Wee Doug (and other lovely things)

Jan 20

Jan 11

Yet another example of how bodies are not bunsen burners, and calories in/calories out is not the guaranteed route to weight loss.

Content note: discussion of illness, scale numbers, and calorie counting

Last Tuesday (January 1) morning I developed a tonsil infection and stomach flu, and despite seeking medical attention immediately, by Tuesday night my throat was so swollen that I was unable to drink water, let alone eat any solid food. Not that I could have kept it down if I’d been able to eat it. On Wednesday and Thursday the situation was much the same (although thankfully the swelling decreased dramatically on Wednesday evening due to my trip to the ER) and on Friday I went to my family doctor and she recommended that I go on a 4 day clear fluid fast, for both issues.

So at this point I’m at day 4 with no food except for Tuesday’s breakfast. Friday through Monday I “ate” nothing but apple juice and fat free low sodium chicken broth (ewwww), and a few handfuls of unsalted saltines. This Tuesday (January 8) I was finally able to cope with real food, and I was so hungry that I ate a good 2500 calories worth of bananas, rice, applesauce, and dry toast. Then, from Wednesday through to today, I’ve been “making up for lost time” by eating significantly more than usual - I’m not keeping track, but I’d estimate at least 3000 calories a day, and lots of “junk” food.

My weight on Tuesday the 1st, when I first started feeling ill, was 138lbs. My weight on Tuesday the 8th, just after a week-long fast, was 143lbs. My weight this morning, Friday the 11th, is 139lbs.

Soooooo basically, I call bullshit on the whole idea that this shit is simple and not dependent on individual bodies.

Dec 30

life:

Not published in LIFE. Gay rights event, 1971.

In late 1971, two years after the Stonewall riots in New York sparked the modern gay rights movement in America, and twelve months before LIFE ceased publishing as a weekly, the magazine featured an article on “gay liberation” that, seen a full 40 years later, feels sensational, measured and somehow endearingly, deeply square all at the same time.

Read more here.

(via fyeahqueervintage)

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Dec 29

paleasland:

adobsonart:

marthur:

oh no help this is adorable

Fun historical fact, there used to be more gay and lesbian content in early silent films until religious groups protested resulting in “decency standards.”

OMG soooooooooo cute :3

(Source: string-a-plume, via fyeahqueervintage)

knowhomo:

LGBTQ* Couples in History

Margaret Wise Brown & Blanche Oelrichs

Margaret Wise Brown: Author, Children’s Book Author, Editor

Blanche Oelrichs (aka Michael Strange): Poet, Actress, ex-wife of John Barrymore

About the relationship:

Despite a twenty year difference in age (or the fact that it was the mid-Twentieth Century), Margaret Wise Brown’s and Blanche Oelrichs’ relationship began in 1940. The two worked together earlly in Brown’s career, with Oelrichs offering advice and insight to the young writer. Over time, the two’s professional standing changed to a romantic relationship. They were together ten years and lived together in Manhattan from 1943-1950. Oelrichs died in 1950.

How do you know either of these people?

Many of us grew up on Margaret Wise Brown’s books.

Books Written by Margaret Wise Brown (and published) during their relationship:

  The Runaway Bunny (Harper & Row, 1942)

  Red Light Green Light(Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1944)

They All Saw It, illustrated by Ylla (Harper & Brothers, 1944)

  Little Fur Family (Harper & Brothers, 1946)

  The Little Island (Doubleday, 1946)

  Little Lost Lamb (Doubleday, 1945)

  Goodnight Moon (Harper & Brothers, 1947)

  The Sleepy Little Lion, illustrated by Ylla (Harper & Brothers, 1947)

  Wait till the Moon is Full (Harper & Brothers, 1948)

  The Important Book (Harper & Brothers, 1949)

  The Color Kittens (Little Golden Books, 1949)

  My World (Harper, 1949)

(via fyeahqueervintage)

Dec 19

set-your-spirits-f-r-e-e:

my teacher just said van gogh was the 19th century version of instagram

“hay guise trimmed ma beard lol”

“omg guise just tidied ma room”

“omg guise look at dis view, no filter xoxox”

“chilling in da club”

“NEW SHOES OMG”