Weekly Flâneur: Parallel Reminders

Warning: Reflections in this mirror may be distorted by socially constructed ideas of 'beauty'

InSpiral Lounge, a small cafe in Camden Town, London, December, 2009. 

you are beautiful

Restaurant X, a small cafe in Davidson, North Carolina, July, 2013.

Thanks, bathroom mirrors of the world, for the reminder.

All Aboard

A bit about this piece, in the artist's own words:

"The original poster, which is a celebrated American cultural symbol, features and glorifies a white woman. While I adore the original image, not every feminist is a white, cisgender, middle class, able bodied woman. In the same way, most mainstream feminism only speaks to that particular group. I made my poster to acknowledge the diverse struggles of the group that gets left behind, and to protest that in order to be effective in deconstructing sexism, we must understand that issues of sexism, race, class, and transphobia all intersect. My experiences as a white woman are very different from those of a WoC [Woman of Color] or a trans*woman or a trans* WoC, for that matter. Despite this, historically it has always been the experiences of white women that get the most representation within the feminist movement. So about damn time that we celebrate the rest of us. Let somebody else have the spotlight." 

Wise words and art from Chelsoir at http://soirart.tumblr.com.

Friday QuoteDay

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Artsy-schmartsy

Last night I had a dream that FitC needed a new banner. I'm no graphic artist, but it's fun to play around with the images on the blog every once and awhile. What do you think? From this:

Black and white and read all over.

 To this:

Hey hey!

Our role model is feeling festive. Must be the holiday season!

In my dream, FitC had its own European oval country identification sticker. (My subconscious seems to think FitC is not an American-based endeavor.) So in case I'm driving and need to let the world know where I am from, there's also this:

Will brake for booze.

Lovely friends, I promise to add actual content to my blog soon. Real content, and not just poorly designed banners. Cross my heart.

This Picture...

Confuses me. Sexually.

Because the face? The face says, "I am Tom Cruise, jumping on Oprah's couch, because I'm freaking crazypants."

But the body? The body says, "Let's take off our pants, jump on Oprah's couch, and I will freak you like crazy."

Stop it, Tommy-boy. Just stop.

Keep In Mind

Via this Flickr User Super_Furry's Photostream.

Image reads: "Be Kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

Indeed

Via Etsy seller Gayana, and available for purchase.

 "Happiness is a cup of coffee and a good book."

Good Advice

Nic Alderton, "How To Write A Novel."

Be sure to click the link to find out how to write a really great novel.

The More You Know

Found via Fiction Writers Review

It's a delicious smell for a reason!

Right There With You

Via Gemma Correll's lovely blog.

You Find Me

Come on over!

Every once in awhile, I look at my blog stats to see where I am getting my unique web hits from. Most of my referring sites are variations of Google, and the majority of those searches are for Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. (Y'all love the Katy and Lady, apparently!)

But occasionally, I will find a few phrases in the Search Keywords stats that sum up my blog in perfect snippets. You are in the right place if you found FitC via these searches.

Image reads: "hot to be a flaneur"

Yes. Yes, it is hot to be a flâneur.
My flâneuring brings all the boys to the yard.

Image reads: "flaneur bowie"

This is how you find Flâneur in the City. Type DAVID BOWIE into your search engine of choice. If you can remember the correct spelling, type flaneur. If you can't remember the correct spelling of flaneur, type DAVID BOWIE again. And you are here. This is pretty much all FitC is about. Occasional flaneuring, occasional writing, DAVID muggle-lovin' BOWIE.

(And David Bowie? He is the perfect flâneur.)

Image reads: "david bowie vegetarian" and "london penis tower."

String these together in one phrase: "david bowie vegetarian london penis tower." That could almost be my blog's "About Me." Drop the "tower," though. Maybe add coffee?  "Reading between the lines of pavement cracks and pop culture? No, FitC is: david bowie vegetarian london penis coffee."

If you do need towers, go read The Broship of the Rings posts on GingerHaze's page and wait for the tower references there? Hipster Hobbits love Starbucks, FitC loves coffee, so it's all cyclical.

Venti coffees and pints of beer are both beautiful things that hobbits and I love.

No Sleep Till Dawn

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Everyone daydreams about delicious foods before going to sleep, right?

Final Brain thought reads, "I read on the Internet that it's common for BUGS to crawl in your mouth during sleep." Bottom line reads: "First time drawing someone lying down! Kinda sucks, but oh well!" (Why does the Brain always want to remember the embarrassing events from Middle School right at bedtime? Like re-living 7th grade was really high on my mental to-do list today. Thanks, Brain.)

Friday QuoteDay

Image in the carpet of the Gungahlin Public Library in Australia.

Happy Halloween!

(The Internet gave me this comic, and like most things the Internet gives, it has no author or illustrator credited. If you know who made this, lemme know so credit can be given where credit is due. Until then, enjoy this comic and play nice tricks tonight!)

Super Friday QuoteDay Post #6

Via juliettetang.com.

Super Friday QuoteDay Post #5

If you made this, let me know! It's lovely. 

"Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."

Thanks, Y'all

Truth.

Grrr. Argh.

Found via inspiredartjunkie.

Who's ready for Halloween?

Beauty and the Beast

Three things:

1.) Y'all know I would never willingly spill a drink.
2.) Why, yes, I am 30 years old.
3.) It took longer to add the stupid URL after I scanned it then it did to draw it. (Drawing time: Exactly 8 minutes, the time it took my microwave vegetarian lasagna to heat.)

Adulthood

Via Better Book Titles:  

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz.

But you do get to eat ice cream and potato chips for dinner, so there's that.