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airagorn: dumb story because i think i’m funny we were watching a movie in school and there was a...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:58:07 -0400

dumb story because i think i’m funny

we were watching a movie in school and there was a scene where this guy was driving over lava and they kept showing close up shots of the tires catching on fire and i started laughing and my friend kept asking me what was so funny and when i finally composed myself i took a deep breathe and whispered

‘hot wheels’

wunderscheisse: or “The annoying company of a stupid cat...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:05 -0400

wunderscheisse:

or “The annoying company of a stupid cat princess and a necromancer salamander.”

This was sitting in my scrap folder since the first time “grumpy John” encountered in the comic, and I never really bothered myself to finish this until now.

bittersuites: Lady Loki.. at Dokomi 2013 ♥ Lady Loki, Asgardian...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:58:22 -0400

bittersuites:

Lady Loki.. at Dokomi 2013 ♥

Lady Loki, Asgardian Princess.. Essie
Loki.. wirbel-wind
Gothic Lady Loki.. Billy
Tony Stark.. revelio
Loki horns made by.. nephtis

songsofwolves: Mads Mikkelsen by Patrizio Di Renzo

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:56:39 -0400

songsofwolves:

Mads Mikkelsen by Patrizio Di Renzo

snakewife: tyndall-blue: riskycuriosity: artemisiumabsinthia: ...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:15 -0400

snakewife:

tyndall-blue:

riskycuriosity:

artemisiumabsinthia:

Josephine Baker, later known as ‘Bronze Venus’, ‘Black Pearl’ and ‘Créole Goddess’ was born in America in 1906 and later moved to France to become a singer, dancer, and actress. She was the first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture, and became famous worldwide.

Though she grew up as a maid in wealthy white households she eventually became an exotic dancer in France, famously appearing in next to no clothing, and became a French citizen in 1937.

Ernest Hemingway referred to Baker as ‘the most sensational woman anyone ever saw’ and she received approximately 1500 marriage proposals in her life time. She became a muse for Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Christian Dior. She had a variety of exotic pets including a cheetah named Chiquita, a chimpanzee named Ethel, a pig named Albert, a snake named Kiki, a goat, a parrot, parakeets, fish, three cats, and seven dogs.

When WWII broke out, Baker became a volunteer spy for France, and assisted the French Resistance by smuggling messages written in invisible ink on sheet music. She made great efforts to aid those in danger of enemy attack, sent Christmas presents to French soldiers, and smuggled information she gathered in Spain back to France by pinning notes containing the information on the inside of her underwear. She was awarded the Medal of Resistance with Rosette and later named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

Baker also aided many civil rights movements by refusing to perform to segregated audiences and storming out of a club in Manhattan with actress Grace Kelly after she was refused service. She worked with the NAACP and spoke at a Washington march alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as the only official female speaker. Baker was actually asked by Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow to take his place as leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, but Baker declined on the grounds her twelve adopted children ‘were too young to lose their mother’.

Baker died in 1975, four days after her final show, attended by such names as Mick Jagger, Shirley Bassey, and Liza Minnelli.

Oh and she was queer and had a relationship with Frida Kahlo. All around badass.

Kahlo was quite the ladykiller.

hotstriderbutt: brodave: malformalady: Tree struck by...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:48 -0400

hotstriderbutt:

brodave:

malformalady:

Tree struck by lightning caused the bark to explode, effectively stripping the tree

nothing gets me hotter than a good old strip treese

r u kidding me

heysawbones: frankcoffee: it is inevitable that people will...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:39 -0400

heysawbones:

frankcoffee:

it is inevitable that people will demonstrate bias as is only human, but the quotes are given by real people and really do reflect their beliefs. for the sake of the project, it’s sort of inevitable to use the terms “appropriator” and “appropriated”, but biased or unbiased, i still think it’s an interesting project to embark on.

It’s not that I disagree with any of the above, but the person running the project describes themselves as “neutral”, and I think that implies a whole lot of things that are not conducive to an open discussion, especially when combined with the language and quotes used. It’s not too difficult to fix what I consider the problem - just don’t describe oneself as neutral. Bam.

mmhmm. (: still, i think i could understand why they might use that term? maybe to say the quotes are untampered with and don’t reflect the person running the project’s own opinion? i mean, certainly one side of the quotes may sound more reasonable to someone and could suggest biased selection, but it could also be the reader’s own bias influencing what they interpret as reasonable.

wtfshiroko: Radioactive (Music Box Version) - Imagine...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:25 -0400

wtfshiroko:

Radioactive (Music Box Version) - Imagine Dragons

by JoshuaSaundersMusic

devioustofu: starfleetrambo: crookedthinking95: elvishprincess...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:04 -0400

devioustofu:

starfleetrambo:

crookedthinking95:

elvishprincess:

inthedeviltown:

New survival horror in 2014 by the creator of the Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4. He states this is not an action game, no machine guns, no explosions or car chases, this is a horror game.

