The Bookworm

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Small Ways To Improve Your Life

heroinwasmyhero:

cwote:

  • make your bed to immediately make your room look more put together
  • water first, then coffee or tea
  • pray or meditate, even just for ten minutes, to set the tone for your day
  • browse the news headlines ( & read the articles that interest you when you’ve got time)
  • wear something you feel b o m b in
  • listen to music while doing your daily activities-commuting, cleaning, cooking, exercising
  • smile at at least two people
  • smile at YOURSELF
  • call or message someone you love
  • eat food that makes you feel radiant
  • make lists of things you need to accomplish for the day
  • stretch for 10 minutes
  • record in your phone the positive thoughts you have so you can remember them
  • carry water with you (always always always)
  • shut off your phone for an hour and have some ME time
  • take a hot shower or bath at the end of a stressful day
  • try to make plans to spend time with someone at least once a week
  • think about 3 things you are grateful for at the end of each day
  • do something calming, relaxing, and non-electronic 30 minutes before you sleep
  • sleep pants-less

As much as I hate to admit it, this stuff really does help.

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Lana Del Rey

—Oh Say Can You See

bluedreamliquorfiend:

Oh Say Can You See- Lana Del Rey 

The headlights from passing cars
They illuminate my face then they’ve made the dark
The voice of Nirvana says “come as you are”
And I will
The nighttime is almost ours…

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Lana Del Rey

—Wayamaya

guinevere-de-britannia:

I remember we came in May
And we changed our names
To Lana and Ray
We be up to the sun rosé
I’m in gold lamé
Your pink floral haze

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lions-and-dinosaurs:

bipper-billdipper:

wednypls:

prismatic-bell:

niall-ate-mynamee:

cinderellawaitinforherprince:

heyfunniest:

zeebsdarling:

anus:

renkris:

Gordon Ramsay doesn’t care about your gender, race, or creed. All he cares about is that you can cook.

The contestant, Christine, is blind, and he lets her know exactly what he thinks of her dish.

OMG I was preparing myself to be enraged by him making some horrible comment but now I’m crying in Starbucks GOD DAMMIT

Christ I am not okay with these fEELINGS

IM BAWLING

That’s so cute I wanna cry

Is there a Gordon Ramsay fan base on this site??? And where can i join???

Spoilers, she won. Her cookbook is on sale now.

Also, this is the very first apple pie she ever made.

Also, can we please take notice OF HOW HE DESCRIBES IT FOR HER? Ramsay was extremely conscious during the entire season that she would require different tactics than the other contestants; this was not the only time he became her eyes, nor the only time he did things like that scrape of the knife so she could actually have a sense of her work.

And if you really want to bawl like a baby? During final four or final three, I forget which, the remaining contestants got photos from home. Christine’s husband sent their wedding photo—which she had never seen. Ramsay paused before starting the challenge to describe to her not only her husband—the look of love and joy on his face—but also herself as a bride, so she could see in her mind how the two of them looked together on their wedding day.

It was extremely obvious nobody had ever thought to do that before.

This man should be a fucking icon not just for his cooking, but for how he treats those who are different. During the same season he asked a handsome young man, making conversation during auditions, if he had a girlfriend. The man responded that he was gay. Ramsay, without missing a beat: “I’m sorry. Have you got a boyfriend, then?” No drama, no “oh my GOSH! You’re GAY? TOKEN CHARACTER :DDDD” just a very quick, simple whoops-my-mistake and the corrected inquiry. And then he never brought it up again! It was just a thing he learned, getting to know a contestant.

Yes, he can be harsh on MasterChef and downright cruel on Hell’s Kitchen (although if you were a sous chef and you served me raw pork that was not pork tartare, I’d scream too). But he’s not an ogre; he’s a polite man with a gigantic heart who simply happens to take no shit from those who should know better.

I really love Gordon Ramsay and his willingness to learn from others

You see how nasty he gets on Kitchen Nightmares but he goes into another chef’a kitchen and lets them treat him like shit when they’re teaching him

He once tried to learn how to make hand pulled noodles from a Chinese chef and he didn’t patronize or condescend just treated him with total respect and let the man call him an idiot when he failed and took it all with a great sense of humor

I follow his twitter and he’s just so funny and nice and I LOVE HIM OK

What a sweet man, though. Have you seen the way he acts with kids. Just ugh. Amazing!

Okay, but have you seen him with children? He did a Master Chef Junior and the kids (which were like legit chefs) were the sweetest, but if they cried he consoled them and watch it please it’s great.

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phytase:

ayqaart:

polyphonicpeacock:

earthmother29:

scandalousbazinga:

blue-moon5:

scandalousbazinga:

warag-3nb:

f2riss:

فلسطينية في ايطاليا ❤️

every one needs to see this and appreciate the raw beauty of it <3,

a palestinian in italy <3

She’s talented. And I love the way they speak.

YES, he’s telling her “Ryma don’t be shy, do it, I know you can” <3

 everything sooo beautiful, it made my heart smile.

Such beauty.

I actually cried

she looks like water moving when she dances, so fluid

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they-better-be-mysterious: “ queenquong: “ gingerpermission: “ standbyyourmantis: “ edwardspoonhands: “ myowndeliverance: “ necclibrary: “ YES. ” I once saw someone point out something I hadn’t really considered before- libraries are one of the only...

they-better-be-mysterious:

queenquong:

gingerpermission:

standbyyourmantis:

edwardspoonhands:

myowndeliverance:

necclibrary:

YES.

I once saw someone point out something I hadn’t really considered before- libraries are one of the only places that are warm and dry where you can stay for long periods of time if you have no money. If you’re someone with nowhere to go during the daytime, they provide a safe environment in which to keep a roof over your head for a while- and all while you can access information.

So yes. This.

It’s weird…libraries almost feel /wrong/ now. It’s like I walk in and think “This is great…where do I put my money?”

I used to work on a campus library and if you want someplace to put your money, so to speak, make sure you put books back in the designated areas. I know you think you’re being helpful by reshelving, but even if you pull something out to read a couple paragraphs just stick it in the basket for things you didn’t want. I don’t care if you know EXACTLY where you are. In academic libraries (at least in Texas) our funding was determined by how many books people looked at. So we got additional funding based on books not being reshelved. If there’s a designated shelf/basket for things you don’t want, stick things in it!

What @standbyyourmantis said about not reshelving is true for public libraries, too. Our funding is dictated largely by how ‘used’ we are, so we scan all the items that are laying about as In House Use. That, tied with Reference Count and Door Counter numbers (we have to manually put in the time we take for references) to prove we’re providing a needed service.
We also have to count the number of people who come for our programs, which not only helps funding but shows that the programming/services are needed, as well.
So, basically, if you want to feel like you’re making sure we’re getting paid and staying around, keep these in mind.

I didn’t know that’s why you’re not supposed to reshelf!

Oh my gosh! Not reshelving books is super important and everyone needs to know this.

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sixpenceee:

Judit Czinkné Poór is a Hungarian artist and pastry chef that creates the most incredible cookie art I have seen. Working out of her studio, Mézesmanna, Judit uses icing like a paintbrush, creating incredible edibles.

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demon-in-the-eyes:

godpenis:

gringophobia:

kingpinnn:

The most beautiful thing I have  heard all day and you have the opportunity to hear it too.

One of my faves that was lost to the internet is back

does anyone know the name of this instrument and possibly the source of this video?

It’s a Saraz handpan or Idiopan

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