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STFU, Conservatives: The average American household lost net worth during '09-'10 recovery

mattlim-bago — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:09:59 -0700

STFU, Conservatives: The average American household lost net worth during '09-'10 recovery:

93% of American households lost net worth during the ostensible economic recovery from 2009 to 2010, according the Pew Research Center. Those households lost an average of 4% of their net worth over that period of time. Those who made out with an increase in net worth…

Young Justice Dictionary

mattlim-bago — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:11:27 -0700

Whelmed: able to cope with the current situation; feeling just right
Turbed: feeling comfortable; happy with a situation
Traught: calm; level-headed; able to cope with a situation
Aster: a sudden situation with good circumstances; a positive experience
Chalant: feeling or appearing to be excited or nervous (also the shipping name for Dick/Zatanna)
Nightwing'd: the act of getting completely owned by Nightwing, physically or emotionally
Crash: awesome; rebellious
Crash the mode: throw a wrench in the machine; upset the system
The Mode: something bad; a disaster
Moded/Feeling the Mode: feeling awful; the effects of the disaster (the opposite of aster)

Zodiac Expressions of Sadness

mattlim-bago — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:10:50 -0700

♈ Aries: Rage, impulsivity and failure to get worked up about the things they normally do, oppositional but with less verve and energy
♉ Taurus: Isolation, binge eating and lethargy, a sense of 'me against the world', less patience, easier to enrage
♊ Gemini: Silence, nerves, over thinking, easily distractible and seems 'elsewhere'; they are fairly intolerable to sadness they tend to detach/dissociate from feelings after a short while
♋ Cancer: Teariness, neediness, isolation, binge eating, crying after insignificant events, stomach aches, a feeling of separation from everyone around them
♌ Leo: Obvious displays of stress, they become like a wound up string and as if they are on the brink of a nervous break down. Short tempered and needy (only around close friends/family)
♍ Virgo: Isolation, heightened compulsions (cleaning, washing hands more etc;), unresponsive in conversations, at time blunt and more oppositional
♎ Libra: General feeling of instability/moodiness, reduced urge to socialize/be with friends, hopelessness, a feeling of being disliked/rejected by everyone, you can sense them 'trying' to be happy and keep composed
♏ Scorpio: Isolation, opposition, hostility and violent mood swings. Intense melancholy with at times delusions and paranoia. Thoughts even scary to them, a sense of 'me against the world'.
♐ Sagittarius: Lethargy, escapism (substance use etc;), uncharacteristically more serious and tense, less tolerance, feelings of worry when thinking into the future
♑ Capricorn: Demotivation, lethargy, hopelessness, over thinking, they seem tense and 'overly alert', hyper vigilant, force themselves to 'go through the motions', nothing impresses them
♒ Aquarius: Uneasy, harder to 'reach'; as if they are far away. Silence, isolation, detachment, even though they try to appear happy. Distractible
♓ Pisces: Teariness, anxiety, isolation, when they feel sadness they tend to feel 'all at once', nerves, obsessive/ruminating thinking, hopelessness, despair, lethargy

pretty accurate

10knotes: gooomoon: A fairy ring is a naturally occurring ring...

mattlim-bago — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:56:00 -0700

10knotes:

gooomoon:

A fairy ring is a naturally occurring ring of mushrooms. They are also known as pixie’s rings, faerie circles, or elf circles. The English believed that fairy rings were where fairies came to dance and celebrate, the mushrooms of the rings were used as stools for the fairies to recuperate during the evenings festivities.

When I was young I spent a lot of time in Ireland because my parents would always want to go back to their homes often. My mum used to tell me about faerie circles and she said that if you disturbed the ring by touching it, all the magic creatures would come and get you. I actually saw one of these rings for myself and was terrified the elves would come for me.

HANK HAS TO SCIENCE ON THIS

When the spore of some kinds of mushroom hits the ground to begin its life cycle, it will radiate out from the point of genesis with tiny little threads called mycelium which are actually the physical body of the fungus. The mycelium stretches throughout the soil, feeding by decomposing matter and, if there’s good food and consistent soil structure in every direction, it will radiate out in a nearly perfect circle. Eventually, when the center of the ring runs out of nutrients, the fungus goes into it’s spore production phase, and sends up “mushrooms” or the fruiting bodies of the fungus. These are all produced at the same time around the edge of the mycelium, taking all of the nutrients from the mycelium to produce these reproductive spore factories.

So each mushroom is not an individual organism, but rather the fruit of a sort of sub-surface fungal tree.

To me, this is even cooler than elves and fairies.

