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remember being little and thinking dandelions were fun or a pretty color or something and every adult in an 80 mile radius wouldn’t let you say that without screaming ITS A WEED

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dandelions are edible, easy to grow, and are rich in vitamins a, c, k, beta-carotene, calcium, iron, manganese, and potassium

dandelions can be made into wine, tea, soft drinks, and a coffee substitute

they are used in herbal remedies to treat liver and digestive problems and as a diuretic

they’re good for bees!

they make good companion plants for various herbs and tomatoes; their long taproot helps bring up nutrients in the soil and they release ethylene gas which ripens fruit

dandelions secrete latex which means they can be used to make natural rubber

they make great flower crowns

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Scotland || October 2016

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this happened…at the same time

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What she says: I'm fine

What she means: In Legally Blonde, Elle only gets accepted because she's hot and sent a video, but she had a 4.0 and got a 179 (out of 180) on her LSATS. Sure, her major was in Fashion Merchandising but that's a business major, and the fake school she was at was supposed to be UCLA so she had a business degree from a major college, probably went to a great high school, had a 4.0, and a 179 on the LSATS and at that point she would have been automatically accepted so why did they make it sound like she was such a bad risk? She even had leadership experience as president of a major chapter of what is apparently a huge sorority, since Delta Nus are shown as everything from cheerleaders to senators. Harvard should have been desperate to take her. She should have been able to get in if she turned in a cocktail napkin with her name written on it. So why make up the bullshit excuse of "multiculturalism" to justify letting in an extremely qualified and highly driven candidate just for laughs? Elle Woods deserved to go to Harvard and she earned that place with academic excellence and not by being hot.

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Worldwide Proof Copy Competition!

I have 2 proof copies of ‘On The Other Side’ to give away here on tumblr! Reblog this post and use the hashtag #OnTheOtherSide ! Make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before entering! bitly.com/ontheotherside-WIN

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Can’t wait to read #ontheotherside !

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The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant.

Adele’s Performance at the Grammys

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11004802/grammys-2016-adele-all-i-ask-technical-difficulties-performance

I have things to say about this. First, I didn’t watch the Grammys. I typically only watch the Oscars (which are coming up yay!!!!!). But I thought that Taylor Swift’s message about female empowerment was inspiring. With or without it being a reference to Kanye and his lack of tact. (”Bitch let me fuck her cause I made her famous” or some shit like that).

But just as TSwizzle made another reach for women, promoting her and their future accomplishments, Adele got hit with a semi-misogynistic shaming on social media. Unlike male counter parts, who perform and normally sound flat or off key (just take a look at Coldplay at the Super Bowl), Adele is known for her perfection in hitting notes. But yesterday, there are moments when Adele sounds off her game. I say moments because a) she sounds beautiful throughout a majority of the piece, and b) apparently, it had something to do with a broken piano?

Regardless of the cause, the media rushed in to criticize Adele. “She’s broken her perfect record!”, “What happened to Adele?”, “Marred by Sound Issues”, etc, etc. The list goes on. The article I linked is the only piece that seemed to empower her instead of claiming her as a victim. Her perfection is part of an ongoing trend that women always have to be better (not equal to) the men in their field, or else they are seen as not being allowed to be there. Adele, in her (im)perfect notes, got criticized for not being on that female-object-on-pedestal anymore. She showed a flaw.

Granted, the media did claim that the technology was to blame and that because of Adele’s tweets about going to In-and-Out because of it made them “love her more,” the posts still imply that Adele was the victim. Instead of seeing her performance as a women who knew something was off but proceeded to sing anyway, they targeted her saying that her work was less meaningful because of a fucked up sound system. The women in distress instead of brave/empowered. The trope I’ve come to know and despise because of my love of film.

I’m just so tired of feeling like I have to prove to myself and everyone around me that I’m meant to be in the position I’m in. No one is perfect, but I feel like men are allowed to be less perfect than women. We have to do better than them in order to stake our place in our fields. And though Taylor empowered her female fans, the media tore Adele’s down. I’m just glad she’s sassy enough to say it didn’t matter and that she was going to treat herself.

#feminist #feminism #female empowerment #adele #taylor swift #tswift #there's a reason why I can't post this on twitter

I’m not just a woman. I’m a person. With a beautiful brain. And I don’t know why people want to tear that down, instead of raise it up.

#feminism #feminist #equality #humanity

Two types of introverts

Type 1: They like to be alone. They like being quiet and quiet environment. They prefer staying in because there is too much stimulation outside. They get tired very quickly when they are exposed to the outdoors too long. They can be in their room as long as possible without getting bored. There's always something going on their mind or their desk.

Type 2: They like to be alone. They are not necessarily quiet. They get easily bored. They like to go out and explore — on their own. They like traveling and trying out new things but often wear headphones so that they can keep the experiences to themselves without interacting with other people. They don't mind stimulation from the world — as long as they have enough privacy to digest it by themselves.

My boyfriend and me, respectively.