#seechange

[urbanunkindness]

Happening now at the @ugandamuseums , it’s @uppaward <> @fot.ea #SeeChange exhibition. This is about living under #ClimateChange. See more info about it in one of the slides. Contributors like @snantongo @kairu_philip @vanmulondo @derrick_milimo @katumbabadru among more. There’s a discussion at 1400hrs, miss not! (at Uganda Wildlife Authority) https://www.instagram.com/p/CordAiuLX23/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fitographia]

What if it doesn’t work!??

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📸Credit ig @fit.lawz

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#whatifitdoeswork #workout #workhard #gym #gymgirl #chemicalwarfare #XONI #XONIfans #intheXONI #trainhard #seechange #buildmuscle #happy #blackfriday #gymclothes #womensgymwear #workingonmyself #formyself

[mangus-khan-blog]

Poem of the Day - 10062023

Changes by Susan Williams changes in the warmth of the soilfrom spring to summer to autumn to winterchanges in the fall of rainfrom warm and pattering to cold and slashingchanges in the sunlightfrom falling through the leaves to tracing patterns on our skin to fading to grey..change has been in the windfor a long long time now..and now I seechange is in youchange is in the silence between usif…

[heroandlegend]

You Got To Work #HeroAndLegend #MartyCP #MarcoMartinez #Work #Sweat #Pain #GetResults #SeeChange #PainInChange #NoMoreBackFat #NoMoreExtraExtraExtraLarge #ChangeYourLife #YouGotToWantIt #YouGotToFeelIt #GetWhatYouWant #WantIt #WorkForIt #TakeIt #DoIt #ItsYours #YouGotToWork #HappyThursday

[blkcancer]

Scream that shit if you know the #saying / #motto !!! GoodMorning too. Guess ppl out here have Forgotten what #OurPeople are fighting for. Stop getting distracted by regular bullshit in society and continue to raise hell after #protesting !! The dumbshit that happens day to day/weekly will continue to go on because..Life goes on mutherfuckas. Dont let #OurFolks names die inveigh when we all had objectives to #SeeChange . #NoJusticeNoPeace !!!! I am #Canman https://www.instagram.com/p/CCqkw1wBfRU/?igshid=17e1nk501scjx

[ekrochford]

“All must be known.”

-- Dave Eggers, The Circle

WOW, there is actually no sentence that sums up this freaky, frightening, fictional company more than that.

I picked up The Circle on a layover at the Denver airport (it was between that and Pillars of the Earth, and I already had a medieval-ish series going right then). It is not marketed as a horror novel, but let me tell you. Let me just tell you.

Ok, not THAT horrifying, but absolutely terrifying in a very different way.

(It remake was the bomb, just throwing that out there.)

A rundown, if you’ll read on.

Mae Holland is offered a job at the prestigious, shiny, glittery, wonderful start-up the Circle thanks to a college friend who’s climbed high in the company. Dazed and amazed, she’s the sort of girl who does her best under praise, and believe me, there’s plenty of that at the Circle. Founded by the three wise men (the tech genius Ty, the favorite-uncle-figure Eamon, and the business shark Tom), the Circle is a deceptively utopian, but ultimately vicious new face of everything from software to health insurance. They’ll give you everything you need-- in return, they want to know everything you are, everything you’ve ever seen, everything you’ve ever done. As you read The Circle, you slowly begin to realize that there are more things in your life that you prefer to keep private than you first realized.

It’s like your entire life is now on Facebook, and there are no privacy settings. Everyone can look up anything about anyone, everyone, else.

I lost some sleep after finishing this book; readers who are a bit paranoid to begin with may want to abstain.

There are some things I want to poke at--my fear blinded me for a while, but in retrospect, I have some complaints.

