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May

There were many things I could do for two or three days and earn enough money to live on for the rest of the month. By temperament I’m a vagabond and a tramp. I don’t want money badly enough to work for it. In my opinion it’s a shame that there is so much work in the world. One of the saddest things is that the only thing that a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. You can’t eat eight hours a day nor drink for eight hours a day nor make love for eight hours — all you can do for eight hours is work. Which is the reason why man makes himself and everybody else so miserable and unhappy.
William Faulkner

Work work work

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May

Moon rise over the foothills #moonrise #supermoon #fullmoon #epic #closesttoearthsince1912 #cincodemayo #dodanniversary #15years #grammie #altaavenue #ca180 #birdshay (Taken with instagram)

Moon rise over the foothills #moonrise #supermoon #fullmoon #epic #closesttoearthsince1912 #cincodemayo #dodanniversary #15years #grammie #altaavenue #ca180 #birdshay (Taken with instagram)

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May

So much fun! @nikkijinx92 #photobooth #fresnofair #billyidol #sisters (Taken with instagram)

So much fun! @nikkijinx92 #photobooth #fresnofair #billyidol #sisters (Taken with instagram)

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May

Strawberries: A Delicious, Nutritious Treat! #organic #strawberry #produce #mexican #yummy #fruit #flower (Taken with instagram)

Strawberries: A Delicious, Nutritious Treat! #organic #strawberry #produce #mexican #yummy #fruit #flower (Taken with instagram)

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anthropologie: Americans tend to place a premium on overseas travel—it’s as though you haven’t actually been anywhere until you’ve crossed an ocean. But there is something important, exciting and nearly patriotic about the American road trip which cannot be overlooked. Until you can explore the country yourself, keep an eye on One Trip Pass—they’re exploring it for all of us. Via: One Trip Pass Reminds me of #govagabond @govagabond here on tumblr..this is exactly what he’s doing.

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Americans tend to place a premium on overseas travel—it’s as though you haven’t actually been anywhere until you’ve crossed an ocean. But there is something important, exciting and nearly patriotic about the American road trip which cannot be overlooked. Until you can explore the country yourself, keep an eye on One Trip Pass—they’re exploring it for all of us.

Via: One Trip Pass

Reminds me of #govagabond @govagabond here on tumblr..this is exactly what he’s doing.

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29

Apr

How could my experience and that of so many other black women be so different from the official statistics? I wanted to find out — so I started digging. Because so many news reports repeat the 70 percent figure without citing a source, I went straight to the mother lode of demographic data: the U.S. Census. And what I found was shocking: While, according to 2009 data, it’s true that 70.5 percent of black women were never married compared with 45 percent of white women, look closer and you’ll see that the figure pertains only to women between the ages of 25 and 29. Not that surprising, right? Researching further, I found another U.S. Census statistic that may have sparked the frenzy. According to the 2009 data, only 30 percent of black women were married — but the data includes every female from 15 years old up to 90-somethings. So … my baby cousin and grandmother are single. Is that really a crisis?
Race and Relationships - Interracial Relationships - Marie Claire

Scrubbing data for manipulation in the media? In regard to race even? Oh yeah huh!

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taldawg: cinematicinsomniac: potatobeenz: You get home from a long day at work and turn on the TV. It’s been a long week, so you think to yourself- maybe i’ll take the family to a movie on Saturday. Maybe we’ll even go on a vacation soon! We could visit museums and go to plays and see all sorts of fun attractions. When you turned the TV on, nothing happened. There are no actors to entertain you. When you went to the movie theater, nothing was showing. There were no advertisements to tell you that anything was showing, so you went to the theater to find out. Nothing playing. There is no one to film and create movies for you. Well at least your vacation will be fun, right? Not like there will be any plays to see and there won’t be anything in the art museums. Well at least you have the shack you are living in that you made out of cardboard and sheets. Not like you could find an architect to build you a house with all the money you’re making as an engineer.  #i snapped my fingers in the Z formation fuck to the yes.  As a photographer, this is exactly what it feels like..until someone wants a portrait taken.

