 24 hours. Four will enter, one will leave victorious. The competitors are:  

The Mob Museum - Representing USA Herman Ottó Múzeum - UK/Europe Region Glanmore National Historic Site - Representing Canada Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences/Powerhouse Museum - Representing AUS/NZ/Oceania Region

And, when we announce the Thunderdome Champion on May 9th, we will also announce our Judge’s Choice awards!

[artseediva]

This was so much fun to learn, make and be a part of.. and the togetherness that has come from the voting process warms my insides!

[catastrophepins]

Log Cabin Aesthetic ; requested by anon

[ireth-alcarin]

[artseediva]

i need to find this

[artseediva]

These kids on Little Big Shots are better motivational speakers than half the people paid to do that.

[achingchest]

the hardest part about leaving toxic people is that you know when you leave, they won’t chase after you. they won’t be begging on their hands and knees for you like you would have done for them. they’ll just let you walk away, never even look at you in their rear view mirror, and move on like nothing has changed. and it’s terrifying, because you’ll finally have to come to the cold hard realization that they never cared if you stayed.

[nightinngales]

@2016

[siristar]

This sums up everything I feel and so so so much more. 

[artseediva]

Yes I’m crying

Carrie Fisher was my hero.. and not on a surface she played my favorite role kinda hero. It wasn’t songs that saved me, it was the character that she brought to life. The female that didn’t need saving because she was more than equipped to save herself. The character she brought to life made me stronger.

She was my hero because as a woman she didn’t aim for perfection. She embraced her issues, she made no excuses for who she was. She didn’t need a filter because filtering Carrie Fisher wasn’t being true to who she was. She was off the cuff, she was brilliant, she was a shining star. 

She was a strong woman because she allowed herself to not always be... and for this girl trying to navigate life that didn’t always seem fair or seem to make sense; she gave me hope.

She gave me hope for who I was. Hope for who’d I’d be. Hope for who I’d become. She let me know that in the end it’s okay because we die anyway so we may as well live like hell while we’re here. 

I just never thought she’d die.

She was my Obi’Wan.

[just-shower-thoughts]

People in the south will never get the feeling of satisfaction that comes from kicking off a large chunk of snow/ice buildup off the bottom of their car.

[artseediva]

I get to design panels for two different gallery exhibits and I just feel like my whole geeked out life has lead up to this moment. I’m really way more excited than I should be.

[artseediva]

The only thing that was going to make this election bearable was a win on 2 in Nevada... It’s 2016.. yet that’s not looking likely. 

[dirt-noodles]

Earlier the new Breaking Benjamin album, Dark Before Dawn, came out. 

To be honest this band has a lot of sentimental value to me personally, and I think I found a new favourite. Their songs always have a message behind them, but I think this one is the one that struck me most from this album and I thought it’d be nice to share this with you guys. 

[artseediva]

I have been so obsessed with this shit. This band got me through some shit back when.. and I think we’re having a part two in life right now. 

[immer-da-nie-hier]

I like being alone But I don’t like being lonely

Gnash - Tell me it’s okay (via immer-da-nie-hier)

[karatam]

some fun facts about the US gymnastics team

easily the most diverse team the country has ever fielded - 2 are black (Simone and Gabby), one is Latina (Laurie), and one is Jewish (Aly) (there’s also Madison, who is a sweetheart)

just won team gold by 8 points, which is basically a blowout

Gabby and Aly are now the only American gymnasts to win 3 Olympic golds, and the only two to ever win two team golds

Simone will likely catch up during the event finals, as she has 4 other chances to win gold coming up (she qualified in 1st for all-around, vault, beam, and floor) and is highly favoured in all of them

Aly qualified 2nd into all-around and floor

Gabby qualified a close 3rd into bars (and would have been 3rd in all-around if not for the 2 per country rule)

Madison qualified 1st into bars

Laurie qualified 2nd into beam (and would have been 4th on floor)

I’m pretty sure that the entire team that performed beam had scores high enough to qualify for event finals if not for the 2 per country rule

it’s likely that they will win 5 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze in the coming days in addition to their team gold

basically, this will easily be the most decorated US team in Olympic history and they’re incredible