Recall the time we straddled your window pane
And smoked the last of the weed that sent you insane
In a public loo in a borough of London that I won’t mention
You phoned me in Minnesota, said you had a vital question
And as we smoked you feared your neighbors might see
We watched a fon rip out the contents of each
Bin-bag that we lined the road and then you turned to see me mouth,
“Those entrails are how I’ll feel when you decide to leave me”
Now I’ve a whole lot of hate for the island
Since your friends buried you down there 6 feet deep beneath the sand
But at least I know we’ll never be that far now from each other
Just a couple hundred feet either side of sea level
It’s no lie that if the waters rose and drowned that place from coast to coast
You wouldn’t see this smile leave my face for all eternity
Government Hooker - Lady Gaga
Baby, I’ve got the Death Rattle - Los Campesinos!
Born Alone - Wilco
Diet Mountain Dew - Lana Del Rey
National Anthem - Lana Del Rey
Landslide Song/The Dig - Laura Stevenson and the Cans
A Shine to It - Bomb the Music Industry!
Glory Hallelujah - Frank Turner
A More Perfect Union - Titus Andronicus
Hurricane Waves - Bomb the Music Industry!
Beach Party - Hard Girls
Strange Carafe - Hard Girls
Wanderlust - Frank Turner
And of course, Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson
Maybe its exams looming or maybe its my hormones but I don’t really feel anything except overwhelming apathy.
IMAGINE THAT! Abstinence only education doesn’t work, y’all!
theatlantic:
U.S. Teen Birthrates Are Down, But Still High in the Bible Belt
Teen birthrates are highest in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Mexico, with slightly lower concentrations in the neighboring states of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Arizona. New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have the lowest rates of teen births.
What factors lie behind this geographic pattern? […]
Teenage births remain high in more religious states. The correlation between teenage birthrates and the percentage of adults who say they are “very religious” is considerable (.69). The 2009 study posited that attitudes toward contraception play a significant role, noting that “religious communities in the U.S. are more successful in discouraging the use of contraception among their teenagers than they are in discouraging sexual intercourse itself.”
Teen birthrates also hew closely to America’s political divide. They are substantially higher in conservative states that voted for McCain in 2008 (with a correlation of .65) and negatively correlated with states that voted for Obama (-.62).
Class plays a substantial role as well. Teen births are negatively associated with average state income (-.62), the share of the workforce in knowledge, professional, and creative class jobs (-.61), and especially with the share of adults who are college graduates (-.76). Conversely, teen birthrates are higher in more working class states (with a positive correlation of .58).
Read more at The Atlantic Cities. [Image: Centers for Disease Control]
she is so down for her man. OK ENOUGH BEYONCE
(Source: beyonce)
this will be me on saturday.
(Source: beyonce)
![IMAGINE THAT! Abstinence only education doesn’t work, y’all!
theatlantic:
U.S. Teen Birthrates Are Down, But Still High in the Bible Belt
Teen birthrates are highest in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Mexico, with slightly lower concentrations in the neighboring states of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Arizona. New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have the lowest rates of teen births.
What factors lie behind this geographic pattern? […]
Teenage births remain high in more religious states. The correlation between teenage birthrates and the percentage of adults who say they are “very religious” is considerable (.69). The 2009 study posited that attitudes toward contraception play a significant role, noting that “religious communities in the U.S. are more successful in discouraging the use of contraception among their teenagers than they are in discouraging sexual intercourse itself.”
Teen birthrates also hew closely to America’s political divide. They are substantially higher in conservative states that voted for McCain in 2008 (with a correlation of .65) and negatively correlated with states that voted for Obama (-.62).
Class plays a substantial role as well. Teen births are negatively associated with average state income (-.62), the share of the workforce in knowledge, professional, and creative class jobs (-.61), and especially with the share of adults who are college graduates (-.76). Conversely, teen birthrates are higher in more working class states (with a positive correlation of .58).
Read more at The Atlantic Cities. [Image: Centers for Disease Control]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2krlvhhPH1qcokc4o1_500.png)
