A place for my grumblings, random thoughts, and interests. My numerous interests include: art, music, fascinating cultures (meaning all cultures), Harry Potter, reading, writing, poetry, cuteness, rowing, and freedom of opinionTumblr (3.0; @grumblingtea)http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aae36853d05165df0967584e4c77acd8/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d993e9c54356b1a33ce1456ff04c625b/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c6e8c8f7ecce0aaa82bad2e1767ca6f/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0da71063cda713b8aaa4033652a9226e/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ea034ff512d6abccb1d70229cec9e9c/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e685986ba7964cbbbed140f5a0890966/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1aee0eff45436635e018bd202463aeac/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8218e00317381cdad8ba88e26f49a85d/tumblr_mlsfw49NS01rhvebko2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://onpointjams.tumblr.com/post/50869990129/always-reblog" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">onpointjams</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Always reblog</p></blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50910134320http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50910134320Mon, 20 May 2013 11:09:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc3d4c20b1d08d0a12546eea566f4e56/tumblr_mmlkofGnTp1rqqw08o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65963ea0fbc5e9ae0b2ace4bcb5e5fca/tumblr_mmlkofGnTp1rqqw08o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://feistie.tumblr.com/post/50105220523/a-kid-was-walking-around-school-wearing-this-today" target="_blank">feistie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A kid was walking around school wearing this today and didn’t receive a single comment from administration.</p> <p>Meanwhile, I was pulled over twice by them to mention how “incredibly short” my bottoms were.</p> <p>Last time I checked, my shorts don’t reference blowjobs.</p> <p>Quit sexualizing things that aren’t meant to be suggestive.</p> </blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50493669567http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50493669567Wed, 15 May 2013 09:05:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3613a8d668b248d8107bb5a446bdb4bb/tumblr_ml3t3iH9YS1s1btozo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/051c30955221fd53b1655c2872f2d300/tumblr_ml3t3iH9YS1s1btozo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5508a439964bb7e14d63a9372b9b3198/tumblr_ml3t3iH9YS1s1btozo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cc39f1a8a70656586dd0305cfca6e78/tumblr_ml3t3iH9YS1s1btozo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://gazzymouse.tumblr.com/post/50487594220/norsegays-astrolope-people-being-angry-about" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gazzymouse</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://norsegays.tumblr.com/post/50430358818/astrolope-people-being-angry-about-dem-gays" target="_blank">norsegays</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://astrolope.tumblr.com/post/47714916918/people-being-angry-about-dem-gays-on-targets" target="_blank">astrolope</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.</p> </blockquote> <p>I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.</p> <p>A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?</p> <p><strong>It is a big deal because i’m a transman</strong>. </p> <p>It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.</p> <p>Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.</p> <p>At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that <strong>they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.</strong></p> <p>At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.</p> <p><strong>TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Thank you so much for sharing this story.</p></blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50492533292http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50492533292Wed, 15 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50469375532" src="http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50469375532/audio_player_iframe/grumblingtea/tumblr_mlny76mlK01rciko9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fgrumblingtea%2F50469375532%2Ftumblr_mlny76mlK01rciko9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ashlings.tumblr.com/post/48865594990/lana-del-rey-young-and-beautiful-full" target="_blank">ashlings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small><strong>Lana Del Rey</strong> | “Young and Beautiful” (Full Orchestral Version)</small></p> </blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50469375532http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50469375532Tue, 14 May 2013 22:46:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99b79VvQg1rocky0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hereticarts.tumblr.com/post/30096772848/social-conditioning" target="_blank">hereticarts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Social conditioning.</p> </blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405377070http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405377070Tue, 14 May 2013 02:24:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc53d30d60f02a82daec3e9d54066b57/tumblr_mmgfnwLlOu1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405249290http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405249290Tue, 14 May 2013 02:21:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1u25dM9j01qjvsoxo1_250.gif"/><br/><br/>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405084459http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50405084459Tue, 14 May 2013 02:16:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ntipzGLj1r5s8qlo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cthulhu-with-a-fez.tumblr.com/post/49879565374/likeahyena-im-47594-sure-that-grandmother-is" target="_blank">cthulhu-with-a-fez</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeahyena.tumblr.com/post/41893117032" target="_blank">likeahyena</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>i’m 47594% sure that grandmother is a completely accurate depiction of me in 50 years</p> </blockquote> <p>that grandma is our spirit animal</p> </blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50398754726http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50398754726Tue, 14 May 2013 00:09:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxgdeEuba1r3pfj0o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxgdeEuba1r3pfj0o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://xwayneveganpastelkawaiihardcorex.tumblr.com/post/50194901576/this-applies-to-everyone-and-everything-no-matter" target="_blank">xwayneveganpastelkawaiihardcorex</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this applies to everyone and everything no matter what.</p> </blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50398680081http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50398680081Tue, 14 May 2013 00:08:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a86e18bd5895fe437ddfba27582ecc15/tumblr_mmef2zvt8c1qdlh1io1_r1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://unimpressedcats.tumblr.com/post/50347135759/washy-washy" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">unimpressedcats</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Washy washy</p></blockquote>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50348493253http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/50348493253Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:30 -0400kittycatgifcutepet<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo4_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcozol8Gum1qf2pkdo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49703071534http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49703071534Sun, 05 May 2013 14:10:40 -0400facebooklolgeniusfacebook failslmao<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltrb0nr8tt1r33ndvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The guy on the left —> ignorance is bliss</p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514442595http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514442595Fri, 03 May 2013 10:52:19 -0400cutepiclolfirepaper artignorancefriendship<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lun3c6hF9U1r33ndvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>KITTY! </p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514264293http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514264293Fri, 03 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400cuteanimalpetreflectionkittycat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lupdesiaNh1r33ndvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unfortunately I experience this a lot more than I want to…</p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514177252http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514177252Fri, 03 May 2013 10:46:51 -0400lifetruthloltrue story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lurkceaqCA1r33ndvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>^ true story. </p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514080985http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49514080985Fri, 03 May 2013 10:44:50 -0400loltruelifeecards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3lgrIKfX1r33ndvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I worry for others…</p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513952306http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513952306Fri, 03 May 2013 10:42:06 -0400stonehengepyramidsfailfacebookfailbookfacebook.comwow“If all responsibility is imposed on you, then you may want to exploit the moment and want to be overwhelmed by the responsibility; yet if you try, you will notice that nothing was imposed on you, but that you are yourself this responsibility.”<br/><br/> - <em><u>Franz Kafka</u></em>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513918356http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513918356Fri, 03 May 2013 10:41:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_marhsqsQEJ1r33ndvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I approve!</p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513847278http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513847278Fri, 03 May 2013 10:39:58 -0400breakfastbaconeggseggs and baconcoollol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mari13blCe1r33ndvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clever!</p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513791528http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513791528Fri, 03 May 2013 10:38:46 -0400artfunny<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2tgexFGW1r33ndvo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Book crises… </p>http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513682797http://grumblingtea.tumblr.com/post/49513682797Fri, 03 May 2013 10:36:26 -0400booktraumajohn greenlifebook loversreadersread