May 2012
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Okayyyy.
Now I’m trying to find an apartment in LA rather than DC. This is gonna be interesting.
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I constantly have to remind myself that
when one door closes, another one opens. …actually, in this case, it stayed open the entire time instead of slamming shut like many doors do.
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queerexperience asked: hi there! thank you for the follow. i'm flattered to be followed by such a quality blogger! ^^
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It's 2 a.m.
and I just finished making a lemony rainbow cake and homemade lemon-buttercream frosting for my twin cousins’ birthday today while listening to the new Regina Spektor album. I just sampled the frosting, though. Not gonna lie—it tastes so good that I kinda want to spread it all over my face. Is that weird?
Anyway, I highly recommend this buttercream icing recipe (sub vanilla for...
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Climate Armageddon: How the World's Weather Could... →
abluegirl:
Adapted from The Fate of the Species: Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It, by Fred Guterl (Bloomsbury USA, 2012).
The eminent British scientist James Lovelock, back in the 1970s, formulated his theory of Gaia, which held that the Earth was a kind of super organism. It had a self-regulating quality that would keep everything within that narrow band...
As badly as I want to do this,
I don’t know if things are going to work out. …basically, I got excited over nothing.
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The Quest for Relevance | from 'Decolonising the... →
I’ve heard people use the phrase “decolonizing the mind”, but I didn’t know anything about its origins (or its true meaning, I guess) until I read this article. Link to the book’s intro here. also also also (yes, it’s an hour long and there’s cheesy music at the beginning…but whatevs):
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It's nice to know that it's possible to furnish an...
courtesy of Craigslist and Freecycle.
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It's 10:02 am.
My accomplishments thus far:
three cover letters written
two job applications submitted
five new jobs in my super-duper job application queue
two new potential grad programs researched
continuing prepping for le GRE and printing out some practice tests (well, as soon as I find my book…)
Being un(der)employed sucks because it’s difficult to not to feel guilty about it. However, I...
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I FOUND AN INTERNSHIP IN WASHINGTON DC
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Things to figure out in the next month:
where the hell I’m gonna live
how I’m gonna afford it
who I’m gonna live with
moving to another state (how does that work?)
my life
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“Your science will be valueless, you’ll find
And learning will be sterile,...”
– Bertolt Brecht (Maybe I should read more Brecht…)
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Earlier, at my friend's barbecue:
My friend's adorable and precocious six-year-old daughter (in response to my horribly corny joke): Oh. THAT'S special.
My friend: Um...I don't think she understands the negative connotations of that phrase quite yet.
Aforementioned little girl: *giggles into her ice cream* This ice cream is soooooo good!
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“I have been thinking about the notion of perfect love as being without fear, and...”
– bell hooks
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Going snorkeling on Catalina Island tomorrow.
YEEEEEEEEESSSS.
I love outdoors education.
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Identification table for common minerals in thin... →
(along with more useful notes)
Had an interview.
It went well. If I get it, then I’m gonna go and live in Washington DC. OMFG
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The four words that made actually The Avengers...
“Better clench up, Legolas.” (and maybe these too)
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“When people can’t use you, they ridicule what you represent.”
– Dr. Wangari Maathai, from a 2005 Mother Jones interview.
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WatchDr. Nancy Rabalais, marine ecologist. Read about more a few ladies makin’ waves in conservation, ecology and environmental science here.
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“If you’re going to hold someone down you’re going to have to hold on by the...”
– Toni Morrison
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Here is our FAQ/Guidelines Page! | Trans* Clothes... →
What a cool idea—check it out!
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I've become a significantly less interesting...
…lesson learned.
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