a moldy pear on stilts, a picture of confidence

2013’s first quarter has been laden with disappointments. A part of me feels like I’m setting goals without really thinking through their attainability, another is getting swept up in discouragement, to the point that I’m questioning if I’m even in the right wheelhouse, and still another is trying very hard to remain dedicated to what I’m trying to accomplish.

As cynical as it is, I think I might make a new resume of everything I’ve applied to and been rejected from.

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3 months ago | Notes: 1

Reunion show: how does one revisit the past - especially a past that seems like ancient history - and make it feel relevant? Is that even possible? A lot has changed since 2009, our last show. 3/4 of the band isn’t straight edge anymore, one of us doesn’t live here now, we all have different foci, different relationships, different tastes. Is it right to play the songs the same way we once did? Is it fraudulent to play with the same attitude? Should this be the nail in the coffin of our late youth? Is the destruction we sought back then still worth pursuing?

Or am I, like always, overthinking this?

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3 months ago | Notes: 19921

"The reality is that so-called pro-life movement is not about saving babies. It’s about punishing women for having sex. That’s why they oppose birth control. That’s why they want to ban abortion even though doing so will simply drive women to have dangerous back alley abortions. That’s why they want to penalize women who take public assistance and then dare to have sex, leaving an exemption for those who become pregnant from rape. It’s not about babies. If it were about babies, they would be making access to birth control widespread and free and creating a comprehensive social safety net so that no woman finds herself with a pregnancy she can’t afford. They would be raising money for research on why half of all zygotes fail to implant and working to prevent miscarriages. It’s not about babies. It’s about controlling women. It’s about making sure they have consequences for having unapproved sex."

- “How I Lost Faith in the Pro-Life Movement” by Libby Anne (via albinwonderland)

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4 months ago | Notes: 2

Started making music again. Finally. Forgot how exciting it can be. And its a solo electronic project, which I’ve wanted to do for years. Already hatching plans for a release.

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4 months ago | Notes: 57103

"You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course, but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch.
Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most enjoyable thing in the world, but it’s really just a habit. Thirty days without it, and you would be fine. You think you have a soul mate, but in fact you could have had any number of spouses. You would have evolved differently, but been just as happy.

You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper than just preferences, and these details on the surface, you can change anytime you like.

If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes, it’s the only way.

Set fire to your old self. It’s not needed here. It’s too busy shopping, gossiping about others, and watching days go by and asking why you haven’t gotten as far as you’d like. This old self will die and be forgotten by all but family, and replaced by someone who makes a difference.

Your new self is not like that. Your new self is the Great Chicago Fire—overwhelming, overpowering, and destroying everything that isn’t necessary.
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- Julien Smith (via elbows)

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4 months ago | Notes: 4739

inothernews:

NRA, GTFO A demonstrator held up a banner as Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, delivered a statement in Washington on Friday. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images via The New York Times)

I’m sincerely asking my followers to reblog the shit out of this photo.

Ooooo girl

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