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[tmarshconnors]

Clearing the confusion on copyright names.

If you've come across my work online, whether it's my writing, photography, or social commentary, you may have noticed different copyright names attached to it. You might be wondering: "Are these different people? Are they separate brands?" Let me set the record straight once and for all.

©TMarsh-Connors©, ©Angry British Conservative©, and ©TMarsh-Connors Photography© are all the same person me, Thomas Marsh-Connors. These names are just different facets of my creative and intellectual output, tailored to specific areas of my work.

There are others I have used in the past but as you can see I have changed them over the years.

[foxstens]

i fucking hate pianos

[thinking-aromanticism]

My positions on aspec inclusion in the queer community are, of course, overly optimistic to the point of utopianism, but I’m free of the constraints of pragmatism in my opinionblogging. Are my ideas on this subject implementable? No. But they’re good.

[cornelia-spyre]

listening to the les mis 2010 production like:

Mr./Ms. Director. my dude. my guy. calm down with your tempos. all of you: calm down.

[mdeopinions]

New blog :)

[itellyouasitis]

WHAT'S THIS? O.O

So i was thinking that the main thing i am focused on my blog is to talk about different topics that well a lot of people can relate to,but i defined my blog as an 'advice and opinion blog' because i just express my opinion and try to inspire other people at least by making them think in how great life can be and how we can overcome difficult times when we have those.So i am in a dilemma hmm.. you are all free to message to let me know what are your thoughts in what do you consider this blog,a writer one or advice and opinion blog?

Thanks to you all in advance:)

[darling-rose-dreamer-blog]

Introduction To Me and My Blog

Greetings Living Beings,

My name is Aldira Martinez. I am a female Centennial born during the border year of the Gen Z (Centennial) and the Millenial generation. Although I am considered young, I would like to welcome you to my opinion Tumblr: A Poly Girl’s WorldView. 

When I was younger, I created a different Blog Tumblr  ...  However, a lot has changed since then. The following are the reasons for my restart.

1. I am no longer a naive 14-year-old. What a surprise, right? Actually not really, but the point is that over the last 6 years I have grown a lot mentally. So I felt like writing in the same place as 14-year-old me wouldn’t make much sense.

2. I went from being monogamous to finding out I was 

3. The way I saw the world then is not at all the way that I see it now. 

4. I really wanted a clean slate instead of writing over my old posts.

I am going to start by trying to write a post or have some original content at least once a week. 

[bitterbutnotbasic-blog]

I kind of forgot we had this, so I guess I'll open up by saying hi we write about things and are anonymous. We will write about our opinions on certain situations, issues and just overall rants. There will be things said that people will disagree with, however we respect that this is our opinion and know that it is not the opinion of all. 

Storms a'comin, beware y'all. 

[sammisaurusrexx]

New blog post up~ my thoughts on Tattoos!

[confessionsofyoutubegirls-blog]

Confessions Blog!

Oh boy I bet you guys just LOVE all these confession/opinion based blogs xD

I hope to be a melting pot though, I accept confessions on anything!

Primarily some girl youtubers that happen to share a bit of the same fanbase. Originally inspired to be a Confessions blog about Leda Muir but decided why not more? If you have confessions about anyone, Leda Muir, AmbrehhhIsDead, Nicole Lazuli, Tabby Ridman, Tessarr Goad, Morgan Joyce etc. Anyone you may love or maybe need to get some frustration off your chest.

I'll try my best to answer any questions about anyone if there are any. 

You can all call me Kite :3

[momisthefoodready]

Opinion on me: the-roguee?

I totally love your blog. it’s perfect!

[detroit-ginger]

Would the “Homeless” by any other name sound less rude?

Forgive me here, for I am terrible with words. Not to say I can’t write, but more likely that sometimes I use the WRONG words to describe things. I find though, with the right motivation, I can come up with the correct words. With this however, I am torn. People are very caviler when it comes to “the homeless.” When you say it like that, it sounds like an indie band with a bad record contract. To me, the idea of homeless people is sad. Think about this for a moment: You lose your home. You are on the street. You are most likely on the street because you couldn’t pay your bills, lost your job, or have an addiction. Furthermore, being that you are in this position, you may have put yourself there by neglecting something. And on top of that, if you have actually made it to the street, it means no one was kind enough to assist you in giving you a place to stay until you are on your feet. Now, from that perspective, do you feel any sympathy for this person? Maybe a little? Okay. Next scenario: You lose your home. You are on the street. You are there because you were financially struggling and you couldn’t move from your home to an apartment due to unforeseen circumstances and bad credit. Your family has all passed on, and your “friends,” though “kind people,” do not help you because they have their own things to worry about. You don’t know the first thing about being homeless, where shelters are, ect. In turn, once this happens, you are unable to keep yourself clean, fuel your car to get to your job, or for that matter, have much food. If you had a car payment, it’s probably going to lapse to pay for whatever food you can get, and you end up running from whoever the car lease is in. If you own your car, then you have a warm place to sleep. Until you can’t pay for gas.  Now how do you feel?

