freckles make me strong.
Month
Imagine if changing a life meant changing a community and changing a community meant changing everything.
heyitseva:
Mates of State- Now
Love these guys. New minor obsession.
A perfect testament to what makes free speech tricky.
joshuatuscan:
CHRISTIANITY
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.” - Matthew 7:12
JUDAISM
“What is harmful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.” - Talmud, Shabbat, 312
HINDUISM
“This is the turn of duty; do naught unto others which could cause you pain if done to you.” - Mahabharata, 5, 1517
CONFUCIANISM
“Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto other that you would not have them do unto you.” - Analects, 15, 23
TAOISM
“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” - T’sai Shang Kan Ying P’ien
BUDDHISM
“Hurt not others in ways you yourself would find hurtful.” - Udana-Varga, 5, 18
ZOROASTRIANISM
“That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.” - Didistan-i-dinik, 94, 5
ISLAM
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” - Sunnah
SECULAR VIEW
“Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.” - George Bernard Shaw
Multi-millionaire celebrates his 30th birthday by throwing a party in a food kitchen for 300 hungry people.
High five.
lip dup of the week
Note: If I had this much fun working in food services, I might still be a sandwich artist today.
Way to go, Gavin! One state down, 49 to go.
I am super into this song of late. Possibly a definitive song in my life. We shall see.
heyitseva:
I just had a little bit of an apalling experience in a public bathroom.
I was in line for a stall, and this girl comes out of one, and I go in. Nothing odd here. It was maybe a four stall bathroom, so we totally saw eachother.
I go in, pee, and then realize that there’s no toilet paper. THAT BITCH let me go into a stall with no toilet paper and didn’t say anything. She set me up!
I think that’s just terrible. Intentional or not, it’s poor ettique, inconsiderate, self absorbed, bad looking-out, and any number of other related things.Why would somebody do that?? Why didn’t she say something?
I was just like, “hey, they’re out of toilet paper in there,” to the next girl and she grabbed some paper towels. That’s what you do. That’s the way it’s done.Ladies, let’s not do this to eachother. Be good buddies. And, to use an old one that’s had a bit of a come back, don’t forget to try.
This is an important step in being a good person. Step up to the plate ladies and use your words.
some of the last lines of breakfast at tiffany’s.
kind of the antithesis of the quote from marguerite fields’ essay.
(via missbrightside)
Glamorizing anorexia is now criminal and punishable by jail time.
jordanlyons:
It’s not about hating Hillary, it’s about believing in Barack.
I’m a believer.
A real life Doogie Houser, this 19 year old professor is probably to young to remember her fictional predecessor.
You were on my mind at least nine tenths of yesterday
it seemed as if perhaps I’d gone insane
what is it about you that has commandeered my brain?
maybe it’s your awesome songs or maybe it’s the way
you go straight to the top you’re not scared of getting squashed
you know just when to jump off
you’re so brave
Kimya Dawson, “My rollercoaster”
jordanlyons:
This is how to do things the right way! This mill has greated good, green collar jobs and kept the revenue flowing at home, on American soil. If it can be done in Washington State, it can be done…
Finally, forward thinking.
I also heard 50 cent will have to add a nickel due to inflation. 55, we all feel your pain.
“Los Angeles County officials recently passed a law that makes it a misdemeanor to park a taco truck in the same place for more than an hour. Violators face fines of up to $1,000 or six months in jail. ”
Free the taco trucks and buses! Let’s start a revolution.
Poem for Insurance Gals
Last night as I lay sleeping
I died or so it seemed,
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream
Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the pearly gates,
He said “I must check your record
Please stand here and wait.”
He turned and said
"Your record Is covered with terrible flaws,
On earth I see you rallied
For every losing cause.“
I see that you drank alcohol
And smoked and partied too,
Fact is, you’ve done everything
A good person should never do.
We can’t have people like you up here
Your life was full of sin,
Then he read the last of my record
Took my hand and said "Come in.”
He led me up to the big boss and said
“Take her in and treat her well,
She used to work in Insurance
She’s done her time in h*ll.”
I was asked to check me boss’s e-mail while she was out and I found this gem. This seems like it is straight out the Chicken Soup for the Benefits Administrators Soul. I love the term “insurance gals” which clarifies a great deal about the author and the fact the hell is spelled h*ll. Tremendous.
Disturbingly true to life.
Dear fellow movie fan:
I arrived at the theater to watch This American Life a bit early and saw you and your hundred or so fellow contest winners in a huge line wrapping around the building. “I’m late”, I thought. It turns out I was not late. You were waiting in line to see Made of Honor. Thank goodness. (I would much rather have “unique” taste and wait in a shorter line than wait with the cattle herd). After waiting for you and your people to dissipate I headed upstairs to screen 9. You had chosen to block off half of the theater with your mob formation, awaiting swag. As I ever so politely maneuvered through the madness, you rudely shouted at me, “Wait like everyone else, it’ll still be there when you get there” and then gave me the stink eye.
Here’s the thing: chill. I know you won these tickets from KISS and you are pumped about the free stuff, over-hyped summer blockbuster or no. I’m happy for you. I’m sure you’re the guy who never wins anything, but I’m not cutting. If I ever desert movie etiquette and personal standards and cut in line for any movie being promoted by a top 40 station, may the hell I don’t believe in open up and suck me in. Again, relax. You will still get your free keychain and obnoxious bumper stickers and everyone will still think you are awesome (at least all the 14 year olds). You can tell all you buddies you only went because it was free. I, however, will remember you as the senior citizen that was overly invested in a Patrick Dempsey rip-off of My Best Friend’s Wedding.