cherry valley forever
Xuebing Du
shark vs the universe
taylor price
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
roma★
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trying on a metaphor
One Nice Bug Per Day
Sade Olutola
todays bird
oozey mess
Claire Keane
occasionally subtle
Cosimo Galluzzi
wallacepolsom
will byers stan first human second
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KIROKAZE
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Watch: There’s no such thing as the wrong type of hair.
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Since I dyed my hair blue I've been really freaked out about how others will perceive me. Happy to say I've received nothing but positive comments from: College advisors and professors, fieldwork school staff, people I met at a public policy conference, and strangers. But that might be partly because I live in New York so people tend to be more accepting.
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this worked last night lets go for round two
Sure why not
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." – Anna Quindlen
Do this four times repeatedly and you’ll be out. But how does it work? There’s some real brain science behind it.
We’re trying this tonight!
It’s about time someone got around to uncovering all the cheat codes for this “human being” software. It’s only been out for like 10,000 years.
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I’ve used this technique for about a year, and I can safely say that it has efficiently transformed my sleeping habits from several hours of struggle to fall asleep, to passing out in a matter of minutes.
It’s a form of Alexander Technique. It’s a technique that was designed for actors to keep their body in ready working condition and give it the best way to perform. This is the method used to calm, and center the body. Once the body is at that point it can perform anything you want it to.
THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)
An Article from Neena Susan Thomas
“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:
1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.
3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.
5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.
6] Number three is public restrooms.
7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.
8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.
9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.
10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.
POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:
1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.
2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.
4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.
5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.
6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.
7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.
FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.
2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .
b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.
If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.
REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.
THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”
EVERYONE BOOT THE FUCK OUT OF THIS
isn’t it sad that we have to teach women how to avoid rape instead of telling rapists not to fucking rape people
Mrs. Stianchi’s fourth grade class from New Jersey wrote to President Obama to talk about how they’re leading the way by learning to code. And now President Obama’s got a plan to help make sure all our kids get an opportunity to learn computer science: It’s called Computer Science For All. And it means just what it says—giving every student in America an early start at learning the skills they’ll need to get ahead in the new economy.
President Obama,
Coding is AWESOME! As you know, coding is a computer language that programs computers to follow simple directions. If someone knows how to code, they can create anything from a simple box on a computer to an idea as global as Facebook!
Anyone can learn to code; any age, any gender, anywhere. Last year over 137 million students participated in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a brief introduction to coding. Any grade from kindergarten through college (or above) can learn to code by playing fun games on or off the computer. The idea is to try coding for ONE hour and see what happens. Gabe Newell, the creator of Valve explained that, “the programmers of today are the wizards of tomorrow.” We can’t wait to become some of those wizards! We would love if you could join us the week of 12/7 (date TBA) and practice coding along with us.
You taught us that, “learning those skills (coding) isn’t just important for your future, but America’s future.” We will have an opportunity to create a universal language that could get everyone together. Computers are everywhere and becoming more and more common in all job areas. Knowing how to code at this young age will prepare us for jobs that maybe haven’t even been created yet.
No one is born a computer scientist, but with math, science, and some practice anyone can become one. We are only in fourth grade, and we KNOW that we can learn coding. If we start now, by the time we get to middle school we will be ready for the next step. We will keep advancing in school and maybe be able to create apps, video games, toys, and computer programs that future kids will use!
In the promotion video for the Hour of Code you urged us to not “just play on your phone, but program it.” We hope that by learning coding, we can achieve this!
We are the first class in Liberty Corner School to learn coding, and hope that this will expand in the future. We would be willing to teach how to code, and maybe the entire school could do the Hour of Code together in the future! Perhaps we could pioneer this for our district and even county in New Jersey!
“If you can change technology, you can change the world.”-Susan (CEO of YouTube)
We know that you are busy, but if you could please come to our class the week of December 7th, to code with us we would really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Stianchi’s Fourth Grade (We call ourselves “The S(cientist) Class”)
So I went on two dates with this guy. The first one accidentally ended up meeting my dream ideal date (stars, swings, parks), even exceeded it (coffee, Indian food, making out in aforementioned parks, seeing Columbia's beautiful campus, amazing conversation). On the second date, which was literally two days later because both of us could not stop thinking about each other, I did absolutely everything wrong (drunk from two beers, oversharing about my life, etc). And yet, he simply said "you're funny when you're drunk" and laughed it off with me. The best part? Within an hour of us parting ways, he texted me again. I don't know where this is going, and I don't really care, I'm having a great time and that makes me so happy.
