April 2013
10 posts
“None of this will bring our beloved Martin back.”
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Parents of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old killed in the Boston Marathon bombings. In their statement after the younger Tsarnaev was caught, they expressed their appreciation of law enforcement efforts, but end it with this.
I read this in the Globe’s phenomenal story of the insane manhunt that captured this city for, evidently, 102 hours.
Near the Copley Memorial
- Guy: *claps other guy with CNN camera on the back* Hey man, sorry about the other week, pretty rough, huh?
- CNN guy: What?
- Guy: You know, the dark-skinned thing, the whole someone's-in-custody thing, that fucker John King made you all look like assholes.
- CNN guy: *stares*
“Ordinarily, I would be asking about bail now.”
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Judge Marianne B. Bowler, at Beth Israel Hospital presiding over Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s initial appearance.
(Through his attorney, Tsarnaev agreed to voluntary detention. Because a) he can’t walk, or move, in any case, and b) we just shut down an entire city to find this guy. Pretty sure they’re not going to let him go. Also, I really hope I don’t have to be in court the day this guy is arraigned.)
If you want to know what last week was like in Boston this will give you a good idea. →
nytimes.com
It was a tumultuous week in Boston, from the excitement of the marathon to horror of the bombing and the tension of a manhunt to elation at the capture of a fugitive suspect.
I regret every time I have used the word "insane" before today. Those times were mildly befuddling, a tad odd, or a bit confusing. Hearing sirens, bullets, and bangs while living within a few miles of an insane manhunt conducted by what feels like the entire U.S. Military is fucking insane. →
wbur.org
In a chaotic, violent overnight that began with a robbery, the fatal shooting of a MIT police officer and a stolen car chase, police officers traced Boston marathon bombing suspects from Cambridge to Watertown. During the chase, one suspect was killed, according to police, and a second remains at large.
“It started, as it always has, with a pistol, and ended, as it never has, with a bomb.”
—Kathryn Schulz, in NYMag
It’s so weird to see my home on the news.
Boston is my home.
And it’s on the news now, shattered and smoke-filled. I live here. I see these pictures, and I just think - I was there. Shortly before those explosions, I was there. I work here and drink here and dance here and live here.
I’m still here.
Also, are you stranded in Boston and need a place to stay? Have a place to offer? Or you can email me.
February 2013
2 posts
eamcintyre started following you
i’m very angry with you, just so you know
You should be flattered! I hadn’t been on tumblr for quite awhile, and was scrolling through my dash, and thought, “Huh, I don’t see any posts from Amanda. Has she really not posted at all today? Or yesterday? Is she STILL THERE?”
And then I spent a good few minutes trying different combinations of your blog URL (my browser thought it was s-tayinbedgrowyourhair, what’s up with that?) and then AHA I found it and weirdly I wasn’t following you. Evidently Tumblr makes you randomly unfollow people? Because I definitely was following you last time I checked in on tumblr, but then… not.
January 2013
2 posts
December 2012
6 posts
I was typing in Word for Mac 2011 and my 35 page paper suddenly turned into asterisks. I closed the program and reopened, and it was still asterisks. It’s just this file. Tried re-opening in Pages and Text Edit, same thing.
Has anyone ever had this happen and can anyone help?
75% of Americans think being Transgender is a choice. →
genderadvocates.org
Compared to 47% thinking that being gay is a choice. (http://www.queerty.com/47-of-america-thinks-being-gay-is-a-choice-and-yet-43-supports-gay-marriage-20091218/)
Dear LGB people, we’ve fought for and supported your rights, mind returning the fucking favor?
Bolded for fucking emphasis.
oh my god are you kidding me
i’m so so so incredibly sorry, trans folk
i’m sorry that we’re failing you this hard.
Ugh. Also, while of course it’s not a choice, who cares if it were? In all of these debates, I wish people would say: “Being a gender-identification or sexual minority is not a choice, but even it were, this bothers you why and affects you how?”
