Bikes, Brews, and Beautiful things

I like coffee, beer, bicycles, food, and pretty people involved in any of the above.

[tinadayton]

I would just like to say fuck you to everyone who made me feel inadequate growing up and ruining my self esteem for years. You all suck and I’m glad I don’t talk to any of you any more. 

[fyrelachele]

Thanks phone, I already knew that about @alexlifesonofficial.

[answeringthetrain-deactivated20]

LIVE!  

[why-so-searios]

[aconfusedbird]

[audio transcription: bird pushes through the door and begins laughing like a super-villain] 

[always-trite]

i’ve watched this 20 times now. each time is better than the last

[yourcoffeeguru]

[ultrafacts]

The words on her tank: Боевая подруга means Fighting Girlfriend [x]

While living in Tomsk, she learned that her husband was killed fighting the forces of Nazi Germany near Kiev in August 1941. The news took two years to reach her. The news angered her extremely, and she became determined to fight the Germans in vengeance for her husband’s death 

Most of the men fighting alongside Mariya just saw her as a publicity stunt and didn’t take her seriously. However, their doubts were quickly laid to rest when Mariya drove her tank straight into battle and was the first tank to breach the German lines. In doing so, she destroyed several machine gun nests and German artillery. It wasn’t long until the Germans figured out that her tank was the one they needed to really worry about.

The Germans immediately started focusing their gunfire on her medium Mariya-Vasilievna-Oktyabrskayasized tank, temporarily crippling it. Mariya didn’t sell all her worldly possessions just so she could sit around in a crippled tank. She was determined to get her vengeance. She leaped out of her tank into a hail of gunfire and started patching it back together so that she could charge even further into the enemy lines.

A month later Mariya found herself in the middle of night raid when her tank was hit by an artillery shell severing the tracks on her tank. She once again jumped out of her tank and started repairing the tracks while her gun crew provided covering fire. A few days later and a little worse for wear, she rejoined the fight.

Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya  was the first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union’s highest award for bravery during combat.

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[seraphickalmagick]

Quick and dirty candle infographic for the most common uses of different coloured candles. There are more, of course, but here are the basics.

[ultrafacts]

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[vancity604778kid]

ALICE ROOSEVELT WAS HARDCORE. “She was known as a rule-breaker in an era when women were under great pressure to conform. The American public noticed many of her exploits. She smoked cigarettes in public, swore at officials, rode in cars with men, stayed out late partying, kept a pet snake named Emily Spinach (Emily as in her spinster aunt and Spinach for its green color) in the White House, and was seen placing bets with a bookie. 

[optimysticals]

So what I’m reading here is, she was a Roosevelt?

[catsuitmonarchy]

Well I have a new hero.

[khoshekh-yourself-deactivated20]

Her whole wikipedia article is gold

“When her father was governor of New York, he and his wife proposed that Alice attend a conservative school for girls in New York City. Pulling out all the stops, Alice wrote, ‘If you send me I will humiliate you. I will do something that will shame you. I tell you I will.’”

“Her father took office in 1901 following the assassination of President William McKinley, Jr. in Buffalo (an event that she greeted with “sheer rapture.”)“

“During the cruise to Japan, Alice jumped into the ship’s pool fully clothed, and coaxed a congressman to join her in the water. (Years later Bobby Kennedy would chide her about the incident, saying it was outrageous for the time, to which the by-then-octogenarian Alice replied that it would only have been outrageous had she removed her clothes.”

“She was dressed in a blue wedding dress and dramatically cut the wedding cake with a sword (borrowed from a military aide attending the reception)”

“When it came time for the Roosevelt family to move out of the White House, Alice buried a Voodoo doll of the new First Lady, Nellie Taft, in the front yard.”

“Later, the Taft White House banned her from her former residence—the first but not the last administration to do so. During Woodrow Wilson’s administration (from which she was banned in 1916 for a bawdy joke at Wilson’s expense)…”

“As an example of her attitudes on race, in 1965 her African-American chauffeur and one of her best friends, Turner, was driving Alice to an appointment. During the trip, he pulled out in front of a taxi, and the driver got out and demanded to know of him, “What do you think you’re doing, you black bastard?” Turner took the insult calmly, but Alice did not and told the taxi driver, “He’s taking me to my destination, you white son of a bitch!”

“To Senator Joseph McCarthy, who had jokingly remarked at a party “Here’s my blind date. I am going to call you Alice”, she sarcastically said “Senator McCarthy, you are not going to call me Alice. The trashman and the policeman on my block call me Alice, but you may not.”

[mewjounouchi]

I love this woman.

[distractedbyshinyobjects]

WOMEN WHO NEED FUCKEN MOVIES.

[themauveroom]

This is Alice as an older lady. The pillow says “If you can’t say something good about someone, sit right here by me.” 

She is my absolute favorite. 

[cqndlelight]

dear person reading this:

your crooked teeth make your lovely smile extremely cute and endearing  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

your splotches of freckles? yeah, those are places where the galaxies whirling inside of you leaked out to radiance their brilliancy into the world

your thighs touch? that’s a GOOD thing. you’re getting proper nutrition! you have muscles! d o  n o t  b e  a s h a m e d!!!!

