Jan. 18th, 2020
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minisculerogers:
simplyaskeleton:
quiteliterallyhotsauce:
This is fucking sick. Fuck capitalism and fuck private healthcare. This system is so disgusting. Vote for Bernie Sanders we need Medicare for All.
[Video transcript start: “Alright, y’all like the desk shit, and I’ve got plenty of it. So here’s another scenario: you go to the emergency room, you get a bill for a thousand dollars. The very first thing you do, other than calling and asking for a ‘review of the level of care,’ that’s the first thing you do. While on the phone, while they’re doing that, you also say, ‘I want an itemized bill with every single charge.’
“Now what they’re going to do on the back end of that–because they don’t want you to know that they’ve charged you thirty-seven dollars for a fucking band-aid–they’re going to take that thirty-seven dollar charge right off of there. Before they send you the itemized statement, any of those stupid charges? They’re gonna take them right off. Generally, my bills go from a thousand dollars to seven-hundred and fifty, they take about two-hundred dollars off just for stupid shit. All you have to do is ask for an itemized bill with every charge, and they’re gonna take those charges off, ‘cause they don’t want you to know that they’re charging you thirty-seven dollars for a fucking band-aid, and guess what? That’s how much they charge for a fucking band-aid. So, when you actually can say, ‘You charged me thirty-seven dollars for a band-aid?’ They don’t like that. So they remove-” Audio cuts off mid-sentence and ends.]
just to add on, this ladies tiktok has a ton of more helpful tips for saving money, such as how to get free products and dealing with loans, as well as a ton of other stuff!! and none of her tips are unreasonable, she doesn’t tell you to never eat out or spend any money to save money for your loans she gives an actual viable solution
minisculerogers:
simplyaskeleton:
quiteliterallyhotsauce:
This is fucking sick. Fuck capitalism and fuck private healthcare. This system is so disgusting. Vote for Bernie Sanders we need Medicare for All.
[Video transcript start: “Alright, y’all like the desk shit, and I’ve got plenty of it. So here’s another scenario: you go to the emergency room, you get a bill for a thousand dollars. The very first thing you do, other than calling and asking for a ‘review of the level of care,’ that’s the first thing you do. While on the phone, while they’re doing that, you also say, ‘I want an itemized bill with every single charge.’
“Now what they’re going to do on the back end of that–because they don’t want you to know that they’ve charged you thirty-seven dollars for a fucking band-aid–they’re going to take that thirty-seven dollar charge right off of there. Before they send you the itemized statement, any of those stupid charges? They’re gonna take them right off. Generally, my bills go from a thousand dollars to seven-hundred and fifty, they take about two-hundred dollars off just for stupid shit. All you have to do is ask for an itemized bill with every charge, and they’re gonna take those charges off, ‘cause they don’t want you to know that they’re charging you thirty-seven dollars for a fucking band-aid, and guess what? That’s how much they charge for a fucking band-aid. So, when you actually can say, ‘You charged me thirty-seven dollars for a band-aid?’ They don’t like that. So they remove-” Audio cuts off mid-sentence and ends.]
just to add on, this ladies tiktok has a ton of more helpful tips for saving money, such as how to get free products and dealing with loans, as well as a ton of other stuff!! and none of her tips are unreasonable, she doesn’t tell you to never eat out or spend any money to save money for your loans she gives an actual viable solution
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sheepandpencils:
Just a little pick-me-up gift for![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hux_you_up, because she is wonderful.
Whilst there are no forehead touches, I hope the glasses and the hand holding make up for it. :)
sheepandpencils:
Just a little pick-me-up gift for
hux_you_up, because she is wonderful. Whilst there are no forehead touches, I hope the glasses and the hand holding make up for it. :)
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glumshoe:
The problem with clones is that they require advance planning. If, at some point during your life, you decide you want to clone yourself, you’ll just end up with a baby that has nothing in common with you but your DNA. Maybe it’ll share some of your weird quirks and talents, but it’s not you 2.0, no more than a natural-born child would be. It might not share your opinions or values at all–it might even vote Republican.
“That’s no problem,” you say. “I’ll just download my memories into it!”
You will, will you? Successfully uploading your intact consciousness into a computer is one thing–installing it into another biological brain is quite another. You begin building the physical matrix of your mind when you are still in vitro and continue constructing it throughout your life. Memory is not some abstract digital cloud–it’s also hardware. You can overwrite certain connections, but a clone’s brain is not built to contain “you”, not fully, unless you have been carefully shaping it since its earliest neural development. A brain cannot be built all at once, either–if you attempt to implant your own memories inside an infant or fetal clone, it’s just not going to take, because the hardware to store those memories simply doesn’t exist yet. Any attempt will most likely damage it irreparably.
This doesn’t even touch upon the issues with using an adult’s DNA for cloning rather than fresh material. DNA ages, just like the rest of your body, and your clone may suffer for it. If you have access to Dohrni rejuvenation tech, you probably see no need for a clone in the first place and will live indefinitely like that fucking jellyfish, whoop dee doo, we get it, you’re a billionaire.
ANYWAY. If you really want to preserve your legacy, clones aren’t the way to go. Start an organization in your name, write a book, adopt some kids, and upload your consciousness into a robot. It won’t be the same and you won’t be able to form new long-term sense memories, but you’ll save yourself some money and we won’t have to deal with the ethical problems of trying to mold a clone into an echo of yourself and the heartbreak of your inevitable failure. If you are still not satisfied, I’ll go into the problems of becoming a ghost some other time.
glumshoe:
The problem with clones is that they require advance planning. If, at some point during your life, you decide you want to clone yourself, you’ll just end up with a baby that has nothing in common with you but your DNA. Maybe it’ll share some of your weird quirks and talents, but it’s not you 2.0, no more than a natural-born child would be. It might not share your opinions or values at all–it might even vote Republican.
“That’s no problem,” you say. “I’ll just download my memories into it!”
You will, will you? Successfully uploading your intact consciousness into a computer is one thing–installing it into another biological brain is quite another. You begin building the physical matrix of your mind when you are still in vitro and continue constructing it throughout your life. Memory is not some abstract digital cloud–it’s also hardware. You can overwrite certain connections, but a clone’s brain is not built to contain “you”, not fully, unless you have been carefully shaping it since its earliest neural development. A brain cannot be built all at once, either–if you attempt to implant your own memories inside an infant or fetal clone, it’s just not going to take, because the hardware to store those memories simply doesn’t exist yet. Any attempt will most likely damage it irreparably.
This doesn’t even touch upon the issues with using an adult’s DNA for cloning rather than fresh material. DNA ages, just like the rest of your body, and your clone may suffer for it. If you have access to Dohrni rejuvenation tech, you probably see no need for a clone in the first place and will live indefinitely like that fucking jellyfish, whoop dee doo, we get it, you’re a billionaire.
ANYWAY. If you really want to preserve your legacy, clones aren’t the way to go. Start an organization in your name, write a book, adopt some kids, and upload your consciousness into a robot. It won’t be the same and you won’t be able to form new long-term sense memories, but you’ll save yourself some money and we won’t have to deal with the ethical problems of trying to mold a clone into an echo of yourself and the heartbreak of your inevitable failure. If you are still not satisfied, I’ll go into the problems of becoming a ghost some other time.
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fox-agent-mulder:
tractorgoth:
vampireapologist:
vampireapologist:
Thinkin about how as kids parents told us to clean our rooms without having ever shown us how to themselves, taught us any organizational skills, spatial management, or any other knowledge necessary to know how to efficiently tackle a mess without getting overwhelmed and then got exasperated when we as ten year olds didn’t just……figure it out
This is not a dunk on my parents for the record. I had wonderful parents growing up and still have an amazing mom. I think this is just one of those smaller and common things of parenthood that I think addressing would be monumental in reducing a very common household stressor. If parents led their children in cleanups and helped them reason out plans to manage their time and stuff, especially neurodivergent kids, the entire household would be a lot more calm, streamlined, and overall happy I think!!!
