May 2013
7 posts
- me at home: i've been wearing the same jeans and band shirt for the last three weeks but it still smells alright so i'll keep wearing it
- me going away: I NEED ONE SHIRT FOR EACH DAY AND EXTRA IN CASE IT GETS DIRTY AND THE SAME AMOUNT OF JEANS AND SOCKS ACTUALLY NO I'LL NEED EXTRA SOCKS IN CASE IT FLOODS AND DOUBLE THE UNDERWEAR IN CASE OF DISASTER AND ONE NICE OUTFIT IN CASE I GET INVITED TO TEA WITH THE QUEEN
January 2013
1 post
Say Goodbye to the Violence Against Women Act →
jezebel.com
For the first time since it was first passed in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act no longer exists. Because some in the House refused to pick up the bipartisan Senate bill because they objected to new provisions to protect Native Americans, LGBT women, and immigrants and instead passed a bill that further stripped away protections, the reauthorization bills have lapsed.
Proponents of VAWA are already working on a reauthorization for the new Congress, but in the meantime, this means fewer resources across the board for those who work with survivors of domestic violence.
Rachel Maddow’s take on the issue
Huffington Post, “House GOP Lets Violence Against Women Act Die”
December 2012
4 posts
November 2012
4 posts
October 2012
3 posts
September 2012
3 posts
“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals—sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
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Gary Provost (via qmsd)
This might be my favourite quote on writing ever.
(via bdoing)
