✡︎ עם ישראל חי ✡︎

Shalom! I'm Chaya. I love nature, plants, being Jewish, and kind of just everything. I'm open to any and all (respectful) discussions and conversations, so please come talk to me!

[moveslikekeithrichards]

this might be kind of a reach but is there a way for printers to connect to devices so that documents can be printed from them

[rainydaydecaf]

I never saw people say stuff like this enough when I was a teenager, so I’m saying it now.

I’m in my mid-thirties and I have never had sex. I’ve thought about it and could have had one or two opportunities if I put in more effort, but I always decided against it because I just wasn’t into it at the time.

I can safely say that I do not feel I have missed out on anything. I was perfectly capable, by myself, of learning about my own body and boundaries without anyone else there to muddy the waters. The immense pressure that was there in my teens/twenties to Have Sex Just Do It is basically gone. I’m vibing. I’ve got my routine by myself in bed that I enjoy, and that’s enough for me.

And in the unlikely event that I ever decide to have sex with someone in the future, I don’t feel at all like I’m lacking some essential Knowledge or Skill that would “make it good” for someone else. I fully expect to ask my partner out loud what they like and to receive an answer clearly communicated and to relax and have fun. And if it’s a disappointing experience, I’m fine with that too. It is what it is.

Sex is just not that big of a deal. I suspected it as a teen, and I’m more sure of it now. It’s fine to have it or not have it. It’s whatever.

[richardburbagehateblog]

"All drugs are drugs" = a surprisingly radical position that will upset people right across the political spectrum

This means:

If you draw a hard line between "drug" and "medicine" based on current legality where you live (or any other criteria) you've gone wrong somewhere,

If you think legality and/or prescription status tells you all you need about a substance's capacity to do massive harm to someone's body, mind or well-being you've gone wrong somewhere,

If you think legality and/or prescription status tells you all you need about a substance's capacity to contribute meaningfully to someone's healing, function or happiness you've gone wrong somewhere,

If you think certain substances should be excluded from informed consent (either withheld or forcibly administered) you've gone wrong somewhere.

[an-ruraiocht]

like did you know that trees lower the surface temperature by up to 19° and grass by up to 24°... access to green space is access to safety in a climate crisis and it is a massive site of inequality because poorer areas tend to have less green space and thus get hotter. urban trees are an equality issue as well as a climate issue. sorry it's not a magic bullet that solves everything but sometimes you need to pick an issue that helps a bit and focus on that. this might not be yours. it's likely going to be mine in the future when my health issues allow me to take it on. if we each pick a thing we can make a difference

[garlic-and-cloves]

Once you become a weird forest person it eats you and you can never be normal again

[garlic-and-cloves]

Intricately wrapping myself in a wool blanket on top of my bed was a decision that made a lot of sense, actually, and I think more people would agree with me if they'd ever been in a situation where this was important for avoiding hyperthermia in conditions that were not remotely extreme and all the result of personal choices that had seemed good at some point in time

[garlic-and-cloves]

See also: why on earth do backpackers bring only fancy food

[garlic-and-cloves]

Once you become a weird forest person it eats you and you can never be normal again

[garlic-and-cloves]

Intricately wrapping myself in a wool blanket on top of my bed was a decision that made a lot of sense, actually, and I think more people would agree with me if they'd ever been in a situation where this was important for avoiding hyperthermia in conditions that were not remotely extreme and all the result of personal choices that had seemed good at some point in time

[garlic-and-cloves]

Once you become a weird forest person it eats you and you can never be normal again

[motherfucker-unlimited]

Germans completely outdid the english language by calling tv a farseer. They got their orcish shamans to name that shit

[da-riya]

[garlic-and-cloves]

Okay, yes, the word for television in German is 'fernseher' ("far-seer"). But also, if you want to say you're watching television, you'd say 'ich sehe fern' ("I'm seeing far"), which I find a lot more fun

[aropride]

u used to be able to put a dvd in your computer. and then u could watch it

[aropride]

i know about external disc drives. i want it built into my computer. i want to be able to put a dvd directly into my computer and watch it

[8pxl]

created a cross stitch pattern for this piece <3

[eeblydeebly]

Hey OP guess what

[8pxl]

created a cross stitch pattern for this piece <3

[eeblydeebly]

Hey OP guess what

[harkamal]

I like finding out what people my age and older had as their first cell phone. Anybody younger and their answer is a generic Android or iPhone. Phones from the 2000s were some wacky device like the sidekick or samsung x83 or lg env2

My first phone was a nokia 1112 in 2008

[zhooniyaa-waagosh]

I've researched antisemitism a lot because I DO want to convert when I am able to and because it's a vitally important thing to understand not just as a potential convert but also as someone who cares about the safety and wellbeing of Jews.

And something I've noticed recently is that the attitudes of progressives today regarding Jews in media and art is very reminiscent of the Soviet era, where Jewish participation in art and culture was praised as long as it wasn't actually Jewish.

Jewish actors are allowed to be loved as long as they never talk about being Jewish or only turn it into a punchline, like in Friends. Jewish writers and directors are allowed to be in the writing room as long as they don't make the show or movie too Jewish. Jewish comic artists are loved for their works and allowed to make their characters Jewish. . . as long as it's as a metaphor that can later be erased or twisted into something Christian.

I've noticed this very strongly in the reception to s2 of The Pitt; Noah Wyle was praised for including the Shema and having Robby wear a Magen David in s1, but in s2 where Robby is more openly Jewish in a way that isn't gifable or aesthetic or fascinating to a gentile audience, suddenly Robby is the evil villain and Noah Wyle is a baby killing evil Zionist and the show is just Israeli propaganda. Because Robby's Jewishness is no longer something that the fandom can ignore or turn into an aesthetic, it's front and center, it's something he openly talks about, he has a synagogue and a denomination and a complicated relationship with Judaism that doesn't fit into Christian ideas of religious trauma.

It's just very chilling, watching this switch happen in real time. Judaism is allowed to exist on tv when it's a punchline or a throwaway ocmment, but an openly and proudly Jewish character is too far for most people. Fans want Robby to reject his Jewishness, they want Wyle to perform a display of antisemitism to humble not just Robby but also himself, and it's reflective of a much larger pattern regarding Jews in media.

[bardace]

Shut Up, I Don’t Care

[marisatomay]

Happy Pride

[felixcloud6288]

I've survived my first day on Tumblr

Achievements:

Don't shoot! I'm friendly!: Prove you're not a bot

AI dismemberment: Disable algorithm settings

Friends?: Gained a mutual

I recognize you: Follow someone you know from r/Tumblr

MY EYES!: Change the site palette

Great Idea: Reblog a post

They love me: Have a post reblogged

[chrono-meter-r]

Oh boy oh boy you're gonna get a Rare achievement for this one

Containment Breach

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.