There is always hope.

Molly, 30, she/her. Conservation biologist studying native bees. Currently this blog is mostly Arcane (jayvik), Interview with the Vampire, and nature (birds, bugs). Tolkien, Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek (Garashir), Rammstein, WWDITS, Doctor Who, TAZ, Steven Universe, Good Omens, Gorillaz, and others can be expected periodically. I even write and draw sometimes!

[asgardian--angels]

I WATCHED THE FINALE

JESUS CHRIST

that was STUNNING. my god. how tf are people dissatisfied with this??? that was a work of art. i have to go cry in a corner now

[asgardian--angels]

OK PARTS THAT STUCK WITH ME LIKE A KNIFE WOUND

lestat making the 'O' at the long table. sent CHILLS down my spine. not just callback to nicki in the show but his own part in the book where he had his realization about death and nothingness and couldn't stop moaning

they got to the absolute fucking CORE of lestat's character. failing means you tried to actually do something. lestat has always been a character with momentum, always needing to keep moving forward, keep seeking answers and meaning and love and goodness. trying, trying to do better, to be better, in whatever ways that manifests - but even if he failed over and over, at least he was trying, trying to enact CHANGE, to AFFECT, in the way that most vampires cannot. in the way his marquise family tried to prevent him from doing and shackle him to decay like their wealth and status in their small village where nothing ever changes. lestat at his core is ASPIRATIONAL. he has what it takes to get back up again, to survive the long years of eternity. he will always find a way forward through the horrors.

Louis's apology to Armand???? I wasn't expecting this but it was so cathartic, and a powerful performance from Assad. The focus so much up until this point being that Armand hurt, manipulated, and lied to Louis - but that Louis used Armand too! That he used Armand in the way Armand has been used his whole life, as an object, of desire, of a means to an end, Louis punishing Armand for his role in Paris by locking him into this relationship, using him to hurt Lestat, and using him as a way for Louis to hurt himself for his own guilt. The lack of autonomy. Louis's arc this season has been about coming to terms with how he's hurt those in his life and trying to find a better way forward - and this was such a meaningful culmination of that. Obviously what Armand did was horrific but all vampires are horrific beings, and they all hurt each other in myriad ways. This was such an important part of this arc that I honestly wasn't expecting!

SO MANY TINY FLASHBACKS I NEED TO GO FRAME BY FRAME ON

Paul's appearance literally sent me into tears. I haven't cried this whole season, and this really got me. This was the icing on the cake. Thinking he was a total failure and confirming that he really thought Louis never loved him, only for Paul, of all people, god, to tell him yes he does. That Paul got into Heaven. The birds. Everything with this was utterly transcendent.

I'm floored by this ep. I was having heart palpitations the whole time. I cannot fathom how some people were disappointed or dissatisfied with this epic mid-story finale. It opens up all sorts of new doors and raises new questions that I cannot WAIT to get into in s4. Incredible performances all around.

[asgardian--angels]

I WATCHED THE FINALE

JESUS CHRIST

that was STUNNING. my god. how tf are people dissatisfied with this??? that was a work of art. i have to go cry in a corner now

[sunderwight]

The problem with studying the deep ocean is that humans need light to look at things, the depths of the ocean are extremely dark, and what lives there is accustomed to spending most of its time in that darkness. So when we go down there with submersibles and turn on Big Lights to see, we invariably and dramatically alter what's going on, in the same way that it's generally difficult to observe the natural behaviors of terrestrial animals if you whip out a megaphone and shout HEY GUYS WHAT ARE YOU DOING at them first.

[adizzyninja]

A humble snubnose eelpout on its way to the whale fall buffet when some nearby humans give it a quick, unintrusive study:

[julianova44]

I put this in the comments but feel it needs a reblog- Check out some of Dr Edith Widder’s work on light in the deep sea! Among other things, she used the bioluminescence of stoplight fish to deduce wavelengths which most deep sea animals can’t perceive and used that to create light filters to be able to film with minimal disturbance! And that’s how we got 25 minutes of giant squid footage!!!!

[louci420]

The Dark Crystal 💜

[klapollo]

Washington Post is paywalling the article but it looks like Taylor Farms — a consumer bagged salad brand that also supplies produce to grocers and fast food chains like Taco Bell, Walmart, McDonald's, Chipotle, Burger King, KFC, and Meijer —may be at least one of the sources of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak.

Taylor makes bagged greens, salad kits, chopped salads, the works. Keep avoiding supermarket greens, but keep an especially close eye out for this brand/supplier. The above list of grocers and fast food chains is NOT exhaustive, so please continue getting lettuce and other raw produce taken off your burgers, sandwiches, etc.

