Coffee and Cynicism

The fine line between chic and cheap
I love the shape of it. Aroma of it. The way it feels to be around it. It will catch my eye from across the way; I will be powerless to resist taking in its form and perhaps allow my hand to graze its surface. The source of such beauty and harmony, it is a fountain of unspeakable happiness. It offers me companionship when I need it, solitude when I want to be alone. It distracts me when I’m trying to focus and focuses me when I am trying not to be distracted. It inspires me to take chances, and reminds me to be patient. It breaks me down when I’m overconfident, it builds me up when I’m insecure. It brings me pain to remind me I should become a stronger man. I love it when it’s flawless, but I love it more when it shows signs of wear; our time together has changed us both indelibly for the better. It is no wonder the French and Italians refer to the bicycle in the feminine form, for all these things embody what it means to be a strong woman. Women are made to be loved, not understood. -Oscar Wilde

I love the shape of it. Aroma of it. The way it feels to be around it. It will catch my eye from across the way; I will be powerless to resist taking in its form and perhaps allow my hand to graze its surface. The source of such beauty and harmony, it is a fountain of unspeakable happiness.

It offers me companionship when I need it, solitude when I want to be alone. It distracts me when I’m trying to focus and focuses me when I am trying not to be distracted. It inspires me to take chances, and reminds me to be patient.

It breaks me down when I’m overconfident, it builds me up when I’m insecure. It brings me pain to remind me I should become a stronger man.

I love it when it’s flawless, but I love it more when it shows signs of wear; our time together has changed us both indelibly for the better.

It is no wonder the French and Italians refer to the bicycle in the feminine form, for all these things embody what it means to be a strong woman.

Women are made to be loved, not understood. -Oscar Wilde

(Source: velominati.com)

North Carolina didn’t fail us. We failed North Carolina. sissypissy: orthelight: ispendtoomuchtimeontheinternet: yep -_- The problem with this is the possible argument that only the educated are able to make these sort of “right” choices.  This ignores the cost of education, the marginalization of those not “educated”, and our commitment to placing us “educated” on a pedestal.  Although there certainly is a parallel, what we should be drawing from this parallel is not that “higher education” results in equality; but that there are a number of people in this state without the privilege of higher education and our commitment to blaming their ignorance is what keeps the South in the Jim Crow framework.  While this certainly is illuminating, it also allows us to see that we need to reach out a little more, and that being so isolated in our little communities is (while empowering) promoting the isolation of equality in the South.  And what are we doing to change this?  Come on NC, we can fight this.  I’m tired of reading status updates about NC letting them down, about people not wanting to live here anymore.  This is a result of the historical regionalism that has affected the South, people throwing their hands up and surrendering their morals against the persistence of Southern oppression.  This, in itself, results in its own perpetual cycle.  Don’t you see this is how hegemony/oppression/the whole system feeds itself?  Come on, ya’ll!  We can do better. 

North Carolina didn’t fail us. We failed North Carolina.

sissypissy:

orthelight:

ispendtoomuchtimeontheinternet:

yep

-_-

The problem with this is the possible argument that only the educated are able to make these sort of “right” choices.  This ignores the cost of education, the marginalization of those not “educated”, and our commitment to placing us “educated” on a pedestal.  Although there certainly is a parallel, what we should be drawing from this parallel is not that “higher education” results in equality; but that there are a number of people in this state without the privilege of higher education and our commitment to blaming their ignorance is what keeps the South in the Jim Crow framework.  While this certainly is illuminating, it also allows us to see that we need to reach out a little more, and that being so isolated in our little communities is (while empowering) promoting the isolation of equality in the South.  And what are we doing to change this?  Come on NC, we can fight this.  I’m tired of reading status updates about NC letting them down, about people not wanting to live here anymore.  This is a result of the historical regionalism that has affected the South, people throwing their hands up and surrendering their morals against the persistence of Southern oppression.  This, in itself, results in its own perpetual cycle.  Don’t you see this is how hegemony/oppression/the whole system feeds itself?  Come on, ya’ll!  We can do better. 

(via handlestars)

Stat of the Day: 53.6% of Young Graduates Can't Get Good Jobs

In the words of a band I thought I would never quote
” I want to be the minority”

theatlantic:

Edit: As a bunch of people rightfully pointed out, the title “53.6% of Young Graduates Don’t Have Jobs” was wrong. I’ve edited it to reflect the real findings: That 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 last year were jobless or underemployed.”

My apologies. (CH)

lostsplendor: Velociraptors are neat.  Pickelhauben are also pretty neat.  Here’s a velociraptor looking over no man’s land while catching a passing butterfly in the loving embrace of its horrible tail.  

lostsplendor:

Velociraptors are neat.  Pickelhauben are also pretty neat.  Here’s a velociraptor looking over no man’s land while catching a passing butterfly in the loving embrace of its horrible tail.