Meet @monicarolevans

He smells like this in my dreams

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:04:25 -0400

What are you drinking?

As I sit here

Beside you

after your smoke break

All of a sudden

I’m a 10 year old

Smiling, Watching baseball

beside her grandfather

with a cigarette in one hand

and moonshine in the other

it’s summer time, so ditto this: “I’m ‘bout to...

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:04:57 -0400

it’s summer time, so ditto this: “I’m ‘bout to self-care the fuck outta myself because of yes.” STARTING…. Now

notesonascandal:

thatneedstogo:

“Self-Care Things”

I’m ‘bout to self-care the fuck outta myself because of yes.

My Passport Stamp

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:46:55 -0400

her:
yeah i was saying that your sis text me about amendment one
well she texted us lol

she said can yall believe nc passed amendment one

her:
she said it just goes to show how closed minded & ignorant ppl in this state are
i said all the more reason to move to canada lol

me
lol
Toronto!!!!
where we can get married in the place where we live

her:
yeah toronto is light years ahead of the US
it's crazy ridiculous

me:
we could live anywhere in canada
lol
Quebec!!

her:
they do an awesome job
11:25 AM

her:
lol they don't give a shit. i feel like they treat everyone the same. they pass laws without all this drama

me: the USA has a lot of baggage
11:28 AM

me:
maybe it's because of how US was formed (by Puritans)
maybe all the real prudes and bigots came here
and maybe the white collective consciousness is of that
in the same way that the black collective consciousness here is of slavery
11:30 AM

her:
mmmmm very good point.. .it's like the US cares about the wrong shit all of the time
Canadians are like what the fuck ever, we are here to have fun, to live life and we accept everyone
they care about keeping a safe country a clean and diverse country, the US has lost hold of all of those things

me
yep
Canadians don't seem to have the fear that Americans have
America has a culture of separate

her:
and it's such a waste of energy

me
absolutely
11:34 AM

her:
we can't get our shit together, we are killing one another left and right. the human life has low value. our government is corrupt. our kids aren't safe. their innocence is lost so early. it's a fuck show and instead of working to fix those things, we worry about who loves who. who should get married and who shouldn't. like seriously

me:
amen

her:
the fact that anyone is showing love in this time should be honored, period. there isn't much love going around

me:
GIRL! You are preaching today!!!!
yes

her:
blah........nah I'm not lol I'm just saying

me:
i love it
you are speaking so much truth right now
11:38 AM

her:
it's how i see things and that's why i would like to move because i don't think the US will change or catch up to where Canada is in our lifetime
okay... I'm done

me:

just put me in your suitcase

her:
you know it

me:

do i get a passport stamp for canada?

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:29:50 -0400

Gay Newspaper Editorial On Trayvon Martin’s Death Ignores Reality Of Racial Oppression

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:08:14 -0400

Gay Newspaper Editorial On Trayvon Martin’s Death Ignores Reality Of Racial Oppression:

newmodelminority:

There are many ugly and ridiculous things to condemn about Trayvon Martin’s killing in Sanford, FL, and its aftermath. Some examples:

The Daily Texan running an editorial cartoon that referred to Trayvon as a “colored boy.”

Geraldo Rivera blaming hoodies for Trayvon’s death.

The Fox station in Orlando referring to a known Neo-Nazi organization as a “civil rights group” that was patrolling the streets of Sanford after the killing, “to protect people in case things get out of hand.”

A close friend of the gunman, George Zimmerman, hitting the TV circuit to defend Zimmerman’s possible use of a racial slur, falsely claiming that it was a name black people used “proudly” to describe themselves in some parts of the country.

For some reason, the Washington Blade’s editor KevinNaff ignored all of these outrageous incidents (and others) when he weighed in on Trayvon’s killing this week (based on our search of The Blade’s website, we think this is the first time Naff has written about the case). Naff instead criticized 29 national LGBT groups for speaking out against Trayvon’s killing. From our perspective, Naff’s is a misplaced screed that, more than anything, highlights the tone-deaf nature with which some LGBT leaders approach and understand issues of race.

