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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:13:28 -0700

That moment you check your grades and see a 4.0

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:04:07 -0700

Today’s Jam: Capital Cities- Safe And Sound In case you...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:17:39 -0700

Today’s Jam: Capital Cities- Safe And Sound

In case you needed a dose of uplift.

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:26 -0700

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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:56:42 -0700

cheerycompounds: lol me Totally me during spring break.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:38:31 -0700

cheerycompounds:

lol me

Totally me during spring break.

If you really really really care, then maybe you can hang...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:35:00 -0700

If you really really really care, then maybe you can hang through. I hope you understand. It’s nothing to you.

Today’s Jam: TLC- Damaged

"Those who are hardest to love need it the most."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:27 -0700

“Those who are hardest to love need it the most.”

- Socrates (via stay-ocean-minded)

What you SHOULD say to people dealing with any of these

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:56:01 -0700

Anxiety: This too shall pass, even if that sounds corny and cliche. Your anxiety will subside, you are not dying, you will not die from this, everything is going to be fine. Keep taking deep breaths, try and stay focused.
Depression: You are valid and your emotions are valid. You are a good, strong person, even if you don't feel like you are right now. Things DO get better, and I know you can get through this.
Sexual Orientation: Your body, your life, your bedroom. You choose what you do with it, and I get no say in the matter, because I am not you. I'll respect you no matter what.
Bipolar: The sun also rises. For all your bad days, weeks, or longer-- you also have good ones just beyond the horizon. You know better than anyone what it means to finally hit those "highs" in your life, and I hope that you just keep growing and strengthening yourself through your treatment to extend those happy moments.
Self harm: This is your body and I'll never pass judgement over you for the things you choose to do with it. However, you should really consider speaking with a counselor about this. Not because you're "bad", but because I just want you to be safe.
Eating disorders: It's okay to eat, you have permission. Eating will not make you fat, ugly, or worthless. Eating will make you strong, healthy, and lively. You deserve to eat, you deserve happiness.
Abuse: What they did was wrong, and you had no consenting part in it. You have no need to feel guilty or shamed, although I understand that may be exactly how you are feeling right now. They're the ones at fault here, and the ball is entirely in your court if you choose to report them for that, which you are rightfully entitled to do.
Suicide: Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. You are valuable and your existence is valuable. There are billions of people on this planet, and even if you think everyone hates you and no one cares, they do and they will. You can find so many friends and loved ones if you just allow yourself the time to look for them. The world turns out to be a beautiful place and you deserve to be alive to see that.
Sexual assault: What they did was vile and disgusting. Yes, you're now left with this horrible, traumatic event to move on from, but your life is not entirely lost. Recovery is possible, and an unfortunately large number of people have to go through that-- but they make it to the other side. So can you, you can do this. You're not dirty, you're not a "slut" or a "whore", you are a human being whose rights were violated. But you are strong, and I know you can move past this in due time.
Multiple Personality Disorder: I'll always love you no matter who you are. I only hope the absolute best for you during your recovery and treatment, and maybe one day I'll be so privileged as to love you as one whole.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The pain of suddenly reliving horrific events is almost unimaginable for me. Please try and remember that although it feels like it's real and it's happening right now, that it's not. You are okay, you are fine, and you are safe. You are in the present here and now, and that past can't manifest itself again to come and physically hurt you. Everything is just fine, these feelings will pass and you're going to be okay.
Schizophrenia: I am real and I can promise you that. I care. Try and find something grounding for you, an object that you can cling to to help you distinguish between whether or not you're hallucinating. You are not a freak, you are not a monster. You're a human being with rights and emotions who happens to be ill right now.

I saw the what "not" to say post and had to make my own variant of that. I lava you <3

When everyone else is having an amazing spring break,

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:36:42 -0700

and I’m home studying.

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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:00:08 -0700

field-of-consciousness: “Butterflies can’t see their wings. They...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:44:20 -0700

field-of-consciousness:

“Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.”

Note to self: During an interview, pretend you're Kerry Washington.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:09:16 -0700

flawless

Today’s Jam: J. Cole ft. Miguel- Power Trip Been playing...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:07:53 -0700

Today’s Jam: J. Cole ft. Miguel- Power Trip

Been playing this for a while… Best part is Miguel’s voice; flows so beautifully with it all.

My very good friend, Tintin V., does an amazing contemporary...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:28:30 -0700

My very good friend, Tintin V., does an amazing contemporary dance piece, based on the play, “A Cage of Fireflies”.

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:48:30 -0700

ohhaiimelissa: kristalbabich: “It’s Been An Adventure, Mr....

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:48:00 -0700

ohhaiimelissa:

kristalbabich:

“It’s Been An Adventure, Mr. Fredricksen.”

“Adventure Is Out There!”

Someone asked me to post these two companion pieces together so it was easier to reblog them.

THIS WAS NOT OKAY

Many extinct species—from the passenger pigeon to the woolly...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:41:13 -0700

Many extinct species—from the passenger pigeon to the woolly mammoth—might now be reclassified as “bodily, but not genetically, extinct.” They’re dead, but their DNA is recoverable from museum specimens and fossils, even those up to 200,000 years old.

Thanks to new developments in genetic technology, that DNA may eventually bring the animals back to life. Only species whose DNA is too old to be recovered, such as dinosaurs, are the ones to consider totally extinct, bodily and genetically.

Source: On bringing extinct species back to life: To resurrect or not?

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:28:18 -0700

Today’s Jam: The Postal Service- Sleeping In Perfect...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:06:35 -0700

Today’s Jam: The Postal Service- Sleeping In

Perfect study music for finals, minus the literal “sleeping in”. =P