Journal of a Caretaker

[bookworm1810]

My feed is majority hollonov and I'm not mad about that

[heyfruitcake]

Reasons to boycott Nolan's The Odyssey (that I know of so far):

They shot in the illegally occupied Western Sahara as reported by Middle East Eye (thanks to @fuckyeahdavidandyonatan for bringing that up)

They dumped their props into a protected area of the Italian sea after shooting (thanks to @godslop for finding the article in English)

Zendaya wearing looted 3000 years old Iranian earrings for the premiere of the movie + having her stylist fly on a private jet just to get her a dress for the premiere in London

No Greek actors in a movie about Greek heritage

While people mentioned that Anne Hathaway was flown in to the set every day, apparently it was not on a private jet but on a helicopter that was being used anyway to fly in equipment.

None of these things are new in Hollywood or exclusive to the Odyssey, its director or its actors, but I do think we as audience should start holding Hollywood accountable when it disrespects our culture, heritage, environment, especially when it's movies that are this big and have a huge budged that would allow for more conscious choices.

Please do add anything else I missed.

[thisauthorisscreaming]

Does it count as 'sword in the stone' if it looks more like 'sword in the cairn'...?

[mawofthemagnetar]

Cold take but all languages are beautiful actually. Every single one. Every single human language on earth is a collection of stories interwoven into the very fabric of the words that are spoken.

“Oh but this language sounds scary-“ have you heard a child speak it while pointing at a butterfly?

“Oh but this language sounds silly-“ have you heard someone’s grandma recite a recipe with such practiced ease it comes off as poetry?

“Oh but this language is really weird-“ and yours isn’t? Everyone’s language is weird, dumbass, it came free with your fucking humanity.

Every tongue that is spoken is a work of art. Every language a unique window into the world.

Isn’t it wonderful?

[hellyeahscarleteen]

"What determines what is or isn't abuse or assault isn’t sexual satisfaction. People in healthy, happy sexual interactions or relationships can have sex that turns out to be disappointing. People in unhealthy relationships can have sex they think rocks. And sometimes, people who are being assaulted or abused have involuntary physical responses popularly considered "proof" of enjoyment, arousal⁠ or desire⁠, like erection⁠, lubrication or orgasm⁠.

Sexual abuse or assault is about a lack or refusal of free and informed consent⁠. If everyone involved in a sexual interaction is able to make their own informed sexual choices freely, is seeking consent throughout and giving consent to what's going on, sexual abuse or assault probably isn’t what happened. If those pieces are missing for anyone, even if anything felt good or created a sexual response, those feelings or responses do not negate abuse or assault."

Heather Corinna, When Sex is Just a @#*&!ing Bummer

[hollandery]

Hey...

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

small things in life that are actually worth living for

your favorite people

your loved ones

your pets

animals

nature

the smell of rain

your favorite fictional characters

your favorite movies

your favorite tv shows

your favorite games

your favorite food

your favorite books

writing fanfics about your favorite fictional characters

reading fanfics about your favorite fictional characters

gay people

old man yaoi

archive of our own

[bookworm1810]

Potatoes

[theunfortunate-author]

my daily affirmation as an author

[lapt0pp]

how to grow the fuck up

[friendliness]

Home

what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants

Getting an apartment

Money

earn $50-$100 by taking surveys

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

54 ways to save money

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

how to get free therapy

how to prevent a hangover

a list of stress relievers

how to remove a splinter

Emergency

rights when cops pull you over

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

choosing a major

job interview tips

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ultimate packing list

traveling when you have no money 

best way to pack a suitcase

how to apply for a passport

how to make a travel budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

ways to get better at asking for help

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

reasons to stay alive

small daily goals

[eatingdisorderssuck01]

Imma need this eventually cause they don’t teach you jack squat in school

[sanders-sides-uncorrect-quotes]

Ima schedule to reblog this when I’m 16.

[mxdragonturtle]

Ima need this eventually

[ace-lost-in-motherfucking-space]

same fam.