[triplehamburgerjack]

Their other brand is EARTHBOUND ORGANICS!!!

[apolladay]

Did you attend religious classes (Sunday school, confirmation, shul, yeshiva, etc.) as a child?

* yes, regularly

* yes, frequently

* yes, occasionally

* once or twice

* never

* it’s complicated

* see results

Did you attend religious classes (Sunday school, confirmation, shul, yeshiva, etc.) as a child?

yes, regularly

yes, frequently

yes, occasionally

once or twice

never

it’s complicated

see results

Remaining time: 5 days 23 hours

[victusinveritas]

[coginthemachine]

kindred spirits with our fave trade school alum

[cages-boxes-hunters-foxes]

every conversation on here increasingly feeling like this tweet

[lioncourtz]

Lover Boy Louis

THE VAMPIRE LESTAT 03.06 | "Montreal"

[ri5k]

the replacement of websites with apps sounds so backwards when you actually describe it. like hmm you have to download an entire program onto your device each time you want access to a portal, where it takes up storage indefinitely. somebody should invent an app where you can "browse" any portal just by typing in its address... 🥴

[onsuchsmallthingstheworldturns]

Galavant (2015) Complete Series : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Sitcom, Comedy, Parody, Adventure, Musical, FantasyA musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish ki

All the episodes of Galavant are on the Internet Archive!

[yeyinde]

Collins is gone.

Namaygoosisagagun First Nation/Collins has burned to the ground. The entire community is nothing but ashes after being quickly consumed by wildfires. They did not have any support from emergency services, and no one offered aid. The community saved themselves by escaping into boats because no one came.

Mishkeegogamang and Cat Lake have lost power. Families are ending up in shelters with nothing. Armstrong, Lac La Croix, Whitesand, Gull Bay, Lac des Mille Lacs are currently in the fires path and all members are being evacuated.

All this loss, all this devastation, and it was entirely preventable.

After steadily underfunding wildland firefighting and purposefully excluding Indigenous wildland firefighters and Indigenous wildfire organizations from wildfire operations, firefighter training, decisionmaking, and resource exchanges, in 2025, Doug Ford slashed the forest firefighting budget.

It's hard to ignore his decision to cut funding and leave us out of adequate fire training (even though we've lived with forest fires for thousands of years—far longer than settlers have been in Canada—and made sure fires like the ones we're all seeing today were prevented through kinisitotēn) when, despite making up less than 5% of the population, we account for 42% percent of all wildfire evacuations in Canada.

And when we are successfully evacuated, we face discrimination and racism—like Kashechewan—because it's always been easier to blame us than it is to blame the true culprit: denialism, corportate greed, and colonization.

The people of Collins and every other impacted community deserve better.

Right now, the AFN is currently accepting donations to help Collins First Nation. If you're able to, please consider donating.

ONWA (Ontario Native Women's Association) is another great place to donate to. They have outreach vans going to motels and inns and offering food, water, resources, and cultural support to those impacted by the wildfires.

Other places to consider donating to are Mikinakoos Emergency Fund, Red Cross, True North Aid, Indigenous Climate Action. You can also send donations directly to Whitesand First Nation via e-transfer ([email protected]) and they request that you add your full name in the e-transfer comment section to receive a tax receipt.

*Before sending money, verify that the appeal appears on an official First Nation, Tribal Council or registered charity channel.

If you can't offer financial support, please consider donating items of need. Moontime Connections is currently accepting drop-off donations. If you live in the Thunder Bay area, Namaygoosisagagun Health Office is also taking in donations! They can also bemailed to Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre at 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5P8.

items needed are: food, diapers, medical masks, men’s and women’s joggers (all sizes), children’s clothing (newborn to size 14), children’s shoes, summer clothing, men’s clothing, toiletries (lotion, Vaseline, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, etc.), strollers, adult depends-all sizes, dog & cat food

wīya ispīh iyiniw-kiskīyihtamowin pasikōpayiki kāwi askiy ta-iyihyīmakan

[delicatepsyche]

Oy!

Do me a favor! Anyone can do this.

In the US there are some national historical sites going to be shrunk down and used for gas/oil production. Look on the site: https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing

Click any state, look up the region, and find out what is there. Make a comment! You can leave as many as you want and can add information (files) into your submission. Word limit is 5,000.

I did it with the Chaco Canyon, telling them to not shrink a historical site for greed. Please help! We need to protect these lands for future generations and for indigenous people!

