Soap, soap, soap! It’s been so long since I last made some, and the soapmaking pressure was building so that I had a real head of steam going. Yesterday I finally had the combination of an assistant present, no child in the house, and a little allocation of spoons, so away we went!
Year: 2010
Otterday! And Open Thread. Now with bonus otters!
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Friday Hoydens: That’s a pretty big teaspoon
Some Israeli women wield the teaspoon of civil disobedience and smuggle Palestinian women out of the West Bank for a day at the beach.
It’s not censorship when it’s a personal decision over privately owned space
aka One More Time For The Clueless! “Free speech” has never meant that individuals or corporations are obliged to provide a forum for speech they find obnoxious on their own private property.
Thursday Cheezburger: Beasts and Legends
Today’s LOLcat theme is Beasts and Legends! Post a link to your own favourite in-theme kitty macro here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.
Sexting and Slut-Shaming
Announcing the release of this particular video, he commented “The launch of this new video comes on White Balloon Day – a time to break the silence on child sexual assault and raise awareness that child safety is everyone’s responsibility.”
Everyone’s responsibility. Everyone’s. Shall we take a quick peek at the video in question?
Read-ems: Fat Acceptance, Health, Social Inclusion and Self Acceptance
The best thing in Spilt’s post? Calling out the self-shit-talking that some indulge in, about the horrible flaws in their own mildly flabby body in the presence of a much fatter person, for what it is – passive-agressive fat-shaming insults that are downright rude.
Quote for the Day: on narratives
A narrative is determined as much by what is omitted as by what is included.
Wednesday Wow: Sea fort
…took me to one of those old posts, and I thought “hey, I miss this idea”, because I usually ended up finding out something interesting as I looked into the backstory behind various intriguing photos.
Marry, shag or throw off a cliff – US Open mens edition
Is this it for Roger Federer? Is Rafael Nadal the new world beating champion? Could Novak Djokovic take the crown in the next couple of years? More importantly which one would you Marry, Shag or Throw off a Cliff?
Hoyden About Town 