First The Car Wouldn't Start, Now The Train Is Stopped. Day Is Off To A Good Start. #stocktinca #209

what you said was: "i don't respect women who don't respect themselves"

what you meant was: "i and society as a whole hold women up to ridiculous respectability standards directly relating to the "purity" of said women while hypersexualizing them at the same time and if you are a woman and don't fit my awkward monolith of criteria then i refuse to acknowledge your humanity"

what i heard was: "hi i'm a misogynist piece of shit, please punch me in my face"

I love this shot. As for the saying- it is golden. But I am #ADHD so it is more like dare, dream, and then think. I need doubt, but it is rare for me. #adhdproblems

First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.

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Bought this today, I can't wait to read it, need something new and interesting!

The Chaos (2013)

“Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s provocatively sassy, and thanks to her mixed heritage, she doesn’t feel she belongs with the Caribbeans, whites, or blacks. And even more troubling, lately her skin is becoming covered in a sticky black substance that can’t be removed. While trying to cope with this creepiness, she goes out with her brother—and he disappears. 

A mysterious bubble of light just swallows him up, and Scotch has no idea how to find him. Soon, the Chaos that has claimed her brother affects the city at large, until it seems like everyone is turning into crazy creatures. Scotch needs to get to the bottom of this supernatural situation ASAP before the Chaos consumes everything she’s ever known—and she knows that the black shadowy entity that’s begun trailing her every move is probably not going to help.

A blend of fantasy and Caribbean folklore, at its heart this tale is about identity and self acceptance—because only by acknowledging her imperfections can Scotch hope to save her brother. “

by Nalo Hopkinson

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Nalo Hopkinson, born in Jamaica, has lived in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana and for the past 35 years in Canada. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, USA. She is the author of six novels, a short story collection, and a chapbook.

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Quick Queer* History

Prison for America’s most (dangerous criminals?!)

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I was drawn in by one if your photos, I saw this and am glad you are taking it seriously! There are a few tough things about getting diagnosed:1-ADHD is often misdiagnosed. 2- a lot of people have strong, uninformed beliefs about ADHD.3-there are a lot of good things about ADHD. It is best to have a psychiatrist that is an expert in adult ADHD. I did not get diagnosed until I was 48. I relate to a lot of what you said,just decades of that and I am not an artist, though I love artists and my daughter one. I have many similar symptoms as you described. I tend to Hyperfocus on the wrong thing. I only got help because work was falling apart. If I was not the CEO I would have been fired. Don't be afraid to try different things, don't be afraid of meds, and be kind to yourself. Message me any time for encouragement or just for someone to listen. I wish I had figured it out when I was young. George

If there is anyone on my blog who has adult ADHD? I’ve had the subject broached to me a couple of times now and now I am becoming more curious. After doing a bit of research I can definitely say I see a lot of the symptoms in my every day life. I hadn’t really thought about them much until...

Covering Texas politics as a feminist journalist, one of the things I hear a lot is: Why don’t you leave? What else do you expect … it’s Texas? To those people, I say this: I see your smugness. It is a sign of passivity and privilege. And it is dangerous.

Andrea Grimes, An Open Letter to Anyone Ready to Write Off Texas: Don’t, Because it’s *Your* Future at Stake (via rhrealitycheck)

Seems so true. Certainly we need to do more than hope it is not our future.

Found these #highschoolmemories #dls #concordca they are from the top, 1: #editorinchief #yearbook 2: #kmel #106fm 3: #vatican #pope 2nd Vatican Council, John XXIII. So long ago...

Yesterday's sunset on my commute home in #stocktonca 63 degrees, I even turned on the AC! #california #calichristmas #calilife

Guardian News: “‘You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,’ climate activist Greta Thunberg has told world leaders at the 2019 UN climate action summit in New York.”