Shovels, Rakes, & Implements of Destruction

[mia-down-under]

[wartips]

shitshit shit. umm no its fine. does anyone see a grenade pin on tbe floor

[larkandkatydid]

- last known words of three LA county sheriffs, 7/10/2025

[wisconsingrrl]

[depsidase]

[larkandkatydid]

I think that I knew but hadn’t really grasped, like, spiritually, that West Virginia vs BPJ was targeting one specific little 12 year old girl. Like, the whole state created a law, upheld by the Supreme Court that one middle school child was not allowed to do extracurriculars. Cool. Cool. The Lottery is barely even fiction, people are just habitually fucking like that.

[nitewrighter]

Parent: I just don't know how to get my child excited about reading!

*child grabs book off the shelf*

Parent: No, you're not reading that.

*child grabs another book*

Parent: Or that.

*child grabs another book*

Parent: Or that. *sigh* It's just such a shame that my kid isn't interested in reading!

[nitewrighter]

I need parents to understand that reading the same Lankybox graphic novel over and over is actually a gateway drug to Reading Stuff Other Than That. And shutting down books kids get excited about is a gateway drug to kids Not Reading Period.

[wilwheaton]

[moishe-pipick]

[wisconsingrrl]

[allsortsoffuckedup]

Hey hey, as a librarian, can I just say don’t pace yourself at the library. I get a lot of customers saying “oh I shouldn’t get too many books out at once” but like you should!!!! Max out your card, take everything we have on a subject you’re interested in, make a book fort in your home. We love that shit! It doesn’t matter if you read them or not; just take them for an adventure and bring them back whenever they’re due!

For public libraries, one of the ways we secure funding year to year is lending. Governments don’t want to fund more books if they’re not being used and the way we measure use is by issues. Regardless of whether you read it or not, whether you have it for a day or a month, if you issue it to your library card, we get the stats! It makes the library look good!

Help your local library; get books out even if you know you can’t read them all!

[thoughtkick]

“I could not escape from you. My soul favors you endlessly.””

— Margaret Atwood

[6meerling9]

[plumstreet]

WHERE is that poem about that person learning all about their partners hyperfixation before getting dumped the last line is like "love is a stack of books on my nightstand with a bookmark near the end" I need it to feel whole help me please

[cielosky]

NYT Tiny Love Stories, 2/11/2020

A Bookmark Near the End

He loves history. He wanted to write a biography of John Quincy Adams. I, shamefully, knew almost nothing about John Quincy Adams, so I went online and bought every biography of him I could find. One day, he called me, claiming that we wouldn’t work out long term. He said he loved me but that we had different interests. “What does love mean to you?” I said. “That’s an impossible question,” he replied. I, however, find love to be quite simple. Love is the stack of biographies on my nightstand with a bookmark near the end. — Julia Nicole Camp 

[zephyr-of-death]

how am I supposed to stay sane after reading this smh

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

"Nobody even suggested a psychiatrist. Nobody even suggested a bereavement group. And so I have to say, if you did see me in 1994 or 1995, I won't be able to ever replicate that again because I was going through a real catharsis."

Courtney Love, 2006.

[lesbiandarvey]

it is for us the living

battle cry of freedom / tear the fascists down / battle hymn of the republic / john brown’s body / the gettysburg address

[thethirdromana]

The worst types of cookbook:

The Ottolenghi - it is vital that you use 1g of this very expensive ingredient. It comes from a 500g bag with a one-week shelf life.

The time machine - 15-minute recipe! First, leave to marinate overnight...

The dishwasher - one-pot recipe! Now decant your ingredients and wipe out your pot. And again. And again. And again.

The optimist - cook the onions until caramelised (2 minutes).

The kindergarten teacher - get one nommable little tree of broccoli and bosh that into boiling water. Delish!

The brand names only - ingredients: Ritz crackers, Philadelphia cheese, Cool Whip, orange Jell-o...

The 1950s palate - use one (1) clove of garlic and a small pinch of chili flakes (omit if preferred).

The why bother with a cookbook - to make beans on toast, gently heat a tin of beans and put on top of freshly buttered toast.

[maandarinee]

Just stop your crying Have the time of your life Breaking through the atmosphere And things are pretty good from here Remember, everything will be alright We can meet again somewhere Somewhere far away from here