joyful

blithesome, cheerful, cheery, delighted, ecstatic, effervescent, elated, enjoyable, enraptured, expansive, festive, flying, gay, glad, gladsome, gratified, heartening, high as a kite, high, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, overjoyed, pleased, pleasurable, popping, rapturous, satisfied, sunny, upbeat When I was ten, my favorite Christmas present was a thesaurus. I should have known I would become a writer. I am excited about what God is doing and how I fit into his plan.

[journowifelife]

Hey Tumblr friends

miss ya

too busy for the Tumbs these days... update soon

xoxo

[journowifelife]

I don't want any more acquaintances 

[journowifelife]

I'm now one of those people who says, "I just don't really love meat." Because it's true. I just don't. A chicken breast is, in fact, 99 percent always disappointing. Exception: Chick-fil-A. Somehow they make that chicken moist... probably don't want to know how. All other chicken breasts are dry and boring. Dark meat is another story. But anyway.

Give me veggies or give me duck. The rest is meh. 

[ramenjesus-deactivated20121014]

[journowifelife]

Is there a home decor version of "What not to Wear?" If so, can someone nominate me for that? I suck at picking out paint and shit. Ughhh. 

also I would be a great candidate for "What not to Wear," too. Fashion in general is challenging

[npr]

The New York rapper’s political and layered rhymes have been pegged as “conscious rap,” a label that has now become pejorative. His latest album challenges that image, paying homage to old-school hip-hop and working with the present.

via Talib Kweli On Mainstream Hip-Hop, Parenting And Honoring The Old School : The Record

Photo: Courtesy of Press Here Publicity

I paint a picture with the pen like Norman Mailer… — tanya b.

[journowifelife]

Love his stuff.

[life]

Teenage fashions from the 40s.

(Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image)

[thedailywhat]

Twins Separated at Birth Find Each Other via YouTube

After Anaïs Bordier, a French student living in London, saw American actress Samantha Futerman in aYouTube video, she noticed a striking resemblance to herself. She found one of Futerman’s personal vlogs about being adopted, leading Bordier to find the two girls had the same birthday. After sending Futerman a Facebook message, the two realized they might be long lost twin sisters. Through Twitter, Skype and Facebook messenger, the girls have been using social media to cactch up on the first 25 years of their lives. They have since launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a documentary about their first meeting, as well as a DNA test to confirm their relation.

[gideongordongraves]

W. H. A. T.

[treedance]

Should I Use a QR Code?

Via.

[journowifelife]

Not a fan of QR codes, but for some reason old journalism people in management think they are hip and will help modernize the newspaper. Actually, hiring good reporters who will do good work and paying your staff a living wage is probably what would make your newspaper succeed. 

[cheerstv]

[booksonmycat]

[theatlantic]

What 100 Years Look Like

Portraits of centenarians

See more. [Images: Karsten Thormaehlen via Flavorpill]

[journowifelife]

So, this happened. Yep. It sure did.

[journowifelife]

My dad may not have done much for me financially throughout my life, but having free access to his Netflix account for the past year is really making up for it. 

[adulting]

Excessive? Perhaps. But do you know how great it is to never, ever run out of bobby pins in exchange for $6?

Special Step 287.5 for dudes who may be reading: I know this step probably doesn’t apply to you, and I’m sorry, and promise to make the next three gender-neutral. However,...

[journowifelife]

I need to do this. 

[journowifelife]

Trying to have a social life with a variety of different people is exhausting. Also I'm going to try not being the person texting asking to hang out for like a whole month and see if I ever hang out with anyone. Seriously. Exhausting. Someone reciprocate.  

[theatlantic]

Television’s Puzzling Fixation on Women Who Are Writers

What does it say about these types of shows that the leading lady needs to be a creative type? Is there something that bans Hannah from being a lawyer or marketing executive, other than her slacker creed? Or is it only a woman of the written word who is up for anything in bed, open to invitations and strange men? And is there something more narcissistic involved—the hope/expectation/motivation that those adventures would wind up immortalized in print?

Read more. [Images: HBO, Netflix]