Blood and Chocolate

She/her/hers, born in 1991. I really have no idea how I got to Tumblr, but this blog is really just everything that interests me. Wow, that sounded really lame. Enjoy!

[shiftofgallifrey]

You people are normal right. If I learn how to be a person from you it would be fine right

[lerios]

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[marisatomay]

“what’s the song of the summer” ?? it’s DANCING IN THE DARK by bruce springsteen for the 42nd year in a row

[donnajosh]

Donna Moss + birds | requested by @sapphicmoss on twitter

[my-dailydreams]

[fairycosmos]

why is it so hard for people to grasp that disabilities disable and chronic illnesses are chronic. yes even when it inconveniences you. yes even when your patience runs out

[wydalenylod]

If I see it can I touch it

If I FEEL IT WILL I LOVE IT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

🎸 BAM🎸 BAM🎸 BAM

... My gods, can Brain STOP SINGING THESE FEW SECONDS ON REPEAT

[kaijuyuri]

star wars fans really just make anything up

[byjove]

I’m not Glup Shitto-ing you. He has a sexstache and everything.

[socialistexan]

My guy, I'm pretty sure it isn't vandalism if it's pinned up in the middle of your office with an assortment of pins lovingly placed around it (one of which appears could be a Nazi Reichsadler pin just above it) and surrounded by other personal belongings and momentos.

It would be odd for that exact shape and space to be available for some nefarious vandal to sneak in and pin just minutes before it was in the background of a random candid shot.

[professorsparklepants]

Piandao is a really funny character because he’s like “Sokka, I knew the whole time because your name is very Water Tribe!” When in reality he’s probably spent the past several months drinking tea in his rock garden while he reads White Lotus newsletters about what Iroh’s bitchass nephew has been up to and how Pakku’s ex-fiancee’s grandchildren are a bunch of status quo punching hellions. You know exactly who Sokka is, old man, and you probably knew the whole time that he had the Avatar with him, too.

[professorsparklepants]

Piandao holding a cup of bubble tea, rolling into Ba Sing Se in heelies on the day of Sozin’s comet: Pakku, you’re not gonna believe this,

[mifletzet]

Shoutout to those who can't get rid of chametz this year.

Those who can't clean as thoroughly as they'd like, either from sharing a living space with others or just not having the energy or ability to do so.

Those whose safe foods aren't kosher for passover.

This has been such a stressful year, and I know for me cleaning is exhausting when I'm at my best (and this year I Am Not)

So if you're stressed and anxious about cleaning, struggling with the idea of losing access to safe foods for a week, experiencing the anxiety inertia of "oh no why haven't I done anything yet and why can't I bring myself to", or just don't have the energy needed to clean, know that you're not alone 💛

[edenfenixblogs]

regular reminder that Jewish law orders you to prioritize health in every instance.

This does include and always has included mental health.

If the traditional observance of a practice is harmful to you, there is no religious imperative that you observe. It’s ok.

[variouslengthsofwire]

Also reminder that this includes physical health. Some people cannot get rid of chametz due to very restrictive diets and/or the inability to eat matzah.

We never got rid of chametz growing up because my sister would have starved. Her protein shake where most of her calories came from (that went through a g-tube) wasn’t kosher for Passover and she got a lot of her eaten calories from bread/baked goods. She had trouble swallowing and matzah was not great for that, so she could only have a little unless it was prepared a certain way (matzah brei was okay).

I didn’t even know it was a tradition to get rid of it until maybe middle or even high school. We just knew what not to eat during Passover. We didn’t get rid of stuff she didn’t eat, either, because we left her foods in the house, so why bother with the other chametz?

As an adult with autism, depression, and ADHD, who has been too poor at times to get rid of food, and who sometimes has goyishe roommates, some years we get rid of it, some we don’t. I keep kosher for Passover even when we have it in the house because I grew up doing that. My (also autistic) spouse grew up not keeping kosher for Passover and these days sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t, depending on spoons, stress, anxiety, etc.

[edenfenixblogs]

If it’s medically necessary (including mental health) it’s K4P.

[fromchaostocosmos]

Pikuach Nefesh means that one is obligated to "break" Halacha to save a life. It is not that you are allowed, but rather obligated to.

Pikuach Nefesh does not just include the physical, but it also includes the mental aspects of one's health and self.

If for reasons either to do with physical health, mental health, or both you not able do to aspects of Pesach completely or in totality I again remind you that you are obligated to put your life and wellbeing first, be it physical or mental or both.

I would lastly just add that if you can try to do The Pesach, Matzah, and Marror part. It is one of the most important parts of the Seder.

Pesach Haggadah, Magid, Rabban Gamliel's Three Things 2

The Pesach [passover] sacrifice that our ancestors were accustomed to eating when the Temple existed, for the sake of what [was it]? For the

Like I said if you can. If not firstly there is always next years and secondly I firmly believe that Hashem understands the reality of people's lives. That for many of us wanting to do something does not always mean we are able to. We can only try to best of our abilities, situations, and realities.

