Perfectly Imperfect

Please help find my friend Joey Ross aka Tumblr user deadsarx.

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:25:18 -0400

porcedex:

tishrex:

kelligray:

suicideisselfexpression:

Apparently he didn’t make it home last night, and he’s missing.

If if you live in Philadelphia and see or hear anything from him or about him, please contact 267-252-4447 or 856-577-4719.

http://deadsarx.tumblr.com/

What!!! Joey where are you!!

Philly humans.

Eyes out Philadelphia.

BOOST

naturalbelle: Opening Night Gala and ‘The Great Gatsby’ Red...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:24:48 -0400

naturalbelle:

Opening Night Gala and ‘The Great Gatsby’ Red Carpet at The Palais des Festivals during the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

ibibleverses: Isaiah 53:5Follow us at...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:09:55 -0400

ibibleverses:

Isaiah 53:5
Follow us at http://gplus.to/iBibleverses

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Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:26 -0400

elliegreen: tohave-andtohold: aprill-showers: Team...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:47:36 -0400

elliegreen:

tohave-andtohold:

aprill-showers:

Team Lightskinned (by CNN)

This piece is so incredible.

The truth if I ever heard it.

I cried watching this

noseasboba: I never get tired of this photo. Ella Fitzgerald...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:11 -0400

noseasboba:

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

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Wed, 15 May 2013 22:07:02 -0400

I was finally able to put my Mother’s Day gift in from my...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:45:59 -0400

I was finally able to put my Mother’s Day gift in from my ladybug T. She got me three cartilage earrings! Now if I can only remember to keep in my regular ones…

spiritualinspiration: “Keep and guard your heart with all...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:55:37 -0400

spiritualinspiration:

“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23 AMP).

When something is toxic, it’s poisonous; it can destroy you. When we go around dwelling on the wrong thoughts, thinking about what we can’t do or how we’ll never get ahead, those thoughts are toxic thoughts. Toxic thoughts left alone become like toxic waste that sinks into your heart. It will eventually contaminate your whole life. It affects your self-image. It affects your attitude, your level of confidence, and ultimately, your success. That’s why the scripture says to guard your heart because the condition of your heart and mind determine the condition of your whole life.

Make the decision today to detox any negative, self-defeating thoughts by meditating on God’s promises instead. Make the decision to detox bitterness, detox low self-esteem, detox negative words that may have been spoken over you, detox condemnation. Make the decision to dwell on what God says about you. God says, “You are forgiven.” God says, “Your best days are in front of you.” God says, “I’ll restore the years that the enemy has stolen.” As you detox your mind and fill your thoughts with His promises, you’ll see His hand of blessing on your life. You’ll rise up higher, and you’ll live the abundant life He has for you!

byronegg: Delaware Today — This is a piece for Delaware Today...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:55:17 -0400

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byronegg:

Delaware Today

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This is a piece for Delaware Today about young girls losing interest in science,technology, engineering and math related studies. The state’s schools and businesses are hoping to turn all this around. I love it when I come up with a few sketches that I still want to use for something and this was one of those times. A big thanks to AD Kelly Carter!

swagandpassion: Wow. Those Truth commercials were right.

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:53:57 -0400

swagandpassion:

Wow. Those Truth commercials were right.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:52:29 -0400

ratchetmess: the hairline/waves struggle is so real niggas are...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:35:36 -0400

ratchetmess:

the hairline/waves struggle is so real niggas are tattooing it on

scienceing: mybluedecember: princess-munchkin: How the fuck...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:34:12 -0400

scienceing:

mybluedecember:

princess-munchkin:

How the fuck does Bill Nye expect this to happen? What do you want to do, force women to enroll in science courses, regardless of whether or not they want to do it? Just for the sake of having “enough” women? Why the fuck do these fractions matter so much? It’s not like people are holding guns to our head and threatening to kill us if we become interested in science.

Maybe, just maybe, a lot of us DON’T FUCKING WANT to be scientists. Is that a crime?

Hi there, princess-munchkin. Female engineering student here.

Bill Nye is not saying that you HAVE to be a scientist, and you are right that no one is holding a gun to my head because I am interested in science, but let me tell you some of the struggles of being a woman in the STEM fields.