I’ve got one 7 year old perfectionist (possible ADHD) and one sweet 5 year old hurricane (DEFINITE ADHD) and me (also brain full of cats, despises prolonged supervisory things). Here’s some things I’ve learned specific to that that are also generally good for teaching kids to clean. (Or yourself.)
1. If you want a kid to clean, first you have to teach them to even see mess. They don’t! But it does stress them out.
“Okay, let’s look for something out of its place. If it’s on the floor, it’s out of place. If it’s on your bed and it’s not a blanket, it’s out of place.”
2. Go by category, it’s easier to find stuff to put away if your search engine has a specific target, and it’s more satisfying and efficient to put away a big chunk of mess at once.
“Got something? Ok, are there other things like it? Let’s find all the BOOKS. I will HELP YOU.”
3. Important!! Don’t walk away from a kid with focus issues expecting them to instantly learn a task and finish it! You are setting them up to fail! The first several times you need to be there for the whole process and demonstrate by helping. That motivates them. They feel less panic that you’ll bail and they’ll be stuck alone not knowing what to do next. Narrate what you’re doing, too. Help and supervise less as they seem to need you less.
“I’ll get the books on the floor, can you help me get the ones under your bed? I can’t fit!”
4. In my experience most kids, but especially kids with ADHD would walk to the fucking moon to help you, they just need a clear plan, keep the criticism light, short, and to the point, and ffs PRAISE THEM when they do things right, cause we’ve all (I hope) seen the statistics on how much more negative interaction they get compared to other kids (and rejection sensitive dysphoria is a motherfucker). But more than praise you need to show them how what they did was good for THEM. Do nooooooooot take this opportunity for an ‘I told you so’ or a ‘finally’ or you will suck out all their accomplishment.
“Hey, great job, you found that horse you were missing because you cleaned! And your room looks so nice! It’s really comfortable to play in now, and you did that.”
5. Emphasize it does not have to be perfect or complete to be worth doing. I don’t want to will my kids my paralysis of inaction because I can’t start part of something unless I can do all of it.
“We don’t have time to do the whole room, but let’s pick up the legos before bed so you don’t hurt your feet. And then it’ll already be done tomorrow!”
Other small but important things: make sure everyone is fed and not cranky when you start, including you. Do what YOU need to be in the right patient headspace for this. Put on music. Get coffee. Take breaks! Take dance breaks, tickle breaks, whatever. Make em short, set a timer, keep it consistent. Stop completely if they’re getting overwhelmed or stressed and be prepared to finish another day. They may complain and flop around a lot the first few times. Stay tooth grindingly positive and keep at it, it WILL get better. If you mess up, start again. It’s ok. It’s never too late.
I’m an adult with ADHD who finds cleaning their room a STRUGGLE, so I APPRECIATE THE HELL OUT OF THIS
fox-agent-mulder:
tractorgoth:
vampireapologist:
vampireapologist:
Thinkin about how as kids parents told us to clean our rooms without having ever shown us how to themselves, taught us any organizational skills, spatial management, or any other knowledge necessary to know how to efficiently tackle a mess without getting overwhelmed and then got exasperated when we as ten year olds didn’t just……figure it out
This is not a dunk on my parents for the record. I had wonderful parents growing up and still have an amazing mom. I think this is just one of those smaller and common things of parenthood that I think addressing would be monumental in reducing a very common household stressor. If parents led their children in cleanups and helped them reason out plans to manage their time and stuff, especially neurodivergent kids, the entire household would be a lot more calm, streamlined, and overall happy I think!!!
I’ve got one 7 year old perfectionist (possible ADHD) and one sweet 5 year old hurricane (DEFINITE ADHD) and me (also brain full of cats, despises prolonged supervisory things). Here’s some things I’ve learned specific to that that are also generally good for teaching kids to clean. (Or yourself.)
1. If you want a kid to clean, first you have to teach them to even see mess. They don’t! But it does stress them out.
“Okay, let’s look for something out of its place. If it’s on the floor, it’s out of place. If it’s on your bed and it’s not a blanket, it’s out of place.”
2. Go by category, it’s easier to find stuff to put away if your search engine has a specific target, and it’s more satisfying and efficient to put away a big chunk of mess at once.
“Got something? Ok, are there other things like it? Let’s find all the BOOKS. I will HELP YOU.”
3. Important!! Don’t walk away from a kid with focus issues expecting them to instantly learn a task and finish it! You are setting them up to fail! The first several times you need to be there for the whole process and demonstrate by helping. That motivates them. They feel less panic that you’ll bail and they’ll be stuck alone not knowing what to do next. Narrate what you’re doing, too. Help and supervise less as they seem to need you less.
“I’ll get the books on the floor, can you help me get the ones under your bed? I can’t fit!”
4. In my experience most kids, but especially kids with ADHD would walk to the fucking moon to help you, they just need a clear plan, keep the criticism light, short, and to the point, and ffs PRAISE THEM when they do things right, cause we’ve all (I hope) seen the statistics on how much more negative interaction they get compared to other kids (and rejection sensitive dysphoria is a motherfucker). But more than praise you need to show them how what they did was good for THEM. Do nooooooooot take this opportunity for an ‘I told you so’ or a ‘finally’ or you will suck out all their accomplishment.
“Hey, great job, you found that horse you were missing because you cleaned! And your room looks so nice! It’s really comfortable to play in now, and you did that.”
5. Emphasize it does not have to be perfect or complete to be worth doing. I don’t want to will my kids my paralysis of inaction because I can’t start part of something unless I can do all of it.
“We don’t have time to do the whole room, but let’s pick up the legos before bed so you don’t hurt your feet. And then it’ll already be done tomorrow!”
Other small but important things: make sure everyone is fed and not cranky when you start, including you. Do what YOU need to be in the right patient headspace for this. Put on music. Get coffee. Take breaks! Take dance breaks, tickle breaks, whatever. Make em short, set a timer, keep it consistent. Stop completely if they’re getting overwhelmed or stressed and be prepared to finish another day. They may complain and flop around a lot the first few times. Stay tooth grindingly positive and keep at it, it WILL get better. If you mess up, start again. It’s ok. It’s never too late.
I’m an adult with ADHD who finds cleaning their room a STRUGGLE, so I APPRECIATE THE HELL OUT OF THIS
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godscasket:
godscasket:
living in the countryside really strikes the fear of god into you at the most random moments. you’ll just make eye contact with a cow or stare for too long into a brook and all of a sudden you’ll think something like “these are old bones and i am merely a passing occupant” and then you have to go and put the kettle on to cope
me:
the hare staring at me from across the field: which one of your lives is this?
me, legging it: okay tea time i think
godscasket:
godscasket:
living in the countryside really strikes the fear of god into you at the most random moments. you’ll just make eye contact with a cow or stare for too long into a brook and all of a sudden you’ll think something like “these are old bones and i am merely a passing occupant” and then you have to go and put the kettle on to cope
me:
the hare staring at me from across the field: which one of your lives is this?
me, legging it: okay tea time i think
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wheatangels:
People forget that Quechua, Nahuatl and the Mayan Languages aren’t just cool relics of past civilisations but still living languages that millions of people love, worry, talk to their children in. People live their lives through the medium of these languages and that shouldn’t be forgotten!
wheatangels:
People forget that Quechua, Nahuatl and the Mayan Languages aren’t just cool relics of past civilisations but still living languages that millions of people love, worry, talk to their children in. People live their lives through the medium of these languages and that shouldn’t be forgotten!
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laurasinele:
My hypomania holding two beers and cheering from a looping motorbike on fire: FIGHTFIGHTFIGHTFIGHT!
dankmemesreasonforliving:
laurasinele:
My hypomania holding two beers and cheering from a looping motorbike on fire: FIGHTFIGHTFIGHTFIGHT!
dankmemesreasonforliving:
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trustme-im-a-pirate:
mindblownie:
annabellioncourt:
idrils:
i see your ‘nowhere in the nursery rhyme does it say humpty dumpty was an egg’ and raise you ‘nowhere in the legendarium does tolkien say that elves have pointed ears’
Mary Shelley didn’t give the monster bolts.
