This is not a metaphor.

Curated-ish collection of things that's still going strong after (mumble) years.

[doctorwhogifs]

[moonfallplays-deactivated202501]

#how long have we been holding on to this one?

[mishalak-deactivated20200713]

I held onto this for six whole months. It was soooo hard waiting.

[crimrosenberry]

"omgg there's NO platonic explanation for this, I can't imagine doing [typical and completely neutral act of human affection] with my friends!!" Skill issue

[dharmaart]

"Popgun"

Portrait of an Arabian horse painted with watercolour and gouache on paper.

[justgot1]

Protect him

[alexaloraetheris]

HE PUT IT INTO WORDS💞💞💞💞💞

[starridge]

having a pet kinda awesome wdym i got a little scoundrel running around named after the guy in dracula who eats bugs

[starridge]

my scoundrel eats bugs too. nominative determinism

[starridge]

the people have asked to see the scoundrel and who am i to deny you

mr renfield, ladies and gentlemen

[majomeowjo]

your thang looked easy to draw. he wasn't

[exxos-von-steamboldt]

[delicatefury]

I just googled this and… yes, it’s absolutely real.

And there are so many articles and videos and discussions. Like, the scientific community is buzzing about this.

So much research will have to be redone because the data was absolutely compromised, off by orders of magnitude, by using standard lab gloves.

The world is probably not horrifically contaminated by microplastics. Sterile laboratories, however, are contaminated by latex and nitrile gloves.

Thank God someone bothered to check.

[beardedmrbean]

>I just googled this and… yes, it’s absolutely real.

Sources beyond dude just trust me, for the skeptics.

Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data

Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A

https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/scientists-lab-gloves-may-be-causing-an-overestimation-of-microplastics-411138

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics, U-M study reveals

Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny poll

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics - Phys.org (it’s a pdf)

An Embarrassing Mistake May Have Skewed Microplastics Research All Along

Researchers discovered a standard piece of lab equipment has added thousands of microplastic ‘false positives’ per each square-millimeter un

Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data

Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data: That doesn’t mean microplastics aren’t a problem, though

That should be enough

[montereybayaquarium]

🧊🦦Pass the otter pops—it’s World Otter Day!

The last Wednesday of May is a yearly celebration of otters, raising awareness and inspiring people around the world to help protect these irreplaceable aquatic mammals. 

This year we’re showing up to the party with lots of love for our resident southern sea otters and the exceptional team that makes sure our girls are happy, healthy, and ready for their close up! 

Opal, Ivy, Selka, Suri, and Willow are all on exhibit together right now, but that’s not always the case—for a great reason. 💙

All of our non-releasable resident otters sometimes spend time behind the scenes as part of our Sea Otter Program. We aim for our resident otters to also serve as surrogate mothers to orphaned otter pups, raising them with the skills and behaviors they need for a second chance at life in the wild. 🥹

Today, almost 300 rescued southern sea otters of all ages have been released back to their ocean home after being cared for in our Sea Otter Program, helping restore their populations and revive the beautiful coastal habitats they call home. 🦦🌊 There’s wonder in ocean life and caring for it helps us all.

Join the World Otter Day sea-lebration on our live Sea Otter Cam, streaming the lovable antics of these five otter conservation superstars from 7 to 7. ⭐ How are you celebrating otters today?

[innerchildabortionclinic]

What Looks Like a Sugar Addiction Might Be an Eating Disorder

Sugar cravings aren't usually addiction. Discover how restriction and the binge-restrict cycle may be driving your eating patterns.

Feel like some people may need to read this. Basically when you under eat you crave sugar a lot more because it's an easy source of energy for your body

[innerchildabortionclinic]

Some people saying "uhh shouldn't this be obvious" but there is genuinely such a push right now to paint normal human body functions as outdated nonsense that should be ignored for better health. Like cravings for sugar and carbs will always have a reason for existing, it's not some sort of evil trick to sabotage your diet, just probably means you're lacking something

[millennial-review-deactivated20]

[nattousan]

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE 

[thegreatgoatby]

DeVoid can't see anything below her

[cuartosol]

drawtober - candlelit messenger

[cipheramnesia]

HEY STOP MAKING TUMBLR MISTAKES INTO INDIVIDUAL USER RESPONSIBILITIES

I SEE PEOPLE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT STOLEN NOTES OR THAT YOU CAN'T ADD ANYTHING IN A REBLOG ANYMORE OR BULLSHIT LIKE THAT. IT'S A SYSTEM PROBLEM IT'S A SYSTEM PROBLEM IT'S A SYSTEM PROBLEM STOP TRYING TO POLICE INDIVIDUALS ON A SYSTEM LEVEL.

DON'T MAKE THIS DUMB THING ANOTHER DUMB INDIVIDUAL CRUSADE OF PERSONAL SHAMING. YOU ARE A DUMB FUCK IF YOU DO THAT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. STOP BEING A DUMB FUCK.

here is the support ticket site you can fill out, schedule a reminder weekly or daily and tell tumblr you disagree with their changes but don't use all caps and curses like i just did

[lleyksie]

more ancient horse mamaposting

[junkratsadstuck]

here at the sandwich shop, we’ve started to notice some people who are new to sandwiches aren’t used to meat and cheese between two slices of bread. they find this practice strange and confusing. that’s why we’ve decided to cut the bread out all together. from now on, we’ll just serve slices of meat and cheese on a plate.

[junkratsadstuck]

we know that many of our loyal sandwich shop customers have been coming here for years to buy our delicious sandwiches. but some people don’t “get” sandwiches, and we need to try and appeal to them with an easier-to-understand meal format. we will no longer be serving sandwiches. all of our food will just be cold cuts on a paper plate. we love our customers and appreciate your understanding <3

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Yes we know Craig's Cold Cuts down the street does cold cuts better than we do and has millions of customers. That's why we need to switch to cold cuts, to get their customers. We hope that our long-time sandwich loving customer base will be patient in this transition to cold cuts and welcome the certain influx of Craig's Cold Cut customers who will surely come here to enjoy our worse cold cuts with you, our sandwich-deprived customer base, whom we value so much.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I love how this goes around again every time the tumblr staff does something fucking stupid.

[memewhore]

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

This man took so much longer to crack than I would have what a PROFESSIONAL

[peripetyy]

Plotting, scheming, etc.

[whatagrump]

This was filmed at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases orphaned elephants in Kenya (among other conservation efforts). Charity Navigator has given it a 4/4 star rating, and you can make donations here or “adopt” a baby elephant here.

[libraford]

It frustrates me when bigots claim that books about queer kids are stealing their childhoods away from them because its useless to argue- they will not listen.

The entire school knew I was a lesbian when I was seven and I would have liked to know that it was okay for me to like girls.

When my classmates were horny teenagers it would have been nice to know that asexuality was normal, and furthermore that it was a spectrum.

When my relationship with feminity yoyo-ed between extremes, I would have liked to know that gender can sometimes do that.

The people that fight tooth and nail will never listen to that because theyre not fighting for kids because they care. Kids are convenient scapegoats for their parent's bigotry when you campaign against their agency.

The target audience for books with queer representation is people that are already queer or questioning in some way. If your kid is straight and cis, theres nothing to hide from them.

[foldingfittedsheets]

It's my friend's birthday coming up so I painted her puppy!