Sara Raasch's Blog, page 519
November 22, 2013
I’ve realized I get excited about the weirdest things. For instance, in preparation for the...
I’ve realized I get excited about the weirdest things. For instance, in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holiday and to better help us understand how wines pair with things, Husband & I are having a Super Grown Up* Wine/Cheese Tasting Party this weekend and I am absurdly excited about making little signs that explain what each wine and cheese are. FANCY PAPER, YAY! FANCY PENS, YAY!!
*they’re going revoke this part of our party title, I’m sure of it.
November 21, 2013
leeeeeeeeeegooooooooolaaaaaaaaas:
Can you imagine if Tolkien gave the Elves typical elf names...
leeeeeeeeeegooooooooolaaaaaaaaas:
Can you imagine if Tolkien gave the Elves typical elf names though
"All would pay homage to him, even the great Elven King, Thistle Whistle."
"I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn. This is Gimli, son of Gloin, and Jingle Jangle of the Woodland Realm."
The yaseriesinsiders launches THIS SATURDAY, Nov 23!! Follow us...
The yaseriesinsiders launches THIS SATURDAY, Nov 23!! Follow us for awesome tidbits like this one about your favorite authors and the series they created — PLUS to kick off our launch, we have some crazy-big giveaways planned! You do NOT want to miss this!
watermistress:
And all I can taste is this moment, And all I...
And all I can taste is this moment,
And all I can breathe is your life.
—Goo Goo Dolls, Iris.
People chuckle at me when I try to explain my epic Zutara feels.
Then I see a picture like this.
And I really just don’t care.
Because FEELS.
Want an extra chance to win an SLA snowflake charm? How about FOUR extra chances?
You might have seen some of my Tumblr/Twitter posts about a (super ridiculously cool) blog launching this Saturday — the yaseriesinsiders! I’ve joined up with eleven other fabulous series authors to bring you the best insider secrets about your favorite authors and their glorious series.
To kick off our blog, this Saturday, November 23, we are coordinating a number of EPIC EPIC WOW giveaways — the biggest one on our blog (follow link above), with even more scattered through other fabulous blogs who are helping spread the gospel of the YASeriesInsiders!
And just what will be given away this Saturday? Well, among dozens of books, boxed sets, jewelry, and FUN, I’m giving away FOUR SNOW LIKE ASHES snowflake charms. That’s right — you get four extra opportunities to Join the Blizzard without having to actually join the Blizzard!
So spread the word! Tell your friends! Squeal with joy! Because YASI is coming, and it is coming with PRIZES!!
November 20, 2013
"4.5% of the men in the United States is an incredibly high number – that translates into over six..."
4.5% of the men in the United States is an incredibly high number – that translates into over six million men.
If you added up every US citizen who was officially unemployed or looking for work in 2001, that would be less than the total number of rapists.
If you added up every US citizen who is Jewish, that would still be less than the total number of rapists.
If you added up every teenage boy who had any sort of job – an afterschool job, a summer job, working full-time after dropping out, including all of those – you’d still have over a million fewer people then the total number of rapists.
There are twice as many rapists in the USA as there are single mothers.
For every drunk driver who is in a fatal accident this year, there are over 500 rapists.
If you take every doctor and nurse in the United States; and you added them to every librarian, every cashier, every cop, every postal clerk, and every bank teller in the whole country; you still wouldn’t have as many people as the number of rapists in the United States.
(Think of that a second – think of how often, in your daily life, you’ve seen cops and cashiers and all those other folks. Odds are, you’ve run into rapists more often than that).
To paraphrase Tim Wise: In short, “only” 4.5% of the male population is a lot of people, so that even by the most optimistic assessment of how many men are rapists, there are literally millions out there who not only would but have raped a woman. When combined with those who are less vicious – those who haven’t raped, but would be willing to in the right circumstances, and those who would make excuses for why other men rape, it becomes clear just how real a widespread a problem rape and rape-supportive attitudes are among men today.
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http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/how-many-men-are-rapists/ (via melodynotmalady)
So, when someone says “not all men are rapists!”, they’re absolutely correct, but the number is high enough that it’s safer to assume all men are potential rapists until proven otherwise.
Millions of rapists. Millions.
Damaging racist and sexist stereotypes have been based on far fewer people doing far less damaging things (e.g. black people love watermelon, women are overly emotional, Asian people are smart, etc.), so why is there such an outcry over people being wary of men?
(via llamajun)
Not all men are rapists. Not all rapists are men. I’ve never seen anyone disagree with those two statements.
It is, however, perfectly acceptable if you are cautious around men in order to protect yourself from the possibility of sexual assault.