Arthur Conan Doyle never put Holmes in a deer stalker (also “elementary my dear Watson” is never said in the books, and he doesn’t smoke a curved pipe)
There are boys at Beauxbatons and girls at Durmstrang schools
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the earliest essay on the big bang theory
#reality is an illusion
fuck this site I thought the tv show for the briefest of seconds and the shit machine in my skull thought “quoth the raven ‘Bazongo”
trustme-im-a-pirate:
mindblownie:
annabellioncourt:
idrils:
i see your ‘nowhere in the nursery rhyme does it say humpty dumpty was an egg’ and raise you ‘nowhere in the legendarium does tolkien say that elves have pointed ears’
Mary Shelley didn’t give the monster bolts.
Arthur Conan Doyle never put Holmes in a deer stalker (also “elementary my dear Watson” is never said in the books, and he doesn’t smoke a curved pipe)
There are boys at Beauxbatons and girls at Durmstrang schools
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the earliest essay on the big bang theory
#reality is an illusion
fuck this site I thought the tv show for the briefest of seconds and the shit machine in my skull thought “quoth the raven ‘Bazongo”
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skylarkjanina:
cabrenjamin:
thelaughingmagician:
vestara:
starwarsgroup:
No, this is a variation on a circle parry and a counter circle parry. Both are commonly taught in French and Italian style foil fencing.
A circle parry is when you avoid your opponents blade by moving your blade around theirs in a circle. A counter circle parry is circling around your opponents circle so that they can’t get their blade past to stab you.
When two fencers know each other well, this often happens. It becomes a game of chicken, it only ends when someone is willing to risk leaving an opening so that they can launch a different attack.
The foil version of this happens at least once a practice on my college fencing team. The only difference is that the blades are horizontal rather than diagonal.
Bolded for sadness
OUCH MY HEART
i too like swordfighting
welp
skylarkjanina:
cabrenjamin:
thelaughingmagician:
vestara:
starwarsgroup:
No, this is a variation on a circle parry and a counter circle parry. Both are commonly taught in French and Italian style foil fencing.
A circle parry is when you avoid your opponents blade by moving your blade around theirs in a circle. A counter circle parry is circling around your opponents circle so that they can’t get their blade past to stab you.
When two fencers know each other well, this often happens. It becomes a game of chicken, it only ends when someone is willing to risk leaving an opening so that they can launch a different attack.
The foil version of this happens at least once a practice on my college fencing team. The only difference is that the blades are horizontal rather than diagonal.
Bolded for sadness
OUCH MY HEART
i too like swordfighting
welp
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systlin:
systlin:
But seriously, when we got our property, it was all just…grass. A sterile grass moonscape, like a billion other yards. With two big old maple trees. Just grass and maples, that was it.
But then I got my grubby little paws on it, and I immediately stopped fertilizing, spraying, and bagging up grass clippings and leaves. I ripped up sod and put in flowers and vegetables. I put down nice thick blankets of mulch around the flowers and vegetables.
When I first was sweating my way through stripping sod, I saw a grand total of 1 worm and 0 ladybugs. The ground was compacted into something that would bend shovel blades.
Now, six years later, I can’t dig a planting hole without turning up fourteen earthworms, and there are so many ladybugs here. Not the invasive asian lady beetles; native ladybugs. They winter over in the mulch and in the brush pile. I see thousands of them.
The soil is soft and rich. There are birds that come to eat, and bees of many sorts.
Like this is something that you, yourself, can absolutely change. This is something that you, personally, can make a difference in.
Like, last year I watched no fewer than twenty-nine monarch caterpillars grow up on my milkweed and fly away as butterflies. I watched swallowtails and moths grow. There are hummingbirds fighting over flowers now.
I did that. Me. You can do the same.
systlin:
systlin:
But seriously, when we got our property, it was all just…grass. A sterile grass moonscape, like a billion other yards. With two big old maple trees. Just grass and maples, that was it.
But then I got my grubby little paws on it, and I immediately stopped fertilizing, spraying, and bagging up grass clippings and leaves. I ripped up sod and put in flowers and vegetables. I put down nice thick blankets of mulch around the flowers and vegetables.
When I first was sweating my way through stripping sod, I saw a grand total of 1 worm and 0 ladybugs. The ground was compacted into something that would bend shovel blades.
Now, six years later, I can’t dig a planting hole without turning up fourteen earthworms, and there are so many ladybugs here. Not the invasive asian lady beetles; native ladybugs. They winter over in the mulch and in the brush pile. I see thousands of them.
The soil is soft and rich. There are birds that come to eat, and bees of many sorts.
Like this is something that you, yourself, can absolutely change. This is something that you, personally, can make a difference in.
Like, last year I watched no fewer than twenty-nine monarch caterpillars grow up on my milkweed and fly away as butterflies. I watched swallowtails and moths grow. There are hummingbirds fighting over flowers now.
I did that. Me. You can do the same.
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nobrashfestivity:
Unknown, Unidentified Festival of Song and Light after dusk
from the long gone woolgathersome blog
nobrashfestivity:
Unknown, Unidentified Festival of Song and Light after dusk
from the long gone woolgathersome blog
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retroactivebakeries:
“When a vampire washes itself, rain will fall from heaven. Thus, when a drought occurs, nobles send all their men to wash, because any of them may be a vampire.”
—
From Agnes Murgoci’s 1927 paper The Vampire In Roumania, as found in The Vampire Casebook compiled by Alan Dundes
This is so amazing to picture. Like ok men, we know PROBABLY some of you are vampires. IT HAPPENS. This is old timey Romania. That’s how it works. So hey don’t worry, no questions asked, personal business is personal business, but if EVERYONE would just go take a shower we would really appreciate it. Thanks.
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retroactivebakeries:
“When a vampire washes itself, rain will fall from heaven. Thus, when a drought occurs, nobles send all their men to wash, because any of them may be a vampire.”
—
From Agnes Murgoci’s 1927 paper The Vampire In Roumania, as found in The Vampire Casebook compiled by Alan Dundes
This is so amazing to picture. Like ok men, we know PROBABLY some of you are vampires. IT HAPPENS. This is old timey Romania. That’s how it works. So hey don’t worry, no questions asked, personal business is personal business, but if EVERYONE would just go take a shower we would really appreciate it. Thanks.
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cerchionero:
Thankshuxsmug for posts about “Disney Magic Kingdoms” and Hux/KT-1138. I ship it too now
cerchionero:
Thanks
huxsmug for posts about “Disney Magic Kingdoms” and Hux/KT-1138. I ship it too nowvia https://ift.tt/2RuUpTe
femmenace-t:
pervocracy:
postwhitesociety:
hm
I think the “women are mysterious” thing can also come from:
1) Women actually being quite clear, but not telling men what they want to hear. ”She said she doesn’t want to talk to me? So many mixed messages and confusing signals!”
2) Women not having cheat codes. ”I tried being nice, and she didn’t have sex with me. I tried being an asshole, and she didn’t have sex with me. Come on, there’s got to be some kind of solution to this puzzle!”
3) Women not being a hive mind. ”First a woman told me that she likes guys with big muscles. Then the very next day a woman told me she thinks muscles aren’t attractive at all. Make up your mind, women!”
4) An individual woman doing something confusing, and instead of asking “why is she doing this now?” men ask “why do women always do this?”
Always reblog
Women being human and men expecting something simpler than that.
femmenace-t:
pervocracy:
postwhitesociety:
hm
I think the “women are mysterious” thing can also come from:
1) Women actually being quite clear, but not telling men what they want to hear. ”She said she doesn’t want to talk to me? So many mixed messages and confusing signals!”
2) Women not having cheat codes. ”I tried being nice, and she didn’t have sex with me. I tried being an asshole, and she didn’t have sex with me. Come on, there’s got to be some kind of solution to this puzzle!”
3) Women not being a hive mind. ”First a woman told me that she likes guys with big muscles. Then the very next day a woman told me she thinks muscles aren’t attractive at all. Make up your mind, women!”
4) An individual woman doing something confusing, and instead of asking “why is she doing this now?” men ask “why do women always do this?”
Always reblog
Women being human and men expecting something simpler than that.
