Welcome To The World*

*My world, as it exists inside my head and in front of my eyes.

[kristi-l]

it’s raining today and i have 87 things to do all i can think of is the last time i saw you

[micdotcom]

Buying a first home? Here are the 5 most affordable U.S. cities for young people

5. Kansas City — $43,733 *

4. Minneapolis — $46,005 *

3. Baltimore — $46,502 *

2. Pittsburgh — $46,828 *

1. This is the most affordable city for first-time home buyers

[kristi-l]

How the actual fuck are houses so cheap in the US? Let’s move (but only if you’re white and educated and hetero and man... actually I think I’ll stay)

[gay-so-gay]

hey indigenous men attracted to men u dont have to use the colonizers words to define your identity i know its hard because your history may be buried deep but know that their words do not have to be yours take back the definitions forced to forget if u desire and be proud you are brave and amazing and your attraction is yours and not the wests to define

[zay4ik]

[phdstudents]

when the undergrads have come back

[phdstudents]

#throwbackthursday!

[kristi-l]

So accurate.

[twelveoddmonths]

I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.

A.G. (via awelltraveledwoman)

[ssaisstopsexualassaultinsch-blog]

Consent Education.

[the-psychlife]

THIS IS IMPORTANT.

[unedited-spoonie]

And please note that there are no specific pronouns. Consent is ALWAYS required from ALL individuals, regardless of gender, sex, relationship, et cetera.

[phryne-fish]

THESE ARE GREAT

[lunarobverse]

A brilliant metaphor

[garudass-deactivated20200602]

6. Cycle lanes are built just for you, and then the cars drive in those too.

[kristen-the-rageful-deactivated]

7. And you can’t go out at night because cars will run right over you.

8. You better watch out for the drunk ones

[mekahmagick]

9. Even if you DO use the cycle lane because it is “Safer for you” A lot of times there are obstacles and other things in the way to make it more difficult to navigate.

[cyrreblogs]

10. Sometimes cars will honk or swerve at you for their entertainment and the drivers will laugh when you react defensively, because they’re safe in their car and don’t realize how dangerous that looks to you on your bike.

11. Some places have much better cycling lanes than others, which is good for those places! But it doesn’t fix the unequally-shared-road problem and really underlines how cyclist-unfriendly other places are.

12. The Door Zone in general. Will every parked car slam a door open directly into your path as you’re passing? No, of course not. Do you have to watch every parked car for opening doors anyways? Yes! Because even one surprise crash into a suddenly appearing door can lead to injury, sometimes serious, or even death.

[phryne-fish]

…….holy shit

[kristi-l]

As a woman and cyclist... 

[kristi-l]

teacher: are there any classes you are struggling with?

me: the bourgeois

teacher: what

me: what

karl marx: nice

[fawksianfella]

It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.

John Waters, Role Models  (via thatkindofwoman)

[phdstudents]

normal people getting ready for work

grad students:

[phdstudents]

#throwbackthurdsay!

[kristi-l]

my life.

[birdasaurus]

Sit + Read

[academicssay]

[kristi-l]

I wish.

[theslaybymic]

Emma Watson takes a stand for female sexual pleasure

Emma Watson is making a play at promoting gender equality full-time — and she’s starting by talking about female sexual pleasure. During a sit-down with feminist icon Gloria Steinem on Wednesday, the star revealed she uses adult site OMGYes. Anyone with a vagina needs to know about this website.

Follow @this-is-life-actually

[kristi-l]

Uhm, everybody. Everybody who has a clitoris, and anyone who wants to pleasure someone with a clitoris. See this.

[inkskinned]

i feel i don’t always know myself. i find my mouth saying words my heart doesn’t speak. i find myself doing things i can’t explain when i rethink them. i find myself making these major permanent decisions and thinking: oh god, what if the person making this choice isn’t who i am? what if i hate it in a week? am i me today? am i me?

r.i.d (via inkskinned)

[kristi-l]

Down there.

[kristi-l]

Tuesday night hangs.

I’ve been reblogging a lot lately. Actually, I’ve hardly been here. I go weeks in between. Let’s write something.

At Christmas time my Grandmother died. It was both sudden and expected. Slow and fast. Thirty-six hours of palliative care, and we were there when she left. Ten minutes earlier I had been watching her breathe and I thought I want to see when she goes because that is being with her. But in that moment when we - they - realised she wasn’t breathing anymore I was staring at my phone. Facebook or something. I was with her, beside her, but I wasn’t present. And I’m sorry.