this or that or what you will

daniel. 20-something. texas, these days. i wear jorts to church. seminary. queer. snacks. champagne. netflix. justice.

[smoke-and-iron-deactivated20160]

Mark stopped by for a .5 fade and a choppy blow back. Styled with American crew fiber.

[vintagebarbershop]

I really like this haircut.

ON YOW:

Imperial Barbershop

Bryan

1779 Tenth Line

Ottawa, ON K1E 3X2 Canada

http://www.imperialbarbershop.ca/

613 841 1222

[black-culture]

[floralls]

by  Amélie Roy

[thetrevorproject]

Things People With Anxiety Want Their Friends to Know

Read full story here: http://themighty.com/2015/11/36-things-people-with-anxiety-want-their-friends-to-know/ themighty.com @themightysite facebook.com/themig...

“Just having someone you love and trust reminding you to breathe sometimes really helps” @TheMightySite

[senatorgana]

[culturenlifestyle]

Abandoned Detroit House is Transformed with 36,000 Flowers

In November 2014, florist Lisa Waud bought this abandoned, crumbling duplex in Detroit Michigan. Winning the bid at $250, Waud had not even seen the home. Her vision was to transform the location into an art installation called Flower House.

To ornate the home, Waud invited florists Michigan, Ohio, New York and Canada to install different flower installations in every room. 

[sugarmoonaki]

Judge ruling means Urban Outfitters could pay Navajo Nation millions

Philadelphia-based retailer Urban Outfitters could potentially have to pay millions of dollars for using the word “Navajo” in its products.

A federal judge in Arizona ruled last week that the Navajo Nation did not delay the filing of its trademark infringement lawsuit against Urban Outfitters – a tactic the retail giant claimed had occurred since the tribe first took legal action in 2012, or about 11 years after the company began using “Navajo” to describe its products, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

The tribe has not named a specific dollar amount that it seeks in damages, however it could soar into the millions if a court rules in their favor.

On some claims, the tribe wants all the profits generated from the Navajo-themed sales. On others, it wants $1,000 per day per item, or three times the profit generated by marketing and retail of products using the name. Lindsay DeMoss, one of a handful of attorneys listed for Urban Outfitters, declined to comment. The company had said in court documents that granting the tribe a monetary windfall for a situation it created with unexplained silence “would be inequitable and unjust.”

The Navajo Nation has spent nearly four years in a legal battle with Urban Outfitters for alleged trademark infringement, violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, and other allegations.

Source

[remade-stopdisrespectingculture]

Bankrupt them

[cabinporn]

Derelict homestead in Eastern Oregon.

Photograph by Miles Bowers.

[falseinnocence-blog]

I went to the Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley, WA recently and I took some photos. I highly recommend visiting; the views are fantastic and Whidbey island’s Deception Pass is very close.

Fun fact: Tulips have threefold cyclic symmetry (C3) because they’re monocots, whereas most flowers (eudicots) have fourfold symmetry (C4).

[mama-of-demons]

These are lovely plus also Eric is a huge nerd.

[feelingthatibelonged]

business email glossary

thanks in advance: get this done by the time i press "send"

thanks for your interest: why'd you have to bring this up

would you be so kind: fucking do it

best: i have never physically met you

all best: this conversation is over

all my best: i wish you would die

happy to help: this is the easiest thing in my inbox

i hope this helps: i've done all i'm willing to do

i did a bit of research: i googled it, because you're too lazy to

sorry to chase: answer my email

so sorry to chase: answer my FUCKING email

i am really sorry for being a pest but: i am LIVID that you are ignoring me

please contact my colleague: this isn't my problem

i'm copying in my colleague: this isn't my problem and i am thrilled about it

i'll check and get back to you: i might forget to

i'll let you know when i hear anything: i will forget to

can you check back with me in a week?: i'm hoping you will forget to

per our earlier conversation: i just yelled at you on the phone

great to chat just now: you just yelled at me on the phone

thanks!: i'm not mad at you

thanks!!: please don't be mad at me

thanks!!!: i'm crying at my desk

please advise: this might be your fault

kindly advise: this is entirely your fault

mind if i swing by?: i'm already in the elevator

can you confirm for me: you told me before and i deleted the email

sorry if that was unclear: i think you're an idiot

let me know if you need anything else: please never contact me again

[gaywrites]

If you are someone whose identity has ever been even sort of aligned with “lesbian,” chances are you’ve heard the U-Haul joke so many times the white and orange trucks themselves seem a little heavy handed. But at the center of the joke is a truth: queers move through time differently than straight people. Queer theorists talk a lot about time. Or rather, queer theorists talk a lot about “temporality,” which I understand as a pretentious way to say time. My favorite description of queer time comes from the theorist Jack Halberstam who wrote “queer time for me is the dark nightclub, the perverse turn away from the narrative coherence of adolescence– early adulthood –marriage – reproduction – child rearing– retirement–death ” I’ve been thinking recently that queer time for me is a self-declared snow day. A chance to stay in bed and explore ourselves unhindered by the outside world. A chance to exist, to play — free from the hetero pillars of career, marriage, and lineage. A break from the ticking clock of larger society’s notions of progression.

The Pace of Queer Time | Lila for Autostraddle  (via gaywrites)

[mysharona1987]

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

THIS.

[secondhandsong]

Visit Original Link

[teacakes]

[actjustly-deactivated20181001]

Day 22 of #BlackHistoryYouDidntLearnInSchool - Pauli Murray

“If anyone should ask a Negro woman in America what has been her greatest achievement, her honest answer would be, “I survived!“

“Hope is a song in a weary throat.”

How ‘Respectability Politics’ Muted the Legacy of Black LGBT Activist Pauli Murray by Brittney Cooper

My twitter

[alwaysbewoke]

[alwaysbewoke]

Bet no one quote these today.

[sickeningx]

[gehayi]

What we can learn from the stories of Black Native people

"Afro Native Narratives," a documentary and photo project, documents the stories of Black Native people.

By Michael Santiago  

Editor’s Note: Three years ago, Michael Santiago and Macha Rose began working on “Afro Native Narratives,” a documentary and photo project that documents the stories of people of both North American indigenous and African descent — a group that they say has been underrepresented throughout history. In this week’s edition of Parallax, Santiago discusses the purpose of the project and what he learned from Theo (who is of Blackfoot/Niitsiitapii descent  and Lonnie, who are pictured above. 

The photo is for “Afro Native Narratives,” a portrait and film series project that explores the historically-ignored Black Native identity as it stands today, as well as the effects of “blood quantum” laws, which define who is allowed membership in Native American tribes or nations based on the degree of ancestry a person has to that tribe or nation. The project aims to bring the discussion of Black Native identity to the forefront and bring forward the faces of Black Natives who continue to embrace the traditions of their ancestors. We photograph and interview individuals who have grown up maintaining tradition and continue to do so, like Theo.

The project also focuses on individuals like Lonnie Graham (right), who know some of their Native history because it has been passed down through oral tradition, but are missing a lot of information, like which tribe they belong to.

[confessionsofamiddlechild]

My work on Black Native Identity was featured on PBS Parrallax.

[blacknativeproject]

Yay! We are so proud to be recognized by PBS.