27 1 / 2012
except… life is much more complex than a simple cartesian plane.
but they help us flatten experience into symbols to make sense of them in our human minds.
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27 1 / 2012
On the Schizophrenia / Autism Spectrum Connection and Social Cognition (by nednednerb)
27 1 / 2012
Clandestino.: Stop All Deportation in the State of Massachusetts (Signature Drive)
Residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts demand that Governor, Deval Patrick, and the Mayor of Boston, Thomas Menino:
STOP ALL DEPORTATIONS IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS
-END STATE AND LOCAL COOPERATION WITH
THE “SECURE COMMUNITIES” PROGRAM
…
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27 1 / 2012
In the village of Chinguetti, hidden amongst the encroaching dunes of the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, the inhabitants are the guardians of centuries-old manuscripts, amongst the oldest in Islam.
These “desert librarians” are struggling to save this treasure from wind and sand as remnants from the time when Chinguetti was a flourishing city along the caravan route, a cultural lighthouse for poets and scholars alike.
maria’s dream job!! desert librarian, protecting rare and ancient books
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27 1 / 2012
It is often said that children are privy to a certain wisdom inaccessible to adults, that their naivete allows them to gaze at the world without the cynicism that comes from a long time of living in it. In his large-scale wood sculptures, Italian artist Gehard Demetz presents children as powerful figures — knowing, self-aware and bold. A master craftsman, Demetz creates his compositions within a surrealist framework, portraying his subjects with a lifelike accuracy that makes way for the haunting details to creep in. Gehard Demetz took some time to talk to Nastia Voynovskaya about the philosophies behind his sculptures, as well as his creative process. - http://hifructose.com/ the-blog/ 1916-an-interview-with-gerh ard-demetz.html
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27 1 / 2012
i never used to like anchors until i saw a sparkly one with a pretty attached to it.
this one has nice stripeys!
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27 1 / 2012
Photographs of the one year anniversary celebration in Tahrir Square on January 25th, 2012, marking the first year since the uprising that led to the ousting of long-time leader President Hosni Mubarak.
That is a lot of people.
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27 1 / 2012
It’s “funny” because I was just reading about Poe’s Law.
But I can’t tell if this is social commentary or just reinforcement of the belief that “there are no indigenous people here today”. Which, for those of you who don’t know, is a real thing. People have said this, in seriousness, to my face. And mfw was the same as when that guy asked me “but, where is the internet at?”
i don’t have the reaction gifs, but it was the atheist vs bill orly.
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27 1 / 2012
This^
And that’s why you’re that size… I’m never usually bitchy about someone’s weight but blatantly not giving a shit that you’re ruining your health, putting pressure on your organs and decreasing your mortality really gets on my tits. I’m not the slimmest nor healthiest of people but at least I accept this and I’m changing my lifestyle to give my body a better chance. Do the same.
Is she negatively affecting your life? No. So stfu and don’t tell her what to do with her own life and her own body.
Just because you think that bigger is wrong doesn’t mean that she has to do what you tell her. Bigger doesn’t automatically mean unhealthier, there are plenty of bigger people who live to be really old and die of natural causes while being healthy their entire life.
If you want to lose weight or think that you need to be small to be healthy then you go right ahead but fuck you for trying to tell someone else to do it too.
^^^!
because a gif of someone eating chocolate tells you EVERYTHING about their eating habits!
ya’ll kill me!
KEEP EATIN BOO! AND SHIT SAVE SOME FOR ME!
^^^
Ooo the h8, it burns … Not.
really just reblagging because the adorbz + idgaf-ness = rawrtasticness.
and now i want a box of candy. o godless, i’m such an impressionable child sometimes ^_^
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