I bought this for my little brother for Christmas, but until then it’s going to be awesome and chill on my bed.
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Belly of the Beast - Madeline. It’s just one of those songs that feels good and because she’s a total babe.



My little dude Steinbeck. A couple weeks ago he ate part of a toilet brush because someone shut him up in a bathroom and he almost died from it. Now I might have to get rid of him which makes me terribly sad. Between my mom and I we’ve had dozens upon dozens of cats we’ve taken in and he’s been one of my favorites. I kind of always knew I’d have to get rid of him because he’s one of six kitten his mother had and we were just planning on raising them until they were old enough to find good homes for. When they were born, I instantly picked him out as mine and he was the only one I named. He ended up being the only one I connected with and when he got sick I sat with him on the floor for hours on end because if he was going to die I didn’t want him to alone. Now he’s better and I’m still losing him. I’m too much of a softy sometimes.
10-Year-Old Won't Pledge Allegiance To A Country That Discriminates Against Gays
Via Queerty comes a story from the Arkansas Times about Will Phillips, an elementary school student who refuses to say the pledge of allegiance in school because of discrimination against gay people:
“I’ve always tried to analyze things because I want to be lawyer,” Will said. “I really don’t feel that there’s currently liberty and justice for all.”
After asking his parents whether it was against the law not to stand for the pledge, Will decided to do something. On Monday, Oct. 5, when the other kids in his class stood up to recite the pledge of allegiance, he remained sitting down. The class had a substitute teacher that week, a retired educator from the district, who knew Will’s mother and grandmother. Though the substitute tried to make him stand up, he respectfully refused. He did it again the next day, and the next day.