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This little girl asked me about everything. Every. Single....

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:55:28 -0400

This little girl asked me about everything. Every. Single. Object. in my room. Hasn’t stopped for one second to let me breathe in between answering her questions. But when the food comes out not a peep. #9YearOlds #fam #growingchild #almostasbigasIatalmost3timesherage #damn #slowdown #secondsanyone (at The Champagne Room)

God...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:01:18 -0400

please guide/keep/watch me through this test.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:09:11 -0400

In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:12:24 -0400

In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.

dynamicafrica: “If you don’t like someone’s story, write your...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:21:18 -0400

dynamicafrica:

“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.”

“Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.”

“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n’ani ji onwe ya: “He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.”

“When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.”

“When the British came to Igbo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.”

“When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.”

“While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.”

“It is the storyteller who makes us what we are, who creates history. The storyteller creates the memory that the survivors must have - otherwise their surviving would have no meaning.”

“I would be quite satisfied if my novels (especially the ones I set in the past) did no more than teach my readers that their past - with all its imperfections - was not one long night of savagery from which the first Europeans acting on God’s behalf delivered them”

“That we are surrounded by deep mysteries is known to all but the incurably ignorant.”

RIP Chinua Achebe.

yagazieemezi: (CNN) — Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, acclaimed...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:20:07 -0400

yagazieemezi:

(CNN) — Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, acclaimed in part for his 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart,” has died, his British publisher, Penguin Books, said Friday.

He was 82.

An author of more than 20 books, his honors included the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for Fiction, according to Penguin.

He was also accorded his country’s highest award for intellectual achievement, the Nigerian National Merit AwardPhotos: People we lost in 2013

Achebe is a major part of African literature, and is popular all over the continent for his novels, especially “Anthills of the Savannah” and “Things Fall Apart.”

The latter was required reading in countless high schools and colleges in the continent, and has been translated into dozens of languages.

“Things Fall Apart,” set in precolonial Nigeria, portrays the story of a farmer, Okonkwo, who struggles to preserve his customs despite pressure from British colonizers. The story resonated in post-independent Africa, and the character became a household name in the continent.

Achebe’s stories included proverbs and tackled complex issues of African identity, nationalism and decolonization, adding to his books’ popularity.

He has also criticized corruption and poor governance in Africa, and has been known to reject accolades by the Nigerian government to protest political problems.

Penguin Books’ Twitter feed said: “Chinua Achebe: a brilliant writer, and a giant of African literature. Nelson Mandela said he ‘brought Africa to the rest of the world’. RIP.”

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:58:42 -0400

"Sometimes you’re 23 and standing in the kitchen of your house making breakfast and brewing coffee..."

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:58:27 -0400

“Sometimes you’re 23 and standing in the kitchen of your house making breakfast and brewing coffee and listening to music that for some reason is really getting to your heart. You’re just standing there thinking about going to work and picking up your dry cleaning. And also more exciting things like books you’re reading and trips you plan on taking and relationships that are springing into existence. Or fading from your memory, which is far less exciting. And suddenly you just don’t feel at home in your skin or in your house and you just want home but “Mom’s” probably wouldn’t feel like home anymore either. There used to be the comfort of a number in your phone and ears that listened everyday and arms that were never for anyone else. But just to calm you down when you started feeling trapped in a five-minute period where nostalgia is too much and thoughts of this person you are feel foreign. When you realize that you’ll never be this young again but this is the first time you’ve ever been this old. When you can’t remember how you got from sixteen to here and all the same feel like sixteen is just as much of a stranger to you now. The song is over. The coffee’s done. You’re going to breathe in and out. You’re going to be fine in about five minutes.”

- The Winter of the Air (via tinderheartsandpaperbodies)

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:57:20 -0400

suchunconventionaldays: Rihanna x Future We both grown boy so...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:57:19 -0400

suchunconventionaldays:

Rihanna x Future

We both grown boy so what we feel we can let it show

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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:23:33 -0400

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:15:37 -0400

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:05:35 -0400

Extremely Invasive Questions. GO.

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:05:09 -0400

A: Are you a virgin? no
B: 3 biggest pet peeves hair that is detached from the body, inconvenient sarcasm, dirty bathrooms...and i must add people asking stupid questions
C: Celebrity crush? johnathan christopher depp ii
D: If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be? all 4 years of college
E: Do you smoke? no
F: Do you drink? yes
G: If you had to rank yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you be? 6
H: Longest relationship and with who? i dont care, why does it matter?
I: 5 turn ons funny, muscles-not crazy though just thicker body type, beautiful smile, intelligence, and intelligent again
J: 5 turn offs lying, cheating, lying, skinniness, light skin-i'm an ass, so what
K: What's the biggest lie you have ever told? my name to a cop
L: Would you ever date someone of another race? yes
M: What is your sexual orientation? what does this even mean?
N: Top 5 traits you look for in a person that you want to have a relationship with 1strong 2reasonable 3active listener 4serious and playful 5huge dick
O: Who are you crushing on right now? patrick conway, the head medical and chief director at CMS
P: Who is your bestfriend? tolulope
Q: Your guilty pleasure? tolulope, lesbian porn, and chewy cookies...in that order
R: Who was your first kiss? probably my mom
S: Do looks matter to you? yes, they matter to everyone...don't lie
T: What kind of underwear are you wearing? none
U: How big is your penis or for a girl, how big are your boobs ...big
V: How far have you gone? very far
W: Do you like it when people play with your hair? yes
X: Are you circumcised? ....no
Y: Do you name your private parts? nope
Z: Do you pee in the shower? sometimes

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:51:02 -0400

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:48:15 -0400

sararye:

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:48:09 -0400

sararye:

breeanabee: morbidcupcakes: zathros: From Lisa’s...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:46:58 -0400

breeanabee:

morbidcupcakes:

zathros:

From Lisa’s demonstration at IMATS Pasadena January 2013.

Airbrush and handwork.

No Photoshop all in camera.

Artist: Lisa Berczel
Model: Michael Foster

I think this is amazing.

WHOA

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