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cynicalpudding:
My personal favourite Handsome Men of Star Wars
Plus a very attractive non-binary babe
cynicalpudding:
My personal favourite Handsome Men of Star Wars
Plus a very attractive non-binary babe
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somanyofthekids:
okay, I’m gonna swerve out of my lane here and fuck with James Bond/Q for a minute.
Obvs I’m not dick deep in the canon, lore, or even fic on this one, but it would Seem to Me that something like a Florence Nightingale effect would be common among agents toward their handlers. Like, if the voice in their ears is a constant source of life saving information, that gratitude could be easily conflated with feelings of love.
As far as I can remember, it’s a Thing that Bond disregards communication with headquarters right? He deliberately loses his earpiece and shit. And yeah, I’m sure part of the reason behind it is that he’s a rebel and a loose cannon who gets the job done, but what if the other part is that he’s thinking to himself, “Okay Jimmy, you’ve fallen in love with the last three handlers and you’re not gonna fucking do it again this time. Pull it together lad.” But then the voice in his ear saves his life again and does it while making a pithy joke about dictators, and James says lol nope and chucks the earpiece away because he’s absolutely not going to give his brain the opportunity to tell him that the voice is his soulmate.
And on the other end of the dead line Q is sitting there, thinking, “Well I suppose phallic humor isn’t for everyone,” but overall he’s not super worried because Bond has a track record better than the Cat who Came Back The Very Next Day.
But then Q gets promoted and becomes Q™ and they actually meet and things happen and shit gets real and all the sudden Bond, like, matters to Q? And Bond finds out that the voice in his ear is basically a Botticelli painting who likes dick jokes? They’re both on the fast track to Crush Town.
Q starts making an actual concerted effort to get Bond to stay in touch with him, and Bond slowly stops resisting Q’s attempts to maintain communication, because he realizes it’s too late anyway. He’s gone and fallen in love with the fourth.
He’s still convinced it’s just one sided tho. Q, who at this point is probably making pointed comments like, “You’re my favorite agent,” and “We should go to dinner after you’re done assassinating that man,” and “Sue from accounting asked me out but I said no because I thought I might be busy shagging you,” is starting to go spare.
James morosely thinks that it’s a shame he knows his own mind so well, because otherwise he might be able to convince himself that their relationship isn’t just a fabrication of intense, highly emotional circumstances that have resulted in an impression of having the Quartermaster’s affection.
Q doesn’t have time for this.
Anyway, it would probably end with Q sitting James down in a very serious professional setting, and James thinking that he’s about to get a Talking To about his obvious crush, but instead Q is just like, “I’ve taken sodium thiopental, otherwise known as truth serum, so will you please listen when I say I Have Feelings For You And Would Like To Date You Please.”
It’s the most romantic thing anyone’s ever done for James in his life.
somanyofthekids:
okay, I’m gonna swerve out of my lane here and fuck with James Bond/Q for a minute.
Obvs I’m not dick deep in the canon, lore, or even fic on this one, but it would Seem to Me that something like a Florence Nightingale effect would be common among agents toward their handlers. Like, if the voice in their ears is a constant source of life saving information, that gratitude could be easily conflated with feelings of love.
As far as I can remember, it’s a Thing that Bond disregards communication with headquarters right? He deliberately loses his earpiece and shit. And yeah, I’m sure part of the reason behind it is that he’s a rebel and a loose cannon who gets the job done, but what if the other part is that he’s thinking to himself, “Okay Jimmy, you’ve fallen in love with the last three handlers and you’re not gonna fucking do it again this time. Pull it together lad.” But then the voice in his ear saves his life again and does it while making a pithy joke about dictators, and James says lol nope and chucks the earpiece away because he’s absolutely not going to give his brain the opportunity to tell him that the voice is his soulmate.
And on the other end of the dead line Q is sitting there, thinking, “Well I suppose phallic humor isn’t for everyone,” but overall he’s not super worried because Bond has a track record better than the Cat who Came Back The Very Next Day.
But then Q gets promoted and becomes Q™ and they actually meet and things happen and shit gets real and all the sudden Bond, like, matters to Q? And Bond finds out that the voice in his ear is basically a Botticelli painting who likes dick jokes? They’re both on the fast track to Crush Town.
Q starts making an actual concerted effort to get Bond to stay in touch with him, and Bond slowly stops resisting Q’s attempts to maintain communication, because he realizes it’s too late anyway. He’s gone and fallen in love with the fourth.
He’s still convinced it’s just one sided tho. Q, who at this point is probably making pointed comments like, “You’re my favorite agent,” and “We should go to dinner after you’re done assassinating that man,” and “Sue from accounting asked me out but I said no because I thought I might be busy shagging you,” is starting to go spare.
James morosely thinks that it’s a shame he knows his own mind so well, because otherwise he might be able to convince himself that their relationship isn’t just a fabrication of intense, highly emotional circumstances that have resulted in an impression of having the Quartermaster’s affection.
Q doesn’t have time for this.
Anyway, it would probably end with Q sitting James down in a very serious professional setting, and James thinking that he’s about to get a Talking To about his obvious crush, but instead Q is just like, “I’ve taken sodium thiopental, otherwise known as truth serum, so will you please listen when I say I Have Feelings For You And Would Like To Date You Please.”
It’s the most romantic thing anyone’s ever done for James in his life.
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manchurian-candycane:
mynoregon:
How can I reblog this a million times? The 1% are master manipulators.
The existence of another poor person is not why you’re poor.
manchurian-candycane:
mynoregon:
How can I reblog this a million times? The 1% are master manipulators.
The existence of another poor person is not why you’re poor.
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starlight-starwrite:
listen. LISTEN
hux had such potential as a character, but he was only used for basically comic relief in tlj and a surprise moment in tros. they didn’t even set up rebel spy!hux at all, just randomly revealed him as a spy and then had him immediately die. hux would’ve made a Way better big bad than pryde - he’s an established character, and it would make a lot more sense for his storyline than being a rebel spy, since he’s been part of the FO literally all his life and has shown ZERO tendency towards helping the resistance, he has an incredibly low view of them and while he does hate kylo, hux has his priorities straight. he’s KNOWN for his strategy skills. he wouldn’t create a risk of the ENTIRE FO losing just because he hates kylo. hux would’ve made a great villain if they’d just put a little effort into establishing him as such - not even that much, he’d be a pretty static character, but his storyline would make sense for him as a character and in the trilogy plot as a whole. they could’ve had him harboring resentment towards snoke for all the rabid dog comments, so when snoke dies he rises into a leadership position and becomes the sequel trilogy’s big bad. i literally thought that up in like, 2 minutes of thinking how to fix hux’s arc. or even if you were to keep rebel spy hux, it would make sense to explore his reasons for that, or have him defect to the resistance, or something that shows how he evolved from brainwashed and completely loyal to FO in tfa into a rebel spy. but disney only cares about 2 character arcs - the main hero, and the main villain. nothing against rey and kylo, but that makes for a pretty boring movie. and i get they were trying to imitate the forms that made the originals so popular - hero’s journey/monomyth, dualism, and making the protagonist easy to empathize with - but you can have that as a baseline and still develop your side characters. and im not mad about just hux, although his arc was particularly maddening because of how stupid it was, but poe and rose also got barely any development in tros (heck, rose barely got any SCREENTIME). people love to hate on rose because she doesn’t do anything in tros, but that’s because disney isn’t in the business of good side characters. they just threw her in as a love interest for finn and when they didn’t have any more use for her, shunted her to the sidelines. poe got a half-explained backstory which is never discussed again, even though the others are shocked he was a spice miner. his relationship to zori is also never explained (and i honestly think it was just to give him a female love interest because disney wont let their named characters be even ambiguously lgbt), and then he spends the rest of the movie with little to no development or role beyond being a good pilot.
tldr; the star wars side characters have REALLY poorly planned out arcs and deserve better
Hux absolutely was built up to be the big bad in TFA. That’s the whole point of the Starkiller speech. I blame TLJ for making him laughable to the point that the writers thought he wouldn’t be taken seriously as a main villain any more - and therefore had to bring Pryde in to do Hux’s job.