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potatobeenz:

You get home from a long day at work and turn on the TV. It’s been a long week, so you think to yourself- maybe i’ll take the family to a movie on Saturday. Maybe we’ll even go on a vacation soon! We could visit museums and go to plays and see all sorts of fun attractions. 

When you turned the TV on, nothing happened. There are no actors to entertain you. 
When you went to the movie theater, nothing was showing. There were no advertisements to tell you that anything was showing, so you went to the theater to find out. Nothing playing. There is no one to film and create movies for you. Well at least your vacation will be fun, right? Not like there will be any plays to see and there won’t be anything in the art museums. 
Well at least you have the shack you are living in that you made out of cardboard and sheets.

Not like you could find an architect to build you a house with all the money you’re making as an engineer. 

#i snapped my fingers in the Z formation

fuck to the yes. 

As a photographer, this is exactly what it feels like..until someone wants a portrait taken.

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dakotagordon: I get loads of asks of people confessing their love to me when in fact it’s actually the girl above, Demi, that they love haha, they don’t realise I’m the photographer and not the girl in the photo. However, now you can prove your love to Demi by voting for her in the Channel [V] Presenter Search!!!!! She’s the most genuine person I’ve ever met and I’m proud to call her my close friend, she is the most deserving person to win this competition and you can all help her achieve that dream. She was my sidekick when I won Stereostar, so here I am returning the favour because this time it’s her that deserves to win!!!! All you have to do is go to http://presentersearch.vmusic.com.au/view-entries.aspx?Search=Demi+Bryant then click her photo and press LIKE + THE HEART BUTTON and that’s it, no signing up for anything, pretty simple! WATCH HER AUDITION TAPE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCY24BBVEsM&feature=player_detailpage REBLOG AND SHARE THIS! whuuurrrr You ask me to reblog, I’ll reblog. Vote for Demi for President, or something.

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I get loads of asks of people confessing their love to me when in fact it’s actually the girl above, Demi, that they love haha, they don’t realise I’m the photographer and not the girl in the photo. However, now you can prove your love to Demi by voting for her in the Channel [V] Presenter Search!!!!!

She’s the most genuine person I’ve ever met and I’m proud to call her my close friend, she is the most deserving person to win this competition and you can all help her achieve that dream. She was my sidekick when I won Stereostar, so here I am returning the favour because this time it’s her that deserves to win!!!!

All you have to do is go to http://presentersearch.vmusic.com.au/view-entries.aspx?Search=Demi+Bryant then click her photo and press LIKE + THE HEART BUTTON and that’s it, no signing up for anything, pretty simple!

WATCH HER AUDITION TAPE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCY24BBVEsM&feature=player_detailpage

REBLOG AND SHARE THIS! whuuurrrr

You ask me to reblog, I’ll reblog. Vote for Demi for President, or something.

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Here’s the thing about jokes. They only work when they’re aiming up. I wrote this in another piece recently, but I’m just going to plagiarize myself: People in positions of power simply cannot make jokes at the expense of the powerless. That’s why, at a company party, you never have a roast where the CEO is roasting the janitor (“Isn’t it funny how Steve can barely feed his family? This guy knows what I’m talking about!” [points to other janitor]). Because that would be GROSS, and both janitors would have to work late to clean up everyone’s barf. Open-mic comedians, I know you think you’re part of some fresh vanguard in alternative comedy who just discovered that a lot of black ladies don’t like it when you touch their hair, but pleeeeeeease just stick to stuff about how your stupid girlfriend is a bitch. (Just kidding. Please never speak again.)
A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’

*nudge nudge* *wink wink* No, but really, this is serious.

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25

Mar

Uh oh. I think something’s coming.

Uh oh. I think something’s coming.

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