March 2012
123 posts
so much joy it hurts: Keeping Quiet, Pablo Neruda →
kathleenjoy:
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language; let’s stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines; we would all be together in a sudden strangeness. …
February 2012
120 posts
“They will insist that they are JUST LIKE YOU and they know what you go through...”
– Madame Thursday
This entire post is amazing. It is long, but it is entirely worth the read.
(via cumal)
I really liked this, and the step-by-step expressions of the ways fat people are marginalized and fucked over that follows:
See, here’s the thing. People, especially female-bodied people...
reverberatingpooples replied to your post: hanguknamja replied to your post: Um. Pretty sure…
Also the Airtron. So, what’s the name of the video? I’ll have to watch it for uh… research.
Ah, the Airtron. Good times, kind of.
It’s called “Bad Boy”. Be sure to take notes of what not to do to your hair, ever, no matter how famous you may be.
Jeremy Lin: I guess I'll weigh in. →
Trying to write with a desperate, needy, pathetic kitten rolling around in your lap, pressing against your face and knocking your hands about: not so much into this. It’s nap time, huh? Just fuck off somewhere else.
This is why God made baby everythings cute. Because entire species would die out otherwise. They’d be horrible if you couldn’t see them.
hanguknamja replied to your post: Um. Pretty sure the new Big Bang video was shot in…
yup, on the williamsburg end.
That’s what I thought. On Broadway under the J/M. The fangirls seem to have convinced themselves it’s Harlem.
Funny story about that. I lived in that same neighborhood, literally a two minute walk from that stretch of Broadway, which is actually South...
Um. Pretty sure the new Big Bang video was shot in my old neighborhood between BedStuy and Bushwick…. anyone got any specific information about that?
That having been said, until they do something about their atrocious outfits and hair, I’m ignoring them this year. I’ll just wait for the next “concept”.
Dating As an Asian Woman →
fuckyeahchinesemyths:
A Chinese American woman writes about her failed dating experiences because people exoticize her as an Asian woman.
Oh, fuck everything. Last night I realized that the Saturday following my birthday is St. Patty’s Day, which means that if I want to wait until all my friends are able to come out and play, we’re going to have to contend with the expat toolbag faction, wherever we may go. It might just be an old school house party, then. Can’t be bothered. Really can’t.
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I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be a snarky pedant....
No, no. I figured you were actually probably a second language speaker. The reason it was hard to tell was because your question, contrary to most questions I get from native speakers, was worded exactly perfectly.
I do have to warn you that I am from Texas and weird little colloquial things can sneak into my English sometimes. I’m not entirely sure if that is one or not. I also say that...
talkinboutstuffseoul asked: What if tomorrow you woke up in a parallel universe, but in the new universe you have two heads and one of your eyes can see you in the other universe but you had to keep your other three eyes focused on the goings on of the parallel universe in which you reside? And do you think Bosan would still love you?
Anonymous asked: what if you give birth to a beautiful girl and she ends up dating one of your scoundrels? would busan kill him or just weep every night?
Anonymous asked: I feel like Busan, but without the understanding of someone like you. I hope your grandfather is happy wherever he is, and I hope your grandmother is happy in life right now. And I hope you and Busan can find happiness together. Busan is an idiot sometimes but he cares in an idiot's way. I know how that is and hope for the best for you two. Thank you for your time. Good bye.
koifishes asked: Actually, how is the rabbit and Vera getting along?
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About the post on lunch, what does "Who all is"...
I’m going to give this question the benefit of the doubt and assume this is a second langauge speaker asking, and not a snarky pedant. “Who all” is just a way of emphasizing the need for a list. As in, including everyone who may be an answer to the question in the answering. As opposed to, “Who will call the restaurant?” which just implies that only one person will be...
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I heard that as a rite of initiation Korean men in...
No, Bosan is not in the army. Other than his mandatory service, he’s nothing to do with it at all. And that’s not an “initiation” I or he or anyone else I know has heard of. Mostly because toads are considered a palatable food by many cultures, so I guess I don’t really understand why that would be considered an intitiation to begin with. Apparently Koreans did used...
And now it’s bedtime. Unfortunately, Vera seems to think it’s time to be a grasshopper across the top of the duvet. This is going to take some adjusting.
Seoul Searching: Currently: Unimpressed with you... →
talkinboutstuffseoul:
seoul-searching:
Last night was the first time in a long time I have felt completely shocked and somewhat disgusted with Korea by Korea. It hit me right across the face that Korea is a LONG way away from making me feel like I can stay here long term and call this place home, without occasionally being reminded…
First, let me thank you for giving me another opportunity...
confessionsofagoodgirl replied to your post: OH MY GOODNESS THE BAAAAAABY. Is she an Abyssinian? She has the color and the markings.
Music asks me DAILY how Roz is doing, sometimes even before he asks how I am.
Just got a text asking how HIS baby is doing. I said, I’m fine, thanks for asking.
We have a running joke about his priorities. Very early on in our relationship, one of the...
hiddenmidden asked: OH MY GOODNESS THE BAAAAAABY. Is she an Abyssinian? She has the color and the markings.
Scratch.: Scarlet Yuri #588. →
riverofscribbles:
“I was waiting for my bus from the train station in Cheongryangni,
When I met this beautiful girl with tears running down her cheeks.
Yuri.
When I met her she was twenty-seven and I was nineteen.
She smoked Marlboro menthols.
I smoked Marloro reds at the time.
Yuri was remarkably pretty.
This is a great piece that shows the human side of how these situations get...
