"He who binds to himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity’s sun rise."
Doth the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity’s sun rise."
Welcome Snakes! Come on into our fever dreams! In this episode a 50% sicker/75% dumber Liisa and a 10% crankier David discuss:
- David’s new pets/roommates, snakes!
- Liisa reports back from Michigan - it’s cold there!
- David finally explains the many levels of pro wrestling, and we all get…
Oh shit you guys, here comes anotherrrrrr!
This trip to the tundra of Michigan has been lovely, but now I have that night-before-I-go-home-to-a-new-semester-return-to-my-internship-and-possibly-start-a-new-job?-feeling of anxiety and super-nerves.
Been watching The Up Series all day, which follows the lives of 14 people beginning when they were 7 in 1964. It’s amazing how people’s lives turn out, how the world has changed throughout the years, and how many of these people seem to get sadder as they get older.
Also, all these little kids english accents are adooooooorable.
(Source: noteworthyjargon)
This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: A Texas-based “pro-family” group is calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies [pdf] in response to the organization’s decision to allow a Colorado boy who identifies as a girl to join a local troop.
In a video uploaded to YouTube last week, Honest Girl Scouts member Taylor, a 14-year-old Girl Scout from Ventura County, California, reads a statement excoriating GSUSA for “not being honest with us girls, its troops, its leaders, its parents or the American public.”
“Girl Scouts describes itself as an all-girl experience,” Taylor continues. “With that label, families trust that the girls will be in an environment that is not only nurturing and sensitive to girls’ needs, but also safe for girls.”
This isn’t the first backlash GSUSA has seen from its decision in Colorado: Three troops in Louisiana disbanded in December, citing the inclusion of trans girls as the reason.
A boycott of Girl Scout cookies would undoubtedly harm the august organization, as it receives a generous amount of its funding from their sale.
Reached for comment, Girl Scouts spokeswoman Michelle Tompkins told the Washington Post that GSUSA “prided itself on being an inclusive organization serving girls from all walks of life,” and will continue to review “cases involving transgender children on a case by case basis with a focus on ensuring the welfare and best interests of the child in question and the other girls in the troop as our highest priority.”
[blogpost.]
“Girl Scouts! You created me! You created this evil mini-bizarro-Leslie Knope, passionate and well-spoken, and ready to commit my whole self to a cause. Unfortunately, my cause involves a hatred for boys, transgendered and gays almost as deep as my hatred for delicious limited availability cookies! Join me in my quest to keep true to the original, pure, all-girls experience of Girl Scouts! And fuck Samoas!”
I’m very glad she included the important “Which bathroom do they use?” question in there.
Personally, I’ve always loved how inclusive Girl Scouts has been, and if they need me to buy a ridiculous amount of Tagalongs just to support them, well… that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.
Love this!
I also don’t know who a handful of these people are, but I bet they’re great.
I don’t know if Leslie Knope should be above Hermione! I don’t know!!!
Listen, I’m kind of a Scully-in-the-workplace, Steiner-in-the-home kinda girl.
(Source: lauranicus)
Why, hello 2012 - please come in! May I offer you an episode of The Blasto Podcast? Would you like some extra gross with that? You’re welcome.
In this episode:
- David learns new things about sexuality, weirdos, and ears.
- Liisa keeps it light and brings up rape culture.
- Downton Abbey!…
2012’s very first episode of the Blasto Podcast! In which I explain the Kinsey scaled to my brother, and nothing gets weird at all. Nope. Not a thing.
Jason Mraz, I Won’t Give Up
So here I was, thinking maybe my young love for Jason Mraz had passed. He has a weird beard sometimes, and his earnestness is occasionally embarrassing, in addition to his scatting. But then on about listen 17 to this song I realized that love… it really is forever.
