“can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding” is the most concise and powerful dismissal of people who are “jokingly” racist and i can’t believe it’s from a They Might Be Giants song
Bras last longer if you let them air dry. Don’t put them in the dryer.
If you have a problem with frizzy hair, don’t dry your hair with a towel. It makes the frizzies worse. (I recently read an article that said to use a t-shirt? I brush mine out and let it air dry.)
Whites wash best in hot water. Everything else can be in cold – save on your electricity bill.
You can kill 99.9% of germs in a sponge by putting it in the dishwasher for a cycle or by microwaving it for 2 min (be sure to make the sponge damp before microwaving and to put a cup half full of water in with it and please DO NOT squeeze the sponge until it has cooled off)
Airing out your room/house and letting sunlight in every so often can decrease the number of household pests like silverfish and ants.
Black underwear is best during your period as stains are less likely to be visible.
To save money, put aside 10% of each paycheck into a savings account. It’ll add up.
Unless your hair has something on/in it (like grease or mud or something), using conditioner first can actually be the better choice. The conditioner holds in the good oils that help you hair look sleek and beautiful, which shampoo would otherwise wash away.
Speaking of shampoo – if you have long hair, washing just the bits that touch your scalp is generally enough. The rest of your hair gets cleaned with just the run off from your scalp.
If you put a tampon in and it’s uncomfortable/you can feel it, you didn’t do it quite right. A properly placed tampon is virtually unnoticeable by the wearer.
Apply deodorant/antiperspirant a couple hours in advance of when you need it. This gives the product the chance to block your sweat glands. Using deodorant just before going somewhere where you’ll sweat (this means walking outside for people in high humidity places) results in your sweat washing the deodorant off and starkly limiting its usefulness.
After running the dryer, use the dryer sheet from that load to brush out the lint catch – it gets everything off in a fraction of the time it’ll take you to get it clean with your bare hands. Paper towels also work well.
Wash your face everyday, or as often as possible. Forget which brand of cleanser is best. Just washing your face everyday will guarantee you clearer skin. And do you best not to pop pimples, as tempting as the urge may be.
Fold laundry asap after taking it from the dryer to avoid wrinkles. This may seem obvious for dress shirts and silly for things like t-shirts, but you’ll notice the difference even then once your shirts stop looking like unfolded paper balls.
To all the kids whose parents couldn’t help you with this kind of stuff
Addition: the natural acidity of a vagina can bleach the gusset on darker underwear. It’s perfectly normal.
i did not know some of this stuff, so useful!
The best thing you can do to keep your skin clear (aside from washing) is to frequently change your pillowcase. Throw on a fresh one every day if you want. Get nice cotton pillowcases at Ross.
between kanye drawing himself as rick and morty, grimes being addicted to hentai and elon musk doing his thing were only down one dumb rich asshole on twitter horseman of the apocalypse
notch, completing the circle with another ‘feminism is cancer’ tweet:
Aries: smoky jazz clubs of the 20′s, bruised peaches, baroque paintings, the suspense of a preying lion, heavy breathing, midnight rendez-vous, poppy fields, the curiosity of a child, venus de milo & thunder.
Taurus: forehead kisses, the
cool shadows under a tree on a warm day, film noir, lounging in silk,
blowing off dandelion seeds, ladybugs, the smell of sandalwood and
vanilla, serenity, fulfilled longings & peppermint tea.
Gemini: lillies, folie à deux, midday fatigue, silver-tongued monologues, blueberry-stained hands, the feeling of bottomless falling, tinsel thoughts, train whistles, fallen cities & change.
Cancer: blushing,
worn book spines with golden embossing, budding roses, vertigo, the
smell of freshly brewed coffee, jupiter, the hazy moments before fully
waking up, freckles on golden cheeks, picnic baskets & nostalgia.
Leo: dimmed lighting, the sound of a woman in heels approaching, short-lived chimeras, masquerades, withered flowers, passion-inflicted bruises, immortality, dust-covered art, cars speeding by & the Odysessean gods.
Virgo: foggy mornings, french braids, the ticking of clocks, smudged ink, melancholy, trembling hands of new lovers, butterflies, dry humor, the smell of the forest post-rain, ancient statues, words unspoken & gooseberries.
Libra: dewed branches at dawn, honeyed words, listening to the soft beating of a lovers heart, seeing things through rose-colored glasses, balancing on one foot, swans, late nights at the opera, elderflower & small sighs.
Scorpio: the sense of impending doom, secretive whispers, red velvet drapes (à la Twin Peaks), an heart brimming over, slow boudoir dancing, peeking over edges, figs, a cello playing in the distance & wry smiles.
Sagittarius:honey, candlelight silhouettes, nighthawks by edward hopper, wine-stained lips, the void, vast wheat fields, comfortable shared silences, entangled lovers, broken hourglasses & whirlwinds.
Capricorn:goosebumps, languor, ravens, the aloof smile of someone reminiscing, board games, sleeping in, pine trees swaying in the wind, stargazing, sea foam, castle halls, tangles & wordless understanding.
Aquarius: candelabras, nightly walks, the crashing of waves, hydrangeas, pondering over a cigarette, contrasts, an air of ‘je ne sais quoi’, subtle glances, the climaxes of classical symphonies & avalanches.
Pisces: pressed flowers, cloudy days, faded memories, cryptic symbolism in dreams, waltzes, van gogh paintings, dried tears, sand slipping through your fingers, the desire to dissolve into your surroundings, seashells & lingering touches.
“Being born a woman is an awful tragedy. Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar room regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording —all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation to intimacy. Yet, God, I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night.”
I know women who were teenagers during WW2 who talked about the immense freedom they had as teen girls. They could sleep on the beach at night. They’d walk home alone after a party. From the way they talk about it, you’d think there wasn’t a war going on or that some of those nights were interrupted by air raid sirens.
How was this possible? Easy – just conscript every able-bodied man between the ages of 15 and 60 and put them in military compounds that they aren’t allowed to leave. Remember this the next time a woman muses about having curfews for men so women can walk alone and night, and everyone scoffs at how that wouldn’t solve anything, somehow.
In 1943, a team of ingenious Italian doctors invented a deadly, contagious virus called Syndrome K to protect Jews from annihilation. On October 16 of that year, as Nazis closed in to liquidate Rome’s Jewish ghetto, many runaways hid in the 450-year-old Fatebenefratelli Hospital. There, anti-Fascist doctors including Adriano Ossicini, Vittorio Sacerdoti and Giovanni Borromeo created a gruesome, imaginary disease.
The doctors instructed “patients” to cough very loudly and told Nazis that the disease was extremely dangerous, disfiguring and molto contagioso. Soldiers were so alarmed by the list of symptoms and incessant coughing that they left without inspecting the patients. It’s estimated that a few dozen lives were saved by this brilliant scheme.
The doctors were later honored for their heroic actions, and Fatebenefratelli Hospital was declared a “House of Life” by the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.
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