Trubbel Rumbling in the Vacuum

I was under strict instructions to bring it, so I felt I could do nothing but.

[chloroscythe]

in my head theres a little mouse wearing a little apron and she makes all my emotions

[bishounen-curious-deactivated20]

she needs to read a fuckin recipe this bitch is just making a MESS

[chloroscythe]

shes doing her best… maybe shed do better if you were nicer to her

[bishounen-curious-deactivated20]

making serotonin is the cooking equivalent to scrambling an egg and she can’t even do that right smh

[catifex]

Hi I’m Catifex and I want you to make your mouse’s work easier!

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[goodmorningvelma]

Reblogging this in the hopes that the image of a sweet little mouse doing her best to make my emotions will help me remember to be kinder to myself.

[ladytrubbel]

(via Sailor Moon Pinups) I want to cosplay these so hard...

[ijustcantevenwithyou-deactivate]

I ship Adalind and Meisner. So hard. I think the chemistry was there from the very beginning, and now after all this time they get to see each other again?!?! Yes!!! I need this!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[ladytrubbel]

Yes. Also, please god anything other than Nick and Adalind. But also, shipped Meisner and Schade from the woods.

[vlupius]

On Krytan religion: Bless this brew

In the middle of Queensdale, near the Godslost Swamp, stands the Eldvin Monastery. This is no news: I’ve written about this monastery earlier. But this time, a short interaction between abbot Mathias and sister Brenda reveals a new layer of Krytan devotion. More precisely: it reveals how belief in the Six Gods permeates even the act of drinking a beer. 

The monks at Eldvin Monastery are renowned for their skills in the brewery, and every so often, a batch is sent to Swamplost Haven. Before setting out, sister Brenda asks the abbot is he wants to bless her journey. Of course, the holy man is glad to oblige, and he prays:

Balthazar bless this brew with a full body. Dwayna bless those brave souls who guard this brew and keep it from falling into unworthy hands. Kormir bless those who imbibe it with sweet satisfaction. Lyssa bring them a full measure of mirth thereafter. Melandru see this brew safely to its destination, and Grenth ward away foul fermentation.

This may seem a simple blessing to accompany a short trip to the Haven. But it might very well go beyond that. What this prayer reveals, is a deep devotion to the Six, a devotion which is felt (or is supposed to be felt) during every moment of the day. Beer, and the acts of transporting and consuming it, is merely an aid-de-memoir; six aspects of beer are linked to the Gods, so that they may more easily be adored. 

It is not the Gods who are asked to watch over the brew. 

It is the brew that facilitates meditation on the Gods.

[robothugscomic]

New comic! (link)

This week I am very happy to present a collaboration comic with my friend Chrissie, who has been generous in sharing with me her experiences of gender dynamics in a technical field, and then helping me craft them into a comic narrative.

Whenever I see Chrissie’s work I’m always impressed at the cool, creative things she does. When we were discussing this comic, she told me: “I find men persistently try to direct me lots now too, which is probably the biggest problem I consistently run into”, and my feelings around that fact are a terrible and familiar blend of frustration, sadness, and lack of surprise.

When we talk about the differences in how men and women are treated professionally, especially in technical fields, we are often dismissed with ‘everyone has to deal with that’, or ‘women need to demonstrate more confidence with their skills’, or ‘they’re just trying to be helpful’, or ‘it’s all in your head’.

It’s frustrating when we know something like this is happening, but we spend so much of our time actually trying to get people to believe that it’s a real phenomenon. I find narratives like Chrissie’s validating in that she has a comparative set of experiences and is like ‘oh yeah, people totally think I’m less competent at my job now. it’s totally a thing’.  So, can guys just believe us already and get on helping it not happen?

[madgastronomer]

When my wife transitioned, working in tech, she found that her coworkers and subordinates did start treating her differently. She even had one guy working under her who tried to tell her how to use a piece of software that she herself had taught him only three months before.

[tai-korczak]

23 Emotions people feel, but can’t explain

Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Opia: The ambiguous intensity of Looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.

Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.

Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.

Rubatosis: The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.

Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.

Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.

Jouska: A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.

Chrysalism: The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

Vemödalen: The frustration of photographic something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist.

Anecdoche: A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening

Ellipsism: A sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out.

Kuebiko: A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence.

Lachesism: The desire to be struck by disaster – to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.

Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.

Adronitis: Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.

Rückkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.

Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.

Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.

Liberosis: The desire to care less about things.

Altschmerz: Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years.

Occhiolism: The awareness of the smallness of your perspective.

[ladytrubbel]

Mauerbauertraurigkeit ist meine altschmerz.

[ladytrubbel]

Did you know? #pitbullawarenessmonth

[ladytrubbel]

A Microbiologist Recreated 'Starry Night' With Bacteria In A Petri Dish

And it's not too shabby.

[angrygirlcomics-prime]

[bowl-of-pho-deactivated20160611]

thanks jackie chan

[futurescope]

Solar energy that doesn’t block the view

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. And, according to Richard Lunt of MSU’s College of Engineering, the key word is “transparent.”

[read more at MSU] [paper] [picture credit: Yimu Zhao]

[winemom-culture]

[nihilisa-frank]

[gay4zayn]

[feloniousxmonk]

OH MY GOD

[nihilisa-frank]

words from Jessie of Champagne Management

[neurosciencestuff]

Depressive Ruminations and the Idling Brain

Depressed people often find themselves preoccupied with guilty, shameful, or self-defeating thoughts for large parts of their day. These thoughts not only distract from other activities but also fail to resolve the underlying life issues. Further, the ideas that receive focused attention in these depressive ruminations are frequently quite distorted and lead to distress.

The way that depressed people repetitively attend to these negative thoughts in an unproductive manner reflects the reasoning behind use of the term ruminations – because they call to mind the repetitive chewing of cud by ruminants like cows or goats.

The propensity for rumination in depression has been well characterized. However, a new study by Dr. J. Paul Hamilton at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research and his colleagues at Stanford University sheds light on the brain mechanisms giving rise to these symptoms.

Their work highlights the interplay of a brain region implicated in depression, the subgenual prefrontal cortex (sgPFC) and a brain network involved in reflection, sometimes called the default mode network (DMN). The DMN becomes activated when the brain’s task-oriented circuits are not engaged, i.e., during times of self-referential thought.

By reanalyzing existing studies, Hamilton and colleagues show that depressive ruminations are more likely to emerge in depression when the firing of the sgPFC, signaling depressed mood, is more tightly coordinated with the firing of the DMN. They propose that the observed increased connectivity reflects a functional integration of sgPFC and DMN processes which, in turn, support rumination in depression.

“This study shows that depression distorts a natural process. It would seem that normally the subgenual prefrontal cortex helps to bias the reflective process supported by the default mode network so that we can consider important problems in the service of developing strategies for solving them,” commented Dr. John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry.

“However, in depression it seems that the subgenual prefrontal cortex runs amok hijacking normal self-reflection in a maladaptive way. This may be one reason that electrical stimulation of the sgPFC is helpful for some patients with severe or treatment-resistant symptoms of depression.”

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[explore-blog]

Amanda Palmer, eight months pregnant and exquisitely painted, recreates Damien Hirst’s Verity statue (top) in a performance art piece for the New York Public Library’s children’s book drive. Proud papa-to-be Neil Gaiman (bottom) extends a loving hand to this modern-day nude descending a staircase, after donating a copy of his own charming children’s book, Chu’s Day. 

For more of Palmer’s beautiful bibliophilia, treat yourself to her bewitching poetry readings of Polish Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska.

[amandapalmer]

I did this yesterday. More photos & blog to come … and we collected hundreds and hundreds of books. thanks to everyone supporting my patreon for making such weirdness possible.

[twerks4dean-blog]

[mishasminions]

I SWEAR I LAUGH AT THIS EVERY TWO SECONDS