book club turned out to be a discussion of privilege in which we pointed out, several times, that the very nature of a paid discussion such as that was racist; and also, the weirdness of progress: wherein life-threatening macro-aggressions ignored on the whole by society become micro-aggressions aggressively pointed out by a majority (or at the very least a privileged and vocal minority).

it was strange.

what I learned about myself: I may face micro-aggressions, but I have never chalked them up to being a woman. I’ve been a literal outsider my entire life so I’ve always assumed it was because I was weird, which has made them easy to avoid and ignore

marinermo:

instant-oatmeal:

archibanfkimble:

harry potter au where dumbledore is replaced by ron swanson

“Son, did you or did you not place your name in this stupid fire cup?”

“Welcome back to school, children. This year, your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be this woman from the Ministry of Magic. Why the government is interfering in the affairs of a private institution is beyond me. If you have any complaints, please do not bring them to me. End of speech.”

oh crap what was it called

the thing the Starkids were in

mls-classics:

with-amore-infinito:

oh, also: there is a man over 50 on my team who is obsessed with Hamilton. I’m not sure how to read this: Hamilton as cross-demographic success? Hamilton as inherently uncool popular property? JD shares more in common with my friends than expected?!

Go tell Sara that. She’ll bombard you with Youtube links. XD

well. I’m actually being stubborn and waiting until the hype blows over. XD I want to experience it outside of the fandom. if it’s anything like Sherlock, Buffy, Firefly, or Skyrim, I’ll like it much better if I jump on the late train.

oh, also: there is a man over 50 on my team who is obsessed with Hamilton. I’m not sure how to read this: Hamilton as cross-demographic success? Hamilton as inherently uncool popular property? JD shares more in common with my friends than expected?!

hoooooly shit Josh Groban on in the cafeteria and I’m right back to sophomore year

karapaints:

I’m not saying I WOULD turn people into frogs, I’m just saying it would be nice to have that option