We Know What We Are, But Not What We May Be

English teacher. Book lover. Marveling at the written word.

[snarfflarf]

i think something that's under appreciated a lot in fantasy high is that fig is supposed to be the rebellious archetype and she cant go anywhere without her mommy and daddy and other daddy

[denaebenites2]

best types of brennan NPC

autism haver

stoner

frat bro who has unlearned hypermasculinity so hard that he's gone 100% the opposite direction about it

anticapitalist proletarian

the most insane person you've ever met

[stabsinthe-archive]

“you cannot kill me in a way that matters” is so raw and powerful but it comes from an incomprehensible shitpost about mushrooms

[andthentheywilleatthestars]

add it to the list boys

[mckitterick]

[justcatposts]

Don’t judge her, she probably couldn’t afford adoption papers

[woodfin-deactivated20211110]

I work at a humane society shelter, and this does happen occasionally. usually cats won’t “steal” the kittens, they’ll hear them crying and stick around and if a momma doesn’t come around they’ll take them somewhere safe and try to care for them

we recently had a very confused lady who called that her cat was trying to take care of an astounding 8 kittens and brought them in

the kittens were obviously malnourished, and we looked around her neighborhood and sadly found the dead mama, she got hit by a car

it’s a really useful thing that cats will do

sometimes the mom will just have gotten lost and will come back to try and find her kittens and so that can be frustrating, but considering how rough it is for stray kittens, it’s a lot better for them to be in a household and cared for where the parent cat can get guareenteed food and shelter

I can’t tell you how many abandoned kittens we find that can’t make it

it sucks a lot

anyway tangent done

I just 😭😭 I love cats a lot

[hyperactivehedgehog]

Your cat isn’t a kidnapper she’s an ADOPTIVE MOTHER don’t be rude

[lynati]

…..Cats are Mandalorians.

[galemalio]

My most fave comment so far.

[byjove]

Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*

My cat: Father is...evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.

[cryoverkiltmilk]

The spiritual successor to Miette

[manicgoblinnightmarewoman]

Might I also add

[shydestinybread]

May i add the piece from artist Verbal Vomit

[unyanizedcatboys]

Glad to see we’re all in agreement that cats talk like disparaged victorian children

[explorerrowan]

I am so incredibly glad we finally moved on from "i can has". Cats are clearly smart enough for advanced sentence structure and dumb enough to draw entirely incorrect conclusions about what they're talking about.

[dualclock]

My cat, banging the cabnet door over and over and over: bang bang bang

Me: you will not earn what you desire by banging the cabinet door.

My cat: This is a test of wills, is it not? We shall see if your ability to put up with my incessant banging outlasts my eternal lust for snackie treats. Years of conditioning have hardened me for this purpose. bang bang bang

Me: ksst!

My cat, throwing herself to the ground like she's been shot: Oh! Oh I have been assailed in my own home! Have mercy, have pity! Surely in the cruel darkness of your heart there is some mote of goodness that might stay your hand! Do not strike me, I pray you!

Me: ok

My cat, after waiting about 3 minutes: bang bang bang

[notcaycepollard]

[callmebliss]

Can haz snackytreat

[ladyshinga]

(source)

[micdotcom]

Sportscaster Dale Hansen defends student wrestler Mack Beggs and takes a stand against transphobia

[bonkhrnyjail]

this man just CHECKED™ his privilege im living

[fierceawakening]

this is what i mean when i say “actually tolerance isn’t all that bad” this guy says several times that he doesn’t understand and even is uncomfortable, but that that isn’t what matters. imo, that’s how tolerance works.

[jumpingjacktrash]

true tolerance is, “i don’t have to understand, because you don’t need my permission to live. my job as a member of your community is to have your back, whether i understand your situation or not.”

[langleavpoetry]

[neil-gaiman]

How do we get through these dark times?

One day at a time. Sometimes a minute at a time.

[thebestoftimes]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

March 15th, 1933 - September 18th, 2020

"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."

[sirfrogsworth]

Matt created an important update. 

[ Matt Bors ]

[viriven-deactivated20210615]

People in the notes are saying they’re not sure if this is satire or not.

It very much is, and if you haven’t seen it before, it’s also referencing the famous ‘Gotcha’ comic by the same artist that riffs on obnoxious argumentative fallacies:

[hamletthedane]

“There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.”

[slotted-spoon]

Best go vote add I’ve seen, maybe ever

[neil-gaiman]

My book group and I would love to read the style of your books for our Halloween-themed reading assignment next month. However, we are committed to only reading books by POC Women this year - any suggestions???

How cool. Well, let's suggest a few:

Nnedi Okorafor is wonderful. Her book Who Fears Death is stunning.

Nalo Hopkinson is one of my favourite authors. Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, Skin Folk (short stories), The Salt Roads and other remarkable books are out there waiting for you. (Nalo was also a huge support for me when I wrote Anansi Boys, reading it, guiding, and working with me on the Caribbean dialogue.)

N.K. Jemisen is a powerful and brilliant author. Her new novel, The City We Became, is a glorious fantasy about the personifications of cities, and Lovecraftian abominations with Lovecraftian tendencies.

That's a start. There are many other excellent writers out there waiting for you, like Octavia Butler and Tananarive Due. Go and explore.

[veresfika]

day 19(?): boredom got way worse, trying to make myself a victorian friend

[veresfika]

gained conciousness, not ashamed to show some tits

[veresfika]

no more bare tits

[veresfika]

oh shit a bow

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

having a moment

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

🎶sleeves sleeves sleeves makin puffsleeves gonna look like french meringue doesnt even rhyme at all not even a little bit🎵 shhhh shhhh go away kitty

[veresfika]

aight folks that’s it for today i have some booing to do at the tv about some shitty and inaccurate costumes

[veresfika]

good morning sluts, back to work

[veresfika]

fellas im straight up not having a good time im in the middle of a lil meltdown over how much time i’ve spent sewing roses on my skirt before realizing they were anuses (or ani like cacti? 🤔)

[veresfika]

we’re gonna be so pretty

[veresfika]

wig snatched

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

shit do i gotta act like a lady now?

[veresfika]

if I play dead it might goes away

[veresfika]

oh my im getting hotter by the minute

[veresfika]

what a lovely creature im having a real beuty and the beast moment… wait no that bitch is a furry

[improveordie]

[veresfika]

I’m SO flattered (and self-centered) i had to hang up your amd @a-sip-of-anxietea ’s drawings I just love them ❤️

[veresfika]

girl’s night out(ish) 🍻

[lemon69lol]

[veresfika]

and I already have you know, companion, a gal pal, a bosom friend, a kindred spirit as historians would say

[momentofmemory]

some actions you cannot take back.

tʼchalla, in avengers: earth’s mightiest heroes vol. 2.7

[calledfate]

“You’re embarrassing yourself in front of Green Arrow”

[business-as-usual-bats]

Batman genuinely cares for poor Riddler

[f1rstperson]

Batman: let him say his riddles he worked hard on these

Green Arrow: FUCK YOUR RIDDLES

[helloohart]

Caravaggio living paintings by Ludovica Rambelli Theater

[johnthestitcher]

This never ceases to amaze me, no matter how many times I’ve seen it.

[kpfun]

Rest in peace, Chadwick Boseman.