Theme Reference Blog

Dash theme by softwaring

This is a simple, clean, and stylish theme for your dash.

Note: to install this theme you must have XKIT, XKIT Theme developer extension, and the other XKIT theme extension. To make it look exactly how I have it, you’ll also need to install the “Dashboard Tweaks” extension, and select the slim sidebar option!

Features:

Gradient background with semi transparent post backgrounds

Fixed sidebar on the left side of the screen

and other aesthetic fixes to your dash! Everything is customizable if you know CSS and I’ve left instructions in the code for those who are less confident in their CSS skills. If there’s anything messed up feel free to send me an ask!~

White American males constitute only 33% of the population. Yet, they occupy approximately:

80% of tenured positions in higher education

80% of the House of Representatives

80-85% of the U.S. Senate

92%of Forbes 400 executive CEO-level positions

90% of athletic team owners

97.7% of U.S. presidents

duolingo // learn languages for free

rhymezone // type in a word and find words that rhyme

onelook // reverse dictionary

hemingwayapp // check your essay for readability

thesaurus // find synonyms, antonyms and more

planetebook & gutenberg // free ebooks

coursera // free online courses

realtimeboard // a virtual pinboard

pianotte & imslp // free piano sheet music

tunefind // find songs used in movies and tv shows

tothebestof // listen to the top 10 songs of any band or musical artist

omgcatz // download 8tracks playlists

tags.goose // mass tumblr tag replacer

colorpicker // helps you choose #hex colours

wordmark // helps you decide on fonts from your computer

iemoji // copy+paste tool for ios emojis on browsers

simpledesktops & subtlepatterns // simple desktop backgrounds

fount // identify fonts on websites

dafont & googlefonts // places to find lots of fonts

wigflip // pixel speech bubble generator

myfridgefood // check what stuff you have in your fridge and get some recipe ideas

roadtrippers // tool to plan a roadtrip across america

recitethis // turn a quote into a masterpiece

letterboxd // organize the movies you’ve watched, loved and plan on watching

THEME 13 : HIYORI

One column

Five custom links

250px posts

Repeating background image

Post/sidebar shadow

Show/hide blog title

Show/hide captions

Transparent/opaque tumblr controls

Custom font size

PREVIEW : CODE

So there’s this dynamic:

Autistic person: The door is open!

Other person: I *know* that. It’s hot in here.

Autistic person: The door is open!

Other person: I already explained to you that it’s hot in here!

Autistic person: The door is open!

Other person: Why do you have to repeat things all the time?!

Often when this happens, what’s really going on is that the autistic person is trying to communicate something, and they’re not being understood. The other person things that they are understanding and responding, and that the autistic person is just repeating the same thing over and over either for no reason or because they are being stubborn and inflexible and obnoxious and pushy.

When what’s really happening is that the autistic person is not being understood, and they are communicating using the words they have. There’s a NT social expectation that if people aren’t being understood, they should change their words and explain things differently. Sometimes autistic people aren’t capable of doing this without help.

So, if this is happening, assume it’s communication and try to figure out what’s being communicated. If you’re the one with more words, and you want the communication to happen in words, then you have to provide words that make communication possible. For example:

Other person: Do you want the door to be closed, or are you saying something else?

Autistic person: Something else

Other person: Do you want to show me something outside, or something else?

Autistic person: Something else

Other person: Are you worried about something that might happen, or something else?

Autistic person: Worried

Other person: Are you worried that something will come in, or that something will go out?

Autistic person: Baby

Other person: She’s in her crib, and the baby gate is up. Is that ok, or is there still a problem?

organic redux re-edit by softwaring

static preview one preview two

theme code

this is a remake of an older retired theme. slightly windows os inspired, and packed with a lot of neat features this theme was really fun to remake. it looks like and is tagged with redux edit, but its not it’s an original theme! so please like/reblog this post if you plan on using this theme, thank you!

theme features:

250px or 400px post width, optional transparent, fading to transparent, and solid color post background color options, optional hover permalinks, and optional borders.

options to show/hide blog title, blog description, post captions, and post tags.

optional high, or low, left or right aligned sidebar.

optional infinite scrolling, and fullsize background.

optional redirect your blog to a certain tag, bottom image, sidebar image, top sidebar, cursor, background, and favicon image options.

customizable post margins, and border curves.

up to 6 custom links, and 8 color options in total.

4 image filter options: blue, darken, fade, and invert.

