October 2011
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thestoutorialist replied to your photo: My spouse and me as Calico Jack Rackham and Anne…
I showed people this picture on my phone at a Halloween costume/PJ party on Sunday. I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Aw, thanks! I was just glad to have an excuse to incorporate the belly. And I do enjoy pirate costumes in general—I was the only female pirate in my class in the third grade. :D
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thewolfyears:
cabell:
Bioengineering series by feverbeats (Tony/Steve)
A lot of slash is not particularly transgressive, failing to actually deal with sexual or gender identity in any meaningful way. I’ve read and liked some that fell into that category, and been frustrated with other work that did, although I have to say I think I have less tolerance for it when you’re writing a dude who...
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Bioengineering series by feverbeats (Tony/Steve) →
A lot of slash is not particularly transgressive, failing to actually deal with sexual or gender identity in any meaningful way. I’ve read and liked some that fell into that category, and been frustrated with other work that did, although I have to say I think I have less tolerance for it when you’re writing a dude who was frozen in the 1940s and woke up to Tony Stark.
This is not...
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karnythia replied to your photo: So I kind of fell behind on these—we misplaced our…
Adorable.
Aw, thanks!
ragmatical replied to your photo: So I kind of fell behind on these—we misplaced our…
You look lovely. I like those pants especially. :)
Thanks! :-) The pants are pretty nice. They’re from Motherhood Maternity. I find that maternity dress pants are generally a lot...
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meloukhia replied to your photo: So I kind of fell behind on these—we misplaced our…
Yay! I was getting a little worried about you because there were no updates for a while.
Sorry about that! In addition to the lost camera, I had the first of my job applications due, which meant a lot of writing and rewriting of cover letters and personal statements, AND I had a dissertation proposal draft...
Jezebels In The Dark [Stay Fly & Remain Pimpin']:... →
karnythia:
squeetothegee:
darkjez:
If you don’t mind, will those who’ve exceeded saaaayyy 22 years-of-life please reply with your age? I’m particularly interested to know how many of you lovlies are grad students, TAs, or college professors. Also, all ya’ll have kids?
*Obvi ya’ll don’t have to answer any or all of these sorta…
36, single, child-free, self-employed
35, married, 2 kids,...
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Racism and the Occupy movement
socialismartnature:
Wow — made an argument on the Occupy Boston facebook page that cops are not our friends and especially not the friends of people of color, who are routinely abused and beaten by the police. Was responded to by someone who argued that “perhaps one should stop committing crimes if they don’t want to receive “abuse” or be “routinely beaten” from the police.” This responder’s...
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vintagesunshine asked: Thanks very much for explaining that so thoroughly. What really got to me was what you said about a White person being able to "take it off." Also, I had no idea about Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls." You're always very insightful and I enjoy reading your posts, as well as keeping track of your pregnancy (my apologies if that sounds creepy - I'm 18 and seeing...
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thecurvature:
5 months pregnant and nowhere to be found, where is Cheri Dawson?
blackandmissing:
When Laci Peterson went missing, the world seemed to stop. The 7 and a half months missing pregnant woman became a household name everywhere, grabbing the hearts of Americans. “Who would take a pregnant woman!” was probably the thought that was on the minds of men and women alike.
But despite...
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Product recs?
Okay, so pregnancy is causing me to sweat through my shirt every damn day. I’m not hot—my armpits are just permanently swampy. Clearly my Lady Mitchum antiperspirant is no longer doing the job. Does anyone have any ideas that might keep my armpits dry?
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vintagesunshine asked: Hi, Cabell :) I've seen you reblogging the We're A Culture, Not A Costume posters and I think it's a great movement. The only one that I'm a little bit confused about is the poster of the girl holding the geisha (pardon me if confuse singular/plural use of the term) picture. I have to wonder if it's fair to compare what looks like a tasteful representation of a geisha to...
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aboyscoutandabrownie asked: That Edward Gorey graphic is part of an alternative tarot deck - it's called the Fantod Pack. Or at least, that's what Google tells me. *sideeye*
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ragmatical asked: Hello! The Edward Gorey illustrations are from something called 'The Fantod Pack.' Also, unrelatedly, I am becoming fascinated with nail polish thanks to your Tumblr.
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“Another Proclamation - Sherman Alexie
When
Lincoln
Delivered
The...”
– - Sherman Alexie, from War Dances (via highwaysunset)
i had to explain this to some of the other indians in my program when we visited the lincoln memorial. we all need education; natives aren’t automatically born with the knowledge of all the atrocities perpetrated against us.
(via tsigili)
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knitmeapony:
corpusinvictus:
I am choosing to believe that is the character’s last name, because I am also choosing to believe this is Maria Lorraine, who then becomes Maria Stark.
Because then that means Tony’s mom totally made out with his boyfriend.
AHAHHAAH HOLY SHIT THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
I have already read at least one fic that posited this.
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karnythia replied to your post: There is a tiny human kicking me repeatedly in the ribs.
It gets weirder. I used to call mine little aliens because I could see them moving.
I’ve heard about this—feet outlined under the abdomen and whatnot!
I’m wondering how much of that we’ll see, because I have an anterior placenta (which explains why it took a pretty long time to feel...
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There is a tiny human kicking me repeatedly in the...
That is WEIRD, y’all.
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Black pregnant woman killed while protecting kids... →
aphoticoccurrences:
and apparently, there is no coverage of this and no arrest. a gunman on the top of a building starts targeting children at school and a number of people are injured and one killed.
yet none of this is on the news?? like the link says, if this had happened in Manhattan, they woulda been coverage to no end. the racial segregation of the schools in NYC is very disturbing. and...
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I was hoping
maevele:
maevele:
I wouldn’t have to do this again, but I am back in deep financial shit. My ex claims to have paid me everything he was supposed to this month, but it looks to me like he still owes me 400 bucks for the last couple of months. If I try to push issue, I’m risking a pretty ugly incident that I am really not down to deal with. I can’t really confront him about shit without...
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Laura Sullivan and Amy Walters at NPR: Native... →
Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. An NPR News investigation has found that the state is largely failing to place them according to the law. The vast majority of native kids in foster care in South Dakota are in non-native homes or group homes, according to an NPR analysis of state records.
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Good news, everyone!
I don’t have gestational diabetes!
I had my routine test last week—I actually had an early test at 11/12 weeks, too, because my mother had gestational diabetes with all three of her pregnancies, and that was negative, but the usual timing is 24-28 weeks. So I got it done again at 25, and it came back fine.
This is good, because I’m really into ice cream lately, and also we had...
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maevele:
I wouldn’t have to do this again, but I am back in deep financial shit. My ex claims to have paid me everything he was supposed to this month, but it looks to me like he still owes me 400 bucks for the last couple of months. If I try to push issue, I’m risking a pretty ugly incident that I am really not down to deal with. I can’t really confront him about shit without risking...
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Halloween is coming soon
microaggressions:
via saucy-sarah:
From Ohio University’s Students Teaching About Racism in Society
In fall semesters past, I’ve taught Race & Ethnicity, which is a 100-level sociology course that fulfills the university’s ethnic studies requirement for graduation. You tend to get mostly people who didn’t want to take an upper-level course, many of whom have...
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Odinfail: Like the Odinsleep, but less convenient.
ktempest:
roxanneritchi:
nimself:
“When I‘m king, I’ll hunt the monsters down *demonstrates* and kill them all. Just like you did, father.”
When one of your sons is secretly a frost giant and your other son says this, the proper response is: “They’re not monsters, Thor, nor do they all deserve to be killed.” and to then go on about positive attributes of frost giants and frost giants who’ve...
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