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“In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.”

— Baruch Spinoza, “Letter to Hugo Boxel” (1674)

turtle-brownie

#artfight attack for ~halloween191 :)

nighthaunting

thought too hard about MRI machines today and had this come to me in a vision

beesmygod

mri accident is literally one of my biggest anxiety freakouts. i dont care about being in the tiny loud tube, im so scared of a secret piece of metal i dont know about in my body will tear through me like a knife through butter. what if i ate a quarter in my sleep

neutral-wizard

Quarters George who eats a $10 roll of quarters every night is shredded into a fine mist my the MRI

its-grape-juice-i-swear

TIME TO POST ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE IMAGES!!!!

Back when I worked at the hospital, I had to take MRI training and it was my favorite thing every time. It was only like 10 minutes long and went a little something like this:

Hey. The MRI is basically a really big magnet and by basically I mean it is and we literally never turn it off. It's like really big. Really really big and powerful and The Magnet is always on. We don't turn it off Ever, for any reason. We mean it bro, The Magnet is literally always on. It's crazy strong and will definitely kill you. So don't bring any metal into the MRI room, man. You will fuck up the machine (because The Magnet is always on) and then you will die (again, because The Magnet is always on). Here's some fun questions for you to test your understanding!

1) The ______ is always on.

2) The Magnet is ______ on.

3) How often is The Magnet on?

4) The Magnet is always __.

5) The Magnet is always on. T/F

6) The Magnet is usually on but we know to turn it off for you because you're a very special boy :) T/F

7) My weak fleshy body can survive the wrath of The Magnet. T/F

8) Look at this 500 lbs steel hospital bed, which The Magnet has crumpled into an origami crane. Imagine if that was you.

9) Is The Magnet ever off?

10) Sometimes we turn The Magnet off. T/F

Thank you for taking MRI training. We hope you learned that The Magnet is always on, because it is. It's on Right Now and it will be on every time you come to the MRI. Have fun and remember: The Magnet is always on!

I love you MRI training. The Magnet is always on.

artificialgrievand

This feels early but…!

I’m thinking about Halloween!

Something of a tradition here on this blog and in this space is that I always try to do some sort of fun shenanigans for Halloween, usually in the means of some big group RP event where everyone gets to do a little somethin!

The success of these events is usually pretty hit or miss, but I always enjoy trying to give people something to do with their characters that can function as a sort of shared narrative.

But why am I talking about this now? Honestly I’m just wanting to start fishing for interest early! I think I’ve figured a scope for the project this time, acting as a sort of sequel to one of the events from several years ago.

But these events aren’t anything without all of you!

I’m probably going to be reblogging this for the next month or so, before kicking off things properly Mid-September or so. Instead of the last bash from last year with all the combat and such, I’m thinking of something akin to a Toxic Masquerade! Less focus on brawls and such, and more focus on surviving in a scenario of back stabbery and intrigue, or maybe your characters will take to the glitz and glam of High Society!

Please feel free to send me asks or shoot me a DM if there is any interest whatsoever! I’m asking early so people have time to decide and figure their level of commitment and interest! Even if just two or three people participate that’ll be more than enough for me!

Eager to hear from ya! And thanks for reading!

iced-coffee-chronicles

can someone recommend some beginner normal behaviors for someone looking to become normal

squiddy-ink-s

Kris cross applesauce

Hrmmmm…

itscolossal

Los Angeles Public Library Unveils the World’s Largest Pop-Up Book

cherryhatter-deactivated2015072

KICK THE CAN!

Let’s play the biggest game of kick the can on the internet.

To kick the can, reblog it. I wanna see how long this can go on for.

visibun

the oldest reblogs for this post that i can find are from january 2nd of 2013. this can has been getting kicked around tumblr for almost 13½ years now

drtanner

And yet somehow this is my first time kicking it!

twingreensuns

@artificialgrievand hows it going? Its been awhile since we chatted

artificialgrievand

It was as if at least half the tension in Serket’s body had been let out at once, immediately letting out a held breath (or her closest equivalent) as she gave a meek smile.

“Okay so I am not imagining things,” Serket said, relieved. She still wasn’t exactly sure how to go about prying too much, but at least the subject was broached.

“I was wondering a8out the accelerated progress. Even with my uh,” she gestured in a way that followed the curvature of Jade’s frame with one of her hands.

“Most generous calculations, this seems much more uh…”

She stared a bit more obviously, though she almost seemed concerned for a split second.

“More than you initially seemed to want? If that makes sense?”

twingreensuns

@artificialgrievand hows it going? Its been awhile since we chatted

twingreensuns

"Yes and well. The research has been going great!" Ah they are talking around the two elephants in the room now.