Detective Sebastian and two other Police officers arrive the crime scene, an abandoned mental institution, to discover a mass murder. He is attacked and soon awakens lost somewhere in the institute surrounded by an evil force and questionable reality.

yesss

Finally! A survival horror game that actually involves survival. It’s been years!!

omgomgomg

Looks promising…

doodleedoos: Off print for Animazement this weekend! i dont...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:13 -0400

doodleedoos:

Off print for Animazement this weekend!
i dont have any of my cosplays done though wheeze

heysawbones: aloverthatsighs: This body of work is an...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:45 -0400

heysawbones:

aloverthatsighs:

This body of work is an exploration of the extent of cultural appropriation and encourages a discussion about it. I give the appropriator and the appropriated the opportunity to defend themselves and create a dialogue between them, while maintaining a neutral stance myself. I am not attacking those who appropriate, merely educating and creating awareness. I’m also exploring appropriation myself, and discovering the carying degrees of it within this visual conversation.

I’d like to make this a long term exploration, with a lot more participants as a form of generation-wide debate. If you’d like to be photographed to add your point of view, please do not hesitate to pop me a message here or an email at sanaahamid@yahoo.com and we could work something out!

I’m not convinced of the neutrality of the project - even calling one party “appropriators” and another “appropriated” implies significant bias. The deliberate choices of the photos and quotes used appear biased, and intended to either cultivate or reaffirm bias in the viewer.

That is not a problem in and of itself. Educating is typically a biased affair. Claiming to be neutral when you are not is something that I personally find problematic. I don’t mean to suggest that claiming to be neutral is intentionally dishonest, because I don’t think it was. However, taking a definite position on one side of neutral and redefining it as “neutrality” creates a context wherein people closer to that bias are given an unrealistic idea of their own neutrality, and people further away from it get an unrealistic idea of how biased they are - something which is, I suspect, likely to alienate people who may benefit most from learning about cultural appropriation.

it is inevitable that people will demonstrate bias as is only human, but the quotes are given by real people and really do reflect their beliefs. for the sake of the project, it’s sort of inevitable to use the terms “appropriator” and “appropriated”, but biased or unbiased, i still think it’s an interesting project to embark on.

banasmagiccastle: kinjitohyama: One Piece Rap -...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:39 -0400

banasmagiccastle:

kinjitohyama:

One Piece Rap - 4Kids.

Because even if you didn’t like the dub, their theme was slightly catchy.

#BANASMAGICCASTLE

YEAH???

YEAH.

THAT SO.

Photo

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:37:41 -0400

another reminder. the world is heavybut your bones(just a cubic inch)can hold 19,000 lbs ounce for...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:35 -0400

another reminder.

the world is heavy
but your bones
(just a cubic inch)
can hold 19,000 lbs

ounce for ounce
they are stronger than steel

atom for atom
you are more precious than diamond

and stars have died
so that you may live

you need to remember these things
when you say that you are weak
and worthless

periodicbrilliance: suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:23 -0400

periodicbrilliance:

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

A little more of my faith in humanity just got restored.

milkattack: obstinatecondolement: do-you-have-a-flag: g-erti: ...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:22:28 -0400

milkattack:

obstinatecondolement:

do-you-have-a-flag:

g-erti:

Every Series, Every Episode!

StarTrek.com has made every episode available for streaming on their website! (and there doesn’t seem to be any indication that its only temporary!)

Have a series you’ve been meaning to watch? Can’t afford Netflix? No problem! Go forth; all of Star Trek is now at your disposal!

quietly slips this to any interested followers of mine

Guuuuys, watch Star Trek with meeeee.

I highly suggest watching voyager its like TNG only with more action and captain janeway is a bad ass bitch

foervraengd: I am never ever sorry for this

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:21 -0400

foervraengd:

I am never ever sorry for this

kat-artq: this is so addicting, I can’t stop

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:26 -0400

kat-artq:

this is so addicting, I can’t stop

costumecommunityservice: shoomlah: So the problem with...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

more like UNDRESSING amirite

No she wouldn't be wearing shoes at this point but I am lazy and didn't want to draw feet WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME

costumecommunityservice:

shoomlah:

So the problem with designing characters who become popular is that, if you’re a needy bastard like me who tracks the Lutece tags when you’re bored, you’re suddenly exposed to a ton of art of said characters in various states of undress.

I’m not one to discourage this sort of thing- no no, I have sketchbooks full of Remus/Sirius stuff from high school- but I figured I might as well give everyone a leg-up with a more detailed guide to Rosalind Lutece’s potential underthings. I’ve seen a ton of drawings of her in corsets from a good 50 years before her time and I… I needed to step in.

Think of this as a primer! Not a be-all-end-all of Edwardian underthings (heck, I’m still learning this stuff), but it might teach you some new fashion terms/ideas you weren’t previously aware of! Go forth, young padawan, and draw historically-accurate Rosalind porn to your heart’s content.

…I do not know if this counts as fanart or not since I’m the one doing it? Whatever. RESEARCH OR DIE MOFOS

My heart is all a-flutter.

crusdoodles: “you are just the tiniest little halfling I have...

coffeefrank — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:40 -0400

crusdoodles:

“you are just the tiniest little halfling I have ever seen!”

hey it’s not his fault his growth is stunted