my name is kathryn.

Jesus Christ. 

thedailywhat:

What The Hell of the Day: A full-scale investigation has been launched by Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia into controversial math homework, which asked third-grade students to calculate the amount of cotton a slave would collect and the number of beatings he would receive in a week.

“Who would think of such questions to ask third-grade children?” asked parent Nicole Thompson, whose 8-year-old brought the questions to her attention.

According to the school district, the questionable questioned were penned by a teacher who sought to “reinforce social studies lessons through math.” It has since come to light that the homework was seen and approved by all nine third-grade teachers.

“We are looking at what human resources actions may be taken so I do believe that is a hard stance trying to determine what does that situation warrant,” said district spokeswoman Sloan Roach.

NAACP of Georgia has called on the school to fire the teacher responsible and reprimand all other parties involved in approving the lesson.

“To trivialize the suffering of slavery, and to put in a word game in math work sheet is unconscionable,” community activist Jennifer Falk is quoted as saying.

[wsbtv.]

this is so true

bunnysuit:

(via crapstone)

slaughterhouse90210:

“Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an explosion of dreams and desires that can find no outlet in everyday life. Only a drama will do and while the fireworks last the sky is a different color.”
— Jeanette Winterson, The Passion

somethingintellectual:

cassket:gilbarbara: 7 Deadly Sins

Montana doesn’t do shit, eh?

somethingintellectual:

rosy-cheekedbrighteyedbliss:

this is the freakin cutest thing I have seen in a while :)

:D Omg, so freaking adorable.

nerdology:

Kymera Magic Wand Universal TV Remote

OK Potter fans, have at it.  A universal remote that changes the channel based on a flick of your wrist.  There are actually 13 different gestures recognized by the device. Are you happy? Cause I’m ecstatic.

[OhGizmo]

 Oh, holy shit.

brandonnn:

Vonnegut on the dramatic arc of our daily lives:

Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs! So people pretend there is drama where there is none.

Kurt Vonnegut explains drama | Derek Sivers

Where our emotions live

malty:

(by Tightgrip)

Hate lives next door to Love

they share a garden

and a flower bed

they used to share bbqs together

but then Spite moved in next door to Hate

and they share more things in common

but dont worry, Love found a new friend in, oh, Friendship who moved in across the street they even commute together

Hope skipped town last year, when Apathy moved in down the street

Apathy is married to Fear

and is the cousin of Empathy

Lust shares a condo with Guilt

and sometimes sleeps with Curiosity and her cousin Confusion

and is divorced from Desire

So this is the dish on Lust.

He cheated on Desire with Surprise a random girl he met in a strip club.

 And was busted by Jealousy, his half sister who told Desire

 Jealousy in turn is married to Sadness who is the second cousin of Suffering and Hate (one by his mother’s side one from his father’s side)

I forgot to mention the fact that Jealousy is the sister of Envy

 and that’s about it

given the fact how they live.

 Being emotional sucks.

meaghano:

The 100 Greatest Writers of All Time

read the final list here (via thisrecording)

I give this list my full endorsement.

Goal for next five years →