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kris10nicole330: theburiedlife: A professor stood before his...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:54:04 -0400

theburiedlife:

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles roll

ed into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.The students laughed..

‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—-your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—-and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.. The sand is everything else—-the small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

Take care of the golf balls first—-the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

This is awesome

Hotdiggedydemon: Why Adult Men Like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:42:47 -0400

Hotdiggedydemon: Why Adult Men Like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :

hotdiggedydemon:

The term ‘Brony’ has been coined to denote men between 18 and 30 who enjoy and partake in the fandom of Lauren Faust’s reboot of My Little Pony, titled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. From the fact that this vernacular exists in the first place we can infer not only that Bronies…

captaindash20: saphazure: mlpartconfessions: This is an all...

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:27:27 -0400

captaindash20:

saphazure:

mlpartconfessions:

This is an all too common mistake people make towards the more popular blog mods out there. They hold these people higher above others, and every little action they make dictates who they are and it’s just not fair. If we don’t respond to fans, we ‘don’t care about them’ because we’re apparently too stuck up to respond to “lesser beings”. If we do, we’re ‘egotistical’ and judged for every opinion we have, and ‘letting the fame get to our heads’.

Because we’re well known, people hold our work to standards beyond any they give to the lesser known blogs. Every little mistake is thrown up on a podium and pointed at, and because we’re supposedly popular and egotistical, we apparently wont ever improve our art or our story and we don’t like critique because we’re all a bunch of stuck up jerks or something.

I’ve been treated wonderfully on tumblr so far. I havn’t really let the negative stuff get to me. I respond to it, yes, but I respond to almost anything about me, positive or negative. Because I CARE about what people think of me, not because I’m paranoid about impressing everyone with my supposed “godly” presence that has been thrown on me by admirers.

If I ignore the negative stuff and only respond to the positive, people assume I’m ignoring progress and refuse to accept critique or the fact that I have flaws.

But at the same time, if I respond to the negative, no matter how calm, collected, and open I am to the comment… People accuse me of being dramatic and- surprise surprise- unable to accept change and critique. Even when I bluntly say ‘I have a lot to improve on, I’m not perfect, I know’, people seem to insist that I’m being overly defensive of myself.

I’m not. I’m really not. I’m not good enough to be noticed anywhere other than the pony fandom. I’m not good enough to publish my art anywhere. I’m not as good as a lot of artists out there, not by a long shot. I’m still learning as I go. I look back a month in my own blog and I go “Oh my god that looks terrible, what was I doing there?” which is proof enough that I’ve been improving as I go. There wont ever be a day where I will feel fully satisfied with my skill. Ever.

People may not know, but I’ve drawn so many new things I’ve never drawn before in my blog. I’m learning how to draw perspective and inanimate objects my biggest weaknesses in art.

Another note: Please don’t compare yourselves to me as a way to judge your own art. No matter what, there will always be a ‘bigger fish’ out there. I am not a god, I am not an idol, I am not even all that amazing, and it hurts so much to see other people drop their art because of me. It’s happened so much because they sit there judging themselves against what I do, when I’ve had over 17 years of experience and schooling backing me up.

And you know what? I smile and appreciate when even beginning artists come to show me what they do, because I want to be an inspiration but I do not in any way want to be a goal. I am NOT a goal, alright? I don’t care how ‘bad’ your art may be, it’s still something you worked on and you were brave enough to draw it, and that’s what matters.

A lot of my life was spent in others’ shadows, and compared to the kids I was in school with, I was just a worthless sap who was left unnoticed in the shadow of AMAZING prodigy artists. There are days I look at other art and go “What am I missing? Why can’t I reach this level of artistic ability? Why can’t I ever seem to reach the quality that will actually be worth something?”

Every. Single. Day.

I am just a jobless idiot who wants to sell my art but can’t because I’m still missing so much that I need to learn.

Also, just look at me. Look at me. I’m so ashamed of myself that I have to hide behind a fake name. I’m really just a person who has lost themselves and I am trying to hard to find who I am again. I’m really not someone to look up to right now because I’m really a very broken and hurting person…

- Submitted by discordwhooves

Oh God all of my yes.

Wah wah, I’m a whiny bitch because people dislike me. Go cry elsewhere.

And then there’s this asshole.

synadpony: Need a source, need a source, need a source, I wanna...

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:27:58 -0400

synadpony:

Need a source, need a source, need a source, I wanna read this!