  My friend, who shall remain nameless because I did not ask him permission to write about this (even though I doubt he’d care) got in an internet debate. I misread him, and in turn, accidentally jumped down his throat unintentionally. Once that was over though, I realized what he meant. We were discussing a photo circulating the internet stating a high statistic of number of empty homes across America, and how that was enough for each homeless person to have up to six homes. Whether this is accurate or not, we don’t know. But, of course, I posted it anyway, including a little jab about Detroit and how that is something to think about.

Almost immediately a discussion broke out.  “I don't mean to stereotype the homeless, but statistically speaking, many of them have issues with drugs, and/or mental health disorders. Giving them a free murder pad, or free drug house isn't necessarily the answer.” He went on to justify that there are better channels of assistance (which is right, I agree), but the first statement hit me hard. This is what I hear all the time from people. My pal didn’t mean it in a harsh way, but even when you preface things with “I don’t mean to stereotype…,” you will always be laying down the stereotype. Back to my scenarios. So the first one, you probably don’t feel as bad for. Maybe the person had a drug problem. Maybe they were struggling so bad and just gave up. Who knows. The second however, maybe not so much. The person tried, and in turn still had bad luck and lost out on everything. Now, lump that all into a stereotype: Statistically speaking, and yes, this is probably true, most homeless people have drug problems and mental disorders. But statistics don’t show that one individual that tried and was alone. Statistics also don’t show something very vital to this idea: they are still humans. Drug problems and mental disorders, or just an ordinary person who’s down on their luck: They all deserve kindness.

  When we apply the term “the homeless,” it’s like we’re creating a race or labeling a group of people, degrading them to a lower set of human culture. And I don’t have the answer when it comes to re-naming it to something less degrading. “Less fortunate?” True. Sounds a little less like an indie band with banjos. Or maybe just not using the label as such a crass statement or a bragging piece. “Oh, I went to such-and-such a place and helped the homeless, because I’m a good person. Braggity braggity brag.” You’d think people would help people just because they wanted to. Not so they had bragging rights, or got paid by their company to do so (not a hit/jab on my co-workers who just went and packed food for a few hours at a local food bank). Help because you want to – not because you’re getting something out of it. At any rate, after we squared away the fact that my friend wasn’t being a jerk, it still got me thinking more about how to go about this. Many go ignored, because people don’t like to think about problems that aren’t their own, or they are too scared to go to places like Detroit to help. But it’s not just Detroit. From a local standpoint of where I am geographically, I go to Ann Arbor frequently and people ask me for spare change or are camped out near Starbucks. Reports show when President Obama visited grand ol’ A2 in 2012, home of the privileged college students of the University of Michigan, the homeless were shoo’d into the woods, in fear Barack would see them and their camp. The city law enforcement tried to justify the actions, but really – it just looked pretty bad.

  I can’t say I know where to go next. I’m waiting on another friend of mine and his girlfriend who are working toward potentially establishing an organization to help the homeless directly, rather than going through a third party. Some exist. Some churches also go out to Roosevelt Park on Saturday mornings to hand out food. These few friends of mine loaded up a truck with clothes and when visiting a local shelter around Christmas, they wanted to hand them out themselves. The shelter refused, so they took what I brought that was left and went out to Cass Corridor to hand them out themselves. Sometimes that is the better option. Source to “consumer.” Once I hear more about their organization, I’ll keep everyone posted – in case anyone wants to join. You won’t get anything out of it, except the important thing: the feeling inside that you’re doing some good in the world.