People will try to shame you for being wary, but then will shame you if you weren’t careful enough. You can’t win in this society, so you might as well go with the option that keeps you safest.
(via feministsupernatural)
katerynthegrand:
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THIS MOVIE RUINED MY CHILDHOODWATCH ME...
THIS MOVIE RUINED MY CHILDHOOD
WATCH ME AS I DROWN IN MY TEARS
Cruelest gifset on Tumblr.
"If I’d had children and had a girl, the first words I would have taught her would have been “fuck..."
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Dame Helen Mirren (x)
And with that, Dame Helen Mirren becomes my fairy godmother.
(via lauriehalseanderson)
yaseriesinsiders:
Our ENORMOUS launch giveaway will be posted...
Our ENORMOUS launch giveaway will be posted on 11/23/13 here at http://YASeriesInsiders.com. And it will be EPIC. Don’t miss out. Check back here on Saturday to find out how you can win over $1,000 worth of signed box sets or hardcover sets of our favorite YA series, plus jewelry, DVDs, and fun, handpicked items from each of the eleven YASI authors.
We are also hosting smaller giveaways, including MORE jewelry, unique gifts, and swag from each of us on the following four blogs:
Adventures in YA Publishing - Gifts plus signed hardcovers of LEGEND, PRODIGY, CHAMPION by Marie Lu
Mundie Moms - Gifts plus signed hardcovers of INSURGENT, DIVERGENT, ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth
YA Books Central - Gifts plus signed hardcovers of THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS, THE CROWN OF EMBERS, THE BITTER KINGDOM by Rae Carson
Page Turners Blog - Gifts plus signed hardcovers of SHATTER ME and UNRAVEL ME by Tahereh Mafi and a signed hardcover of ICONS by Margaret StohlAlso stop by the following places to win more great, signed books:
The Story Siren - Signed hardcover of ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth
Jean the Booknerd - Signed hardcover of DIVINERS by Libba Bray
Candace’s Book Blog - Signed hardcover of NEVER FADE by Alexandra Bracken
Literary Rambles - Signed hardcover of THE ARCHIVED by Victoria Schwab
I Am a Reader, Not a Writer - Signed hardcover of FROZEN by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnson
Girls in the Stacks - Signed hardcover of UNBREAKABLE by Kami Garcia
Guys, this blog is going to be FANTASTIC!! Mark your calendars!
"It’s the curse of the teenage girl, isn’t it? Ridiculed at every corner. God forbid a teenage girl..."
It’s a fucking curse. You fall in love, it’s bullshit. You’re talented, it’s bullshit. You love something, bullshit. You care about something, bullshit. You destroy something bullshit. Something kills you, bullshit!
We’re all so trivial. Nothing we say has any weight, any precedence. Because we don’t know shit.
What do we like? Who cares. What do we love? Who fucking cares. We hate ourselves and we’re called dramatic and self-obsessed. We love ourselves and we’re called dramatic and self-obsessed. Since when was loving yourself a character flaw? Fuck. I think it’s astounding. Why wouldn’t you want to raise a generation of strong, proud girls? I know why, because you’re fucking scared, and you don’t even realise it. Somewhere, in the back of your head, past all the patriarchal bullshit, you know what we’re capable of. And don’t look at me like that, I know what the patriarchy is, and that’s exactly my fucking point. You underestimate us, you reduce us down to silly little girls.
In the back of your head, you’re scared for us to have voices, you don’t want us to have power. Because then, then we’ll speak up about the shit you put us through. And you know what? If you don’t educate us, if you refuse to educate us, we’ll educate ourselves.
I am so, so sick of this biased crazy bitch-teenager idea. Being passionate doesn’t make us crazy. And even if we are crazy, so fucking what? It’s you who made us like this.
You, who raised your daughter to keep her voice down. You, who taught her it’s better to be meek. You, who told her she just drunk too much, helped her throw out her ripped underwear, and never thought to ask questions. You, who told her sex was an obligation. And you, for telling her it’s a bargaining tool. Her desires aren’t natural. Don’t act, don’t speak. Repress, repress, repress. Repent, repent, repent. Be ashamed. Shut your mouth.
You shut it for her though.
Every lesson, every time you ignored her need, you plucked out another vocal chord. And you kept going and you kept teaching until her throat was empty, and you stole her words and threw her voice box down a fucking well so no one would ever hear her speak again. And you think we’re the crazy ones? You’re draining the life from you daughter so you can stick it in a glass vial and give it to your son in law.
You want us to be meek? You want us to be quiet. We’re fucking monsters. You made us, you’ve silenced us, and now we’re going to scream and scream until you notice.”
- the curse of the teenage girl - J.M (via seulray)
