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fallenamongstthestars: ⭐

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:12 -0700

fallenamongstthestars:

⭐

"God I want you in some primal, wild way animals want each other. Untamed and full of teeth. God I..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34:34 -0700

“God I want you
in some primal, wild way
animals want each other.
Untamed and full of teeth.

God I want you,
In some chaste, Victorian way.
A glimpse of your ankle
just kills me.

”

- Clementine von Radics, “Want” (via graceelizabeth)

humansofnewyork: My last wife was 47 years older than me.” “47...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:52 -0700

humansofnewyork:

My last wife was 47 years older than me.”

“47 years???”

“Yep. We met when she was 80 and I was 33. She came to the nursing home where I worked, and everyday she would spend six hours with her dying husband. I said to myself: ‘If she ever loves me like that, I’ll be OK.’ We married a couple years later, and stayed together until she died at the age of 96. If I had any money, I’d make a movie about it.”

"We can tell our children that school is important until we’re blue in the face, they’re not stupid...."

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:57 -0700

“We can tell our children that school is important until we’re blue in the face, they’re not stupid. They see the loudest applause is for the kids on the field. They know teachers are paid poorly and don’t drive fancy cars. They know people plan Super Bowl parties but mock the National Spelling Bee. In other words, they see the hypocrisy, and we can’t expect society to correct itself. If we want to have any lasting influence on the way our kids approach education — the way future generations approach education — then we have to grab our pom-poms and paint our faces and celebrate intellectual curiosity with the same vigor we do their athletic achievements.”

- Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd - CNN.com (via theyouthareinrevolt)

lacigreen: westbor0baptistchurch: Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s Eve? You’re a douche...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:53 -0700

lacigreen:

westbor0baptistchurch:

Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s Eve?

You’re a douche bag.

douche bag is the best insult because it actually is terrible for your vag

^ I think this every time I call someone a douche bag….to them it’s just a funny insult, but I actually think you’re harmful to my gender.

suicideblonde: Angelina Jolie on why she had a double...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:26 -0700

suicideblonde:

Angelina Jolie on why she had a double mastectomy, and how it can save lives

My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.

We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.

Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.

Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.

On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.

But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action.

My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a “nipple delay,” which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruising, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.

Two weeks later I had the major surgery, where the breast tissue is removed and temporary fillers are put in place. The operation can take eight hours. You wake up with drain tubes and expanders in your breasts. It does feel like a scene out of a science-fiction film. But days after surgery you can be back to a normal life.

Nine weeks later, the final surgery is completed with the reconstruction of the breasts with an implant. There have been many advances in this procedure in the last few years, and the results can be beautiful.

I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

It is reassuring that they see nothing that makes them uncomfortable. They can see my small scars and that’s it. Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can. On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition. Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.

For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options. I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices.

I acknowledge that there are many wonderful holistic doctors working on alternatives to surgery. My own regimen will be posted in due course on the Web site of the Pink Lotus Breast Center. I hope that this will be helpful to other women.

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. The cost of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, at more than $3,000 in the United States, remains an obstacle for many women.

I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer. It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.

So much respect for Angelina Jolie.

Me: seriously though its time to pull my shit together

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:58 -0700

Me: seriously though its time to pull my shit together
Me *7 months later: seriously though its time to pull my shit together

Leaving for Sasquatch...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:15 -0700

…let the games begin.

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sexcake: i know im ugly but can some guy just take one for the team and love me The fact that this...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:51:45 -0700

sexcake:

i know im ugly but can some guy just take one for the team and love me

The fact that this has any notes, even if it’s meant to be partially humorous, shows how fucked up women’s self valuation is. UGH. The older I get, the more sexism (and most specifically, the subtle ways in which our society convinces women they are worthless without their looks and vagina) infuriates me.

dancemetotheendofluv: photo credit: Coliena Rentmeester

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:04 -0700

dancemetotheendofluv:

photo credit: Coliena Rentmeester

"Everyone should have themselves regularly overwhelmed by Nature."

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:18:03 -0700

“Everyone should have themselves regularly overwhelmed by Nature.”

- George Harrison (via agridulcemente)

fancifullauren: irishfangirlshipper: dorkstrider: why do women’s clothing designers believe that...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:05 -0700

fancifullauren:

irishfangirlshipper:

dorkstrider:

why do women’s clothing designers believe that girls do not need pockets

It’s so they can sell us bags

"Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:38 -0700

“Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.”

- Scott Westerfeld (via outcamethesun)

YES

nopolarbearsinnorway: strugglingtobeheard: notesonascandal: so...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:28 -0700

nopolarbearsinnorway:

strugglingtobeheard:

notesonascandal:

sourcedumal:

notesonascandal:

echidna-boy:

echidna-boy:

So you know how there’s that post saying how people should invent birth control for men? (Take bullets out of a gun, not put on a bullet proof best) Well here it is. If some of you had actually researched it for like, 5mins, you would’ve actually found it.

Here’s the link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/04/03/male-birth-control-reversible_n_1400708.html

To put it simply, the whole procedure takes about 15mins and lasts 10 years with a 100% success rate.

After an anesthetic, there’s an injection of some sperm-killing gel (Vasal Gel) into the male vas deferens. If the guy wants it reversed, he can get another shot which does that.

So, spread the word or something, but here it is.

How this post hasn’t gone viral by now is fucking beyond me.

Men don’t want it. They don’t want anything fuckin’ around “down there”. That’s why they refuse to get vasectomies. I’ve been asking them about this shit for years. YEARS. They simply don’t want to deal with it. And as long as they don’t have to be pregnant & give birth, they could give less than a fuck about birth control. Seriously. But they will cry, bitch and moan about the burden of child support and “Baby Mamas”. I don’t care how accessible or simple birth control men is made, hormonal or surgical, they will not fuck with it. Instead of exercising their reproductive freedoms that exist with NO THREATS WHATSOEVER, they’d just rather not.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Exactly

Vasectomies are clinically proven to be safe and reversible, yet men are not getting them in droves

MRAs bitch and moan about how they shouldn’t be forced to pay child support?

But I don’t see them campaigning to get them vasectomies done en masse.

Not at all.

Safer and less invasive than tubal ligation. In office procedure vs. going to the hospital. Quicker recovery time than tubal ligation. Tubal ligation is NOT reversible. Vasectomies are also less expensive than tubal ligation.

Tell me again why the fellas ain’t gettin’ them? That shit sounds perfect to me.

Because they enjoy creating kids they don’t and won’t care for. Honestly

This makes me ill. Having a uterus is a fucking curse, you will get walked all over and treated like shit. I still wish I was born a rock.

"Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are."

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:51:58 -0700

“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.”

- John Green (via her0inchic)

boobs-birds-botany: My, isn’t it awkward that you just fuckin...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:55 -0700

boobs-birds-botany:

My, isn’t it awkward that you just fuckin recycled a nearly 40 year old article to shit on this latest generation?

Recession. Student debt. Etc. Lots of people smarter than me have already had some excellent commentary on this (here and here and here not to mention all the great Tumblr commentary).

But I do want to say:

Of all the images you could have picked, you chose one of a teenage girl taking a selfie.

Because of course, girls who have been taught nothing else by their elders except that their appearance is what matters are the reason we are all lazy and narcissistic.

Fuck off. You fucking made us. You raised me and my sister and my female cousin and millions and millions of girls to be self-conscious and obsessed with making ourselves look pleasing to men. You taught us that that was our only worth. And now you shit on us for it.

FUCK OFF, TIME.