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I deserve to talk about things sometimes. Also I want to reblog stuff so I can find it again. Absolutely no AI generated content.  Main blog and art @featherwurm

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do you cut your nails really short?

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sometimes

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In conversation with multiple posts going around discussing technical literacy and typing skills…

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 Words Per Minute

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I'm on mobile/ vanilla extract option

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➡️ Take a typing test here (and you need an actual, physical keyboard for this):

1-Minute Typing Test — TypingTest.now

The industry-standard benchmark used by employers and typing certifications worldwide.

➡️ 'Typing classes' refers to computer skills classes you might have had in school; you can also count games or other related typing training your parents might have had you do.

➡️ Across 3 different typing test websites*, the (english language) world average typing speed is 40 WPM.

*typingtest.now, typingtestgo.com, typerworld.com

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Reblog this and tell me what was your biggest crying over a piece of fiction. You can be vague if you don't want to spoil.

[eclectichellmouth]

It's not exactly fiction (since it is a real memorial service), but Big Bird (literally the Sesame Street character) singing 'It's not Easy Being Green' at Jim Henson's Memorial in 1990. It makes me bawl like a little bitch every goddamn time:

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what is THE worst thing you've ever drank. all liquids acceptable. please tell me what it was, bonus points for why

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do you have any friends that are 4x your age or more?

Do you have any friends that are 4x your age or more?

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Heatwave Recipe Recommendations

The heat’s been brutal this summer but we still gotta eat! If you’re like me, heat might suppress your appetite, and the last thing any of us want is to sweat over a hot stove and oven when it’s already boiling outside. Here are some of my favorite hot-weather recipes to keep hydrated and fed with when the weather is unbearable! (All recipes should be un-paywalled).

NYT’s best gazpacho (lives up to its name!!)

Persian cold cucumber soup (if you like tzatziki you will like this!)

Eric Kim’s cold noodles with tomato (infinitely riffable Korean flavor profile — for a creamier and less brothy take, try these cold sesame noodles too)

Vietnamese chicken and herb salad (this is an excellent time to get a rotisserie chicken so you don’t have to turn the oven on)

Radish sandwiches with butter and salt (and in a similar vein, if you dig this flavor combo you should try this Polish cottage cheese dip on some good rye bread or even crackers)

It’s still a little early in the season, but you can never go wrong with a BLT (or, if you don’t eat bacon, try this tomato furikake sandwich in its place)

Infinite iterations of pasta salad! You can use anything you got but here is a template I like.

Assorted dense bean salads. This back pocket canned salad is a weird combo of jarred ingredients but it slaps, this hoagie-inspired one is super satisfying, and cowboy caviar is a classic for a reason.

Poke bowls! Canned tuna mixed with some kewpie mayo and sriracha is a budget-friendly riff on the usual ahi and makes everything taste like a spicy tuna roll, but use whatever proteins you like, this is more of a loose template.

Please feel free to add some of your own favorite summer recipes in the replies and comments! We’ll get through this together. 🤝🤝🤝

[flintandpyrite]

If you can buy pre cooked or canned beets at the store, chłodnik (beet yogurt soup) is a great choice. You can leave out the radishes if you can’t get them.

I also love sardines on fresh bread and butter with assorted vegetables. Buy the fanciest canned sardines you can afford but even regular ones are pretty good. Plus, very healthy!

[coffinbutch]

This requires cooking some of its ingredients but here's another eastern European cold soup that I like:

Okroshka (Cold Summer Soup)

Cold summer soup Okroshka is made with boiled and fresh vegetables, eggs, fresh summer herbs, and meat. Perfect option for hot summer days

I make it vegetarian by leaving out the meat and adding some white beans + upping the seasoning

[eclectichellmouth]

Vichyssoise (French, cold, leek and potato soup) is very easy to make (just sautee alliums, simmer everything, blend and add creams), and very filling. I like it with garlic croutons. The salt is welcome after a sweaty day, and it's very easy to make vegetarian or even vegan if you like. Since it's served cold you can make it earlier in the day when it's cooler and have it for dinner when it's hotter (honestly making it a day or two in advance makes it even better also).

Cold Somen (Japanese cold noodles with various toppings and sauces) this can be a template for pretty much whatever you like with noodles but cold. The thin cold noodles pair well with a tart soy or vinegar based sauces and all kinds of veggies/meats.

Never forget the versatility of charcuterie on a hot day (especially to avoid making the kitchen hot) - for just one or for a whole crowd, help yourself to sliced and spredable cheeses, crackers, toast points, cold cuts, nuts, fruits, olives, pickles, veggies, jams, tinned fish/shellfish/meat, dips, etc. Remember it doesn't have to be overly formal or fancy, but setting up a plate for yourself will help you feel you've eaten a proper meal rather than just grazed out of the fridge (my very most simple go-to is whole wheat crackers, salami, sliced cheddar, and a sliced apple or some grapes - particularly nice to take your time to nibble if heat has your appetite down also).

Sandwitches and wraps are hot-weather friends as mentioned, and outside of the basics like ham&cheese or turkey&lettuce or roast beef or what have you some nice other cold variants are; tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, chicken ceasar wrap, curry chicken salad, club sandwiches, turkey with pesto mayo and mozzarella, bruchetta and others.

This might be terribly American but I do personally like a waldorf salad (apples, celery, and walnuts in a mayo dressing), especially with some chicken added for protein. I also like my family's go-to all-season fruit salad which is just sliced banana, mandarin or orange wedges, chopped apple, and walnuts or pecans - plus anything seasonal that sounds good (no dressing).

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hey, tag this with a food people get really upset about you not liking

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Starting a collection

If you have more I'd love to see them this is my favorite meme format ever

[serozvero]

A crocodile doll made in collaboration with Santaniel Workshop!

The baby has movable paws, head and tail. She takes different poses. The dress and accessories are removable. She has soft textile body and plastic limbs\head. I love here little curious face!

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Lynd Ward Frankenstein 1934 Wood engraving 6 1/4" x 4" Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, New York

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Franklyn M. Branley - Oxygen Keeps You Alive, 1971

Artwork by Don Madden

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Kazu Saito source

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Ceratopsian <3

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I've been thinking about why some cow plushies appeal to me and others don't. I think I've figured it out- It's mostly down to nose and eye position! If the eyes are too close together I don't like it, and also if the nose is a big circle or hippo-like it's a "meh" for me, particularly if it has a smile on there.

Cows that aren't my cuppa tea:

Cute!!:

I love them:

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gps but for a way out of this

[hecata]

#it just says “through” :(

[sinizade]

Wonder Woman ⭐️ Save me big strong Amazon princess, big strong Amazon princess save me 🛐