queerasfact:

Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1963) took the music she knew from performing gospel in her church and brought it to the world. In 1938, aged just 23, she became the first gospel musician signed to Decca records, and toured around the USA. For many non-African-American people, Rosetta’s music was the first gospel music they ever heard. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Chuck Berry all described Rosetta as having a huge influence on their work.

Rosetta was never open about her sexuality, but her friends describe her as being “intimate” with her musical partner, Marie Knight, with one adding on the topic of her sexuality: “Rosetta belonged to the Whosoever Will church, as in Whosoever Will, let him (or her) come.”

Learn more!

[Quote source: Tony Heilbut, quoted in Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock‑and‑roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, written by Gayle Wald]

enoughtohold:

FLORIDA BALLOT UPDATE FROM SEIU

We may need volunteers in the coming days. Please fill out the form here: http://seiufl.ngpvanhost.com/volunteer

VOTER PROTECTION HOTLINE: 833-Vote-FLA

IF YOU ARE A VOTER WHO FILLED OUT A PROVISIONAL BALLOT AT THE POLL, YOU MUST CONFIRM YOUR SUBMISSION WITH YOUR LOCAL SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR IT TO BE COUNTED. Nelson, Fried, and maybe even the Gillum race are all THAT close to bring us to this point. If you filled out Vote By Mail, check the status of your submission at links below. #letsgo

**VOTERS WHO SUBMITTED PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: YOU MUST FAX, PERSONAL EMAIL, OR SHOW UP IN PERSON TO YOUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO CONFIRM YOUR SUBMISSION.

Miami-Dade County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 2700 NW 87th Ave, Miami FL, 33152; tel: 305-499-8683; fax: (305)499-8501; soedade@miamidade.gov; http://www.miamidade.gov/elections/

Broward County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 102, Fort Lauderdale, FL; tel: 954-357-7050; fax: 954-357-7070; Elections@browardsoe.org; http://www.browardsoe.org

Palm Beach County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 240 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL; tel: 561-656-6200; fax: 561-656-6287; susanbucher@pbcelections.org; http://www.pbcelections.org

Orange County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 119 West Kaley Street, Orlando, FL; tel: 407-836-2070; fax: 407-254-6596; voter@ocfelections.com; http://www.ocfelections.com

Hillsborough County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 2514 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa, FL; tel: 813-744-5900; fax: 813-744-5843; voter@hcsoe.org; http://www.votehillsborough.org

Pinellas County
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 13001 Starkey Road, Largo, FL; tel: 727-464-8683; fax: 727-464-7636; Election@VotePinellas.com; http://www.votepinellas.com

Osceola
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot:
2509 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL; tel: 407-742-6000; fax: 407-742-6001; soe@voteosceola.com; http://www.voteosceola.com

Duval
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot: 105 East Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32202;
tel: 904-630-1414; fax: 904-630-2920; mhogan@coj.net; http://www.duvalelections.com

Leon
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot:
2990-1 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL; tel: 850-606-8683; fax: 850-606-8601; Vote@leoncountyfl.gov; http://www.LeonVotes.org

Alachua
**SOE Contact info if you filled out a provisional ballot:
515 N. Main St., Suite 300, Gainesville, FL; tel: 352-374-5252; fax: 352-374-5264; kbarton@alachuacounty.us; http://www.votealachua.com/

Don’t see your county? SOE info can be found statewide here: https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/

darth-lumines:

→ Star Wars Complete Locations (2005)

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Ben’s House on Tatooine // Larger version here.

→ Interesting notes:   Food & water storage areas, refresher location, apparently Obi-Wan takes bladed weapons off Jawas, found artefacts from Tatooine pre-history, if you’re gonna be stranded on a place for ~20 years, you might as a well be a history nerd about it, I guess, and my favorite:

Amazing.  Even in exile, without even trying, Obi-Wan is still terrifying the locals into giving him gifts to appease him.  And probably tried to tell them, no, that’s not necessary, which only just made them more terrified, WE HAVE ANGERED THE WIZARD, DOUBLE THE RITUAL GIFTS!!!! until Obi-Wan just sighs and lets them do what they want.

How to Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

allydsgn:

howtomusicmajor:

So let’s say you’re in the same boat I am (this is a running theme, have you noticed?) and you’ve just got, like, SO MUCH STUFF that HAS to get done YESTERDAY or you will DIE (or fail/get fired/mope). Everything needs to be done yesterday, you’re sick, and for whatever reason you are focusing on the least important stuff first. What to do!

Take a deep breath, because this is a boot camp in prioritization.

  • Make a 3 by 4 grid. Make it pretty big. The line above your top row goes like this: Due YESTERDAY – due TOMORROW – due LATER. Along the side, write: Takes 5 min – Takes 30 min – Takes hours – Takes DAYS.
  • Divide ALL your tasks into one of these squares, based on how much work you still have to do. A thank you note for a present you received two weeks ago? That takes 5 minutes and was due YESTERDAY. Put it in that square. A five page paper that’s due tomorrow? That takes an hour/hours, place it appropriately. Tomorrow’s speech you just need to rehearse? Half an hour, due TOMORROW. Do the same for ALL of your tasks
  • Your priority goes like this:
    • 5 minutes due YESTERDAY
    • 5 minutes due TOMORROW
    • Half-hour due YESTERDAY
    • Half-hour due TOMORROW
    • Hours due YESTERDAY
    • Hours due TOMORROW
    • 5 minutes due LATER
    • Half-hour due LATER
    • Hours due LATER
    • DAYS due YESTERDAY
    • DAYS due TOMORROW
    • DAYS due LATER
  • At this point you just go down the list in each section. If something feels especially urgent, for whatever reason – a certain professor is hounding you, you’re especially worried about that speech, whatever – you can bump that up to the top of the entire list. However, going through the list like this is what I find most efficient.
    • Some people do like to save the 5 minute tasks for kind of a break between longer-running tasks. If that’s what you want to try, go for it! You’re the one studying here.

So that’s how to prioritize. Now, how to actually do shit? That’s where the 20/10 method comes in. It’s simple: do stuff like a stuff-doing FIEND for 20 minutes, then take a ten minute break and do whatever you want. Repeat ad infinitum. It’s how I’ve gotten through my to do list, concussed and everything.

You’ve got this. Get a drink and start – we can do our stuff together!

WOAH THIS SOUNDS HELPFUL. I’M GOING TO TRY THIS IMMEDIATELY. Also, I made a chart for myself, but if anyone else wants it for reference (or if this is wrong and I misread you can tell me) here it is:

isa-ghost:

robotsandfrippary:

glyndarling:

cowards-sorcery:

theveganescapist:

guavasaur:

dimedog:

a small cat

a baby

that’s the purriest meow I’ve ever heard

welcome back to my blog small baby

I just let this run on repeat for awhile.  Two of my cats are comically hunting for their loud hidden friend.

this is the sound of a cat who really, truly loves the person they are chirping at.  

Meows that are half-trills like that are my fucking weakness, I will literally dissolve into tears