Stir Crazy in CNY

thedailywhat:

Quote of the Day: “I’m not transgender. I. Am. A. Boy,” says 5-year-old Tyler, who born a girl. He first insisted he was a boy at the age of 2, and eventually was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.

Now, his parents allow him to present himself as a boy, and Tyler’s mom doesn’t think he’s going through a phase (though doctors say many children with gender identity disorder eventually switch back to their biological gender). “I just want my child to be happy,” she says.

Don’t miss the video and pic gallery that help tell Tyler’s story.

[wapo]

Awesome story. A cheer for a kid who’s that self aware so young, and two cheers for the mom, who loves him no matter what!

(Source: brotips)

cartoonretro:

Don Flowers, Glamor Girls

warbyparker:

Whoa. The MLA has officially devised a standard format to cite tweets in an academic paper. Sign of the times.

rivetheart:

gorgeous work.

Wow. Just wow

(Source: wolfgangrising)

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Don’t imagine everybody is looking at me?….Why not? I look fine when I’m riding my bike.I’m the bomb…

sepiachord:

A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/03/donts-for-women-on-bicycles-1895/

“The following list of 41 don’ts for female cyclists was published in 1895 in the newspaper New York World”
* Don’t be a fright.
* Don’t faint on the road.
* Don’t wear a man’s cap.
* Don’t wear tight garters.
* Don’t forget your toolbag
* Don’t attempt a “century.”
* Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
* Don’t boast of your long rides.
* Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
* Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
* Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
* Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
* Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
* Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.
* Don’t wear jewelry while on a tour.
* Don’t race. Leave that to the scorchers.
* Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
* Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
* Don’t go to church in your bicycle costume.
* Don’t wear a garden party hat with bloomers.
* Don’t contest the right of way with cable cars.
* Don’t chew gum. Exercise your jaws in private.
* Don’t wear white kid gloves. Silk is the thing.
* Don’t ask, “What do you think of my bloomers?”
* Don’t use bicycle slang. Leave that to the boys.
* Don’t go out after dark without a male escort.
* Don’t without a needle, thread and thimble.
* Don’t try to have every article of your attire “match.”
* Don’t let your golden hair be hanging down your back.
* Don’t allow dear little Fido to accompany you
* Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.
* Don’t discuss bloomers with every man you know.
* Don’t appear in public until you have learned to ride well.
* Don’t overdo things. Let cycling be a recreation, not a labor.
* Don’t ignore the laws of the road because you are a woman.
* Don’t try to ride in your brother’s clothes “to see how it feels.”
* Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.
* Don’t cultivate everything that is up to date because yon ride a wheel.
* Don’t emulate your brother’s attitude if he rides parallel with the ground.
* Don’t undertake a long ride if you are not confident of performing it easily.
* Don’t appear to be up on “records” and “record smashing.” That is sporty.

I knew silk gloves were what i was missing.

My costume for a steampunk party! Mostly historically accurate Victorian. Turns out bustles aren’t as hard to make as you think