Strategy on Stationery

An analyst in the making if the data doesn't destroy me first.

[thingsorganizedneatly]

Adam Hillman, Mocha Mound, 2019

[thepersonalquotes]

[th4nkyoub3n]

[Image Transcription: IN 2019, I WILL

- be clear with what I want

- overcome my fear of rejection

- not dwell on my mistakes

- embrace change, let go of things and people that need to go

- be patient, let time do its job

- develop habits that will make me better

- be kinder

- heal as neccessary [sic]

- stop self-doubt

- communicate

- try to be happier, but most of all, try to have a meaningful life]

[desultory-suggestions]

Congratulations! As of today, you have survived 100% of your worst days.

[thahalfrican]

[sirredmayne]

I’m color-blind, but I can pick out that [Yves Klein] blue anywhere. I wrote 30,000 words on this color, and I never grew tired of it. The pigment is staggering. It’s amazing that a color can be so emotional. One can only hope to achieve that intensity in acting.

[fidefortitude-deactivated202011]

all hail eddie redmayne, patron saint of academic bullshittery

[sophibeans]

You have been visited by the Eddie Redmayne of bullshit, reblog to have plenty of bullshit to spew on your final exams

[communist-murder-hands]

This is the level of academic fuckery I strive to achieve

[thingsorganizedneatly]

Alexander Kent

[beautifultype]

A superb lettering by @hoodzpahdesign https://ift.tt/2KHecKR

[runcibility]

I would actually pay for a cable subscription just to watch this

[animals-riding-animals]

bird riding bird

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[crewdlydrawn-deactivated2022072]

TBC since tumblr’s posting methods changed

[crewdlydrawn-deactivated2022072]

Linked article URLs, in order of appearance:

1. Exploiting harassment claims

2. Bob Livingston admits claim is true

3. Truth about false allegations

4. Coming forward is traumatic

5. Accusational statistics

6. Assault victims’ memory reliability

7. Truck stop killer

8. Not worth the book deal

9. Percentage of women who have experienced sexual harassment.

[strategy-on-stationery]

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.

Abigail Adams, 1776

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[nevver]

A sign

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[lev-myszkin]

my friend just texted me “it’s not acceptable that trump feels good about himself and you don’t” and i think it’s the most motivational thing i’ve ever read

[bruinhilda]

As a library worker, there’s something I want to say to you.

You do not have to apologize for the books you choose to read.

At all.  To anyone.  You owe nobody any explanations; you need no excuse or “good reason” to be reading the book.

You do not have to be ashamed for wanting to read “bad” books.  You wanna read Twilight?  We got Twilight.  Need a banal, cookie-cutter-plot mystery or thriller?  Those are always fun.  Our regulars check them out by the towering stack.  Ask Betty for recommendations; she’s read them all.  50 Shades of Oh Fucking No?  We’ve got it, we even got it in large print.  Have fun.  Check out the rest of our porn too.  Oh, and the sex manuals are a MUST if you want to “experiment” yourself.  Don’t be afraid to ask; they’re here for a reason.

Want to read a book written by a huge asshole everyone hates and agree was a monster?  Yeah, we have those.  No, we don’t think you’re an asshole for wanting to know what was actually written in there, or judging things for yourself.

You are not too old for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Babysitter’s Club, or Captain Underpants.  You are not too young for Sherlock Holmes.  There’s nothing wrong with a boy reading The Princess Academy or Sweet Valley High.  There’s nothing wrong with a girl being into The Hardy Boys or Artemis Fowl instead.

You do not have to pull the shame face and offer me an excuse when you check out your books.  I don’t care if I got so angry at that book I threw it against a wall when I read it: you have the right to read it, and enjoy it if it’s enjoyable for you.  THAT’S WHY THE LIBRARY HAS IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.  If we only stocked pure, unproblematic literature everyone approved of, by authors of unquestionable virtue, we wouldn’t have any books at all.  Or music.  Or movies.  It would be utterly fucking boring.  And it certainly wouldn’t be a library.

[theycantalk]

scary

[strategy-on-stationery]

She went on to lead a productive life, so how bad can it have been? She did not go on to lead a productive life, so how can we trust what she has to say? If it is true, why would she want to remain anonymous? Now that we know her name, we are coming to her house.

Alexandra Petri, Washington Post

https://wapo.st/2xvvLI4?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.3e8ba610068a