“bingo arms”???? listen up: you only have bingo arms when you’re WINNING. otherwise why would you be yelling “bingo”?? thought so. you’re a winner – you can do anything you set your incredible mind to!

your hair is so unbelievably gorgeous and don’t you deny it. don’t forget to style it, dye it, try new shampoos with it, as long as you want to! your hair is your own, whether it be frizzled or dry or thick or thin – be proud of that, and remember that you can always change it up!

your eyes are not too small, or too big, or too wide apart, or too ugly. your eyes are your own mortal doorway into your soul, expressing your thoughts and emotions in dazzling swirls and hues for others to decipher. don’t be afraid to cry, don’t be disgusted by the crinkles at the corners when you smile, don’t hate on the small, microscopic blood vessels running through them. don’t lock your door out of needless shame!

scars!!! scars are so cool! they’re visual results from a chapter that makes up the story of your life! no matter where scars are, don’t be conscious of concealing them! ppl loVE scars! even the tiny lil ones! anyone who has a scar is automatically known as an ultimate badass sorry that’s the rule

same goes for stretch marks! those little ripples on your thighs, your hips, your waist, your belly? those mean that you’ve GROWN. your body has adapted frequently throughout your life, and leaves those little ripples as little hints of your amazing journey through life, from babyhood to adulthood! (or maybe you’re just a mystical ocean god/goddess and those waves are symbols of your enormous power, onlookers should be on the lookout)

sorry, did you say you had a pig nose? do you even kNOW how cute piggies are you should be PROUD of your nose cAUSE U CUTE

long, thin nose? p l s. that just means you’re king/queen of everything. don’t deny it. you know how powerful you truly are

tummy rolls? everyone has them. seriously, no matter how thin a person may seem, tummy rolls are inevitable. you are not alone! tummy rolls rock! ROCK THOSE TUMMY ROLLS!

trust me, barely anyone see your feet anyways. besides, feet aren’t that bad – how do you think your hands would look if they walked everywhere over the earth’s rough terrain? feet are hella 

ears are so cool omg they’re like fingerprints, unique to you and you only! plus you can pierce them! repeatedly! how cool is that? ears are best

do nOT be anxious about flaunting your legs! wear that short skirt! wear those shorts! own that bikini! your legs are marvelous! ppl would kill for a pair of dandy lookin legs like yours! pale or tan, legs are glorious! L E G S

lips. lips. do you know how many magic tricks your lips are able to perform? the formation of words, the ability to smile or frown, the ability to express, to kiss, to wear makeup; lips are ethereal and exquisite in all forms!

#1 tip: your eyebrows are always on fleek  (▰˘◡˘▰)

and lastly: you are not dumb. you are not worthless. you are not a waste of space, an empty void, a meaningless shell. you are loved. you are worth everything. you are so incredibly intelligent, you are utterly unforgettable, and you are breathtaking in every single way.

next time you look in a mirror, blow yourself a kiss and don’t worry – you’ll kill it out there today. ♥

[whydidigetoutofbed]

crying

[moriathedwarf]

Omg, yes. inhabitxnts

[extrasad]

My boyfriend just told me that he wouldn't want to be with me if I got a nose piercing, he thinks they're ugly so he told me to choose between him and getting piercings, and that if I loved him I'd choose him, but if he loved me he wouldn't beat me down like this?

So when u get ur nose pierced make sure to clean it with non iodized sea salt and distilled water

[fweecarter]

Another shot of @northgg #model #malemodel #nycmodel #modelnyc #photoshoot #abs #muscles #muscle #fit #fitness #bicep #instanerd #instagood #igers #hotguys #handsome #sexymen #vline #igfit #pecs #fitnessmodel #physique #aesthetic #sixpack #magicthegathering #andrewchristian

[fyrelachele]

NASA: We are humans, broadcasting to any life forms in the galaxy. We come in peace.

Alien: Hey humans, you sound nice.

NASA: Haha thanks. You should come over :)

Alien: Uhhh, what? Our technology isn't advanced enough yet. But we can just talk for a while.

NASA: Aww damn. SO what are you doing?

ALien: Ummm, just like... operating our technology to contact you I guess? Translating your language?

NASA: But what would you be doing if I was there haha ;)

[fyrelachele]

I had this idea today where I wanna start a punk band where all the songs are about social justice issues. Working titles for songs would be "Fuck Institutional Racism," "Pizza Rolls Taste Better Than Gender Roles, So Go Make Me Some" and "Politicians In My Uterus (He's Up His Own Ass Too)." If things went well, the band would do well and being a decent human would become subversive and cool. I'm re-learning how to play drums. Who's in?

[boys-and-suicide-deactivated201]

I just want everyone to see stretch marks are completely normal and so many people have them.

[kannabis-kitten]

My most awkward being those on the sides of my boobs and my inner thighs, close to that scar I have…

[daddys-fucktoys]

I’m a man and i have them on my gut and arms. If you can’t handle stretch marks on someone then go fuck a sex doll.

[ummm-idontevenknow]

I have them an love them😊😊

[kakaphoe]

I’m so pale mine aren’t that obvious but yep, I got em.

[chocolate--goddess]

mine kinda blend with my skin but i love em dearly

[bombing]

fun drinking game: take a shot of water every couple hours to make sure you’re healthy and hydrated

[fyrelachele]

Succulent Wild Woman by SARK Published in 1997 and still relevant. 90% of women experience cellulite at some point in their lives. Honestly, this book has been marvelous so far. I would recommend it to any woman who wants a quick read and a reminder to take care of herself and live large. Book trigger warnings: sex, abuse, sexual abuse