Kinder Words

Rants about ska, life, and utter nonsense.

Well hello there

How you been tumblr?  I could lie and say that I haven’t had much time, but being unemployed I’ve really had a ton of time.  Really I just feel like I haven’t had much to say lately, but here’s what’s been on my mind lately.  

  • I’m becoming exhausted from social networking and social media.  Yes, it’s a great tool, and I understand that no one is really twisting my arm to use it, but I feel that without it I’d just be left behind in all that’s going on, especially with the people that I don’t see often.  I just think we have too much of it is all.
  • Looking for a job is just horribly depressing.  Thus far this summer I’ve only had interviews at two schools.  Sure I could probably be doing a little bit more to improve my odds, but there are so many good teachers that aren’t going to be able to find jobs, it just feels hopeless.  It’s all just frustrating, I don’t really ever want to think about it.  I’m also feeling like I might not be ready to take a real “grown-up” job and move on to whatever the next phase of my life is.  Growing up is terrifying business.
  • Started reading Game of Thrones.  It’s really good so far, I always forget about how much I enjoy reading a good book until I actually do it.  I got a bunch of books at the Borders that’s going out of business nearby my house.  Also, it just makes me sad that all Borders are going to be closing down.  I don’t know if it’s a particular reason or if people don’t buy/appreciate tangible copies of books anymore, but if it’s the latter then that just makes me sad.
  • It’s been a little over two months, and I already feel like I’ve lost contact with a lot of the people from school.  I really need to push myself to keep in touch with the people that I still really want to talk to.  There’s really only a handful, but I do really care about those people and I am afraid I could lose contact with them.

I’m sure there’s more I could say,  but I don’t really feel like typing anymore.  Maybe I’ll come back later.

thedailywhat:

BAMF of the Day: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant (and Klingon Diplomatic Corps ambassador) Alan Carver competes on his 47th birthday; demonstrates a million dollars worth of determination.

Part 2 below:

[videosift.]

answering questions like a boss.  This guy is pretty amazing.

my views on sexuality;

if you’re gay, that’s cool

if you’re a lesbian, that’s cool

if you’re bisexual, that’s cool

if you’re straight, that’s cool

if you’re transgender, that’s cool

if you’re still deciding, that’s cool

if you’re pansexual, that’s cool

if you hate on somebody for their sexuality, fuck you.

(Source: foodismyonlyfriend)

thedailywhat:

Rhetorical Question of the Day: Testifying at yesterday’s hearing on a proposed same-sex marriage ban, Minnesota state Rep. Steve Simon (DFL-Hopkins/St. Louis Park) asked his colleagues to ponder the possibility that God may just be A-OK with gay people. “How many more gay people does God have to create,” Simon inquired, “before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?”

Sadly, Rep. Simon’s words fell on deaf ears, and the House Civil Law Committee voted 10-7 along party lines to move the bill forward.

[uptake / lgbtqnation.]

If there were more rational, logical reasoning like this going on, I might have a little more faith in the government.  Unfortunately, I’m not sure that it’s going to happen anytime soon.

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viasquaredd:

1000 reblogs = $10

10000 reblogs = $100 .. and so on

Okay, we know, we know, it’s shameless self promotion. We will be using the increased traffic from our website to fund this donation. We will be sending Red Cross the check for the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.

UPDATE: We forgot to add what we’d do if someone were to “like” the post. We will combine the reblogs and likes we got from our last post along with the reblogs and likes we get from this post.

We wish we can donate more, but it’s all we can handle. If you would like to donate directly to the cause, please click here.

We will be donating 1 cent per every reblog, 1 cent for every like and 5 cents per every new follower we get. We’ll be sending the check to American Red Cross.

Email us at what@viaSQUARED.com for any questions regarding this.

EDIT! Hopefully this will get enough notes, but if it gets too many, we’d have to stop it at 50000!