var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-32431167-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @kasiagalazka)http://www.kasiagalazka.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f898c1b499373919116a9eb236543bd3/tumblr_mk1fppW0Y61rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lana Del Rey - <em>Born to Die</em></strong><br/>Unbest</p> <p>I fell in maddening love with Lana Del Rey for the sorcery of her beauty. Everything about her is conjured, but in such a hyperbolically feminine way that I can’t help but exhale with my own lip-biting fantasizing. Crowns of flowers? Sexy surrealist alligator straddling? Nether regions that taste like high-fructose corn syrup? Where did I go wrong?</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://unbest.tumblr.com/post/42505311363/kasia-galazka-on-lana-del-reys-born-to-die-the" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/45956816209http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/45956816209Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:20:00 -0400lana del reywritingunbestmusic<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pop-rocks/201212/the-pains-the-american-dream">The Pains of the American Dream</a>: <p>Why success stories like Lana Del Rey and Lena Dunham might make you irate</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/39900175044http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/39900175044Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:43:00 -0500Psychology Todaywritingbloghealth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2b23024ce118bc192975a733699671ad/tumblr_mfkl792nHP1rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Puppy Paws</em>, 2012<br/>Cookeville, TN<br/>Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 17-55mm</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/38769479010http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/38769479010Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:45:00 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5207be61342cadcef5f5f190f5529f4e/tumblr_mfkkefU6im1rpg096o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Puppy Talk</em>, 2012<br/>Cookeville, TN<br/>Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 17-55mm</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/38768414244http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/38768414244Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:27:00 -0500photos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m86se6Cgt01rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Basking</em>, 2012<br/>NYC<br/>Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 17-55mm</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/28632549576http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/28632549576Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400photos<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pop-rocks/201204/clueless-husband-mad-wife-programming">Clueless Husband, Mad Wife Programming</a>: <p>How sitcom tropes might be influencing your relationships</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/21369796529http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/21369796529Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:32:00 -0400blogpsychology todaywritinghealth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pfypc4sr1rpg096o1_r3_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>St. Vincent - <em>Strange Mercy</em></strong> <br/>Unbest</p> <p>I don’t know whether people are hesitant to accept contemporary musicians as McCartneys and other famouses, but I pretty much idolize Annie Clark in the “I want to pick up an instrument because I like the things you do to yours!” way that I assume teens did in the old days when releases were anticipated and artists less accessible.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://unbest.tumblr.com/post/16985334374/kasia-galazka-on-st-vincents-strange-mercy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/20172662811http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/20172662811Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:49:00 -0400unbestwritingst. vincentmusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pt6f5CKn1rpg096o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carnal Clues: The Physiology of Fidgeting</strong><br/>Psychology Today</p> <p>Jitters tend to barge in uninvited before big events, like taking the stage or getting down on one knee. Momentary anxiety activates the amygdala, your brain’s danger lookout, and triggers fight-or-flight symptoms, says Srinivasan Pillay, a psychiatrist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To pump the brakes on panic, focus on slowing and deepening your breath. Here’s what’s happening as you await your Big Moment.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/slideshow/201108/carnal-clues-the-physiology-fidgeting" target="_blank"><strong>read more</strong></a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/20184428237http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/20184428237Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0500printpsychology todaywritinghealth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzl5hd7HOR1rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Atlantic City</em>, 2011 <br/>Brigantine, NJ<br/>Holga 120N</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816455253http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816455253Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:05:00 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzl5fpMBbS1rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Brigantine Lifeguard</em>, 2011 <br/>Brigantine, NJ<br/>Holga 120N</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816438600http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816438600Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:04:00 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzl4zrIIg31rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Petri</em>, 2011 <br/>Brigantine, NJ<br/>Holga 120N</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816270361http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17816270361Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:55:00 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi0wnRk6B1rpg096o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carnal Clues: Yearning Curve</strong><br/>Psychology Today</p> <p>Though our eyes don’t bulge out of our heads as we make “awooga” sounds, the physical symptoms of arousal are just as telltale. Lust is a head-spinning prequel to what we hope will be a toe-curling conclusion. And unlike most animals, humans have the capacity for sexual interest all the time, notes Irwin Goldstein, director of sexual medicine at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego. Here’s what happens when your body pines.