This looks SO COOL and I am glad it went so well!!!!!

http://yourfaveisproblematic.tumblr.com/post/49284037149/dan-savage

OOooo, thank you! I'll definitely put this in as further reading! Sab helped me find and short + sweet one, but it's good to have link to places outside of tumblr, for added 'augment from authority' weight.

I'm an adult woman and I want these in a 7L.

Me toooooooooooooooo!

aseariel replied to your photo “DC wins the toddler underwear aisle. #yomarvel...”

I do wish they hadn't made the bat logo pink. Not because pink is bad, but because the logo isn't, uh. Pink.

The whole thing about getting older and having more experience is that eventually you become better able to understand, handle, and accept things that would upset you greatly when you were younger. These things may not make you happy, but they at least don't completely derail every fiber of your being, causing extreme upset and anger.

That's what growing up is. And that's something to be happy about, damnit. :) We humans improve mentally with age, as our bodies deteriorate horribly into pale shadows of our youthful vigor! (Hyuk hyuk.)

The sentiment that you become able to handle past injustices better, that you dwell on these injustices less, and that their impact on your life is lessened as you get older isn't transphobic. It's a testament to the ability of human nature to grow and improve.

I apologize if I offended you because I stand by this idea as a whole. If you don't get better at handling problems as you age, your life is destined to be pretty awful. Luckily, every human who has ever ceased to throw a temper tantrum when an ice cream cone falls on the floor has already demonstrated that their ability to handle problems has improved over time. And thus, I am reasonably certain, based on my experience and observation of others, that in five, ten years' time, the things that hurt a giant amount right now will hurt less. This is part of life. One of the better parts, in fact.

STRIDE.

that sinking feeling you get when you realize you've unwittingly started yourself on a series of drawings

i don't think my design hw is getting done anytime soon today

iMovie is basically Final Cut minus the overly complicated parts that 90% of people will never use.

Yarp!

dead-end-street replied to your video “Haha oh God how do you video?  I hope any potential backers don’t...”

1. Ah this is so exciting! I love the whole idea for QCRC! :D I wish you all the luck and success in the world! 2. okay so iMovie came with my old macbook but when I import vid files they appear jumpy. What file format of vid did you use to import?

Thank you so much!

Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them!

So crookedwinding tagged me in this and I was super excited because omg internet people know who I am and I am still capable of making new internet friends yay! So here's my list of ten books off the top of my head with minimal commentary, in chronological order of when I read them.

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede

Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen

Maledicte by Lane Robins

I listed #1 because I was having trouble deciding between a bunch of books, and I always loved this one as a kid, and I was reminded of that when I got a copy of it to read to my own kids (although they prefer to chew on it rather than hear the story).  Stop!  You must not hop on pop!

#2 -- actually my mom read me the second book (The Dark is Rising) when I was still young enough to have my mom read to me at bedtime.  This series sparked an obsession with Arthurian legend that lasted through my teens, including me getting a chance to go to England and Wales when I was 13.

#3 -- best princess series ever, everyone else go home.

#4 -- this is the second book in a series, but it's my favorite.  It involves a young girl (12-13?) who gets herself into a situation where she has to sacrifice herself to save the world.  There's a lot of good stuff in here about the emotional impact of that decision and it really made me think for a long time.  (Also, people turn into whales.)

#5 -- actually read this one as assigned reading in high school, when I was already deep into fandom.  I was really drawn in by the obsession storyline, and while I haven't ever reread it, I feel like it had a big impact on some of my writing.  Also the copy we had in school had a short story called "The Secret Sharer" coupled with it which was the slashiest short story ever.

#6 -- I've read all of Flewelling's books, but this one is the one that sticks out.  It has the most creeptastic intro/backstory ever, including murdering a baby who then turns into a demonic ghost who is blood-bound to his surviving twin sister.  The image of a bloody baby-sized handprint on the wall stuck with me for a long time.

#7 -- I think while this book wraps up a whole lot of my favorite tropes, what sticks out about it for me is that this was the first time I read an actual published book with all that stuff in it.  You mean, enough people are interested in reading about BDSM that it can actually get published?  Also, the whole series involves a lot of different cultures and religions which I find fascinating.

#8 -- This is, quite possibly, one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read.  It is also horrifying and disturbing, to the point of at least one scene where I actually closed the book and put it down, then reopened it to make sure I actually did just read what I thought I read.  Beautiful writing + horrifying and disturbing is pretty much the key to my heart.

#9 -- I don't often read nonfiction, but I heard good things about this book and was interested in the subject.  After reading it I stopped buying most meat at the grocery store and instead buy nearly all my meat now from a local butcher shop/farm which uses humane farming practices.  In summer I buy most veggies and fruit from farmer's markets.

#10 -- There are very few fantasy novels that I find myself still thinking about days after finishing them.  This is one of them.  I've talked about it here before though so I won't say anything else.

Notably absent from this list are most of my favorite books.  I love them, but I figured this list was more books that I found meaningful in some way other than "I LOVE THIS BOOK."