My name is Christine. When I created this blog, that is not the name I went by, however, that is the name that I have grown into. This growth has consisted of breaking free of the confines of the self-perceptions that I believed for years. I now live each day discovering myself, creating myself, and accepting myself.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
the truth behind Disney movies
for the record
“jihad” literally means “the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin”
and the Qur’an has multiple passages directly opposing
- killing innocent people (Qur’an 5: 32)
- killing children (Qur’an 6: 151)
- prejudice against a group of people (Qur’an 5: 8)
- sexism (Qur’an 49: 13)
- racism (Qur’an 30: 22)
so let’s all agree that “muslim” and “terrorist” are antonyms and radical islam is exactly as dangerous as radical groups of any religion
why is the great gatsby required reading but not the color purple?
some white dude falling in love with some dumb white chick and them dying happens all of the time in literature
you know what doesn’t happen all of the time in literature?
southern black lesbians during the early 1900s
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
These two kids who had never met before, decided to hug it out (via)
Hahaha awwww
Of course they did! We as humans crave connection, particularly connection with our peers. And these two humans who look like they are probably less than two years old haven’t been socialized to ignore that instinct yet. Babies are the best. I want one…eventually.
Based on this post
Latin@ is an ethnicity not a race
Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is going forward. A seven-acre plot of land in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will be planted with hundreds of different kinds of edibles: walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and lingonberries; herbs; and more. All will be available for public plucking to anyone who wanders into the city’s first food forest.
“This is totally innovative, and has never been done before in a public park,” Margarett Harrison, lead landscape architect for the Beacon Food Forest project, tells TakePart. Harrison is working on construction and permit drawings now and expects to break ground this summer.
The concept of a food forest certainly pushes the envelope on urban agriculture and is grounded in the concept of permaculture, which means it will be perennial and self-sustaining, like a forest is in the wild. Not only is this forest Seattle’s first large-scale permaculture project, but it’s also believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.
Way cool. So Seattle.
(Source: justclaraoswald)
Nine: I think I was in love once.
Ten: Really? What was her name?
Nine: Her name was Rose.
Ten: Doctor, we all love Rose.
Nine: I love Rose because she's fantastic. She always knew just what to say and she made me better.
Ten: Oh, yes! Rose was brilliant. All soft and warm and clever and so very human.
Eleven: I love River!
Nine: ...
Ten: ...
Eleven: I love Clara!
Ten: Doctor, are you just looking at girls in the universe and saying that you love them?
Eleven: I love... fez.
Ten: Do you really love fez, or are you just saying that because you saw it?
Eleven: I - I love fez! I love fez.
Your love is static: I just want girls to be happy with their bodies and to be able to wear...
I just want girls to be happy with their bodies and to be able to wear whatever they want and to not be ashamed of enjoying or talking about sex and to be able to curse like sailors and drink a lot without people looking at them funny and to be able to sit down with their legs wide open without…