Shark Sushi Plate by Avigayil / Aviceramics
Any time you were eating sushi before was just small time: you haven’t had real raw fish until you’ve plucked it from the ravenous, blood-dripping maw of a Great White. So for all the rest of us, you can at least *pretend* you’re skirting the edge of toothy death with this ceramic sushi plate by Avigayil. You can contact her at aviceramics@gmail.com for purchase and commission details.
Artist: DeviantArt (via: Technabob)
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On baking, making choices, and a reluctant (and resourceful) fairy princess
I cannot count how many times I have reread this story, because it is adorable and funny and charming, and exactly the pick-me-up I sometimes need. Plus it is an adoption story that is straight-forward and awesome about adoption. YES PLEASE.
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22-year-old Idalys Ortiz of Cuba, 2012 Olympic women’s heavyweight judo champion. Ortiz is the first woman not from China or Japan to claim the title.
BLACK GIRLS WINNIN!!!!!!
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I was applying for financial aid in my first year of college last year when I got a call saying I was a finalist and would very likely get it because of my grades and community service but they needed a face-to-face interview.
So I went shopping for something professional and “smart” looking to wear to the interview and I spent the day preparing for any answers thy might have had. I was as ready as anyone could have possibly been when I showed up at the financial aid offices.
The first thing the interviewer said was “that’s a very nice outfit you have there…what size is it?” That sort of threw me a little so I responded that I didn’t know because it was in European sizes and I wasn’t sure how to convert it. Even further to my surprise, she offered to look it up online if I could give her the size. I managed to steer the conversation away from this unprecedented (and frankly uncomfortable) topic and back to my application.
She pulled up my credentials on her computer and said “oh, actually, it says here that the department already decided to give it to you. We just wanted to see you in person.” I thought this was weird but I assumed it was just normal procedure. She didn’t seem to have anything else to add so I was just thanking her and getting my purse when she said “you know, the thing about these scholarships is that they come from outside sponsors and even though we’re the ones who decide whom to give them to, the sponsors usually like to meet the recipients in person.” I respond that I would love to meet the sponsors and that they won’t be disappointed. She says “yes, yes. Well, the thing is that you have to portray a certain…image, you understand? They need to see that you’re hardworking and dedicated and can accomplish anything.” I jokingly say “well, hopefully my resume reflects that, right? Because it’s too late to change that now.” She smiles condescendingly and tells me that perhaps there is something I can change with dedication. She asks if I’m aware the school has a gym. Not sure where she’s taking the conversation, I respond that I am and I’ve been there once or twice and it’s very lovely. She says well perhaps I could make time to go there more often because she would like to point me out at the sponsors dinner and say that I’m a person that is dedicated not only in my work but “look at her, she’s so skinny now! That’s dedication!”
At this point, I want nothing more than the flip her the bird and storm out of there, but I need the financial aid. So I spin her a line about how I’ll certainly think about it, but it might be hard if I’m studying so hard and working on my school work and extra-curricular activities in order to maintain my place in such a fine establishment. And then I make a hasty exit.
At the time, I thought that perhaps she was only looking out for my best interests, but then I met my scholarship sponsor (before the dinner and purely by accident) and we got along excellently and she commended me on my grades and so on. She never once mentioned my body or looked at me in any way implying she felt sorry or repulsed by my appearance.
And then I realized that I had almost lost the scholarship even with all the time I had put into becoming a model student, for the sole reason that I wasn’t skinny and the financial aid interviewer couldn’t deal with that. The sponsor certainly didn’t care what I looked like; it all came down to that awful small-minded, mean-spirited woman.
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Indigenous Style Icon of the Week: Adam Beach (Saulteaux)
Adam Beach was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations Reserve with his two brothers. A troubled childhood saw his mother killed by a drunk driver, and his alcoholic father drowned only weeks afterward. The three brothers went to live with their grandmother and then with their uncle and aunt in Winnipeg, where Adam joined drama classes and began acting in local theatre productions. Says Beach, “Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It’s become some weird form of therapy. It’s like I have a place where I can release all of these emotions.”
Since then he has appeared in over 60 films and television programs. His performance in the Academy Award-nominated Clint Eastwood-directed Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was phenomenal. He played Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American who was one of the six US Marines to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima and who found the resulting fame hard to handle, subsequently giving way to alcoholism. This alone would have been an emotional role for Adam to play; however, during filming, both his grandmother and best friend passed away. His role as Hayes is both realistic and heartbreaking, earning him two Best Supporting Actor Award Nominations. He stands out well above the rest of the cast.
Adam has been further nominated for three Awards for his role in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, including a Golden Globe. Other notable TV appearances include Walker Texas Ranger, Law & Order: SVU, Big Love, & Arctic Air. He has also starred in several well-known feature films: Dance Me Outside, Smoke Signals, Joe Dirt, Windtalkers, Four Brothers, and Cowboys & Aliens. His debut role in Dance Me Outside earned him the Best Actor award at the American Indian Film Festival.
Adam hopes to be appointed leader of his Lake Manitoba First Nation, and is a strong community member and anti-racism activist. In an interview with Time Magazine, Beach said, “Look at the history of Native American people in Hollywood: they have not been represented in a human way on film…When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: “Hey, Chief!” Even when I go to work now, people call me “Chief.” People think they have the right to use that term with an Indian person…It’s how people acknowledge Indians. Hollywood has portrayed such a negative image of who we are as people up on screen. They don’t realize that there is a culture. There’s another part of us that exists…I do acknowledge my status as a role model for Native American people. I carry it on my sleeve. I do want a younger generation to look at me and say, “Wow, what did he do to achieve such status in Hollywood?” I want Native children to have success within their hopes and dreams.”
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Say hello to Kulsoom Abdullah, Pakistani-American #Weightlifter currently competing in the #Olympics2012 #weightlifting (Taken with Instagram)
She is awesome.
Serena Williams wins Olympic gold, destroying Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1.
LOL we never know how to act in public
Hey, I like that she just let all of her joy shine through!
I’m sure if you won Gold at the Olympics you would be doing the dougie or the cabbage patch….
The running man and the typewriter, just all over the court/field/gym LOL :oP
Then I’d follow with the Sprinkler, then cap it of with one cupid shuffle and two electric slides. Maybe I’ll wobble just because I could too.
I’d run through every pussy popping ass shaking dance I could think of in that moment. And dare somebody to judge me.
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1/25 best Roseanne scenes → Nightmare on Oak Street
Roseanne Conner: These are a girl’s things, Darlene, as long as a girl is using them.
Growing up I use to curl in a corner and cry to myself about how much I wished I could have a mother as wonderful as Roseanne.
Growing up, Roseanne was banned in my house for ‘filthy language’ and ‘terrible role models’.
As an adult, I’ve looked back and watched it and realized how much better things would have been if I’d had role models that made it clear that I could be the person I wanted to be and not have to do things just because it was what society expected.
That’s a shame. :( My family loved this show.
I have everything except the (non-existent, let’s say) last season on DVD. I always tell people that my mother is basically Roseanne with a masters degree.
God, I love Darlene.
Roseanne always makes my heart clench, because AWESOME but also because it reminds me so much of my family.
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Lawyer who also writes about teen werewolves. This blog does not reflect the opinion of my employer or any company or person with which I am affiliated. Nothing in this blog is legal advice.
Velma is having none of your vampire shit today
Liu Yang, China’s first female astronautIt might not be a giant step for...
“When I die, I don’t want to go to heaven or hell. I want to stay on earth and haunt people....
-what’s the matter, scared of a little lightning?
-I’m not overly fond of what follows
