Another pop culture enthusiast looking to become a creative force of some kind or another. I'll be putting all kinds of inspirational thoughts here to keep myself (and maybe you) going until I get to that point. And, yes, the occasional bit of self-indulgent ranting.
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The Modern Superhero Comic Event Picker was inspired by an episode of the 3 Chicks Review Comics podcast in which they joked about someone making a “grim n gritty wheel.” I decided to give it a shot, but it ended up transforming into a modern age gimmick generator — because what is grim n gritty now, other than another gimmick?
Superman, the comics character, stands for Truth and Justice. Superman, the corporate icon, stands for the American Way.
Strangely, the first two are completely incompatible with the last one. Truth and Justice are obvious. Do right, live right, be right. The American Way, on the other hand, is to take, cheat, and then take more.
75 years strong.
Brad Pitt at the end of Se7en, gripping his skull and screaming “What’s Michael?!”
New favorite meme: Old Economy Steven
Everyone I’d like you to meet my father.
this is accurate lol
Ugh this is absolutely my dad.
fuck the boomers, seriously
Don’t forget “I bought my first car for $500 (in 1977) but it worked just fine” and “But you graduated top of your class in high school! What do you mean you can’t get a job?”
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A student blows up at a teacher, drops the F-bomb. The usual approach at Lincoln – and, safe to say, at most high schools in this country – is automatic suspension. Instead, Sporleder sits the kid down and says quietly: “Wow. Are you OK? This doesn’t sound like you. What’s going on?”
He gets even more specific: “You really looked stressed. On a scale of 1-10, where are you with your anger?” The kid was ready. Ready, man! For an anger blast to his face….”How could you do that?” “What’s wrong with you?”…and for the big boot out of school. But he was NOT ready for kindness.
The armor-plated defenses melt like ice under a blowtorch and the words pour out: “My dad’s an alcoholic. He’s promised me things my whole life and never keeps those promises.” The waterfall of words that go deep into his home life, which is no piece of breeze, end with this sentence: “I shouldn’t have blown up at the teacher.” Whoa.
—Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% (via mchotdog)
what a radical idea yo
(via matthewdgold)
Bam. Kids “misbehave” for actual, real, valid reasons. And have feelings.
(via amydentata)
For fuck’s sake, it takes the people in charge so long to figure shit like this out! Good for Lincoln High!
(via psychetimelapse)
This needs to be the policy EVERYWHERE…
(via 3dela)
HUH. Just retaliating at people, particularly children, doesn’t fix things?
WHO’D’A THUNK IT?
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