Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 432

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of...

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"
"Don’t believe in anything."
"What’s the last belief you held?"
"That I could believe in something."

"Put this on Instagram."

"Put this on Instagram."

They told me they like to make up dances to songs on the radio....

They told me they like to make up dances to songs on the radio. “Ukranian folk dances,” their mom added.

"I’m taking a 3 month memoir-writing course.""So...

"I’m taking a 3 month memoir-writing course."
"So what’s the most intense moment of your memoir?"
"When I was 17, my best friend died in my arms of an MDMA overdose."

"I came from Mexico.""Why’d you come?""Everybody comes for...

"I came from Mexico."
"Why’d you come?"
"Everybody comes for the money."
"Were you scared?
"Everybody’s scared."

"I see an empty fridge. He sees a seven course meal."

"I see an empty fridge. He sees a seven course meal."

"I try not to fight with people anymore. I just say: ‘You...

"I try not to fight with people anymore. I just say: ‘You want to be stupid? You stay stupid. I’m moving forward.’"

"For my dissertation, I’m studying the experiences of LGBT...

"For my dissertation, I’m studying the experiences of LGBT students in Catholic school settings."
"Have you found anything interesting?"
"Well, I’ve only interviewed four students so far. But the students I’ve talked to say that their peers are generally very supportive, and seem to identify more with the pastoral side of the religion than the dogmatic side."
"Pastoral?"
"You know… accepting others, tending the flock."

I’ve got to tell you guys about all the amazing things...

I’ve got to tell you guys about all the amazing things happening over at Susie’s Senior Dogs. So we started this page on a whim last week, for the purpose of placing old dogs in new homes. (And by we, I mean 95% my girlfriend, and 5% me— let’s be honest.) Nearly 100,000 people “liked” the page in 24 hours. 

We’ve posted about 11 dogs so far, and 6 of them have been adopted— from all over the country. It’s just been an incredible success. Almost all of these dogs were ten years or older, and many of them had been in shelters for a long time. Check out these pictures of the pups in their new homes. Remember, these guys were sleeping in cages just last week. 

From Left to Right: Nina (13), Fancy (12), and Max (10).

"Twenty years ago, I avoided going on a trip that I didn’t...

"Twenty years ago, I avoided going on a trip that I didn’t want to go on because I broke my leg. I had only agreed to the trip in the first place because I wanted to avoid making my father mad. Afterward, I had this sudden realization that it had taken me breaking my leg to finally do what I wanted to do. And I’ve lived life on my own terms ever since."