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gothiccharmschool: Bunnicula! (Clovis Devilbunny, upon seeing...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:22:11 -0400

Bunnicula! (Clovis Devilbunny, upon seeing this, has demanded that I get his red-lined vampire cape out of the doll clothing armoire.)

darkoverord: gcart: My first one, it was too damn cute to not...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:57 -0400

darkoverord:

gcart:

My first one, it was too damn cute to not do! Sandysaur!

Ooooooh my gosh <3

pleasestopbeingsad: Street harassment is not a compliment.

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:17 -0400

pleasestopbeingsad:

Street harassment is not a compliment.

southern-beef: The second is PRICELE$$$

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:51 -0400

southern-beef:

The second is PRICELE$$$

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Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:56 -0400

fiinch: mamasam: slay-z: satanic2chainz: nooooooooooooooo [l...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:30 -0400

fiinch:

mamasam:

slay-z:

satanic2chainz:

nooooooooooooooo

[laughs to keep from crying]

Brace yourselves. Interest is coming.

HAHAHAHAHA OH MY GOD

lifewith-out-shame: Omg I forgot all about this

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:45 -0400

lifewith-out-shame:

Omg I forgot all about this

myownequilibrium: awkwardsituationist: 98 year old dobri...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:45:36 -0400

myownequilibrium:

awkwardsituationist:

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well recognized fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living entirely off his monthly state pension of 80 euros and the kindness of others.

Wow.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:55 -0400

Gentlemen and women, it has been a privilege blogging with you.

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:35 -0400

Gentlemen and women, it has been a privilege blogging with you.

mmmcookies22: oestranhomundodek: This is how my dashboard was...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:54:59 -0400

mmmcookies22:

oestranhomundodek:

This is how my dashboard was earlier

Accurate

masksarehot: gaobibaituo: awesome-everyday: shorterexcerpts: ...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:54:41 -0400

masksarehot:

gaobibaituo:

awesome-everyday:

shorterexcerpts:

thecallus:

theatlantic:

The Cheapest Generation: Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Cars or Houses?

What if Millennials’ aversion to car-buying isn’t a temporary side effect of the recession, but part of a permanent generational shift in tastes and spending habits? It’s a question that applies not only to cars, but to several other traditional categories of big spending—most notably, housing. And its answer has large implications for the future shape of the economy—and for the speed of recovery.

Read more. [Image: Kagan McLeod]

It’s safe to say that a decent number of Tumblr users are a part of the Millennial generation. So, tell us: Do you own a car or house? If not, why?

IT’S BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO DISPOSABLE INCOME YOU THUNDERING IDIOTS. Fucking preference has nothing to do with it. 50% of college graduates have no job! They all have the most student loan debt ever! What are you asking this question for?!

Also: housing is a good bit more expensive now.

My parents got a 15-year mortgage on a new house in the mid-70s. The house was $32,000. Average home price in that area now? $190,000.

So, home prices went up. Food prices went up. Health care prices went WAY UP. Rent prices went up. Higher education went up so damn high that some of us forgo that all together. Energy prices went up. Car prices went up.

Prices of prices went up.

We also pay cell phone bills, internet bills, data plans, text plans, online subscriptions, cable/satellite tv, netflix, DVR subscriptions — bills that didn’t even exist 30-40 years ago. We also use computers and smartphones and microwaves and other consumer electronics that didn’t exist 20-50 years ago.

We need medications and doctors and contact lenses and tampons and maxi pads and other things that cost money just to be alive and keep us healthy.

Most of us can’t afford to:

Get married and have a “Traditional” big wedding

Buy a house

Buy a new car

PLAN to have children

Take two, consecutive weeks of vacation.

Jobs that paid 50k in the late 1990s now pay between 30-35. Interest rates that favor consumers have gone down.

So I say, no. We are not choosing not to buy homes. We’re not choosing to take the bus in cities where there’s no good public transit. WE ARE NOT CHOOSING TO LIVE WHAT SOCIETY DEEMS AS AN UNDESIRABLE LIFESTYLE.

Don’t even get me started on the fact that these two people in the picture are young white hipsters. Young black and brown folks have been forgoing homeownership and buying new cars for decades, this shit isn’t new, pal. You’re just acting like this shit is new because it’s hitting white folks.

anyway, my point is: We are fucking broke.

fuck all these articles written by assholes who actually know nothing about our generation

FUCK THEM

FUCK
THEM

I’m either Gen X or Millennial, depending which dates you use, and so I’m old enough to have been living on my own as a lot of this started spinning out of control. It was like watching a trainwreck. The current state of all of this is ridiculous. I was going to go on a long rant about Boomers refusing to age gracefully, the impact of 9/11, the double-edged sword that is globalization, and our current loan culture and confusion of “needs vs. wants” that has been bred into us by clever marketing, but I’m too angry, and it was getting too long.

