quite honestly...

aquarianrainbow: lola-agnosia: From my first nude shoot ever....

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:15:32 -0400

lola-agnosia:

From my first nude shoot ever. The crashing of the waves and the harsh wind gusting past my ears drowned out my insecurities, and the soft fabric brushing against my skin invited my body into motion. My mind was taken elsewhere, and I knew then that I was made for this.

Model: Agnosia

Photographer: Demetrius Gonzalez

This is gorgeous and inspiring. It takes my mind to new places.

pancakeradio: 3LW | Playas Gon’ Play3LW (2000)

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:41:27 -0400

pancakeradio:

3LW | Playas Gon’ Play
3LW (2000)

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torakodragon: “Better?”

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:45:31 -0400

torakodragon:

“Better?”

awesome-everyday: shorterexcerpts: thecallus: theatlantic: Th...

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:39:19 -0400

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 lack 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.

I need to remember to trust my instincts and my instincts are telling me that our tenant is upstairs...

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:32:33 -0400

I need to remember to trust my instincts

and my instincts are telling me that our tenant is upstairs is kinda creepy and not to be trusted

and that I should never ever be alone with him in his apartment again

When my counsellor tells me to get out of the house more often

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:58:45 -0400

confessionsofcounselling:

why didn’t someone tell me how creepy Derek is? okay people did say, but I guess I needed to...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:20 -0400

why didn’t someone tell me how creepy Derek is? okay people did say, but I guess I needed to watch to get the full effect. I just don’t like him?

Also was that scene with Erica supposed to be sexy or something? Because someone reeeeally missed the mark with that one I don’t care how attractive someone is supposed to be if I’m in a hospital and some rando guy takes me into the morgue and starts fondling my legs that’s pretty much only a recipe for pure terror wtf.

also I take back every good thought I ever had about Jackson oh my fucking god he’s awful.

nazeem38: exxpensiveslang: shroomyloomyland: That awkward...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:39:07 -0400

nazeem38:

exxpensiveslang:

shroomyloomyland:

That awkward moment when you moonwalk into MJ

I will reblog this forever.

Fun Fact: That kid is actually Alfonso Ribeiro, AKA Carlton from Fresh Prince.

vivisroom: nicoleforslund: me when someone tries to explain...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:13 -0400

vivisroom:

nicoleforslund:

me when someone tries to explain math

that comment is so accurate it hurts

pileofgoodthings: Harry and Luna by merychess

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:30:07 -0400

pileofgoodthings:

Harry and Luna by merychess

char0npl0p: LET’S NOT BE QUICK TO FORGET THIS

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:45:10 -0400

char0npl0p:

LET’S NOT BE QUICK TO FORGET THIS

afrafemme: thecakebar: Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:07 -0400

afrafemme:

thecakebar:

Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe

i made this cake for a dinner party i had recently. omg. soo good. the steps are a little difficult. i def dont think its a beginner’s cake but if you’re put to the task.. so omg. sooo good.

costumecommunityservice: truebluemeandyou: DIY Know Your Shoes...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:33 -0400

costumecommunityservice:

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Know Your Shoes Guide from Enerie here. My favorite shoes aren’t listed yet - Louis Heels which were popular in the 1920s. First seen at inspiration & realisation’s Facebook page.

Well hello, fashion vocabulary.

it's a quadrumvirate thing: clusterfuckfairy: babyshibe: Things worth noting in the middle of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:21 -0400

it's a quadrumvirate thing: clusterfuckfairy: babyshibe: Things worth noting in the middle of...:

clusterfuckfairy:

babyshibe:

Things worth noting in the middle of being happy about the same-sex marriage bill: it contains a clause which allows spouses of trans people to veto their obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate (i.e. legal recognition of gender on birth certificate),…

dynamicafrica: Photos of South African women protesting in the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:16 -0400

dynamicafrica:

Photos of South African women protesting in the streets against the Apartheid government.

1980s.

Read more about the critical roles women played during the anti-Apartheid struggle.

"I hate being the race card guy, but I’m not scared to be, either. As “New Slaves” makes the rounds,..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:17 -0400

“I hate being the race card guy, but I’m not scared to be, either. As “New Slaves” makes the rounds, I just want the general population to exhibit the awareness of the song’s objective that comes to me and other blacks so naturally. I know about “broke nigga racism” because I’ve been in the Louis Vuitton store in Monaco where motherfuckers told me not to touch anything if I wasn’t going to buy it. I know that they’re “trying to lock niggas up” because when I got my driver’s license in high school, my mother was just as concerned about my ability to not get my ass beat should I get pulled over by cops as she was about me putting on my seatbelt.”

- On Listening to “New Slaves” with White People | NOISEY

gonna be a hot summer :)

piecesinprogress: I decided to do this in a three part series...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:57 -0400

piecesinprogress:

I decided to do this in a three part series so that you can start with your current fitness level and build up as you get stronger! These routines are a great way to get total body toning because they combine fat burning cardio intervals with intensifying strength intervals. Each level gets harder so move up at your own pace and track your progress along the way! Do these with a few days a week of whatever cardio you like, running and walking are my favorites.

Remember, the most important thing is to listen to your body, if something is too hard scale back or if you need an extra rest day take it. Don’t forget at least one total rest day per week! You can find demos for each of the strength moves on youtube too. :)

There’s tons more at home exercise plans here! :)

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