Ahh yes, The dreaded school. When it comes around we all dread, new teachers, new schedule, some new unfamiliar faces, the MASSIVE amount of homework load, less time on tumblr. Here is another long post with a few sites and others to help you out here!

College needs:

Advice on college

Alternatives to buying expensive textbooks

AP Cram Packets

Cheat sheet for becoming an adult

Dorm room survival

Free online college classes

How to survive college masterpost

Food

cheap & healthy snacks

chocolate muffin in a mug tutorial

Coffee recipes to help stay awake

Every Starbucks drink and pasty FTW

For the vegans you bad ass motherfuckers

Herearesomedeliciousfood

macaroni cheese / mac&cheese in a cup

quick and easy soup recipes

study snacks

Study snack

thousands of quick and easy snack recipes

Yummy cheesiness!

40 on-the-go breakfast recipes

Helpful sites:

Challenge your brain

Feed the hungry while using your vocabulary

Free online textbooks

Grade calculator

Quizlet

Rape Escape

Whole page dedicated to studying/organizing

High school needs:

For Juniors or Seniors With Low Income Families Looking For Scholarships

How to survive freshman year

Mental health resources:

a website that is always relevant.

falling asleep tips

How long to sleep

how to talk to and help an anxiety-ridden friend

how to wake up in the morning

keep taking your mind off of it

mental illness recovery tips

need a motivational speech? i like this one for myself.

not having a good day? :c

picking up a hobby can relax you during the school year!!

seriously just please try to relax ily

take your mind off of it

tips on self-love

when to go to sleep/wake up

working out is a total stress-buster.

Misc resources:

download free books

express yourself with make-up 

Hobbies masterpost

I fucking love to study to this.

please remember this.

Sick ass movie list I have more but, this is a school one so message me for more.

Sites to help you not get distracted with other sites. (Mac)(PC)

Various ways to where a scarf

What’s the fucking weather

Motivation:

earn a cute kitten picture after writing

how to get motivated

Procrastinator? 

Music/Sound:

calm/nature sounds

chill playlist

coffee shop blues

coffee shop sounds

concentration playlist

relaxation

study playlist

4hours of classical music

School resources:

An already typed essay at your fingertips(type the subject and press random stuff and an essay forms. TO KIND OF HELP)

bibliography maker

educational links fucking galore

my favorite tutoring website

online ruler

pull an all nighter but do well on your exam

Social media citing

study like a college kid

Time Management

Psychology Lectures by a Professor from Yale University

Stress relief:

Calm

compliments generator

how long to nap

go to a quiet place

learn more about anxiety.

panic and anxiety information masterpost

Relaxation techniques

Stress Analyst

the thoughts room

take a guided relaxation

yoga poses

Studying/school help: English/History:

Best place to get help for English

essay structure guide

essay writing help

free microsoft word alternative

Grammar and spell checker

Graphic Essay Organizer

Help on reading/researching

Make a kick ass essay

Masterpost of writing software

microsoft word equivalent

more essay writing help

On books you you don’t want to read

Tip of my tongue

Foreign Languages:

Learn, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, German, Italian

Geography:

learn geography

Math/Science:

calculators (includes graphing, geometric, stats etc)

College/high school Chemistry notes

math problem solver (2)

Periodic Table

Thinking/memorizing

This is the math god

Study Needs:

Answers to the textbook

Beneficial studying tips

Crash course in any subject with John Green

Free Educational resources for anyone and everyone 

help in a ton of subjects

Helps you in any subject

homework help

how to google

how to study, Study guide

finals survival guide

improve your studying skills

Learning Websites Masterpage

Looking for a word

make flash cards

One of the best learning websites

Scholarpedia

Tips before/during an exam

Tips on Exams

TIPS:

Remember that today’s day in age is different from how it was back then. So don’t stress about school too much.High school students today have the anxiety of what a mental patient in the insane asylum had in the 50s. Here’s also a thing to show how times have changed.

Prioritize. List what needs to get done first and when. Sometimes getting the bigger/harder tasks is easier than conquering the smaller/easier tasks.

Set times when certain projects need to be done and stick to that deadline.

Turn your phone off or give it to your parents while doing work/studying. I know that we live in the age of technology and literally everything is at the touch of our fingertips. Honestly though you can wait on what your favorite celebrity has to say or if your crush liked your instagram photo. You’ll be more involved in that than you are into your work.

If you have trouble in a certain subject and there is no assigned seating, take advantage of the front. I guarantee you’ll learn more.

