July 2011
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Ramshackle Glam (Tumblr): Stackable Hand-Beaded... →
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Thanks so much to Molly for giving me the heads-up about GTLI, which works “to help indigenous people acquire the resources and skills to ensure their long term survival while maintaining their traditional cultural values.”
If you’d like to support the cause (learn more about GTLI…
“Here’s my toast: May “gay weddings” lose their adjective, and become regular old...”
– Yesterday’s edition of the New York Times’ Social Q’s column. (via fullcredit)
Every Cent Counts. Please help.
“Right now, East Africa is stricken by the worst drought in 60 years. The United Nations has declared famine in parts of Somalia, as well as crisis throughout much of Kenya.”
I spent nearly a month in Kenya this summer, and the thought of my new friends suffering makes me feel so entirely helpless. I met so many families and children that changed my life, and now it’s up to me...
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Inspiration: Sandra Dieckmann
My Undergrad Thesis class is on the horizon for the upcoming school year - these illustrations by Sandra Dieckmann will act as mega-inspiration for the animated documentary I hope to produce.
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It was a Wednesday.
When I entered grade seven, I had officially been potty trained for 12 years.
I was walking home from school one day, quoting Shrek or whatever with my friends (“And then in the morning? I’m making waffles!” …Roars of laughter filled the sidewalks! Younger children chanted “again! say it again!” barely breathing because they were choking on their own...
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To feel.
I ducked into the driver’s seat of the car, turned on the ignition, and cranked the air conditioning up as high as it could go. “Max A/C” I demanded - the colder the better.
I’m not one for the cold, and I’ve never like artificial air, especially the kind that rushes out of the car vents smelling like coolant and asphalt. But when I sat in the front seat of that...
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If you messaged me anonymously about Kenya - message me again with your e-mail address! I’d love to chat with you more about your upcoming trip!
I can't sleep, I'm dreaming way too loud.: 10... →
Spotted via Kaitlin via Tara Mohr
1. Make a pact. No one else is going to build the life you want for you. No one else will even be able…
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Anonymous asked: You haven't updated your Kenya blog in awhile! I leave for a Me to We trip to Kenya in 15 days, and I'm desperate for more updates! :)
Advice for my 20-something self. →
Don’t lament so much about how your career is going to turn out. You don’t have a career. You have a life. Do the work. Keep the faith. Be true blue. You are a writer because you write. Keep writing and quit your bitching. Your book has a birthday. You don’t know what it is yet.
You are not a terrible person for wanting to break up with someone you love. You don’t need a reason to leave....
