#WANT

Btw if I say things like “by god” or “good lord” in posts please be aware I don’t mean it in a catholic way I mean it in a 1950s scientist reacting in horror after they create an evil creature in the lab set in the distant future year of 2005

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

Enjoyed your Book Riot post “11 Amazing Books About the Wonder of Trees.” You mentioned “there is a lot of fantastic nature writing by authors of color.” Could you recommend some titles or authors? I’ve read a few, but want to read more. Thanks!

Yes of course! Top is of course Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which blew me away.

But there's a long list of other books I came across in my research that looked amazing and interesting, but didn't fit the more narrow subject of my list. I added these books to my own to-read list!

Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy

There’s Something In The Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities by Ingrid RG Waldron

The Unlikely Thru-Hiker By Derick Lugo

The Adventure Gap by James Edward Mills

As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis by Vandana Shiva

Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin

Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage by Dianne D. Glave

Sustainable South Bronx: A Model for Environmental Justice by Majora Carter

Clean and White: A History of Environmental Racism in the United States by Carl A. Zimring

Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney

The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World - note: the editor is not BIPOC, but the book is: "essays from authors representing diverse backgrounds, including Japanese American, Mestizo, African American, Hawaiian, Arab American, Chicano and Native American"

DIY Packing boxers

If you’re like me, there’s no way you’re buying a fancy packer strap. So here’s a super simple tutorial on how I sewed some of my boxers to fit my packer!

Pls excuse my shitty illustrations I drew them with a sharpie and I’m sleepy rn.

Step 1. Get a pair of boxers with an open fly. The open fly is important because it gives you two layers of fabric to sew a pocket.

Step 2. Sew a little pocket for your packer to sit in. Make sure you position/plan it correctly before sewing so your packer sits in a natural place in your pants.

Step 3. (Inside view yolo) Cut a little hole on the top through the first layer of cloth on the inside only. This is so you can slip your packer inside the little pocket you have just sewn.

That’s it! Im no professional seamstress but I’m a punk, and DIY till I die. Packing is for everyone!!

Bug Club Stag Beetle Sticker //  Elvenwish

Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books  that I try to update regularly 

Lace bugs. 500 designs for Mexican drawn-work. 1893.

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Hey kid, look at me.

I want you to T-pose. Turn your right thumb up and your left thumb doen and look at your right thumb. Move your arms up and down a bit until you feel a nerve running from your armpit to your palm. Now turn your right thumb down and your left thumb up, and look at your left thumb. Keep your chest facing forward and your shoulders back. Move your arms again until you feel that nerve again. Keep alternating between these two for a minute, or look at each thumb thirty times each.

Now sit down. Put your left hand firmly under your left buttock, palm down. Keep your shoulders back and put your right hand over the crown of your head, very gently pulling it to the right. Do this for thirty seconds, then do it again but with your right hand under your right buttock.

These are stretches for the nerves in your arms, and are very good for people who sit behind a computer a lot, or fibre artists, or you name it. Do them daily. They will hurt in the beginning, but keep doing them, even after the pain has gone, or it will return and you'll have to start all over.

Happiness Will Come To You.