[tikkunolamorgtfo]

I don't want to come off as discouraging here, because that's not my intention at all, but isn't this slightly misleading? For context, I struggle with this sort of thing massively because of ADHD and autism. I'm frequently unable to make myself do things I want to do, and moving things I have set up in a certain, deliberate way (example: things in my kitchen) is upsetting to me. Though I sometimes wish I could be more observant, it's been communicated to me many times that Orthodoxy wouldn't really be able to accommodate me in the ways described above. Like, I could go somewhere else for Pesach to avoid the cleaning and cooking altogether or find some workaround like that, but a rabbi saying "Just do what you can, it's all right if you just do a light clean and don't move anything because you need to practice self-care" isn't something likely to happen. Also, on that note, I feel like this post is kind of implying that, regardless of denomination, a person can just say, "Well, this would compromise my mental health, so I'll make the personal decision not to do X," and while that may be 100% fine in some branches of Judaism (it's what I do personally!), I'm pretty sure in that in more traditional branches that you would need to get a heter from your rabbi, and that said rabbi might even need your doctor to medically confirm that doing the thing would cause you irreparable harm (more observant/traditional followers, feel free to correct me).

Again, not trying to be critical or discouraging, I'm very lax about Pesach cleaning, I use electricity on Shabbat, and my version of kashrut is eating shrimp rolls on paper plates. I'm pretty sure being more strictly observant would make me severely anxious and depressed, even though part of me would like to maintain those ancient traditions. But my understanding is that I'm mostly SOL, so this post kinda confuses me a bit.

[anyroads]

Thank you for expressing it so well, I also struggled with this thread for some of the reasons you brought up. Traditions and practices vary across denominations, and making universal statements about Jewish practice feels hegemonic and goes against all the complexity of pluralism that makes Judaism what it is. My favorite Mishnah, which I bring up way too much and yet never enough, is that the Temple had 13 entrances, which all led to the same courtyard: one for each of the 12 tribes, and one for those who weren't sure where they belonged. We're an inherently pluralistic people, and the same way I can't support charedim who claim their practice is the only valid one, I also don't support that perspective, or even the uninentional espousing of it, from any other part of the spectrum that is Jewish practice and community. How pikuach nefesh is identified and acted on varies between denominations - Reform Judaism is individualistic and leaves it up to each person to decide, whereas Orthodoxy requires a heter from a rabbi. One approach is not superior to the other, but the existence of both, and all approaches in between and beyond these, should be acknowldged, and can be done so with some intentional phrasing, and without having to name every single possibility.

I also feel it's misleading to say that "If it’s medically necessary (including mental health) it’s K4P." It's not K4P, an exception is being made for the sake of someone's integral need. This phrase, however, implies (whether intentionally or not) that we can change the definition of what's K4P through sheer willpower, in ways that apply universally, which I disagree with. Judaism is predicated on the process of reading, considering, and extrapolating ideas from the source text, whichever denomination your practices adhere to, and while it has accommodations for needs like health and mental health (which vary across said denominations), there is still a process and tradition to understanding and implementing these accommodations. We can't just point at something and say, "I need this so it's K4P now." And that doesn't mean we can't get an exemption for ourselves! It's just that the process matters as much as the outcome. The communal standard doesn't conform to our personl need, our personal need is what supercedes the communal standard! And that, and the process around it, is frankly beautiful, in my opinion, and worth more consideration.

[lovelautski]

16 years of starkid!!

[byjove]

Philomena is a real complainer of a cat, which I love about her. A true bitch and moaner. You pick her up when she doesn’t want be touched? Rwowhhhhhhh. You stop her from doing something she shouldn’t be doing? MAAAAAOWWWWW. Bored? Maeowwww. Stressed out about something? EHHHHYOWWWW. She is so loud and persistent with her complaints that I would worry she was actually deaf if she didn’t freak out at loud noises. She just loves to complain!

[byjove]

Scream queen in her castle last night.

[nebula-girl]

If your nose is currently unblocked and not runny, take a moment to appreciate it. Wow look at you breathing in with both nostrils and not having to blow your nose every two minutes! You must be so proud of yourself! I’m proud of you too bud, have fun with your clear nose, you deserve it.

[hollowboobtheory]

have the accelerationists learned yet that letting fascists take over does nothing to provoke revolution, it just sets back human rights and forces us to reinvent abortion protections

[hollowboobtheory]

believe it or not losing a shit ton of ground over just 2 weeks is not very motivating. watching years of hard work get erased doesn't make people excited to get out there and make a change.

[hollowboobtheory]

yeah turns out watching everything you've spent decades pouring your blood sweat and tears into crumble before your very eyes is super fucking demoralizing

[majuandrad]

eras doodles

[aorryn47]

Ah yes. My thriving business. Hole Products, LLC. Where I sell products for your holes.

[foldingfittedsheets]

Absolutely hilarious, Hole Products is the best kind of scam name.

[cam1lla]

I think it would be so funny if the Pope excommunicated JD Vance