mathany

I've spent the past three years in my parent's homeland of Sudan. This blog is where I wrote about my experiences getting reacquainted with my family, culture and faith. Now I'm back in the Midwest USA college town I grew up in. Still trying to make sense...

[kvmes]

[medusabraids]

[renxiaoyao]

tb

[al-dihya]

every immigrant family has some sort of family beef over some piece of land in the motherland why are we like this

[lifeandtimesofmathany]

My sister and I, in formation, Halloween 2016.

[blindbee]

[avodaco]

me when i get my student loan

[g8dtier]

this is the money cat. reblog in 30 seconds and you will find yourself with more wealth

[strikercorbie]

#this is the only money cat i will reblog because it’s actually doing the manekineko pose151,646 notes (via lolwhutninja)

OMG YOU’RE RIGHT

[nonespark-blog]

and it has its right paw up! the correct paw for this. and from the markings on its ears, it looks like it might be a calico cat. which is the luckiest kind!

[carrionbeast]

extremely lucky cat

[ladynorbert]

I don’t even care if it actually works, I’m mostly reblogging because it’s freaking adorable.

[sweet-cherry-fairy-deactivated2]

cute cat and need money, good post, 10/10

[allthenamesilikearetaken]

in case anyones interested in the other versions

http://www.namaii.com/manekineko/maneki-neko-types.html

[mmusclechan]

Y’know I reblogged this a bit ago and was saved from financial probation and getting kicked out of school because of it, just mere months from graduation. Got a call from the financial aid advisor telling me that they made a mistake with filing my account (or some other sort of clerical error) and said that, basically, they owe me money. Welp.

[winjennster]

Last time I reblogged the money cat, I won two $100 gift cards at work.

[biscuitsarenice]

Alek Wek interviewed as part of BBC’s ‘The 100 Women Interviews’

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[artdenoe]

Mother Earth AFRICA

illustration by Art de Noé / Insta

[that-dark-chick]

being a shy/quiet black girl will forever be a struggle

everyone:”just stop being shy”

me:

a least it comes in handy sometimes

[pumpkinmcqueen]

At least people assume you’re smart and reflective. That’s a pro.

[miaalyxo]

Con: they think you’re mean and better than them…which is only kinda true. But that’s not the point… Lol

[pumpkinmcqueen]

Lmbo Pro: You know so much about their life even stuff they don’t think you know, but they’re trying to figure you out on a basic level

[miaalyxo]

👏🏾 Yaaassss Con: Everyone treats you like your sooo delicate and can’t handle certain situations.

[pumpkinmcqueen]

Too true lol Pro: If something crazy go down or someone tries to spread some rumor about you, your history with people says that you ain’t the type to do no b.s. and it’s probably lies…….. even if it’s true

[curlyxgoddess]

@mermaid-for-feminism

[just-shower-thoughts]

As the mom of a 5 year old, I don’t understand why all ELI5 answers aren’t “Because I said so.”

[danielle-mertina]

Honestly, Don Lemon and Raven Symone are more powerful agents of white supremacy than your avg white Klansman.

When you put a Black face on white power you legitimize it in a way that simply isn’t possible when a white person spews the same racist mess.

It obfuscates and camouflages white power by saying “it can’t be white power if a Black person is upholding it.” It’s like the Black guy who went viral saying “Blue lives matter.”

Uncle Toms are very dangerous. And that’s why white elites give them prominent positions of power whereby they can influence national discourse.

[ambxvalence]

[noirecatt]

GOAT

[think-progress]

Members of Congress are living off food stamps for a week to protest Republican cuts. It’s a challenge for them, but GOP cuts would hurt millions of everyday Americans. 

[wagrobanite]

Why does this not have more publicity. This needs it!

[apolymathpainintheass]

I want a reality tv show where politicians have to live in poverty for a month. They have to live in Government housing, shop with food stamps, and get only a limited amount of money for clothes. Because here, they still have all their trappings, lilke nice cars and thousand dollar suits. I want them in Walmart jeans trying to determine if they can afford a carton of milk. 

[skylorde]

If we had that, just watch how quickly things would change

[bombaynights-deactivated2019111]

i feel like brown moms havent been taught that self-love and self-care is ok and that makes me sad

[azurea]

By Jean Jullien.

[kamikazeruler]

Visual representation on how we let technology ruin social interactions and pleasant experiences.

[3dbabyfromallymcbeal]

Me: *hates this*

[gothicprep]

why do baby boomers love to produce this “technology is bad fire is scary and thomas edison was a witch” garbage?

[zmizet-deactivated20170716]

fuck THIS

I never see a cashier with an empty queue. Self-serve checkout machines make life GREAT for people with social anxiety or self conscious people. I get nervous that everyone is judging my weight. So when I do my monthly ice-cream, chocolate, and menstrual products run, I will do it with a fucking self-serve machine.

I’m happy seeing my friends take photos of their food. I like taking photos of my food. Because there is a chef in the back of the kitchen who works hard to plate things beautifully and in any other situation, people dive in immediately and ruin that image. We take photos to preserve that image and who the fuck knows, if I was the chef I would be digging through instagram hoping to see my plate on there. We’re celebrating someones hard work, work that is generally temporary.

And I don’t know what kind of friends you have, but if someone is taking a photo of their food, I’m not gonna bother talking to them until they’re done. Why would you try to have a conversation when someone is busy?? And it takes a few minutes, you can wait for someone who wants to perform a small act of creativity.

It’s nice to get likes on instagram. If you’re monogamous and on tinder, it’s not technology’s fault you’re contemplating cheating. What is SO BAD about having food delivered to your home? And is there anything wrong with having movies streaming instantly? No - but if you complain that Netflix takes up your life than be an adult and step back. It’s not technology’s fault that you have no self control.

Selfies are fun. Selfies are great. Your friend is a jerk if they don’t even take a minute to take of photo of you as well. Why do you care if people use technology around you on the subway? That makes me feel less self-conscious that people are staring or judging me. They can play their games, read, etc. Someone is occupied, why is that so wrong?

Your phone has a zoom option so you can record/photograph a concert? FUCKING good for you! 

And again. If your phone keeps you up, be an adult, get some self control and step back. 

Technology isn’t bad. You’re just upset with yourselves for having a lack of self-control. You hate that people connect through technology. And maybe, you just don’t like seeing people love themselves, enjoy life, and feel joy. That’s your problem, not technology’s.

[thequantumqueer]

i’ll just leave this here:

[starlightdancers]

this isnt new, this isnt technology’s fault. this is human fucking nature and stop pretending everyone used to talk in public transportation omg

[al-dihya]

when white atheists criticize Islam and claim to only believe in science meanwhile their whole civilization is built on Islamic science 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😆  

[livindatiltedlife]

My edits #BlackLivesMatter beautiful people

[gnarlyegyptian]

carl-thecreator

[camreapher]

It me!