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Joan Keating, Educator and Lover of Language. This is my online extension of the much-missed Dead Poets Society. The movie got my first name wrong, but got my essence right. Please feel free to converse with me via email at joankeatinglives (at)...

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One Subject’s Coronation Ode

Regina Semper! Endless Queen! Your subjects’ love is evergreen! We hearken close to your decree We bow in great respect

And when our monarch grandly stands And utters gentle, firm commands, Each resident soon understands Just what you do expect.

For you are kind and always good And from the start we knew you would Treat all your subjects as you should We’ve ne'er been disappointed.

You rule with mercy, wisdom-fed Our nation thrives, for you have led Parades triumphant. May your head With blessings be annointed!

[constable-frozen]

BAH-A-LA-LA-LA

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Victorian Goth

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Today is Monday and for the first time I’m actually dreading it so what better way to forget about that than make a little list of some of the webdesign tools I use?

All of these are free. Some are more useful for designing websites than Tumblr themes but all of them end up being helpful nonetheless.

Typography:

Fontface Ninja. Identify fonts on webpages.

Google Fonts. Find high quality fonts.

Typecast. Create visual and semantic designs.

What Font Is. Upload an image to find out the font in it.

Font Squirrel. Database of free fonts.

Typelight. Edit and convert Open Type Font files.

Fontstruct. Create your own fonts.

1001 Fonts. Huge library of fonts for personal and commercial use.

Fontflame. Tinder for font pairing.

Graphics:

The Noun Project. Black & white icons.

Iconfinder. Search engine for free icons.

Flaticons. Icon database made by designers.

Brusheezy. Free Photoshop brushes and PSDs.

RoundIcons. Sets of round icons made by designer Ramy Wafaa.

Linearicons. Free vector line icons.

Font Awesome. Free icon font.

Colors:

Adobe Color CC. Generate and save color schemes.

ColorZilla. Browser extension to pick colors from webpages.

Pictaculous. Upload an image and get a compatible color palette.

Coolors. Scroll through a list of palettes and save your favorite ones.

Colicious. Generate a new color by pressing the space bar.

PaletteGenerator. Generates a color palette for any image.

Coding:

CSS, HTML and JavaScript Viewer. Clean your messy codes by either beautifying or minifying them.

Screenfly. See how your themes look like in several desktop and mobile resolutions.

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California bill would add ‘nonbinary’ gender option on state identification

Senate Bill 179, from Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, would streamline the process for changing gender on state documents and introduce an official “nonbinary” designation. Lawmakers said it was important for California to lead on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

“Asserting that California must lead the way on rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, lawmakers on Thursday announced a first-of-its-kind measure to streamline the process for changing gender on state identification and introduce an official “nonbinary” designation for those who do not identify as male or female.

Senate Bill 179, from Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, would allow Californians to update their gender on birth certificates, driver’s licenses and identity cards without undergoing clinical treatment or getting a court order. It would also make California the first state in the country to legally recognize nonbinary as a gender.”

californians contact your rep

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Call today:

“I want [the state senator] to vote yes on Senate Bill 179, because I support nonbinary people, and want them to be able to have IDs that reflect their nonbinary gender identification.”

(calling idea for allies/supporters of our nonbinary siblings)

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You could pay Shaq to step on you

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I received this submission without any context and for a moment there, I forgot what kind of blog this was and was just genuinely confused

[exphautaz]

finally you have felt what all the rest of us have when looking at stuff submitted to you.

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whatthefuckenfreude

[scarletwitch]

Luna. How’d you know where I was? Wrackspurts. Your head’s full of them.

[deadsensescompany]

“Love Conquers All”

“Love Conquers All” I’ve spent most of my life dying While trying to find meaning in eyes Crying out for help and reliance After they have given up on mine Paralyzed in fear there is no escape When those who once prayed give up their faith And lay waste to the tortures in the gaping Hole between sanity and serenity’s space But when everything else falls And there’s no one left to call In the vicinity where it all began Love conquers all my dear best friend Life feels meaningless without Someone to share the good times and the bad On a level higher than the clouds And let feelings flow you never knew you had For when we feel there’s nothing left And all our burdens have been laid to rest Life can be an unfair test To hold onto the one we love the best And yet I hesitate to negotiate a plan To help those lost understand That their lives can start again By the lost lore of someone’s hand For everyone has different routes And paths to traverse towards goals Involving different ladders and chutes Across various bridges and tolls I always seem to lurk in the shadows Watching over those quietly Like the wind that blows in the air Because you can feel me but I’m never really there I’m never important enough in lives To be remembered but never fully left behind And so I dangle in the background holding pain In my heart and always accepting blame But the day may come when you and I Might cross paths in the aftermath Of bitter times and silent nights In which to you I will dart and dash And leap and hurdle if I have to strain My fragile body in cuts and pain If I haven’t watched myself fade by then Love conquers all my dear best friend Even if against our closed-hearted wills We need this empty space to be fulfilled So when the song starts I don’t want to be Alone dancing grasping air I breathe You can hold me battered and torn And my faith in suffering can be reborn

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I thought this must be mine at first. I'm glad I was wrong.

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Her transparent evening gown was designed by Flemish designer, Sir Anne Wrappe.

[psyducked]

I feel like I have so much love to give but I’m too insecure to ever do it right

[carga-de-agua]

Andrew Davidson. British artist.

[ay-parcamm]

:)

[bookstorepropaganda]

I’m only slightly crying.

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This is good, but it disturbs me that the little kiddo must beg just to pay for elementary school.

[bridgetjones]

They’re gonna watch me, disappear into the sun.

[cursedfunkopops]

cursed pop 6575

[cullenscott-deactivated20170921]

What the fuck

[eaglebones-falconhawk]

he looks so dead inside. so soulless. 

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Take the shot, Mickey.

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One Subject’s Coronation Ode

Regina Semper! Endless Queen! Your subjects' love is evergreen! We hearken close to your decree We bow in great respect

And when our monarch grandly stands And utters gentle, firm commands, Each resident soon understands Just what you do expect.

For you are kind and always good And from the start we knew you would Treat all your subjects as you should We've ne'er been disappointed.

You rule with mercy, wisdom-fed Our nation thrives, for you have led Parades triumphant. May your head With blessings be annointed!

[theladyfiend]

We have a few party favors for you.

[windmaedchen]

I just had a ladybug crawl down the collar of my night dress (as depicted here, btw, it’s so comfortable to sleep in!) as I was laying in bed so I added it to the picture. On the hat.