elizabeth s.

With both the 1st Cavalry and the 4th Infantry Division based in Fort Hood but rotating through Iraq, there are many walking wounded here: a student who stayed up at night because he was afraid his mother would try to kill herself while his father was gone; a school employee whose husband had a breakdown just before he was to leave for his second... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Now The Red Shoes will be even more glorious! [A Tragic Ballerina Dances Again, Her Shoes Now Redder Than Ever: NYTimes] - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

I am in love with this illustrated Missed Connections blog. Thanks for passing it on, newsweek! - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Amsterdam, by javiy. Such a classic look. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are feeding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out he hates all the same people you do. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

via tuneage: Metric - “Help I’m Alive” (80Kidz remix) Just when I thought I was going to have to retire Metric’s wonderful “Help I’m Alive” from my personal playlist due to over-listening, 80Kidz has gone and reworked it into a dancier, equally wonderful version of itself.  Brilliance! Metric FTW! - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

GOOD LOOK: Green Jobs. Worth watching! It left me with a nice warm feeling. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

GOOD Transparency Cities: Emerging City Innovation - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Wildfire Prevention - Bonfire - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

GOOD LOOK: Green Jobs - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

The Democratic Response - http://lege.kut.org/2009...

Televisionary Talks to Chuck's Yvonne Strahovski - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Michael Vick's unpaid dues: Why dog advocates aren't moving - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin...

Can’t wait!! via thetvaddict.com - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Wedding Season - http://www.goodreads.com/review...

Miranda's Big Mistake - http://www.goodreads.com/review...

‘Doctor Who’ star lands ‘Rex’ pilot. Oh, I’m not sure I like this at all, and I love David Tennant. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Never before has this country seen so many women paralyzed by the psychological scars of combat. As of June 2008, 19,084 female veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan had received diagnoses of mental disorders from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 8,454 women with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress — and this number does not include troops... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

And I thought the crowds of tourists were bad when I visited… apparently the hordes of tourists (among other things) are causing the locals to flee. via newsweek: Ciao, Venezia - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Mexican drug cartels increasingly recruit the young - washin - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...

But the singer’s just not as cute as that French-Canadian lip-syncer. via FTC. See also: A Free Credit Score Followed by a Monthly Bill | NYTimes - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) - http://www.last.fm/user...

Just lovely. via redpen: ARC :: John William Waterhouse :: Miranda - The Tempest - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

CPC Choir and Wild Basin Winds - http://www.flickr.com/photos...

Probably not the vibe Goodwill was going for. via livejamie: Pedophiles wanted at Goodwill - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

One of my favorite classic movie couples, via oldhollywood: Myrna Loy & William Powell (via pictopia) “My first scene with Bill, a night shot on the back lot, happened before we’d even met. Woody was apparently too busy for introductions. My instructions were to run out of a building, through a crowd, and into a strange car. When Woody called... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

Women are being beaten, tortured, and brutally murdered more than ever on network TV: A new study by the Parents Television Council shows violence against women on television is up a stunning 120 percent in the past five years. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...

S’mores Icebox Candy Bars - http://www.joythebaker.com/blog...

Best part of this week’s episode. Ok, well, one of them anyway. via tutorgirl: Cameron: I’M BREAKING THE WINDOW! Emergency Operator: Emergency assistance, this is Trisha. Mitchell: Help, help, we locked our baby in the car and people are judging us! Cameron: I SWEAR TO GOD I’M GONNA BREAK IT! Mitchell: Do not break the window! You’ll get glass on... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...