Makes sense. I go with my brothers usually late because that’s when we’re both off(I work 2nd shift, he works midday). In my beach town the only place worth finding Pokemon is downtown in the park. And since others have been playing and going there, it’s pretty safe. I guess I take that stuff for granted in a small…

There aren’t enough stars in the WORLD for this hilarity

a parent burying their child is the hardest thing for me to read about. I’ve seen it and no one should have to do that, to not even have a body or closure must be heart breaking.

Hiromi told me a story about her daughter’s hair. Because Emi was missing, they didn’t have anything to put in the grave. She wanted something. So she pulled some of Emi’s hair out of the drain and buried it.

Traditional Japanese custom also emphasizes the importance of proper care of the dead and funerary rites, with a belief that the spirits of those killed violently or whose bodies haven’t been recovered will remain behind to haunt the living. Obviously deciding when to give up and move on is a personal decision, but…

Jesus Christ. Say what you will about Facebook, but it’s so nice to know that it’s out there saving our memories for us. Just in case.

Oh god, the NY Times article shows the only photo Narita has left of his daughter - all the others were lost in the tsunami. :(

This is poetry.

This reminds me of the wonderful animated short video Tsunami, about a Japanese fisherman returning to his flooded home after a tsunami and trying to help a stranded water spirit there:

This piece was subtly and beautifully written, it moved me deeply.

It’s not making me hate Obama. #notallmen #thanksobama

It is really making me hate rotting piles of cheese that have gone off and started running for president. I just take a look at our current commander in Chief and remember there are thoughtful, eloquent and compassionate humans out there of all genders.

I am extremely skeptical that a college transcript would say “AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM” on it.

Lewandowski thinks there’s gonna be a giant asterisk next to Obama’s name that says, “ADMITTED UNDER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. NOT AN AMERICAN.”

I can’t figure this out either. Do they want to know his GPA and what classes he took as a 20 year old? Are they trying to prove some theory that he didn’t actually go to college? I don’t get it.

What exactly (other than to sow doubt and as more of that soft racism they are so fond of) is the purpose of releasing college transcripts and why do the Republicans keep demanding it when they won’t release this?

That’s just being thorough. The president should do that for every problem.

(I’m going to get a lot of use out of this photo)

Even if he was an affirmative action admission all it would prove is that affirmative action kicks ass and is worth the investment, because we got Barack Freaking Obama out of it.