November 2011
3 posts
Joss Whedon: Feminist
Interviewer: So why do you write these strong female characters?
Whedon: Because you're still asking me that question.
September 2011
6 posts
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Tennessee.
I’ve been living in Tennessee almost two months now. Time has really flown by! The days are filled going to class, doing homework, yoga, rock climbing (on real stone!!), and making friends! My evenings are a mixture study dates at the Yellow Deli, going to church, and exercising. I am definitely enjoying this place.
I finally understand why my mom forced me to make my bed as a child. I...
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Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll...
July 2011
5 posts
June 2011
4 posts
May 2011
4 posts
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April 2011
2 posts
March 2011
1 post
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
– Confucius
February 2011
16 posts
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What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do -...
– William Least Heat Moon
We think of things to say, because we want to say them. They are exploding in our heads. Holding one’s tongue can be one of the hardest possible tasks. We feel compelled to let our thoughts loose and let others see into our minds. The process in which a thought becomes a spoken phrase or sentence is often critical and urgent. We, humans, cannot resist being heard.
But, sometimes…
I...
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January 2011
12 posts
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