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Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:32 -0700

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"Don’t be afraid to be weird, don’t be afraid to be different, don’t worry too much about what other..."

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:09:41 -0700

““Don’t be afraid to be weird, don’t be afraid to be different, don’t worry too much about what other people think. Whatever it is that’s original in you and your work might sometimes make you feel uncomfortable. That probably means you’re on the right track, so just keep going.

Dare to be foolish.””

- Terri Windling, on her blog (via jaimecallahan)

You can also follow Terri Windling on Tumblr

(via ellenkushner)

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skepticalavenger: axioa: ithinkthehouseisspinning: timelordano...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:44:48 -0800

skepticalavenger:

axioa:

ithinkthehouseisspinning:

timelordanon:

justthatquietgirl:

otp-obsessed-17-is-lucky:

doctorinthebigbluebox:

doctorstarkidgames:

avatarkatnisspotter:

thewordasylum:

allthefandomfeelings:

eddietg:

Guilty

no you don’t fucking understand

my mother makes fun of me every single fucking day because i never learned how to pronounce “infirmary”, “invalid”, “mischievous”, “naivety”, “tousled”, or “macabre”

IT’S LITERALLY THE WORST THING BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS YOU’RE AN IDIOT BUT NOBODY USES THE DAMN WORDS AROUND YOU SO YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THEY’RE SAID

^ THIS JUST ABOUT SUMS UP MY WHOLE LIFE

I pronounced “apprentice” as “ap-REE-shee-ant” for like half my life.

is nobody gonna mention “chaos” OR SHOULD I SAY “CHA O’s”

fucking lapels man or mAYBE “LAY-PELS”

THIS IS MY #1 PROBLEM EVER

Also names, OH THE NAMES!

can I just HERMIONE

I felt like such an idiot when I watched the films.

(aLSO CHIRON)

“What do you mean it’s ‘in-VIN-tory’ it’s ‘invent-ory’”

MY LIFE

SOMEONE FINALLY UNDERSTANDS

ABOUT 15,000 SOMEONES

Do you mean the Penelope is not pronounced PEN E LOPE? It sure looks like it.

What about Phoebe? FO-EEB? No? Who the hell would have guessed FEE BEE?

Definitely My Life. Also, my best friend mentioned that she thought Chaos and KAY-OS were two separate words for most of her childhood.

mrstater: If Westeros had a picture book to teach preschoolers...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:38:44 -0800

mrstater:

If Westeros had a picture book to teach preschoolers the house sigils and words, Eric Carle would write and illustrate it. Inspired by Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

And now I’m inspired to reorganize my office.

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:58:23 -0700

And now I’m inspired to reorganize my office.

"Everyone needs stories. Every single person on Earth needs them. Whether it’s a working class..."

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:28:00 -0700

“Everyone needs stories. Every single person on Earth needs them. Whether it’s a working class mom in Pittsburgh watching American Idol and identifying with the aspirational stories of people just like her striving for a dream she shares with them to the little boy curled around a cheap paperback from his grandfather and dreaming about being the Lord of the Jungle. It’s all apiece. We all live two lives, our dream life and the life we physically inhabit. Stories are the way that we can better learn and deal with the latter by embracing the former.”

- Jake Kerr - Fireside Magazine

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playfullycynical: Miss kiwi. My cat, after she gains back the...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:40:52 -0700

playfullycynical:

Miss kiwi.

My cat, after she gains back the weight she lost due to separation anxiety.

This is how I feel at DrupalCon. Although, this year I’ve...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:01:52 -0700

This is how I feel at DrupalCon.

Although, this year I’ve learned that even people who are amazing at everything still need help, because there’s never enough time to do everything. So I’m working on offering to help on projects even if it seems like the developer couldn’t possibly need it.

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Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:22:04 -0700

“Obsessions Make My Life Worse and My Work Better” by Stefan...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:29:20 -0700

“Obsessions Make My Life Worse and My Work Better” by Stefan Sagmeister

"birdartpoetry asked: Mister Gaiman, you’re kickass. I was just wondering, what do you think is the..."

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:11:08 -0800

“birdartpoetry asked: Mister Gaiman, you’re kickass. I was just wondering, what do you think is the best way to seduce a writer? I figured your answer would be pretty spectacular. In my experience, writers tend to be really good at the inside of their own heads and imaginary people, and a lot less good at the stuff going on outside, which means that quite often if you flirt with us we will completely fail to notice, leaving everybody involved slightly uncomfortable and more than slightly unlaid.
So I would suggest that any attempted seduction of a writer would probably go a great deal easier for all parties if you sent them a cheerful note saying “YOU ARE INVITED TO A SEDUCTION: Please come to dinner on Friday Night. Wear the kind of clothes you would like to be seduced in.”
And alcohol may help, too. Or kissing. Many writers figure out that they’re being seduced or flirted with if someone is actually kissing them.”

- Neil Gaiman: As requested by too many people: making the last post rebloggable

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"Every time my parents got ten dollars ahead we went someplace, and they gave their passion for..."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:44:40 -0800

“Every time my parents got ten dollars ahead we went someplace, and they gave their passion for travel to me. Of the two options, staying home makes me far more nervous. I find travel incredibly calming, incredibly freeing, even when I am going to a country where there is deep political unrest and/or serious amoebic dysentery. I am happiest when I have one plane ticket in my hand and another in my underwear drawer.”

- Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted (via wwnorton)

aeroskab: hemilyellen: When things in your life seem, almost...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:42:45 -0800

aeroskab:

hemilyellen:

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else —The small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ He continued,
there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So…

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

‘Take care of the golf balls first —
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled
‘I’m glad you asked’.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
There’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’

I’ve got shivers. :)

I love this analogy. Still, I’m sadly realizing that checking Tumblr is sand for me. Most of my friends have stopped posting on theirs (and the one who does will just send me her posts if I don’t see them here). So it just means less time to get the really important things done.

Sometimes I wonder how other people manage to do so much so well.

fantagraphics: Poster illustration by Tim Kreider as presented...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:40:27 -0800

fantagraphics:

Poster illustration by Tim Kreider as presented to Nichelle Nichols on her Feb. 29, 2012 visit to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for the MLK/African American History Month Keynote Event.

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