"Mr. Ice Cream Lady"

J / 31 / Xe or They / DIY and Thinking Too Much / Predominantly Captioned

[wiisagi-maiingan]

If you make goth clothing, decor, accessories, etc

please

please please please

please stop putting crosses on literally everything.

I know that they're a staple of goth fashion. I know. But not everyone is Christian. Not everyone wants to wear or surround themselves with Christian symbols. There are a lot of goths who would die happy if we they never had to see a cross again. Please.

[wiisagi-maiingan]

This really resonated with folks, huh.

[elierlick]

Let women speak. Edinburgh Pride, 2025.

[puckgoodfaggot]

[id: photo of three older white lesbians, each with short hair and glasses, walking in a pride parade with other older lesbians behind them, all wearing black shirts which read 'older dykes for trans rights' /end id]

[queer-joy-detector]

Queer joy detected!

[curiouscrux]

Have you ever had a piece of clothing that left a strangely lasting impression on you? For example, one guy told me that ever since the 1970s, when his family counselor wore a patterned silk blouse, he's been fascinated by blouses ever since. I thought that was oddly specific and memorable. What's your version of that story?

Oh, this is such a lovely ask.

Not quite the same, but my mother sewed a few things for me as a child, and it was a proof of concept: Clothes are made by someone, and that someone can be you.

So, rather than a singular type of garment, an artist (of many a medium) will post their beautiful work, and it sparks a place in my brain that wants to bring that outfit/silhouette/piece into the world.

Only a few of my creations have been posted here recently, but at this point, the majority of my clothing was constructed (or modified) by me.

[marisatomay]

“what’s the song of the summer” ?? it’s DANCING IN THE DARK by bruce springsteen for the 42nd year in a row

[spiribia]

the conversation was pleasant enough and we both had a nice chuckle but i saw you reload a save right before it. what did you do to me? what did you do?

[rhythmic-idealist]

Thought I would share this here. Image is a clickable link that will take you to the account that posted it! ID in alt text. If anyone wants to pop it out, feel free.

[agentbeeswrites]

If you want to avoid Xitter, they also have a linktree

[turnways]

Actually, yes, at some point as an adult iIt is your responsibility to learn about history and politics outside of what you were taught in traditional k-12 education

[acidtheater]

Most annoying online emotion is "I have a funny personal anacdote to add to this but it doxxes like all of my personal information"

[theonion]

Revealing a drastic decline in regular honey-wine consumption among youths, a new study published by researchers at Saint Louis University found that Generation Z drinks far fewer flagons of mead than medieval generations did. “We observed that, as opposed to their predecessors, young adults today seldom venture out to their local mead hall and socialize with tavern wenches,” said lead researcher Michael Kempe, noting that the study’s conclusions also align with a recent downswing in attendance at jousting matches. 

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[microraptorhours]

i love you archival work. i love you alphabetizing. i love you sorting. i love you reshelving. i love you document restoration. i love you shelf reading. i love you inventorying. i love you analysis. i love you archival work.

[dyke-dyke-goose]

some people were created in god’s image

i was created in jim henson’s creature shop

[afemalesebastian]

"Sewing is a gateway drug to thinking through complex problems. It seems really simple; culturally, we make it women's work. Let me tell you: real sewing at any kind of level of proficiency is a bloody magic trick. Sewing, like mold making, involves mental frames that require one to think inside out and backwards. It requires one to work on an order of operations that is often taking into account the reverse. It's a really, really important skill, and if you learn how to sew, you're mostly on your way to carpentry and welding and sheet metal work. I'm not kidding: these are planar forms meeting under rules and conditions. And if you can make a sleeve work, I swear to God, you could build a house."

--Adam Savage

[breadshot]

canes love falling over its enrichment for them

[theplantqueer]

[sparklejamesysparkle]

"𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞? 𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧." -𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐭 Eartha Kitt at home in Beverly Hills with her St. Bernard, photos by Paul Harris, 1982. Married once, and once only, to real estate investor John McDonald from 1960 to 1964, Eartha was naturally a down to earth free spirit who, when not working as an actress or on the road with her cabaret act, was happiest with her daughter Kitt at her property in Beverly Hills (and later Connecticut) tending to her garden and animals. Born in rural South Carolina and orphaned as a child, Eartha found a sense of maternal security in the homes she worked for and took care of herself. "She's a very comforting person, this house," Eartha stated about her Beverly Hills abode. "I like her very much. This is my home. This is what I've paid my dues for. My guts are here." After she acquired some chickens on her land for eggs, Eartha ran afoul with the Beverly Hills city council who demanded she send her poultry packing. Determined to keep her hens, she researched decades old city ordinances and found a long forgotten rule allowing for a certain number of small farm animals on privately owned Beverly Hills land which allowed her chicken coop to stay. "I love my home with its gardens and chickens and pets and friends and books. I planted a large garden, which I keep planted the year round--collared greens, beans, and all the good stuff. I'm a nut on organically grown vegetables and seldom buy canned or frozen." Despite her stage and screen image as a gold digging vamp, the real Eartha was far removed from how the public perceived her. "I'm a dirt person," she once explained. "I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold."

[qadarpriestress]

You never know how signing up for a new class, getting a haircut, attending a party you are too lazy to go to, or applying to a job you think you have no chance at can really shift timelines. You are probably one decision away from catapulting into a new timeline.

[lawnchairz]

happy april 13th !!

[curiouscrux]

[ID: Digital art in the style of a Homestuck page. The illustration is of a hairless rat in front of a toy keyboard. The description text reads, “Your name is NEIL. As previously mentioned you are a RAT. You have a veriety of INTERESTS. You have a passion for BANGING OUT THE TUNES but you are NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. What wil you do?” The command prompt under it reads, “>Neil: Bang out the tunes.”]

[catsofyore]

Two cool ladies and a small pal. Photo from my collection, ca. 1930s.