February 2012
17 posts
“Becoming a writer is not a “career decision” like becoming a doctor or a...”
– PAUL AUSTER (via theilldefined)
ummmm
First eye exam in 3 or 4 years this week. realized that it will be cheaper to get contacts than a new pair of glasses.
also realized I’ve worn glasses pretty much every day of my life since i was 5 (there was one month my junior or senior year of high school after i broke them, and had to wait until i could buy a new pair, but thats it).
soooo i feel awkward about that. itll feel like im...
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“Everyone struggles. Its a guarantee. Learn to struggle with grace.”
– TJ
“I am a 53 year-old writer who can remember being a 10 year-old writer and who...”
– Octavia Butler (via raptorinside)
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Feminism (Via Straight White Man)
The first time I was called a feminist, I was in high school. I didn’t understand it then. Not because i didn’t know what feminism was (or at least i thought i understood it), but because the word was hurled at me like a racially charged insult.
One of my best friends had broken up with his girlfriend and was trying to stick his dick into anything he could (with some success). When he...
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Dear Sally Mae (and all you student loan...
I smoke, drink, and live the generally unhealthy lifestyle that I do so that I will never live long enough to pay you sons of bitches back. Fuck You.
“Course I talk to snakes. Fucking of course. I’ll talk to a snake anytime....”
– Drunk Harry Potter, by Mallory Ortberg for Slacktory (via slacktory)
On coming off as racist.
dearcoketalk:
You can really come off as racist sometimes, a culture racist.
A culture racist? Ugh. Your skin is thinner than your vocabulary.
The word you’re looking for is ethnocentrist, and if you had the slightest clue, you’d realize that I’m actually more of a cultural relativist.
I’m also an asshole, but since it’s easier for you to get offended than it is to get educated, you can’t...
