#anologies

[joe20xx]

Age is a numeral relative; aging is not. We are getting older, growing to erosion, like the earth and ocean. One moment your an part of a landmass, the next your drowning unless you drown into a the new era of “landmass”, of your creation or the ones you aid. (Why is water the abyss? Because it’s like a space, empty until life fills it with mass).

[humanfist]

But the other reason I didn't do it was...well, suppose Power comes up to you and says hey, I'm gonna kick you in the balls. And when you protest, they say they don't want to make anyone unsafe, so as long as you can prove that kicking you in the balls will cause long-term irrecoverable damage, they'll hold off. And you say, well, it'll hurt quite a lot. And they say that's subjective, they'll need a doctor's note proving you have a chronic pain condition like hyperalgesia or fibromyalgia. And you say fine, I guess I don't have those, but it might be dangerous. And they ask you if you're some sort of expert who can prove there's a high risk of organ rupture, and you have to admit the risk of organ rupture isn't exactly high. But also, they add, didn't you practice taekwondo in college? Isn't that the kind of sport where you can get kicked in the balls pretty easily? Sounds like you're not really that committed to this not-getting-kicked-in-the-balls thing. No! There's no dignified way to answer any of these questions except "fuck you". Just don't kick me in the balls! It isn't rocket science! Don't kick me in the fucking balls!

Scott Alexander

[thedapperdad]

Parenthood is like bacon... especially the feeling fried part. 🥓#sogoodithurts #parenthood #anologies #everythingtastesbetterwithbacon #cooperhewitt #awesomeexhibits (at Cooper Hewitt)

[saturnsalbatross]

Remember, even though it may feel like winter, the snow has to melt sometime.

Your roots are already in the ground. Just because the atmosphere is incapable of letting you bloom, it'll eventually clear and you'll be able to grow once again.

[starkidsammei]

Oh, what friends I have!

@PatrickEatsPie: An essay is like a girls skirt: you want to keep it long but short enough to keep it interesting.

Malvika: Oh, really? I’ve always thought writing an essay was like a guy’s dick. He says it’s 2 pages but it’s really a page and a fourth.

[myrecklessserenade]

Eggs in a Basket Theory.

So you know they say, "Never put all your eggs in one basket." That's a thing. And I agree. I totally agree. It seems simple, but a lot of people struggle with it. A lot of people become so engulfed in what they are doing, they end up putting all their eggs in one basket, and sometimes not even realizing. And sometimes, you think it's a good thing. You want to put all your eggs in one basket because you depend on it and you want to invest 100% of yourself in it because you think this is it.  This applies to your career, your friends, a significant other. Really anything. But it can be especially detrimental with a relationship. If you put every egg you have in one basket, every single one and it ends up not working out. There goes all your eggs! And you have to come up with some more to put in another basket. It's exhausting! And it gets more and more difficult each time. Now I'm not saying not to invest yourself in your relationship to the fullest, or to hold back at all. That's not what I'm getting at. I'm talking about putting as many eggs as you feel appropriate into the basket but always keeping at least 1 egg. Just one. To hold onto just in case. Now that shouldn't inhibit you from progressing in your relationship, but it will help you maintain some sort of balance in your life. And if it doesn't work out, that one egg may be the only thing that stops you from being completely broken. One day, that one egg might save you. (Continuing to speak in metaphors and analogies because I enjoy comparisons and dramatic effects.)

[straightenthoseknees]

Finding a good boyfriend is like finding the right pointe shoe

Some are too hard and unyielding, and they'll never fit your needs. Others are too soft and unsupportive, they won't last very long.

As you age, your needs change and you might switch shoes. You might wear one shoe for a long time thinking it's the best, and then realize it wasn't actually that great and you found something much better.

Sometimes you dismiss one shoe/boy, and then discover that it/he actually wasn't so bad. Other times you might love a shoe/boy at first try/sight, and then when you wear it for a longer length of time, realize it's not the right one for you.

When it comes to picking the perfect shoe, trust in the observations of others, but ultimately only you can decide what works best for you. It might take awhile and trying many different kinds of shoes until you find the right one, but when you do - it's totally worth it! And you'll never go back to all of those other ones that didn't work out. 

[the-original-bee]

Opinion

So, I love Tumblr. Really I do. All the thoughts and opinions, but I noticed a pattern. While some are conservatives, and others liberals, there is one thing most of us agree on, it is that hate is hate and no body should hate another. But there seems to be a blind-side that a lot of us have. We go on about how homophobia, or trans-phobia, or racism are the bane of our society, and we do our best to destroy these things, but what about the reveres? We like to blame the 'rich white man' or just men or others who we just don't like, but what if we just stop. Think, if hate is really hate no matter what, then why do we ignore it when it is directed at people we don't agree with or like? If hate is really such a negative thing and is destroying what you want, then why not stop it? Don't separate people, unite them. It isn't about the big white man vs. us, whether we are a woman, trans, gay, or black, it is about we, as people, vs. the issue. The issue isn't someone holding us back, it is about us holding ourselves back. As a whole, society likes to blame others for our problems, "It was those damn Republicans" or "those damn Democrats" or "those racist white men", or sexist or what have you. It isn't them, it is us, and while ignoring the problems won't fix jack-shit, why don't we instead focus in actually getting our shit together and fixing it, instead of blaming someone for the problem and demanding they change, why don't we just, go around them. If you are walking on a path and a boulder is in your way, you don't wait for it to move, you go around it. So instead of blaming and finger pointing, just fix it, and don't wait for others to change, because most people don't change once they become 'Adults', They  might form new opinions, but most people will never change. I am not saying ignore problems, and I am not saying change is impossible, what I am saying is that to change a problem you need to address the actual problem, because there will always be assholes and bigots, but if you ignore them, you realize that the path is a lot easier to walk, if you go around the Boulders.