we are made of everyone else

04 · 03

Harry the Hermit's got a Lego Shell from The Guardian

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at kailangan ko lang sabihin the headline was : Home is wear the art is.

hermit crabs lego

04 · 01

Language is so so so so sexy.

04 · 01

aatombomb, We were discussing homosexuality because of an...

We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him.
The lightbulb went off. “Oh,” I said. “I get it. See, you are afraid, because for the first time in your life you have found yourself a victim of unwanted sexual advances by someone who has the physical ability to use force against you.” The boy nodded and shuddered visibly.
“But,” I continued. “As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen, and it never stops. We live with that fear every day of our lives. Every man walking through the parking garage the same time you are is either just a harmless stranger or a potential rapist. Every time.”
The girls in the room nodded, agreeing. The boys seemed genuinely shocked.
“So think about that the next time you hit on a girl. Maybe, like you in the taxi, she doesn’t actually want you to.”

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kabaklaan kawomenan pagiging tao tales from the closet

04 · 01

Phil Fisk: Everyday People - circus performers in pictures | Art and design | The Observer

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but the caption is what got to me, too.
"Hotel
Is the man seducing the woman? Is she resisting? Compagnia Rasoterra use brutal physical acrobatics in their act to investigate subtle forms of sexual violence."

acrobatics circus

03 · 31

after a conversation where i sat idly by

have been thinking about why "old" sci fi and all its promise and faith in the possibilities of science just died. it occured to me that soon after pulp and sci fi had its hey day (40s and 50s), humans discovered the immense power hidden within the atom---which ended with the manhattan project and that whole mess.

we found a way to fuel all our dreams and to annihilate them completely at the same time. and I think as a human race we just recoiled in horror. thus all these post-apocalyptic, dystopian worlds.

like no matter how hard we try, i think there will be a sense of both the awful and awe-inspiring powers of science and discovery. and even with the story of inventions, it is usually with the precursor of lack or desolation.

the audacity of doctor who---in bending the rules of time and space---results in both so much rock and roll happiness and a real sense of loss.

I think what am trying to say is this---a good story, the ones you will remember are usually the ones tinged with grief. especially the funny ones.

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03 · 27

let's live through the day, too.

'The stars,' a science teacher once told Herb, 'are up there during the day, too.' And understanding that changed Herb's life. (Doerr- Procreate, Generate)

03 · 23

Today's poem from The Writer's Almanac.

I'd like this to be no weekend stay
Where a single change of clothes is sufficient.
Bring clothes for all seasons, enough to fill a closet;
And instead of a single book for the bedside table
Bring boxes of all your favorites.
I'll be eager to clear half my shelves to make room,
Eager to read any titles you recommend.
If we've many in common, feel free to suggest
They prove my disposition isn't to blame
For your long absence, just some problems of attitude,
A few bad habits you'll help me set to one side.