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/slideshow/201112/carnal-clues-yearning-curve" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17718822009http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17718822009Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500printpsychology todaywritinghealth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi1rrqI3X1rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I thought the office needed a pick-me-up, so I made these punkins for everyone.</p> <p>Happy October!</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17719489697http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17719489697Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:38:00 -0400crafts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7dip7nAd81rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Review: Twin Shadow</strong><br/>Pitchfork </p> <ul><li><strong>Memorable attire</strong>: George Lewis Jr.’s black kufi</li> <li><strong>Percent of people who look like they were born in the 1980s</strong>: 98</li> <li><strong>Sweatiest audience member</strong>: Guy in dog suit</li> <li><strong>Least sweaty audience member</strong>: Dude in American-flag thong</li> <li><strong>Number of basketball jerseys within five-foot vicinity</strong>: Three</li> <li><strong>Most obstructive audience technology</strong>: Camcorder</li> <li><strong>Song that could have been on a John Hughes-curated soundtrack</strong>: “When We’re Dancing”</li> <li><strong>Crowd favorite</strong>: “Castles in the Snow”</li> <li><strong>Best “Now what?” post-set comment</strong>: “Let’s go watch Destroyer and fall asleep.”</li> </ul>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/27503542767http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/27503542767Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400pitchforktwin shadowwritingpitchfork music festivalmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi1j3phP51rpg096o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Got tired of having a busted lampshade from being jostled in my moving truck and didn’t want to spend anything on a new one, so I bandaged it with book paper.</p> <p>Total cost: a half hour!</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17719303190http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17719303190Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:12:00 -0400crafts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhxjjf9Z31rpg096o1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The process is easy as pie! You’ll need:</p> <p>1. A shot glass <br/>2. Unflavored vodka (for dippin’, not drinkin’) (unless you want to drink) <br/>3. Newspaper (remember those?) cut up into lil squares <br/>4. A light-colored nail polish<br/>5. Topcoat</p> <p>My nail polish from American Apparel (<a href="http://store.americanapparel.net/nailpolsh.html?cid=2143&c=Cotton" target="_blank">seen here</a>) peels something awful, so I salvaged it for this. Paint your nails with the color of your choice and let it completely dry.</p> <p>Next, dip your fingers in the non-drinkin’ vodka and press and hold the newspaper bits to your nails. Wait about 15 seconds and remove slowly.</p> <p>Cover with a top coat and you’ve got literate nails.</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17716350015http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/17716350015Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:41:00 -0400crafts<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pop-rocks/201105/smoked-out">Smoked Out</a>: <p>Why <em>Mad Men</em> might make you reach for your vices</p>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/21369914207http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/21369914207Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400blogmad menpsychology todaywritinghealth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0e41pxnk21rpg096o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carnal Clues: The Biology of a Breakup</strong><br/> Psychology Today</p> <p>Fresh heartbreak sparks a common montage: hibernating, thinking the world has ended, and keeping Kleenex in business, for starters. In a close relationship, you think of your partner as a part of you. “So when he or she pulls away, it feels like a part of your body was ripped off,” says Arthur Aron, a psychologist at SUNY at Stony Brook. The most reliable saving grace is time: As the days pass, activity diminishes in brain regions that register attachment.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/slideshow/201104/carnal-clues-the-biology-breakup" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/18768557199http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/18768557199Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:25:00 -0400breakupprintpsychology todaywritinghealth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8ugcMEeE1rpg096o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carnal Clues: You, in Euphoria</strong><br/>Psychology Today<br/><br/>A trip to cloud nine tingles from head to toe. But when you’re elated, what exactly puts that bounce in your step? Researchers are just beginning to unravel the physiology of euphoria because it’s hard to induce and test in a lab, says Sarah Pressman, a psychologist at the University of Kansas. So until someone proposes to his girlfriend while she’s hooked up to electrodes, here’s what we know about the biology of joy.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/slideshow/201012/carnal-clues-you-in-euphoria" target="_blank">read more</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/31402468722http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/31402468722Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500printpsychology todaywritinghealthmental health<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8uckKj7r1rpg096o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carnal Clues: The Physiology of Fury</strong><br/>Psychology Today</p> <p>After a few dropped calls, you feel an urge to Hulk-smash your phone. Or maybe, trembling, you vividly imagine yourself smacking the office gum-chewer. Why? Anger instantly highjacks your body and prepares it to either fight or scamper away, says <em>PT</em> blogger and anger expert Steven Stosny, author of <em>Love Without Hurt</em>. Here’s the biology behind the unforgettable sensation of white-hot wrath.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/slideshow/201011/carnal-clues-the-physiology-fury" target="_blank"><strong>read more</strong></a></p> </blockquote>http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/31402388862http://www.kasiagalazka.com/post/31402388862Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500printpsychology todaywritinghealth