stop all the clocks...

A comic about anxiety.

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:16:49 -0400

christiantheatheist:

heymonster:

At least that’s what it’s like for me.

Story of my life. Seriously.

trudy! aka yourmotherandthesandpeople

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:31:18 -0400

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! ill be back in a few weeks!!

trudy! aka yourmotherandblahblah

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:28:16 -0400

I can’t reply bqck on my phone…so yeah im makinh a post to tell you to TAKE THAT BACK!!! I love Eric church! And kip Moore is gonna be there hahaha im in love!!

In other news..I MISS YOU AND RACHEL!

soneone take me to see Eric Church in Cedar Park for my birthday on September 22nd!!!!! please please please please please omggggg

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:43:17 -0400

My hair WILL look like this one day

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 18:32:46 -0400

My hair WILL look like this one day

patbh: fucking gordo -_-

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:14:50 -0400

patbh:

fucking gordo

-_-

wendybrrrd: this is precious. the amount of adorable in this...

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:46:40 -0400

wendybrrrd:

this is precious.

the amount of adorable in this is insane!

nickmoorexvx: Hey all you artsy punx and d-beat kids

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:34:26 -0400

nickmoorexvx: Hey all you artsy punx and d-beat kids:

abookamind:

mikexvx:

Do animals a favor and don’t make kitschy ornaments out of their carcasses and bones. Not only is it incredibly disrespectful and speciesist, but it’s also harmful to the ecosystem to remove the remains of animals that should be breaking down into the soil. As much…

I feel like I've been silenced....like I've been completely stopped in my tracks...this is a horrible feeling...I haven't gone a day the last 4 months without at least tearing up..

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:15:13 -0400

What have I led myself into…..is this my fault or their’s?

sunnysunny: sayhellotoskinnyme: They told me the big black...

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:57:33 -0400

sunnysunny:

sayhellotoskinnyme:

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I’d only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn’t hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie’s advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn’t look like “Lab people,” whatever that meant. They must’ve thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes and a sealed letter from his previous owner.

See, Reggie and I didn’t really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too.
Maybe we were too much alike.

I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that. “Okay, Reggie,” I said out loud, “let’s see if your previous owner has any advice.”
____________ _________ _________ _________

To Whomever Gets My Dog:

Well, I can’t say that I’m happy you’re reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie’s new owner. I’m not even happy writing it. He knew something was different.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he’s part squirrel, the way he hoards them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn’t done it yet. Doesn’t
matter where you throw them, he’ll bound after them, so be careful. Don’t do it by any roads.

Next, commands. Reggie knows the obvious ones —-“sit,” “stay,” “come,” “heel.”

He knows hand signals, too: He knows “ball” and “food” and “bone” and “treat” like nobody’s business.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.

He’s up on his shots. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don’t know how he knows when it’s time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. It’s only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He’s gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn’t bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.

And that’s why I need to share one more bit of info with you…His name’s not Reggie. He’s a smart dog, he’ll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn’t bear to give them his real name. But if someone is reading this … well it means that his new owner should know his real name. His real name is “Tank.” Because, that is what I drive.

I told the shelter that they couldn’t make “Reggie” available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. You see, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could’ve left Tank with .. and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter … in the “event” … to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my CO is a dog-guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he’d do it personally. And if you’re reading this, then he made good on his word.

Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family. And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family, too, and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he
loved me.

If I have to give up Tank to keep those terrible people from coming to the US I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that’s enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. Maybe I’ll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me.

Thank you,

Paul Mallory
____________ _________ _________ _______

I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure, I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver
Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.

“Hey, Tank,” I said quietly.

The dog’s head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright.

“C’mere boy.”

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn’t heard in months. “Tank,” I whispered.

His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my
face into his scruff and hugged him.

“It’s me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me.” Tank reached up and licked my cheek.

“So whatdaya say we play some ball?” His ears perked again.

“Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?”

Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the next room. And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.”

Not thinspo, but deserves a reblog. Makes me cry everytime.

Sitting at work unable to hold back tears. Beautiful.

Oh…..my……gosh

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:58:45 -0400

Oh…..my……gosh

When you see delicious food on the table but you're not supposed to eat it yet.

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:06 -0400

laughingstation:

You will laugh out loud!

Golden

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:50:58 -0400

Golden

And that ^^^ is how babies are taken from the mother’s...

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:50:04 -0400

And that ^^^ is how babies are taken from the mother’s womb…

yelyahwilliams: Classic! FAVORITE!

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:02:11 -0400

yelyahwilliams:

Classic!

FAVORITE!

Eh hum….UNF

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:00:16 -0400

Eh hum….UNF

I fear I mess up everything..

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:54:03 -0400

We’re a sad pair

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:54:30 -0400

We’re a sad pair

shmeah

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:40 -0400

I fear I’ve lost all my friends somewhere…They’re all so busy and I’m so far…

I wish I didn’t have all the problems that I have. Since I was a child I’ve been at war with my inner demons.

I’ve had the feeling I couldn’t go on anymore…I thought I’d gotten rid of it and would never feel it again…bad new is it’s back.
My only friends the last few months have been my pillows; but they never have much to say… just a soft shoulder to cry on.
I feel like since I’ve left everything has gone wrong…I mean the day I stepped through the door here I got a phone call that I hoped I would never get….just keeps getting worse.
The home that I’m in is a constant war zone, some days i feel so uncomfortable..most days i stay under my covers hoping someone calls or texts me…

I’ve got to admit though, I’ve learned a lot. I have learned just how much I left when initiallyi thought I had nothing….wish it didn’t take this to open my eyes…but it did…

Come on July…

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Thu, 17 May 2012 17:42:13 -0400