That really tall girl

Single Mom, first generation college student, impoverished but driven. Younger than I feel, older than I look. Awesome.

[windedahl]

I've gone down 2 sizes because of this miracle fruit!

[windedahl]

I've been robbed. What kind of crap is this? they took my trash can, but left the lid? where is my conditioner, why leave the shampoo? why take all my blankets and my house shoes and my heater? I get the laptop, and the nook, and the iPhone, but why leave the charging cables and remote?

[distractedbyshinyobjects]

Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman in a bra. So victims of heart attacks on TV are *always* male. Did you know that a woman having a heart attack is more likely to have back or jaw pain than chest or left arm pain? I didn’t - because I’ve never seen a woman having a heart attack. I’ve been trained in CPR and Advanced First Aid by the Red Cross over 15 times in my life, the videos and booklets always have a guy and say the same thing about clutching his chest and/or bicep. And people laugh when I tell them women are still invisible in this world.

re: feministing - for women, heart attacks look different

[windedahl]

Things I did not know, but should.

(via elfgrove)

This is a post that might save a life. 

(via str8nochaser)

My mom worked for 25 years as an ER nurse and is convinced that a lot of women die simply because folks only know heart attack symptoms that occur in males. 

(via darkjez)

[bigfatphallusy]

[kiskolee]

THIS.

[professorbutterscotch]

I have never thought about it in this context

that’s actually really, really creepy.

[purplespacecats]

I… fuck.

[casuallystudious-blog]

Yeah, basically.

[avoiding-catatonic-surrender-de]

I once pointed this out to my mother and she just stared at me, in stunned silence for ages. 

[leggo-my-steggo]

oh shit

[dyslexic-kids]

10 Sites To Download Free Audio Books

If you’re looking for a place to download some free audio books, you’re in luck. Whether you want to get inspired, scared by a mystery, or simply have something to listen to on a long drive, there are loads of places to find free audio books. They may not be on the New York Times Bestseller list but that doesn’t mean they’re not worth your time.

For example, Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ is not quite selling like the ‘Shades of Gray’ but it’s an important read. In any case, these sites all host free audio books that are worth checking out!

NOTE: These are all legal sites that host public domain books. There’s more than enough great stuff in these libraries so check them each out when you have the time!

Free Classic Audio Books

This site hosts a myriad of books that are all in mp3 or m4b format. You can find what you’re looking for by sorting by the author’s last name. The advantage of using the iPod format (m4b) is that it remembers where you stop in a file.

Project Gutenberg

Another source for the classics. Read timeless tales from Dickens, Poe, and more with Project Gutenberg’s massive inventory. Boasting more than 2,000 free audiobooks in basically all categories, this should be one of your bookmarked sites!

Books Should Be Free

Like the aforementioned ‘Art of War,’ many all-time bestsellers are available on Books Should Be Free. They’re from the public domain and you can find what you’re looking for through some handy sorting tools. Want a children’s book? How about just seeing the adult book results? Yep, you can do that.

Librophile

When you first go to this site, you’re shown the price of every book. That price is $0.00, possibly the best price ever. Librophile has a substantial library of audio books as well as e-books that you can search by keyword, language, price (free), and more.

Lit2Go

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.

LibriVox

LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening. LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.

LearnOutLoud Free Audio

LearnOutLoud.com has scoured the Internet to bring you over 5000 free audio and video titles. This directory features free audio books, lectures, speeches, sermons, interviews, and many other great free audio and video resources. Most audio titles can be downloaded in digital formats such as MP3 and most video titles are available to stream online. Enjoy!

Podiobooks

The term podiobook was coined by Evo Terra in April 2005 to describe serialized audiobooks which are distributed via RSS, much like a podcast. Podiobooks is supported by donations (if you use it, you should think about giving!) and boasts a solid set of sorting tools. You can browse popular books, award-winning books, all titles, etc. Lots of great novels in here!

Storynory

Beautifully read audio stories for children and adults. Listen online or via podcast or app. Fairytales, myths, legends and stories from around the world.

AudioCloset

The audiobooks are absolutely free. They have a solid set of books that are worth reading such as Kipling and Dickens. All audiobooks have been recorded especially for the AudioCloset website.

[lesbianlegbreaker]

Audiobooks kept me going while working the night shift. I definitely recommend it.

Additionally, not everyone has the easiest time with reading (this post originally comes from Dyslexic Kids), so signal boosts would be awesome.

[feferi-captor-deactivated201408]

Why is no one talking about Portal 2 the protagonist is a female, disabled, adopted, mixed race, person of colour, with no love interest, who is not sexualized and kicks ass guys get on this

[iwishihadafather]

when british people say “maths” i laugh because thats fucking stupid

[isolatedsystem]

when american people say “math” i laugh because thats fucking stupid

[god-namjoon]

when teachers say math i cry because i’m fucking stupid

[windedahl]

Tea Corner

When I have my own place, I'm going to make a tea corner. I shall buy a pretty Victorian teapot with matching cups and saucers.  I shall bake tea pastries and crochet a tea cozy. I shall have a bookshelf as part of my tea corner. Mmmm. Tea.

[pearlescentskyblue]

[silenthill]

Fuck death note gimme this shit.

[giggle]

[braydaaan]

This is the official ‘i care’ symbol. This is how it works:

Basically you reblog this, and your followers know that you care and that they can message you about anything anon or not and you will reply back or at least look at their message.

[asleehp]

always

[windedahl]

So, reading chapters of textbooks. Not something that happens when you have ADD. REreading chapters of textbooks, is what happens.

[windedahl]

First-generation college student Kristy Windedahl had to overcome many obstacles to attend college; the biggest of them all was believing she could go to college.

[windedahl]

First-gen student Kristy Windedahl learned early in her 1st term that procrastination doesn't pay. Read on to find out her secret formula for preventing the put-off!

[windedahl]

What kind of a mother would I be if I didn't brag about my kid?

[windedahl]

Learning to tumbl

So here I am on yet another social networking site. I swore I would never ever use Myspace. I vowed that I would never be on Facebook. I thought tweeting was for birds. Now here I am having joined another site. I've heard that tumblr takes up a lot of time for a lot of people. Time is not something I have in excess, but I've heard a lot of good things about this site so here goes! 

[windedahl]

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

Pens. I love to draw with ink. Especially with different colored inks and character pens.