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Lets throw stuff at the wall, for fun. What sticks is good, and what falls off wasn't meant to be. It's what stays up but starts sliding down with an almost indescribable noise, well that's what makes life worthwhile and interesting. Caitlin: Boston. Geek / Bookworm / Writer / Whovian /Trekkie / Queer / she + they

[canthaveshitingotham-crucified]

i hate it when i cant even write a poem about something because its too obvious. like in the airbnb i was at i guess it used to be a kids room cause you could see the imprint of one little glow in the dark star that had been missed and painted over in landlord white. like that's a poem already what's the point

[canthaveshitingotham-crucified]

you get it. you get the themes. i dont have time to do it justice. just look at it its on the ceiling

[brenna]

[teaboot]

[wheresmyphonemp3]

[inthefallofasparrow]

[weaselle]

these exchanges and this fiddling about for the collective to appreciate in passing is, to me, true artistic spirit. I don't know what the past was truly like to live, but in my heart i know that humans have always been... like this

[medievalthymes]

side eyeing everyone who has an nhl twitter/blog but isn’t hyping up the pwhl right now. like get on that immediately please

[medievalthymes]

like this is so important yet yall keep hyping up the most basic hockey guys I have ever seen. please for the love of god support women’s hockey and help ensure these women can keep going.

[medievalthymes]

IT’S QUEER WOMEN ON ICE!!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!!!

[medievalthymes]

recap for those who don’t know/weren’t aware WHY this league is so important and why we should support it — this is the first season of the professional women’s hockey league (pwhl) in which these female athletes (olympians, former u18, and college stars, ect) are being properly compensated for their skills — AKA making enough to not have to work two jobs while also playing hockey — it’s not millions but it’s enough — starting at 35k, average at about 55k, and each team will carry a minimum six players signed to three-year contracts paying them $80,000 annually. The highest salary is rumoured to be at 120k. The league already has a collective bargaining agreement as well that covers the next eight years. There have been successful women’s hockey leagues in the past, but none began with the kind of staying power this one has.

it has 6 teams

Toronto

Boston

Minnesota

Ottawa

Montreal

New York

The first season began on Jan. 1, 2024, with each team playing a 24-game schedule, 12 games at home and 12 away. All games are be streamed FOR FREE on the pwhl’s youtube channel. In Canada you can also catch the games on sportsnet, cbc, and tsn depending on the day. Link to the schedule.

This is so big for not only women’s hockey, but women’s sports in general. This league was crafted together as a labour of love by women’s hockey alumni like Jayna Hefford and other female athletes such as Billie Jean King. People who love the sport, and women’s sports in general and want to see it develop and succeed so little girls can have a dream and goal of playing professionally like boys do.

support this league. It’s our best shot

[xiaq]

Reblogging again for the above. Go watch some games!! Support the league!! The schedule is here.

[dwgif]

DOCTOR WHO (2005—)

"The Waters of Mars" // "The Church on Ruby Road"

[approximateknowledge]

ok so hear me out

[dduane]

Hmm. 😏

[doktorwer]

Makes sense!

[naruta-deactivated20201013]

you have to roleplay your url every time you open tumblr how screwed are you

[anasandorpygoscelis-deactivated]

*quack*

[trinilikesalt]

[ind3fatigable]

[doktorwer]

[juicetrump2]

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

YES GOOD :D

[patricia-von-arundel]

Especially aimed at Florida, but available to anyone!

Publishing company will offer free Black history e-books, especially in Florida

A Chicago-based publishing house will offer free e-books focused on Black history after the College Board revised its Advanced Placement Afr

And if you want to help them out and have some extra cash, you can make a donation to help them continue their work:

Haymarket Books

Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.

[breelandwalker]

Every reblog and donation is another slap to DeSantis.

If you can, it's time to warm up that pitching arm.

[guerrillatech]

[wildbearadactyl]

Photography/Art was done by Michael James Schneider. You can find him on several sites.

[jockoppressor]

Read the details first please. Would you rather spend eight hours with:

A group of Reddit-user atheists

A group of Catholics

A group of Protestants

A group of new-age crystal users

A group of American anglophiles

A group of diverse girlboss multilevel marketers

A group of vegans who cannot point to Chile on a map

A group of Revolutionary War reenactors

A group of Gen Z influencers from Los Angeles

A group of white retirees from Seattle

Voting ended onJun 8, 2023

None of them are gonna be physically violent

The Reddit users are going to judge you if you express any religious or “unscientific” sentiment

The Catholics run the gamut from “hardcore pro-lifer” to “Nun who invented communism”

The Protestants have brought lots of food but are going to proselytize the entire time you eat

The crystalists are split 60/40 on whether or not vaccines cause autism, and you don’t know who has the majority until you’ve been there an hour

The Anglophiles have good pastries, but 1/3 of them are in Sherlock cosplay

The girlbosses are all within 10° to the left of the center of the political spectrum and will try very hard to get you to invest in their MLM

The vegans brought food but will turn hostile if you let slip that you’ve used animal products in the last year

The reenactors have booze, but your phone is dead and they’re giving a very pro-America history lecture

The influencers have a pool, a jacuzzi, and lots of drugs, but they have a combined net worth that teaches seven digits and won’t let you forget it

The retirees have great weed but they’re gonna ask you a lot of invasive questions and give you a lot of unsolicited advice.

