Musings and other interesting things

terra-mater: 15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:52 +0800

15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe actually exist

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The truth is...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:30 +0800

superwhopottergrimmavengelock:

…it’s so much easier to say you’re antisocial…

…or claim that you just don’t like people…

…or pretend that you just don’t care anymore…

…than to admit how lonely and damaged you truly feel.

That’s why we go to shows/movies/books because those characters are the only ones we truly connect with.

Weenus Conversations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:48:57 +0800

“Just slam the toast in my face!”

Yup.

animationtidbits: Mulan - Paul Felix & Hans Bacher

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:01:22 +0800

animationtidbits:

Mulan - Paul Felix & Hans Bacher

Breathtaking Sceneries of Disney Movies - [01/??] Lady and the...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:57:01 +0800

Breathtaking Sceneries of Disney Movies - [01/??]

Lady and the Tramp

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:58:48 +0800

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:52:10 +0800

A woman can preach, a woman can work, a woman can fight. A...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:06:55 +0800

A woman can preach, a woman can work, a woman can fight. A woman can build, can rule, can conquer, can destroy just as much as a man can.

gingerhaze: feminspire: alyssakorea: Tumbling over the past...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:46:01 +0800

gingerhaze:

feminspire:

alyssakorea:

Tumbling over the past year and a half has made me see the problems of gender roles that exist in media, but sometimes it gets to the point where I over analyze every single piece of television or film that I come across. (However this in no way means that I think feminist media criticism is wrong, or should be avoided!) Mostly I just over think everything.

I’ve thought about this a lot and I think the answer is MORE, and MORE DIVERSE female characters.

We’re used to having one or two female characters in a cast of mostly men, and hold them to a higher standard because of that. So all of feminism is resting on the shoulders of one female character - and that DOESN’T WORK. Because there isn’t one right way to be a woman.

If casts had more diversity of gender, we could have warrior women and non-warrior women, sexual women and non-sexual women, feminine and non-feminine, and mixtures of all of the above…all are completely legitimate ways to be a woman.

We’re used to seeing a lot of hypersexualized, scantily clad, one-dimensional stereotypes of women without stories or motives of their own. We respond by asking for characters that AREN’T THAT, but we may end up pushing too far in the opposite direction, and demonize traits like sexuality, conventional attractiveness, and traditional femininity as “sexist.” That’s why the most popular female characters are the ones that are most similar to male heroes - the Arya Starks - emotionally distant, unattached, solve their problems with violence, not remotely sexual. That’s fine too of course. I love Arya. It’s just not…the only way to be.

Summer at Regent College

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:43:04 +0800

Today I attended a discussion about the use of new media in the church, tomorrow night there’s a free public lecture on C. S. Lewis, and next week I’ll be auditing a class on spiritual discernment that both Sarah and Richie are taking.

Woohoo! Learning is the best~

Going into nerd mode :)

Also fast 6 was great and the weather here is amazing so I am getting very tan (Y)

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:48:00 +0800

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:48:26 +0800

I AM SO EXCITED. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO EPIC!!! THE SEASON FINALE WAS SO GOOD!

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/FortressOfAwesomeness/news/?a=79813

also matt smith and david tennant together in an interview is just great.

bnutt: sesamestreet: Today Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit...

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:30:57 +0800

bnutt:

sesamestreet:

Today Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced a multi-year partnership with Teaching Strategies, the educational company that publishes The Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies GOLD.

Learn more at http://sesameworkshop.org/school

Recognition of the importance of early childhood.
It starts way before formal teaching in primary schools.
YES, YES, YES!
And yes, I regularly follow Sesame Street on Tumblr :)

Analyze by Tim Be Told Dear friend, please tell me who I amAnd...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:25:00 +0800

Analyze by Tim Be Told

Dear friend, please tell me who I am
And start from the inside
Or wait instead, before it’s said
All these monsters I couldn’t hide
Beneath the bed or in my head
If I was stronger they would’ve died
But every once in a while I’m terrified

Hey you, could you analyze my state of mind, my state of mind
What did you recognize? What did you find? What did you find?
Better days I’ve fantasized if I’m satisfied, am I satisfied?
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing

Please talk before the clock runs out
And I’m still a mystery
You’re not so wise, I apologize
I still care what you think of me
To survive, I criticize other people that I’ll never be
The truth is, I bruise too easily

Hey you, could you analyze my state of mind, my state of mind
What did you recognize? What did you find? What did you find?
Better days I’ve fantasized if I’m satisfied, am I satisfied?
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing

Convince me it’s alright
That loneliness will subside
My hands tied, surrendered
To all these storms that I’ve weathered
Are you listening, Whatever
Why is this taking forever
Heal it quick, I don’t care how
Just fix me now

Hey you, could you analyze
What did you recognize?
Yeah

Hey you, could you analyze my state of mind, my state of mind
What did you recognize? What did you find? What did you find?
Better days I’ve fantasized if I’m satisfied, am I satisfied?
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing
Get rid of this low feeling with soul healing

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Fri, 17 May 2013 10:07:17 +0800

Rivers and Roads by The Head and The Heart A bittersweet song...

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:06:00 +0800

Rivers and Roads by The Head and The Heart

A bittersweet song for a graduation type of time. Absolutely love this band.

tentacruels: olgie13: “This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon...

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:21:21 +0800

tentacruels:

olgie13:

“This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon calendar is made of brewable tea. Each day is made of fine pressed wafer thin tea leaves.”

MAGIC!!!

What makes mothers all that they are?Might as well ask, “What...

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:19:03 +0800

What makes mothers all that they are?
Might as well ask, “What makes a star?”

jjjmuse: lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world...

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:49:07 +0800

jjjmuse:

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

Such a beautiful thing :)

Fun Fact: The closest relatives to whales are hippos!

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:20:22 +0800

Fun Fact: The closest relatives to whales are hippos!