EVE THE GREAT: I have a one-on-one class with a... →
evethegreat:
I have a one-on-one class with a 6th grade boy. His English level is very high and he is good student. We decided not to do a textbook this term, instead he is just going to do independent reading at home. Then we’ll discuss the book and talk about new vocabulary once a week.
Anyway, I’m looking…
I don’t have anything helpful to add to this, but it caused me to have a...
This is the part of the day when I just don’t wanna anymore. The bedroom’s clean, the dishes are done, the banana bread for tomorrow’s breakfast is baked. Now…. I have to clean the rabbit’s cage, the kitchen floor, dye my hair, scrub the bathroom and get started on dinner. And a bottle of red that will probably definitely be gone by the time Busan arrives. I...
“We are reading about fucking Bart and his stupid surprise party. What a dick.”
– I’m so happy to have friends who are going through the trials of lame ass language learning textbooks, as well. It makes me feel very much less alone.
Anonymous asked: you do not have to when you body is different. So, I find also very complicated how you think of yourself after having lost weight.
cynicalxcharm:
imnopicasso:
Extremely long ramble about dieting and vigilance in relation to how we think and talk about our bodies, behind the cut.
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I wish I had that strength, too. The strength to stop judging and beating myself up when I wake up every morning and look in the mirror. I don’t even have the physical strength to work out to change myself, where can I get the...
thecrucialgary asked: No, done that. I'll think of something else though, don't worry.
thecrucialgary asked: wanna hang out, smoke cigarettes and listen to Rory Gallagher records?
Oh my god. That fucking restaurant again. Why?
Extremely long ramble about dieting and vigilance in relation to how we think and talk about our bodies, behind the cut.
So the thing is this: I’ve lost a lot of weight over the past few years. Some of it (a lot of it) has been incidental, and some of it has been on purpose. Every time I make a move to lose or watch my weight on purpose, I get worried. Because living in the world we live...
I was just in the shower thinking about the quote below and what it means to me, and I think I’m going to talk about that a little later today, when I have time. Because I did just mention that I’m gonna try to take off a few pounds, and I think that’s a fucking amazing time to check your motivations and to be on guard, so that that task stays within the realm of your choice and...
“And yet a woman’s weight is seen by American culture as an outward manifestation...”
– Everybody, Every Body: the Media’s Erasure of Fat Girls (via sparkamovement)
You’ve seen this post before, I think - only now it’s up on SPARK! Yay!
(You’ll note the original entry now links to SPARK, as it should).
I’ve put on about fifteen pounds since the summer (going home is always good for nearly ten) and have put myself on shopping restriction until I’m back down, simply because it’s wasteful and spoiled to have a closet full of clothes I bought last year, but to buy more just because I have the excuse. Everything still fits — just a bit snug. It wouldn’t take but a month...
Right. Men in public. This is how this is going to work from now on. I’m tired of being polite about your small infringements upon my personal space only to then turn around and feel like, because of that, it’s somehow my fault when you decide to follow it up with lewd, disrespectful comments or putting your hands on me. So from now on, if you decide to sidle over and get a good long...
So, yesterday another co-teacher of mine asked the principal and VP if I could just take the day off today, since I wasn’t feeling well. They replied that there was no reason for me to be in the office at all period until classes started, and to just take the next two weeks off. The co-teacher thought it would be best to run this by HT before just giving me the permission herself, via the P...
give me coffee!: hidden-midden: coffeejusayo... →
hidden-midden:
coffeejusayo replied to your quote: How does a white woman claim to be the victim of…
holy SHIT. throw my hands up and walk away. ~*~POOR WHITE WOMAN~*~
I’d unsubscribed from them long ago - I can’t remember what the conversation was, but INP pointed out the…
You don’t even have to cheat. About a month before prom I broke up with my (white) boyfriend and ended...
“How does a white woman claim to be the victim of yellow fever? I know, it’s so...”
– Asians Are Stealing Our Boyfriends On This American Life | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture (via hidden-midden)
DIDN’T I ALWAYS SAY THEY WERE FULL OF SHIT? DIDN’T I??
“I think we can all recognize that the “it’s a joke excuse” is the most...”
– Loose Talk: You can take your “just joking” and shove it. (via meggannn)
Racialicious: On How "The Secret Life of Bee's"... →
newmodelminority:
I saw The Secret Life of Bee’s (TSLB) yesterday and I couldn’t helped but be struck by two things. First, the tone of TSLB was extremely similar to the tone of The Help. From the color palate of the sets, to the language and how folks moved and the music.
The answer to these questions is simple: if the white girl in this movie had been black, then it would have become a...
VP said my face looks bad and sent me home for the rest of the day and possibly week at lunch. I don’t think my face looks bad. Not any worse than usual, anyway. I feel okay for now. It’s just that it’s coming in waves. I’d rather go back to work to just sit than end up sick, so I’m putting that out into air for the universe to consider before it decides my fate....
There’s a restaurant right beside my house that the teachers at my school have become fucking obsessed with, and I have no idea why. We’ve eaten there about twelve times in the past two months, and today makes two days in row. I like 곤드레 나물밥 and 우거지 해장국 as much as the next person, but really? It’s not like kimchi jjigae, which I could eat every day for lunch for the rest of my...
Also just caught a ridiculous clip of Lady Gaga claiming she makes coats out of Kermit the Frog dolls because her “whole life is art”. Personally, I feel like if her WHOLE life was art, she could probably stand to write lyrics that actually show a modicum of creativity or meaning. But dyeing your hair a different color is another way to go. I mean, I went to art school. I know being an...