Ask your teacher what exactly you’ll need to know. If you’re taking notes during the year, write in the margins whether or not it will be tested. It will be easier to know what you will be tested on.

Save your exams. Half the time your teachers use the same questions (or questions similar) from your exams on your midterms or finals.

Don’t try to do homework straight afterschool if you can’t, despite what everyone says. Give yourself an hour, and try to get some exercise in. I find it stops me getting bored of sitting down. Not to mention helps me concentrate better.

Don’t just read the material, write it, draw it, recite it, quiz yourself on it! Until you have the material down.

Join clubs, sports, or organizations! You’re guaranteed to find friends in there. You’ll already have common interests. Start with that and go with the flow.

College kids: If you don’t have assigned seating, and you have been sitting in the same seat for 2 weeks. That is you assigned seat now. Don’t move or you’ll screw everyone up and they will hate you.

Color code things, such as your notes. If you want to see how I color code my notes message me and I’ll be happy to show you. 

Be kind to one another.

DNA ancestry tests and Black Americans

Note: I already did a post on DNA ancestry tests. This one looks at them as applied to Blacks in the US.

Unlike other Americans, Blacks had their ethnic identity and history taken from them. Even Native Americans know which tribes they come from. DNA tests can help to recover some of that missing information.

There are two kinds of tests: admixture tests and lineage tests.

Admixture tests tell you how much of your DNA comes from different parts of the world. For Black Americans it generally comes out something like this:

77% Black Africa21% White Eurasia2% Native America

That is the average according to National Geographic.

Examples:

Don Cheadle: 81% Black, 19% White, 0% Native

Tina Turner: 66% Black, 33% White, 1% Native

Condoleezza Rice: 51% Black, 40% White, 0% Native, 9% Asian

Remarks:

Asian: Sometimes you will see Asian thrown in, like with Condoleezza Rice. At least some of that comes from the late 1800s when the law made it hard for Asian men to marry Asian or White.Native: This number is the least trustworthy since there are few “pure” Native Americans left against which to compare DNA. On the other hand, most of the straighter black hair that Blacks think comes from Native Americans, in fact comes from Whites!White: Mostly comes from White men during slave times, which mostly means rape.Black: This can be further broken down by country. For example, for Vanessa Williams:23% Ghana15% Cameroon/Congo7% Togo6% Benin5% Senegal

In most cases “Black” breaks down just like that, into a mishmash of countries along the Atlantic coast of Africa, from Senegal to Angola. Black Americans are way more of a melting pot than Whites.

% Black African DNA according to tests:

0% Jessica Alba

4% George Lopez

11% Mark Shriver, geneticist

14% Craig Cobb, white supremacist

16% James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA

17% Bliss Broyard, daughter of Anatole Broyard (see below)

19% Ildi Silva, Brazilian actress

31% Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones (see below)

34% Anatole Broyard, New York Times writer who passed for White

50% Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

51% Condoleezza Rice

56% Vanessa Williams

61% Quincy Jones

62% Tom Joyner

66% Tina Turner

71% Snoop Dogg

75% Charles Barkley

77% Maya Angelou

80% Chris Rock

81% Don Cheadle

83% Chris Tucker

83% Morgan Freeman

83% Jackie Joyner-Kersee

84% Mae Jemison

89% Oprah Winfrey

92% Whoopi Goldberg

Lineage tests can sometimes pinpoint which country and ethnic group (“tribe”) that your maternal or paternal ancestor came from:

Senegal:Mandinka: Jackie Joyner-KerseeGuinea-Bissau:Pepel and Bayote: Whoopi GoldbergJola: Q-TipBalanta: Tom JoynerSierra Leone:Mende: Questlove, John Lewis, Cory Booker, Maya AngelouLiberia:Kpelle: Oprah WinfreyNiger:Songhai or Tuareg: Morgan FreemanNigeria:Hausa: T.D. Jakes, Anatole BroyardYoruba: Wyatt CenacCameroon:Tikar: Quincy Jones, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Condoleezza RiceBamileke: Jessica WilliamsUldeme: Chris RockGabon:Kota and Shake: Branford MarsalisBenga: Samuel L. Jackson

So, for example, in the case of Oprah, her maternal ancestor, or mother’s mother’s mother’s etc mother, came from the Kpelle people of Liberia.

Some of the above are paternal ancestors. About 30% of the time the paternal line goes to Europe, but sometimes it gives a better match than the maternal line.

Thanks to commenter Peanut for suggesting this post.