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10-year-old me wanted a world where we all held ha

10-year-old me wanted a world where we all held hands in peace and love. I remember being inspired by a mural I saw at the Children’s Museum in Denver and wanting to draw this picture to express my hopes for a colorblind future. I remember my wonderful mom getting us that special box of @crayola crayons, the multicultural pack where “skin tone” meant an array of hues. I remember being a little white girl in a nearly all-white school calling her art, “Dare to Imagine Diversity.” Talk about privilege. .
Twenty-plus years later, current day me is filled with rage and grief. Those crayons now feel like a tidy removal of white guilt and justified complicity in the continued oppression of so many. Something more must be done. .
I want to be a good ally and to take action beyond the slacktivism of a post like this. We must turn inward to recognize the invisibility of whiteness and the innumerable benefits it provides. Then we must take that uncomfortable truth and actively fight to create a just and safe world for everyone. Who’s with me? #justiceforgeorgefloydbreonnataylorahmaudarbery .
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#blacklivesmatter #weareone #livingTOGETHER #peace #love #equalrights #handinhand #crayon #diversity #childhoodmemories #fightracicm #beanally

#TBT to @southbankcentre in #London, 2018. True th

#TBT to @southbankcentre in #London, 2018. True then, true today. #resist #dumptrump
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#protestispatriotic #lovetrumpshate #blacklivesmatter #nohumanisillegal #scienceisreal #kindnessiseverything #refugeeswelcome #LGBTQAIpride #equalpay #nastywoman #shepersisted #thefutureisfemale #feminist #feminism #womensrightsarehumanrights #peace #love #equality

“Behold this compost! Behold it well!” -#WaltW

“Behold this compost! Behold it well!” -#WaltWhitman
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Here’s your photo-by-photo, eco-cliffsnotes guide to an aerobic, no-stink, no-pest #compost pile:
1️⃣ Get a cardboard box. I chose a bankers box, but you don’t need one quite that big. Reinforce the bottom with extra cardboard.
2️⃣ Add 1 part hardwood ash. This is 24 oz.
3️⃣ Add 1.5 parts coco husks (I’m adding 36 oz. rehydrated husks in the cover photo). 4️⃣ Add your food scraps! My research said the smaller the pieces, the more easily they decompose, so I’ll probably finely chop future deposits. (Not pictured, stir the scraps into the compost with a trowel. Great word, isn’t it? T-r-o-w-e-l...) Pro tip: Don’t leave scraps lounging casually around the kitchen. Who do those scraps think they are? Antoni Porowski?
5️⃣ Cover your compost. Some composters tie on a kitchen cloth with a ribbon; I opted for the lid. It’s an eyesore, to be sure, so I’ll post when I find a way to work this into the design of the balcony...
6️⃣ Let your compost breathe. I lifted it off the ground with pottery scraps, but you could use bricks or whatever will keep air circulating under the bottom of the box. .
That’s it! It takes a month or two for this combo to turn into mature, usable compost in our #balconygarden, so I’ll update you on how it goes. Veteran composters, what am I missing? Any and all tips welcome!
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#Secondhand 👚 from @swapsociety #GiasConsciousCloset .
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#earthdayeveryday #fridaysforfuture #climatestrike #ecoconscious #environmentalist #environmentalism #gogreen #greenliving #sustainableliving #sustainablychic #modelsforearth #modelenvironment #environmentallyfriendly #wastenot #consciousconsumerism #circulareconomy #reducereuserecycle #recycle #balconygardening #urbangardening #composting

This week I’m serving up a different #WCW 🔪🔪🔪 Catch me chatting #truecrime with comedian @kaichoyce on @wwkpod! We tell the story of Sheila LaBarre, the Karen-est lady killer of them all. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/d5-IcMRP .
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#wwkilluminati #womenwhokillilluminati #womenwhowill #whywomenkill #mentalhealthawareness #truecrimecomedy #truecrimepodcast #comedypodcast #womenincomedy #womeninentertainment #womancrushwednesday #actorlife #writerlife #murderino

How we #TravelTuesday during quarantine. 😎🌵😊 #StayHome #DrawPortraits
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#succulentsofinstagram #miniatures #quarantine #quarantinelife #jadeplant #homephotography #selfportrait #selfie #artgoeson

Thank you, @laarboretum, for a most welcome aftern

Thank you, @laarboretum, for a most welcome afternoon in #nature. 🌱☀️🌿 Visitors all obeyed #socialdistancing rules, and the staff carefully sanitized anything patrons touched. We hitched a ride with one of the (now nonfunctioning) guides when Denny’s foot had hit its limit, and he wiped down the whole cart before we cautiously sat down, hands in our laps. If you’ve hit your max of indoor time (and, holy moly, we had), we highly recommend booking your tickets now. Oh! AND THEY HAVE PEACOCKS!! 🦚
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#LAArboretum #peacock #mylove #alonetogether #flowers🌸 #masks

It’s always #WCW with @scirensofficial! 💜🧠

It’s always #WCW with @scirensofficial! 💜🧠✨ This week on #ScirensShow, I went back to my #theatre roots with #SusanneBard’s “Linguists Hear An Accent Begin” from @scientific_american. Naturally, as #actors and #writers, @tarynoneill, @tamarakrinsky & I love words, so here’s a clip featuring our favorite regional pronunciations. Full episode at link in bio!
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#womencrushwednesday #scirens #screensirensforscience #scicomm #scienceentertainment #womenInSTEM #womeninscience #thefutureisfemale #smartwomen #womeninentertainment #hollywood #BFFs #curiosity #chatshow #talkshow #losangeles #smartissexy #science #dialects #accents #speech #voiceandspeech #diction #actorlife

Do I look 25 lbs. lighter? I should —I swapped/s

Do I look 25 lbs. lighter? I should —I swapped/sold 25 lbs. (yes, you read that right) of clothes with @swapsociety and @thredup. 👗♻️👖 Here’s some of my #secondhand haul: @luckybrand hoodie for #quarantinechic lounging, @veromoda moto jacket for concerts (that I now attend online), and @bananarepublic #vegansuede biker jacket for dinner parties (I’m hosting for two on our balcony). Cheetah print @wearpact leggings were a birthday gift from Denny, and I’ve definitely worn these #fairtrade babies more than 30 times—they go with everything, as you can see. .
Have you done your #quarantine #closetorganization yet? What items can you subtract and replace with a versatile, timeless, well made piece? What pieces must I add to #GiasConsciousCloset?
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#SustainablyChic #ModelsForEarth #ModelEnvironment #EnvironmentallyFriendly #WasteNotWantNot #ConsciousConsumerism #CircularEconomy #ReduceReuseRecycle #Recycle #GreenFashion #BuyUsed #ShopSecondhand #SustainableStyle #SecondHandFirst #SustainableFashion #ClothingSwap #SWAPBEFOREYOUSHOP #imazero #oneinoneout

Word of the day: Sitzfleisch, the art of sitting,

Word of the day: Sitzfleisch, the art of sitting, or literally “sitting meat.” 🍑According to @newyorkermag, “this excellent German term indicates both the material that one sits with—the tush, the booty, the rump, whatever—and the ability to remain seated upon it for periods of great duration.” The perfect addition to your quarantine vocabulary. 📸 by the lovely @lesleybohmphoto
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#vocabulary #wordoftheday #german #germanart #germanlanguage #sit #sitting #sittingpretty #tbthursday #losangeles #actorlife #butt #booty #rump #ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie #quarantinelife

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