  To ease my other pal’s brain – I really wasn’t thinking about the misunderstanding we had until reading my international film textbook today (apparently this class is really changing my life – I’ve wrote about it twice already). I read this passage and it made me think a little more about the subject and what I was trying to say to him, but got depicted in the description of the movie Boudu [or Boudu Saved from Drowning] (the green is what happened, the yellow the interpretation):

      The notation about the middle class woman is what I see happening a lot. Even though she was trying to teach her child the right thing, it came down to “realizing your view point and articulating it correctly” could be mentally and physically damaging – in this case, to Boudu. As humans, we all have a concept of pride, and though that can sometimes be a bad thing, at the same time, it is a human emotion that we can’t always control. Even for a person who’s in a bad situation, hurting their pride could be the last straw. On top of every other emotion they probably feel, chances are, you don’t want to wound their pride anymore. If she had not said that in front of the man, potentially he could have went to buy bread. As the book notates, it was probably a dumb move on his part to not keep the money, but in turn, it also could maintain a parallel of “wealthy people are so poor, all they have is money.”

  #foodforthought

  -DETamie

[detroit-ginger]

10 Things Learned While Simultaneously Being Afraid of 25

I’m afraid of numbers. One in particular that I will have to come to terms with, now counting down to 11 days. That ugly but perfect multiple of 5 that I’ve been scared to tackle for about two years now…. Twenty… Five. 2-5. If you know me personally, you know that I’ve been scared of 25 since I turned 23. It’s the weight that stupid number carries for expectations versus reality, and I can’t seem to shake it even though I’ve been slowly creeping toward it every day. At 19 years old, I told myself “I am going to be moved out of my house and done with college at 25.” Yeah, that didn’t happen. I’m about to turn 25 in 11 days and my credits that are transferring to my first university EVER are what they classify as a Sophomore. At 25, I thought I would be in a stable relationship inching toward a stable future. I would have a great career, we would have our own place and all these other delusional items that go along with daydreaming at 19 when you don’t particularly know what you want. My life isn’t always perfect, and I know it can’t be -  but that timeline is ever-so-haunting. And I know I’m not the only one.

We think “Okay, I’m this age, I should be doing this.” List including “not partying too much, working out, eating right, grown up job with insurance and other benefits, married or working toward being married, having a home, potentially raising a family…” the list goes on, and quite frankly sounds like the “Fitter, Happier” interlude on OK Computer. How horrifying is that? This ugly, almost unreachable list for so many? All these pressured desires that are out there that creep into our minds at night when our friends get engaged, “Well, why can’t I find that one? Is the person I’m with THE ONE?” When a friend gets a promotion, you wonder why you can’t have the same achievements. Stupid social media, providing connectivity, but again, also making us feel like we’re not achieving shit in our own lives (little tip – if someone is a Braggasaurus, they are missing something in their life anyway and are making up for it VIA the interweb).

That all being said, a list of things I’ve learned creeping toward 25 that I feel anyone can benefit from:

1. Age is just a number: Your maturity level depends on how you’ve grown up, how you value things, and how you plan on living your life. Whether you are 20 or 25, you are the one to decide how you want to be, and live that life. If you want to have a stable life, seek it and work toward it. If you want to find yourself in a bottom of a bottle of Jack Daniels, you can do that too. It’s all about what you want for your life.

2. Partying: Best Buddy Greggles asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday. Being that I’ve been glum about that ugly age, I told him “I just want to spend time with people one on one. I would rather do that then compile a group of people based on obligation to spend time with me. And plus, I should probably grow up anyways, right?” Being able to have fun doesn’t mean you’re being immature. You are enjoying the little things in life. Sure, some people over indulge more than others, but if you want to have some fun there is no shame in it (unless there’s a walk of shame involved  - which then it’s to your pride-elasticity what you do with that).

3. Money: I’ve got a pal on Facebook and I think he works like 10 jobs. No shit. I don’t know how he does it. One day he’s at a Hospital, the next day he’s at the mall, the next day he’s at the health food store. He might even work at a gym. I’m not sure! But damn man, get yours! I just urge people like that (not this particular dude, because he knows what he’s doing) that you make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons. Indulge a little. Don’t always be a work-a-holic, or you will end up with all this money and nothing to show for it except possessions. You do not want to be on your death bed in a pleasure palace of a mansion mourning for a sled named “Rosebud.”

4. Always Educate Yourself: I don’t mean GO BACK TO SCHOOL. Unless that’s what you want. But remain current on things that are current. I’m not talking celebrity news, I mean keep yourself well rounded. Arts, Sciences, Technology. There is nothing worse than an older person who isn’t with it anymore – so stay with it! Not only does it keep your brain sharp, but it keeps you interesting. And who doesn’t want to be the most interesting man/woman in the world? (I mean, come on, he seems pretty damn cool, don’t you think?)

