I've left tumblr.

[queenlilyapproximately-blog]

Hey. For various reasons that I'm not going to disclose, I'm abandoning this blog. The short version is that I've found tumblr to be source of a lot of stress and I'm concerned for my own mental health. It's not anyone in particular's fault. And that includes you. 

I'll probably make a new blog, but I don't intend to link to it from here. I might be willing to share it's url to you if you're friends with me on Skype, though. 

I've enjoyed my stay on this tumblr well enough and there's plenty I'll miss about it. It's been wonderful. 

With love, Lily

[queenlilyapproximately-blog]

Whenever I get a chance to do blog stuff again, I intend to post:

my Anthy fan mix, finally

something funny but long I drafted in my notebook

an article I thought would be worth sharing

But I gtg. Miss you. 

[beamitout]

What's happening in Hong Kong????

Protests are happening in the Central & Western District, the Wan Chai District and the Kowloon District of Hong Kong since 22nd September, since Beijing withdrew their promise of universal suffrage for Hong Kong. These protests were meant to be and are PEACEFUL PROTESTS.

Yet police in riot gear are attacking crowds of UNARMED pro-democracy student protesters and protesters from the Occupy Central movement (a civil disobedience movement aimed at achieving universal suffrage occurring in Hong Kong). At least NOW TV, BBC NEWS, and APPLE DAILY have confirmed that pepper spray and rubber bullets are being fired at demonstrators and there is tear gas being launched into crowds and it’s spreading INSIDE the Central MTR station. 

Judging from all the photos and Apple Daily news reports I’ve seen, there are police stationed at Lippo Center, outside Lan Kwai, and Jordan + Tung Chung MTR stations look entirely closed off to everyone but the police. There are protesting crowds in Causeway, in Mong Kok on Argyle Street, in the HKAPA and Gloucester Road + Nathan Road are FILLED with protesters.

Hong Kong is no longer safe. Central has been paralyzed. 

There’s a live feed of everything that’s happening here. 

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un  إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ‎ Can we please take a moment to make du’a for Hamid Aminzada, a Toronto teen who was stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight? Just in case you don’t click the photo (there’s a link that takes you to the Toronto Star website), this excerpt from Metro News really got to me. "According to a 15-year-old former classmate, a friend had asked Amizada to pray for him before a difficult test. ‘You pray not from your mouth, but from your heart,' Aminzada apparently told his peer. He was killed only minutes later.” May Allah grant him jannah and guide his family through these pressing times. Ameen.

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If you ever date an asexual person be sure to get the specifics of their asexuality because the level of comfort with physical contact is different for all of us.

[viciere]

as an asexual person, i’m a little confused as to why you think this only applies to us. this applies to all people. no matter who you date, their level of comfort with physical contact will vary, and whether they’re ace or not it’s your job to establish a comfort zone

[revolutionarykoolaid]

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop (9.25.14): Protesters in Ferguson are back out tonight, demanding Police Chief Jackson’s resignation and the immediate arrest of Mike Brown’s killer, Darren Wilson. #staywoke #farfromover

[mosaicrecords]

Jazz in Manhattan: Why It’s Still Jumping

Michael Lydon’s tribute to the jazz clubs of Greenwich Village (past and present) speaks to the amazing amount of quality jazz in Manhattan on any single evening. Add midtown and Harlem and it’s like an international jazz festival every night, if you can afford the cabfare.

-Michael Cuscuna Read Article… Follow: Mosaic Records Facebook Tumblr Twitter

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Too bad all these “jumping” clubs reneged on paying pensions to the performers that make them money. The musicians are aging into poverty because they have spent their entire lives working and performing for club owners that deny them benefits, healthcare or pensions. Read this.

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I literally overcame self esteem issues by making ironically over-arrogant claims because even if you’re joking about something a lot you start to believe it and that can totally work in a good way if you let it

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They’ve done studies and the “fake it till you make it” mindset actually works and if you keep up a mantra you come to believe it after a time. It actually is how I came to really love myself.

[wocinsolidarity]

Happy Banned Books Week (September 21 - September 27, 2014)!

According to the ALA, the most frequently challenged books written by People of Color from 1990 - 1999 are (unfortunately they don’t have a PoC-specific list list for 2000 and onwards):

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Reason for challenges: racism, homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group

The Color Purple by Alice Walker Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language, violence

Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane Reason for challenges: homosexuality, sexually explicit

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Reason for challenges: racism, offensive language, violence

Beloved by Toni Morrison Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, violence

Native Son by Richard Wright Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language, violence

The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language, occult/Satanism

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Reason for challenges: racism, sexually explicit, offensive language

Always Running by Luis Rodriguez Reason for challenges: sexually explicit, offensive language

2004 - 2014 Yearly Challenged/Banned Books lists can be found here! 

Special shout-out to:

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; and Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya for being on the list of top ten books banned/challenged in 2013 for collectively having/being: offensive language, sexually explicit, violence, drugs/alcohol/smoking, racism, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group! [source here]

Happy reading! Any banned or challenged books by authors of color that you think we should check out?

Also, why don’t they just rename it Toni Morrison Week, amIright? 

[queenlilyapproximately-blog]

Also, if I've done something wrong, please call me out on it. Maybe I'm just being overfrightened about everything, but I feel like I messed up real bad sometime recently and no one's addressing it directly to me???? I don't want to be hurting people, though. :/

[queenlilyapproximately-blog]

I'm logging off, but if you send me weirdly specific questions about my headcanons, I'll probably answer them eventually. 

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Sun Ra - Springtime Again

[beckette]

if u say “i love you” too often it loses its meaning

boring people who probably read john green and listen to the beatles  (via lyrexz)

[queenlilyapproximately-blog]

2012: that awkward moment when

2014: that feel when

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No more analysis of the cast of Utena can possibly be created this is literally is.

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I’m just gonna listen to Mitchie M’s album because it’s too upbeat to be sad to.

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This is Sam Pepper. If you don’t know who he is, Sam is a successful YouTube prankster with over 2 million subscribers. He recently uploaded a video titled “Fake Hand Ass Pink Prank" where he pinched unsuspecting girls’ butts without their permission. None of this was done with the girls’ consent…meaning Sam Pepper sexually harassed and assaulted these women.

This is no longer a “simple, harmless prank” but rather a very serious matter and offence. If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can watch, dislike, and report it HERE. You can also take the pledge to help stop sexual violence at itsonus.org. Please do not let Sam get away with this kind of behavior. He crossed the line and needs to be held responsible for his disgusting actions.

[botanize]

I would literally punch him and I wouldn’t stop