“Πίστις, ἐλπίς, ἀγάπη.” — “faith, hope, love.”
“At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody. So this thing, where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, is usually a load of bull. So we pick and choose who we want to remain close to, and once we’ve chosen those people, we tend to stick close by. No matter how much we hurt them, the people that are still with you at the end of the day - those are the ones worth keeping. And sure, sometimes close can be too close. But sometimes, that invasion of personal space, it can be exactly what you need.” — Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy (via lexual)
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Outtakes from our Holiday Card 2009 photo shoot. Want a holiday postcard from the likes of me, Justine, and Shawn? Send your mailing address to annie@annieisms.com and get a 4x6 piece of love.
We made Shawn a snuggie for his birthday and then decided to make ourselves a matching set. Yes, WE’RE THAT AWESOME. tsayfan is terribly ashamed, but I love mine! /snuggle
Special thanks to Teresa for letting me fall asleep with her snuggie in Vegas, thereby cementing my love for blankets with sleeves.
Just doing my part to spread the snuggie magic.
Just another day in the life.
13-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide After Classmates Spread Nude Photos -
Deeply disturbing. Technology does not make being a teenager any easier, that’s for sure.
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When the Stupak anti-choice amendment passed, and so entered the health reform bill, no congressional representative stood up on the floor of the House to recount how access to abortion had saved her life or her family’s well-being. And where were the tea-baggers when we needed them? If anything represents the true danger of “government involvement” in healthcare, it’s a health reform bill that — if the Senate enacts something similar — will snatch away all but the wealthiest women’s right to choose.
It’s not just that abortion is deemed a morally trickier issue than mammography. To some extent, pink-ribbon culture has replaced feminism as a focus of female identity and solidarity. When a corporation wants to signal that it’s “woman friendly,” what does it do? It stamps a pink ribbon on its widget and proclaims that some miniscule portion of the profits will go to breast cancer research. I’ve even seen a bottle of Shiraz called “Hope” with a pink ribbon on its label, but no information, alas, on how much you have to drink to achieve the promised effect. When Laura Bush traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2007, what grave issue did she take up with the locals? Not women’s rights (to drive, to go outside without a man, etc.), but “breast cancer awareness.” In the post-feminist United States, issues like rape, domestic violence, and unwanted pregnancy seem to be too edgy for much public discussion, but breast cancer is all apple pie.
So welcome to the Women’s Movement 2.0: Instead of the proud female symbol — a circle on top of a cross — we have a droopy ribbon. Instead of embracing the full spectrum of human colors — black, brown, red, yellow, and white — we stick to princess pink. While we used to march in protest against sexist laws and practices, now we race or walk “for the cure.” And while we once sought full “consciousness” of all that oppresses us, now we’re content to achieve “awareness.”
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Uh, so normally I’m a very controlled shopper, but makeup — right after purses — is my WEAKNESS!
I guess you could say I got a little carried away at Ulta today. Purchases include: One bottle of L’eau D’Issey, two Urbay Decay palettes, three bottles of OPI nail polish, a Smashbox brush set, bath bombs, loofahs, holiday-sparkle nail files, false eyelashes, makeup remover pads … the list goes on.
Don’t worry. Some are gifts!
(And yes, that is my painstakingly decorated map of Cyprus hanging over my bed. Resist the urge to reblog my pathetic longing, Justine.)
Awkward family gif.
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