starlight-starwrite:
listen. LISTEN
hux had such potential as a character, but he was only used for basically comic relief in tlj and a surprise moment in tros. they didn’t even set up rebel spy!hux at all, just randomly revealed him as a spy and then had him immediately die. hux would’ve made a Way better big bad than pryde - he’s an established character, and it would make a lot more sense for his storyline than being a rebel spy, since he’s been part of the FO literally all his life and has shown ZERO tendency towards helping the resistance, he has an incredibly low view of them and while he does hate kylo, hux has his priorities straight. he’s KNOWN for his strategy skills. he wouldn’t create a risk of the ENTIRE FO losing just because he hates kylo. hux would’ve made a great villain if they’d just put a little effort into establishing him as such - not even that much, he’d be a pretty static character, but his storyline would make sense for him as a character and in the trilogy plot as a whole. they could’ve had him harboring resentment towards snoke for all the rabid dog comments, so when snoke dies he rises into a leadership position and becomes the sequel trilogy’s big bad. i literally thought that up in like, 2 minutes of thinking how to fix hux’s arc. or even if you were to keep rebel spy hux, it would make sense to explore his reasons for that, or have him defect to the resistance, or something that shows how he evolved from brainwashed and completely loyal to FO in tfa into a rebel spy. but disney only cares about 2 character arcs - the main hero, and the main villain. nothing against rey and kylo, but that makes for a pretty boring movie. and i get they were trying to imitate the forms that made the originals so popular - hero’s journey/monomyth, dualism, and making the protagonist easy to empathize with - but you can have that as a baseline and still develop your side characters. and im not mad about just hux, although his arc was particularly maddening because of how stupid it was, but poe and rose also got barely any development in tros (heck, rose barely got any SCREENTIME). people love to hate on rose because she doesn’t do anything in tros, but that’s because disney isn’t in the business of good side characters. they just threw her in as a love interest for finn and when they didn’t have any more use for her, shunted her to the sidelines. poe got a half-explained backstory which is never discussed again, even though the others are shocked he was a spice miner. his relationship to zori is also never explained (and i honestly think it was just to give him a female love interest because disney wont let their named characters be even ambiguously lgbt), and then he spends the rest of the movie with little to no development or role beyond being a good pilot.
tldr; the star wars side characters have REALLY poorly planned out arcs and deserve better
Hux absolutely was built up to be the big bad in TFA. That’s the whole point of the Starkiller speech. I blame TLJ for making him laughable to the point that the writers thought he wouldn’t be taken seriously as a main villain any more - and therefore had to bring Pryde in to do Hux’s job.
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generalgrievousdatingsim:
like she Gets It… she Understands…
generalgrievousdatingsim:
currently obsessed with how vanessa stockard draws black cats. i’ve never seen anyone capture their ability to transform into a vaguely cat-shaped void with so much accuracy
generalgrievousdatingsim:
like she Gets It… she Understands…
generalgrievousdatingsim:
currently obsessed with how vanessa stockard draws black cats. i’ve never seen anyone capture their ability to transform into a vaguely cat-shaped void with so much accuracy
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shrinkrays:
magicact:
magicact:
magicact:
early to bed early to rise
burger king meal with burger king fries
shrinkrays:
magicact:
magicact:
magicact:
early to bed early to rise
burger king meal with burger king fries
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queeranarchism:
If nazis wanna march in your town, the best thing to do is always to confront them, block them, to attack them, to drive them out.
But of course we can’t all do that and it can be a nice inclusive thing to also have a non-confrontational anti-fascist counter-demo at a safe location far from the nazis. That’s a perfectly valid choice. Anti-fascism should have a place for those who can’t confront nazis.
But for the love of Gods, y’all please STOP planning your counter demo at the same time as the nazi demo.
When you do this you are literally asking people to come to you instead of confronting the nazis, splitting anti-fascists into those who are prepared to confront nazis and those who are not. You are not giving people a chance to both confront nazis and be with their community at the manifestation.
The inevitable result is that some people who could have confronted nazis will go to your demo instead, whether they do so to meet a friend or hear a good speaker, whatever.
The direct consequence of a simultaneous demo is that less people will confront the nazis and the nazis will have an easier time.
Hold your demo before, or after, or on a different day. It’s a simple case of:
Don’t help nazis.
queeranarchism:
If nazis wanna march in your town, the best thing to do is always to confront them, block them, to attack them, to drive them out.
But of course we can’t all do that and it can be a nice inclusive thing to also have a non-confrontational anti-fascist counter-demo at a safe location far from the nazis. That’s a perfectly valid choice. Anti-fascism should have a place for those who can’t confront nazis.
But for the love of Gods, y’all please STOP planning your counter demo at the same time as the nazi demo.
When you do this you are literally asking people to come to you instead of confronting the nazis, splitting anti-fascists into those who are prepared to confront nazis and those who are not. You are not giving people a chance to both confront nazis and be with their community at the manifestation.
The inevitable result is that some people who could have confronted nazis will go to your demo instead, whether they do so to meet a friend or hear a good speaker, whatever.
The direct consequence of a simultaneous demo is that less people will confront the nazis and the nazis will have an easier time.
Hold your demo before, or after, or on a different day. It’s a simple case of:
Don’t help nazis.
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materialsscienceandengineering:
The Coolest LEGO® in the Universe – Surprising Result of Fun Experiment Reveals a New Use for Toy
For the first time, LEGO® has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment which reveals a new use for the popular toy.
Its special properties mean it could be useful in the development of quantum computing.
A world leading team of ultra-low temperature physicists at Lancaster University decided to place a LEGO ® figure and four LEGO ® blocks inside their record-breaking dilution refrigerator.
This machine – specially made at the University – is the most effective refrigerator in the world, capable of reaching 1.6 millidegrees above absolute zero (minus 273.15 Centigrade), which is about 200,000 times colder than room temperature and 2,000 times colder than deep space.
The results – published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports – were surprising.
Read more.
materialsscienceandengineering:
The Coolest LEGO® in the Universe – Surprising Result of Fun Experiment Reveals a New Use for Toy
For the first time, LEGO® has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment which reveals a new use for the popular toy.
Its special properties mean it could be useful in the development of quantum computing.
A world leading team of ultra-low temperature physicists at Lancaster University decided to place a LEGO ® figure and four LEGO ® blocks inside their record-breaking dilution refrigerator.
This machine – specially made at the University – is the most effective refrigerator in the world, capable of reaching 1.6 millidegrees above absolute zero (minus 273.15 Centigrade), which is about 200,000 times colder than room temperature and 2,000 times colder than deep space.
The results – published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports – were surprising.
Read more.
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darthlenaplant:
marzipanandminutiae:
darkmagepoppers:
has-claws:
hotboyproblems:
i want a restraining order on everyone who doesn’t wear deodorant
Deodorant is nasty. What do y'all think people smelled like up until 70 years ago??
Bad.
1. Perfume.
2. Soap. Yeah, they had soap from a pretty early point. Sometimes it was scented and sometimes it just smelled like lye, but there you go. Ditto scented powders, lotions, hair products, cosmetics, etc.
3. Whatever their clothes smelled like. Not always body odor. Linen was worn next to the skin with masculine and feminine clothing alike for a LOT of western history, to wick up sweat. I’ve worn a linen chemise under a long-sleeved Edwardian summer dress in Manhattan in August, and even after like six hours, my dress smelled faintly of the lavender it was stored with. My chemise reeked when I got undressed later, but none of the smell had escaped. No joke. Shit really works.
4. Occupational smells. A baker might smell of bread and faintly of sweat, a blacksmith of sweat and iron, a medieval priest of incense, a Victorian teacher of chalk, etc.
5. Yes, sometimes bad. But not everyone by a long shot, and not all the time.
Also they definitely didn’t want to smell bad, and used all resources available to them to avoid it. So, barring any allergies, use some damn deodorant.
There are deodorants that do not set off your allergies, you just have to find them.
darthlenaplant:
marzipanandminutiae:
darkmagepoppers:
has-claws:
hotboyproblems:
i want a restraining order on everyone who doesn’t wear deodorant
Deodorant is nasty. What do y'all think people smelled like up until 70 years ago??