First, and most important, why in hell is Kaldin interested in Mae to begin with? This plot hole didn’t seem so strange to me, at first, but by the end of the book, when you discover Kaldin’s identity, it really doesn’t make sense. I can see why Kaldin targeted Mae to help him in his ultimate goal, but he seemed to be approaching her in a romantic way from the start. Why? In a book that is otherwise airtight, this is like a pressure leak. I know all young males are supposed to be ultra-horny all the time (sexist that I am), but really. He literally could have had any number of girls, prettier girls, smarter girls, more interesting girls. Mae is very bland and malleable, which offers the unpleasant possibility that Kaldin purposely sought her out because she’d give him what he wanted--not impossible, but not in line with his character. In a symbolic way, their relationship is obvious, but this isn’t a very symbolic book. Most of The Circle is terribly clear (even the Trench discoveries). I’ll let it go, overall, but I’d be interested to hear Eggers explain further.

I’m probably just jealous, because anyone else having sex at work is just a reminder of what I could be spending my time on instead of being a responsible adult.

I’m also a little disbelieving that no one else is seeing Tom Stenton jerking off to the possibilities of world domination at his fingertips while all these dumb millennial kids are dreaming their utopian dreams. Seriously? Guy is almost a caricature of Wolf of Wall Street.

Eamon Bailey knows. He knows...

I’m not going to be able to enjoy Forrest Gump if I watch this movie, I know it...

I tell you, it’s really hard to think about this book and find things I liked. It was a good book, believe me, but it’s all just so... real...

But there are definitely goods to find. Setting aside my personal feelings of horror, the style is clean and efficient, very modern and very compatible with the clean, modern feel of the Circle campus and the premise at hand. Eggers keeps a tight clip throughout, never bogging down on too many details, and the results are a stream-lined psychological thriller.

Maybe he didn’t mean to write a psychological thriller, but it sure kept me on the edge of my seat. *coughs*

The characters were a real kick, too. In a world of cut-and-paste, Eggers brings a deliciously unpredictable cast of relatable kooks, infuriating idiots, and careful planners that mesh like Velcro.

But don’t think I didn’t catch Dr. Villalobos, Dave. Just because Mae notes that she’s too gorgeous to be a doctor, doesn’t mean you get away with it. (justkiddingyou’rehumanliketherestofusyoucanhavethisone)

And that Francis asshole! Ugh! I just want to punch him in the throat!

Preeeeeetty much like that, yeah.

Overall, I would hand The Circle to just about anyone looking for a slow-burning drift into the world of invasive monitoring. Are there people out there looking for that? Because we have it here. Right here.

Let’s put numbers to it.

7/10 Voice. Clear and concise, but not remarkable. I’d put Eggers above average in this read, but not in the ‘great’ category. Nothing masterful or artistic in his form, just exactly what it needs to be, no more.

9/10 Characters. Look, I adore the hell out of Eggers’ cast. Really! True, Ty, Eamon, and Tom are exactly what they look like, but that’s the point of the Circle: transparency. Everyone is what they seem, because you can know everything they are. The real mind-trip with all these characters is the way they react to the stark truth of each other. *shivers* But no, you can’t have 10/10 Eggers because I just don’t freaking buy Kaldin being so attracted to Mae out of literally nowhere. Humans don’t naturally magnetize to the inner beauty of others off the street. It’s not a thing--even if it was, we all get to know Mae pretty well by the end of the book... I’m not buying it.

10/10 Story. I still can’t sleep if I think about this too much before bed. I would have given anything to change the end of the book, but all of it would have been ruined if I’d gotten my wish. The entire book hurtles in terrible, traceable pattern to an inevitable end, and with THAT ONE EXCEPTION, none of it should be altered. Nothing removed. Nothing added. It’s awful and chilling and scary as an oncoming train.

Now, I better go find a princess movie to watch--before I start making designer tin-foil hats. 8.6/10 ain’t nothing to shake a stick at, if I do say so myself. Just don’t read if you’re the sort of person who looks at their laptop camera and wonders who’s looking back.

The Circle, I promise, will take away your peace of mind, my friends, but sometimes we can all use a little unease. Especially when that unease comes from a stabbing shred of truth not so deep beneath the fiction.