I go to CUNY but live at the dorms, even though my house isn't far.
My mom's going back to college to get her bachelor's degree. At my college. Spring Semester, Junior Year for me. Semester One of associates degree to bachelor's degree for her. She got accepted right before Christmas, while I was home for the holidays. At first I thought I'd be okay with it. Then my dad's side of the family kept making jokes about her sharing a dorm with me at Christmas Eve and I had to go to leave the room to prevent from crying. Since she decided to come back it's been pretty much the only thing she's talked to me about. "How do I do this? How do I do that? Where's the admissions office? I registered for this class none of your friends will be in it right?" I get that she's excited, I get that she's trying not to make this embarrassing for me but what the hell was she thinking?! There's another CUNY she could've gone to, but the commute would be more expensive. The thing that really bugs me is she's always been so haphazard about going back. She waited until two of her three sisters were back in school for their bachelors and the other was about to go for her masters to make this decision. Her personality tells me this is why she's back: Everyone else is doing it so I should too. My older cousin and I are graduating soon, one of my younger cousins is a freshman, and another one is going to college next year. To top it off, my brother starts school in the fall and doesn't have the best grades, nor the funds to go somewhere good. He's probably going to end up in school with me too. And I really don't mind him coming. He wouldn't embarrass me in the halls. He wouldn't accidentally say hello to my high school ex boyfriend who also happened to end up in my college. My mother would. She is the most embarrassing person on the planet. Seriously, once I took the subway with her and had to tell her not to touch the Department of Environmental Protection air quality test machine because she was really tempted because it "looked like something alien and weird." Today I was set off by my dad calling me asking where his FAFSA id info is because my mom and brother need to do their FAFSAs and he thought I kept track of all this stuff and I should've given it to them because I knew they'd need it. Not to mention my parents are in their late fifties but don't know how to do their own taxes and are sick of paying someone who keeps messing them up, so guess who has to figure out how to do taxes now? Yup, me. I hate being the only goddamn responsible person in this family. Seriously they need to get it together I'm stressed enough with my own stuff I don't need other people's too.
Odd Romeo and Juliet Tumblr Posts
Why hasn’t this got more notes…? It’s fucking hilarious………or maybe I find it so funny because I have a weird sense of humour…hmmm, lol :)
I love this
Very Tybalt. Much Stab. What do?
This is perfection.
I would just like to point out that there is a version of Macbeth set in a fast food restaurant (with Christopher Walken as MacDuff no less). It’s called Scotland, PA and it is as bizarre and amazing as that sounds.
ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY:
wait until it gets dark and make tea or coffee or hot chocolate, or if it’s too hot outside make yourself a healthy smoothie with your favorite things in it at any point during the day
put on your favorite underwear, it helps, trust me, it’s an old family secret (i’m not kidding)
if you have a pet, play the “how many things can i stick on you until you move or get mad” game (bonus points if they fall asleep, extra bonus points if a family member sees you and tells you to quit it, extra double ultra points if they join in)
rip a peice of paper into as many little pieces as you can
go to animeseason.com and click “random anime” until you see one that looks completely ridiculous (or actually good) and watch the first episode. repeat if it sucked or if you get bored halfway through
spend at least an hour making a music playlist for how you feel right now and save it for now or when you feel a bad mood rise again
curl up in bed and cover yourself with blankets and pillows and put in music and just lay there for a while (sleeping is also good)
eat everything
drink lots of water
it’s okay bad moods don’t last forever!!!!!! i promise!!! you will be yourself soon and there are people who love you very much, don’t be afraid to reach out to them
you are lovely
eat lots of bananas
here are some more friends
i bet there is still a box of crayons in your house somewhere (if not you can get them cheap during back-to-school sales); find them and use them (maybe while watching ridiculous anime)
sunshine if you can manage it or just a sun lamp trust me it matters more than you think especially in winter
hugs even if they are stuffed animals or your pet or your pillow whatever is on hand
if you’ve got a favorite lotion/soap/thing that is scented use it liberally
cry if you need, if it doesn’t start by itself or if you don’t want to attract attention put on a sad movie so you have an excuse
write this down to pull out on future bad days:
it is okay to have a day where you don’t get things done
it is okay not to have a reason for feeling bad
taking care of yourself is a worthwhile use of time
if you still don’t feel better it is not your fault (and it is okay to ask for help)
I needed this so fucking much rn
I’ve found this helps sometimes. Hope it does. Take care x @stxdies
Thank you so much😢
Okay but after seeing this I started doing it too and it’s amazing how many men I’ve run into bc they expected me to move
Gotta try it
I work (and walk) on a college campus. I’ve lost count of how many men I’ve smacked shoulders with.
