Gloomy

Anna, 32 she/her

[kvtie-pie]

i've been told by multiple people at work that they admire my tranquil demeanor and positive attitude. i appreciate the complement but i legitimately don't understand. i have an anxiety disorder. my thoughts are a chaotic mess the vast majority of the time. i also harbor a lot of resentment about many different things which i sometimes voice, but not very often.

i just feel like there's a huge rift between how i view myself and how others see me, and i have difficulty wrapping my head around who i really am as a person, especially in light of my abysmal self-esteem and the constant feeling that i disappoint everyone around me in some way

[kvtie-pie]

the constant juggling of full-time work, household chores, chronic illness, trying to heal from trauma, and keeping up with my hobbies is too much for me to handle and i don’t know what to do about it

[kvtie-pie]

on the bright side i made rigatoni with alfredo sauce, roasted butternut squash, caramelized red onions, crispy bacon, and sage and it turned out really good

[swiftthefox]

Hawk playing with a lizard

[farewell-persephone]

[seraphrain]

do u wanna kiss in the blade (1998) blood rave

[inlandwest]

New Mexico

[soap-stones]

some of my favorite animal miniatures from nypl spencer coll. pers. ms. 49, a 16th century copy of zakariya al-qazwini's 13th century the wonders of creatures and the marvels of creation.

[bobbole]

Max Ernst, Sea and Moon

[darkspaceboytoy]

“But North Korea has a cult of personality” and we depict our founding fathers as angel-like beings blessed with the divine vision of a great nation built on earth that will spread its light to all corners. Like literally. We painted that on the ceiling of our capital building.

[vyva-melinkolya]

first snow

[wildflowerdaysi]

[thephotoregistry]

David Robert Elliott 

[thomasmartinnutt]

Vija Celmins. Untitled Portfolio, 1975

[farewell-persephone]

We are just like reptiles Giant rulers of the world Within the blink of an eye Wiped off the face of the earth

[kvtie-pie]

i really don't want to go to work tomorrow...

[hope-for-the-planet]

70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success

These pescatarian birds are directly exposed to PFAS contamination due to the island's position near the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Over fifty years of data show a peak in PFAS (also known as "forever chemicals") content in seabird eggs in the 90s, followed by a decrease as regulations went into effect. The most recent findings show a 70% decrease of most common PFAS.

While continued vigilance a regulation is needed, this data indicates that regulations are working to reduce PFAS concentrations in marine ecosystems.

[sattarehi]

Yes!!!! I did a review of literature on PFASs in human drinking water about half a year ago, and there is a lot of really good progress! Please celebrate this, please don't let this solution be forgotten (at least so quickly) as the ozone layer or acid rain.

We are making genuine progress! Producers are dramatically altering how much they use PFAS and how much gets released in effluent, but also there's a lot better understanding of how to remove PFAS from the environment!

Environmental problems CAN BE SOLVED.