Confessions Of

dawnawakened:

Johann Ryno De Wet, Underland (2009)

“My methodology for creating images starts with writing down the events of the dream as soon as I’ve woken up. Sometimes I’ll make sketches to help me remember particular visual details of the dream. I use this information to look for subject matter in my environment that has elements matching those of the environment of the dream. I then use digital manipulation to combine different visual elements to create the environments and the atmosphere I experienced in the dream. This is an important part, as it is where I transform my vision into a tangible medium. The meaning of a dream is the most important part, as it forms the backbone of the project. I therefore focus on using dreams that have a lasting effect on me, or is meaningful to me in some way. To me life is an existential journey and dreams can play an important part in learning how to deal with the complexities of living and can help to see things from a different perspective. The materializing of my dreams into images is a process which helps me understand myself and life better.” - Artist’s Statement

Because this.

fromgallifreyto221b:

derekhalealpha101:

liberalbutnotpartisan:

wagrobanite:

think-progress:

Members of Congress are living off food stamps for a week to protest Republican cuts. It’s a challenge for them, but GOP cuts would hurt millions of everyday Americans. 

Why does this not have more publicity. This needs it!

Signal boosting this A) because it deserves to be seen by more people, and b) because I appreciate some members of Congress are actually willing to see what it’s like living on food stamps in order to make their point about how horrifying cutting food stamps would be.

News flash, regressives: people on food stamps do not load up on Snickers bars and filet mignon. They’re limited in what they can buy, and oftentimes, it’s not enough to get by on. Go on thinking these are entitlements that let minorities live lives of luxury, comfortable in the knowledge that you’ll never go hungry.

You privileged, elitist pricks.

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Has anyone who made all these comments worked at a grocery store…because at least in NY the people on food stamps buy lobster, candy, steaks, soda…things other families who pay for their things with their hard earned money consider to be luxuries.  

When a person swipes their “EBT” (foodstamps) card it does not have to be their name or their picture that matches the card- so often times people gamble with their EBT cards. Those who gamble lose it all and now have no way of getting food. 

People with EBT cards come waltzing into the grocery store I work in with with shoes that my middle class hard working family cannot afford. Uggs, Northface sweatshirts, ipads, iphones…. but oh wait they don’t have any money to afford food but sure as hell have enough money for a $100 sweatshirt. 

People would come into my store and ask me why I was working when I could get my food stamps and a government handout- they told me I was wasting my time working. 

I’m all for giving money to people who need it…but don’t pretend there aren’t any people abusing the system because unfortunately a majority of them are and while I consider myself a liberal democrat this is something I am strongly on the side of the GOP for… they need to make more restrictions so what was said above is actually true and those who are struggling actually get the money and buy things they actually need.

How I love her!!! LOL finally a GOOD LOIS!!!!!

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