Filling the Well

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Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:28 -0400

deadpon-and-weible: impsexual: Because telling fat people that...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:56:35 -0400

impsexual:

Because telling fat people that they are in fact humans that deserve dignity and respect automatically means you’re ~*GLORIFYING OBESITY*~

By the way, don’t dribble on to me saying you worry about a fat person’s ‘health’. That’s just a bullshit excuse to voice your unwanted opinion on a fat person’s body considering you wouldn’t give a single flying fuckadoodle about someone’s health if they were skinny. Besides another person’s health is none of your damned business anyway. Run along now and preach to a choir that actually cares.

I’m going to be honest, so long as you’re not hurting anyone, you can eat soy sauce and milk duds all day long for all I care.

thank you so much for this comic imp.

thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 6 - 12,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:47:25 -0400

thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science - May 6 - 12, 2013:

ESO & Oxford theories here.

Medical device inspiration here.

Pear-shaped nucleus here.

Meat-eating plant in Japan here.

Trophy molecule here.

Ancient DNA here.

Injectable eye robots here.

Antarctica deep-sea fish here.

Methane-based ecosystem here.

Troubling carbon dioxide levels here.

Metamaterial here.

Winged hybrid vehicle here.

thechosenjuan: popculturebrain: First Clip from The CW’s...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:39:34 -0400

thechosenjuan:

popculturebrain:

First Clip from The CW’s ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ Revival Arrives | Film Thrasher

I’m so happy

This makes me so happy!

angrydumpling: For the people on my dash. <3333 Love to all...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:32:42 -0400

angrydumpling:

For the people on my dash. <3333 Love to all of you!

The Militant Baker: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls... SO I WILL.

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:17:53 -0400

The Militant Baker: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls... SO I WILL.:

Awesome essay

theuppitynegras: love it. love everything about it Totally...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:24:39 -0400

theuppitynegras:

love it. love everything about it

Totally adorable

oinonio: reflectionsofj: Topsy Turvy A person with zero...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:18:17 -0400

oinonio:

reflectionsofj:

Topsy Turvy

A person with zero empathy?

Well said.

"So here’s the real reason that rape jokes are troubled territory - Because rape victims say..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:38:49 -0400

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So here’s the real reason that rape jokes are troubled territory -

Because rape victims say so.

They get to say that. They get to feel that way. On this, they get to set the cultural rules.

It’s not about right or wrong, or logic versus emotion, or arguments of over sensitivity or hypocrisy - you have the free speech to make whatever jokes you want or talk about rape in whatever way you feel is illuminating. But they get to be upset about it. And call you on it. And be hurt by it.

But consider this:

You get to not be a rape victim.

They, however, are not afforded that luxury. Ever again.

”

- Chuck Wendig (via vickiexz)

thehpalliance: A clearer version of the graphic we previously...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:48:57 -0400

thehpalliance:

A clearer version of the graphic we previously posted!

jazzylittledrops: for all those struggling, I want you to know...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:36:06 -0400

jazzylittledrops:

for all those struggling, I want you to know this.

Very much this

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:33:21 -0400

"Opening your heart and being courageous and telling people that you care about them or like them or..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:06:20 -0400

“Opening your heart and being courageous and telling people that you care about them or like them or that you think they’re special only makes you a better, bigger, kinder, softer, more loving person and only attracts more love in your life.”

- Amy Poehler (via laughingly)

"What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:19:51 -0400

“What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and a garden.”

- Elizabeth von Arnim (via llibre)

Books and gardening

"Don’t worry about your body. It isn’t as small as it once was, But honestly, the world needs more..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:08:52 -0400

“Don’t worry about your body.
It isn’t as small as it once was,
But honestly, the world needs more of you.
You look in the mirror
like you’ve done something wrong,
But you look perfect.
Anyone who says otherwise is telling a lie
to make you feel weak.
And you know better.
You’ve survived every single day,
for as long as you’ve been alive.
You could spit fire if you wanted.”

- For My Mother When She Doesn’t Feel Beautiful (via damp-earth)
Awesome poem

True no matter how old you are…

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:55:37 -0400

True no matter how old you are…

jetgirl78: Met Edith Windsor: The 83 year old woman who is...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:21:26 -0400

jetgirl78:

Met Edith Windsor: The 83 year old woman who is fighting to strike down DOMA
With the Supreme Court hearing arguments for and against DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) in the case Windsor v. United States, I thought an info post about the woman who brought suit against the U.S. federal government was necessary. If the Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, her last name will live forever in constitutional law, but her life with the woman she loved for over 40 years, is really the heart of story.

— Edith Windsor was a top IBM programmer in the 1960’s… in other words, bad-ass!
Windsor moved to New York City after divorcing her husband to work as a secretary while earning a master’s degree in mathematics from NYU. She also had a a fellowship at Harvard University, you know, just because she was awesome.

— Edith Windsor didn’t know how to get a date with a lady
Like a lot of lesbians who move to a big city to be free, gay versions of themselves, Edith didn’t know exactly how to pursue a dating life (sound familiar, Tumblr?). She asked friends, “If you know where the lesbians are, please take me.” Her friends took her to a Greenwich Village restaurant called Portofino where she caught the eye of Thea Spyer, a psychologist. They danced. “We immediately just fit, our bodies fit,” said Thea.

— Edith Windsor was engaged to Thea Spyer from 1967 to 2007
Thea proposed to Edith with a round diamond pin. She got down on one knee during a drive to the countryside in 1967. “She was beautiful,” Edie said in a recent interview. “It was joyful, and that didn’t go away.” At 45, Thea was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and in 2007, the doctors gave Thea the grim news that she didn’t have much time left. Edith and Thea flew to Toronto and on May 22nd, 2007 they were married.

— Edith Windsor’s case is about estate taxes, but about so much more
Despite being together for more than 40 years, in a relationship that most of us can only dream of and having a marriage that is legally recognized in Canada, when Thea passed away in 2009, Edith was saddled with a tax burden of $600,000 in state and federal estate taxes because her marriage isn’t legal in within the borders of the United States. This is one of the 1,138 benefits afforded to couples who are married in the United States. DOMA only recognizes a legal union between a man and woman and thus these benefits do not extend to same sex couples EVEN IF their marriage is legally recognized by the State. But in reality, this case is about so much more than just benefits and protections. Edith Windsor says, “The fact is, marriage is this magic thing. I mean forget all the financial stuff, marriage symbolizes commitment and love like nothing else in the world. And it’s known all over the world. I mean, wherever you go, if you’re married, that means something to people, and it meant a difference in feeling the next day.”

Amazing.

Awesome:)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:50:02 -0400

Awesome:)