Month: December 2014

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gohoneycocolove:

Chris Rock just said the most insightful thing on race 

“ So, to say Obama is progress is saying that he’s the first black person that is qualified to be president. That’s not black progress. That’s white progress. There’s been black people qualified to be president for hundreds of years. If you saw Tina Turner and Ike having a lovely breakfast over there, would you say their relationship’s improved? Some people would. But a smart person would go, “Oh, he stopped punching her in the face.” It’s not up to her. Ike and Tina Turner’s relationship has nothing to do with Tina Turner. Nothing. It just doesn’t. The question is, you know, my kids are smart, educated, beautiful, polite children. There have been smart, educated, beautiful, polite black children for hundreds of years. The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people.”

http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html

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falkenna:

Hi guys! In order to celebrate the new Hobbit movie coming out soon and the holidays, I wanted to do a small giveaway. At this time, this will be US only as I cannot pay the customs fee for the weight of the book. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I really am struggling financially. I wish I could offer this to everyone! Maybe in the future, I’ll figure out a set of items to send internationally that won’t weigh quite as much. Anyway, I’m blabbering.

The winner will receive:

  • One of my hand-burned & painted Tolkien necklaces from my shop
  • A faux-leather bound edition of The Hobbit, complete with maps and gold-tooled binding (ie the edges of the pages are gold)

To be selected, all you have to do is like/reblog as you wish. I will randomly choose one “winner” by plugging in the usernames into a randomizer. That’s it! Please have your ask boxes open, be comfortable with disclosing your shipping information (have a parent/guardian’s permission if you’re under 18), and be living in the US. I really do wish I could extend this internationally, and I sincerely apologize.

This will end on December 13th, and I’ll have found out the winner by the 17th (the release date of the movie in the US). This way, as you sob over the movie, you can potentially expect a consolation prize in a couple weeks or less! hehe

Feel free to check out my shop if you wish, though this is not required. I will be stocking more items shortly.

Thanks for all the support and three long years on tumblr, guys. I hope you all have a happy holidays!

The book!