The Zen of Esparza

Raúl. Raúúúúúúllll.

[tonizenaustin]

Lin-Manuel Miranda is my first celebrity crush who is my imaginary nephew. I just want to bake him cookies and kiss his forehead.

[curtashiism-deactivated20250816]

what does a Raúl hug feel like?

I can’t even describe it. Just… good. Amazing. Like someone is hugging away all your problems.

[tonizenaustin]

I mean no disrespect or minimizing your wonderful experience (jealous as I am :) ). But. What do his very close friends experience when he hugs them? That... must... be ... just....

[tonizenaustin]

Good Samaritans Rescue Woman from Rape

“According to police, he approached the woman as she walked down Airport Boulevard near 12th Street, asking for her phone number.” [bolding added] 

Now do you understand, guys?

[cutiesnfuzzies-blog]

[tonizenaustin]

At last a dachshund gets the respect they deserve.

“[Dachsunds are] bred to hunt badgers and other tunneling animals....”

[refinery29]

President Obama, aka the Dad Joke POTUS, just released the most glorious seven minutes of bad Thanksgiving puns you’ve ever heard

President Obama explained that after last year, his daughters decided they couldn’t put up with his dad jokes, so he was joined at the pardon by his adorable two nephews! President Obama is clearly letting his full nerd hang out now. (Yes he cran!) The full video of jokes is truly worth the click.

Gifs: whitehouse.gov

WATCH THE VIDEO

[godlessondheimite]

how…how did we go from this…to…to that inhuman thing we’re getting in a couple of months?

[tonizenaustin]

It’s the backlash of the humorless.

[witchjock-deactivated20221208]

Yeah our house is on fire but have we considered giving the fire a chance and seeing what it does first before we put it out?

[pleasedontsqueezetheshhh]

Before we call 911 I want the wood floor to apologize for being so flammable and let the healing begin because it really hurts the arsonist when you call him an arsonist.

[i-think-ive-killed-a-man]

Look, I know none of us wanted this fire in the first place, but it’s here now, so can we please just try and make the best of it and be respectful?

[tonizenaustin]

Hey, we can buy another house in four years.

[jennyhoelzer-deactivated2016120]

depression meals

handfuls of dry cereal

can of v8

a sleeve of saltines

chef boyardee and other microwaveable children’s food

bag of chips

a protein drink

quesadilla

oatmeal

[tonizenaustin]

Oatmeal kept me alive for a year.

[godlessondheimite]

Are you Rory O'Malley?

Rory is kind and likeable and Irish. I am literally the opposite of Rory O’Malley. 

[tonizenaustin]

What is the opposite of Irish? We’re kind of our own opposite.

[seekret-fanfic]

I know a lot of people are processing a lot, and everyone can express themselves as they see fit, but maybe don’t tag people in discourse/heated discussion/feeding of trolls when they aren’t in the conversation? Seeing lots of celebs whose timelines are a mess of negativity and can’t help but wonder how that may be for them.

[tonizenaustin]

Good point, thanks. I’m sure he blocks the trolls.

I let that homophobic bigot get to me and had to jump in to Raúl’s defense. Like he needs it.

[godlessondheimite]

theatre couples are very cute but couples where one person is in the biz and the other is a normie are also very cute

[tonizenaustin]

There’s Lin-Manuel and Vanessa. Although a lawyer/scientist is hardly a normie.

[giant-enemy-crab]

[anxiiete]

giant-enemy-crab:

ｙｅａｈｂｏｉ

[tonizenaustin]

This would make an  awesome clock!

[raulesque-deactivated20170221]

[ectogasm]

raulesque:

a beautiful, strong, candid raúl protesting in nyc (@shirosieg on twitter). i’m so proud of him and everyone all across the world standing up to make all of our voices heard.

[tonizenaustin]

Is that Jeremy “Turducken” Davies behind him?

[tonizenaustin]

Her nails match her cup and saucer.

FLOTUS style game is ON, Melania.

[micdotcom]

Watch: President Obama delivers pointedly feminist speech at United State of Women summit

[oceansoverflowme]

This man is my hero

[moesha-blog]

!!!!!!!!

[tonizenaustin]

“A culture that praises men for changing a diaper.” A man gets that, and he’s our president.

[tonizenaustin]

So there’s “complications” in Tucksonville. Barba is Liv’s devoted friend. He wants to comfort her, but he knows she needs him to respect her privacy.

Yet: He’s in love with her. It’s killing him to see the hurt that no one else does. Now is not the time, not until she’s resolved her present conflict. But if she turned to him, to listen, to empathize, to ask him to hold her.... If...

How long can he endure such pain for the woman he loves?

[larkistin]

Rafael Barba in 18x06 “Broken Rhymes” PART 3 of 3

FUNNY FACE SPECIAL 😂

[tonizenaustin]

Don’t show off that tongue unless you’re willing to share with the class.

[dangcommaannie]

I go to a private Baptist uni in Texas and when the day after the election, I was genuinely terrified to go to class because there was no doubt in my mind that there were Trump supporters, but I went because I knew I had more privileges than some other minorities and I had to make sure that they were safe because no one else would be looking out for them.

However, today, there was a protest at my uni. There was an actual legit protest at my uni. It’s still scary to know what there are people on campus who hate me and want me gone, but it’s comforting to know that there are also people who are willing to fight and make sure that that doesn’t happen. That even on this campus that should be filled to the brim with conservatives, there are still people who truly care about the well-being of others.

[tonizenaustin]

I’m so glad that you can feel safe and supported. (I know there is a significant number of Muslim students there.)

And I’ve never been prouder as a Texan to know that conservative Baptists put Jesus’s teachings on the street.