stuckybanner:

If you’re openly trans at school this year

I want to remind you how fucking proud I am of your brave ass

you’re a badass motherfucker you’re a goddamn warrior don’t let anybody tell you otherwise

friendly-neighborhood-patriarch:

hominishostilis:

friendly-neighborhood-patriarch:

hominishostilis:

fifiaintapunkname:

comrade-jiang:

kukachoosays:

himynameisrollin:

hipsandheartbreak:

spork-of-humanity:

dangerbabegang:

FOOD

• Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food
• grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread
• different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.
• some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

• Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment
• sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it
• Some churches offer short term residence
• Find your nearest homeless shelter
• Look for places that are open to the public
• A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

• A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.
• Public libraries have bathrooms you can use
• Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.
• Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver
• Local beaches, go for a quick swim
• Some truck stops have showers you can pay for
• Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet
• Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

• first aid kit
•  sunscreen
•  a travel alarm clock or watch
•  mylar emergency blanket
•  a backpack is a must
•  downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards
•  sleeping bag
•  travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror
•  swiss army knife
•  can opener

Reblog to literally save a life

if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles

Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.

Save a life reblog

i am so glad that i renblogged this however so long ago. i saw this post and shared it with others in mind, but now i am the one who really needs this. id like to think of this as good karma i guess

also a good list if anyone ever needs to run away from home for whatever reason.

Reblogging again because I’ve been living by a lot of these guidelines the last month. If you suddenly find yourself homeless, don’t give up. You have options.

Wet wipes especially are life savers - crotch rot isn’t pleasant.

Take care of your feet - if you can’t walk, you stand a very real chance of dying. That’s not an exaggeration, take care of your feet.

Keep them dry, and if you can manage it try to change your socks daily - I had three pairs I would wash - more or less - and hang to dry so that I always had a dry pair to replace the ones I had on if they got wet.

Even a cheap plastic water bottle is a water bottle, fill it from public fountains and stay hydrated. If you can carry two and have room, keep one in your bag.

Your bag is your life. Do not put it down. I used to sleep with it on my front, it helped a little in terms of staying warm.

Newspapers torn up and stuffed into your jacket can help you stay warm. Layers are your best defense, you don’t want to sweat because that will compromise your ability to stay warm and dry. If you get overheated you can peel off a layer and put it in your bag.

DONT overburden yourself. A heavy bag full of stuff might make you feel more prepared but it will also wear you out, trying to haul everything around. Pack smart, pack light.

Ziplock bags get thrown out all the time, grab them. You can pack anything you don’t want to get wet in them, and you can also suck the air out of them and seal them so they take up less space.

Learn to build shelter; this is a skill I personally think everyone should learn Just In Case, because dumpsters are great but they’re also dumpsters. You don’t want to sleep behind one unless you really, really have to.

Protein is great but if you can manage it, remember to eat FRUIT. Something with vitamin C at least; my teeth started getting loose in their sockets because I wasn’t getting enough vitamin C. Scurvy can kill you.

srsly about the Wet Wipes

I met somebody in Harvard Square. I didn’t wanna give him money but I bought him wet wipes, a new reusable bottle, and a sammich.

The guy took Wet Wipes like manna from heaven

Wet wipes are fucking GOLD, I got into the habit of keeping a pack in the trunk of my car even after I got off the street. And towels.

I can’t stress enough about staying dry, especially in the colder months.

News about that fella. I ran into him 2 years later a few months ago. He’s getting his shit together as a barback in Harvard. I know this cuz he recognized me in his bar.

Be kind to homeless folks. They might just make you feel like an angel

lawschoolruinedme:

*Note* Many of these, unlike my other masterposts, are joke-posts because as lawyers we need to laugh a little more, and they still get the point across

• Start Out At Your Office With The Right Mindset 
• Working in an Office 101
  
• The First Year Of Practice Is Difficult
• Like, Legitimately Difficult
  
• Basically This Is How I Felt All The Time
• So Its Our Job To Save the 0Ls From Law School
• Imposter Syndrome Is Common In Young Lawyers
  
• Own Your Success
• Because Winning Will Feel Strange
• Especially When You Take Any Case You Can Get Your Hands On
• 3LOL Trained You For This
• Put Everything in Writing
• Bill For Everything
  
• Everyone Is Bluffing
• Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It
• And Everyone Copies Each Other’s Work
• Clients Will Do Stupid Shit
• People Will Argue Stupid Shit
• And Everyone Complains About the Cost of Litigation
• But Seriously Clients Are The Worst
• Especially This Fucking Client
• And Managing Client Expectations Can Be Difficult
• Especially When They Don’t Listen To You
• And When They Ask Stupid Questions Please Don’t Kill Them
• Don’t Forget there’s a Special Place in Hell For the DIY Client
• Even The Ones Who Come Crawling Back
• There’s Also A Special Circle Of Hell Where Court Clerks Live
• Attending Court By Yourself Is Scary
• So Suit Up
• Stand When A Judge Enters
• Remember Your Manners
• And Learn When Not To Talk
• Because You Don’t Know Everything
• And The Work Is Often Overwhelming
• Its Hard To End The Day 
• Getting To Friday Is Sometimes A Struggle
• !High! Importance Emails Are Bullshit
• Please Stop Telling Female Lawyers They Need To Be “Pretty”
• And Please Stop Asking If We’re The Secretary
• What To Do When Male Lawyers Accuse You Of Being “Emotional”
• Being the “Lawyer Friend” Is Hell
• Because People Do Not Understand Our Schedules
• Or Our Brains
• Or Our Lack of Social Skills
• Or Even Really What We Do
• Everyone Fucks Up Sometimes
• And Sometimes More Than Once
• And Everyone Needs a Person
• Lawyering and Babies
• Lawyering and ADD / ADHD (Note: See the Responses for Smarter People Than Me)
• Lawyers Get Anxiety Too
• And Brains Sometimes No Brain No More
• Being The Office Millennial Means You Are The Tech Guru
• Networking 101
• Never Send A First Draft
• Never Ever Ever
• Is Being a Real Lawyer Like It Is on TV? (Spoiler: No)
• Seriously Who Writes These TV Shows 
• But Don’t Worry - Being A Lawyer Can Make You Just As Petty
• And Also Make You Argue About Pedantic Shit (Because That’s Your Job!)
• Not Every File Is A Winner
• Not Every Settlement Offer Is Legitimate
• Who Needs Lexis When You Have Google
• I’m Not Joking Guys Lawyers Use Google Too
• But Don’t Let Your Clients Google Unsupervised
• Punk Isn’t Dead We Just Got Law Degrees
• Quit Your Job In 5 Words
• Don’t Lawyers Graduate With Job Offers Worth Lots of Money (Spoiler: Give Me A Minute, I Am Dying Of Laughter)
  
• Seriously, Still Laughing

fangirlsjustwannahavefun:

I had a date tonight with a girl I’ve been seeing and we were talking about tattoos and I mentioned wanting one of a bumblebee behind my ear and she stared at me for a second and then pulled back her hair and showed me a tattoo of a bumblebee behind her ear and lemme tell you if I didn’t believe in soulmates before I sure as hell do now that’s some next level shit