I don’t think is was so much porn she saw as much as it was probably a Youtube poop, seeing as Youtube is strict on that kind of matter.

micthemicrophone: askkevdarkhood: darklyspectre: askkevdarkhoo...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:52:12 -0400

micthemicrophone:

askkevdarkhood:

darklyspectre:

askkevdarkhood:

mlpartconfessions:

But the first thing I see is him telling one of his followers that the gif they made for them was terrible. It was a gift for you, the least you could have done was thank them and not blatantly say in their face that it was awful. I don’t want to follow someone who treats their followers like shit when they obviously want to make something for you…

- Submitted by brassmachine

Jesus this…

And the fact that he was like “reblog and get your friends to follow me or my sadness will cause me to close my blog.”

That’s pretty much why I said “close your blog then.”

Some of his followers said I was jealous when I actually had more followers than him.

Herpin’ da Derp.

So it seems like it was a good decision to not follow him eh.

Pretty much.

He’s actually a good guy, believe it or not. The entire thing is a facade. Mayhaps ya’ll should calm your shit?

See I would have, and I probably will still check out the rest of his blog, it’s just seems rude to me when someone gives you something, you don’t throw it back in their face and say it’s shit, it’d be much easier to just quietly except it and never look at it again if you don’t like it. The only reason I said this is because the creator of the gif didn’t exactly feel great after Rectangle Pony basically told him his gift art (whatever you wish to call it) was bad. I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but first impressions can really effect how you view people.

Demopan?

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:15:36 -0400

Demopan?

Ticket is for derailment. Also she’s the mascot of /pic/,...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:58:46 -0500

Ticket is for derailment. Also she’s the mascot of /pic/, nothing else. Even though I think some are making a story for her.

Finds smiley face…SUCCESS!!! Repeat

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:19:25 -0500

Finds smiley face…SUCCESS!!! Repeat

James Corck's A.T.D.I.: FUCK. FALLOUT:NEW VEGAS - DEAD MONEY

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:51:22 -0500

James Corck's A.T.D.I.: FUCK. FALLOUT:NEW VEGAS - DEAD MONEY:

I dunno, I had a shit ton of fun with the holorifle when it’s fully upgraded. It tears shit apart.

Ask Charlie Foxtrot: OOC: A somber note

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:21:07 -0500

Ask Charlie Foxtrot: OOC: A somber note:

I give all my condolences. I hope you and your mother can get through this the best that you can.

I’m thinking about the nudist episode of Family guy right...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:14:11 -0500

I’m thinking about the nudist episode of Family guy right now. xD

Like /b/…yes because ponychan posts porn everywhere and...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:06:41 -0500

Like /b/…yes because ponychan posts porn everywhere and plans massive raids to destroy other networks all the time………

Touché, good sir, touché.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:59:21 -0500

Touché, good sir, touché.

It’s always something. lol

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:48:40 -0500

It’s always something. lol

From One Survivor to Another: [tw: ableism, rape culture] Common arguments on the "derpy hooves" thing, blah blah blah

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:38:13 -0500

From One Survivor to Another: [tw: ableism, rape culture] Common arguments on the "derpy hooves" thing, blah blah blah:

Damn, link doesn’t work..I just don’t know, I’m on both sides of the argument and just don’t know. =/

From One Survivor to Another: [tw: ableism, rape culture] Common arguments on the "derpy hooves" thing, blah blah blah

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:22:23 -0500

From One Survivor to Another: [tw: ableism, rape culture] Common arguments on the "derpy hooves" thing, blah blah blah:

You see this:http://ponyconfessions.tumblr.com/post/16432184448/the-word-derp-is-a-slur-against-the-mentally

Derp has nothing to do with disabilities, it has to do with anyone who screws up; me you, anyone. It was an animation error, not a disability.

The plot thickens.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:05:11 -0500

The plot thickens.

Jackleack: Hey! Hey lady! Heeeeey!!!……….FUK...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:11:59 -0500

Jackleack: Hey! Hey lady! Heeeeey!!!……….FUK YOU!!!!

You can sing chords…what magic is this?!?!

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:54:09 -0500

You can sing chords…what magic is this?!?!

Centripetal Aerial Swing Cannon is a go! <—-lol nerd

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:32:23 -0500

Centripetal Aerial Swing Cannon is a go! <—-lol nerd