  5. Have a dream. Have many of them!: Don’t make the mistake of completing everything in your life and then just becoming complacent. If you have completed everything you have wanted to in life (which is pretty rare), then you should find yourself a new dream! A new hobby! I see it all the time with people who are older than their 30’s that they get their kids raised and out into the world, and then they don’t know what to do with themselves. They’ve spent their life working toward one central goal, and now that it’s over, they don’t know how to let go and be their own person.

6. Settling on Love: Here’s that whole “if everyone jumped off the bridge, would you do it too” things. People could be in relationships all around you. You could be used to be in a relationship so bad that you can’t stand to be alone. You’ve been in the same relationship so long, it seems that if you left you’d never find someone else. Whatever it may be, don’t settle!  If you think that you are unhappy, if you think that you’re in the relationship for the wrong reason, if you think the other person loves you more than you love them and you feel bad because you don’t love them anymore, don’t waste the time, don’t become complacent and LET GO. I hate to sound all philosophical, but if it’s meant to be, it will be. If you let it go, if it’s meant to be it will come back. If not, then you know your answer. Life is a journey and you want to be with the right person while you are on it, or you may just regret the last 20 years you spent trying to “make something work” or fitting that puzzle piece that was not meant for you.

7. Toxic friendships: This is a common motif for me and this blog, and I know I touch on it a lot but NIX TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS! If you feel as if the person is A. Holding you down, B. You can’t trust them, C. Makes you feel guilty for your achievements, D. Puts you down to make themselves feel better, or E. Doesn’t carry the weight in the friendship (being a selfish, it’s all about ME friend), then you need to re-evaluate the friendship completely. Life is too short to spend time with people who aren’t worth it, and some people are not worth what it takes to put up with them. I know it’s terrible to admit, but hopefully, within you walking away from it, they will start to realize what they are doing wrong. One note though: explain why. I left a friend behind a few years back and refused to tell her why: the confrontation was not worth it to me. I felt that was an extreme case and she would not see my reasons. And sometimes that happens. But it’s been a constant burden ever since, something that haunts mutual friends, creates issues/barriers with others, ect. I stand by my decision, but I would go about it a different way the next time around.

8. Don’t feel bad for taking down time (and don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it either): If you need a day to veg and play video games, do it. If you need to sit down one day and watch an entire season of New Girl on Netflix, do it. Maybe don’t do it all the time. Don’t make it your life’s goal to finish all the seasons of Doctor Who and forget your responsibilities, but DO take that time for yourself. If you’re working 5 or 6 days a week and have a million responsibilities, you will go crazy if you don’t create ME time.

9. Don’t screw people over: If someone goes out of their way to help you, especially if it’s repeatedly, do them a courtesy and help back. I know sometimes you can’t always do it, but just even appreciating it and making sure that they know you are more thankful than they could ever understand is SO IMPORTANT. Don’t be a taker, don’t take advantage of friends. They won’t be there if you continuously are ungrateful. And if that person asks you for help, try your hardest to be there for them and return the favor. They will appreciate it more than you know.

10. Do what you feel is right: This one is always tough but it always applies – if you feel wrong about doing something, DO NOT DO IT. If you think that this is the right way when everyone says it’s wrong – GO DO IT. Why? At the end of your life, chances are, you won’t have the same friends. Your parents will be gone. All those people you made allowances for, all those rules you abided by in your life because people told you so, they will not matter. You do not want to be left with regret at the end of your life because you lived it to someone else’s standards. Live your life as you see fit, chances are you’ll be happier in the long run.

So I leave you with number 10 as a conclusion to all the other numbers – live for you, don’t live on a timeline. And don’t be afraid of numbers.

-DETamie

[latrodectus-blog]

Ivory Statue.

Jealousy was never a good color on you, and you wear it like a long sleeved sweater. So clear and so bitter. I never understood your issue to have the world revolve around you, though you try to remain so imaged in selflessness. We’re all broken, and put back together, Humpty had nothing on us. But here you are, polished and primp, trying to make sure nobody sees the flaws in your foundation. It’s that special note, that “no one’s ever seen you without makeup,” complex. And you can strive for perfect, but nothing is ever going to be white picket fences. You can be vain, you can press on, trying to be the porcelain that stands in the museum. But at one point, someone’s walked by your pedestal, and called you ugly. And here you are, re-apply your shine. Trying to be so pristine. It won’t ever happen if you can’t accept life for what it is, and what you can accomplish.