“We can tell our children that school is important until we’re blue in the face, they’re not stupid. They see the loudest applause is for the kids on the field. They know teachers are paid poorly and don’t drive fancy cars. They know people plan Super Bowl parties but mock the National Spelling Bee. In other words, they see the hypocrisy, and we can’t expect society to correct itself. If we want to have any lasting influence on the way our kids approach education — the way future generations approach education — then we have to grab our pom-poms and paint our faces and celebrate intellectual curiosity with the same vigor we do their athletic achievements.” — Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd - CNN.com (via colporteur)
Yup.
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“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.” — Maurice Sendak (1928 - 2012)
Hays, love this!
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Kitteh Matrix, You are the One! #bullettime
Great “catpture”!
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Friends don’t let friends use Comic Sans.
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NONONO fuck you this just ruined my life
NO I WILL KMS IF THIS IS TRUE… NO. I DONT BELIEVE THIS.
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[I fucking knew it…]
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Only cause its funny
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My fave: Vonnegut’s eight basics for creative writing
1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
Awesome tips by a master.
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening: Springfield named after Oregon -
Knowing that Groening is from Portland, this always seemed obvious to me. Also, because Springfield, Oregon is kind of a dreary place that seemed to fit the show. But this article also reveals that the entire Simpson family, except Bart, is named after Groening’s actual family. His father’s name was Homer, his mom was Margaret, his sisters were Lisa and Maggie. He grew up on Evergreen Terrace - the street the Simpsons live on - and he even named the bullies at school after his own terrible classmates. Talk about catharsis. Somehow all of this makes me like The Simpsons more.
Wow
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Avengers Assemble. Or, more accurately, ready to be bought and assembled
Natasha is flying the plane in this set so I guess it is my favorite
Instagram: Instagram + Facebook -
When Mike and I started Instagram nearly two years ago, we set out to change and improve the way the world communicates and shares. We’ve had an amazing time watching Instagram grow into a vibrant community of people from all around the globe. Today, we couldn’t be happier to announce that…
Hope they’re right…
Mantis Riding a Bicycle by Tustel Ico
Hipster Mantis, no doubt on its way to eat some bug you’ve never heard of.
(via: Chris Griffin / colossal)
Hipster mantis
Lol at “hipster mantis”
