I pick ideas up, I carry them around with me, I water them so that they'll grow, and sometimes I write them down. This is a grab bag of some of the stuff that inspires me.
i know this site can make an argument about everything but i think everyone can agree that the actual best feeling is when somebody uses clippers on the hair on the back of your neck
no lie this is in my top 10 of just weird sensations. I got my hair buzzed on Tuesday & the whole 10 minutes that it took was pure torture because I was fighting SO HARD not to squirm.
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Why is there very little utility to women’s clothing? Why don’t we get pockets which actually open? Why do we have to put up with the ‘false pockets’ that are frequently sewn onto women’s jackets and pants to give visual interest without ruining the ‘line’ of the garment? Why, when pockets are actually present, are they so rarely large, stable, or loose enough to accommodate a phone or a wallet? And why, given this is the case, do women go on to cop so much flack for carrying handbags around with them?
Oh wait. Is this one of those double standards which we feminists are always going on about; one of those innocuous little things which everybody just accepts because it is the norm?
Women carry handbags. It is known.
But why? I have watched my male friends get ready to go out. They slip their wallet into one pocket, their keys into another, their phone into a third pocket, and some of them even still have spare pockets large enough to carry a novel for the journey. Those of my friends who wear women’s clothes, though, face an entirely different situation. If they are wearing the right jeans or jacket, they may have up to two usable pockets (not at all guaranteed). However, in most cases they won’t have any pockets at all. Utility and style rarely meet in women’s fashion, so they grab a bag.
Contrary to all the jokes, most women don’t ‘have’ to leave the house with everything they pack in their day-to-day handbag. Most of the items in a woman’s everyday handbag are in there because, if she’s going to have to carry it anyway, she might as well make it worth her while. Excuse us for making use of the one useful item we find in our wardrobes.
"Kara, “The Feminist and the Handbag” (via athenasaurus)
Oh lord, don’t get me started on this. This is a little thing that highlights a big equality problem between men and women. We need the same supplies as men to do the same job. When I stocked shelves it was impossible to find pants that would hold my wallet, my box knife, my badge, my keys, my gloves (I worked dairy/frozen) and my phone. I actually ended up not carrying my wallet or keys at all. Fuck if I’m carrying a purse *ever* but that certainly wouldn’t have helped on the job.
My husband? He holds all of that plus his insulin, packets of honey in case his blood sugar drops (or a vial of glucose tablets), glucometer, headphones, markers, and pencils. With plenty of room to spare. I’ve even seen him slip paperback books into empty pockets.
(via solluxisms)
I remember watching I think it was Project Runway and the contestants had to design a new uniform for female postal workers. The one designer put utilitarian pockets on her design, and the judges yelled at her for it. They said something about it not being flattering, because you know, the key part of any uniform is not that it works for the job, but that it shows off your body in the best light possible.
(via jetpuffedmarshmallowsandsunburns)
SO SICK OF THIS. To add insult to injury of having to wear the women’s uniform at work, they’re just ridiculously impractical. Shallow pockets, ‘womanly curves’ which pull the shirt and pants in and out and odd angles that probably only fit a small percentage of women’s bodies, tight fit at the precise points where if you bend over it’s going to rip…
Bearing in mind my job requires me to climbs ladders and pick up heavy boxes and shit. Ugh. In what universe does this make sense?
And don’t even get me started on the impracticality of women’s shoes. We live in a world where the most practical shoes a woman can buy in high street chains is a pair of Converse.
(via sunsetsarsaparilla)I work in a grocery store. Our uniform is slacks, a grey button-down shirt, and a tie. I sympathize with everything here because god forbid I find a pair of sturdy women’s pants with both functional pockets AND belt loops. Not to mention, I wear men’s shirts because the women’s are cut super-short and come untucked every time you move. And I gave up on women’s shoes for work some time ago—I usually wear men’s Keens.
(Source: blonde-cyborg, via sunsetsarsaparilla)
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