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How To Thrift

mattlim-bago — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:07:30 -0800

How To Thrift:

putthison:

Here’s our three-part guide to thrift store shopping. Don’t go thrifting without it.

howtotalktogirlsatparties: The Ultimate Guide To Pretentious...

mattlim-bago — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:19:47 -0800

howtotalktogirlsatparties:

The Ultimate Guide To Pretentious Interiors

cognitivedissonance: albinwonderland: amantesuntamentes: wtfwh...

mattlim-bago — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:00:02 -0800

cognitivedissonance:

albinwonderland:

amantesuntamentes:

wtfwhiteprivilege:

How to Raise Racist Kids

Step One: Don’t talk about race. Don’t point out skin color. Be “color blind.”

Step Two: Actually, that’s it. There is no Step Two.

Congratulations! Your children are well on their way to believing that is better than everybody else.

Surprised? So were authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman when they started researching the issue of kids and race for their book NurtureShock. It turns out that a lot of our assumptions about raising our kids to appreciate diversity are entirely wrong:

Click to read the article!

don’t you just love it when people finally accept the glaringly obvious? i know a lot of people that need to read this

The article above is great, as is this one on how to talk about racism with kids.

They raise kids who love the, “But I don’t SEE race, you’re racist for bringing up race” argument.

putthison: The Rule of Thumb There’s a rule of thumb...

mattlim-bago — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:35:55 -0800

putthison:

The Rule of Thumb

There’s a rule of thumb (literally) that’s often passed around for how to determine the proper length of a suit jacket or sport coat. As it goes: you want the hem of your jacket to hit around the thumb knuckle, the one between the end of your thumb and where the thumb’s joint meets the palm. Some also say that your hands should be able to just cup the hem of your jacket when you have it on, but this is essentially saying the same thing.

This rule, however, is somewhat mixing up the order of how traditional tailoring is done. In the past, when men went to bespoke tailors to have their suits made, tailors would eye where a jacket should hit, and then use a man’s thumbs or knuckles as a reference point for future commissions. Which makes sense. The proper length of a jacket is more about how it works in concert with the other parts of your body, thus making things look as well proportioned as possible. It’s not about just meeting wherever a man’s knuckle happens to sit. The “rule of thumb” works for most men, but what about those with longer or shorter arms? Should they have to sacrifice the proportion of their suits just so the hem hits the “correct” place?

Of course, nowadays, most men buy off-the-rack, so they have to rely on their own eye for whether a jacket is long enough. One principle – and this is the one that I think is best – is that the hem of your jacket should roughly break at the midsection between the floor and the back of your coat’s collar (i.e. the highest point on your jacket). There’s some wiggle room here though. A casual jacket can be a touch shorter, whereas a business suit may need to stay traditional.

To determine this, you’ll need a full-length mirror and about ten or twelve feet of distance to view yourself accurately. If you’re standing too close, you’ll distort your view and the proportions of your suit may look right when they’re actually not. So, if you can’t get a good look, we have a more generalized rule: a sport coat or suit jacket should at least cover your posterior.

That’s not a bad rule to follow, but remember: at the end of the day, where a suit jacket’s hem should end is about proportions and balance. Be careful of the trend towards shorter coats, as they can make you look as though you’re wearing your little brother’s jacket. And beware of overly long jackets, which can make your legs look unusually short. As always, what’s best is what flatters you the most.

darkknightjrk: ibelievepracticemakesperfect: BittersweetDisea...

mattlim-bago — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:38:50 -0800

darkknightjrk:

ibelievepracticemakesperfect:

BittersweetDisease/Foervraengd’s Tutorial Series - Understanding Anatomy

[Part 1] - Introduction

[Part 2] - Drawing The Base

[Part 3] - The Torso

[Part 4] - The Legs

[Part 5] - Arms & Hands

[Part 6] - Gesture

[Part 7] - Bodyshapes

YES! *_*

theclassyissue: know your coffee

mattlim-bago — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:27:17 -0800

theclassyissue:

know your coffee

notentirely: today i found out: why guys named richard are also...

mattlim-bago — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:04:59 -0800

notentirely:

today i found out: why guys named richard are also called dick

out of all the nicknames, this one always confused me.

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mattlim-bago — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:15:58 -0800

This is not native!: Ancestry, Identity and Cultural Appropriation: Why Saying "I'm Part Native" Doesn't Cut It

mattlim-bago — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:31:19 -0800

This is not native!: Ancestry, Identity and Cultural Appropriation: Why Saying "I'm Part Native" Doesn't Cut It:

this-is-not-native:

First I need to preface this by saying if you are Gujarati or Wolof and find error with what I post I am more than open to changing it, just send a message. I’d love some input.

