I cried because I want my daughters to feel that blazing pride, that affirmation of their boundless capacity — not from their husbands, but from their world, from the atmosphere, from inviolable wells of certainty inside themselves. I cried because it’s not fair, and I’m so tired, and every woman I know is so tired. I cried because I don’t even know what it feels like to be taken seriously — not fully, not in that whole, unequivocal, confident way that’s native to handshakes between men. I cried because it does things to you to always come second.
okay so i’m reblogging this again because in my night class tonight my professor said that it seemed like the impact of the election wasn’t hitting our class as hard as some of his other classes. before i read this aloud i said: “if any woman [which was most of the class] in this classroom does not feel this shit in their bones, raise your hand.”
not a single hand went up.
and i don’t think i will ever forget how i felt seeing that empty air, not ever.
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82, according to a Facebook post on his official fan page. His music label Sony Music Canada has also confirmed the news.
Stein supporters are no better than Trump supporters. You knew that voting third-party would give Trump the presidency, and you did it anyway.
And as for your heartbreak and disappointed expectations of me – that’s entirely on you. Go take some homeopathy or something to cure it, cause I’m not sorry in the slightest.
JFC we have short attention spans,
Actually, Ann, you “pundit” you, I’m pretty sure this last happened in 2007, during the travesty that was the G.W. Bush years.
Of course, the joke still works, because 2008 marked the beginning of the Great Recession. So now we have an N of 2.
But seriously, if you’re going to be a talking head, you have to remember things that happened less than a decade ago.
X – A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom. I think I’ve done this one, but here it is again: First time! First Kiss! Friends to lovers! All of that mixed together. Le sigh!
O – Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?
And iTunes says: Come Down in Time, so that’s pretty random. “Come down in time and I’ll meet you half way” Pronouns aside (and I doubt Sir Elton really meant “her”) I think I have to go with Johnlock…this sounds like one of them pining. Maybe because Elton’s British…
On this darkest of Wednesdays, let there be fluff:
They headed across campus to where the Kresge Theater stood among some older buildings.
“It’s mostly used for music performances now, but during the construction it was shared with the School of Drama, and pretty much all of the Scotch ‘n’ Soda Club productions were done here, too,” Zach explained. The stage was smaller than the new Purnell center, but the theater was beautiful in its way, with wood-paneled walls and curved rows of seats. And was the site of many firsts for Zach, including, he explained, what he considered to be his first really good kiss. He took Chris backstage, behind the white velvet curtain that hid the dark, narrow space that was the scene of that memory, only to have Chris crowd him and kiss him senseless. And that was fine, though after a moment he realized that he would never be able to think of the first memory without appending this one. And that was probably Chris’ intent.
“I didn’t say the best kiss,” Zach managed to whisper with a laugh as Chris took a breath. “Just my first good one.”
Chris’ mouth descended on him again, much to his amusement. The kiss ended a moment later, before things got inappropriately heated.
“Just wanted to make sure,” Chris said with a final nip.
“Like there’s any doubt,” Zach said, steering Chris back toward the wings.
A – Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.
B – A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.
C – A ship you have never liked and probably never will.
D – A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
E – Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
F – What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
G – Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?
H – What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?
I – Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
J – Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)
K – What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
L – Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)
M – Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.
N – Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).
O – Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?
P – Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
Q – A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.
R – Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?
S – Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)
T – Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
U – Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.
V – Which character do you relate to most?
W – A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
X – A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
Y – What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?
Z – Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)
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