[where-our-stories-start]

Hasan Minhaj, Homecoming King

[adtothebone]

[ollieofthebeholder]

Just saw a "What was your favorite PBS Kids show" poll but only one of them was old enough that I actually remembered it sO

Please note that this poll does NOT contain the Big Three PBS Kids Shows: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, or Bill Nye the Science Guy. It also does not include Barney & Friends or Teletubbies. This is deliberate on my part. (I may make a separate poll for them later.)

Which is the best PBS Kids show: Millennial Edition

Shining Time Station

Wishbone

Lamb Chop's Play-Along

The Magic School Bus

Cyberchase

Ghostwriter

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996)

The Puzzle Place

Pappyland

OP you somehow STILL managed to miss my favorite (tell me in the tags)

Voting ended onMar 4, 2023

[sentient-forest-boy]

If you don't go to/ use your local library, why not?

transportation issue

can't afford a card [what demons make you guys pay for a card?]

never any good books there

I do, but only once a year [state in tags why]

books suck and you suck, I don't read

social anxiety

rude employees/ I feel unsafe there

no community/ events hosted that I'd like

other [state in tags]

Voting ended onMar 2, 2023

As a young librarian, I started trying to figure out why more young people aren't ever coming in; 90% of our demographic are the elderly and parents of children, and the rest are a rough mix of the kids and teenagers who come in just for school projects. As a result, I've been attempting different ways to get the Youth TM to come into libraries, but first I wanted to see why they don't come in. Please reblog to get this poll out to more people! <3

[aqua-cultured]

haven't seen this one done yet, but do you still wear a mask in public?

yes, always

yes, but only inside

yes, but only sometimes (explain in tags?)

no, I've stopped wearing a mask

Voting ended onFeb 16, 2023

Would appreciate reblogs to reach a wider sample size!

[ind3fatigable]

I have polls, yet am not that curious yet. I also don't have a wide reach, so...

I mean, fuck it.

Do you prefer waffles or pancakes?

waffles

pancakes 🥞

some other bready breakfast goodness

Voting ended onFeb 5, 2023

[doktorwer]

🥞...🧇...

🍞 there's no emoji for French Toast

[garrett-hannah]

SHERYL LEE RALPH accepts her award for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards (January 15, 2023)

[ind3fatigable]

If I am not for myself,

who will be for me?

[doktorwer]

Finding a substitute for twitter to land on has been a pain. I just tried signing up for 3 mastodon servers only to discover I had an earlier abandoned account on a 4th. And then I saw some drama on Twitter about one of the servers, a large social one.

Maybe hive is an option? I don't want to stretch myself too thin.

Folks are like "maybe I'll use social media less which would be a good thing" I'd like my activity level to remain constant thank you very much. If I need to use an app timer on my phone... Block them out during 6 of the 8 work hours... But I have them on my computer on work from home days. 🤷🏽

Twitter has given me so much. I've already said so on there, on fb... Star Trek, doctor who, podcasts, fandoms, conventions! A place where I became a transit nerd! And my communities like where queer, disabled, mental/chronic illnesses intersect.

When Nero does finish pushing it over the edge I don't know what I'll do with all that.

[bipolarinboston]

Mental Health Poems

2 poems for World Mental Health Day

Identity 

My first breath after rediagnosis Was a rebirth An answer years in the making A key that unlocks community My second breath restrained by stigma when all the stereotypes media misconceptions flood in My third breath Marks this as an Anniversary Now my trauma’s all packed up A suitcase carried year round to soften the blow left alone in the dark it’ll grow Live my experience As a chronic companion Wearing it on my sleeve Validates me instead of victimizes I don’t suffer from anything I’ll never be a burden There’s nothing to pity Won’t find me in a closet My meds are never a crutch  Not as a person But as a peer Reclaiming space Busting stigma every day Live it

wear it

say it proud as an Identity first I’m Bipolar

Virgil

Depression is well like Virgil, I’d rather guide you  through an extended metaphor than tell you how I really feel.  He meets me at the icy bottom once the tide swallowed me my denial had turned into a smile more like swallow and suppress screaming on the inside silent no more the waves above us roar echoes cascading down  the cliffs of his nine circles I show him my paperclip  the power it holds over me for a long time after I carry one around my belt loop badge of honor for  Imaginary Scars scratched and faded Maladaptive coping skills he tells me Years later I discover that Bipolar is more  unpredictable sparked by a bad night’s sleep  flares so quickly  Unnaturally fast the tide swallows me once more  then twice, three, four times  I thought I was a stronger swimmer Virgil is sick of me It’s a long way down after all He says maybe we’re not looking at it the right way For once it’s crystal clear The jagged cliffs smooth over a path up and away from the riptide I can finally leave on my own I confess to Virgil  I never read your story but  I’m glad you were here