The objectivity possible in the formulation of a social ideal must have something to do with its ability to incorporate the next best thing to absolute knowledge and fulfilled desire: not to be a prisoner of the context. The pursuit of this demand is intimately entangled with our desire not to be prisoners of one another.

The truth of human freedom, of our strange freedom from any finite structure, must count, count affirmatively, for the way we understand ourselves and our history.

Can’t handle this. Can’t handle this. Can’t handle this.

bad-dominicana:

me.

(Source: estellegettys)

odditiesoflife:

Long Term Exposure of Mating Gold Fireflies

Japanese photographer Yuki Karo goes to various places around Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures in Japan and uses long exposure to capture some stunning shots of mating gold fireflies.

This was the best day I’ve had in months.


Illicit gay photobooth kiss would have gotten both of these guys in serious trouble when the photo was taken in 1953

Illicit gay photobooth kiss would have gotten both of these guys in serious trouble when the photo was taken in 1953

Why don’t they just…
Word limits are [often] absurd.

If I am using an adjective in its comparative aspect, I must use the word “more” if the root adjective exceeds two syllables, while words with two syllables or fewer let me attach the comparative sign (a suffix, in this case) to the word itself. I am using language in the same way, but in taking into account the proliferation of words in an essay, I may be forced to change my writing in an arbitrary way in terms of sheer idea expression.

This is how I get ready in the morning.

This is how I get ready in the morning.

(Source: wu--tang)