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Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:00 -0400

I’m feeling rather melancholy today. Can’t really...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:56 -0400

I’m feeling rather melancholy today. Can’t really explain it, could be the fact that it’s Tuesday and I’m drained. I don’t really know how deal with this weather. I’m over my period. A mixed bag, if you will.

The girl on the left, Somana, is a wonderful, courageous girl...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:11:30 -0400

The girl on the left, Somana, is a wonderful, courageous girl who was kidnapped and sold to a brothel at 14. The brothel gouged out her eye as punishment when she complained. After we wrote about her, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited her on a trip to Cambodia—and the visit reverberated through the Cambodian bureaucracy. The message was that maybe these girls matter after all, if America cares about them.

Not really topical, given the OK tornadoes, but still beautiful and inspirational.

Need some energetic tunes to kick off this gloomy week....

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:22 -0400

Need some energetic tunes to kick off this gloomy week. I’m all for a little moisture in the air, but this weather is absurd. But hey, as long as sunshine comes this weekend, I will gladly welcome the rain during the week.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

ratsoff: “Beautifully Cool” (dannycollage.)

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

ratsoff:

“Beautifully Cool”

(dannycollage.)

kateoplis: rein

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:35 -0400

kateoplis:

rein

Minus my skin probz, today has and will continue to be a great...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:32:11 -0400

Minus my skin probz, today has and will continue to be a great day:

1) I got to attend a luncheon with my favorite cousin Judy (meaning a glass of red and a screwdriver with free lunch, wooo) plus watch the rehearsal of West Side Story at the Lincoln Center.

2) My job has been extended another three months.

3) Lady bonding over a free meal and late night drinks with mah girl Sarah.

Good start to the hectic but crazy awesome weekend ahead.

on body reactions

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:31:03 -0400

I’ve been dealing with a nasty allergic reaction on my body for approximately a month now. It started shortly after I began taking eye drops for an eye infection (not of the pink eye variety, I promise). As I am very familiar with my body reacting in fun ways, I attempted to self medicate, using topical creams I had been previously prescribed, along with some benadryl. It helped, but didn’t heal completely.

A few weeks went by, and it looked like it was clearing up for good. At this point, I was going through the immensely stressful situation of moving my life from Hell’s Kitchen to South Williamsburg, so if a skin irritation was going to strike, that was the opportune time. A week later, I went to visit my friend Cameron in Boston. My first night in, I find my chest and stomach back to an unpleasant state.

Push had finally come to shove, and I dragged myself to a dermatologist that was (hopefully) not going to hit on me and solve my skin crisis of 2013. Nice, this doctor was, but not so much in the helpful department. The steroid cream she gave me caused an even worse reaction, whereby I cannot wear low cut shirts (i.e. 80% of my wardrobe, fun!).

I should have called her last Friday, however, I thought I was prematurely overreacting and decided to wait and see how the next day was. A combination of brunch, puppy bars, and margaritas with friends and a gentleman meant that I waited until the week began to call her office. Her reaction was unfortunately not only surprised but also, completely futile. Yes, thank you, I have an allergic reaction. Please stop the pain the redness so I don’t look like I have leprosy.

So here I am now, one day away from visiting my general doctor and 24 hours into my first dose of prednisone, the most recent medication to be added to my repertoire I’ve been updating my friends and family on my tryst, and luckily I have a great collection of people who’ve been incredibly supportive.

The true ironic part of all of this: both my mother and my roommate, while using a variety of adjectives to describe the hellboy image that is my front area, both remark how great I look. Great, I’m in some of the best shape of my life, and yet now I look like a burned victim! This is why we can’t have nice things.

[P.S. Welcoming all and any suggestions for clearing this nonsense. I’m thinking about using green tea and vitamin E, because I’m this close to considering skin bleaching.]

think-progress: “We like watching Mad Men — but we don’t want...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

think-progress:

“We like watching Mad Men — but we don’t want to live in it.”

In North Carolina, women don 1960s attire to protest a “vintage” bill threatening birth control access.

YES! Four for you, ladies of North Carolina! Don’t let Pete Campbell get you down.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:38 -0400

heymonster: Someone requested a post of all of the current...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:24:43 -0400

heymonster:

Someone requested a post of all of the current Strong Female Characters, so here you go.

prints are available here.

Love this so hard

Things Jon Snow Knows

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:39:03 -0400

mumblebrows:

1. Nothing
2. Oral
3. Windmills

I like busy weeks, I really do. But being booked solid through...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:34 -0400

I like busy weeks, I really do. But being booked solid through next Tuesday is already sounding exhausting. On the plus side, I get to party with my building today and squeeze all the dogs.

On Pet Internet Fame

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:59 -0400

Me: What would you do if [your cat] Ginny became internet famous?
Sarah: I'd eat her.

Yeah you may be good looking But you’re not a piece of...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:30:22 -0400

Yeah you may be good looking

But you’re not a piece of art.

Dedicating this song to my Saturday night.

- Valar Morghulis.- Yes, all men must die, but we are not...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

- Valar Morghulis.
- Yes, all men must die, but we are not men.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Drunk | SORRY FOR PARTYING

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Drunk | SORRY FOR PARTYING:

ekstoneall:

Take note.

My sister wrote this awesomeness, so read it fools! Also…am I old for saying….everybody makes mistakes?

[Edit: Guess which one was inspired by a real life incident…]

Bedroom/bathroom lust

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:31:00 -0400

Bedroom/bathroom lust