[specialagentartemis]

Chaco Canyon is a 1,000-year-old archaeological complex whose importance I don’t even know how to express with enough intensity to convey what it means to pre-colonial American history. It’s a region of palatial Great Houses that were occupied by elite ruling families a thousand years ago who brought huge swaths of the surrounding area into their religious-political sphere of influence. And then it may have been ultimately rejected in the 1100s by the people living in it who found the whole Chaco power system to be overstepping and coercive. There’s a lot we have to learn from Chaco and its outlying sites about power and political organization, and a lot we still don’t wholly understand. And Trump wants to strip protections from hundreds of thousands of acres of archaeological sites, Native American cultural landscapes, and wildlife habitats to open them to oil and gas drilling.

If you are in the US, please leave a comment opposing this:

The Bureau of Land Management National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Register allows you to review and comment on plans and project docum

[64mpg]

it has always been a dream of mine to relax

[64mpg]

it’s just not possible

[asgardian--angels]

lol it sucks when tvl eps get leaked early bc people who watch it three days early feel compelled to start posting spoilers...

Like why watch it days before other people, what's the advantage, either you don't post about it and have to contain your excitement until others catch up or you spoil it for the rest of the fandom by talking about it. Like, I can't watch the episode until Sunday afternoon and I'm already getting blasted with spoilers on freaking Friday morning this is ridiculous

I know it's AMC's fault for botching their multi-platform release schedule but like. those who felt the need to be three days early for some reason, it would be nice to have the courtesy to not start dropping spoilers yet, until at least Saturday when the usual 'Australian early drop' happens. At that point at least I expect to have to stay off social media, but early Friday is insane guys pls

[athenagray]

“So... We got the exploding diarrhea. Here's my advice for anyone who doesn't have it yet:

It's going to take a minute for the government to pin down where this is coming from, and then issue a recall, because the FDA has been gutted. But, I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt : this is coming from Taylor Farms produce, and you will see them recalled.

You'll want to avoid all Taylor Farms produce in the grocery store. They supply McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, about any fast food place you can think of.

Raspberries, watermelons, cilantro, and the veggies you're hearing about are not causing this many people to get sick. It's the shredded lettuce, specifically, that's the problem. But, you'll want to stay away from every type of produce this company puts out, because one strand of shredded lettuce is all it takes to contaminate bushels.

Taylor Farms is the source. Taco Bell proactively pulled their produce from their restaurants. You're going to see other fast food places doing this, and probably will see that before the government names a source. The FDA knows this, but they can't come out and tell us all until there's proof, which takes resources and research, which takes manpower, but the FDA has been cut by about 20-30%

During the Biden term, onions at McDonald's had ecoli. We knew this because DNA testing was done quickly and they were able to narrow it down to one place that caused the outbreak. And, it was traced back to Taylor Farms. This isn't going to be solved as quickly though.

When you get this, make a virtual appointment to your PCP - a "same day sick" appointment. Tell them someone in your family just tested for this and was positive and was prescribed Bactrim. If you go in person, they're probably going to make you poop in a cup and wait until results come back to prescribe.

You'll know when you get this. Trust me on all of this.

You'll want to stay hydrated because this parasite damages the lining of the small intestine. Your small intestine, in turn, secretes more water into the gut, and less nutrients and liquid are able to remain in the body. So no matter how much you shit, you're going to want to drink. A day of this leads to dehydration if you don't increase your fluid intake, and a few days will land you in the hospital.

If you have headaches, weakness, muscle cramps, dizziness, or an increase heart rate - hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Go to the ER for fluids if you can't drink enough.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. Brought to you by America's 250 birthday celebrations, workforce reduction in the FDA and CDC, and viewers like you.

Please feel free to share this.

And, MAGA - don't blow up the comment section. I argued with y'all on COVID bc I was afraid y'all would die, but I really don't care if you get explosive diarrhea.

And no, ivermectin will not help this at all.”

[alex51324]

As an update, the OP of this post did eventually clarify that they did not have inside knowledge that it was Taylor Farms; that was a conclusion they reached from publicly-available information & history.

However, per CNN and numerous other news outlets, as of Thursday afternoon, the outbreak has been at least partially traced to lettuce supplied to Taco Bell from Taylor Farms, in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Other states and/or businesses could have received the same contaminated lettuce, or there could be multiple simultaneous outbreaks with different sources: currently, it's not clear.

But anyway, the random guy was right.

[vampirefabio]

what kind of vacationer are you?

sightseeing—landmarks

sightseeing—museums

sightseeing—hiking

swimming

scuba/snorkeling

boating

shopping

im just here for the food

im not leaving my hotel

Remaining time: 5 hours 5 minutes

yes yes ideally you’ll do multiple, but if you have to choose one.