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    tinywhitedaisies reblogged starsmasquerading:
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    excessivebookshelf reblogged readlikebreathing:
    “The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
    Petals on a wet, black bough.    ”
    — “In a Station of the Metro”, Ezra Pound
    #poetry #ezra pound
     
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    biblyotheke:
    Cross-stitch is not for the weak

    [caption id=”attachment_657” align=”alignleft” width=”300” caption=”Yet another old lady past-time.”]

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    While I was in Chicago recently for a few work conferences that were back to back, conversations with girlfriends and boyfriends often turned to DIY and the crafting movement. All the cool kids are doing it, it seems. Now I’m no stranger to the DIY/crafting world as I’ve been dabbling on and off for a few years, including but not limited to the following:

     
    But the one that seems to be all the rage in my circles is cross-stitch. I can name half a dozen people off the top of my head who currently count this as their number one crafting past-time. Their constant yammering about their projects, and since it seems you really don’t need to know how to do much other then thread a needle and sew, appealed to me. I like the idea that it is essentially paint by numbers, but with thread. (I will also admit TheHusband has asked me to put the knitting needles down as my hats keep getting more and more interesting. The latest one ended up shaped like a used condom.)

    Since having an instant support group for any kind of activity appealed to me, I took myself off to Hobby Lobby tonight after work to get supplies. Since I was not fond of getting a pattern that was “of the lord” or of a fruit basket, I bought a bag of 150 colors of floss, rolled up tube of cross-stich fabric, a hoop, needles, and other accouterments as seen in the picture above. I figured I come home, have dinner, find a pattern, and go. And if I hated it, I would pawn the lot off to Kristin.

    No. Not that simple.

    The cross-stitch world is complicated. The surge for wanting things handmade has increased the amount of information on the topic, which makes sense since there are thousands nay millions of pages on just about any topic in the universe, according ye olde googles. But I’m a librarian! I should be able to find stuff easily. No, not quite true either. Bad taxonomy and tag stuffing also thwarted my plans. After an hour of looking for patterns, for an easy one I could do in a few hours, turned out to be horribly wrong. I had thought of coughing up a few bucks to Subversive Cross Stitch, whom I long amired, only to find as I was going through their patterns, nothing appealed.

    Kristin suggested creating my own pattern, using something like MyPhotoStitch to generate the colors and patterns for me. But the problem is that I wanted to do something BIG AND FLASHY vroom vroom, when I still need training wheels. So instead of creating something that requires 44 different flavors of floss, I need something that has say, eight. Tomorrow when I’m not feeling so emotionally drained, I’ll probably create a TARDIS or something Doctor Who related.

    And hopefully this time, nothing will come out shaped like a used condom.


    1. The proof that I broke even on my investment with Excessively Diverting proved to me that I could make and sell something of my own creation, which is a huge confidence boost. Now only if could apply that to other things in my life.

    #tumblrize #Craft - XStitch #Cross-stitch #Doctor Who #Grand Rapids #Subversive Cross Stitch #TARDIS
     
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    fuckyeahcmmrb:

    Running running running….

    #cat #giftastic
     
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    animalstalkinginallcaps:

    OH, I’M SORRY, LARRY. I THOUGHT THE POINT OF GETTING A HOTEL WITH DELICIOUS BREAKFAST SERVICE, SOME HOT TUBS AND A NICE LITTLE POOL WAS TO USE THOSE AMENITIES TO INCREASE OUR ENJOYMENT SINCE THEY’RE INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL PRICE. FUN DOESN’T COST EXTRA. I DIDN’T REALIZE CHECKING YOUR EMAIL 200 TIMES WAS YOUR IDEA OF A GOOD VACATION OR I’D HAVE JUST BOOKED US A TABLE AT THE COFFEESHOP BY OUR HOUSE.

    I’M SERIOUS. STOP TEXTING AND FROLIC WITH ME BEFORE I STRANGLE YOU.

    #LOL
     
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    fuckyeahcmmrb:

    Genius… absolute genius.

    #zombies
     
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    homedesigning:

    Beautiful Bedroom Designs

    Source: home-designing.com
     
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    dumbthingswhitepplsay reblogged rararamyeon:
    Just A Quick Note to Atheists (From an Atheist)

    thefullmetalbitch:

    no-one—important:

    thefullmetalbitch:

