academicfeminist:

I need to get a new car. Mine is officially beyond repair and I’ve been borrowing my mother’s car, which now ALSO needs repairs. I have terrible credit (thanks, Sallie Mae!) and thousands of dollars in medical debt. Without a car, I can’t get to work 30 miles away (my area has virtually zero reliable public transportation).

Please, if you can help, anything is appreciated. Reblogging is also appreciated.

I don’t need a super nice car - a decent used one is fine. I’m not asking for tens of thousands of dollars. I’m pretty sure I can get a reliable car in my area for around $3000-$4000, but I have no way of gaining access to that kind of money.

I have a BA and MA in English and I’ll happily edit papers or help brainstorm and research for payment.

My paypal is jackson.kelly.a@gmail.com if anyone can help me out.

Thanks again. ❤️

ideaofanidentity:

resistdrumpf:

NY State residents, please be aware that on Election Day (11/7), the BACK of the ballot will have a referendum to vote on convening a NY Constitutional Convention. Placing it on the back of the ballot was a DELIBERATE move.

If it passes, it could be a disaster for ALL CURRENT AND FORMER NY State (including state, city, county, town, village and school district) public employees (police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, teachers, sanitation workers, teaching aides, librarians, bus drivers, lunch aides, highway workers, board of elections, etc.) who could stand to lose a great deal, including part or all of their pensions or medical benefits (even those who have already retired), that they were promised in return for their commitment to their careers in public service.

If you love anyone that is currently, or has ever been a NY public employee, please TURN YOUR BALLOT OVER and vote “NO”.

@unifiedunusuals

meredithdardene:

Honestly the closer we get to 2018 the less chill I am about the whole thing. 2018 sounds like we’re living in a fucking sci fi novel. It sounds completely fake. And then it’s on to 2020s like????? That’s completely impossible and I don’t believe you.

sallyjacson:

sallyjacson:

U kno I just found out that the whole quote is “Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it burned in one” and I like that a lot better

apparently another version of this quote that’s centuries old is “Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour” and I like the take of this one a lot

leahvelcro:

taketheshield:

theonlylivingboyinnewyork:

The thing I hate about coming out is the way society expects it to go down.

When gay people come out, more often than not they are expected to almost have to beg for their families love, and if they receive it without having to, they are expected to be over the moon and rejoice and be thankful and think, “what loving family and friends I have”.

The way coming out should go down is the exact opposite. 

Families and friends should almost have to beg for your love, and should most definitely be apologetic for the homophobic shit they most likely put you through whilst you were still in the closet. They should be like, “I’m sorry I was a bigoted prick all these years, I hope you can still love me and forgive me”.

The thing that bothered me the most when I came out was that my families reaction was just, “of course we have no problem, we love you no matter what”… when what I really wanted was an apology. An apology for having been ignored for years, an apology for having to sit though homophobia not only by them, but by my extended family and their friends. But what I got was, “of course it’s not a problem, now lets not talk about it again and lets not bring up all the horrible shit that we said to you openly or allowed to be said about gay people openly because we don’t want to feel bad”.

It bothers me so much to this day how much society loves to praise straight people for being so accepting of gay people but no one ever praises gay people for accepting and loving their families through the years despite all the homophobia.

It bothers me so much to this day how much society loves to praise straight people for being so accepting of gay people but no one ever praises gay people for accepting and loving their families through the years despite all the homophobia.

OHHHHHHHHH FUCK YUP THIS