[juliejewlzrose]

Throwback Thursday to Saturday, July 27 at the Rosewood lounge @londonmusichall a blessed event occurred and here’s my captures📸 Cheers to anyone who feels the fear but does what they love anyways! Thank you so much to my talented artists friends especially @loveoverlossalways @caspermarcus_ @coco.leah @champs_pain @gotbrizz @oh.kg @copingishard @kingcruff_ @tiffanychantelleofficial @chasemarch and @foraystudios for 💗🎵🎶🎼. So very grateful for all who were involved in anyway to make this day possible, to the people who took time out of their day and donate their hard-earned money to give to @Kelly tallonfranklin so that they could be in our community doing the hard work, the necessary work that needs to be done to help survivors of human trafficking. We all need to be educated in what threatens our children and know so we can better protect and make a difference in our community and world. We all need to care more for others and help the most vulnerable #projectonroute is now #projectmapleleaf Volunteer get involved stand up with others that want to see a difference together we are stronger and louder! #supportlocal #amazingnewtalent #talentedartists #rnbsinger #showsupport #sharelove #fortheloveofmusic #undergroundhiphopmusic #musicislife #bealeader #supportyourlocalhiphopscene #putonforyourcity #londonmusichalloffame #makeadifference #seechange #bethechange #cometogether #standup #makeastance #healtheworld #makeitabetterplace #colaborationovercompetion #humanrights #courageforfreedom #farmtowncanada #nationalhumantraffickingawarenessday #ldnt #londonontario (at London Music Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1e8936nLzg/?igshid=ert5lew07wu3

[optikal77]

We empower individuals to bring positive change to their communities through developing skills and creating jobs and infrastructure. We recognise that women have a crucial contribution to make. We adapt our different vision care models to each local context and evaluate their impact in order to accelerate and scale-up our efforts. #seechange #optikal77 #optikal77medan #optikal77shop https://www.instagram.com/p/B0VfniThjD2/?igshid=1b5cp5sctn9x3

[beautysecretsau]

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[elliottorrin]

Was rad to spend the day with the one and only Leonard of the Center for the Study of Social Policy consulting with them to dive into Youth Thrive curriculum and observing Sam and April pilot the Youth Thrive 4 Youth training. Really glad some Oregon youth got to experience and engage in it, too! #cssp #seechange #youththrive (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvqXcUig-uctobb22r1vgooRUy0SA76FdQ2S0c0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w27ptd9vhqt

[jmoon80-blog]

What #rap #hiphop has turned into. These mfers are #leadingourkids #hiddenagenda #watchforphonies #thuggalicious #breakthechains #mentalslaves #realeyesrealizereallies #bechange #seechange #stopbelievinglies #rbg

[2asuccess]

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. What are you doing today to make a difference? #makeadifference #makeadifferencetoday #helpingothers #seechanges #holidaycheer #influenceothers #influencesotherspositively (at Galleria Dallas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlh1MRpUki/?igshid=1gvh8d2vxay9w

[seechangeglobal]

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[carloszettermanntorres]

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[liuchuanfeng]

顏色不重要，可能是史（屎）上最醜的顏色的#freshfruit 但是口感還不錯(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) . . . . #nighttimefood #vegetarianfood #vitamixs55 #healthyeating #foodmix #seechange #enjoy #justgoshoot #iPhone6plusphoto #share4share #dailyphoto #winter2017 #December #food #fitfoodie

[row17]

Change is slow. But once you start to feel that change, that is only the beginning. One step at a time and you can do it! Start now, set the foundation and once the New Year comes around you will be ready!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #seechange #feelchange #change #motivation #thursday #pushyourself #yyc #yycfit ⠀ #training #health #exercise #instagood #active #best #gym #love #instamood #instasport #justdoit #photooftheday #fitness #picoftheday #train #loveit #sports #fitfluential (at Calgary, Alberta)