mi·ran·da \mi-rrahn-dah\
(n.) a too-young-yet-too-old, Hispanic, nineteen-year-old bookworm and aspiring author, born and raised in South Texas, with a Siberian Husky and an obsession with Marilyn Monroe. Other interests include all things Disney, Harry Potter, Gossip Girl, musicals, era history, pin-up, lingerie, and carnal exploration.
 
 
 

missingmarilyn:

I was at the mall today and I found some Marilyn things in a store called Icing. :D

The first thing I bought is a notebook with images of Marilyn from The Seven Year Itch. It’s so cute! I can’t wait to use it!

The second thing I bought is a 50th Anniversary Edition set that comes with a 60-minute DVD and a 255 paged biography including beautiful photos which I will definitely scan for you guys. I took two pictures of the inside to give a glimpse.

The total was $30, but since I had a Visa Giftcard I only had to pay $10 out of my pocket. Not bad!

Ooh!! I have that same book!! Except it’s not an anniversary edition, but I found it at Half Priced Books the other week. :)

 
 
zimothy:              I AM NOT A THREAT. I AM NOT a predator I AM NOT a murderer I AM NOT DANGEROUS. I AM living somewhere that has nobody with the same humor, interests, intelligence, or tastes as I do. I AM talking to your son or daughter because THEY DO. I AMwishing you wouldn’t judge me when you don’t know me. This is for Jay, first and foremost. She’s 17 years old and received a pair of mouse earrings for Christmas from one of her online friends. (She’s in the Charles/Erik fandom and they signified Charles, who gets represented as a mouse in a lot of fandom references) Her parents flipped out, ignored the fact that I was willing to have a conversation with them on the phone in order to keep RPing with her via text and email, and completely banned her from the internet. That was months ago, and she still can’t come back. They’ve completely disregarded her assurances that we are RP partners, friends who like the same fandom, and assume that all of us are sexual predators who just want to find where she lives and kidnap her and do unspeakable things to her. I’m getting sick of this stereotype, I hate that parents assume everyone on the internet is a sexual predator, and their kid is the #1 victim. I feel like this is insulting to the child AND their friends, because you assume that your kid is susceptible and stupid and can’t tell the difference between who is and isn’t a creep. I’m not saying that there aren’t kids like that, but maybe you should stop assuming your kid is one of them. We come to the internet to find friends, we come here to find people who like to read and write and draw and make funny faces and horrible photoshop manipulations. We don’t come here to get off, to stalk children or bully anyone. So please signal boost this, because I want Jay’s parents to realize that there is no reasonfor them to punish their daughter. Not when all she’s done was find friends who like what she likes, and encourage her to write and share her talent with the rest of us. I’ve been really lucky to have parents that are understanding about my online life. I was only nine-years-old when my mom trusted me with talking regularly to a girl all the way in Virginia. Yes, they reminded me about the potential threat of predators online, but my parents have always known that I’m mature and responsible enough to know how to be safe. My friend and I RPed, video chatted, sent snail mail and presents to each other, and talked a lot on the phone. She even talked to my mom a few times, and my mom LOVED her. Point is, if a nine-year-old can be trusted to be friends with someone online—and this was a decade ago, when all the Internet predator stuff was really getting started—I’m sure an older kid can be trusted with the same sort of thing.
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zimothy:

             I AM NOT A THREAT.

  • I AM NOT a predator
  • I AM NOT a murderer
  • I AM NOT DANGEROUS.
  • I AM living somewhere that has nobody with the same humor, interests, intelligence, or tastes as I do.
  • I AM talking to your son or daughter because THEY DO.
  • I AMwishing you wouldn’t judge me when you don’t know me.

This is for Jay, first and foremost. She’s 17 years old and received a pair of mouse earrings for Christmas from one of her online friends. (She’s in the Charles/Erik fandom and they signified Charles, who gets represented as a mouse in a lot of fandom references)

Her parents flipped out, ignored the fact that I was willing to have a conversation with them on the phone in order to keep RPing with her via text and email, and completely banned her from the internet. That was months ago, and she still can’t come back. They’ve completely disregarded her assurances that we are RP partners, friends who like the same fandom, and assume that all of us are sexual predators who just want to find where she lives and kidnap her and do unspeakable things to her.

I’m getting sick of this stereotype, I hate that parents assume everyone on the internet is a sexual predator, and their kid is the #1 victim. I feel like this is insulting to the child AND their friends, because you assume that your kid is susceptible and stupid and can’t tell the difference between who is and isn’t a creep.

I’m not saying that there aren’t kids like that, but maybe you should stop assuming your kid is one of them.

We come to the internet to find friends, we come here to find people who like to read and write and draw and make funny faces and horrible photoshop manipulations. We don’t come here to get off, to stalk children or bully anyone.

So please signal boost this, because I want Jay’s parents to realize that there is no reasonfor them to punish their daughter. Not when all she’s done was find friends who like what she likes, and encourage her to write and share her talent with the rest of us.

I’ve been really lucky to have parents that are understanding about my online life. I was only nine-years-old when my mom trusted me with talking regularly to a girl all the way in Virginia. Yes, they reminded me about the potential threat of predators online, but my parents have always known that I’m mature and responsible enough to know how to be safe. My friend and I RPed, video chatted, sent snail mail and presents to each other, and talked a lot on the phone. She even talked to my mom a few times, and my mom LOVED her.

Point is, if a nine-year-old can be trusted to be friends with someone online—and this was a decade ago, when all the Internet predator stuff was really getting started—I’m sure an older kid can be trusted with the same sort of thing.

(via onehundredvoices)

 
 
 
 
Healing grief does not mean making the grief disappear, but rather making peace with it, incorporating it into one’s own life and expression.
Barry Grosskopf (via psychotherapy)
 
 

(Source: marilynfacts)

 
 
There is a legend amongst the highland Indian village of Guatemala: If you have a problem, then share it with a Worry Doll. Before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll, then place them beneath your pillow. While you sleep, the dolls will take your worries away.
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There is a legend amongst the highland Indian village of Guatemala: If you have a problem, then share it with a Worry Doll. Before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll, then place them beneath your pillow. While you sleep, the dolls will take your worries away.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remember that the word psychiatry means ‘healing the soul’, not ‘medicating the brain’.
Elio Frattaroli (via psychotherapy)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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