I have to remind myself sometimes that there is mire to life than the dog shit in the bridge.

Let me offer you the gift of context.

So yesterday I walked across a bridge with some friends in an attempt to get out of what seemed to be a universal funk seeping into the pores of my friends. As we walked back to our point of origin, the sun was setting. Let me tell you, there are many things Kentucky is terrible at. Many things that I hate this place for… but there are few things in this world that I have experienced that are as magnificent or as lovely as a Kentucky sunset.

The sky was sprinkled with clouds beset upon a green horizon. Children giggled on the bridge riding tricycles and looking at the world from the height of a bridge and feeling enormous for the first time. There were about twenty monks in the bridge, taking photographs of Indiana and the Louisville skyline while telling jokes in a language unfamiliar to my ears.

There was so much beauty everywhere. So many lovely things to smile about and appreciate.

And then there was a pile if dog shit on the bridge.

I almost didn’t notice it as I was too busy taking in a pink, yellow and blue sky… but there it was. Clumps of shit. Four or five healthy sized pieces.

We just walked around it.

Sure we could have dwelled on the dog shit and how rude it was, sitting there unclean and yucky. Or we could do what we did and accept that sometimes your bridge has dog shit on it so you better enjoy that sunset, while glancing down to ensure your sandal isn’t getting covered in poop.

str8nochaser:

marfmellow:

The Peculiar Kind SS 2: Episode NO. 1 (By Definition)

In response to the Kinsey scale….

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

thefemaletyrant:

dynamicafrica:

Stills from 1967 French-Mauritanian Soleil O directed by Med Hondo, that was released in 1973.

Their biggest fear

Bolded for emphasis. And to add this. Who were the top colonizers of Africa?

Britain and France. and these are the same people who today think that there are “too many immigrants” in their countries. -____-

girljanitor:

ultralaser:

nbcnews:

Teen’s invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds

(Photo: Intel)

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student’s invention. She won a $50,000 prize Friday at an international science fair for creating an energy storage device that can be fully juiced in 20 to 30 seconds.

Read the complete story.

the complete story, like what, her name?

., received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for the invention of a tiny energy-storage device.

getting real tired of these ‘brown teen invents magic but we don’t list her name until paragraph three’ articles.

bolded

Don’t tell anybody…. but… I’m eating goldfish and Craisns for lunch. 

morehiddlestonforyou:

#that shirt #with those shoes

sheilastansbury:

House.wmv (by Troy Carpenter)

Yes.

basedandbiased:

If you can’t see how hilarious this acquisition is it’s probably because you still have a yahoo email account and were upset when you found out Ask Jeeves wasn’t ran by a butler named Jeeves.

Ah, my friends. Let me tell you a tale of tragedy. I was blessed with this gift— a gift of being able to feel barometric pressure in my face.

Being a human barometer is useful in that I can say with pretty good accuracy that rain is going to come within the next 12-24 hours.

The tragedy therein is that I pay a costly price. A throbbing, tooth-rattling, jaw clenching headache pulses through that little forehead you’re looking at up there, and needless to say: it fucking suuuucks.

Good morning, tumblfriends! :D Have a wonderful monday! <3

redshana:

Yes!

wartortles:

*holding phone in hand* where the fuck is my phone

sabiacoruja:

Kerry Washington Keynote Speech at GWU 2013 Commencement Ceremony 05/19/13

Epilogue: The President of GWU Steven Knapp noted after Kerry’s speech that the rain stopped just as Kerry stepped up to the podium.

Being a responsible adult is really hard work.

Bills, navigating different personalities, being honest when honest hurts, doing stuff you don’t wanna do but promised you’d do, waking up when you don’t wanna but you still have to?

That shit is hard.

And our generation has more bills than any other generation that ever existed so far. Our grandparents didn’t have cell phones with data plans, or cable tv with 5 HBOs. Shit, I think my grandfather existed at a time when you didn’t have to buy car insurance.

Don Draper’s america hasn’t existed for a long time, and there are good things about that like, you know, the right to eat wherever I want and shit wherever feels right… but also it sucks because the economy makes it difficult to eat wherever I want, and the economy shits on me whenever it feels right.

That’s what they need to prepare graduating high school and college students for, man.

Hey y’all! I smell really good today. I’m gonna have to say that Kate Spade’s Live Colorfully is my new favorite fragrance. It mixes well with my body chemistry and it’s a happy, crisp scent.

I think I’m gonna treat myself to a full bottle of it whenever I run out of the sample I have.

Also, good morning, blah blah blah, this scarf is cute. Love y’all tumblrppl.

californiaafrican said: Ummmm… who is THAT behind you?!! *smiles*

My awesome, intelligent, handsome & considerate boyfriend Mikal. :-)

and so the tablet has a front-facing camera for catching every disgustingly adorable moment!

So. The day has finally arrived!

I have discovered that the tumblr app for Android is a steaming pile of donkey shit. Also, after some initial issues with the touch pad, I am typing at a normal speed… ish.

So now I can be the asshole at the meeting who breaks out her tablet to “take notes” aka, play games and ignore everyone.

panasonicyouth:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

kronosinasuit:

Kerry Washington being amazing as always. 

Understand colorblinders out there. Please get it.

ilu kerry washington

Uh yes.

npr:

‘Downton Abbey’ Season 4 Sets PBS Return Date - The Daily Beast

“Masterpiece fans will not be disappointed: Julian [Fellowes] has done another brilliant job,” Eaton wrote in an email to The Daily Beast, “this time, portraying the Downton family moving on from the tragedies of last season.”

Photo: Nick Briggs/Carnival Film and Television Limited 2013 for MASTERPIECE

I’m ready, are you? — tanya b.

NGL, Y’ALL.

THAT PHOTO GOT ME CHOKED UP.

LADY MARY JUST CAN’T CATCH A BREAK.