Recently, I was standing outside my son’s classroom waiting to talk to his teacher. I stood on one side of the hallway, not even close to the center. At some point, a man came walking along. I was standing right in his path, but the hallway was empty, so I logically expected him to swerve around me. Instead he kept walking right toward me, got to me, and stopped, as if waiting for me to get out of his way. I didn’t; I just smiled politely at him. He finally walked around me, clearly annoyed that I hadn’t leapt out of his manly path.
Now I’m wishing I’d leapt aside, taken off my jacket and laid it on the floor before him, then bowed deeply and said, “My Liege!”
I also work at a college campus. I smack shoulders sometimes, but I find that if I stare straight ahead and follow the advice below, people get the heck out of the way.
Honestly this post changed how I carry myself when walking alone in public, or in a situation where I’m the one leading. People definitely move for the murder gaze.
Confirmed. I once had to rush back inside a convention hall as the con was closing in order to a retrieve a sick friend’s medication, and I didn’t understand why people in the crowd were jumping out of my way (literally—one guy vaulted a table) until I realized I was dressed as the Winter Soldier and doing the Murder Walk because that’s just how I walk in those boots. I got the meds, got out, and made a mental note.
I repeated the experiment later, wearing the boots but otherwise my usual clothing and mimicking the expression I thought I’d had at that moment. People parted like I was Charlton Heston.
I now wear that style of boots whenever possible. I recently had a man do a double-take as I walked by and ask me, politely, where I had served because I “looked like a soldier.” I’m not current or former military. I was wearing a flowy purple peasant top and looked as un-soldierlike as possible.
Moral of the story: wear comfortable shoes, square your shoulders, and walk like you’ve been sent to murder Captain America.
WALK LIKE YOU’VE BEEN SENT TO MURDER CAPTAIN AMERICA
Everytime this post is on my dash it's better.
What the… but… how… wha…. how did this person…. I…
i just wrote -2-2x= like 75 times on a paper oh god
i filled up both sides
what just happened
this makes me uncomfortable,
then do =x+2+ for the next part
for “or blow me a kiss, and that’s lucky too” it’s =+1=+1
What is this sorcery?!?!
this is my favorite post on tumblr
the ending is: 12=x1=
So I just worked out the whole song, and here you go:
- 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + - 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + = + 1 = + 1
- 7 2 + 7 = x + 2 + = 2 + 2 1 = x + 2 +
- 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + - 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + - 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + - 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 +
- 7 2 + 7 = x + 2 +
- 7 2 + 7 = x + 2 + = 7 7 2 + = x + 2 + = x - 7 - 2
- 2 - 2 x = = x + 2 + = x + 2 1 = x + 2 + 1 2 = x 1 =
My mind just broke
*writes furiously*
Mom: Are you writing an essay?
Me: Hm? Wha-oh yeah. An essay. Definitely.
I def just wrote this on a piece of paper while laughing and my friends are now judging me hardcore
OK GUYS LISTEN UP
I BARELY EVER ASK Y’ALL FOR ANYTHING BUT JUST THIS ONCE
PLEASE COULD YOU WATCH THE HELL OUT OF THIS VIDEO
IT’S A CUTE TORTOISE BUT THAT’S NOT ALL
EVERY PENNY OF VIEWING REVENUE WILL GO TO CHARITIES SUPPORTING SYRIAN REFUGEES IN EUROPE
IT WAS MY FRIEND’S IDEA AND SHE GOT ALAN RICKMAN (no I’m not kidding) TO DO THE VOICEOVER
SO PLEASE
WATCH IT
SHARE IT
LITERALLY REBLOG TO SAVE A LIFE
Best. Idea. Ever.
In 1982 this crazy person planted 1.5 acres of wheat in a downtown landfill. Let’s hear it for crazy people!
(And to people who are — five minutes after me posting this — complaining that this isn’t really crazy, yes, I know. Growing food isn’t crazy. But you have to be a little nuts to plant wheat in a NYC landfill. I am trying to point this out, and celebrate that particular brand of forward thinking nuttiness. I didn’t think I’d have to write a paragraph explaining this.)
