Messy Office

giggleandblush:

Great, healthy, delicious snacks! I’ve officially tried all of these and they are super yummy. 

straycardinal:

ILLUSTRATION FOR HARPER’S BAZAAR ESPAÑA IV-2012 BY JUAN GATTI

I love this man’s work.

Extremely relevant to my interests.

Vodka!

(via streetwisepaladin)

Submitted this as my first weekly art challenge submission. A little nervous about having more than just me looking at my art.

/TW/Suicide

Today, a student at my university jumped out of the window on the 8th floor of a building and landed in the zen garden below.

The majority of the student body was in class when it happened, myself included. I barely remember it now but I vaguely recall being dismissed from class early and seeing a group of people outside that I knew. I stopped to talk with them and one woman kept saying something, so low and hushed that I couldn’t be certain she said anything at all. Then I heard it: “Someone jumped from the Fine Arts building.”

And I look and my eyes pinpoint the window. The one opened wider than all the rest on the 8th floor. And I can’t stop staring. I ramble a bit, in shock, and walk away. I’m not sure what happened but I began to cry. Throughout the day I’ve been here, on and off. And I just keep wondering about things.

I was told that there were people there, trying to coax him down. And, rationally, I know they did the right thing. But still. I can’t imagine what that was like. Having all those people trying to convince you they care even though you don’t know them. Telling you life’s worth it when they don’t know you. Rationally, I know that was more than likely not how it played out. I wasn’t there. This is me, trying to make a story that makes sense because I’m faced with my own mortality. 

They’ve released his name and I didn’t know him. It’s not like I can stake a claim in his death so my sadness feels selfish. I just can’t stop thinking about him, this person I didn’t know. But I ask not for whom the bell tolls.

The Infinite Sadness: I'm curious. Reblog with an explanation of your tumblr URL.

rosalarian:

joamette:

the-epimethean-boy:

stealthisline:

inthemud:

interbutts:

jojothemodern:

Online I go by the name JoJo. I affixed “TheModern” because I respect the present day, the contemporary, the new. More than respect it, really. I love it. New art, new interpretations of old ideas, new people. I love…

I’m a stupid kid who doesn’t know the right thing to do until it’s too late. Since this is a name I give myself, I thought it best to be my assessment of myself, does that make sense?

Mine is my real first name because I don’t want to be known by any other name than that. Sometimes I include my last name in usernames, but my first name is so uncommon that it’s really not necessary.

My dad rarely calls me by my first name, and usually calls me by my middle name, Rose. And he likes to mess around with words and warp them into nonsensical sounds, and called me Rosalarian for a while. I liked the way it sounded and started using it for everything.

My office is NEVER clean. That’s the gist of it. 

džulory ladžala: Why I am Angry

golden-zephyr:

I get told often that I am “angry” and I should just ‘chill out’ and ‘knock it off’…

No one ever listens to why I am angry, in fact, I don’t think anyone ever asks.

But, I’m going to tell you anyway.

This morning I was very upset by a tweet that Joey from A Softer World tweeted—something about…

I love following this woman’s blog. She is extremely passionate and well-educated. It upsets me that those with white privilege continue to ignore the voices of the oppressed. 

I have come to the conclusion I cannot be responsible with taking breaks. A one night break turned into two and a half days of reading three books, eating grilled salmon, and drinking way too much coffee. That and getting way too frustrated with my Java program. 

I talked with Jason Sims yesterday. Whenever he edits and posts our conversation, I’ll be sure to post with a link. I rambled on and on about language, education, and made a mention of cats (obligatory for the internet). 

Be sure to check out his website!

First attempt at digital coloring.