![This pisses me off. Stuff like this ruins the validity of those of us who do suffer from chronic diseases. When people cry wolf in situations like this, people will become skeptical and in the end it’s the people who are dealing with the disease who gets hurt. Some people really are disgusting.
thedailywhat:
This Might Not End Well of the Day: The story starts with a Redditor named Lucidending, who initiated an AMA thread (what’s AMA?) claiming to be a cancer patient who was ending his life with the help of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. The thread elicited an outpouring of support the likes of which Reddit had never seen (the post itself shot up to #3 on the all-time list of top AMA threads), with many sharing personal stories and donating money to charities.
A few days later, an Oregonian reporter cast doubt on the authenticity of Lucidending’s identity, pointing out obvious holes in his story. Cut to Tuesday, when Gawker editor Adrian Chen took to Twitter to “confess” to being Lucidending.
There is, as of yet, no hard evidence confirming Chen’s statement, but his “admission” was enough to generate a front-page Reddit post that reads like a mirror image of the Lucidending thread. “I know a few select people (myself included) who would give this lunatic a solid ass kicking,” says one infuriated Redditor. “Ugh, what a revolting human being,” says another. Even Reddit admin Mike “Raldi” Schiraldi chimed in:
Way to go, Adrian. You either impersonated a dying cancer victim, or you’re joking about having impersonated a dying cancer victim. Either way, congratulations, you’re a real class act.
Meanwhile, Chen remains (mostly) mum. Urlesque’s Cole Stryker says he’s busy writing a piece on the debacle for Gawker.
It’s times like these that it’s worth recalling that age-old adage: On the Internet, no one know you’re not terminally ill with cancer.
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This pisses me off. Stuff like this ruins the validity of those of us who do suffer from chronic diseases. When people cry wolf in situations like this, people will become skeptical and in the end it’s the people who are dealing with the disease who gets hurt. Some people really are disgusting.
This Might Not End Well of the Day: The story starts with a Redditor named Lucidending, who initiated an AMA thread (what’s AMA?) claiming to be a cancer patient who was ending his life with the help of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. The thread elicited an outpouring of support the likes of which Reddit had never seen (the post itself shot up to #3 on the all-time list of top AMA threads), with many sharing personal stories and donating money to charities.
A few days later, an Oregonian reporter cast doubt on the authenticity of Lucidending’s identity, pointing out obvious holes in his story. Cut to Tuesday, when Gawker editor Adrian Chen took to Twitter to “confess” to being Lucidending.
There is, as of yet, no hard evidence confirming Chen’s statement, but his “admission” was enough to generate a front-page Reddit post that reads like a mirror image of the Lucidending thread. “I know a few select people (myself included) who would give this lunatic a solid ass kicking,” says one infuriated Redditor. “Ugh, what a revolting human being,” says another. Even Reddit admin Mike “Raldi” Schiraldi chimed in:
Way to go, Adrian. You either impersonated a dying cancer victim, or you’re joking about having impersonated a dying cancer victim. Either way, congratulations, you’re a real class act.
Meanwhile, Chen remains (mostly) mum. Urlesque’s Cole Stryker says he’s busy writing a piece on the debacle for Gawker.
It’s times like these that it’s worth recalling that age-old adage: On the Internet, no one know you’re not terminally ill with cancer.
Wanderlust is one of my favorite words. I’m doing a lot of traveling this year, and I can’t wait. I always had a desire to travel, but it’s hitting me a lot stronger lately. A friend pointed out that since I’m a lot closer to mortality than others with my chronic disease, that traveling is my subconscious way of getting the most out of life.
It was 9 years ago that I almost lost it all when doctors were telling my family and friends I wasn’t going to make it. Well guess I proved them wrong. So every year I’m alive I’m glad and want to get the most out of it.
So yeah traveling and seeing the world to experience life and understand why I’m still around sounds right.
(via namaste-natalie)
The A-Z Movie Quotes Poster Series
A fun little project I’m working on combining two things I love… typography and movie quotes.
Are there any movies I should consider?
My Little Secrets by Audrey Kawasaki
It’s about flowy looseness and unpredictability. Random lines and colors. Intuition. Impulse. About inconsistency… How things change and pass.
In my hometown today is Paczki Day. These little pastries are possibly the most unhealthy amazing tasting things ever. I could definitely go for two or twelve of these puppies.
A pączek is a deep-fried piece of dough shaped into a flattened sphere and filled with confiture or other sweet filling. Pączki are usually covered with powdered sugar, icing or bits of dried orange zest. A small amount of grain alcohol (traditionally, Spiritus) is added to the dough before cooking; as it evaporates, it prevents the absorption of oil deep into the dough.
Although they look like bismarcks or jelly doughnuts, pączki are made from especially rich dough containing eggs, fats, sugar and sometimes milk. They feature a variety of fruit and creme fillings and can be glazed, or covered with granulated or powdered sugar. Powidła (stewed plum jam) and wild rose hip jam are traditional fillings, but many others are used as well, including strawberry, Bavarian cream, blueberry, custard, raspberry and apple.
(from wikipedia)
It was only a matter of time before our favorite Amazon returned to her original costume. Wonder Woman No. 609 by *AlexGarner on deviantART
Baby Laughing Hysterically at Ripping Paper Can even soften this stone cold heart.
(via BruBearBaby)
A little late to the meme… but this was my first Facebook profile picture. I look so innocent back then.
