February 2012
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Do not disdain to travel the dark road
– Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered
Ismen the Magician’s admonishment to the Sultan, who wanted to use his sword to cut the journey shorter and clear the way.
School District Holds Movie Day, Only Lets The... →
bookwoman84:
feministhistorian:
aim2misbehave:
stfuconservatives:
The Dallas school district decided to take all fifth graders to see the movie Red Tails. The fifth graders are learning about WWII and Black History Month, so lesson plans were tailored around that subject matter.
Except they didn’t take any of the female students to see the movie.
Their excuse is that the movie theater...
Bought myself an early birthday present!
Maná, I’ll see you in April! :D
One year after "Friday", where is Rebecca Black... →
Hard to believe this song hit the Internet about a year ago. My, and what a year it’s been!
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) now has a... →
Follow if you’re a fan of museums and/or modern and contemporary Latin American art! :)
Instagram Founder’s Girlfriend Learns How To Code... →
That’s nerdy, practical and adorable. :)
Oye mi amorrrr, no me digas que nooooo
Y quiero ir al conciertooo!
Maná has a concert date on my birthday!!! Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning! :)
My valentine's present to myself came in! :]
My French poesy ring came in the mail today and awaited me when I got home from work! Such a lucky gal ;)
Beyond Good and Awful: Literary Value in the Age... →
“It’s a basic but still weird fact about books that two people’s experiences of the same book can be radically different but equally valid. On the face of it it doesn’t seem possible. When we read a book and find that it sucks, that doesn’t feel like a personal judgment on our part, it feels like an observed fact that everybody else who reads that book should acknowledge — and if they don’t...
friend: 10 people have asked to be my valentine
me: sometimes i meow at cats and they meow back
Anonymous asked: Look up "1984 RAP Y'ALL" on YouTube. (:
I'm great at awkward responses
I went to the mall today and a guy said, “You have great legs”, but I heard “You have a great day” and responded with “You too” before quickly walking away.
itsthemusicpeople:
oh-theplacesyoullgo replied to your post<span >: <em >Someone who owns a Rolls Royce asked me out on a…
Tumblr always enjoys a good dating story :)
I just want it to be so absurd! BUt dude, if I my momentary experience can boost your tumblr scrolling experience a hearty notch, what selfish fool am I to not undergo this opportunity?
Can’t be selfish! A...
Train yourself in good behaviour with regards to what you dislike in others.
– Imam Ali (a.s.)
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
– Oscar Wilde
Thank you
to the guy who helped me right now. On my car, one of the terminals (?) on the battery came loose and the car died in the middle of the intersection where I was trying to turn left. Some guys were yelling that I could’ve made the turn, but I yelled back that I would’ve… had the battery not died.
I started pushing my car, I heard a male voice saying he’d help, so I was...
Are these the 10 best burgers in the OC? →
“Burger lovers from behind the Orange Curtain, it’s your time to shine! A Banh mi burger, fare from a favorite SoCal chain, the concoction of a gastropub… All’s fair in love and the all mighty hamburger wars, including in the OC. Today the OC Weekly’s Stick a Fork In It blog names their picks for 10 Great Burgers.”
Urrrn and I are going to go to these places....
The sex drive of men is something we are all comfortable with in this country....
– riese (via fuckyeahautostraddle)
wow i forgot about this essay
(via autostraddle)
An 'Arab Spring' of free online higher education →
“In recent days, we have heard President Obama lecture college presidents about cost control, and we have seen a vaunted Stanford professor quit to pursue teaching students by the millions online — at minimal cost.”
Nothing more romantic than free doughnuts. →
U of A takes back world record for largest... →
Damnit, Canada!