Oh my goodness I’ve never seen a dust bath before and now all I want is an animal that takes them so I can watch them and fawn over how cute it is.
(via the-absolute-best-gifs)
Gay Marriage Endorsement of the Day: Colin Powell jumped on the gay marriage bandwagon today with an endorsement during an interview with Wolf Blitzer:
I have no problem with it, and it was the Congress that imposed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” though it was certainly my position and my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred, as you’ll recall. But as I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones, and they are as stable a family as my family is, and they raise children. And so I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married.
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Welcome to knowledge and human decency. Have a cookie and a cocktail.
Actually liking oneself.
Not thinking, “gee, in ten pounds I’ll be super hot but for now I look alright”, or something along those lines, is a novel experience. Every time I was “pretty” when I was younger, I never got it, but now that I do… WOW.
It’s easier to think you’re pretty when you have a best friend that never puts down your appearance, and even more friends that are the same way. In fact, my group of friends just compliments each other on what we like about each other that day.
“I like your outfit”, “your dress is cute”, “your hair is glorious”, “have you lost weight?” (and mean that last one).
All of this and a boyfriend who tells me I’m pretty almost every day and actually notices things like my clothes, hair, and other random stuff that most guys seem to overlook, makes it really easy to like myself most days.
This shouldn’t be a privilege earned by society’s standards. Everyone should feel pretty and like themselves the way they are, or when they achieve what they think is pretty.
But it probably won’t happen for a lot of people. Which is sad.