Let’s talk about how Sandra Bland had just moved to her dream job, and was arrested and beaten for failing to use a turn signal, and how her family doesn’t believe she would kill herself. Let’s talk about how the police have edited footage from the dashcam, about how the police have changed their story from “she hung herself with a bedsheet” to “she hung herself with a trash bag.” Let’s talk about how they don’t put anything in cells that aren’t bolted down, let alone sheets OR a random trashbin. Let’s talk about how the trashcan is shown in evidence photos AFTER Sandra Bland’s murder has a *FRESH* liner after Sandra Bland supposedly hung herself with it. Let’s talk about how Sandra Bland’s mugshot looks like she’s laying on the floor of her cell, already dead. Let’s discuss how fucking wrong all of this is.
Before I die, want to hire some people to come to my funeral dressed in suits and sunglasses and do some like bizarre salute when they leave so people think I lived like a cool second life.
Now that Tumblr’s video player finally works, I wanted to upload this here. (This HD player’s surprisingly good quality) This was my short film that I spent forever on. Please don’t remove my credits, thanks~!
It’s so cute!
Sweet dreams
Holy mother of God…
Modern Apartment in Moscow, Russia by Geometrix Design. (Photography: Photography: Alexandr Kamachkin)
Broke af?
But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there’s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son…on 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?
Let me tell you a thing.
This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that’s it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then.
This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn’t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together.
AgirlcalledJack.com is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing.
You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already.
Here’s her list of kitchen basics.
Bake your own bread. It’s easier than you think. Here’s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic.
Make your own pasta–gluten free.
She gets it. She really does. This is the article that started it all. It’s called “Hunger Hurts”.
Don’t have an oven or the stove isn’t available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section.
She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called “Living Below the Line” where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days.
Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that’s a fabulous feeling.
Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. That’s your super emergency money. Make sure they don’t charge by the month for lack of use, though.
I don’t care if it sounds like an advertisement–you won’t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health–and dammit, food’s right in the center of that.
If you don’t need this now, pass it on to someone who does. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this.
❤
Budget bytes is a decent American version. She did a SNAP challenge recently too.
even with living in a different country, that’s a great resource to have… I just wish grocery stores here did giftcards or something like that.
Something I like to do though: whenever I have some money to spare, I put it on my debit card for use in emergencies.
Here in Germany, we don’t regularly pay with credit cards for small amounts, so I rarely touch the debit card unless it’s for online purchases that don’t accept paypal. So it’s a great way to save up some extra cash
That gift card trick is fabulous.
Amazingly surreal Las Pozas in the rainforest by Xilitla in the Mexico mountains. Created by Edward James in the 40′s, it includes more than 80 acres of natural waterfalls and pools interlaced with towering surrealist sculptures and buildings. The many trails throughout the garden site are composed of steps, ramps, bridges and narrow, winding walkways that traverse the valley walls. It was supposed to be a “Garden of Eden” containing a huge variety of plants and animals.
those look like elven ruins
nomad-hermit 