I didn’t watch because the Grammys just use Black artists to increase their ratings, but don’t give Black artists any awards outside of the segregated categories.

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Wide pants SHOULD cover the shoe and almost sweep the floor. Otherwise they cut your legs off and make them look short.

I mean, she’s a gift. People are depriving themselves by not having her in their lives.

I feel like I want to get a kit and try it because you can make some super adorable fuzzy little figures that way. Most of them are adorable round fluffy things but look at this majesty.

And finished! Well stitched anyways. Will have to iron and frame tomorrow after it dries.

I have two closets full of yarn, plus a bureau of yarn. I’m destashing hardcore by making crazy blankets (lots of remnants; luckily not too many crazy colors) for the local homeless. I’m on my 3rd blanket and have a friend who distributes them directly to those in need on corners and homeless camps. I used to, but…

So I finally finished this Plum Street Sampler mermaid fraktur for a good friend of mine. I swapped out the original 1837 date, which marked the publication of Hans Christian Andersen’s the Little Mermaid, with 1851, the publication date of Moby Dick. My friend is an enormous Moby Dick fanboy, and both he and I…

I finished the blanket I’ve been working on, I swear the last few rows of these things take longer than the rest of the blanket combined

your stuff is consistently amazing pie-pie:) and I’m so excited to see the craft thread :D I haven’t been awake late enough for soo long. This week I went back to work after my sick leave and haven’t had as much time for knitting. I managed a couple small projects (both gifts).

WEEKLY ACHIEVEMENT THREAD!
Go on, brag on your awesome self. What happened this week that you’re particularly proud of?

fucccckckkkkkkk offffff with that bullshit. Sit down.

Also: What good works? The predatory-level high interest rate cards he offered to poor people?

How does she still not get that her playing to both sides is part of why she was such a shit candidate.

this fucking guy was over at some other sub blog the other day telling “funny” “jokes” about how you can tell someone is a jew so

History is the only subject where at the university level (espeically the graduate level), they have to begin by unteaching you what you learned in High School.

the principal is right.

if a student isn’t free to express himself in his own way and to be his own person in a classroom, where can he be?

As a history teacher in high school, I think this kid’s letter is the visual representation of awesome. At nine he is coherent, asking legitimate questions and pointing out problems. The real problem is the teacher’s dismissive comment that didn’t actually say anything. The teacher is disappointed? Maybe they should…