June 2010
“That is what I mean when I say that man is condemned to be free: condemned,...”
– Jean-Paul Sartre
May 2010
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sandhyawatermelon:
new obsession
maybe just cuz...
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what comes next? 'Phyllis Schlafly Feminism?' →
Just as consumer culture tries to sell “Girls Gone Wild”-style sexism as “empowerment,” conservatives are trying to sell anti-women policies shrouded in pro-women rhetoric. […] Palin’s “feminism” isn’t just co-opting the language of the feminist movement, it’s deliberately misrepresenting real feminism to distract from the fact that she...
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what do you do with a b.a. in english?
Everyone keeps telling me not to worry, I have plenty of time to choose my major. The fact of the matter is, I only have one more semester to get my head together and figure out what I want to do. I really have NO IDEA what direction I want to take or what I want to do with myself… and I should figure this shit out really soon to plan out my colloquiums, seminars, and labs so I can...
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“She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. She would say: ‘You are either born knowing how, or you never know.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
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take me away to pelican bay
Boredom has finally taken its toll on me. I told myself I would never make a tumblr. Why would I? I hate talking about my feelings, even in the presence of my closest friends, so why would I enjoy posting them on a public website? Maybe it’s a call for attention, a plea for help, or just a symptom of summertime in Edison. I’ve reached that moment where I’ve done it all, finally...
