Not So Clever Things

This is super adorable, and also makes me want to say a few things about parents and dolls and kids and such.

I don’t think I will ever have kids, but if I do I am going to try and give them gender neutral toys.  Especially building toys and books and things that stimulate their imaginations.

However if my hypothetical probably never to exist little girl wants a doll and wants to dress up like a princess she’s going to get the the pinkest most princessey things I can find her.  The same goes if she hates all of my nerdy things and wants to play football instead, I’m going to learn to throw that handegg as best as I can and take her to games.

Because fuck imposing our ideas of personality on our kids.  We can show them what we like, but let them choose if they like the same things as us.

hello-the-future:

Prepare to get your hearts WARMED, y’all.

A NYC library loans out a Kirsten doll, like a book, to kids whose families can’t afford her.

(They also say they loan Kirsten to families “who won’t buy dolls for feminist reasons” to which I say GRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrr….)

They have been doing this for years and the doll has been returned at the end of her lending period, every time.

Photo by Chang W. Lee, full article here.

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

As I sit here enjoying a cup of tea (Yes, I know I LOVE me some coffee but every once and a while I…

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Science Wizard is my new favorite Harry Potter character.

awesomepeoplereading:

Ian Brown reads.

quantumblog:

feferipixies:

the-fandoms-are-cool:

everythingis19:

cosmicsyzygy:

Look, I made a gif of this most awesome wizard at the Leaky Cauldron!

DUDE IS READING ‘A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME’ BY STEPHEN HAWKING

I NEVER REALIZED

are you serious

I always assumed wizards just ignored science, because the fact that “magic” exists, can explain anything. But there are MuggleBorn wizards, ones who, until they were eleven, lived in the real world and learned science and things. Did they all just abandon that normal, muggle knowledge, like Harry did? It’s always been there, itching in the back of my mind.

FOUR FOR YOU SCIENCE WIZARD

YOU GO SCIENCE WIZARD

can we point out that he’s doing wandless magic too

like voldemort couldnt even do that shit

molly fuckin weasley couldnt fuckin do that

who are you

Are you guys serious? That’s Ian Brown, frontman of the popular Mancunian Indie combo The Stone Roses, Madchester legend and millionaire and arguably one of the most successful musicians of the 90s;

Fun fact: The Weird Sisters, the band in Goblet of Fire, is a mix of Pulp and Radiohead

I can seriously relate to this. A lot of these things are true, especially the general wackiness that ensues when my hair gets longer.  But one especially weird thing that I rarely comment on is how many strangers or people I barely know will play with my hair.  It’s really weird and a bit uncomfortable.

buzzfeed:

The Woes Of Having Curly Hair

This is cute and all, but that David Bowie Knife is a bit too straight to be entirely accurate.

thefrogman:

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Personalities

This morning I was joking around with some friends on twitter about how satisfying…

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Happy New Year everyone!

trextrying:

T-Rex Trying to toast She-Rex on New Years…

#TRex Trying

Rainbow on Flickr.

I forgot to post this yesterday. I saw a rainbow!