em (noun) 1. A common unit of measurement in typography. It is more properly defined as simply the current point size. 2. Current points in the life of Erin MarchakTumblr (3.0; @erinmarchak)http://blog.emarchak.com/“Here’s the thing about being a girlie girl. I think there was a generation before us that...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/18016528114http://blog.emarchak.com/post/18016528114Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:38:56 -0500comedy<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcw6sjGNx1qzargmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOY</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/17804542745http://blog.emarchak.com/post/17804542745Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:05:08 -0500marilyn monroe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz0qsx4Fpg1qzhnwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckslikeagirl.tumblr.com/post/17205057448/women-are-powerful-and-dangerous-audre-lorde">f****likeagirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Women are powerful and dangerous</em> - Audre Lorde</p> </blockquote>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/17386657593http://blog.emarchak.com/post/17386657593Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:29:33 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq62yvb101qzt27wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wordboner/6691978923/">wordboner</a>)</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16869781935http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16869781935Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:32:57 -0500… landing almost entirely on the side of my hip. While everything else is fine (thankfully)...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16701910330http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16701910330Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:59:50 -0500erinlifebike“Sometimes semantics mean a lot. Deconstructing oppression is not victimhood. Asking for...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16448873286http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16448873286Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:07:50 -0500self<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyskfl2qq1qzt27wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drink Beer and Make Stuff</p> <p> (via <a href="http://grayhood.com/2012/01/to-resolve-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-resolve-project">To Resolve Project | grayhood graphic design & illustration</a>)</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16026907675http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16026907675Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:45:51 -0500posters<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxx1rgV8Zi1qdov1go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sheminecrafts.tumblr.com/post/15977750043" class="tumblr_blog">sheminecrafts</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://nid0-queen.tumblr.com/post/15977324585/adrian-showed-me-this-game-i-am-now-an-addict" class="tumblr_blog">nid0-queen</a>:</p> Nbd, y’all.</blockquote>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16012128601http://blog.emarchak.com/post/16012128601Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:21:05 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8amzrRMq1qzt27wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The “New Woman” and her Bicycle.</em></p> <p>A terribly failed attempt at a degrading satirical cartoon, because (let’s face it) these ladies look fabulous. </p> <p>(Found through <a href="http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=331">Hark! A Vagrant</a>)</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/15241625781http://blog.emarchak.com/post/15241625781Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:20:58 -0500bikesfeminism “Listen, say yes, live in the moment, make sure you play with people who have your back, make big...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14933885487http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14933885487Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:58:58 -0500improvMy Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25): Camera Obscura (12) The Hidden Cameras (9) Martin...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14846514990http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14846514990Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:49:12 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luwdiuod1H1qaxryyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>I need to find the rest of this series, that is fantastic. <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://if-i-was-real.tumblr.com/post/13003909972/badass-or-wait-i-would-tap-that-bats-ass-get">if-i-was-real</a></p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14504507738http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14504507738Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:12:20 -0500batmanbatgirlawesomenerdMy Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11): Sabrepulse (25) The Real McKenzies (17) GOBBLE...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14260253375http://blog.emarchak.com/post/14260253375Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:12:11 -0500My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4): Ratatat (84) Cyndi Lauper (22) Metric (15) M83 (8)...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13922806775http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13922806775Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:36:18 -0500Amadi Talks: Siri Failures, Illustrated: amaditalks: People have suggested that this about a lack...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13546705180http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13546705180Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:02:02 -0500nerdapplefeminismMy Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27): Cee Lo Green (61) M83 (22) Caravan Palace (16)...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13472538782http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13472538782Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:26:38 -0500My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20): Portishead (31) College (16) Cyndi Lauper (13) The...http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13148813817http://blog.emarchak.com/post/13148813817Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:07:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ludmauOdUX1qzdvhio1_r4_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oldhollywood.tumblr.com/post/12548313304/akira-kurosawa-sets-up-the-shot-of-toshiro" class="tumblr_blog">oldhollywood</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Akira Kurosawa</strong> sets up the shot of <strong>Toshiro Mifune</strong>’s death in <em>Throne of Blood </em>(1957) (<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Zs1bPgAACAAJ&dq=Akira+Kurosawa:+Master+of+Cinema&hl=en&ei=Mg-uTunBDsTV0QHlwMyYDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA">via</a>)</p> <p>“In order to write scripts, you must first study the great novels and dramas of the world. You must consider why they are great. Where does the emotion come from that you feel as you read them? What degree of passion did the author have to have, what level of meticulousness did he have to command, in order to portray the characters and events as he did? You must read thoroughly, to the point where you can grasp all these things.”</p> <p>-Kurosawa, <em>Something Like an Autobiography </em></p></blockquote>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12621988761http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12621988761Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:28:24 -0500film<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-DSVDcw6iW8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><blockquote>“All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun.” (Jean-Luc Godard)</blockquote> Some films try to be all things for everyone, while others aspire to be plot-twisting game changers. We very rarely see films that attempt to take a simple plot, with empathetic characters, and execute it perfectly. <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(2011_film)">Drive</a></em> was one of those films. The fantastic 80s throwback soundtrack is an extra bonus.</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12309572293http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12309572293Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:47:13 -0400film<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwf2735uG1qzt27wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This is entirely how I feel right now. A rather nasty <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=974920190771&l=b9307c6647">bike accident</a> has left me a little worse for wear. But I survived it, and had the best halloween make up there ever was.</p> <p>(I’m a huge fan of Allie Brosh’s <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com">Hyperbole and a Half</a>. Nine times out of ten, she hits on something entirely relatable and touching with her adorable stick figures and frantic writing. She’s one to keep an eye on.)</p>http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12133026576http://blog.emarchak.com/post/12133026576Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:44:00 -0400erinlifecomicsGPOY