Bad.
1. Perfume.
2. Soap. Yeah, they had soap from a pretty early point. Sometimes it was scented and sometimes it just smelled like lye, but there you go. Ditto scented powders, lotions, hair products, cosmetics, etc.
3. Whatever their clothes smelled like. Not always body odor. Linen was worn next to the skin with masculine and feminine clothing alike for a LOT of western history, to wick up sweat. I’ve worn a linen chemise under a long-sleeved Edwardian summer dress in Manhattan in August, and even after like six hours, my dress smelled faintly of the lavender it was stored with. My chemise reeked when I got undressed later, but none of the smell had escaped. No joke. Shit really works.
4. Occupational smells. A baker might smell of bread and faintly of sweat, a blacksmith of sweat and iron, a medieval priest of incense, a Victorian teacher of chalk, etc.
5. Yes, sometimes bad. But not everyone by a long shot, and not all the time.
Also they definitely didn’t want to smell bad, and used all resources available to them to avoid it. So, barring any allergies, use some damn deodorant.
There are deodorants that do not set off your allergies, you just have to find them.
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bea2me:
zoinomiko:
weconqueratdawn:
ardwynna:
I wonder where the break happened that such wide swaths of younger fans don’t grasp fandom things that used to be unspoken understandings. That fic readers are expected to know fiction from reality, that views expressed in fic are not necessarily those of the author, that the labels, tags and warnings on various kinkfics are also the indication that they were created for titillation and not much more, please use responsibly as per all pornography. The ‘problem’ isn’t that so-called ‘problematic’ fic exists but that some of the audience is being stupid, irresponsible, at worst criminal, at best not old enough to be in the audience to begin with. And that’s on the consumer, not the author who told you via labels, tags, ratings, warnings and venues what their fic was about and what it was for.
I can’t stress enough how important this post is
Tumblr. Tumblr is what happened, with its never-ending scrolling, with its lack of nested contents (or ANY comments, when fandom sailed here from the old world), with its tags instead of membered communities.
Tumblr turned fandom content into mindless consumption instead of community. I’m no expert on human behaviour, but I’d put money on this.
When Authors stopped being friends and turned into content providers, new fandom members never learned to care.
“When authors stopped being friends and turned into content providers”
Well that reframed my view of every fandom I’ve touched for the last five years, and it explains a lot.
bea2me:
zoinomiko:
weconqueratdawn:
ardwynna:
I wonder where the break happened that such wide swaths of younger fans don’t grasp fandom things that used to be unspoken understandings. That fic readers are expected to know fiction from reality, that views expressed in fic are not necessarily those of the author, that the labels, tags and warnings on various kinkfics are also the indication that they were created for titillation and not much more, please use responsibly as per all pornography. The ‘problem’ isn’t that so-called ‘problematic’ fic exists but that some of the audience is being stupid, irresponsible, at worst criminal, at best not old enough to be in the audience to begin with. And that’s on the consumer, not the author who told you via labels, tags, ratings, warnings and venues what their fic was about and what it was for.
I can’t stress enough how important this post is
Tumblr. Tumblr is what happened, with its never-ending scrolling, with its lack of nested contents (or ANY comments, when fandom sailed here from the old world), with its tags instead of membered communities.
Tumblr turned fandom content into mindless consumption instead of community. I’m no expert on human behaviour, but I’d put money on this.
When Authors stopped being friends and turned into content providers, new fandom members never learned to care.
“When authors stopped being friends and turned into content providers”
Well that reframed my view of every fandom I’ve touched for the last five years, and it explains a lot.
Self-Discipline Isn’t Always the Answer
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ceebycee:
So I wasn’t really taught to brush my teeth every day as a kid. So I didn’t. I got to be an adult and realized “hmm teeth are expensive I need to start brushing them” and brushing my teeth twice a day has been on my actual to do list every single day of my college career. It’s a habit I needed to build.
Have I successfully done it? Absolutely not. I’m pretty good about doing it at least once a day, but some days it just doesn’t happen. It’s not that I forget usually, I just had some aversion I couldn’t figure out, until last week.
I’m at the grocery store, in the toothpaste aisle with my roommate, and I complain about how much I hate mint. I FUCKING HATE THE TASTE OF MINT. The taste and the smell, any kind of minty thing in any form, I HATE IT. But literally every “adult” toothpaste in the aisle was some type of minty disgusting nonsense. And my roommate was like “you know you could like get kids’ toothpaste? You like bubblegum right?”
And y’all, it was like the clouds parted. I got some strawberry bubblegum kids’ toothpaste. I brushed my teeth with it and it was a whole new experience. I have successfully brushed twice a day every day since, because the mental block I had towards it is gone!
I thought my lack of brushing was just a moral failing on my part; I was too lazy, too undisciplined, to build a good habit. But really? I just hate the taste of mint so much I didn’t want to brush my teeth.
This made me realize that when presented with a change you want to make, a habit you want to build, if you’re encountering resistance in yourself, you should lean into that resistance and really investigate what’s causing it, then work on accommodating that.
Say you hate washing dishes so they pile up and then you’re overwhelmed by how many you have to do. Why do you hate it? Deep down, what about it do you dislike? Is touching wet food super gross for you? Try thick rubber gloves while you’re washing. Does the sound of dishing clanking together grate your nerves? Do them with headphones in and turned up loud. Do you hate the smell? Light some candles, spray some air freshener.
Do these things instead of gritting your teeth and forcing yourself, then ultimately failing and getting discouraged by your “lack of self-discipline”
TL;DR: When a task is consistently hard for you, relying on self-discipline, forcing yourself, and gritting through doesn’t always work. Lean in and listen to your discomfort, and find what makes the task hard, then try to accommodate that. Also, mint toothpaste is gross.
ceebycee:
So I wasn’t really taught to brush my teeth every day as a kid. So I didn’t. I got to be an adult and realized “hmm teeth are expensive I need to start brushing them” and brushing my teeth twice a day has been on my actual to do list every single day of my college career. It’s a habit I needed to build.
Have I successfully done it? Absolutely not. I’m pretty good about doing it at least once a day, but some days it just doesn’t happen. It’s not that I forget usually, I just had some aversion I couldn’t figure out, until last week.
I’m at the grocery store, in the toothpaste aisle with my roommate, and I complain about how much I hate mint. I FUCKING HATE THE TASTE OF MINT. The taste and the smell, any kind of minty thing in any form, I HATE IT. But literally every “adult” toothpaste in the aisle was some type of minty disgusting nonsense. And my roommate was like “you know you could like get kids’ toothpaste? You like bubblegum right?”
And y’all, it was like the clouds parted. I got some strawberry bubblegum kids’ toothpaste. I brushed my teeth with it and it was a whole new experience. I have successfully brushed twice a day every day since, because the mental block I had towards it is gone!
I thought my lack of brushing was just a moral failing on my part; I was too lazy, too undisciplined, to build a good habit. But really? I just hate the taste of mint so much I didn’t want to brush my teeth.
This made me realize that when presented with a change you want to make, a habit you want to build, if you’re encountering resistance in yourself, you should lean into that resistance and really investigate what’s causing it, then work on accommodating that.
Say you hate washing dishes so they pile up and then you’re overwhelmed by how many you have to do. Why do you hate it? Deep down, what about it do you dislike? Is touching wet food super gross for you? Try thick rubber gloves while you’re washing. Does the sound of dishing clanking together grate your nerves? Do them with headphones in and turned up loud. Do you hate the smell? Light some candles, spray some air freshener.
Do these things instead of gritting your teeth and forcing yourself, then ultimately failing and getting discouraged by your “lack of self-discipline”
TL;DR: When a task is consistently hard for you, relying on self-discipline, forcing yourself, and gritting through doesn’t always work. Lean in and listen to your discomfort, and find what makes the task hard, then try to accommodate that. Also, mint toothpaste is gross.
5ovspades: Hell Is… Ch. 10. Pests Hello
Jan. 18th, 2020 06:19 pmvia https://ift.tt/2RrZJqk
5ovspades:
Hell Is…
Ch. 10. Pests
Hello year of the rat.
