I work for experience and money now… so that I can pay to get more experience… so that I can get payed enough to have future experiences.
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Trapped
Within walls
within walls
within walls
i can only feel so much
before these walls fall
please, open a window and force yourself in.
help me out. i want out.
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Cool science with milk!
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"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."Albert Camus (via approachingsignificance)
…And sometimes that effort is not enough. Before blindly reacting to people remember that you don’t know what goes on in their life or their head.
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People and Their Colors
As I layed in bed, not able to fall asleep, I realized that I associate people with colors.
Allen D.- Jade green
McCarley L.- Pastel yellow/Jasmine
Hailey B.- Amethyst/Lavender
Caroline F.- Burnt orange
Taylor F.- Maroon
Celeste A.- Ruby red
While I probably have a color for everyone in my mind somewhere, these are the few that popped into my head. Does anyone else associate people with colors?
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William Kamkwamba’s story is already out there as a book, a young readers book, a Kickstarter documentary film project, not only one but two TED Talks, and luckily for us, the six minute story in video form. A description of that story:
Enchanted by the workings of electricity as a boy, William had a goal to study science in Malawi’s top boarding schools. But in 2002, his country was stricken with a famine that left his family’s farm devastated and his parents destitute. Unable to pay the eighty-dollar-a-year tuition for his education, William was forced to drop out and help his family forage for food as thousands across the country starved and died.
Yet William refused to let go of his dreams. With nothing more than a fistful of cornmeal in his stomach, a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks, and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to bring his family a set of luxuries that only two percent of Malawians could afford and what the West considers a necessity—electricity and running water. Using scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves, William forged a crude yet operable windmill, an unlikely contraption and small miracle that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire. A second machine turned a water pump that could battle the drought and famine that loomed with every season.
Soon, news of William’s magetsi a mphepo—his “electric wind”—spread beyond the borders of his home, and the boy who was once called crazy became an inspiration to those around the world.
We love windmills and really love William’s drive and ingenuity. This is exactly what the kid should see.
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Why you should pay attention in science class.
That’s what hooked me as a child!
(This, and previous video from Neil deGrasse Tyson, are today’s “childhood science-education and inspiration” theme!)SMBC is awesome.
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Bakewell Tart Cocktail
Raspberry Jam / Southern Comfort / Amaretto / Hazelnut Liquor / Milk / Cream
SPOON a teaspoon of raspberry jam into shaker
POUR a full shot of SoCo, half shots of hazelnut and amaretto
TOP with 100ml milk
SHAKE it like you’re getting paid
POUR into jamjar and enjoy
GO COOK YOURSELF
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