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Yesterday’s training ride for the AIDS/LifeCycle was incredibly hard. 46 miles with a 4000-ft Climb. Never done anything like that before. But the volunteers who rode with us really inspired me and kept me going. Plus, I purposefully bought biking clothes that not only scream brightness, but don’t match. Please consider donating to an amazing cause. Link in my bio. #alc #aidslifecycle #losangeles #mountaingate #sepulvedapass #mulhollandcanyon #griffithobservatory #garbagetruckhill #fashion #repellantfashion #brutal #inspiring #gottakeepgoing #hard #good #hardbutgood #hardandgood #donations #sponsorship #cycling #roadcycling #trek #helensbicycles #vistas

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Hey angelenos and the people who love us, don’t forget to stop by @lacountystore this Saturday, oct 14 from 5-7 pm for my Spooky Book Launch! It’ll be witchy, and full of YA fiction goodness. Both of my books, The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight, and The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Home, will be available! Also tons of fun, awesome local products made in LA county and sold at the store! #theboywhocouldntflystraight #theboywhocouldntflyhome #booklaunch #booklaunchlaunchparty #booksigning #witch #witches #yafiction #lgbtq #lgbtqfiction #lgbtqlit #lgbtqliterature #la #losangeles #silverlake #yaauthor #jeffjacobson #saturdaynight #seeyouthere #lacounty #losangelescounty #silverlakelosangeles (at Los Angeles County Store)

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Weightlifting really does help me keep going when I'm writing. Really!

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... Buy the movie, buy the book, buy the TV show, buy the art, etc.

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Great quotes, great style.

AIGA Quotes by Muokkaa Studio

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What I want to say to my writing muse today.

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On May 29, 2014, the issue of timemagazine magazine which proclaimed the “Transgender Tipping Point” was revealed with me on the cover. June 1, 2015 a year and 3 days later, Caitlyn Jenner’s vanityfair cover was revealed proclaiming #CallMeCaitlyn I am so moved by all the love and support Caitlyn is receiving. It feels like a new day, indeed, when a trans person can present her authentic self to the world for the first time and be celebrated for it so universally. Many have commented on how gorgeous Caitlyn looks in her photos, how she is “slaying for the Gods.” I must echo these comments in the vernacular, “Yasss Gawd! Werk Caitlyn! Get it!” But this has made me reflect critically on my own desires to ‘work a photo shoot’, to serve up various forms of glamour, power, sexiness, body affirming, racially empowering images of the various sides of my black, trans womanhood. I love working a photo shoot and creating inspiring images for my fans, for the world and above all for myself. But I also hope that it is my talent, my intelligence, my heart and spirit that most captivate, inspire, move and encourage folks to think more critically about the world around them. Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities. The love and devotion she has for her family and that they have for her. Her courage to move past denial into her truth so publicly. These things are beyond beautiful to me. A year ago when my Time magazine cover came out I saw posts from many trans folks saying that I am “drop dead gorgeous” and that that doesn’t represent most trans people. (It was news to be that I am drop dead gorgeous but I’ll certainly take it). But what I think they meant is that in certain lighting, at certain angles I am able to embody certain cisnormative beauty standards. Now, there are many trans folks because of genetics and/or lack of material access who will never be able to embody these standards. More importantly many trans folks don’t want to embody them and we shouldn’t have to to be seen as ourselves and respected as ourselves . It is important to note that these standards are also infomed by race, class and ability among other intersections. I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representstions of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities. I started #TransIsBeautiful as a way to celebrate all those things that make trans folks uniquely trans, those things that don’t necessarily align with cisnormative beauty standards. For me it is necessary everyday to celebrate every aspect of myself especially those things about myself that don’t align with other people’s ideas about what is beautiful. #TransIsBeautiful is about, whether you’re trans or not, celebrating all those things that make us uniquely ourselves. Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. I have hoped over the past few years that the incredible love I have received from the public can translate to the lives of all trans folks. Trans folks of all races, gender expressions, ability, sexual orientations, classes, immigration status, employment status, transition status, genital status etc.. I hope, as I know Caitlyn does, that the love she is receiving can translate into changing hearts and minds about who all trans people are as well as shifting public policies to fully support the lives and well being of all of us. The struggle continues…

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My colleague/work wife Emma and me having a great meal al fresco in Shanghai.

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Your work is really, really beautiful, and filled w/ great style!

Heyy so I bought some aqua flow brushes a while back and the instructions are really vague? You're the only person I know who uses them, so I was wondering if you could clarify -- like, do you fill them with the watercolours, or with water and then dip the brushes in watercolours? Thanks friend; adore your work - keep being your talented self. :)

Hi,

I think you can fill them with ink but I prefer to fill them with water and then dip them into my ink as needed. This way I can mix my colours and create better effects. The tricky part is knowing when to squeeze the pen so the water comes out, best to do this on your colour palette as opposed to the paper you’re working on. 

Hope this helps :)

Stay awesome,

Apurva xx

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This lettering artist is blowing my mind. letterit

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I am really drawn to this lettering artist's lettering.