May 2013
“The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no...”
– Carl Sagan (via sirmitchell)
“I made an important decision, which was to pursue happiness. Rather than accept...”
– Laura Marling (via ikenbot)
Tainted Petals: My god people freaking out about... →
tainted-petals:
My god people freaking out about Tumblr without even taking a split second to do a little research. Yahoo has stated time and again they weren’t going to change a damn thing about Tumblr, and allow it to operate almost completely independently.
The biggest thing they might do is add a few more…
Yahoo said something very similar before their acquisition of Geocities back...
“Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My...”
– Frank Ocean (via qoldlush)
Paris Chanel: Nonlinear Storytelling →
referenceforwriters:
For those not familiarized with the term: Memento? Homestuck? 500 Days of Summer?
Nonlinear Storytelling: what it is, examples in film, literature, and videogames. Pretty much the basics and probably what you already know.
Story structure: graphic examples of types of story structures, including nonlinear.
25 things you should know about story structure: tips, advice...
deadlyjohnson:
FACTS ABOUT THINGS:
TUMBLR WAS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE. THEIR OPTIONS WERE TO EITHER SELL IT OR SHUT IT DOWN.
YAHOO SAYS THEY’RE GOING TO LET IT RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS. IN THEORY, NOTHING WILL CHANGE EXCEPT FOR WHO’S LEGALLY OWNING IT.
NOW EVERYONE CALM DOWN.
This sounds strangely like what people said about Geocities but I suppose time will tell.
“Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.”
– Carl Sagan (via ikenbot)
Perpetual Leakage Leads To Slippage: Acrostic... →
siamgempalace:
Victorian jewelry is filled with sentimentality. Think of all the trinkets worn to remember a loved one like lockets, portrait rings, hair jewelry, mourning jewelry, lover’s eye jewelry, and memento mori.
Well, here is another, acrostic jewelry.
I especially like acrostic jewelry because it uses gemstones to spell out a romantic phrase or word.
Georgian ‘dearest’ ring. c....
artalias:
electronicanonsensica:
Everyone is missing the biggest problem here.
Fuck the ads. Fuck the links. Fuck the email stuff.
Yahoo explicitly forbids pornography and sexually suggestive material on their websites and all affiliates.
That means no more porn on Tumblr.
… God help us all.
nein danke: armisael: @ everyone whining about... →
armisael:
@ everyone whining about tumblr’s potential acqusition by yahoo, please understand that tumblr literally needs to be bought because it is running out of sources of revenue. this is not a hostile takeover - tumblr wants to be bought. i quote from this techcrunch article, which you should read if you get the chance:
A few months ago Tumblr let several companies know it was interested...
secretlymisha:
as far as i can tell from my dash there’s some sort of gay musical olympics going on that only europe was invited to
High schooler arrested, expelled for same-sex... →
gaywrites:
A teenager in Florida has been expelled from school and charged with two felonies simply because her girlfriend’s parents disapprove of their relationship. She now faces two years of house arrest and a year of probation.
Kaitlyn Hunt was a popular student at Sebastian River High School, participating in everything from cheerleading to basketball. Hunt began dating another female...
tomatolovers:
tomatolovers:
so my mom gave me all these ballons
my mom also wakes up at 4am half asleep to go to pee without turning the lights on
i woke up with all the balloons on top of me and a note saying ‘next time i will pee on your bed’
SHE SAID SHE ALMOST PEED HERSELF TRYING TO GET IN ALDKF
“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this...”
– Hugh Laurie (via julieyumi)
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Starring Michael Fassbender... →
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Racism &... →
ikenbot:
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock...