[angelmavmurdock]

reblogging so i have it for when i leave school in a year yessir

[the-haiku-bot]

reblogging so i

have it for when i leave school

in a year yessir

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[yes-im-youtube-kids]

will need this in future

[littlebeanprotector]

I might even need some of these now

[daysleftofsecondterm]

Helpful on 1,111 days left

[artwlabslab]

Firefighter pearl yayy yippie

[soapdispensersalesman]

I can't stress enough how much I miss StumbleUpon

[zevveli]

StumbleUpon once sent me to a supercut of Lion King, Lion King 1 1/2, and Lion King II, the main edit being that the scenes of Lion King and Lion King 1 1/2 were interspersed so that they happened in the order they actually happened.

[redpandarascal]

stumbleupon not existing anymore can be directly traced to a dramatic decline in my mental health, I could do a thesis on it.

[musashi]

bestie stumbleupon very much still exists its just called cloudhiker now. i use it all the time.

[lesbiassoon]

mini compilation of suggestions from the replies:

The Bored Button - "Press the Bored Button and be bored no more."

The Useless Web

Cloudhiker - "Discover the most interesting, weird and awesome websites of the Internet" (not really a rebrand, it's a different person running it but they have the same intention in mind)

Astronaut.io - "These videos come from YouTube. They were uploaded in the last week and have titles like DSC 1234 and IMG 4321. They have almost zero previous views. They are unnamed, unedited, and unseen (by anyone but you)."

Marginalia - "This is an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content, and attempts to show you sites you perhaps weren't aware of in favor of the sort of sites you probably already knew existed."

[daysleftofsecondterm]

friendly reminder that it’s often better to donate money, as opposed to food, to soup kitchens, as they get discounts and can make each dollar go farther.

Very important- they can get like a comical amount of food for a very small amount of money. And that's MILES better than cleaning out your pantry. Remember to toss a coin if you can on 1,158 days left.

[bookworm1810]

#from personal experience (volunteer) can say that's absolutely true. Foods helpful but money can help many times over

[theo-vi]

WIP !! did somebody say gothic geminitay

[feralfaelife]

@Joan_de_art

[cristi-makes-userboxes]

•──⋅☾ Acespec userboxes ☽⋅──•

Userboxes for all acespec orientations I could find.

Aceflux - Someone with an orientation that fluctuates between no attraction, some attraction, and a lot of attraction.

Aegosexual - those who experience a disconnect between themselves and the subject of arousal. 

Apothisexual -  identifies as asexual and finds sex and/or sexual activity to be disgusting or uncomfortable.

Asexual - do not experience sexual attraction toward others.

Autosexual - mostly or only feels sexual attraction to themselves.

Bellussexual - one who has interest in certain sexual actions, the aesthetic of sexual relationships, and/or aspects of sexual relationships, but does not feel sexual attraction and does not want a sexual relationship.

Cupiosexual - person who is asexual or on the asexual spectrum and still desires sexual actions despite not feeling an attraction towards people who'd inspire that desire.

Demisexual - only experiencing sexual attraction when an emotional connection or bond has formed with someone.

Fraysexual - individuals who experience sexual attraction to those whom they do not know very well.

Graysexual - may experience sexual attraction that occurs infrequently, at low intensity, or in an ambiguous way.

Lithosexual - feels sexual attraction only for those that do not reciprocate those feelings.

Nebulasexual - cannot tell if they experience sexual attraction or not, due to neurodivergence or intrusive thoughts/urges/images. 

[lgbtquiap-moodboards]

Is it possible to make a aroace language-y/linguistic-y vibed moodboard?

I hope you like it :)

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[solarpunkbusiness]

Seaweed packaging is shifting single-use plastic out of stadiums

Notpla is aiming to expand in Europe and displace 1 billion units of single-use plastic by 2030.

Notpla, the company which makes seaweed-based packaging to replace single-use plastics, started with its two French and Spanish founders, Pierre Paslier and Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, experimenting in their student kitchen while at Imperial College London.

Now, Notpla has replaced more than 21 million items of single-use plastic across Europe, and is aiming to displace 1 billion units by 2030. In partnership with Just Eat, Notpla’s packaging was used at the UEFA Women’s Final at Wembley Stadium, London in 2022. From seven types of folded carton board boxes that year, it has grown into a catalogue of over 50 different designs. 

And the company is launching a new deli range, featuring plastic-free windows so people can see their sandwiches before buying. Honsinger hopes this will help Notpla branch out into office catering and museums, where that sneak peek is important.