My mother taught me how to hem by hand when I was about 16 or 17 - right around the time I was trying to dress nicely for job interviews and suddenly owned pants that were not jeans (and I'm damn good at it now). But sewing skills run at higher than average in my family - my mother made my junior high prom dress, I…

THIS: You have to dress your kid like this. It is clearly the best baby Halloween costume:

I'm just about leaving my mid 20s now, and this article made me think about how much of my time in my 20s so far has been spend examining, picking up, accepting and rejecting the parts of femininity that I am comfortable with. Over the past few years I have picked up hobbies and habits that I would have deemed…

Whelp, there's my dad's birthday present for next year locked down. Now to not forget I have ordered this.

Illona Andrews has a new book in a new series coming out, and it's definitely on my to-read list. I haven't read anything by them that I haven't liked. (Illona Andrews is a husband & wife writing team, and the fact that I know that says quite a bit about my drive to acquire their books.)

WHAT! You just made my week !- I had no idea this existed. I need this in my hands yesterday (although this is apparently impossible for another 11 days). I adore this series to bits

The shelter named my cat James, which immediately led me to re name him James Tiberius Kirk, AKA Tiberius, AKA Captain Tibbs.

This just confirms to me that my company has an excellent sick day policy, which is basically: If you are ill, or in pain to a degree that you can't work (ie. Migrane) it is fine to stay home from work. The work will still be there tomorrow, and anything super time sensitive can probably be picked up by one of your…

Oh man, I wish my highschool team was called the Narwals. That would be Awesome, and way better than the semi questionable warriors (The logo was a guy in a Roman helmet, which I guess was one bullet dodged)

This is the thing that annoys me most about fitness trackers. I've got the Jawbone tracker, and it works really well for sleep and steps. But it means to be an overall health tracker, so that you input your meals and weight. etc. But there is literally no option for tracking your period with it. One of the only…

Usually it's actually a cup size issue. If your straps are slipping off too much and you already have them battened all the way down, you should try going down one in the cup

People actually have committed murder while sleepwalking and have been acquitted:

There are a lot of assumptions in that sequence. I'm not saying that this case is legitimate or not, as I really, really don't have enough information about it to pass a judgement. BUT. There have been many recorded incidents of people doing incredibly complicated things while asleep, including getting in their cars…

I think your last point is the point she was really driving at in her last video. It's probably the case that devs are not writing these scenarios or using these tropes with misogynistic intent, but are instead using them as easy fall backs. Alone, in context, I'm sure each incident doesn't seem that bad. But the…

Could be. I seriously question the judgement of someone who, when asked by a random drunk stranger who shows up in the middle of the night for a (free?) chest tattoo says "Yeah sure"

Yo, then pack your kid a lunch and don't let them eat at the cafeteria then. Its not like you get to dictate the menu on any of the other days, meatless or not.

I believe you on that one. The barest ounce of possibility that my relatives might me coming to my apartment inspired a week long cleaning marathon that involved taking a toothbrush to the seals on my washing machine door among other things.

There is apparently more than one person in the world who agrees with you. I give you, the Canadian best seller and governer general award winning romance novel, Bear:

Yikes, I could see that being a serious problem. Another advantage of foam is that you can go at it with an exacto knife and paper or a dremel to carve out details. I've sculpted most of the front ridge around the eyes, and the ear cups via sanding (The white bits are model magic, very useful for getting around…

Thanks :D. I've been following the advice of several people on youtube who have constructed full Iron Man suits using similar methods. You have to be a bit careful about scaling though - This fits over my head pretty comfortably, but I've got a tiny noggin.