SGC72's Repository of Random Things

Wacthing Pac-12 Refs In Any Sport!

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:24:37 -0700

inothernews: Photographer Steve Lindon captured this stunning...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:27 -0700

Photographer Steve Lindon captured this stunning image of a rainbow — or rainstripe? — seemingly piercing through cloud cover in Herefordshire, England. (via the Telegraph)

officialwarriors: Sport Science: Stephen Curry

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:04:33 -0700

officialwarriors:

Sport Science: Stephen Curry

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Tue, 14 May 2013 16:39:43 -0700

comedycentral: On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart covered...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:08:11 -0700

comedycentral:

On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart covered the 2013 NRA Convention, complete with a Yoda impression.

Click here for part-one and here for part-two.

officialwarriors: Stephen Curry - 3rd Quarters in...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:03 -0700

officialwarriors:

Stephen Curry - 3rd Quarters in Playoffs

Ridiculously awesome.

sweet-heya-kisses: Vastra & Jenny Cuteness.

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:49:51 -0700

sweet-heya-kisses:

Vastra & Jenny Cuteness.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 13:45:31 -0700

Cal Bears NCAA Selection Show Party! - Full Court on Blip

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:14:51 -0700

Cal Bears NCAA Selection Show Party! - Full Court on Blip

"It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:26:15 -0800

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It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is often regarded to be. It’s a neurotic self-defense behavior that develops to protect a person’s sense of self-worth.

You see, procrastinators tend to be people who have, for whatever reason, developed to perceive an unusually strong association between their performance and their value as a person. This makes failure or criticism disproportionately painful, which leads naturally to hesitancy when it comes to the prospect of doing anything that reflects their ability — which is pretty much everything.

But in real life, you can’t avoid doing things. We have to earn a living, do our taxes, have difficult conversations sometimes. Human life requires confronting uncertainty and risk, so pressure mounts. Procrastination gives a person a temporary hit of relief from this pressure of “having to do” things, which is a self-rewarding behavior. So it continues and becomes the normal way to respond to these pressures.

Particularly prone to serious procrastination problems are children who grew up with unusually high expectations placed on them. Their older siblings may have been high achievers, leaving big shoes to fill, or their parents may have had neurotic and inhuman expectations of their own, or else they exhibited exceptional talents early on, and thereafter “average” performances were met with concern and suspicion from parents and teachers.

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- David Cain, “Procrastination Is Not Laziness” (via pawneeparksdepartment)

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:55:18 -0800

justamus: A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:34:41 -0800

justamus:

A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan.

Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.

When The USC Band Starts To Play

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:22:57 -0800

goldenblogs:

the-wool-to-hide-the-wolves: Ukelele Design - The Sea by Vivian...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:04:57 -0800

the-wool-to-hide-the-wolves:

Ukelele Design - The Sea by Vivian Xiao

I have never wanted to own a ukelele so badly in my life.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:03:17 -0800

problematicblogger: i feel like larry wilmore is increasingly...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:26:11 -0800

problematicblogger:

i feel like larry wilmore is increasingly sick of everyone’s shit

catchingbananas1: fuckyesdamejulieandrews: What’s better:...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:23:44 -0800

catchingbananas1:

fuckyesdamejulieandrews:

What’s better: winning an award of your life or meeting Julie Andrews?

For David Tennant it was meeting Julie Andrews! [X]

and that’s when two Time Lords met.

I’m with David on this one. I’m impressed by his composure If I ever met Julie Andrews I’d probably pass out.

How to Deal with a Mansplainer Starring Hillary Clinton

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:29:19 -0800

magentaplz:

From Feministing!

Sometimes you don’t realize how #bawse somebody is, until you make it into a gif.

So after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smacked down the Senate and the House yesterday it occurred to me that what made it magical is that it is an instructional video on how to deal with a mansplainer. And of course, any good tutorial needs to be broken down into gifs for emphasis.

Ladies and gentlemen, “How to deal with a mansplainer starring Hillary Clinton.”

Step 1: Raise your hands up like, “Whoa you guys you can’t be serious.”

Step 2: Make sure to emphasize your points by counting with your hands so that simple tea party Senator mansplainer understands. Mansplainers like visuals.

Step 3: No, seriously. Fuck this guy.

Step 4: Raise your hands up like, “What’s your point?” and clown the mansplainer for not having an actual relevant point.

Step 5: When Senator John McCain calls you combative and proceeds to rant endlessly, nod with a sly smile.

Step 6: Take the time McCain spends ranting to reorganize the pages in your binder.

Step 7: Rearrange all of the random crap on your desk. You can never be too organized when getting grilled by angry white dudes.

Step 8: When the rant continues on and on look at the mansplainer with a *blank stare* and put your hand on your chin like, “Are you still talking?”

Step 9: Go home and do this.

dailymajordeegan: Hundreds of spinning blades reveal the...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:55:21 -0800

dailymajordeegan:

Hundreds of spinning blades reveal the invisible patterns of the wind in American artist Charles Sowers’ kinetic installation on the facade of the Randall Museum in San Francisco.

via dezeen

danforth: gingerhaze: gotagirlcrush: Got A Girl Crush...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:18:38 -0800

danforth:

gingerhaze:

gotagirlcrush:

Got A Girl ~~Crush~~ Obsession On: The Forgotten Lumberjills of WWII

Like the many other amazing heroines of their time, the ladies of the Women’s Timber Corps, aka the Lumberjills, stepped into unconventional britches in order to keep the industry, and country, moving while the men were off at war. Of course, there was also some major stereotypes being chopped down along the way:

They faced prejudice from the male forestry workers, as this was pure manual labor and they weren’t expected to be tough enough. Needless to say, they proved them wrong. Their hands became calloused, they developed strong muscular arms and legs - not traits of a “real lady” at the time, but they relished the freedom and fresh air even if it did cause many aches and pains! I can imagine that many were unwilling or uncomfortable to return to indoor-domestic lives IF their husbands returned. For those who joined when young, or if widowed and having to start afresh, I believe it gave them a strong core confidence, and the toughness to go on alone.

Seriously, though. When someone inevitably makes a movie out of this, will someone please get a hold of me? I need to raid the wardrobe (I also can throw a mean knife).

Read more about the Lumberjills here!

Lumberjills! Dang!

WORD OF THE DAY: LUMBERJILLS