Never show them your back This is the first installment in "Body Issues," a series of personal essays about obsessions with our own bodies. I used to flash my bra when I was good and drunk. I didn’t really care. It’s funny how this happens, how some part of your body considered “secret” and “scintillating” just feels like more skin. But my boobs arrived early, and grabbed second helpings on their plate, and so men would saunter up to me with that greedy look: Can I touch? When? But when I flashed my boobs, I kept the back of my shirt down. I was 7, maybe 8, when I discovered my back did not look like other people’s. I remember the anxiety of a bathing suit, how I walked to the diving board with my head raised skyward, hoping my wet hair would drape down my back and provide cover. The moles were not inherently interesting, but they contained dark magic. I searched other women’s bodies. Which must be wrong. And so, I twisted myself in pretzel shapes to avoid a painful reveal. But it would also be OK.
Top 10 things you CAN have for Christmas 2012 - Images Having dealt with all the things you are not getting for Christmas this year, it's time to turn our attention to what Santa's elves have really been hammering away at. So from consumer favorites to clever innovations to quirky surprises, here's our selection of the top 10 things you CAN have for Christmas 2012. View all A new perspective The latest in camera technology features prominently on Gizmag's pages and it is an area where the term "game-changer" is easily overused. The Lytro light field camera (US$399) brought something genuinely new to the consumer marketplace this year by giving users the ability to adjust a photo's focus after it's been taken. Game on Video games consoles always feature highly on Christmas wish lists and 2012 provided some tasty new pieces of hardware that will ensure this year is no different. This year also (finally) saw Nintendo join the HD gaming club with the release of the Wii U (US$299.99). Downsized tablets A $25 computer A digital green thumb Super-you
4 risky places to swipe your debit card - Yahoo! Canada Finance Would you give a thief direct access to your checking account? No? Unfortunately, you may be doing just that by regularly using your debit card. Debit cards may look identical to credit cards, but there's one key difference. With credit cards, users who spot fraudulent charges on their bill can simply decline the charges and not pay the bill. Because of that, even clear-cut cases of fraud where victims are protected from liability by consumer protection laws can cause significant hardship, says Frank Abagnale, a secure-document consultant in Washington, D.C. He cites the example of the The TJX Companies Inc.' While debit card fraud is always a possibility, being careful where you use it can help keep your checking account balance out of the hands of criminals. 1. The idea that outdoor ATMs are among the most dangerous places to use a debit card seems a little bit absurd. "Any transaction you do outdoors at an open ATM is going to be higher risk exposure," McGoey says. 2.
Thank Your Ex Thank you for arguing with me. You taught me the correct way to disagree, as well as the incorrect way. You pushed me to my breaking point, so now I know to never go there again. Thank you for second-guessing every romantic gesture I made. You believing them to be nothing more than measly attempts at covering up dark secrets, only solidified their necessity. You taught me that I am more than capable of being romantic. Thank you for sharing with me. Thank you for boring evenings on the couch. Thank you for the loss of affection. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for facing a tough decision with me. Thank you for leaving me. Thank you for reconnecting. Thank you for ignored phone calls. Thank you for impacting me. Thank you for changing me. And, finally, thank you for helping create a me who is loved.
40 Belief-Shaking Remarks From a Ruthless Nonconformist | Raptitude.com If there’s one thing Friedrich Nietzsche did well, it’s obliterate feel-good beliefs people have about themselves. He has been criticized for being a misanthrope, a subvert, a cynic and a pessimist, but I think these assessments are off the mark. I believe he only wanted human beings to be more honest with themselves. He did have a remarkable gift for aphorism — he once declared, “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” Even today his words remain controversial. Here are 40 unsympathetic statements from the man himself. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. More of Nietzsche’s genius here. Have a lot on your mind? Everyday mindfulness has transformed my life, and the lives of many others.
I Want To Snuggle With You I want to snuggle with you. I’d like to lie on you and put my head on your shoulder and breathe in the same rhythm that you’re breathing. I want to use one of my hands to rub your head, down to your neck, then to your arm, and then hold your hand. I’d like to rest my other hand on your hipbone, which is my favorite part of your body because it’s a straight and bony hip, nothing like my curvy, soft one. I’d like to stay there long enough so that our awkwardness goes away. I’d like to feel you give into the moment. Make a joke after a few moments of peace, one of those jokes that isn’t funny because of its sharp wit, but funny because it’s a comment on our current state, designed to make both of us ease further into the bubble of each other that we’re currently floating in. I’d like you to play with my hair. I’d like you to run your thumb over my lips. I want you to start at the beginning and do it again. image – iStockphoto.com
Print - 110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years · People will be fluent in every language. With DARPA and Google racing to perfect instant translation, it won't be long until your cellphone speaks Swahili on your behalf. · Software will predict traffic jams before they occur. Using archived data, roadside sensors, and GPS, IBM has come up with a modeling program that anticipates bumper-to-bumper congestion a full hour before it begins. · Climate-controlled jackets will protect soldiers from extreme heat and cold. · Nanoparticles will make chemotherapy far more effective. · Electric cars will roam (some) highways. · Athletes will employ robotic trainers. · Bridges will repair themselves with self-healing concrete. · Digital "ants" will protect the U.S. power grid from cyber attacks. · Scrolls will replace tablets. Your Car Will Be Truly Connected · Your genome will be sequenced before you are born. 10 Things That Will Remain the Same · Radiation sickness will be cured by injection. · Passwords will be obsolete.
Shel Silverstein: Poem of the Week “My beard grows to my toes, I never wear no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.” – “My Beard” Where the Sidewalk Ends “Needles and pins, Needles and pins, Sew me a sail To catch me the wind.” – from “Needles and Pins” Falling Up “Millie McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam.” – from “Screamin’ Millie” Falling Up “I will not play at tug o’ war. I’d rather play at hug o’ war” – from “Hug O’ War” Where the Sidewalk Ends “If you are a dreamer, come in.” – from “Invitation” Where the Sidewalk Ends “Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.” – from “Listen to the Mustn’ts" Where the Sidewalk Ends “Balancing my ABCs Takes from noon to half past three. I don’t have time to grab a T Or even stop to take a P.” – “Alphabalance” Falling Up “Last night I had a crazy dream That I was teachin’ school.
A Subtle Kind of Love - A Small Story. A SUBTLE KIND OF LOVE. a story. He loved her in a distant kind of way, the same way the sun heats the Earth. And yet... He loved her in an abstract kind of way, the way a bee loves honey. He loved her in a removed kind of way, the way a butterfly's wings can start a tsunami halfway around the world. He loved her in a subtle kind of way. And she loved him just the same. letters to crushes: #405889 We met over Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I was in Starbucks with my nose buried in the book, and she came over my shoulder and whispered, "Don't Panic!" ...I did. I had never seen anyone so beautiful. I invited her to sit down, though, and she did, and we talked about the book and some of our shared interests-- how we share the Ninth Doctor in common as our favorite; how we both love caramel in our hot drinks, even if it's a spring day; how we both like winter best and would I like to go see the orchestra with her? "Who are they playing?" "Beethoven and Grieg." They could have been playing anyone and I would have said yes. And that was our first date. Next week, it'll have been forty-two months ago. Next Friday I'm going to ask her to marry me at the Starbucks where we met, right before the orchestra concert we have tickets for. It'll be our forty-two month anniversary, and I'm going to ask her to marry me because she's my answer to life, the universe, and everything. And I won't panic.