Hope is the thing with feathers

"Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." Here you will find anything and everything that catches my fancy.

[gameofthronesdaily]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — 1.03 "The Squire" Game of Thrones — 4.01 "Two Swords"

[raccoonmilf]

When I was in grade school I used to send emails to biologists and zoologists asking them questions to get answers to include in school projects I was working on, and would cry when they did not respond because I thought I was stupid for thinking that some random kid would ever be deserving of a response from someone who does something as smart and cool and important as *checks notes* studies frog fungus.

Now, at 29, I’m lowkey having a panic attack because my academic email is filled with middle schoolers wanting me to answer their questions about pygmy raccoons and I keep putting off answering them because I’m so overwhelmed with all the other raccoon stuff I have to do.

Anyway, greatest apologies to any scientist I ever emailed as a child and also an adult.

[raccoonmilf]

I know your research is really important and I appreciate all you are doing but this is so fucking funny

[lizzybennets]

elizabeth being 100% done with her family

THE OTHER BENNET SISTER (2026)

[lizluzz]

Taskmaster gets existential

[guineapiggies]

Via haypigs

[kittyoverlord]

A bulbian church.

[todaysbird]

thinking about the time a dude with a booth trying to get sign ups (no recollection of what for) approached me and said “Hey! do you know how much a polar bear weighs?” the correct response to this is “i don’t know”, so that the original speaker can say “enough to break the ice!” however, he did not count on Animal Facts Georg saying “i think about 990lbs?” which destroyed any hope for a normal and productive conversation

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

This is a pretty good average (median) weight for a male polar bear!

Also, yeah, this would have happened to me too.

[everythingfox]

Why does he need a- … oh

[catsbeaversandducks]

oh

[oliviawhen]

It's the release date of The Day Leap Soared!! The first picture book I've ever illustrated. To celebrate here are all the dogs (plus a bonus Hari) doing some interpretations of "reading." If you love dogs, this one has an amazing story. Support your local bookstore, or Blair's picks: Honest Dog Books and A Room of One's Own.

[keikomivra]

I, too, would save the little hamster guinea pig

THUNDERBOLTS* (2025)

[vanessagillings]

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

[eusexuanal]

Settles down on your dashboard gingerly and with a big heaving sigh

[halorvic]

[cisarovna]

[archaeo-geek]

I’ve read that Agatha said she loved being married to an archaeologist because the older she got, the more interesting he found her. And I think that is one of the best quotes about love that I have ever heard.

[dirtyriver]

[explorerrowan]

[batshit-auspol]

A cockatoo broke our rocket. :(

Gonna need a tiny bit more context here bud

[batshit-auspol]

Thankyou to everyone for the helpful replies and context - so turns out a cockatoo broke our rocket.

[ardentguilt]

Article link:

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/unlikely-suspect-caught-redhanded-over-failed-rocket-launch-in-bowen-qld/news-story/e489f5e9443d7209906d81e86a4498b0#

[batshit-auspol]

A ... spokesperson?

[batshit-auspol]

You'll all be pleased to know that this rocket finally launched today and it blew up immediately

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris, fails on historic debut launch (video)

Eris made history today (July 29), even though the rocket didn't fly very far or for very long.

I wanted to be sure it was true and not just something funny. It is true, and I'm laughing.

[silvergryphonart]

The tone of the article was unexpected—14 seconds of flight for a first launch attempt is being counted as a useful success. Australia hasn’t tried this before and we got the thing flying. Despite the extremely on-brand sabotage by clown birb

[justcatposts]

What is dat *aggressively scuttles* 

(via)

[thehappymediumsteapot]

I still contend that this is, in fact, the best video on the internet, period. The sheer comedic timing. The knowledge that it cannot possibly have been constructed. The very human expression Pallas cats’ round pupils give them. And the backstory that this was literally the first footage captured by this camera in this placement, that this is the cat immediately noticing his environment has been changed and investigating with all the suspicion of a grumpy old gardener whose gnomes have been moved again…. *chef’s kiss*

[everythingfox]

“This bear dug a sitting pit to watch her favorite duckies”

(via)

[cherryjuicegf]

when will my thesis defend me

[ninhaoma-ya]

As the great A. Ptaszynski (2025) said in episode 576: when you become ‘a moderately achieving scientist’.

[homenecromancer]

approaching mama