1) Because I am a woman, I am not expected these fields. I first fully realized this when I was in high school, on my robotics team. See, although my robotics team was about 50% female, most of the women were part of the “business administration” side of things: finance, marketting, PR, membership, etc. Was this a problem? Absolutely not. But I was there to be an engineer, and specifically, to be the robot programmer. This was met with a lot of hesitation at first from some of the other students (all of whom happened to be male. This is not necessarily a bad thing.) You see, all of the robot programmers before me were guys. Computer programming is just a thing that guys do, or so they thought. Even after I had proved myself to the mentors on the team, many of the students still underestimated my abilities. There were rumors going around that I wouldn’t have been able to program the robot at all if the lead software mentor wasn’t there to help me. This was just flat-out false, but it wasn’t until I won an award for the team that the other students actually saw my merit.

2) There is not a lot of encouragement for women to go into these fields. I first noticed this when I was in elementary school. I was always interested in math, science, you name it, but many of my teachers and family members pushed that to the side for a long time. When I asked for legos for christmas, I would get ballet slippers. In fact, for a long time, I was training to be a professional dancer. I loved to dance. I loved math more, but no one seemed to notice that about me. It wasn’t until I had a long conversation with one particular teacher in high school that I decided to look into engineering. I had never even considered it as an option before, because no one decided to encourage me to pursue my interest in science. If it hadn’t been for that teacher, I would probably not be at the school I am at right now.

3) For a long time, Engineering/Science/Math WAS a “boys only” club. Let me tell you when some of the top technical schools and societies started letting women in:

RPI, The oldest tech school in the country, founded in 1824. Started admitting women in 1942 to “replace men called to war.” Campus housing for women wasn’t constructed until 1966.

Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honors Society - Founded in 1885. Started admitting women in 1968.

Caltech - Currently rated #3 in undergraduate engineering. Founded in 1891. Started admitting women in 1970.

Georgia Tech - Currently rated #5 in undergraduate engineering. Founded in 1885. Started admitting women in 1952.

Do you see the implications of this? Engineering has been a part of our society since around the late 1800s (in the case of RPI, since the 1820s), but women weren’t even allowed in for the most part until the 1950s, regardless of their merit.

4) Because of the fact that it was a “boys only” club for such a long time, there are not a lot of women engineers and scientists to look up to. When you’re reading your physics, chemistry, and math text books, the majority of those theories were came up with by men. It is true that much of our history was written by White Men, but this does not mean that the fact that there are few women scientists to look up does not matter.

So, as you can hopefully see, princess-munckin, or anyone else that shares the opinions of princess-munchkin, Bill Nye was not arguing that women that are not interested in STEM should go into those fields anyway. But he IS arguing against all of the systematic barriers set up against women who ARE interested in engineering and science. There are several women out there who are just as good as the boys at math and science, but will never pursue their interests because it just doesn’t seem like an option. That was me for a long time. I am super grateful for the fact that I fought against that, and that I ended up where I am.

if you don’t like science, fine. Don’t be a scientist. But if one day you have a daughter and she shows interest in being a scientist, PLEASE encourage her. Because Bill Nye is right, there needs to be more women scientists in the world.

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ramblingsofanurbanjawn: thepoliticalfreakshow: Finally: Here’s...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:25:33 -0400

ramblingsofanurbanjawn:

thepoliticalfreakshow:

Finally: Here’s Your First Look At The Return of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Premiering July 16th At 8PM on The CW

Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the cult improv show that stopped producing new episodes nearly a decade ago, is coming back to TV starting this July — and The CW has just released a first look at the (slightly) revamped series.

Starring Whose Line? vets Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady, the revived show will be hosted by Aisha Tyler, best known as the voice of Lana on the FX show ‘Archer’, and feature a different special guest each week.

If this first clip is any indication, Stiles, Mochrie, and Brady have spent the last ten years in an improv concentration camp because they haven’t lost a single morsel of extemporaneous talent.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Take 2 is set to premiere Tuesday, July 16th, at 8 PM ET.

[H/T: Film Thrasher via Pop Culture Brain]

My word Aisha Tyler is gawjus.

unimpressed2chainz: solange is too trill

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:22:46 -0400

unimpressed2chainz:

solange is too trill

thehatterschild: crustified: havocados: emorenita: why...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:50:38 -0400

thehatterschild:

crustified:

havocados:

emorenita:

why aren’t these being reblogged more often?
i rather see these than “keys in hand”

Fatality

Don’t mind the caption, just look at the pictures and learn.

I CAN FEEL HER DELIGHT

eshusplayground: It’s true doe.

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:48:47 -0400

eshusplayground:

It’s true doe.

goturselfablog: pose two

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:46:11 -0400

goturselfablog:

pose two