Ten Pure Poems
Today on the mountain we’re playing the Pure Poetry Challenge. Here’s the ten poems we’ll be paying homage to, all by pure poets.
Tech Spring Cleaning Part 4: I’m Sorry, Folks, But It’s Cable Management Time
Are you ready for a rage-inducing activity? You have to fix your cables.
Lez Get Dressed For Work: The Suit-Not-Suit
Do you have to wear a suit to work? Can you wear an approximation of a suit? Here’s how!
You Can Take It With You: Rainbow Lentils
They say a colorful plate is a healthy plate. Get your colorful plate on with this springy salad. Plus how to go grocery shopping without a list.
Liquor On The Mountain: We’re Having a Whiskey Tasting And You Should Too
Ah, the power of buying alcohol in a large group of queermos – if you haven’t done it before, you should probably do it now. Why? Because you can get really amazing bottles to try that might be out of your budget otherwise and you’ll be trying those bottles in really excellent company.
Butch Please: Butch Goes Camping
Camp is family, after all.
Nerdcraft: Craft Like a Nerd With Perler Bead Sprites
You, too, can put together your own bead sprites in the shape of 1-up mushrooms, Pokémon and the TARDIS. Gather up your geeks and go.
Our Top 10 Favourite Introverts
Introverts! We’ve everywhere. Here are some of our most loved, fictional and real.
Claire’s College Lesbianage: Change is Afoot… Er, Aknee
“It took about two weeks from the time that I tore my ACL during rugby practice to know for sure that it was torn, and about twenty minutes after that to change all of my summer plans.”
Make A Garden Thing: Twig Plant Markers
If one of your plants dies on you, why not recycle it as a warning to others?
Brittani’s Video Party: Things We Might Miss on the Mountain
I’m on a mountain and can’t party with you. This is a taste of what I’ll be missing.
Let’s Talk About Fictional Kickass Heroines: Katniss, Xena, Buffy and More
Here at Autostraddle, we love kickass women. We’re presenting a list of 20 of our favorite kickass fictional heroines as a way to jumpstart this feelingsfest and leaving the rest up to you!
Erotica: The Story of Two Girls In Like With Each Other
How dare I fall for the signature move when I’ve heard about it countless times over Chinese food?
Also.Also.Also: The IRS Targeted LGBT Groups And Other Stories We Missed This Week
The IRS doesn’t discriminate when it comes to discrimination, Andrea Gibson and Kelsey Gibb launch a new website, Brazil legalized same-sex marriage and much more.
Eleven Women of Color You Should Know and Admire
Women who inspired us, gave us a vocabulary and taught us how to be ourselves.
Playlist: Crystal and Somer’s Music Hangout
A DJ battle on a mountain top.
Grow a Little Love: Making Plantable Paper Notecards
Money has a monopoly on the “surprise in the greet card” market. Shake things up a little bit and give a card that grows into a plant.
Almost Famous: Kelsey Montanez
Kelsey’s a Chicago-based musician and rising star. She has a free EP that every pop lover needs to download.
You, Too, Can Be Made Gay By The X-Files: Scully 101
“Stef: I don’t know how but somehow Rachel managed to find one X Files episode with lesbians in it.”
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: G-Chatting About The Hitachi Magic Wand
“I feel like Hitachi is to vibrators as Dyson is to vacuum cleaners. There just isn’t one more powerful. So if you like vibrators, you should have one.”