LGBT Progress at the Center for American Progress is, quite proudly, one of the national LGBT organizations and programs that “jumped on the Trayvon bandwagon last week,” as Naff put it in his post. Indeed, we signed a statement with 28 other LGBT groups that condemned the killing of Trayvon Martin, and expressed our sympathies to Trayvon’s family as well as our outrage that racial bias played a role in his killing.

At the heart of Naff’s editorial are questions about whether racial bias actually played a role in Trayvon’s killing. He states “there’s not much about this case that’s so crystal clear” in response to the section of the LGBT organizations’ statement that racial bias played a role in Trayvon’s killing.

Further, Naff also somehow choose to ignore press reports that describe the racial profiling that Zimmerman regularly engaged in, including warning his neighbors about the presence of young black men in the area. To us, it seems pretty obvious that Zimmerman followed Trayvon because Trayvon was black and not because he was somehow acting suspicious.

What’s more, Naff trivializes the parallels between racially motivated hate crimes and those perpetrated against LGBT people by suggesting that the spotlight on Trayvon somehow casts a shadow on LGBT victims of hate crimes. For example, Naff concludes his column with “…in the weeks since the Martin shooting, LGBT people have been attacked, shot and killed in the U.S. without a press release or peep of protest.”

This “us versus them” rhetoric implies that the LGBT victims are white, which couldn’t be farther from the truth considering that LGBT people of color are the victims of the most severe and deadly hate violence. What Naff fails to acknowledge is that our “hate crime martyrs” are overwhelming people of color, be they straight or LGBT. Among them are Brandon White, Deoni Jones, and Robert Champion, young queer people of color who were recently attacked and murdered simply because of who they were. It’s worth noting that Naff himself has yet to write about any of them despite his chiding about the lack of coverage of LGBT hate crimes in recent weeks.

We agree with Naff that many questions about the case remain unanswered, and that Florida’s ridiculous so-called “Stand Your Ground” law played a central role in the killing. At the same time, however, it is mind-boggling to us that Naff decided to use his position and power to lash out against those of us who signed the statement, while ignoring the fact that race-based hate crimes destroy the lives of both black and LGBT people. His attempt to pit homophobia and race-based oppressions against one another helps no one and further drives a wedge between the black and gay communities.

#Ummhmm

This “us versus them” rhetoric implies that the LGBT victims are white, which couldn’t be farther from the truth considering that LGBT people of color are the victims of the most severe and deadly hate violence. What Naff fails to acknowledge is that our “hate crime martyrs” are overwhelming people of color, be they straight or LGBT. Among them are Brandon White, Deoni Jones, and Robert Champion, young queer people of color who were recently attacked and murdered simply because of who they were. It’s worth noting that Naff himself has yet to write about any of them despite his chiding about the lack of coverage of LGBT hate crimes in recent weeks.

newmodelminority: One of the best tumbles I’ve seen in a hot...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:05:15 -0400

newmodelminority:

One of the best tumbles I’ve seen in a hot minute….

"What is your favorite word?” “And. It is so hopeful."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:49:01 -0400

““What is your favorite word?”
“And. It is so hopeful.””

- An interview with Margaret Atwood (via myprivateopera)

This is not a website. But I do love Margaret Atwood.

(via websitesforwriters)

This man makes British sound good. I have no idea what...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:03:24 -0400

This man makes *British* sound good. I have no idea what he’s saying. But I like it. :-D

emily84:

almightykenken:

Chiwetel Ejiofor recites a passage from Hamlet with inspiring results.
I’m not well-versed in Shakespeare’s work myself, but I love it when an actor just… gets it.

I absolutely ADORE how big of a Shakespeare fangirl Chiwetel is. Kindred spirit indeed. And boy, the guy can ACT. lkjasdlfhlakjsdhlfahkjfa

I had trust issues even before I met her. If I was damaged before, now I'm ruined. Help?

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:32:14 -0400

I had trust issues even before I met her. If I was damaged before, now I'm ruined. Help?:

autostraddle:

looking back on my life
and all the liars and cheaters
all the delusions i believed in that weren’t real
sold to me by delusional people
the secret relationships people had
with other people
while also in a relationship with me
and hell the things i’ve done to people, too,
in the past,

i think that “trust issues”

thedailywhat: Single-Topic Tumblr of the Day: Geraldo In A...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:27:04 -0400

thedailywhat:

Single-Topic Tumblr of the Day: Geraldo In A Hoodie is posting every photo of Geraldo Rivera wearing a hoodie it can find. Best one so far: Geraldo and his Fox News colleague Bill O’Reilly sharing a hoodie moment at a Yankees game.

