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Diziet_Sma
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
She's tired out from sewing all those Gap/Banana Republic/J.Crew/Old Navy/Uniqlo/H&M/Zara/Anthropologie/A&F/TopShop/etc clothes for us.
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msAnthrope
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
these photos always make me so sad at my inability to do anything but stare at somebody's terrible misfortune.
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MizJenkins
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
Ok, I'll admit to being a bit over-sensitive after that post about Emmett Till but the first thing I thought of when I saw that picture was this...

Too much suffering for a Friday. I need a drink.
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Hazel
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
she's probably a little shaken up.

sorry.
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CurtCole
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
I was about to say, "Man, wish I was doing that." Then I read the caption and felt like a Grade-A asshole.
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SevenNationArmy has truth tourettes
07/10/09

@CurtCole: LOL I was going to say "Man I hate sleeping with my mouth open I drool like crazy!" :(
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hellosunshine
07/10/09

@CurtCole: Same here. I'm thinking my hangover isn't exactly on the same level as what she's going through.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
07/10/09

@CurtCole: I know, right? I was all, "Man I've been there!" then I read the post and went, "no, not really..."
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save jinger
07/10/09

In reply to Little Earthquakes
Girl, I am sooooo tired today, too!

/sarcasm

Seriously, though, I'm just glad she is okay. 18,000 homes...wow.
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
05/11/09

In reply to Dreaming In (Primary) Color
She looks just like my sister at that age - right down to the hairclips! It's wonderful that some level of normalcy has been restored to the region.
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Macloserboy
05/11/09

In reply to Dreaming In (Primary) Color
I'm rarely swayed by the cuteness, but my knees are buckling right about now. Who wants to make a baby!?!
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Ailanthus-altissima
05/11/09

@Macloserboy: Can't help out there, but I would like to build an earthquake-ready school so these children don't have to worry about reliving the horror of a year ago.
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Plum-Pie
05/11/09

@Macloserboy:Nice offer, but I speculate that if you and I have a kid, it wouldn't look like that.
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ellaesther
05/11/09

@Macloserboy: Dude, is that you?
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LindsayC: doctoral hilarity ensues
05/11/09

@Macloserboy: I'll make it if you'll keep it when it pops out!
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blades31
05/11/09

In reply to Dreaming In (Primary) Color
My heart still weeps for the parents who lost children in that earthquake. I really hope the Chinese have learned a lesson about construction and safety... but I fear they have not.
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ellaesther
05/11/09

@blades31: Did you hear the NPR reports on the anniversary? Just heart-rending.
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pear.shaped.Sara
05/11/09

@ellaesther: I've been teary for the past week listening to those. So many driveway (well, apartment parking lot) moments.
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boxspelunker
05/11/09

@blades31: Hope you enjoy the Three Gorges Dam. IT IS FUCKING CRAZY AS HELL. It is theorized that it might change the tilt of the earth ever-so-slightly because the reservoir of water will be so heavy.

It is also on a fault line. If an earthquake happens (and it will, eventually, because that's what fault lines do), it's going to be the largest humanitarian crisis we've ever seen.

Well, aren't I all death and destruction today?
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violet333
05/11/09

@boxspelunker: Gah. The Three Gorges Dam is an environmental disaster and displacing millions of people, but I never thought to think of the whole thing breaking in an earthquake. That would be... very bad.
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boxspelunker
05/11/09

@violet333: We watched a terrifying documentary in one of my geography classes and I was like... well, hydropower can be good, but... jesus, was the goal to mess up your country? Because that's what's happening. :(
I like to pretend it's all okay.

@blades31: Agh, I know! Is it really so important to have the greatest _______ ever when it might kill you? :(
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Heydiddler: Sabbath Lily Hawks
05/11/09

In reply to Dreaming In (Primary) Color
Is that a secret walkie-talkie spy-watch? She's like, "Ok, gals, I'm in."
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t-yo3
05/11/09

@Heydiddler: Sabbath Lily Hawks: Hee! That made me giggle. Now every time I look at the photo, that's what I see.
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notheretomakefriends
05/11/09

@Heydiddler: Sabbath Lily Hawks: 'I need extraction! It's a science class'
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SunburnedCounsel
05/11/09

@Heydiddler: Sabbath Lily Hawks: This is exactly what I see when I look at the picture.
I can practically hear her muttering code words...
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Maulleigh
05/08/09

In reply to Sing For A Day
OMG I love that black and white romantic dress she's wearing!!
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OhKermie
05/08/09

In reply to Sing For A Day
It's my buddy's 5 year alive date after losing his leg in Iraq.

Congrats to all survivors!! Your strength is amazing.
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midwesternmom
05/08/09

@OhKermie: Best wishes to your friend. I was raised by my uncle who lost a leg at the age of 17 and lived 55 long, active years afterwards. He was truly one of the happiest men I ever knew, because he concentrated on everything he could do and was too busy to notice the few things he couldn't.
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formergr
05/08/09

In reply to Sing For A Day
And your description of the Israeli dance program reminds me of a program I read about for returning U.S. vets who have lost leg(s) in Iraq or Afghanistan. It puts them in a pool where they learn how to kayak, complete with eskimo rolls and everything, and then they go on a river. The vets who did it said that using their body in a new way let them build a relationship with and learn to accept their new body, and realize how much it was still capable of.

Since none had ever kayaked before, it let them learn something new without feeling frustrated by how different it now was, or feel limited.
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AuntieBee
05/08/09

In reply to Sing For A Day
This reminds me of an amazing documentary I watched about young women in Israel who have survived suicide bomb attacks. All of the women had suffered massive physical damage; some were covered in burns while others were missing limbs. They were all enrolled in a dance class together, very much a free movement and creative body expression kind of thing. The goal was to heal their relationships with their bodies, to enable them to find grace and beauty in themselves, and to create a support network of people experiencing similar things.

Man, it was tough to watch, and I cried like a baby at times. But these women were so strong, even when they had bad days, and it was just beautiful. The ladies above make me feel that same fierce, heart-bursting pride in the strength of the human spirit.
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msAnthrope
05/08/09

In reply to Sing For A Day
does anybody else get that weird buzzy feeling in your solar plexus when you see others who have severe physical injuries, the way these women do?
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