May you and yours persevere and prosper wherever life may take you.
5ovspades:
Hell Is…
Ch. 10. Pests
Hello year of the rat.
May you and yours persevere and prosper wherever life may take you.
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captbexx:
Kylo, Hux & Millicent
For how long has he been putting his helmet in that thing? XD
captbexx:
Kylo, Hux & Millicent
For how long has he been putting his helmet in that thing? XD
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gamebird:
thefeatherofhope:
starwarsdaily:
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
2017 | dir. Rian Johnsonf
This cracks me up because it reminds me of Galaxy Quest.
This happens in a fic I’m writing right now. Hux and a dozen stormtroopers are stranded with a bunch of Resistance members. But the troopers only take orders from Hux. So when the Resistance tries to tell them to do something, Hux has to repeat it before it gets done. The Resistance members, Rose especially, are so put out by this.
gamebird:
thefeatherofhope:
starwarsdaily:
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
2017 | dir. Rian Johnsonf
This cracks me up because it reminds me of Galaxy Quest.
This happens in a fic I’m writing right now. Hux and a dozen stormtroopers are stranded with a bunch of Resistance members. But the troopers only take orders from Hux. So when the Resistance tries to tell them to do something, Hux has to repeat it before it gets done. The Resistance members, Rose especially, are so put out by this.
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phasma-first-order:
Okay, was anybody going to tell me that Unamo has a first name now? or was I just supposed to see it in the tags of some cute fanart myself?
Apparently her first name was first mentioned in the book Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, published in October 2019 (thanks, Wookieepedia!)
Nastia is an unpleasant name in English, but Anastasia I can live with. The meaning Resurrection is good for someone who works on a Resurgent-class star destroyer.
phasma-first-order:
Okay, was anybody going to tell me that Unamo has a first name now? or was I just supposed to see it in the tags of some cute fanart myself?
Apparently her first name was first mentioned in the book Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, published in October 2019 (thanks, Wookieepedia!)
Nastia is an unpleasant name in English, but Anastasia I can live with. The meaning Resurrection is good for someone who works on a Resurgent-class star destroyer.
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archaeologicalnews:
A basketball-player-size wooden idol that allegedly escaped destruction by the Spanish conquistadors is real — but it may not be quite what people suspected. The statue is even older than thought, and may have been worshipped by the people who came before the Inca.
And belying the grisly lore that surrounds it, the so-called Pachacamac idol was painted with cinnabar, not drenched in blood, the researchers found.
Together, these findings helped verify the idol’s authenticity. In other words, “We have a new argument to demonstrate that this wooden statue is the original Pachacamac idol,” and not another Incan artifact or even a forgery, study lead researcher Marcela Sepúlveda, a research associate at Sorbonne Université in Paris, told Live Science. Read more.
archaeologicalnews:
A basketball-player-size wooden idol that allegedly escaped destruction by the Spanish conquistadors is real — but it may not be quite what people suspected. The statue is even older than thought, and may have been worshipped by the people who came before the Inca.
And belying the grisly lore that surrounds it, the so-called Pachacamac idol was painted with cinnabar, not drenched in blood, the researchers found.
Together, these findings helped verify the idol’s authenticity. In other words, “We have a new argument to demonstrate that this wooden statue is the original Pachacamac idol,” and not another Incan artifact or even a forgery, study lead researcher Marcela Sepúlveda, a research associate at Sorbonne Université in Paris, told Live Science. Read more.
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aces-to-apples:
how dare you be funnier than me on my own post
aelita15:
aces-to-apples:
*ticks off fingers* renfri, the striga, pavetta, ciri, at this point i’m convinced that geralt of rivia is an in-universe cryptid, but like, strictly for princesses.
legend has it that if you are the daughter of royalty and some cruelty has befallen you, you need only walk into the forest, call geralt of rivia’s name thrice, and the white wolf shall materialize before you to ask why the fuck you’re shouting at him and demand payment for helping you. then he shall cure you of your ills and fade back into the mist without even your thanks or the payment he demanded in the first fucking place.
aces-to-apples:
how dare you be funnier than me on my own post
aelita15:
aces-to-apples:
*ticks off fingers* renfri, the striga, pavetta, ciri, at this point i’m convinced that geralt of rivia is an in-universe cryptid, but like, strictly for princesses.
legend has it that if you are the daughter of royalty and some cruelty has befallen you, you need only walk into the forest, call geralt of rivia’s name thrice, and the white wolf shall materialize before you to ask why the fuck you’re shouting at him and demand payment for helping you. then he shall cure you of your ills and fade back into the mist without even your thanks or the payment he demanded in the first fucking place.
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theamazingdigitalart:
The amazing digital art of Anna Podedworna for Gwent
Artbook: The Art of the Witcher: Gwent Gallery Collection
theamazingdigitalart:
The amazing digital art of Anna Podedworna for Gwent
Artbook: The Art of the Witcher: Gwent Gallery Collection
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millicents-diary:
casshmerekitty:
A concept: Armitage Hux as a loving father.
This is just a WIP. I’m still debating if I should ink this or leave it pencil. Sigh. Note: I hate drawing hands and children. Yeah I’m challenging myself.
I’m sure he’d be
millicents-diary:
casshmerekitty:
A concept: Armitage Hux as a loving father.
This is just a WIP. I’m still debating if I should ink this or leave it pencil. Sigh. Note: I hate drawing hands and children. Yeah I’m challenging myself.
I’m sure he’d be
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horrorvenus:
ladysaviours:
the thing about “well-behaved women rarely make history" is that the author, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, didn’t write it about women who would be considered “badly-behaved;“ she wrote it in a book about a midwife, about women who had been largely ignored and erased from history because as a result of their “good behaviour.” So it’s not a “BAD GIRLS DO IT WELL" kind of quote; it’s a reminder to respect and pay attention to the women who go about quietly living their lives.
it’s a reminder to respect and pay attention to the women who go about quietly living their lives.
horrorvenus:
ladysaviours:
the thing about “well-behaved women rarely make history" is that the author, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, didn’t write it about women who would be considered “badly-behaved;“ she wrote it in a book about a midwife, about women who had been largely ignored and erased from history because as a result of their “good behaviour.” So it’s not a “BAD GIRLS DO IT WELL" kind of quote; it’s a reminder to respect and pay attention to the women who go about quietly living their lives.
it’s a reminder to respect and pay attention to the women who go about quietly living their lives.
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mycroftrh:
platinumsupa:
platinumsupa:
platinumsupa:
the Star Wars universe is great because you read enough you eventually find out things like the fact that the Stormtrooper whose armor Luke stole in Episode IV was gay and in an affair with fucking Grand Moff Tarkin, which is a completely canonical fact that I am not making up.
this is him, by the way. His name is TK-421, and he is the star of the short story “Of MSE-6 And Men”. He owns a mouse droid and is in an affair with a superior officer, who turns out to Tarkin.
The next time you watch a New Hope, keep in mind Luke is wearing the armor of a man who knew Tarkin sexually. The armor Luke is wearing when he says the iconic line “I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you” has more than likely been on the floor of Tarkin’s bedroom.
since I’m getting naysayers about this again!
The actual officer whom the trooper is in a relationship goes unspecified within the book, and isn’t listed as Tarkin specifically
However.
The officer is described as; wearing a grey suit, continuously bragging about the strength of the Death Star, and having the highest level of clearance aboard the Death Star, which is how he is able to send secret messages to TK-421
At one point the officer says he won’t be interrogating Princess Leia because Darth Vader will be doing it, meaning he’s definitely high enough in the chain of command to know that about Vader
At one point the officer jokes he just gave an “explosive” demonstration. The story takes place right around the time Alderaan is blown up.
According to someone on Reddit, the Audible version of the story uses Tarkin’s voice for the officer in question
It’s Tarkin.
I have this book and the Audible version and can confirm that nearly every word of this is true (note: the voice is, like, obviously not Peter Cushing, but it’s… pretty clearly Tarkin) except! There is one note here that is ABSOLUTELY incorrect.