So I’ll just say this: the system is seriously out of whack, and we’re in this strange place where we’re both trapped in bubbles and depressions at the same.

I keep waiting for market corrections that just don’t seem to be happening.

And also, I’ll just throw up Crack Shack or Vancouver Mansion for reference. And if you visit it, bear in mind that this is in a city where the AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME is $46K. FORTY-SIX THOUSAND A YEAR. Oh, yeah, the system isn’t broken at all…damn those cheap fucking Millennials & Gen-X-ers!

n0vascotia: opulate: this is like the most painful moment in...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:48:14 -0400

n0vascotia:

opulate:

this is like the most painful moment in any movie ever

I love this film

sexintartarus: excuse you our porn is of the finest quality

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:46:32 -0400

sexintartarus:

excuse you our porn is of the finest quality

boxlunches: fuckyeahfeminists: Costco CEO Craig Jelinek...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:04:04 -0400

boxlunches:

fuckyeahfeminists:

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.

Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.

So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.

Coincidentally, I just quit my job at Walmart.

my english teacher: your essay isn't very well put together

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:02:05 -0400

my english teacher: your essay isn't very well put together
me: my thoughts are stars i cannot fathom into constellations

Repair Her Armor: Clothes I'm forced to wear in the majority of MMORPGS

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:37 -0400

Repair Her Armor: Clothes I'm forced to wear in the majority of MMORPGS:

repair-her-armor:

[Please take note that the commentary is just for fun. Bunch of sarcasm. Don’t take it too seriously. I am getting tired of these outfits, though.]

1. The classic Bikini Armor. If you’re lucky you might get an actual shoulder-pad! If the designers even bother doing something more than…

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Sat, 18 May 2013 00:53:56 -0400

kordova: suddenly overhearing people talking about a thing you like

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:53:40 -0400

kordova:

suddenly overhearing people talking about a thing you like

grimsperation: Michele Caragher Embroidered details in Game of...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:53:18 -0400

grimsperation:

Michele Caragher

Embroidered details in Game of Thrones

‘Michele Carragher is a London-based Hand Embroiderer and Illustrator who has been working in costume on film and television productions for over 15 years. She studied Fashion Design at The London College of Fashion, where the course incorporated design, pattern cutting, garment construction, embroidery, millinery and illustration. At the same time she attended a three year evening course in Saddlery at Cordwainers College learning skills in leatherwork.

After leaving college Michele worked in Textile Conservation, repairing and restoring historical textiles for private collectors and museums, specialising in hand embroidery. She then moved into a career in costume for film and television, initially working as a Costume Assistant/Maker on productions such as the BBC’s Our Mutual Friend, ITV’s David Copperfield and Mansfield Park. She soon gravitated towards the decoration and embellishment of costumes, using skills in hand embroidery and surface decoration, taking inspiration from the many historical textiles she had encountered working as a Textile Conservator.

The first production that saw her undertake the role of a Principal Costume Embroiderer was for HBO’s 2005 Emmy Costume award-winning production of Elizabeth 1. Her most recent work has been on HBO’s 2012 Costume award-winning television series Game of Thrones, working on all three seasons.

As a Costume Embroiderer Michele specialises in hand embroidery and surface embellishment, using traditional hand embroidery techniques, smocking, beading and surface decoration. She works directly onto the completed garment or starts with motifs and textures on silk crepeline/organza, which are applied to the costume and then worked into once on the actual garment. She also works on existing machine embroidery designs that are not too dense, adding some hand stitching and beading to give a more authentic, hand-finished look.

Michele finds hand embroidery has more flexibility and diversity than that of embroidery created by machine, as there is a greater variety of thread choice and colours to use. It is also possible to work more easily on garments that are already constructed. However, machine embroidery in combination with hand work can be very useful when completing many repeats by creating light outlines or a less dense machine stitch, work can then be completed by hand and again can be carried out on a finished garment.

Michele is a highly creative Costume Embroiderer, producing original designs as well as working closely to a costume designer’s brief to create their desired look.’

Text and images from http://www.michelecarragherembroidery.com