so utterly gorgeous! beauty at every size ftw. where was this during my childhood?

so utterly gorgeous! beauty at every size ftw. where was this during my childhood?

it’s amazing how much changes in a year.

this time last year, i was:

1. still a student (procrastinating on studying for midterms)
2. working at a job that paid me $12/hour for a woman who wouldn’t let tiffany put her lunch in the refrigerator
3. not on zoloft, but pretty anxious
4. long-haired
5. dealing with the cockroaches that liked to crawl up from out of the drains at the shithole we lived in
6. not a bride
7. not able to legally purchase alcohol in the united states

things that haven’t changed include:

1. my love for ryan (officially unchanged for 7 years this august)
2. my weight (well, 5 pounds less now, but that’s not really on the scale of what i intended)
3. my deep desire to “be a writer”
4. my habit of not writing nearly enough to, in fact, “be a writer”
5. my love for my friends, family and pets
6. my kick ass bmw
7. my iphone (holding out for the 5)

(i think so many things have improved over the past 12 months, and sometimes it’s nice just to remind myself to be grateful.)

George R.R. Martin on writing women

George Stroumboulopoulos: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.

never ask for what ought to be offered.

—winter’s bone

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Lana del Rey

"Video Games"

lana del rey - video games

(i want to dance to this at our wedding.)

(Source: takingafall)

The attempt by Republican men to wrestle American women back into chastity belts has not only breathed life into President Obama, it has roused and riled Hillary. And that could turn out to be the most dangerous thing the wildly self-destructive G.O.P. leaders have done.

Don’t Tread on Us - NYTimes.com

RELEASE THE CLINTON!!

(via seafaringseafaery)

(Source: The New York Times, via mal-poesie)

you guys, getting married is so awesome.

it’s like one big party (even when there’s no party at all) with all of my favorite people, especially my favorite person of all.

(yeah, i know, i’m THAT annoying person for saying so, but i don’t care a bit. anyone who knows me knows that i love celebrations, and what better in life to celebrate than love?)

thanks for tolerating all my giddiness, friends, and forgiving me if i ever sound like a yuppie. some day, i’ll do it for you too.

meh.

i just don’t want to get out of bed this morning. why is this week drudging on interminably?

(i need a spark.)

NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY