This Blog Consists of (In no particular order): BBC Sherlock, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Cosplay, WTFuckery, Fashion, Art, Corsetry, Pretty stuff, Photography, My friend's BAMF'ery, and Miscellaneous stuff I find interesting.
First, let it be known that I love most fanboys. When I go to a con, most of the guys there are respectful. They share a passion with me, and that’s awesome. We’re all on a rock floating through space with little connection to most of the people who surround…
“The ideal environment for raising children turns out to be not that of the nuclear family but one in which there are at least three secure relationships (gender nonspecific), meaning three relationships that convey the clear message: ‘You will be cared for no matter what.’”
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~Carol Gilligan, Joining the Resistance, p. 53
Not that secure relationships are limited to parents, but my first thought reading this passage was, “So poly families are what we should all be aiming for!”
Oh heavens, this is PERFECT. Amazing noir-themed 2007 photoshoot by national treasure Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair, and featuring a whole slew of my favorite actors. Talk about writing prompts. (I’m shipping the Angelica Huston & Sharon Stone characters).
what to wear when you’re…a bold collector of hearts (literally and figuratively) who experiences her own humanity so viscerally that she is turned inside out (literally and figuratively). her anatomy is the tangible manifestation of her narrative arc. her body is her battlefield, her womanhood a weapon of war.
what to wear when you’re…queen midas, a leader whose existence is a constant, conscious performance of her mythological meaning, heritage, authority, and invulnerability. she has a crystallized understanding of her place in the narrative and knows precisely how to glean and retain power within that framework.
