"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
— Nick, The Great Gatsby
"One of the problems with the idea that America needs a ‘Conversation On Race’ is that it presumes that ‘America’ has something intelligent to say about race. All you need do is look at how American history is taught in this country to realize that that is basically impossible."
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (via theatlantic)
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Godfrey Gao for GQ Taiwan April 2013
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"Happiness is only real when shared."
— Chris McCandless
"The great thing about associating yourself with a writer is that they write about you."
— LB
With nights growing longer by the day, it’s time to spend a little bit of time thinking about your eveningwear. Make dressing for formal events easy by deciding whether you’d like to stay classic with a one-button black tuxedo or choosing a bolder velvet option.
From there, you can focusing on making sure the fit is perfect. Once it’s tailored to the perfect proportions, choose a white formal shirt and black bow tie for a look that will never go out of style.
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I Wish I Died in Iraq
Sometimes, I wish I had died in Iraq.
I would have been a hero - died for a cause, instead now - I’ll die a relatively wealthy man sucking the teat of the contracting world.Sometimes, I wish I had died in Iraq.
I would never have known my wife cheated on me. I would have died a loving husband, a proud father.Sometimes, I wish I had died in Iraq.
I would be happy - died living normal life, the American dream. Now I torture my mind on a daily basis - the war in my head is worse than any battle man has seen.Sometimes, I wish I had died in Iraq.
You wouldn’t worry about money anymore, obviously I wouldn’t either. Our daughter could go to college - you could too.Sometimes, I wish I had died in Iraq.
The soul-crushing demoralization of starting my life over is too much sometimes.What happened? Who am I? How am I supposed to deal with this? This isn’t my life.
Sometimes I wish that mortar wasn’t a dud.
Damn..
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That moment when you realize you’ve become somebody
you never thought you’d be. Gives you a nice perspective see things from the other side though, doesn’t it?
Exactly what it sounds like.
You don’t have to watch all 13 minutes of this video (like I did) but this is the kinda stuff that inspires me. The discipline to workout every single day — sometimes twice a day. The work ethic to finish every single exercise with near-perfect form. The determination to grind out every-single-rep.
Qualities that probably make him excellent at everything he commits to in life.
His 200kg clean (roughly 440lbs. for those of you…) blows out the top NFL-bound college football players (who are most likely on some kind of steroid) and his 262.5kg ass-to-the-grass back squat puts him in contention with some of the most explosive players in the League.
All at the ripe old age of 18 and at about 200 pounds. Not bad, eh?
if i was homo id totally make love to clarence
(n-no homo)
That NFL bound college football players comment though…
1) his front squats are mostly back. 2) did this guy do a drug test to prove that hes not on something? 3) he fails most the time in his “sets”. 4) im pretty sure theres guys doing about 80% of that clean…but hanging it. ie from their thighs, not the ground. AND if it was from the ground i garuntee itd be more. SOOOO FUCK OFF YOU FOREIGN DOUCHE BAG.
Re-blogging ^ this guy for everybody’s entertainment.
Going to pull an all-nighter
‘cause I’ve forgotten what sleep after no sleep feels like. Ah, gap year, the luxuries you’ve given me.
