ZenSky

I am a chemist and budding biologist who runs and bikes. On this tumblr, you will find stories of my trials and triumphs and adventures in running and biking, music and yoga and Buddhism, nature photos and science geekery and the occasional kitty spam. I also love traveling and reading and food. My food tumblr is ex-perimentals.

[soarra]

Computer based training...so boring (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

[wordsnquotes]

I want to be alone and I want people to notice me - both at the same time.

Thom Yorke (via wordsnquotes)

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Lane Bryant has enlisted actresses Danielle Brooks and Gabourey Sidibe in the brand’s powerfully simple new ad, aptly called #ThisBody Is Made To Shine.

Actresses were there to inspire women of bigger sizes not be ashamed of their bodies. The point of the campaign, according to a release from the brand, is to “spotlight what it means to unapologetically celebrate themselves in spite of any adverse feelings or feedback.”

These beautiful Black ladies show us how to stay confident with our bodies no matter how we look. Women are always targets of standard beauty propaganda and whitewashing and have troubles loving their natural appearance. This picture is saying LOVE yourself no matter what flaws you have.

#RepresentationMatters

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OneOrlando Fund Begins to Distribute Funds | Human Rights Campaign

The OneOrlandoFund, established after the gun tragedy in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, announced this week that it will begin distributing nearly $30 million to survivors of the June crime.

The OneOrlandoFund, established after the gun tragedy in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub took the lives of 49 innocent people, announced this week that it will begin distributing nearly $30 million to survivors of the June crime.  

The average age of the victims was 29, and almost every one of them was Latinx. They were  “brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors, husbands and wives. But above all, they were human beings,” HRC President Chad Griffin said yesterday in Orlando at the launch of the 2016 Vocal Majority Toururging voters supporting commonsense gun violence prevention laws to vote in November..

Following the Pulse tragedy, the city of Orlando, Equality Florida and the LGBT Community Center of Central Florida established the OneOrlando Fund to help those affected by the deadly attack..

According to The Washington Post, the fund received donations from 150,000 individuals and companies in more than 120 countries.

“In total, $29.5 million was donated to the OneOrlando Fund,” the OneOrlando Fund reported. “Today, the Board approved the allocation of funds to 299 claimants in four categories – deceased, injured with hospitalization, injured with outpatient treatment and present inside Pulse.”

Additionally, LGBTQ leaders in Orlando came together to form The LGBTQ Alliance and partnered to create TheHeal Orlando Project. HRC encourages everyone to visit http://healorlando.org/ to access support or lend a hand to Pulse survivors and victims’ families.

For too long, a toxic combination of anti-LGBTQ hate and easy access to guns has put LGBTQ people at disproportionate risk of violence and murder. The tragic killing of 49 innocent people on Latin Night at Pulse nightclub in Orlando — young lives taken solely because of who they were — has rocked our nation to its core.It’s time to stop the hate. Learn more here.

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paranoid parrot

[runningonsmoothies]

“The ability to run the extra mile lies in between your ears.”

Your brain quits before your legs do. Running is as mental as it is physical. You have to believe in yourself.

[thequotejournals]

As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.

Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance (via thequotejournals)

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Nothing that is can pause or stay; The moon will wax, the moon will wane, The mist and cloud will turn to rain, The rain to mist and cloud again, Tomorrow be today.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (via purplebuddhaproject)

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ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS!!!

I would like to inform you all about our online running community, ‘runner’s club’ . Anyone who gets out there and puts one foot in front of the other is welcome! Via a monthly hashtag, runners from across the globe share their running experiences, issues, questions, and more. We currently have several amazing people sharing their running adventures but always welcome and encourage new participants into our community. Again, anyone is welcome to join at any part of the month. Post as often or as little as you wish!  

To join: Simply post under the monthly hashtag (#rcaugust2016 will be the # for August) about your run, questions, or whatever you would like.  A lot of people posts introductions so other runners know a little about them and their background. Be sure to ‘track/follow’ the hashtag so you can read other runner’s stories as well as sharing your own.

For an example, feel free to browse July’s # at #rcjuly2016

Please reblog to get the word out. Can’t wait to meet and see everyone’s posts!

PS- Make sure your privacy settings are updated so that your posts will show up when people search the tag. Otherwise people can only see your posts when specifically looking at your blog or on their dash, NOT under the tag.

[ladyandthetrack]

PSS- to make sure you r privacy settings are updated here are some poorly worded instructions… So on the left top side click the person like button, then press edit appearance, then at the bottom under privacy just make sure “ Allow this blog to appear in search results” is checked! I’m answering this publicly just in case others are wondering as well. :-)

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It’s Day 3 of Hard Core July!

Quads feeling those squats yet? Knock out 60 today (plus a 30 second plank) and give them the rest they deserve tomorrow!

Tell me how you’re doing! Tag me and #HardCoreJuly!

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Day Three done today, post-run and before my shower. I did the squats in sets of 20 while working on the latest layer of my fantastic fourth of july jello mold, then the plank. I’m not quite at the point where this is really super hard yet, but that plank is getting there.

I did Day Two yesterday before bed, kind of squeezing it in there at the last minute (almost literally; I finished the plank at 11:45 pm).

I have no idea how I am going to make it to the end of July. That just looks impossible from here.

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Trying to convince my shadow that I am someone worth following.

Rudy Francisco (via wordsnquotes)

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I want to change my punctuation. I long for exclamation marks, but I’m drowning in ellipses.

Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies (via wordsnquotes)

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gets personally offended when someone refers to rain as “bad weather”