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I’ve said this my whole life and everyone said I was “ruining the metaphor”

The answer to the age old quest ‘Is the glass half full or half empty?’ is simply depending on the action that it takes to get the glass in that state. Example: if the glass is filled and you pour out half of it it’s half empty, but if the glass is empty and you pour it half full, it’s half full.

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Girls who can pull off a suit radiate big dick energy and i am gay for them all

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So gorgeous it hurts

So gay it hurts 💀🖤

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X88B88 looks like the word voodoo reflecting off of itself.

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find you an iconic™ piece of clothing to love 

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growing up without a fidget toy moodboard

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About an hour ago, I was in Walmart looking for my conditioner because today is wash day for my hair. As I’m looking for my product, this older white lady approaches me and she says, “Excuse me, miss. Please don’t be offended by this.” And usually when white people tell me not to be offended, 9 times out of 10, whatever they are about to say is going to be offensive af.

Anyway, she follows it up with, “My husband and I just recently won our custody battle with our foster daughter and she means the world to us. She’s a beautiful African American girl and her hair looks a lot like yours. But I’m afraid because I don’t know what to do with her hair. It’s a lot different from mines and our other children and we are at a total lost. I’ve tried looking up the YouTube videos and my husband went to the braiding shops so they can teach him how to properly braid her hair, but he’s still pretty new and it will be a while before he gets used to it. Do you have any tips you can give me? If you don’t have the time, it’s okay, really! I just needed a little advice because I want her to look beautiful.”

Y’all. swear I almost started crying on aisle 6. So for the last 30 minutes, I spent my time talking to her and what products to use and how to properly detangle and comb her hair with the proper tools and what not to do with natural hair. And I showed her a bunch of easier to follow natural hair tutorials on YouTube and saved them for her. (I also had to create a YouTube account for her so she could save it for later.) but omfg, she was so sweet, and I could tell that she listened to every single thing I had to say and she took little notes on her little notepad.

And what really filled my heart was the fact that her husband actually taking classes from African braiding shops. And she showed me a picture of him wearing a little sweater vest and loafers in a little shop surrounded by beautiful black women showing him how to braid black hair and even the lady he’s braiding on is guiding his hands. And omfg. Bless these old white people and their black daughter who I know have new loving parents because they are willing to step out of their comfort zone just to make her feel and look beautiful.

I really hope our paths cross again one day, Mrs Cicilia. 💖💕

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The one post that’s genuinely a shower thought. Thank you.

Karen’s gonna be so pissed that all the hot water’s gone, been in here for 20 minutes now

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when someone starts talking about taking a medication you also take:

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Twilight is even funnier if you try to imagine how many people probably thought Bella was a vampire.

“You’re from Arizona, and you’re skin is STILL that pale?”

“Yeah, I can’t be around blood, it makes me…squeamish.”

“I know she keeps saying Edward jumped in front of the van and that’s why she’s okay, but that makes even less sense? He wasn’t even near her anyway.”

“The hottest guy in school was absolutely mesmerized by her after like a week”

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Types of NB #1: Colours

Red NB: Bold makeup, doesn’t try but always looks flawless, shorts and tights, skateboards, mid-afternoon on a riverwalk, lips stained from popsicles, blowing kisses, probably plays an instrument, loves mid-2000’s dance music

Orange NB: Energetic grins, freckles, brightly coloured tanktops and flannels, only drinks soda from the vintage-looking glass bottles, battered Converse, sparkly lip gloss, has a birthmark and is hella proud of it, probably used to take dance classes, always up for an adventure

Yellow NB: Drinking lemonade on a summer day, soft smiles, cries over pictures of cute dogs, tries to grow sunflowers, smells like sunshine, cardigans and leggings, loves looking for animal shapes in the clouds, owns a polaroid, takes sneaky pictures of their friends

Green NB: Mom friend, goes barefoot everywhere, loves the outdoors, plants instead of pets, probably collects rocks, smeared eyeliner, unironically loves salad, saw a ferret once and would die for it, ripped jeans and cuffed t-shirts, novelty socks, lives for rainy days, listens to Nirvana

Blue NB: Carefree, dyed hair, collects shells and accidentally leaves them in their pockets, acid-washed jeans, oversized sweaters, a laugh that could cure depression and end wars, deep eyes, dark lipstick, probably has tried to bleach their hair white before, just wants cuddles, ice cream in the wintertime

Indigo NB: Had a goth phase, aesthetic photos, all-black outfits, lives in their Converse, wandering the streets after dark, going to playgrounds at night, sparkly makeup, staying up for hours, nose kisses, holding hands with their friends, hugs from behind, sad poetry, probably listens to Arctic Monkeys

Violet NB: Bath bombs, collects crystals, thinks witchcraft in interesting, runs an aesthetic blog, owns a sparkly black shirt, dyed hair, summer breeze, the smell of a field of flowers, crop tops, self-conscious but learning to let go, peace signs in pictures, John Lennon glasses, wide-brimmed hats, wistful stares

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Welcome to Tumblr.

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HOW THE CYNIC FALLS IN LOVE

When I realized I loved you  it was not romantic  Not flush with pink roses & wine but rather normal  Rather standing in line at CVS  clutching a four pack of peanut butter cups  & cold medicine It was a quiet realization  Like checking the weather I was currently standing in  “Huh. It’s a bit warmer than I would have guessed.“ 

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“So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

— Jorge Luis Borges, After a While” (via amargedom)

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After a year of watching CR, the cast’s panels and the Between the Sheets interviews… I think I can safely say that the most important lesson I’ve learned from them is how life-changing it can be to surround yourself with good people.

Surround yourself with people who are open and vocal about how much they love and admire you, who call themselves your biggest fan and who are there to support you through your path to greatness.

Surround yourself with people who enjoy their own interests unapologetically, who genuinely seek for the things that will make them happy and who are not restrained by what people will think of them. 

Surround yourself with people who aren’t afraid to show affection through words or physical gestures, who are shamelessly in love with their special other and who see that their love is a sign of strength, not weakness.

Surround yourself with people with healing energy, people who will listen to you attentively, who will offer a helping hand when the world is falling down around you, who will try their best to understand your struggles.

Surround yourself with people that are loud, who aren’t afraid to exist brightly and colorfully, who laugh and cry and have fun and feel with every fiber of their being. 

Most importantly, though, be that kind of person. Put positive energy into the world and you will find it coming back to you. This group of nerds is just a taste of what unapologetic genuine shameless love can accomplish. And I feel grateful every day for the reminder that there’s someone out there who, when you least expect it, will show up and love you and make life a thousand times better.