Carrying on like a pork chop

saltyfree: annie-ly: Roseanne: What are you going to do this...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:11:01 -0400

annie-ly:

Roseanne: What are you going to do this weekend?
Darlene: Nothing.
Roseanne: Isn’t that what you did last weekend?
Darlene: I’m not finished.

artisabattlefield: Laura Aguilar Aguilar is an American...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:00:22 -0400

artisabattlefield:

Laura Aguilar

Aguilar is an American photographer born in 1959. Her work is primarily focused on the three ‘marked’ aspects of her life. She is a lesbian, she is obese and she is latina.

Her photograph work deals with these issues fairly obviously, or at least, her readily visible ‘issues’. This style of work may seem quite simple at first glance. She crouches in frame alongside desolate southwestern American landscapes, the folds and bulges of her body on show. It’s a clear indication of an awareness (perhaps not an acceptance) of her body.

I love these images. They are sincere, heartbreaking and all too familiar. Aguilar is a woman trying to visualise her body in a way that society just won’t allow; the only solution is to void her ‘self’ and become the subject of her own work, camouflaged as another rock, another mound of earth in yet another Ansel Adams rip-off.

Whereas in the work of the similar artist, Ana Mendieta, in which her body became embedded in the earth; Aguilar’s body is refused such security. Her body doesn’t ‘blend’ into the backdrop, despite the similarities of shapes. She is on show. Her flesh contrasts with the stone and water all too clearly.

fancybidet: One of the embroidery patterns I’ve been working...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:52:58 -0400

fancybidet:

One of the embroidery patterns I’ve been working on. Available soon!

Awesome.

reallyreallyreallytrying: souls of dead homies burrowing through the earth beneath our feet,...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:23:38 -0500

reallyreallyreallytrying:

souls of dead homies burrowing through the earth beneath our feet, waiting for their live Gs to pour one out for them. clustering around the patches of beer soaked earth like gulls. only the strongest dead homies get a taste

This is me.

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:18:27 -0500

This is me.

flyingfreakflag: brella: I get a lot of people asking me if...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:27:57 -0500

flyingfreakflag:

brella:

I get a lot of people asking me if Community’s any good, what it’s about, etc. I had no other choice. I’m sorry, Carlin. It’s 5 AM.

nuff said…

ninjavaginas: amazeballs My internet boyfriend.

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:23:59 -0500

ninjavaginas:

amazeballs

My internet boyfriend.

andrewfishman: Blake Fall-Conroy, “Minimum Wage Machine,”...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:49:49 -0500

andrewfishman:

Blake Fall-Conroy, “Minimum Wage Machine,” 2008-2010

This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York.

This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

reallyreallyreallytrying: Mighty Animorphin’ Powalker: Texas Rangers. jokes are a game dummy. Put...

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:58:05 -0400

reallyreallyreallytrying:

Mighty Animorphin’ Powalker: Texas Rangers. jokes are a game dummy. Put words in and a joek come out. its not rocket sciecne

elmolikesthings: What a great, passionate defence of correct...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:16:37 -0400

elmolikesthings:

What a great, passionate defence of correct usage.

The evolving definition of “misogyny” and its misuse.

Photo

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:52:53 -0400

New life goal.

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:40:37 -0400

New life goal.

"NOTICE to Mother and nobody else Dear Mother: I have written this to tell you my worrying secret...."

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:29:53 -0400

“

NOTICE to Mother and nobody else

Dear Mother: I have written this to tell you my worrying secret. Now don’t cry when you read it because it is neither yours nor my fault. I suppose I will have to tell it now without any nonsense. To begin with I was not meant to be an athlet [sic]. I was meant to be a composer, and will be I’m sure. I’ll ask you one more thing.—Don’t ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football.—Please—Sometimes I’ve been worrying about this so much that it makes me mad (not very),

Love,

Sam Barber II

”

- An utterly endearing letter from 9-year-old Samuel Barber to his mother, 1919. Only 17 years later, Barber finished his iconic “Adagio for Strings.” (via explore-blog)

freakybidet: Hello hello how about a giveaway? I want to...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:21:12 -0400

freakybidet:

Hello hello how about a giveaway?

I want to celebrate hitting 5000 followers and say thank you to all the people who have supported me since I started Fancy Lady Industries. How better than to giveaway stuff?!

This prize consists of

a blue fat necklace

a magenta vain necklace

a white no diet talk brooch

a fluoro pink big girls donut cry patch

tonnes of postcards

All up it’s worth about AUD$90 and I’ll probably throw in a zine too for good measure :D

Rules and other info

Reblogs count as 1 entry, likes do not count.

Reblog as many times as you like, each reblog counts as one entry.

No “giveaway” or empty tumblrs will be considered because that’s just not fair!

I will draw the winner on November 1 at around lunchtime.

I will post anywhere so long as you have an address for me to post your prize to.

It might be a good idea to follow me so you know if I draw your name, and you probably should have an ask box so I can contact you!

Secret bonus bit

If you are following me before the prize is drawn and you’re drawn as the winner, I will include an A6 portrait of you done in ink and watercolour!

Do I have an ask box? I don’t know, but this is @chloewrites reblogging.

chuckhistory: I couldn’t resist giving it a try. Here are some...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:08:55 -0400

chuckhistory:

I couldn’t resist giving it a try. Here are some pros and cons if you are thinking about trying it yourself.

Cons:

1. It’s not as easy as you might think to apply Nutella as makeup, especially with all my hair. Of course I was just using a spoon. I think this kid must have let is settle on his/her face for a while before taking the picture.

2. I had to stop myself from just eating the Nutella.

Pros:

1. I am assuming that Nutella is fairly natural and safe… since it is something sold for us to eat, and along with this, there was probably no animal testing in the development of Nutella as a makeup.

2. It’s delicious. I bet if I went out in public, people would just be trying to lick my face.

P.S. I wrote this with it still all over my face. It feels kinda nice, but when I blink, my eyelashes kind of get stuck together a little.

really really really trying: JOE HILDEBRAND, STANDING AT A HUGE TABLE LABELLED “THE CHANGING MEDIA...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:12:57 -0400

really really really trying: JOE HILDEBRAND, STANDING AT A HUGE TABLE LABELLED “THE CHANGING MEDIA...:

reallyreallyreallytrying:

JOE HILDEBRAND, STANDING AT A HUGE TABLE LABELLED “THE CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE” IN ELABORATE CURSIVE SCRIPT, SHUFFLING TINY FIGURINES AROUND LIKE AN OLD-TIMEY GENERAL. THE PHONE RINGS: THE BOYS DOWNSTAIRS. A HUGE SUPERCOMPUTER AGAINST ONE WALL WHIRS TO LIFE AND SHITLOADS OF TINY LIGHTS BLINK ON,…

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Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:45:41 -0400

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Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:45:30 -0400

arealliveghost: a pep talk at the end of the world from...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:34:05 -0400

arealliveghost:

a pep talk at the end of the world from @horse_ebooks

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Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:50:42 -0400