wildflowers (by pennylaner)

I FUCKING LOVE JEDWARD

Reflection (by Alan Cotter)

““A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again. He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight. The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward. Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.””

- James Joyce

The original census returns for 1861 and 1871 were destroyed shortly after the censuses were taken....

Well, I’m back from making an ass of myself in other countries. Regular updates will return next week (no promises).

Old Boats (by Corey Leopold)

wildflowers (by pennylaner)

FAQ: What is a good weigh in schedule?

There are different aspects that work for a good weigh in schedule.

1. Choose the same day a week (I always choose Sundays because it’s kind of like the “start of a new week”)
2. Choose the same time that day. It’s best to weigh in before anything was eaten, because extra food in your body just causes you to add weight that isn’t actually your body weight. (I weigh in at 10:00 AM because that’s right before breakfast)
3. Go to the bathroom before weighing yourself. Sometimes it could honestly make a difference!
4. If you’re just aiming to lose weight, then you’re done! But if you’re like me and you’re also looking for specific measurements, also measure your stats right before you eat too. It’s best to log your measurements somewhere like “My Fitness Pal” or “My Calorie Counter” because it keeps track of the differences each week.
5. This is the most important thing. NEVER. EVER. Skip a weigh in. By skipping a weigh in it means that your food and exercise has defeated you. Even if the number is not what you wanted, there is always a logical reason to why it was that number, and it can always get better the next weigh in. If you skip a weigh in then you don’t know how much you improved from the next time you weigh in.