February 2012
153 posts
“My body is a dead language and you pronounce each word perfectly.”
– Sierra DeMulder, Unrequited Love Poem (via nirvikalpa)
Thought for Food: "Even in the case of rape." →
noraleah:
I wish this phrase was abolished from the debate.
Yes, it’s horrific that people like Santorum and Virginia lawmakers would violate a woman’s right “even in the case of rape” but how you got pregnant has absolutely nothing to do with it (nor need it ever be shared with your doctor or anyone…
There's a decent chance that I'll spend next year...
I’ve been meeting with professors to (once again) discuss my language skills and the bottom line is that I’m not acquiring German fast enough. I will not improve enough to be able to teach in the Fall, which is how my program is traditionally structured.
Unlike in previous months, these meetings have actually made me feel better rather than worse. The professor in charge of language...
“Every time I read an article about conservatives being “pro- life” I am reminded...”
– The ‘Safe, Legal, Rare’ Illusion - NYTimes.com
YES.
(via golden-notebook)
So much this.
Just had a legitimate emotional reaction to a...
The end of Die Walküre makes me want to call my father and tell him I love him.
This means I can get my PhD now, right? I’m “in”?
“It’s incredibly sad to come back to my country. I’ve just been in Ireland, where...”
– Tori Amos (via pacify-eris)
“These days you’re made to feel dull and defensive if you weren’t the Whore of...”
– Myrna Loy (via darlingdelovely)
“It seems to me that the intellectualization and aestheticizing of principles and...”
– David Foster Wallace (via walkwhilereading)