Here are some awesome items that are sure to help boost morale for all those who frequent the staff lounge, kitchenette or supply room.
The two schools I've done fieldwork in have staff lunch rooms that do double or even triple duty. This semester, the school's teacher's lounge is also the copy room, storage, and used by City Year volunteers for meetings.
Being a 21 year old teacher is very strange.
I started teaching when I was 21 and had seniors, a few of which were 19. It’s definitely strange!
Yep. That was me too. 21 when I started, my oldest student was 19. Baby baby.
*thanks higher power that I LOVE middle school*
When I started last year, I was 22 and my oldest students were 20. Talk about ridiculous!
Actual conversation first year:
“Miss, I know you’re not supposed to ask a lady this, but how old are you?”
“I’m 22.”
“Oh… I’m 19.”
“Okay?”
“I’ve got to get my shit together.”
Glad I love elementary schoolers
who wants to buy this book I will never get around to writing
Chapter 1: Haha Just Kidding, ADD Was Made Up By Pfizer. Anyway Unrelated I Am Uniquely Bad At Being Alive and No One Can Figure Out Why
Chapter 2: Where Did I Put That? Nope, It’s Gone
Chapter 3: Why Being Bored Is Literally The Same As Dying
Chapter 4: ADD And Your Love Life: Why Bother?
Chapter 5: A Short Story I Drew About A Little Rabbit Named Herbert Who Goes On Adventures
Chapter 6: I Don’t Have Time To Not Be Photoshopping
Chapter 7: You Interrupted Me in the Middle of Tetris And Other Reasons I’ll Be Making Your Life A Sulky Hell All Day
Chapter 8: Where Can A Grown-Up Go to Scream? (Nowhere.)
Chapter 9: You Just Told Me Huge News About Your Life, but I Don’t Know What It Was Because There’s a TV in the Corner of This Bar Chapter 10: I Would Love to Tell You Why I Am Crying, but I Already Forgot. It’s Just Happening Now Chapter 11: Bankruptcy
Chapter 12: I Have Walked into This Room Five Times and Neglected to Address The Reason I Originally Did So Each Time
Chapter 13: Public Embarrassment: Is it Real?
Chapter 14: All the Facts I Learned When I Read Wikipedia for Five Hours Yesterday
Chapter 15: I’m Sure You Were Speaking in Words, But All I Heard Was The Sound Adults in Charlie Brown Make
Chapter 16: I’ve Heard That in Order to Sleep, You Just Have to Stop Thinking; It Seems An Elaborate Hoax
Chapter 17: I Accidentally Focused On Coloring This Picture For Six Hours; I Forgot to Eat and Sleep and Suddenly It’s 5 AM
Chapter 18: Mild Frustration: Is It a Valid Motive for Murder?
Chapter 19: No, I Will Not Stop Bouncing My Leg
Chapter 20: How Many Times to Read a Sentence Before It Makes Sense
Chapter 21: Yes, I Have Tried a Planner
Chapter 22: I Was Going to Reply to You in Just a Few Minutes and Now It’s Six Months Later
Chapter 23: I Was Going to Do the Thing but I Forgot Right After You Told Me
Chapter 24: I Was Doing a Task and Then You Told Me to Do Another Task and Now I’ve Forgotten All About the First Task
Chapter 25: Getting Things Done: The Myth
Chapter 26: No I Really Don’t Have Time for That Because I Need Twice as Long to Do Things
Chapter 27: This Book Is Just Chapter Titles Because I Couldn’t Focus Long Enough to Write Paragraphs
Chapter 28: I Will Always Suck at Driving
Chapter 29: I Forgot My Point But If I Keep Talking for Long Enough I Will Probably Come Back around to It Eventually
Chapter 30: Yes, Mother, There Are in Fact Ants in My Pants. Happy?
Chapter 31: How Many Days Will I Go without Working Lightbulbs? Without Toilet Paper? Without Clean Underwear?
Chapter 32: Don’t Come In! My Place Is a Mess!
Chapter 33: I’m sorry, I got Distracted by a Light
Chapter 34: I Accidentally Covered My Hands in Sharpie in Class
Chapter 35: I’m Sure What You’re Saying is Nice but What About Ever Fact About This Thing I Love
Chapter 36: I’ve Probably Repeated Myself Three Times in the Course of Explaining This and I’m Going to do it at Least Two More Times
