August 2012
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I’ve been sitting in the library for the past few hours outlining my thesis. Right now I’m having a minor freak-out about how amazing this project is going to be.
YOU DO NOT EVEN REALIZE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST EXCITING AND BRILLIANT THESIS IN THE HISTORY OF ACADEMIA.
Daniel Radcliffe talks to J.K. Rowling →
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Things That Are Not Okay:
Pond Life.
I had to rewatch it so many times because my brain didn’t piece it together and oh lord I still don’t understand.
Watchdoctorwho:
Steven Moffat discusses Daleks past and present.
In this new video, Doctor Who’s head writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, discusses the Daleks, talking about their weaknesses and how he wanted to make them scarier than ever in their new adventure.
No joke, I love the Daleks.
(Y’all don’t even know how excited I am.)
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Gerra: If you're already wearing a very pretty dress, never take it off.
Me: Unless there's a very good reason.
Gerra: Unless there's a very good reason.
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“The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books...”
– Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (via librarianista)
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Why You Should Watch Doctor Who by FILM CRIT HULK →
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More perfume reviews
Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat: This was a frimp that I don’t think I would have picked on my own, since melon isn’t my favourite. And this is melon! But it has a nice, light undertone (champagne?) that makes it more fun. Still too foody for my tastes, but quite nice all the same.
Veil: Another frimp. At first basil, wet, green, pine, almost sharp. A while later it fades into a fainter...
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“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of...”
– Jane Austen, Letter (1796-09-18)
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“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The...”
– John Rogers (via badcgijosh)
“Young Adult literature is funny, because if you block out the...”
– My friend Matt says funny things
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Tonight has been perfect.
“Children have always read books written for adults, even while their own body of...”
– Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age (1999) by Eliza Dresang (via presentingbooks)
Right on. My thoughts exactly.
(via yeahwriters)
If you write or plan to write YA, or younger childrens’ books ever. Nobody wants to be talked down to.
(via fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment)
“The fundamental difference between the 19th century romantic novels and the...”
– Kristina Deffenbacher, Professor of English at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/159709-lesser-shades-of-jane/#.UCHs_6LE1jI.facebook
(via cmtilney)
AMANDAPALMER.TUMBLR.COM: real feminists don't gaze... →
neil-gaiman:
amandapalmer:
i won’t link to the full review of our show the other night, or even name the publication (if you care, google), because i don’t want to give the writer the satsifaction of the hits. but can i talk for a moment about how incredibly much this pisses me off? thanks, i will. the review begins:
…
What she said.
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“Anything on earth that a woman is capable of doing is womanly. It is impossible...”
– Fierce Women’s Judo Competitors Offend One Man’s Delicate Sensibilities | catladysoul | mchotdog (via lionessyawn)
