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27 | they/them

[aimervee]

So anyways the Pokecology book is really good you guys

[etirabys]

oh my goodness, one of dian fossey’s first close up observations with gorillas happened when she was trying to climb a tree to see them better, but so badly that by the time she’d gotten up the entire group had come out of hiding to look at her: “Nearly all members of the group had totally exposed themselves, forgetting about hiding coyly behind foliage screens because it was obvious to them that the observer had been distracted by tree-climbing problems, an activity they could understand.”

[argumate]

hello, fellow apes

[spitoutthedaisyhoratio]

The lead up to that sentence is gold:

[consistantly-changing]

[Image transcript: porch. The group had been day-nesting and sunbathing when I contacted them, but upon my approach they nervously retreated to obscure themselves behind thick foliage. Frustrated but determined to see them better, I decided to climb a tree, not one of my better talents. The tree was particularly slithery and, try as I might, no amount of puffing, pulling, gripping, or clawing succeeded in getting me more than a few feet aboveground. Disgustedly, I was about to give up when Sanwekwe came to my aid by giving one mighty boost to my protruding rump; tears were running from his eyes as he was convulsed in silent laughter. I felt as inept as a baby taking its first step. Finally able to grab on to a conveniently placed branch, I hauled myself up into a respectful semislouch position in the tree about twenty feet from the ground. By this time I naturally assumed that the combined noises of panting, cursing, and branch-breaking made during the initial climbing attempts must have frightened the group on to the next mountain. I was amazed to look around and find that the entire group had returned and were sitting like front row spectators at a sideshow. All that was needed to make the image complete were a few gorilla-sized bags of popcorn and some cotton candy! This was the first live audience I had ever had in my life and certainly the least expected.]

[roach-works]

imagine some freakish not-a-human alien THING has shown up out of nowhere and is trying to get into your office building to study you. but it has no idea how to get past a revolving door. it tries for three hours. by the time it finally understands the concept of a revolving door and squeeze into the building everyone in the office is crowded into the lobby to watch and call helpful suggestions. it’s conclusively determined that the alien is definitely not a threat, except maybe to itself.

[obeliskthetormentorsfeetpics]

Addition approved

[melonisopod]

Jonathan today is like "Ugh, there goes the stupid Count crawling down the stupid wall like a lizard again. Wish I could shoot him with a gun,"

[magicratfingers]

oh well i guess ill just be fat and hot

[magicratfingers]

guess ill be fat and hot and hot

[railroadlion]

Typhlosion, Quilava, and Cyndaquil

[dozydawn]

“sambuca-scented pizzelles with red currants, vanilla cream, & belgian white chocolate leaves.”

[jeanritchie]

i love sending people my totaled car as a reaction image it’s so funny

[jeanritchie]

[lilacfoot]

blue eyed half brothers

redraw of this

[homophobla]

Twice a year in Hawaii the sun passes directly overhead and objects cast no shadow. It’s a phenomenon called “Lahaina Noon”

[phoenix-theurge]

You're full of shit, Hawaiians are just able to levitate coconut milk.

[laserwalnut]

Tears

[tackminyard]

affirmations for my printer:

you are not out of paper

you have so much paper

it’s okay to function as intended

you are not out of ink

i just refilled that cartridge last month

you can connect to that computer you’re supposed to connect to

you’re allowed to print things

[paladin-n-cleric]

what are you wearing rn and is it representative of your style

[lttledog]

Sofia Coppola’s home office, photographed by Bruce Weber for Vogue, 2000.

[kittydesade]

New contender for worst children’s hospital design just dropped.

[lauralot89]

Stoker: *writes Lucy Westenra to be the perfect, innocent, unblemished lamb whose absolute purity makes her a target for pure evil, a character whom everyone else in the narrative adores*

Dracula adaptations/spinoffs/reimaginings, for some reason:

[mumblingsage]

Random editing tip: Check that your "either" is in the right place and makes sense in the sentence. A small change but it makes a difference.

In a sentence like "I'm going to fight him until one of us either dies or we get thrown out of this bar" would, if broken out, be something like,

"I'm going to fight him until one of us either

Dies

We get thrown from the bar"

But "until one of us we get thrown from the bar" doesn't make sense.

TBH, I think I'd just write this sentence without an "either," since the distinct possibilities are quite distinct, but if you wanted to keep one, I'd try "I'm going to fight until either one of us dies or we get thrown from the bar" ... and it might be clearer to parse as "I'm going to fight until either we're thrown from the bar or one of us dies," since "either one of us" could be a phrase in itself.

The "either" would be well-placed in "I'm going to fight him until one of us either dies or surrenders."

Another way to describe the problem here is that "we get thrown from the bar" isn't grammatically parallel to "dies." "Either" should point to two grammatically parallel options.

[xanaxfarts]

Rocco Morabito: ‘Kiss of Life’ (1967)