visual grab-bag

gypsies

http://queermenofcolorinlove.tumblr.com/

igloo

http://qahera.tumblr.com/

"cutest kitten"

Poetic Self-Portraits of a Former Dancer

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/lets-play-pretend-12-photos

you should watch dreams with sharp teeth. the guy is kind of an arrogant ass, but you might enjoy his snarkiness. he talks about how writing is hard work, and how one should command the respect owed any person working hard at their trade. i think the same is true of art.

words for the struggle

I've been really liking this tumblr: http://findingmyrecovery.tumblr.com/

here's some posts I liked from there

"HEY YOU,
YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR SHIT TOGETHER? SCHOOL, WORK, FUTURE, YOUR FUCKING SELF? DON’T FUCKING WORRY ABOUT IT, IN TIME YOU WILL.  AT THE MOMENT YOU MAY NOT BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND THAT’S OKAY. MAKE PEACE WITH IT SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD. YOU ARE STRONG, BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT AND YOU HAVE SO MANY OTHER QUALITIES THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH THIS. YOU’RE FUCKING AWESOME AND YOU DESERVE THIS!"
-http://youarefuckingmajestic.tumblr.com/
this tumblr is the best, seriously. read the shit out of it next time you need a foul mouthed pep talk.

"Girls of all kinds can be beautiful – from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing and all in between. It’s not easy though because many people still put beauty into a confining, narrow box…Think outside of the box…Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you." -Tyra Banks, from thoughtcatalog.com quotes that will make you feel beautiful no matter how you look


eye candy:

magical places in cartoons & the real-life places they were inspired by real-life places




island of cats

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/art-installations-you-want-to-live-in



"Being true, authentic, and open takes courage. This is what is at the core of most of our heroes or people we admire and characteristics we aspire to"
-http://annatalyn.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/30transgender-thanksgivings/

a melancholy sort of post

this story is interesting although perhaps not as positive as I usually like to keep this blog. I'm actually just mentioning it because it reminded me of this music video I saw a while back that really made an impact on me. It must be seen all the way through the end to appreciate it.

a couple of my favorites from 50 pictures in perfect timing

fun music video

Spoils: Extraordinary Harvest

I really liked this 20 minute documentary about dumpster divers. The simplicity and attention to detail was well done and I was surprisingly stricken by the poignant beauty of the song played at the end by a nine-fingered pianist.

"you can never replace anyone because everyone is full of such beautiful, specific details"
-Before Sunset

Wonder Women

"This collage series was made with my heart bursting with gratitude for these women, the (much) older sisters I never had."- from Wonder Women

Hysterical Literature: the orgasm as art

The most "safe for work" porn ever? women reading books while orgasming
they make such cute and happy looking facial expressions

sooo cute

this little collection of cartoon people is titled Body Positivity

childhood photos recreated

Choose Your Own Adventure

http://www.ted.com/talks/thandie_newton_embracing_otherness_embracing_myself.html

people

One of the things I really like about these pictures is how comfortable these people look, like at home in their own skin. I know that might not be entirely true, but in the moments as captured.. they are just existing?

these are from the facebook "The Underground NYC Library"