bigger than jesus

ALICE* || 26 || NYC || INFP pronouns: she/her/hers i ♥ the beatles, social justice, photography, and funny things. i also love harry nilsson and the movie harold and maude. MY BEATLES GIFS users online ask///submit

[johnnyniles]

“When someone new comes into our lives, it is helpful to view them like a beautiful wild bird that has come to our window. If we are jealous that the bird also goes to other people’s windows so lock it up in a cage, it becomes so miserable that it’ll lose its luster and might even die. If, without possessiveness, we let the bird fly free, we can enjoy the wonderful time that the bird is with us. When the bird flies off, as is it’s right, it will be more apt to return if it feels safe with us. If we accept and respect that everyone has the right to have many close friendships, including ourselves, our relationships will be healthier and more long-lasting.”

[johnnyniles]

The Beatles minus George in Central Park on Saturday, February 8th, 1964, and Saturday, February 8th, 2014.

[johnnyniles]

The Beatles in Central Park (minus George) ⟩⟩ Febrary 8th 1964 & Febrary 8th 2013 ⟨⟨

[johnnyniles]

It’s the 53rd anniversary of 3/4 beatles in central park! and the 3rd anniversary of me taking this photo!

[blackpeopleproblems-deactivated]

Rest In Peace, Emmett Louis Till. July 25, 1941-August 28, 1955

[johnnyniles]

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An actual text my brother sent

[ithelpstodream]

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Basically my second cousin's exact words and i STILL apologized to her for unfriending her on facebook

[johnnyniles]

conversations you're glad you had

-“so what do you think about being serious again with someone at this point in your life?” -“…i don’t know… i’m scared. i don’t want to go through that again.” -“i understand. when would you be able to?” -“give me time.” (10 minutes later) -“i don’t think you should be so afraid to open yourself up again. you might get hurt, but… you might not”

[exxcos]

also don’t we just spend our entire lives being hurt, either by someone else or the fact that we’re alone? idk just saying

[johnnyniles]

IKR

[snarkaeologist]

Last remaining speaker of Native language painstakingly creates dictionary

In the U.S., more than 130 Native American languages are endangered, and some are spoken by only a handful of people. Marie Wilcox is the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language. At 81 years ...

The dictionary took seven years. Marie worked on it constantly, sometimes until late at night, writing down remembered words on scraps of paper and typing them up slowly and carefully. Now she and her daughter hold weekly Wukchumni language classes, and she’s recording an audio version of the dictionary with her grandson.

[allthingslinguistic]

The video and accompanying high school lesson plan seem like a decent introduction to language revitalization, although I’d add a small preemptive caution: I’ve heard from people involved in language revitalization that many aren’t too fond of death metaphors like “dying”, “disappearing”, “extinct”, “saving”, and so on. Words like “endangered”, “struggling”, “precarious”, “sleeping”, and “revitalizing” emphasize the agency of the communities involved, even in the case where a language is brought back into speech from writings and recordings. 

[lifeofexcess-deactivated2017073]

Reblogging again because stuff like this is so important. Please watch the video–it’s so amazing and heart felt.

[theeverywhendiner-deactivated20]

This is amazing.

[ex-foliant]

Yep, talking about a language in terms of “dying” or “disappering” isnt helpful and creates a false sense of inevitability, which is the last thing u need for successful revitalization. Also it fucking hurts those who speak it because that language is alive in them right now - Not Dead.

[johnnyniles]

conversations you're glad you had

-"so what do you think about being serious again with someone at this point in your life?" -"...i don't know... i'm scared. i don't want to go through that again." -"i understand. when would you be able to?" -"give me time." (10 minutes later) -"i don't think you should be so afraid to open yourself up again. you might get hurt, but... you might not"

[johnnyniles]

random phrases from my notebook from last year

try to do more

DON’T FUCKING SLACK OFF!

watch something on youtube

have a healthy dinner –> no dessert

Think

oppression: system that maintains advantage and disadvantage.  individual vs. institutional/cultural

gaydar/clichés/stereotypes/assumptions/fluidity/hate crimes/statistics/facts

“Oh, your God”

7:45–>UP UP UP!

night–>PAPER PAPER PAPER

It is easier to feel outward bumps on a page, than inward ones (like people)

talking to someone doesn’t need a good reason

how do I control myself/control my freedom

“Are you a poet?”

LOL FRENCH

((dear GOD say SOMETHING))

prevailing hetero-capitalist society

possibly keep it a mystery what sex my baby is for like 20 minutes ?

boyfriends don’t exist

tired   no hot water

vitamin supplements   fried meat

maybe be pescetarian?

problem: ppl are not comfortable with talking about what the problem is

spirituality is the goal and religion is the gateway to that

religion - culture = faith

she is the “modern-day John the Baptist”

silence is healthy

[johnnyniles]

comparing...

2008:

is addicted to coffee

plans to be an IR major

procrastinates via internet

loves photography

wants to go to Africa

wants to go to Australia

wants to change

is not too worried about the future

2012:

is addicted to coffee

is an IR and French major

procrastinates via tumblr

loves photography but has no time for it

has been to Africa

still wants to go to Africa

wants to go to Australia

has changed

still wants to change

is FREAKING OUT about the future

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2016: -is addicted to coffee -is a Teaching Artist and indie filmmaker sometimes -procrastinates via youtube -loves photography and has more time for it -went to Africa again in 2013 -still wants to go to Australia -has changed -still wants to change a little -is not freaking out about the future that much

[johnnyniles]

wow, i took this photo three years ago at the end of my first year here.  another take of it turned into my current icon…  i do look younger here, somehow.

[johnnyniles]

Aw

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my grad school is doing a “social justice retreat”, and i’m obviously going to apply for it, and do you know how fucking excited i am for the future right now, just because:

[johnnyniles]

@exxcos

[johnnyniles]

i just found this devastating picture from my first days at college. so yeah ok no.

[johnnyniles]

Omg

[johnnyniles]

Lost in the Trees show for Jess’s birthday ^_^

[johnnyniles]

My mother’s younger brother died yesterday, possibly of a heart attack. It was by chance that I was with her when she got the phone call, just moments before we were about to part ways after a weekend at the Cape. After she hung up in the other room, I heard my mother say to my father, “the police are on their way there”, and thought thought it was about my grandmother or grandfather who aren’t well. I would not have guessed it would be one of their sons. My uncle Otie had spent time alone at the Cape house. I could almost feel him there. Later, before heading back to NYC, I went to a lighthouse and smelled barbecued hot dogs being sold to tourists. Otie always took charge of everyone’s cookout orders–“cheese or no cheese?” “Hot dog, hamburger, or both?”. I then considered going to the Edward Gorey house/museum on the way back, too. I knew that cats still hang around the house, but it just reminded me that Otie loved cats. He talked to them as he walked around doing chores on our family’s farm. I skipped the trip to the Gorey house and came home. My mother has lost a sibling before she has even lost her parents. Things are so different now.