Brillian

Chicago Public Schools to close 50 schools

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:36 -0500

Chicago Public Schools to close 50 schools:

Now I understand that things need to change in the system but is this really the answer. Now we are just going to revert back to the over crowding class rooms and teachers giving up because it is to overwhelming.

“I think a lot about what makes a strong female character. You...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:35 -0500

“I think a lot about what makes a strong female character. You know, movies and TV shows, these things have influence, my own website. So I think the question of “What makes a strong female character?”, often goes misinterpreted. And instead we get these two-dimensional superwomen, who maybe have one quality that’s played up a lot. Like, you know, a Catwoman type, or she plays her sexuality up a lot and it’s seen as power. But they’re not strong characters who happen to be female, they’re completely flat and they’re basically cardboard characters.
The problem with this is that then people expect women to be that easy to understand, and women are mad at themselves for not being that simple. When in actuality, women are complicated. Women are multifaceted. Not because women are crazy, but because people are crazy. And women happen to be people!”

-Tavi Gevinson for TEDTalks [x]

Clapping while tearing up YES!

kevindart: Lego City

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:39 -0500

kevindart:

Lego City

Well now I know why my bestee loves this song. Its about her

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:24 -0500

Well now I know why my bestee loves this song. Its about her

thefrogman: Feels good, man. lmao the last one

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:27:30 -0500

thefrogman:

Feels good, man.

lmao the last one

itslarsyouguys: YOU’RE a baby I’M a baby WE CAN BE BABIES...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:43 -0500

itslarsyouguys:

YOU’RE a baby

I’M a baby

WE CAN BE BABIES TOGETHER

paperbackd: In celebration of Paperback’d reaching 500...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:58:00 -0500

paperbackd:

In celebration of Paperback’d reaching 500 followers (thank you all so much!) I’m giving away one signed copy of Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by YA author Marissa Meyer - plus a bundle of other Lunar Chronicles goodies!

Rules:

Must be following paperbackd. (This giveaway is a thank you to my followers but new followers are also more than welcome to enter!)

Reblog or like to enter! You can enter as many times as you like.

Contest is open WORLDWIDE and ends on June 1st.

Winner will be selected using a random number generator. Please keep your ask box open so I can contact you if you win.

I will announce & contact the winner on June 1st; after that, you have 5 days to respond. If after 5 days the winner hasn’t replied, I’ll chose another winner.

I’ll also be hosting a few smaller giveaways in the next couple of months, which I’ll be announcing soon.

Good luck!

sogeekchic: talkaboutspaceships: Couple has really awesome...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:22 -0500

sogeekchic:

talkaboutspaceships:

Couple has really awesome Batgirl/Nightwing wedding cause they’re awesome.

(source: http://imgur.com/a/XSADm)

This is too cute to handle! (And just subtle enough to work)

THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME

goodmarrowtoyou: galactic-pancake: - GIVEAWAY - I’m giving...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:49 -0500

goodmarrowtoyou:

galactic-pancake:

- GIVEAWAY -

I’m giving away Moleskine Watercolor Large (5.3 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches), Faber-Castell: 6 PITT set in black (XS=0.1mm, S=0.3mm, F=0.5mm, M=0.7mm, C=2.5mm, B=1-5mm) and a small pocket sized notebooks (with a blank pages with nice paper quality).

- THE RULES -

You may like once and reblog up to five times.

Your askbox must be open.

Reblog this on your main or any other blog; not giveaway blog.

You don’t need to follow me, but if you want to, go ahead!

The giveaway ends on 25/05/13 and the winner will be chosen via random number generator. GOOD LUCK!

O:

fuckyeahjosswhedon: whedonesque: The last episode of Buffy the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:50 -0500

fuckyeahjosswhedon:

whedonesque:

The last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired ten years ago today on May 20th, 2003

10 years without the show that forever changed my life.

God, I feel old.

and I cried and cried and cried and until now no one told me that it kept going in the comic ughh

icannotfreakingdothisanymore: dearroyalfamily: uilasharryfanfic...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:01 -0500

icannotfreakingdothisanymore:

dearroyalfamily:

uilasharryfanfiction

Jon & John are having the manly man feels!

They’re so funny and you have to admit even if your not into Harry there was something about it that was just hot

helenofdestroy: A very unusual genetic color variation in...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:33 -0500

helenofdestroy:

A very unusual genetic color variation in white-tailed deer — rarer even than albinism — produces all-black offspring in that species which are known as “melanistic” or “melanic” deer.

A Workout For Book Nerds

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:17 -0500

epicreads:

All you need for this workout is a stack of hardcovers and some yarn or rope to tie them together!

Workout #1: The Book Curl

Workout #2: The Book Up

Workout #3: The Brunch (Book Crunch) - Just like brunch this can be done alone or with a friend!

Cool Down

My new training program

fozmeadows: sxizzor: iammortalwombat: bigcatrescue: BIG cats...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:58 -0500

fozmeadows:

sxizzor:

iammortalwombat:

bigcatrescue:

BIG cats love boxes too!

If it fits, I sits: Big Cat Edition

the fucking lion

that puma is having NONE of your bullshit

I never get sick of this so cute I love them

claudiagray: Baby ducks, apparently imprinted on the wrong...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:23 -0500

claudiagray:

Baby ducks, apparently imprinted on the wrong mama. Luckily, she’s okay with it.

AWWWWW

californiasouthern: How I feel about my life. This is me after...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:16 -0500

californiasouthern:

How I feel about my life.

This is me after a night out in “The Town of Boys”

Chicago Undie Dash

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:42 -0500

I’m want to do the Undie Dash for my 31st birthday and I just realized that I have two months to train for the Undie Dash. I’m so behind need to stop being lazy. I don’t want to feel like death the way I did after the Santa Hustle. Eeeeeep

kcpuzzleboy: unholykingofkings: Young fox rescued from deep...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:35:07 -0500

kcpuzzleboy:

unholykingofkings:

Young fox rescued from deep mud at urban building site where it was found fighting for life in a hole | Mail Online

baby

At first i was like “wtf is that demonic creature!?” but then i was all “Awwwweeeee”

poor baby he’s so cute

Ygritte: Kissed by fire and telling it like it is since before...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:34:00 -0500

Ygritte: Kissed by fire and telling it like it is since before the wall.

My thoughts exactly

yogachick: eggs-benedict-cucumber-patch: Anyone have the link...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:33:25 -0500

yogachick:

eggs-benedict-cucumber-patch:

Anyone have the link for this?

Why RDJ is badass. This.

I love this dude can we date in my next life