Musings of the Socially Aware

idkaboutmydreams: A movie theatre you can cuddle in where is...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:54:49 -0400

idkaboutmydreams:

A movie theatre you can cuddle in

where is this???

In a world where bed bugs don’t exist.

Name 5 things in your purse right now!

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400

birf control
My pumpkin UrbanEars headphones that I’m mega into.
a bunch of quarters from the laundromat
chapstick
“Adulting” by Kelly Williams Brown

Things I want to tell people, that I wish people had told me:

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:59:58 -0400

Things I want to tell people, that I wish people had told me::

wifwolf:

You don’t have to achieve great things by the time you’re 25

You have intrinsic value above and beyond your perceived utility to other people and society at large.

You don’t have to have sex, or have sex in any way that you find uncomfortable or unpleasant, to keep anyone’s love or good opinion of you. They didn’t love you or think very well of you to start with if they demand it.

You don’t have to stay with someone who isn’t meeting your emotional or sexual needs because they need you, or you’ve been with them for awhile, or you need to be in a relationship. You need you. Your time is your own and it is finite.

It’s ok to work at a job you enjoy that doesn’t make you miserable even if it’s not a career and it won’t “lead to anything.”

Your life is not a narrative. It is not leading to anything, there is no overarching thesis, it does not have themes beyond the usual shared cultural experiences of your time and place. This is ok. It does not mean that your life is without purpose or meaning.

It’s ok not to like or get along with the vast majority of people you encounter, so long as you afford them the same respect, courtesy and dignity that they afford you.

Expensive is not always better.

Failure is temporary if you’re still alive.

People are both much better and much worse than you’d suspect, but usually not all at once.

Stop thinking of your future self as a different person and it will be easier to prevent money and health problems.

Let people help you, lean on them when you need to, and be available to help, but don’t swing too far in either direction. Try to carry your half of the life basket as evenly as you can.

Set boundaries, and do not be afraid to kick people out of your life who disregard them. You will not end up alone and unloved. People who love you will be ok with your boundaries.

Your power does not come from money or beauty, but from seeing life steadily and wholly, from a curious and thoughtful mind, and from your ability to say no when you want to, and yes when you want to, and I don’t know when you don’t know.

There will be bad times, maybe lots of bad times, but not only bad times.

Love will not heal the wounds in your soul, but love can give you the impetus to begin the work of healing yourself.

Life might be a long series of starting over, and that’s alright.

You’re really cool, you’re really beautiful, you’re really special. Really. Not to everyone, but to a lot of someones sometimes.

This is lovely.

My Favorite Subway Games

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:54:46 -0400

soashulmedia:

1. Dead or Asleep? This one is lots of fun early in the morning and is better with friends. Find a person who appears comatose and decide whether or not that person is deceased or just sleepy. Let’s be real though, no one wins if the person is deceased.

2. Find the Duracell Battery - You can exchange Duracell Battery for “rat” if you want an easier game, or “cell phone” if you want a more challenging one. While waiting on the train platform, choose the tracks on which your train will be arriving and look for a Duracell Battery. There may be more than one, but there is always at least one. The first one to find it, wins! (Or play alone, for personal gratification).

3. How Much Longer? - Self-explanatory (Bonus if you’re waiting on the G Train). Try to predict how many more precious moments of your life will be wasted because of “Train Traffic” or “Lost Signals.”

4. Will That Kid Catch the Hat during “Showtime!!!” - If you’ve ever ridden an MTA train, chances are good that 3-to-5 kids with a boom box have shouted “It’s showtime!” and started dancing and doing tricks. The best, most challenging trick involves having a hat on the shoe and kicking it behind the back and onto the head. I have yet to see a kid complete this trick, but I feel like they wouldn’t attempt it if it was completely impossible. Wagers start at 50 cents, but you can’t exchange money until they get off the train or else they’ll think you’re donating to their cause.

I think I’m going to be appending this list every so often to keep it interesting.

xoxo,

internetexplorers: if a boy calls you “Hot” he’s looking at your body me if he calls you “Pretty”...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:32 -0400

internetexplorers:

if a boy calls you “Hot” he’s looking at ~~your body~~ me

if he calls you “Pretty” he’s looking at ~~your face~~ me

if he says “You’re beautiful” he’s looking at ~~your soul~~ me

Just when I think about complaining about money, I get a super late state tax return. Thanks...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:10:38 -0400

Just when I think about complaining about money, I get a super late state tax return. Thanks Kentucky for talking me down. Stay cool.

umajanelaaberta: This Snake Juice is basically rat...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:54:17 -0400

umajanelaaberta:

This Snake Juice is basically rat poison. Everybody’s wasted.

I will always reblog this

Character Flaw #471 I need to work on...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:41:36 -0400

Getting a little miffed when crazies on the train assert that my hair is a wig.

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33:22 -0400

interweber: good LORD you two are adorable just when I thought...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:25:04 -0400

interweber:

good LORD you two are adorable

just when I thought I’ve done enough to my hair this year, Beyonce reels me back in.

fishingboatproceeds: #sass

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:19 -0400

fishingboatproceeds:

#sass

Quite possibly the stalkiest stalker that ever did stalk right...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:35:00 -0400

Quite possibly the stalkiest stalker that ever did stalk right now…

Beyonce, the next baby’s name should be Red Vines. You’re welcome.

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:30 -0400

Beyonce, the next baby’s name should be Red Vines. You’re welcome.

lunartes: please don’t hold me responsible for anything i said or did from the years 2006-2010

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400

lunartes:

please don’t hold me responsible for anything i said or did from the years 2006-2010

popchartlab: Don Draper’s Old Fashioned, The Dude’s White...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:43 -0400

popchartlab:

Don Draper’s Old Fashioned, The Dude’s White Russian, Hunter S. Thompson’s Singapore Sling, Daisy Buchanan’s Mint Julep, and more in our new Cocktail Chart of Film and Literature.

Someone’s going to a midday rave. #abeautifulmess #tutu

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:05 -0400

Someone’s going to a midday rave. #abeautifulmess #tutu

Photo

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:00:53 -0400

ariphoto: 6th Avenue & 15th Street

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:20:00 -0400

ariphoto:

6th Avenue & 15th Street

a-brione: eminem always looked like a breaking bad extra

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:17:12 -0400

a-brione:

eminem always looked like a breaking bad extra

Throwback Thursday: one time I met a goat. #tbt...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:00 -0400

Throwback Thursday: one time I met a goat. #tbt #throwbackthursday