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amomenttothink: jacquesofalltrades: thefrogman: First time...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:48 -0700

jacquesofalltrades:

thefrogman:

First time doing yoga by David Somerville [website]

This reminds me of not just my first attempt.

every time doing yoga

“Just put your knee over your shoulder…” uh-huh, I do that while I brush my teeth! (Someday!)

itsdeniseyo: assbutt-in-the-garrison: Ever wondered what lay...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:36:00 -0700

itsdeniseyo:

assbutt-in-the-garrison:

Ever wondered what lay beneath those “censored” red bars of this now infamous play of “Party Quirks”? Wonder no more.

omg I can’t stop laughing at this

Omfg

I am crying.

Small People by Bettina Güber

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:04:21 -0700

Small People by Bettina Güber

crimesagainsthughsmanatees: Original comics for sale! Free...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:30:26 -0700

crimesagainsthughsmanatees:

Original comics for sale! Free domestic shipping!

I totally get this.

laughingsquid: NASA’s Mars Rover Drew a Penis on the Surface of...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:57:11 -0700

laughingsquid:

NASA’s Mars Rover Drew a Penis on the Surface of Mars

I lost my old clipboard so I decorated a new one. Now I can...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:20:08 -0700

I lost my old clipboard so I decorated a new one. Now I can continue as usual!

Sometimes people amaze me...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:06:11 -0700

I go to a great Saturday morning yoga class. The instructor is a particularly kind lady (who happens to be Indian) who takes the time to learn our names and makes sure that we understand all the poses and the right way to do them. Usually it’s a pretty big class and sometimes she will begin or end with a quote she likes or some information on whatever she is reading at the moment. Many instructors do the same thing. At the moment she is going through the Yoga Sutras and explaining about the history of yoga from that point of view and what the sutras mean (basically.)

Today, for whatever the reason, there were four of us. Two regulars and two new people. As she began to paraphrase the sutra chapters for the regulars (we had both missed a week) the two new people interrupted her, “Is this religious? …because we are Christian.” She tells them it’s not religious, it’s the history of yoga. Instead of listening to her and deciding for themselves they whispered (loudly) to each other, said “we’re just going to step out because we don’t agree with this,” made a big show of rolling up their mats and left!

I don’t care that they are Christian. They could have been aliens who worship toilet seats for all I care, but I felt that they showed a distinct lack of basic listening skills, were rude, and were obviously LOOKING for a reason to be upset about yoga. IF YOU AREN’T SURE THAT YOGA IS FOR YOU, FINE, BUT TRY TO GET MORE THAN 45 SECONDS IN TO A CLASS BEFORE YOU DECIDE YOU ARE BEING PUT UPON — and then putting upon others in the process.

This seems to be a popular problem for Christians in particular and I have never understood it. If your “faith” in your belief is so flimsy that you can’t sit for 45 seconds and listen to information about the history of yoga without calling it religious the fault doesn’t lie in a “secular world,” it’s not the yoga instructor pushing her beliefs on you, and it’s not that you are being singled out… the fault lies inside you. Because if you lack the basic capacity to listen openly and decide for yourself if something serves you, then you were on a shaky foundation to begin with. And you are the one who is narrow-minded and forcing your beliefs on other people by declaring something which is meant to be historical to be religious.

And let’s be real here, while many people do yoga for fitness and for their health, yoga is fairly inextricably tied into the religious history of India. So if you are looking for a stripped down experience, maybe yoga at a studio is not for you.

I dunno… it just really bothered me.

And I can’t help but wonder if our instructor was a thin, twenty-something with blond hair, blue eyes, and an American accent that they would have had the same response…?

Now back to my regularly scheduled programming…

"notentirely said: “parmesan crusted asparagus”…. recipe? allrecipes is my favorite recipe site:..."

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:52:32 -0700

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notentirely said: “parmesan crusted asparagus”…. recipe?

allrecipes is my favorite recipe site: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/asparagus-with-parmesan-crust/detail.aspx

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I did a ton of cooking today! Old school ham, scallop potatoes,...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:35:00 -0700

I did a ton of cooking today! Old school ham, scallop potatoes, parmesan crusted asparagus and lemon meringue from scratch (not pictured). The pictures are kinda crappy because I wasn’t able to take my time, what with everyone crowding around trying to get food, so here is a picture of my adorable niece (to distract you! ) during our trip to Knott’s Berry Farm on Friday.

Ten Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:43:30 -0700

Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start.
Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends.
Cafuné (Brazilian Portuguese): The act of tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair.
Retrouvailles (French): The happiness of meeting again after a long time.
Ilunga (Bantu): A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time.
La Douleur Exquise (French): The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can’t have.
Koi No Yokan (Japanese): The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love.
Ya’aburnee (Arabic): “You bury me.” It’s a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person, because of how difficult it would be to live without them.
Forelsket: (Norwegian): The euphoria you experience when you’re first falling in love.
Saudade (Portuguese): The feeling of longing for someone that you love and is lost. Another linguist describes it as a "vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist."

Dante’s Fried Chicken pop-up brunch at The Daily Dose....

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:22:52 -0700

Dante’s Fried Chicken pop-up brunch at The Daily Dose. Pretty freaken good.

The little green civic that could rolled over to 200,000 miles...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:58:04 -0700

The little green civic that could rolled over to 200,000 miles today!

Everyone is a (cynical) comedian.

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:44:09 -0800

Everyone is a (cynical) comedian.

Someone needs to convince me to go to class because this...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:30:13 -0800

Someone needs to convince me to go to class because this adorable purr monster is not doing a good job.

Feeling like a mad genius right now.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:41:57 -0800

Feeling like a mad genius right now.

thegreg: ilyagerner: Via Psychology Today, the “[m]ap depicts...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:41:53 -0800

thegreg:

ilyagerner:

Via Psychology Today, the “[m]ap depicts the most frequently-cited location where a Missed Connection occurred, by region. All data are based on each state’s 100 most recent Missed Connections posted on Craigslist at the time of data collection.”

What in the world is happening in Indiana and its “At Home” mixed connections?

“Missed Connections” successfully enforcing the worst regional stereotypes you could think of.

I had no idea there were so many missed connections at walmart…

Normally my niece and I will go for a walk. Since it’s...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:16:51 -0800

Normally my niece and I will go for a walk. Since it’s rainy and cold and we can’t go out today I get this look. Well, played, tiny human.

Friendship is… someone who brings you a birthday cake...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:28:05 -0800

Friendship is… someone who brings you a birthday cake almost three weeks after your bithday when they find out that you didn’t have one (I made myself a pie!)

My friend Angela brought this back for me from Louisiana. Best....

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:32:00 -0800

My friend Angela brought this back for me from Louisiana. Best. Souvenir. Ever.

I just ate this.

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:54:21 -0800

I just ate this.