About the Author

Brooke Larsen is my name. I am a performer and a writer studying history in New Orleans and working in higher ed. Phew! Other things you should know: I am always hungry, a bit of a geek and I feel like what I say is important enough to warrant a blog. You're welcome!

About the Blog

Here I post about my personal life as well as things that I think are informative and interesting. Some posts I borrow from other sources (always noted or linked). The original content of this blog is divided into the following categories:

Advice
I tell you what to do.
Antics
I tell you about my life.
Rants
I tell you how I feel.
Reviews
I tell you what I like.
Prose
I tell you a story.

My ongoing Bucket List.

Reading List

I wouldn't be sane without the following in my life:

A Blog About History
A Cup of Jo
A Little Old Fashioned
Badass of the Week
Calivintage
Digital Nomad
Dorthography
From Me To You
Fileosophy
GOOD
mnmlist
Slow Southern Style
Swankheights
The Atlantic
The Story of Cory
Thought Catalog
TIME
TIME Light Box
Wear It Both Ways
Zen Habits

Just Ask Me

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In this false-colour image of Mississippi River Delta, land vegetation appears pink, while the sediment in the surrounding waters are bright blue and green (via ESA)

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think-progress:

Romney vs. Reality

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Nothing to see here, just the president high-fiving an adorable little boy in a tie-dyed rainbow t-shirt.

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Photography by Thomas Hawk

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baublebar:

Love how our fashion director styled pieces from the BB x @Gorjana pop-up! (Taken with Instagram at BaubleBar HQ)

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New cutout waist-tie blouse in a super unique print, $42 (Taken with instagram)

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Colin Powell endorses same-sex marriage

Politico: “Former Secretary of State Colin Powell supports same-sex marriage — and he doesn’t necessarily believe the issue should be...

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Sorry if this put a cramp in your scrolling hand.

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Kate: I'm at a coffee shop watching a woman do crafts of some sort that involves cutting up 8x10s of Jesse Eisenberg's face.

Me: That's me in disguise. Come say hi!

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Softshells for breakfast, y’all. (Taken with instagram)

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