Living Like Larry

I'm Ian, and this is just the beginning

[emilysmess]

Waited 2 months to spend 4 days with you. Totally. Fucking. Worth. It. @ikilltoads

[ikilltoads]

You're a BABE

[theamericanparlor]

One of the biggest debates during the Civil War was how far should governments go in dictating our lives. We still debate those politics. –William Blair, Civil War historian

What caused the Civil War? Did the North care about abolishing slavery? Did the South secede because of slavery? Or was it about something else entirely…perhaps states’ rights? Colonel Ty Seidule, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, settles the debate.

H.W. Crocker III, author of “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War,” says Southern secessionists were patriots reaffirming the Founding Fathers’ belief that the Colonies were free and independent states.– They also didn’t want to lose the tremendous wealth generated by slave labor.

[emilysmess]

It’s thunder-storming and I want you here. @ikilltoads

[ikilltoads]

Missing on you

[prokopetz]

Today’s aesthetic: photos of lurking animals that one wouldn’t reasonably expect to be capable of lurking.

[maydaykoigo]

Proof needed

[prokopetz]

[yeah-yeah-beebiss-1]

[softiesuggestion]

me: desperately trying to find a way to express how much i love you.

[emilysmess]

@ikilltoads

[ikilltoads]

You already do

[slimetony]

are they just advertising asthma

[dailyfrogs]

reblog this post if u, too, like frog.

[krabby-kronicle]

[dailypsychologyfacts]

BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS ABOUT MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

It has been portrayed as the most dangerous substance in the world (as if cocaine hasn’t been around for over a century, huh?), just as it has been praised to be the medicine of the era. The truth is, in spite of what people may say, this green leaf (which in my personal opinion, looks very cute) is neither the end of the world nor the miraculous cure to all of mankind’s diseases. however, it’s undeniable that cannabis does have effects that deserve to be studied by science in general and by medicine in particular, since it can not only be just a palliative for pain anymore, but an effective way to treat an illness.

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[kaijuno]

Reasons my new physics prof is adorable

- on the first day of class he brought his favorite toy truck from when he was a child - is from Argentina and has a cute accent and sometimes speaks in Spanish on accident - teaches us Spanish phrases for fun - very tall and awkward and has super curly hair that falls into his face constantly - giggles at his own jokes - on the second day of class he showed us pictures of his cat eating a salami - the cat’s name is Pants

[kaijuno]

- i saw his teaching notes today and he doodles little flowers in the margins of his notebook

[kaijuno]

- Brought us a smiley face balloon to cheer us up when the weather was bad

[kaijuno]

- played with legos for half the class

[kaijuno]

- likes balloons a whole lot

[kaijuno]

It’s now the middle of summer. I do research in the physics department, my office is right across the hall from his. And so:

- He knows I’m into observational astronomy and despite him being a nuclear astrophysicist himself he will email me (and some of the other observationalists) interesting articles and videos about astronomy, usually and around 2am, the poor insomniac

- He became a dad yesterday! In his email he said “sorry, I won’t be in this week, I’ll be frantically googling how to take care of a newborn instead”

- his last name is Estrada and so I simply replied “congratulations on becoming an Estradad!!!” To which he replied “:D”

[suppermariobroth]

In Super Mario Galaxy, whenever Mario drowns in a swamp, his hand reaches out from under the surface before being sucked in. However, since Mario’s head is so big, he cannot raise his hand above the surface without his head being still visible. To solve this, the game simply shrinks Mario’s head so it doesn’t interfere with the animation.

[cybergata]

[whitegirlsaintshit]

i the snail.

[omgs]

everybody here is perfect

[no-ill-wind]

This is precious

[libramood-deactivated20170419]

me @ anxiety, anxiety @ depression, depression @ me 

[ikilltoads]

@emilys-writings

[memehistory]

nasa in april 1961, after soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin became the first man in space:

[emilysmess]

@ikilltoads gives the best hickeys?? Literally in love with them😍😍

[ikilltoads]

Fuck yes

[rockatanskymax]

“Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves?”

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Cognitive Distortions that Add to Anxiety, Worry and Stress

1. All-or-nothing thinking: Looking at things in black-or-white categories, with no middle ground (“If I fall short of perfection, I’m a total failure.”)

2. Overgeneralization: Generalizing from a single negative experience, expecting it to hold true forever (“I didn’t get hired for the job. I’ll never get any job.”)

3. The mental filter: Focusing on the negatives while filtering out all the positives. Noticing the one thing that went wrong, rather than all the things that went right.

4. Diminishing the positive: Coming up with reasons why positive events don’t count (“I did well on the presentation, but that was just dumb luck.”)

5. Jumping to conclusions: Making negative interpretations without actual evidence. You act like a mind reader (“I can tell she secretly hates me.”) or a fortune teller (“I just know something terrible is going to happen.”)

6. Catastrophizing: Expecting the worst-case scenario to happen (“The pilot said we’re in for some turbulence. The plane’s going to crash!”)

7. Emotional reasoning: Believing that the way you feel reflects reality (“I feel frightened right now. That must mean I’m in real physical danger.”)

8. ‘Shoulds’ and ‘should-nots’: Holding yourself to a strict list of what you should and shouldn’t do and beating yourself up if you break any of the rule

9. Labeling: Labeling yourself based on mistakes and perceived shortcomings (“I’m a failure; an idiot; a loser.”)

10. Personalization: Assuming responsibility for things that are outside your control (“It’s my fault my son got in an accident. I should have warned him to drive carefully in the rain.”)

Source: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_self_help.htm

[ikilltoads]

@emilys-writings