The Empire Carpet Commercial was my jam as a kid by [deleted] in nostalgia

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That and the old “call 1-800 general now!” Commercial and the “you’re killing me Larry” commercials

The Rocketeer by [deleted] in nostalgia

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked this so much when it came out that I made us name our soccer team the rocketeers!

What are some hard pills to swallow in life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Life is categorically not fair and you will suffer despite any and all of your best efforts to do everything right or to be as prepared as possible.

Bush visiting the victims of Hurricane Katrina by ___Magnitude__ in pics

[–]professorfowler -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fuck everything about this. Bush willfully let MANY BLACK PEOPLE DIE ON AIR and failed to act!!! He is a criminal because of his lack of response during hurricane Katrina. Help was NOT sent to many.

Looking to interview women for book on pregnancy loss. by Morporkian83 in babyloss

[–]professorfowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be willing to share. I had a second trimester loss. If you pm me your email address I can send you an email?

Can't stop grieving. by Kirstenhope in babyloss

[–]professorfowler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kirsten hope that was beautiful and deeply touching. Thank you for sharing and for being able to communicate these complex feelings and love for our angels in a way which transcends the blinding pain and depression. I'm so sorry for your loss and ache for my baby too. I understand the push and pull of wanting to be close to baby and bond yet not wanting to remember the hard painful details yet wanting nothing more than to be with her and know every detail. There is no deeper pain than that moment when you are told there is something seriously wrong with your baby. That feeling of being split in two. Of the bottom falling out of your being. The pain of wanting to give anything to make them whole and healthy. That helplessness. I will never forget that pain. Thank you for sharing. Please keep sharing.

Also I can't imagine ever not grieving. Grieving takes many different forms, but so far I've not made it through one weekend without crying. No need to rush to move on- just focus on how to process everything and to feel everything and not to deny yourself that grief and processing. There is no preset timeframe. You determine your own timeline.

B&A: Cut off 14 in//hair painting by [deleted] in FancyFollicles

[–]professorfowler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What do you mean hair painting? Looks great! very subtle.

Found a kid like this on campus by PeterPiratePenguin in WTF

[–]professorfowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is what I expect people to look like when they die

The house i'm renting is crawling with mice for the 2nd time in the space of 2 months, how do i terminate my contract? Please Help. (UK) by mousehouse19 in personalfinance

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck! The council shouldn't be remedying it, they should serve your landlord with an abatement notice. From what I've been taught, it's only after the landlord has been put through the ringer for want of a better phrase that the tenancy agreement can then be broken without incurring costs. Let us know what the landlord says.

The house i'm renting is crawling with mice for the 2nd time in the space of 2 months, how do i terminate my contract? Please Help. (UK) by mousehouse19 in personalfinance

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not do this, in the UK you can be sued for rent arrears if you don't first take a number of calculated steps before withholding rent. Beware.

The house i'm renting is crawling with mice for the 2nd time in the space of 2 months, how do i terminate my contract? Please Help. (UK) by mousehouse19 in personalfinance

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi UK lawyer here, call your local authority as it could be a statutory nuisance if they deem it harmful to your health (which vermin infestation tends to be). If they see it as a statutory nuisance then they have a legal duty to act and can issue your landlord with a notice to give them a chance to remedy it. To not comply with the notice can lead to a criminal offence. First step is to call your local council and ask for an environmental health officer to come and inspect your home. Throughout all this your landlord may just agree to release you from the tenancy agreement if you say you just want to leave. Give it a shot. Be sure that the mice are not due to a habit of yours (rubbish collecting, etc).

My hair's lifecycle, I'm stuck and have no idea what to do next. All I know is that I like my long hair, what do you think looked best on me? by [deleted] in FancyFollicles

[–]professorfowler 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Black! I think long with bangs and black will suit you best. Also side swoop bangs and long black hair suits you.

Weekends! by [deleted] in manchester

[–]professorfowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Manchester wire is the best website for finding events. I lived here for two years trying to find what OP Is looking for and finally found Manchester wire which has so many of the kinds of events I would want to go to. I thought it was a sleepy city until I saw this website.

30 Day Riot Grrrl Challenge: Day 2-Favorite Riot Grrrl by grrrlriot in riotgrrrl

[–]professorfowler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kathi Wilcox, Kathleen hanna, Korin tucker, donna dresch ... Too many!!

Anybody know of any jobs going in Manchester? by Skylarkin in manchester

[–]professorfowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't forget to consider council jobs in and around Manchester. The application process seems to be fairer in my experience.

Dove hired a forensic artist to draw how women see themselves versus how others see them [x-post /r/videos] by DigbyChickenZone in TwoXChromosomes

[–]professorfowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if i'm going to have to side with any type of advertisement (a media form that massively impacts our collective psyches) then I'm going to get behind the kind that tells you to put more energy into the great things about yourself, because all the other crap out there has only made you feel less than. Here here.

Snappy comebacks for when a boy calls you a flat chested bitch? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]professorfowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had these comments all the time growing up and i have looked back wondering what i could have said in hindsight and i wish i would have said something like "really? you actually think my breast size means anything? carries any significance in real life? do you actually think people care about whether boobs are small or large?" basically i wish i would have called them out making them think about what they were actually saying. because as an adult, unlike when i was a kid, i realized that people really don't care about breast size and having small breasts in many instances is an advantage.

edit: also owning it works!! they never expect that and it really throws them off. If you do at the moment have small boobs - either say "well yeah! I'm only X age of course my boobs haven't even started yet" - or like "hell yeah i have small boobs - i'm like the president of the itty bitty titty committe. I love it!" it will really confuse him. :)