Just look at them. They’re clearly asking for it.

[geraldoinahoodie.]

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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:59:28 -0400

all relationships are mirrors into who you are or who you have...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:31:48 -0400

all relationships are mirrors into who you are or who you have the potential of becoming, and to a lesser extent who you were. “thank you. i love you. i’m sorry.” you can play around with language until you find something that resonates in your surrendering and letting go. It’s really less focus on the other person, what the other person is doing or not doing, and more about you freeing your heart and accepting that you created or attracted this situation. Feel how this brand of self-responsibility translates in every area of your life, similarly to looking into a 3-way mirror. It doesn’t matter who’s “right ” or “wrong” in fact, those seemingly validating vibrations only placate the ego. And the ego is cool, you just want to learn to “flow and be aware” of the ego, and not “resist” the ego, because anything you resist eventually…. re-surfaces. Also, there is nothing to “prove” to “the other,” since there’s really only one of you present in the relationship, as people simply reflect one another’s subconscious programming and/or conscious beliefs. It’s really simple in its difficulty: Love, feel, trust, forgive, release. And witness your aura expand wider. And if possible, have blissful, healing intimacy, trance sex, or some type of touch (massages are heaven) to help move the chi throughout the body and I trust that you will breathe deeply in the process. Or you can always turn to nature. xo. Cheers!

"You are a mashup of what you let into your life."

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:30:51 -0400

““You are a mashup of what you let into your life.””

- Austin Kleon (via imskyhigh)

OMG! This is me #inanutshell azureink: did-you-kno: Source I...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:24:28 -0400

OMG! This is me #inanutshell

azureink:

did-you-kno:

Source

I swear I have this.

#DEEP Especially since I’m always chasing...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:22:28 -0400

#DEEP Especially since I’m always chasing inspiration.

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”

Octavia E. Butler.

Lesson number one for all us creatives…

jonubian:

“First forget inspiration…” Wise words from Octavia Butler

reginaagu:

jassonhiramperez:

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”

Octavia E. Butler.

Lesson number one for all us creatives…

We have the same birthday :-) hearmyhumblecry: Ella Josephine...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:17:08 -0400

We have the same birthday :-)

hearmyhumblecry:

Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African American civil rights and human rights activist beginning in the 1930s. (It’s Women’s History Month)

♑ Mu: Tantra Says, First Purify the Body

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:11:05 -0400

♑ Mu: Tantra Says, First Purify the Body:

cougarchild:

“Tantra says, first purify the body – purify it of all repressions. Allow the body energy to flow, remove the blocks. It is very difficult to come across a person who has no blocks, it is very difficult to come across a person whose body is not tight. Loosen this tightness; this tension is…

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:46:35 -0500

I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:02 -0500

I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are

#cosign jonubian: … That is being naked.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:01:38 -0500

#cosign

jonubian:

… That is being naked.

Meet @monicarolevans

He smells like this in my dreams

it’s summer time, so ditto this: “I’m ‘bout to...

My Passport Stamp

Photo

Gay Newspaper Editorial On Trayvon Martin’s Death Ignores Reality Of Racial Oppression

newmodelminority: One of the best tumbles I’ve seen in a hot...

"What is your favorite word?” “And. It is so hopeful."

This man makes *British* sound good. I have no idea what...

I had trust issues even before I met her. If I was damaged before, now I'm ruined. Help?

thedailywhat: Single-Topic Tumblr of the Day: Geraldo In A...

Photo

all relationships are mirrors into who you are or who you have...

"You are a mashup of what you let into your life."

OMG! This is me #inanutshell azureink: did-you-kno: Source I...

#DEEP Especially since I’m always chasing...

We have the same birthday :-) hearmyhumblecry: Ella Josephine...

♑ Mu: Tantra Says, First Purify the Body

Photo

I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are

#cosign jonubian: … That is being naked.

This man makes British sound good. I have no idea what...