Chantel Brenna

"The only time you look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough."

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:55 -0600

“The only time you look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough.”

- Louis C.K.

Progress for my baby brother.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:32 -0600

Progress for my baby brother.

Okay, I don’t even watch Teen Wolf, but this GIF got to me...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:15 -0600

Okay, I don’t even watch Teen Wolf, but this GIF got to me on like, a deep, womanly level.

It hit me right in the uterus.

annetdonahue: I’ve finally accepted that these people get what...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:20 -0600

annetdonahue:

I’ve finally accepted that these people get what true happiness and love are.

itchbay-srps: thesassyjessy: Rebloggable as requested. I have...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:53 -0600

itchbay-srps:

thesassyjessy:

Rebloggable as requested.

I have never understood the concept of the ‘friendzone.’ This is the best answer I’ve seen in a while.

I absolutely despise when people complain about being friendzoned for this exact reason. Perfect explanation.

meggilu: teacupnosaucer: mikalamode: thedukeofearl: shewhorol...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:28 -0600

meggilu:

teacupnosaucer:

mikalamode:

thedukeofearl:

shewhorollswithrolls:

mikalamode:

I’m a stone cold fox. You could disagree with me, but you would be wrong.

agree

Sorry, but if that makes me wrong then I don’t want to be right. When did it become necesarry for men to be attracted to every body type?

Sorry, but when did my being a stone cold fox hinge on how attractive men find me?

GUESS WHAT? IT DOESN’T. I know you think your opinion on my appearance matters, because you’re an male who feels entitled to comment on women’s appearances, but my self acceptance doesn’t depend on how many men want to fuck me.

So, now you’re wrong on two counts. Congrats, dickweed :)

haha, owned

men still wandering around thinking women only exist for their pleasure pssht

Definitely agree. Stone. Cold. Fox.

OH MY GOD THANK YOU.

I don’t even know this woman and I love her.

ahhmmmburr: Franklin and I took a trip down to Bluth’s Frozen...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:18 -0600

ahhmmmburr:

Franklin and I took a trip down to Bluth’s Frozen Banana Strand

LUCKYYYY.

Also, the moment she drew is one of my favorite under-appreciated Franklin moments.

I have given up trying not to dance at my desk.

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:55 -0600

I have given up trying not to dance at my desk.

crowcrow: Claudine Doury Sasha

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:52:36 -0600

crowcrow:

Claudine Doury

Sasha

Book A Month Update

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:59:09 -0600

April: Last month, I read The Reader, and I also watched the movie which stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Phines. I enjoyed the story, but was not a huge fan of the writing style. I think it may have had something to do with the fact that English is not the author’s first language or that the book might have been translated, but a lot of the language used was really plain and uninteresting.

May: I just now finished a book called Steroid Nation, which is a book written by a sports journalist about the beginning of steroid culture and the beginning of the fight against it. It was really interesting, and I learned a lot about a few famous athletes that tested positive for steroids before it was as big of a deal as it is today (Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Marc McGuire).

I am really excited for the next few months; I just ordered a book by David Sedaris, a book by a teacher who made a rule in her classrooms that students couldn’t tell others that they couldn’t play with them, a book of re-written bible stories by a novelist, and a novel by a guy who had a really incredible short story featured on This American Life last week. I got them all on half.com for super cheap, and I am just super excited to read them all.

"I’m in love with you. Yeah, it’s that bad. You’re so beautiful to me. Shut up, let me tell you, let..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:19 -0600

“I’m in love with you. Yeah, it’s that bad. You’re so beautiful to me. Shut up, let me tell you, let me. Every time I look at your face, or even remember it, it wrecks me. And the way you are with me, and you’re just fun and you shit all over me and you make fun of me and you’re real. I don’t have enough time in any day, to think about you enough. I feel like I’m gonna live a thousand years cause that’s how long it’s gonna take me to have one thought about you, which is that I’m crazy about you. I don’t wanna be with anybody else. I don’t. I really don’t. I don’t think about women anymore. I think about you. I had a dream the other night that you and I were on a train. We were on this train and you were holding my hand. That’s the whole dream, you were holding my hand and I felt you holding my hand. I woke up and I couldn’t believe it wasn’t real.”

- Louis C. K. (via ganjachick)

witstream: DROP EVERYTHING: there’s a new Anchorman 2...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:51 -0600

witstream:

DROP EVERYTHING: there’s a new Anchorman 2 trailer.

Paul Rudd has the most amazing comedic timing and delivery. It’s perfect. Even when he just says two sentences it’s the best part of the commercial.

I’m a little embarrassed about how many times I’ve...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:26:50 -0600

I’m a little embarrassed about how many times I’ve listened to this in the last few days.

DAMN YOU JUDE.

My super cool cousin and I had an Arrested Development Moment on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:48 -0600

My super cool cousin and I had an Arrested Development Moment on Facebook.

And So It Begins

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:32 -0600

One of my new roommates is a return missionary, which means about three weeks ago she got back from spending 18 months trying to convert people to Mormonism.

When I get new roommates, I’m really open with them about the fact that I’m not LDS, and I’ve rarely had problems.

When I got home, she invited me to Family Home Evening, which is something a lot of LDS people have once a week where they get together and teach lessons, read scriptures, play games, etc., which is fine with me, but when I told her I was interested, she followed it up with, “Well, you don’t have to be a Mormon to come, and you’re always invited.”

I’ve lived in Mormon culture long enough to know that this means I am in for a summer of getting invited to church and church activities and repeatedly explaining why I am not a Mormon and never will be.

Professors Are People Too

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:04 -0600

Two professors chatting in the copy room:
Professor 1: Did you have lunch already?
Professor 2: No, I forgot to bring one.
Professor 1: Do you wanna go grab something?
Professor 2: I don't know, I have this paper I need to be working on. The deadline is next week and I'm already behind.
Professor 1: We could go to [name of local Mexican food place] and get burritos?
Professor 2: Yeah, let's do that.

I bought four books this morning after listening to This...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:28 -0600

I bought four books this morning after listening to This American Life.

Pickin’ up knowledge.

this is such an important collection of images This is a...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:55:51 -0600

this is such an important collection of images

This is a snapshot of what is constantly happening in my brain.

pegthepatriarchy: Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:53:44 -0600

pegthepatriarchy:

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar:

Why the size?
We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes.

Why a vertical format?
When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally. You tend to hold a wallet or purse vertically when searching for notes. The majority of people hand over notes vertically when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.

Why different colors?
It’s one of the strongest ways graphically to distinguish one note from another.

Why these designs?
We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. We also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in America but visitors as well. Each note uses a black and white image depicting a particular aspect of American history and culture. They are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.

$1 – The first African American president
$5 – The five biggest native American tribes
$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
$20 – 20th Century America
$50 – The 50 States of America
$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt. During this time he led the congress to pass more important legislations than most presidents pass in their entire term. This helped fight the economic crises at the time of the great depression. Ever since, every new president has been judged on how well they have done during the first 100 days of their term.

I could so get on board with this.

This is bad ass.

I just choked on a cookie while laughing at David Sedaris reading one of his essays.

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21:47 -0600

It’s going to be a good day.