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@caffeinecortisol

Kat • she/her • I'm 30s doing alright • bi/demi • book hoarder, art adorer, tree devotee

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look honestly if I had three arms I would not be any more productive I would still carry a coffee cup around the place and clutch it in front of me with all three hands

#you folks who can stand with your arms at your sides how does that work hmm #i am a hold things or pose badly person!#ghost here

Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!

It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.

watermelon-converse

Hey. Hey. Tumblr. Ides of March ppl. We can do this

Hell yeah moon holiday

hello-delicious-tea

Ooh coming up we should celebrate

PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)

longstoryshort-143

the horrors persist but so do books, art, hot chocolate, winter nights, the moon, the sea, the stars, sunsets, literature, libraries, cats, flowers, stories, love and the wistful feeling you get when you finally return home

everyluxoziatonce

i let him hit cause. uh. well i’m gonna be honest it’s cause i fucked up my parry timing

dark-magician-girl-meets-world

Fortuneteller, turning over the Death card: Don't worry. It isn't literal. It simply refers to some form of change. Me: Phew Fortuneteller; turning over the Gets Eaten by the Fortuneteller While Trying to Leave card: That can also mean many things

This one’s for the tumblrinas

#traveler's guide to local internet

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I fell asleep in my friends' arms. It was eleven at night, we were tired, curled up in a small pile on my tiny bed. I had my head buried in my roommate's side, and one of my closest friend's hand on my shoulder, steadying me. It was quiet and nothingness and peace and their heartbeats in my ears, my hands in their hair.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

We pack four people to that little bed, you know. Laps used as footrests, collarbones as pillows, little lights like moonlight in rustic yellow bathed on their faces. The TV plays an anime. The words are repeated by my dear friend on my shoulder, curled close. My legs are asleep; my roommate may be, too.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

The cat curls on top of our criss cross mess of legs and arms and heads on chests to absorb the warmth of us all. She purrs in contented peace. When my roommate and I are left alone in the quiet, she cries, and watches the door for our friends' return.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I will never kiss them but the top of their heads. I will never touch but the warmth of their arms. I will never take more than what's freely given, and in return I put my glasses on the bedside table fashioned from a guitar amp, and when I lean into their sides, I pick up my vulnerability and place it in their capable, tender hands.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I sing for them. I cry for them. I work and I run and I withstand the worst of the world for them, because some days I get to cradle their forehead on my shoulder and some days I get to see their shining eyes.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

Maybe to you. But look beyond explanation. I love them. With my heart in my unsteady hands, with my nose pressed to the side of their head, with the buzzing in my feet and the warmth all around Iike the sunset pushing into the window.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

Is it enough to say I love them? With no strings attached? With reckless abandon and utter devotion and freedom and kindness and fear?

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I cannot explain it any clearer. I love my friends. There is no more to say.

#you don't have to get over it you just have to get through and after it #you are good and lovely #you are the person you make

"The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."

-Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

#the era the times

affirmations:

- it’s fun to be awake & in an upright position

- consciousness is a gift

- i CAN do this anymore

im so sorry that you're doomed by the narrative but i really need you to answer my message on Microsoft Teams

You know that thing would eat you if you died, right? *pointing to the false image of you that others perceive*

strongermonster

perhaps some will disagree, but i think the world got worse when we changed the colour of the night

strongermonster

this is what i mean

Via @bulbaderp

itistimetodisappear

To be clear, THIS is how nights of the future should be lit

This is bat friendly street lighting, which not only looks sick as fuck but allows bats to pass through without disturbance, as they cannot see red.

orange and especially white lights deter bats and prevent them from reaching feeding grounds at nighttime. Please if you can, write to your local council and encourage red street lights!!!!

anarchistmemedistro

ALSO! red light doesn’t fuck up human night vision much so you can go in and out of lit areas without readjusting

anarchistmemedistro

the red light not fucking up human night vision is also why a number of older cars had gauges that lit up red at night

i legit miss red lights in cars and appliances n stuff. red city lighting is goated

caffeinecortisol

Need to emphasize: bat-friendly red lighting is also important for human health! And not just for night vision, but also for like, endemic chronic illness!

I sometimes (being super socially suave and not at all awkward) like to small-talk by casually asking experts, "what is an issue you'd get on a soapbox about?" And one of my pals - a retired MD & PhD so I figured she'd have a cool answer, and I was right - told me about how SUPER strongly she believes we're all poisoning ourselves with outdoor over-luminescence with these blue LEDs.

Niche topic! My favorite kind.

So of course I asked for details, and dude, it turns out it's legit. Population-level studies of cities with bright outdoor lighting (bad) vs low-lighting or red-lighting (good) at night apparently show major differences in people with cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and cancer, among other things. There are indicators (push for more emerging research!) that bright "blue" light pollution also correlates with / affects diabetes, mental health, neurodegeneration, gut microbiota, and sleep disorders - and more.

(Don't just take my word for it. Here's an article in Science from 2023 with authors from US & Europe that covers some of the research; including gaps, and what's just theorized so far.)

Results obviously vary based partially on individual behavior. So I don't mean to terrify people: lots of this can be moderated! But yeah - in general, in a public space, current research supports red lights at night also help maintain human health in a population.

I care about bats. So do it for the bats. But maybe also, we should do it for all the animals - and people, since yep, we're animals too.

> End of soapbox fun facts. :)

#the era the times #the future is the unsmart home #a little bit tilting at windmills

the last day you have your house to yourself before visitors arrive is kind of like a dead wife

#montage of the kitchen counters being clear #stretched out full length on the comfortable couch #a fan spinning in blissful silence #golden light twinkling on whatever hobby you want to do in solitude

cataclysmictide

in my head you're alive and we sit down for dinner and talk it all out

Why do you become mutuals with random people?

This is the follow random people website

#traveler's guide to local internet

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