    1. Being an atheist does not erase privilege.
      1. This includes white privilege.
      2. This also includes cis privilege, CNDP privilege, and het privilege.
      3. Seriously, being an atheist does not erase your white privilege.
    2. Criticizing exclusively (majority) non-white religions is racist.
      1. This includes Islam.
      2. The existence of white Muslims does not invalidate this point.
    3. Black Christianity is not always hetereosexist.
      1. Black people are not the most heterosexist heterosexists that ever heterosexisted.
      2. Black queer/gay/lesbian/non-straight/pansexual/asexual people exist too.
    4. Mestiz@s are not the root cause of sexism.
      1. Neither is Latin American Christianity.
      2. You do realize Christianity was imported, right?
    5. Atheists are not the only oppressed religious group.
      1. Muslims are oppressed too.
      2. Often by white atheists.
    6. Islam is not evil.
      1. Neither are hijabs or niqabs.
      2. Neither is Vodun/voodoo/hoodoo.
      3. Neither is any other religion…
      4. …unless it’s World Church of the Creator / The Creativity Movement…
        1. Which is white supremacist.
      5. …or the Westboro Baptist Church.
        1. Who even the KKK hates.
    7. Evolutionary psychology is sexist, racist, cissexist, ableist, and heterosexist.
      1. This includes evolutionary psychology that (supposedly) supports atheism.
      2. Supporting evo-psych means
        1. You have not done your homework, or
        2. You are prejudiced.
    8. Other people’s clothing is not your business.
      1. Including religious articles of clothing.
      2. Including hijabs, headwraps, niqabs, burkas, crosses, crucifixes, pentacles, and other symbols.
      3. Even if you really don’t like it.
      4. Even if it’s really religious.
    9. Acknowledge other people’s identities.
      1. Even if you’re uncomfortable with them.
        1. Especially if you’re uncomfortable,
          • Because they have racial, sexual, cultural, or disabled identity
    10. Paganism is not ‘atheism-lite’.
      1. Neither is agnosticism.
      2. Neither are indigenous religions.
    11. There is no such thing as ‘ironic’ bigotry.
      1. Unless it’s atheists whining about Christmas.
        1. Seriously, I thought only evangelicals did that.
    12. Trans people are not your special little puzzles.
      1. Neither are autistic / disabled people.
        1. I don’t care if you’re a scientist. We’re still not your Rubik’s Cubes.
    13. Not everything should be about science.
      1. There. I said it.
    14. PoC are not the reason why a lot of people are wary of atheists.
      1. It’s because of white/het/cis/CND atheists.
        1. Yes, including you.
    15. Demanding people educate you is oppressive.
      1. Even if you’re ‘being really nice about it’.
        1. Nice =/= good.
    16. Religions are not inherently oppressive.
      1. Did you know that hijabs and niqabs are cultural?
        1. And that many women find them liberating?
    17. Using emotion in writing, reasoning, the internet, or decision-making does not mean one is stupid/dumb/monkey-like/less-evolved/other ableist, racist, eugenicist terms.
      1. It means one is a fucking human being.
    18. Disability is not a flaw in evolution.
      1. Disabled people will not die out with evolution.
      2. Fuck you.
    19. Being atheist does not mean you are automatically not allistic.
      1. If you don’t know what that means, look it up.
        1. You can use Google.
    20. Being a queer atheist does not make you not white.
      1. Seriously, enough with this racist bullshit.
    21. Cultural appropriation is also done by atheists.
      1. Deal with it.
    22. There are no purple people.
      1. You should know this.
    23. Making fun of ‘them crazy darkies doin’ their ridick voodoo’ is racist, ableist, and the reason why a LOT of black atheists will not have anything to do with you.
      1. Satire is a tool that works when aimed upwards, at the most powerful people.
        1. Black people are not the most powerful people.
          • Especially black people practicing voodoo.
    24. No religion is more ridiculous than any other.
      1. Including Mormonism.
      2. …but some have more power, and are therefore better to make fun of.
        1. Like Mormonism.
    25. Being colorblind is only okay if you literally cannot see or distinguish colors.
      1. Otherwise, it’s racist.
    26. Religions derive strength and power from the social power of their followers.
      1. Which is why evangelical Christianity is a better target than Black Christianity.
    27. Being an agnostic (or bisexual) is not ‘taking the easy way out’.
      1. Really, now?
    28. Monosexism is real.
      1. How do I know?
        1. You’re doing it right now.
      2. And yes, queer can be a term for polysexual.
    29. If you think black people are mean to you,
      1. You’re probably white,
        1. And won’t say you are
          • Because white people never say they’re white.
    30. The terms ‘hermophradite’ ‘third sex’ and ‘biological gender’ are
      1. Essentialist,
      2. Bigoted,
      3. Cissexist,
      4. Anti-intersex
      5. And not up for debate.
    31. If you refuse to identify your privileged identities,
      1. I’m going to assume you just think you’re ‘normal’
        1. And moderate you.
    32. Refusing to acknowledge the power of environment and social structure
      1. Is bigoted
      2. And means you’re a biological essentialist.
    33. Intersex people exist.
      1. Deal with it.
      2. And no, they are not ‘miracles of evolution’.
        1. I thought you didn’t believe in miracles.
    34. Freedom does not just mean ‘freedom to be an atheist and make the choices I would make’. It means freedom to make even choices I don’t like.
      1. Including religious choices.
    35. Social justice / social uprooting / anti-oppression is not about you and your feelings.
      1. Nobody cares about white guilt.
      2. Making everything about your feelings is oppressive.
    36. If you’re offended,
      1. Get over it.
      2. Realize that being offended is much better than being oppressed.

    37. No one who is not actively trying to convert you is obligated to explain or justify their religion to you in any way.

    i died at heterosexisted

    Source: lovelifelivedie.wordpress.com
     
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    leftyjenkins reblogged armywifesara:

    bitchesguidetoetiquette:

    erosum:

    Newark Mayor Cory Booker Responds to a Question about the NJ Marriage Equality Referendum

    Scientific Fact: Cory Booker is secretly a caped superhero 

    Source: erosum
     
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    homedesigning:

    Ways to Make Electrical Wirings Less Messy and More Classy

    Source: home-designing.com