"it's no problem! I'm here to see whatever you wanna show me. Bad rooms or nice." Jade starts turning this way and that to get a look at their surroundings. Unintentionally giving Serket a view of her bust from the sides and even from behind. ..or is it intentional?

"what kind of animals have you seen around here?"

artificialgrievand

Serket cleared her throat, summoning a clipboard of notes in a bubble of light, briefly illuminating the two girls in the darkness. The surrounding area wasn’t exciting, but it did have some abandoned cars and even some plants bursting up through cracks in the concrete. This place was definitely in a sad state of affairs.

“Well!” Serket said, summoning a pen in a similar manner, before allowing the two to be in the natural light once more. “It’s funny you ask that. As ever most of what I deal with are odd forms of megafauna on this planet. Any deer I see tend to 8e,” her eye flicked up from her notes. “…much bigger than average.”

She started jotting some things down on the pad, though based on the sound it almost seemed like she was drawing a large circle.

“You’d think the dinosaurs would 8e the most surprising thing, what with the compy’s and tiny raptors 8ouncing around for scraps. 8ut you haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen the huge rack on a cervalces scotti!!!!” She held her arms out wiiiiide as she leaned back, laughing a bit before seeming to realize herself and ducking behind her clipboard.

“Heh, I uh. Like to call them Cervals, but that tends to confuse some folks.” She continued taking her large circular notes as she spoke, only glancing up at Jade occasionally while leaning at the edge of the window.

twingreensuns

@artificialgrievand hows it going? Its been awhile since we chatted

artificialgrievand

Serket gasped as with a crackle POP Jade appeared nearly simultaneously with a massive boom of thunder. The robot yelped in surprise as she staggered back, her green eyes glowing in the subtle darkness permeating the surrounding area. It was actually a bit hard to see at first.

“Jade!? Oh my goodness you startled me, I’m sorry I wasn’t faster I could have-“

But it wasn’t that dark. And due to the glow of her lit eyes, it would be hard to miss the robot’s gaze dart down, even if it was for just a split second before she managed eye contact once more.

It did take a second for her words to catch up though.

“…uh, yes sorry! I’m… I wasn’t quite ready for you yet. 8ut it’s good to see you!” She briefly opened her arms for a hug, only to quickly recoil and fold her arms behind her back. “Aha, yes very. Very… goodness how long has it 8een again?”

twingreensuns

Jade is ready for that hug and only a little disappointed when it doesn't come.

"hiya! Sorry for startling you. Guess I got a bit too impatient and excited. It has been awhile. Sorry for going radio silent. I didn't mean to." Jade crosses her arms and looks thoughtful for a moment which as a result causes her breasts to be squished and pushes up a bit. Each of them are several times the size of her head. Like a pair of pumpkins shoved into her top.

"but I'm back now!" She throws her hands up in the air for emphasis and bounces on her feet a bit. Her oversized bust bobbing.

artificialgrievand

Again the glowing eyes of the robot would dart down but only briefly. She was a bit surprised Jade wasn’t bringing them up, if only for their previous talks. But if Jade wasn’t going to address them, Serket sure as heck wasn’t!

“No worries Jade!” Serket finally replied, snapping from her thoughts. “I assume you were 8usy with your research. I apologize you caught me a 8it unawares!” She gestured around them, the oppressive concrete hard to ignore. Beyond that, the sound of a gentle, constant rain created endless white noise and added to the dour mood of the place.

“Sorry I couldn’t show you one of the nicer rooms to start,” Serket said, walking backwards towards one of the openings in the walls. Beyond it, a massive grey structure could be seen in the middle of a concrete courtyard, but it was hard to see much due to the low ceilings of the place they were in.

“You caught me wandering around the perimeter of the parking area!” Serket explained, finally leaning her back against a wall. “I tend to do laps around this place since it covers the entire perimeter of the castle grounds. And occasionally an odd animal will pop up if I am lucky!”

iced-coffee-chronicles

can someone recommend some beginner normal behaviors for someone looking to become normal

twingreensuns

@artificialgrievand hows it going? Its been awhile since we chatted

artificialgrievand

Serket gasped as with a crackle POP Jade appeared nearly simultaneously with a massive boom of thunder. The robot yelped in surprise as she staggered back, her green eyes glowing in the subtle darkness permeating the surrounding area. It was actually a bit hard to see at first.

“Jade!? Oh my goodness you startled me, I’m sorry I wasn’t faster I could have-“

But it wasn’t that dark. And due to the glow of her lit eyes, it would be hard to miss the robot’s gaze dart down, even if it was for just a split second before she managed eye contact once more.

It did take a second for her words to catch up though.

“…uh, yes sorry! I’m… I wasn’t quite ready for you yet. 8ut it’s good to see you!” She briefly opened her arms for a hug, only to quickly recoil and fold her arms behind her back. “Aha, yes very. Very… goodness how long has it 8een again?”