I’m heavily mixed-race. You cannot tell by looking at me but that’s another discussion for another time. Usually, I avoid disclosing my BQ because it is irrelevant to the topic at hand but in this case it is necessary to do so indirectly. Below is an abbreviated family tree that shows both birthplace and ethnicity of my non-mixed grandparents and great-grandparents (i.e. It shows direct descent and no aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.)

In short, the most prominent backgrounds I have documented blood relation to are (in descending order) Cherokee, Kalderaš Řomani, Scottish, Gujarati, Wolof, and German.

I was raised in a trilingual household with heavy influence from both my paternal and maternal grandmothers. Because of this I was raised trilingual in English, Cherokee, and Kalderaši řomanes and deeply imbedded in both cultures.

The only things I have from being Wolof and Gujarati are a few recipes, heirlooms and a few customs but none of them are prominent enough for me to identify as Gujarati or Wolof in good faith.

I am Cherokee, and I am Řomani. I’m mixed-race and very white-passing.

To go running around in the kurta my grandfather wore to his wedding (one of the heirlooms) while covered in henna for a photo shoot to make me seem ~exotic~ or to make a painting and market it as “Authentic Wolof Art” just because I have Gujarati and Wolof ancestry would be inappropriate and unacceptable. I was not raised in those cultures, I have no idea what it’s like to grow-up as a member of either group. If I were to pull this distant blood-line out of my ass as a cheap defence if I paraded around making an absolute mockery of myself and the cultures I claim to be proud of, it’d be an insult to members of the cultures, myself, and my family.

So when you think about saying “Don’t fucking tell me what to do, I’m part native american” think about those of us who grew up raised in the cultures, maybe think about stating your tribe of ancestry, and don’t say “I’m part Native American” maybe say something along the lines of “I’m descended from [Tribe] and admittedly know nothing of the culture. I’d like to reconnect and I’m sorry my attempt was uninformed” or SOMETHING that isn’t confrontational and reeking of entitlement because let me tell you, a lot of us will help you reconnect to your culture if you are humble and respectful about it.

-Digatisdi

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mattlim-bago — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:55:46 -0800

the-absolute-best-posts:

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mattlim-bago — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:42:17 -0800

10knotes:

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okay i'm jumping on the bandwagon here

mattlim-bago — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:06:28 -0800

hufflepuffprodigy:

sleepingwithveiledmice:

ginshu:

the-glorious-silver-cupcake:

little-loki-gone-astray:

Everyone who reblogs this before 1st of January will get their url written in Elvish with a calligraphy pen in their tag.

OOOH ELVISH

please

Capes and Space: notsafeforwank: rusty—shackleford: Download free fucking...

mattlim-bago — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:33:03 -0800

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notsafeforwank:

rusty—shackleford:

Download free fucking books!

thegoddamazon:

A fuckload of classic literature:

1984 by George Orwell

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

A Tale of Two Cities by…

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: What do a ‘Communist draft-dodging...

mattlim-bago — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:10:20 -0800

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

What do a ‘Communist draft-dodging homosexual sex-pervert’ and a ‘Civil Rights hero’ have in common?

Well, for starters, they’re sometimes the same person.

Bayard Rustin was an activist, teacher and administrator who played a key role in the Civil Rights movement — he acted as a secretary to Dr Martin Luther King, helped organise the Freedom Rides and bus integration protests, and was the key organiser for the 1963 March on Washington, at which King gave his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.

So why have you never heard about Bayard Rustin in history class?

Because Bayard Rustin was gay.

In 1953, he was arrested in Pasadena, California for having consensual sex in a parked car with two male partners. He was initially charged with vagrancy and lewd conduct: the charges were later altered to a lesser count of ‘sex perversion’, to which he pleaded guilty. After his conviction, he was asked to leave the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the pacifist Civil Rights organisation that he worked for, and was later shunned or encouraged to take a behind-the-scenes role by many members of the movement (it’s important to remember that this may not have been completely due to the homophobia of the other civil rights leaders — they were acting under the fear of being smeared or blackmailed by right-wing opposition). Nevertheless, he managed to live through this stigma, and spent the rest of his life working for both African-American and gay civil rights.

Read more and find links to follow at the Secret Histories Project.

lulubonanza: Write Your Name in Elvish Click > HERE for a...

mattlim-bago — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:10:59 -0800

lulubonanza:

Write Your Name in Elvish

Click > HERE for a quick how to…

: 10 Types of Emotional Manipulators

mattlim-bago — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:17:36 -0800

: 10 Types of Emotional Manipulators:

psych-facts:

onlinecounsellingcollege:

1. The Constant Victim - This kind of individual will always finds a way to end up as a victim in their relationships.

2. One-Upmanship Expert – This person uses put downs, snide remarks and criticisms, to show that they’re…