That armor has never been on the floor of Tarkin’s bedroom. He is very proud of his carpet and the armor goes on the chair by his bed.
Note: the country hick accent thing is because this is their first in-person meeting and TK-421 thinks Tarkin will be into that.
mycroftrh:
platinumsupa:
platinumsupa:
platinumsupa:
the Star Wars universe is great because you read enough you eventually find out things like the fact that the Stormtrooper whose armor Luke stole in Episode IV was gay and in an affair with fucking Grand Moff Tarkin, which is a completely canonical fact that I am not making up.
this is him, by the way. His name is TK-421, and he is the star of the short story “Of MSE-6 And Men”. He owns a mouse droid and is in an affair with a superior officer, who turns out to Tarkin.
The next time you watch a New Hope, keep in mind Luke is wearing the armor of a man who knew Tarkin sexually. The armor Luke is wearing when he says the iconic line “I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you” has more than likely been on the floor of Tarkin’s bedroom.
since I’m getting naysayers about this again!
The actual officer whom the trooper is in a relationship goes unspecified within the book, and isn’t listed as Tarkin specifically
However.
The officer is described as; wearing a grey suit, continuously bragging about the strength of the Death Star, and having the highest level of clearance aboard the Death Star, which is how he is able to send secret messages to TK-421
At one point the officer says he won’t be interrogating Princess Leia because Darth Vader will be doing it, meaning he’s definitely high enough in the chain of command to know that about Vader
At one point the officer jokes he just gave an “explosive” demonstration. The story takes place right around the time Alderaan is blown up.
According to someone on Reddit, the Audible version of the story uses Tarkin’s voice for the officer in question
It’s Tarkin.
I have this book and the Audible version and can confirm that nearly every word of this is true (note: the voice is, like, obviously not Peter Cushing, but it’s… pretty clearly Tarkin) except! There is one note here that is ABSOLUTELY incorrect.
That armor has never been on the floor of Tarkin’s bedroom. He is very proud of his carpet and the armor goes on the chair by his bed.
Note: the country hick accent thing is because this is their first in-person meeting and TK-421 thinks Tarkin will be into that.
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millicentthecat:
millicentthecat:
There’s a difference between “Rey is the Chosen One” and “Rey CHOSES to be the One.“ What we got is the latter.
I didn’t like Rey Nobody. Nobody is nobody; everyone’s parentage affects their life choices and their path. The idea that any random person with no special privilege can pull themselves up from their bootstraps on sheer pluck and hard work and ability is an individualist fantasy. It’s not true, in this world or in Star Wars. You can’t just focus really hard and be amazing; you have to play the cards you’re dealt. That means making tough choices–who is your family going to be? What legacy are you part of?
The force is a beautiful metaphor for lines of power and privilege that already exist!!!
millicentthecat:
millicentthecat:
There’s a difference between “Rey is the Chosen One” and “Rey CHOSES to be the One.“ What we got is the latter.
I didn’t like Rey Nobody. Nobody is nobody; everyone’s parentage affects their life choices and their path. The idea that any random person with no special privilege can pull themselves up from their bootstraps on sheer pluck and hard work and ability is an individualist fantasy. It’s not true, in this world or in Star Wars. You can’t just focus really hard and be amazing; you have to play the cards you’re dealt. That means making tough choices–who is your family going to be? What legacy are you part of?
The force is a beautiful metaphor for lines of power and privilege that already exist!!!
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cornflakesdoesart:
ehh this just might be too Soft™ for them, but here, have this cuddle
cornflakesdoesart:
ehh this just might be too Soft™ for them, but here, have this cuddle
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chiclet-go-boom:
I really, REALLY wanted Kylo to stay on the Dark side of the line and Rey to stay on the Light but both of them to acknowledge the other and USE the different sides of the force in tandem/together to defeat the enemy which I ASSUMED was going to be a frothing fashion maniac named Hux, with a side dish of Palpatine being Kylo’s ultimate manipulator and dealt with accordingly.
ie, a two front war with an external physical threat and an internal supernatural one.
mcuswhp:
WHAT IS WITH THE PRESENTATION OF ALL SITH AS EVIL AND ALL JEDI AS GOOD? Excuse me, but the Jedi and the Sith were incredibly flawed for acknowledging only one side of the Force. Palpatine is evil, but he doesn’t represent all Sith. The point of the sequel trilogy was to show that Rey and Ben acknowledge both aspects of the Force and are better for it. Balance is the key. It would have been spectacular to see Ben and Rey take down Palpatine by achieving the balance and embracing the grey, but noooo we have to have the Sith vs. Jedi thing and Ben being virtually ignored.
chiclet-go-boom:
I really, REALLY wanted Kylo to stay on the Dark side of the line and Rey to stay on the Light but both of them to acknowledge the other and USE the different sides of the force in tandem/together to defeat the enemy which I ASSUMED was going to be a frothing fashion maniac named Hux, with a side dish of Palpatine being Kylo’s ultimate manipulator and dealt with accordingly.
ie, a two front war with an external physical threat and an internal supernatural one.
mcuswhp:
WHAT IS WITH THE PRESENTATION OF ALL SITH AS EVIL AND ALL JEDI AS GOOD? Excuse me, but the Jedi and the Sith were incredibly flawed for acknowledging only one side of the Force. Palpatine is evil, but he doesn’t represent all Sith. The point of the sequel trilogy was to show that Rey and Ben acknowledge both aspects of the Force and are better for it. Balance is the key. It would have been spectacular to see Ben and Rey take down Palpatine by achieving the balance and embracing the grey, but noooo we have to have the Sith vs. Jedi thing and Ben being virtually ignored.
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lemonsharks:
girlactionfigure:
Link / Link
“How would a chicken wear pants?”
- Richard Beale, 1784
lemonsharks:
girlactionfigure:
Link / Link
“How would a chicken wear pants?”
- Richard Beale, 1784
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observethewalrus:
cutiequeercris:
byakuya-mioda:
if exploring your gender is ‘becoming a trend’ then i’m glad it’s replacing the ‘being confused and miserable with no context or vocabulary for what you’re going through’ trend
there is honestly zero things wrong with people exploring their gender
Exploring your gender leads to either discovering a gender identity you feel more comfortable with than the one you were assigned at birth or realizing you identify best with your assigned gender except now you have a better understanding/awareness of trans, genderfluid, and nonbinary people and can begin to break down the toxic, transphobic bullshit you have most likely heard or seen at some point in your life :)
It’s a win-win
observethewalrus:
cutiequeercris:
byakuya-mioda:
if exploring your gender is ‘becoming a trend’ then i’m glad it’s replacing the ‘being confused and miserable with no context or vocabulary for what you’re going through’ trend
there is honestly zero things wrong with people exploring their gender
Exploring your gender leads to either discovering a gender identity you feel more comfortable with than the one you were assigned at birth or realizing you identify best with your assigned gender except now you have a better understanding/awareness of trans, genderfluid, and nonbinary people and can begin to break down the toxic, transphobic bullshit you have most likely heard or seen at some point in your life :)
It’s a win-win
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theamazingdigitalart:
The amazing concept art of Seth Engstrom for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Artbook: The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
theamazingdigitalart:
The amazing concept art of Seth Engstrom for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Artbook: The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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bl0wthatpieceofjunkoutofthesky:
mrsmancuspia:
liberlibelulaart:
I do weird things by habit. But when I brainstorm with fever, things get WEIRDER. Imgur
Deviantart
Here’s the song. Terrible lyrics, amazing beat. (nsfw!) Many thanks toand_then_bam_cassiopeia who introduced me to this song.
And a bonus!
I… Wow… Wow
Wow
Marry me!
OMG 😂
bl0wthatpieceofjunkoutofthesky:
mrsmancuspia:
liberlibelulaart:
I do weird things by habit. But when I brainstorm with fever, things get WEIRDER. Imgur
Deviantart
Here’s the song. Terrible lyrics, amazing beat. (nsfw!) Many thanks to
and_then_bam_cassiopeia who introduced me to this song.And a bonus!
I… Wow… Wow
Wow
Marry me!
OMG 😂