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bethlehems:


Being really annoying on the Internet tonight, so humor me. I logged onto Facebook to check ONE THING for the first time in like two weeks (I hate Facebook. I hate you so much. I would delete you except social networking is apparently one of my “skills” and it would actually look bad not having one), and this was clickable in the right sidebar.
This was my senior prom (~three years ago). This is the face I made upon seeing this picture. I don’t even. 


I will never, ever, ever get used to seeing Alex Baca with blonde hair.
There are moments when I like Facebook…but that’s probably because I’ve hidden 90% of my “friends” in my News Feed. Makes it much less annoying.

bethlehems:

Being really annoying on the Internet tonight, so humor me. I logged onto Facebook to check ONE THING for the first time in like two weeks (I hate Facebook. I hate you so much. I would delete you except social networking is apparently one of my “skills” and it would actually look bad not having one), and this was clickable in the right sidebar.

This was my senior prom (~three years ago). This is the face I made upon seeing this picture. I don’t even. 

I will never, ever, ever get used to seeing Alex Baca with blonde hair.

There are moments when I like Facebook…but that’s probably because I’ve hidden 90% of my “friends” in my News Feed. Makes it much less annoying.

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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

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The Archers Bows Have Broken

Brand New

bethlehems:

Brand New - “The Archers Bows Have Broken.”

Brand New is unequivocally my favorite band (youth + seen them so many times + youth + they’re just good, shut up) and for whatever reason, this is one of my favorite songs of theirs. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. BUT IT’S SO GOOD.

I took a long break from Brand New due to massive overexposure/overlistening.

It’s time for that break to end.

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Georgetown Cupcake Lines = WTF.

2 hours in line for a cupcake. A CUPCAKE.

People - even if that cupcake gives me a fucking ORGASM, I’m NOT waiting two hours for it.

Hell, I can get LAID in half that time. And sex is always always always > cupcakes.

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GPOYW: The what I look like now edition.

GPOYW: The what I look like now edition.

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GPOYW: The when Emma was a newborn I looked like a freakin’ little kid edition. Zoom

GPOYW: The when Emma was a newborn I looked like a freakin’ little kid edition.

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Our uncertainty about this question is reflected in our scattershot approach to markers of adulthood. People can vote at 18, but in some states they don’t age out of foster care until 21. They can join the military at 18, but they can’t drink until 21. They can drive at 16, but they can’t rent a car until 25 without some hefty surcharges. If they are full-time students, the Internal Revenue Service considers them dependents until 24; those without health insurance will soon be able to stay on their parents’ plans even if they’re not in school until age 26, or up to 30 in some states. Parents have no access to their child’s college records if the child is over 18, but parents’ income is taken into account when the child applies for financial aid up to age 24. We seem unable to agree when someone is old enough to take on adult responsibilities. But we’re pretty sure it’s not simply a matter of age.

What Is It About 20-Somethings?:peterwknox

True, true, true, true. This seems especially relevant today considering my mom told me this morning that, according to NBC, I may not be able to get a credit card without a co-signer until I’m 25. That is old, and ridiculous.

(via storygoes)

This article made me furious not because of the adulthood thing or because I identified, but because I felt like I was being sweepingly generalized into a movement (i.e. indecisiveness) that I’ve worked hard to break the fuck out of. It just seems like it’s now socially acceptable to not know what you want to do and that it’s okay to keep putting off making a career out of what you love. Shut the fuck up, New York Times Magazine. The trickle-down of this acceptance of “meh” is that so many people I know can’t identify one thing they like enough to run with it. I cannot accept brain functions as an excuse for this. My mom’s response to this article was that parents should be teaching their kids independence and how to move forward when they’re kids, not when they’re in their 20s; someone in my office at NTHP made the astute observation that it was obviously a slow news day because, to make this relevant to the mid-1990’s, all one would have to do was swap out “boomer” for “slacker.” I’m butthurt, pissed off, and sick about hearing how people my age are just struck with malaise (read the rest of the article—this quote doesn’t totally get that point across). And if you are, please just up your game or something or at least find out what you’re interested in. And then, you know, maybe, like, run with it? Or at least try? I just don’t see a whole lot of people trying, and I wish that wasn’t the case.

Also, Jenna, I’ve had a credit card since I was 18, in my own name. I’m pretty sure NBC was sensationalizing.

(via bethlehems)

Thank you Alex Baca (and Alex Baca’s mom) for stating every single thing I think every time I read one of these b.s. trend pieces about people who just can’t possibly decide what to do with their lives.

And yes, I’m old (33), so I’m not in the target age group and I’m sure I just can’t possibly understand the overwhelming challenges today’s 20-somethings face…but make an effort people. Guess what? It actually pays off if you do. Even if you fall flat on your fucking face.

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HI, I'M ALEX: Dealing with INTJs

frenchelon:

Not to be one of those people that are like “OMFG I am SO an INTJ!!”, but I really am an INTJ. Every single point applies to me. Ask the people I’ve been friends with - they’ll confirm.

Myers-Briggs scores change for most people every six months to a year (understandably—as you…

Alex is right on the variability of Myers-Briggs scores (I had a Psych professor spend a whole class shredding their validity when I was in college), but valid or not, this description is pretty much me on the nose.

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The story of…SQUIRREL BABY!!! #LOST

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Penguins chasing a butterfly.

Too awesome.

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Whisky. Fueled. Cars.

Just one more step towards whisky being at the center of everything in the universe.