my presence is a present kiss my ass

doctor-who-companion: Matt Smith and David Tennant Behind the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:57:49 -0500

Matt Smith and David Tennant Behind the Scenes of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special

dahlstrom: lilinas: This, to me, will always be the moment...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:52:39 -0500

lilinas:

This, to me, will always be the moment Blaine knew that he was in love.

#and then kurt knew when ”excuse me may I have this dance” #don’t look at me

me: yeah i saw that last year on tumblr

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:32 -0500

me: yeah i saw that last year on tumblr

blonde-swanson: friendlycloud: dem-queer-animals: awesome-ever...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:10 -0500

blonde-swanson:

friendlycloud:

dem-queer-animals:

awesome-everyday:

shorterexcerpts:

thecallus:

theatlantic:

The Cheapest Generation: Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Cars or Houses?

What if Millennials’ aversion to car-buying isn’t a temporary side effect of the recession, but part of a permanent generational shift in tastes and spending habits? It’s a question that applies not only to cars, but to several other traditional categories of big spending—most notably, housing. And its answer has large implications for the future shape of the economy—and for the speed of recovery.

Read more. [Image: Kagan McLeod]

It’s safe to say that a decent number of Tumblr users are a part of the Millennial generation. So, tell us: Do you own a car or house? If not, why?

IT’S BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO DISPOSABLE INCOME YOU THUNDERING IDIOTS. Fucking preference has nothing to do with it. 50% of college graduates have no job! They all have the most student loan debt ever! What are you asking this question for?!

Also: housing is a good bit more expensive now.

My parents got a 15-year mortgage on a new house in the mid-70s. The house was $32,000. Average home price in that area now? $190,000.

So, home prices went up. Food prices went up. Health care prices went WAY UP. Rent prices went up. Higher education went up so damn high that some of us forgo that all together. Energy prices went up. Car prices went up.

Prices of prices went up.

We also pay cell phone bills, internet bills, data plans, text plans, online subscriptions, cable/satellite tv, netflix, DVR subscriptions — bills that didn’t even exist 30-40 years ago. We also use computers and smartphones and microwaves and other consumer electronics that didn’t exist 20-50 years ago.

We need medications and doctors and contact lenses and tampons and maxi pads and other things that cost money just to be alive and keep us healthy.

Most of us can’t afford to:

Get married and have a “Traditional” big wedding

Buy a house

Buy a new car

PLAN to have children

Take two, consecutive weeks of vacation.

Jobs that paid 50k in the late 1990s now pay between 30-35. Interest rates that favor consumers have gone down.

So I say, no. We are not choosing not to buy homes. We’re not choosing to take the bus in cities where there’s no good public transit. WE ARE NOT CHOOSING TO LIVE WHAT SOCIETY DEEMS AS AN UNDESIRABLE LIFESTYLE.

Don’t even get me started on the fact that these two people in the picture are young white hipsters. Young black and brown folks have been forgoing homeownership and buying new cars for decades, this shit isn’t new, pal. You’re just acting like this shit is new because it’s hitting white folks.

anyway, my point is: We are fucking broke.

read the commentary above ^^

The original post is just so out of touch that it hurts

h4ruko: so fab it hurts

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:39:34 -0500

h4ruko:

so fab it hurts

gleeson666: do you ever get into one of those situations where you’re like “I need to stop hating...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:37:13 -0500

gleeson666:

do you ever get into one of those situations where you’re like “I need to stop hating this particular person it’s not going to get me anywhere I’m just going to grow up and move on with my life” but then they do the tiniest thing to piss you off and then you’re like “nope fuck you right off I want to throw you off a bridge”

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:53 -0500

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:06 -0500

botoxheart: pleatedjeans: Six seconds well spent. It was. It...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:51:35 -0500

botoxheart:

pleatedjeans:

Six seconds well spent.

It was. It was.

ohblainers: fyeahgleeclub: Sparks fly for cougar Carmen...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33:56 -0500

ohblainers:

fyeahgleeclub:

Sparks fly for cougar Carmen Electra, 41, and Glee’s Samuel Peter Larsen, 21, at Hollywood club

It seems Carmen Electra had her cougar claws out while partying at a Hollywood club on Thursday.

The 41-year-old Baywatch star was spotted getting flirty with Glee’s Samuel Larsen, who is just 21.

The actress touched the dreadlocked star’s arm as they got close in a corner booth at Bootsy Bellows in Los Angeles and they later posed up arm-in-arm.

This is the best thing that will ever happen in this entire cast.

earthnation: people who have the same name as me are competition

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:21 -0500

earthnation:

people who have the same name as me are competition

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Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:12 -0500

@darrencriss: silly geese https://vine.co/v/bQptIU9bYbY

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:28 -0500

@darrencriss: silly geese https://vine.co/v/bQptIU9bYbY

Michael has so many pictures of his kids, he had to get two...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:53 -0500

Michael has so many pictures of his kids, he had to get two phones, with two numbers, and he pays two bills. He’s just so happy to have a family plan.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:30 -0500

lemondifficult: bidenette: Le boom.

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:03:08 -0500

lemondifficult:

bidenette:

Le boom.

gyzym: blueshoesandbluemountains: #the extent of orlando’s...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:02:09 -0500

gyzym:

blueshoesandbluemountains:

#the extent of orlando’s acting is basically wiggling his eyebrows in different configurations #which generally lends him an air of constant surprise and/or anger #but it’s just so damn cute that I can’t help but love it

trekyourself: jamekirks: bones would be like ‘get me a bourbon’ jim would be like bONES PLS IT’S...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:10 -0500

trekyourself:

jamekirks:

bones would be like ‘get me a bourbon’

jim would be like bONES PLS IT’S BREAKFAST

and bones would be like ‘and a toast’

#jim: you seem more cantankerous than normal are you sober? #bones: jim it’s eight am #jim: so it’s not that

truebluemeandyou: DIY Know Your Shoes Guide...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:52:22 -0500

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Know Your Shoes Guide from Enerie here. My favorite shoes aren’t listed yet - Louis Heels which were popular in the 1920s. First seen at inspiration & realisation’s Facebook page.

foodopia: chocolate chip skillet cookie: recipe here

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:18:17 -0500

foodopia:

chocolate chip skillet cookie: recipe here