Simply Me, mle

“Wicked Clothes presents: the Tri-Blend ’A Woman’s Place’...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400

“Wicked Clothes presents: the Tri-Blend ’A Woman’s Place’ Shirt!

A woman’s place is in the House and the Senate.

Despite being half of the population, women only make up 18.3% of the United States Congress. That’s a number that certainly needs to increase. Sport this shirt to show your support for current and aspiring women in politics.”

Just ordered this shirt after obsessing over it for weeks. I can’t wait to wear it!

Too Simple

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:06 -0400

How simple it would be to fall asleep tonight

and awaken to a body ten years older

in a house bought with the husband sleeping next to me -

a man I did not have to wait for,

enduring heartache and confusion and annoyance.

How easy to walk the halls of that house,

peering into the rooms decorated just so,

just the way I want them, with colors and books and art -

a house I didn’t have to search for,

moving from dorm to apartment, never quite at home.

How relieving to walk out of that house,

knowing full well that my commute will take me to a great job -

a career I didn’t have to work for,

studying heavy tomes in the campus library, high stress, little sleep.

How exciting to arrive again at my home,

where husband and darling children wait for me to make dinner -

children I didn’t have to long for,

waiting for the right man and the right time to have them in my arms.

But if I awoke tomorrow,

ten years older,

with husband and home and career in perfect order,

what ever would I tell my children,

when they asked for a story?

"In the 101 top-grossing family films…from 1990 to 2004, of the over 4,000 characters in these films,..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:06:12 -0400

“In the 101 top-grossing family films…from 1990 to 2004, of the over 4,000 characters in these films, 75% overall were male, 83% of characters in crowds were male, 83% of narrators were male, and 72% of speaking were male. When the American Psychological Association commented on this research, they said, ‘This gross under-representation of women or girls in films with family-friendly content reflects a missed opportunity to present a broad spectrum of girls and women in roles that are non-sexualised.’”

- Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, pages 69-70, 2010. (via bitemebeautiful)

Rebirth

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:42:08 -0400

I am a girl of lightning and thunder.

The steady rain on my window is a song

meant to call me, only me.

My heartbeat realigns itself to the drums

and I cannot keep my body in my bed.

I tiptoe to the door,

more excited than a little girl

on Christmas morning.

The creak of the door is overpowered

by the great crash of thunder

as my brothers welcome me.

Soon after, I am blinded

by my laughing sisters.

Their joy is my joy, again, and I smile.

I laugh aloud at their dancing and stomping and singing.

Tears fall from my eyes in ecstasy.

The rain whispers over me,

a homecoming, an embrace, a baptism.

The thunder shouts and the lightning dances -

I am new.

eatstarsnsparkle: boazpriestly: osointricate: boazpriestly: d...

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:51:33 -0400

eatstarsnsparkle:

boazpriestly:

osointricate:

boazpriestly:

demonsanddragons:

darcywho:

harlotstarlet-queenofconeyisland:

chasexjackson:

THE GOLDEN RULE OF TUMBLR

my god, we’re all Ross.

Excuse you.

Excuse you

So in conclusion, we are all the men of Friends, combined.

Not just the men.

Phoebe is basically a walking night blogger when she’s got a guitar. Admit it.

In conclusion, we are the show Friends.

“What Are This?”

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:46:45 -0400

“What Are This?”

"It’s our attachments to a fixed identity that torture us."

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:52:52 -0400

“It’s our attachments to a fixed identity that torture us.”

- Chuck Palahniuk, Damned

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 02:33:54 -0400

Photo

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:02:51 -0400

Remember Me

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:03:49 -0400

If tomorrow morning comes

and I am nowhere to be found,

look for me in the places I loved the most.

My name is not written on monuments,

my face is not carved in stone,

but I hope the memory of my laugh

brings a smile to your face.

Listen for me in the wind,

look for me in the backgrounds

of strangers’ photographs,

sitting - at peace - on the stone,

in the fading light

of the setting sun.

Take a Drink

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:07:14 -0400

Isn’t it strange?

This feeling of utter helplessness,

alone in the center of a crowd,

the words stuck in my throat.

How do I explain this fear,

this paralyzing anger?

Like an old cat backed into a corner,

the hair on the back of my neck is on end,

gritted teeth, clenched knuckles.

Dull eyes.

A Poem for My Child

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:22:00 -0400

Please know that your mother,

at age 20, had so little figured out,

but she had dreams to fill notebooks and tiny slips of paper.

She dreamt of a summer wedding,

a small apartment filled with color,

and a job she would always enjoy, even on the bad days.

She would often imagine the moments you would touch.

The growing weight in her belly,

the way you would feel in her arms,

smiling up at her.

She waited for you, she wanted you,

even at age 20, when she had so little figured out.

"I cried tears you will never see. So, fuck you, you can go cry me an ocean and let me be. You are..."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:17:32 -0400

“I cried tears you will never see. So, fuck you, you can go cry me an ocean and let me be. You are what you love, not who loves you.”

- Fall Out Boy, “Save Rock and Roll”

corgiaddict: simonsaysbark: Corgi puppy Friday! Temperance’s...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:15:29 -0400

corgiaddict:

simonsaysbark:

Corgi puppy Friday!

Temperance’s lovely sister Robin. (Yep, Blue and Robin in her litter were fluffies. Tempe carries the genetics for fluff but is not one herself. ;) )

ZOMG FLUFFIES! HOLY CORGI!

Welp, this is literally my dream dog.

cracked: creatingaquietmind: Dove hired a forensic artist to...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:14:49 -0400

cracked:

creatingaquietmind:

Dove hired a forensic artist to draw how women see themselves versus how others see them - the results are moving.

I fell in love with each of these women. And even more in love with the person whose idea this was.

Buy Dove

I think this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in a while. Good on you, Dove.

Art Museum

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:27:26 -0400

All the brilliant reds and deep blues,

all the dull greys and cracking browns,

all the pigments and hues somehow belong

together at the tip of my brush.

The brown makes the red really pop.

The grey brings the blue to life.

Eventually, you’ll be able to make sense

of the seemingly senseless splotches

of oil pastel on this canvas.

Eventually, the paint will dry.

But, until then, I’ll work my hardest to make

this life worthy of that empty space on the wall

in the new wing of the art museum.

"No matter that I have inhibitions to fill all my pockets, I keep trying, hoping that one day..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:15:00 -0400

“No matter that I have inhibitions to fill all my pockets, I keep trying, hoping that one day I’ll write a poem I can be proud to let sit in a museum exhibit as the only proof I existed.”

- Sarah Kay, “When They Bombed Hiroshima”

Tactile Memory

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:50:23 -0400

I do not remember the feel of your hand in my hand,

or your lips on mine.

I remember the way the couch caressed my legs,

the way my stomach fluttered as you leaned in.

But the moment itself exists only at a distance.

I can only see it as if on a screen,

the romantic leads in a movie finally embracing.

I cannot bring back the way it felt to look into your eyes,

knowing what you wanted.

I can’t place myself in my own shoes,

I can only watch from across the room

as you take my breath away.

"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:11:45 -0400

““If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die.””

- (via lonur)

Titanic 101st Anniversary

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:26:23 -0400

Titanic 101st Anniversary