Ravings of a Geeky Madman

Jess. Male. Over 21. I fight the good fight against poor grammar, bad music, and senseless 'shipping'. I go well with rivers, lakes, hiking, philosophizing, coffee, sarcasm, logic, video games, ghost hunting, and music. I'm an advocate for women's rights, for masculinity without the chauvinism and patriarchy, marriage equality, and the crazy idea that, just maybe, we should all try being a little bit nicer to each other. Also, I always follow back. Well, almost always.

[lovegunn]

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@perverse-woman0haleigh​ @ackeepitcool​ @fqno​ @fitpositively​ @ryaboy-lev2yb​ @awilltobeweird​ @pastelqueefmeat​ @alexpuyi​ @queencase​ @ladyonthestreets-freakinthegym​ @runlittlepiggie​ @hannahwiththeblueeyes​ @dysphouria​ @leena-r-o-s-e​ @aceofblue​ @hasherscope​ @steelmommy-blog​ @fluyeconmigo​ @skywalker-wolfy​ @moreepizzaplease​ @cassjomo​ @dynamicautooc​ @theemowolfluvs-blog​ @fantasticaust​ @noshavelife​ @loveis-hell​ @lostbutnotforgotten-blog​ @melita277-blog​ @woody30​ @barefootindecember​ @seebytouch​ @bodyproject2012-blog​ @fitandhealthy3214-blog-blog​ @tiiinykathryn-blog​ @skarosburning​ @heartkindlemyheart​

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[lovegunn]

2020 Rау-Bаn charitable-sale

@perverse-woman0haleigh​ @ackeepitcool​ @fqno​ @fitpositively​ @ryaboy-lev2yb​ @awilltobeweird​ @pastelqueefmeat​ @alexpuyi​ @queencase​ @ladyonthestreets-freakinthegym​ @runlittlepiggie​ @hannahwiththeblueeyes​ @dysphouria​ @leena-r-o-s-e​ @aceofblue​ @hasherscope​ @steelmommy-blog​ @fluyeconmigo​ @skywalker-wolfy​ @moreepizzaplease​ @cassjomo​ @dynamicautooc​ @theemowolfluvs-blog​ @fantasticaust​ @noshavelife​ @loveis-hell​ @lostbutnotforgotten-blog​ @melita277-blog​ @woody30​ @barefootindecember​ @seebytouch​ @bodyproject2012-blog​ @fitandhealthy3214-blog-blog​ @tiiinykathryn-blog​ @skarosburning​ @heartkindlemyheart​

2020 Rау-Bаn charitable-sale. All styles sunglasses only sale$24.99! We will contribution profits 50% as child's education fund.Every purchase is your support for charity, thank you!

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[lovegunn]

2020 Rау-Bаn charitable-sale

@perverse-woman0haleigh​ @ackeepitcool​ @fqno​ @fitpositively​ @ryaboy-lev2yb​ @awilltobeweird​ @pastelqueefmeat​ @alexpuyi​ @queencase​ @ladyonthestreets-freakinthegym​ @runlittlepiggie​ @hannahwiththeblueeyes​ @dysphouria​ @leena-r-o-s-e​ @aceofblue​ @hasherscope​ @steelmommy-blog​ @fluyeconmigo​ @skywalker-wolfy​ @moreepizzaplease​ @cassjomo​ @dynamicautooc​ @theemowolfluvs-blog​ @fantasticaust​ @noshavelife​ @loveis-hell​ @lostbutnotforgotten-blog​ @melita277-blog​ @woody30​ @barefootindecember​ @seebytouch​ @bodyproject2012-blog​ @fitandhealthy3214-blog-blog​ @tiiinykathryn-blog​ @skarosburning​ @heartkindlemyheart​

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[lovegunn]

Getting there.

Visible loss of belly fat. Almost day to day. Less bulge over the top of my jeans.

I'm scheduled for a bod pod scan in about a month.

Once I've got it, I'll be able to compare my results with my scale. Then I've got a baseline, so I can carefully monitor my body fat levels... well, forever. Super low body fat may not be sustainable for me, but I don't see why reasonably low shouldn't be, provided I keep an eye on my metrics.

I'm not doing this again. I know that much. I'm not getting fat again, I'm not fighting this battle again. It's been 2 years, and I'm tired.

[lovegunn]

I saw a guy get kicked off the DART as I was riding to the airport. Bout my age. Homeless or at least indigent, his only crime was riding around, trying to keep out of the cold.

I felt pity for him. Empathetic pity.

It takes so little bad luck, so few bad choices to end up there, riding a train to keep warm.

I hope he's able to find his way.

[lovegunn]

I’ve been so bad about posting here.

I still read all your posts, all of you.

And those of you with whom I used to ask-chat all the time, I miss all your amazing faces.

I hope 2018 is nothing short of delightful for all of you.

You’re all beautiful people, and I love you all to bits.

[lovegunn]

I had a vivid dream about a girl last night. I can't shake it.

[poofyoddish-blog-deactivated202]

you know what i realized. maybe i’m a leslie knope. maybe i won’t meet my ben wyatt for like another ten years.

you want to know why? because if i met him now, he’d be the mayor of fucking ice town and i can’t handle that shit.

but when i meet him, he’ll be ben. he’ll be sweet and kind and geeky and have a slammin’ booty. it’s a long way away, but that’s okay.

[barthvader]

this? is the most? motivational thing? I’ve ever read?

[lovegunn]

As a Ben Wyatt, I love this post.

I was the mayor of Ice Town for a long, long time.

[angrybeardedfitness]

I fucking love this city.

[lovegunn]

Meant to put this here.

[glumshoe]

For everyone planning to kill themselves in the event of a Trump victory:

Don’t.

We need you. The world needs you. We’ve been through this before, in one way or another, and we have prevailed. Who benefits from your death? Only those who want you silenced.

There will be blue skies ahead. There will be triumphs. This is not the end of the world.

Do not go gentle - we are here today because of the stubborn refusal of our predecessors to go away. There are oases even in the darkest of times. You are not alone, and you have not been abandoned. There *will* be blue skies ahead, and you will live to see them.

[levifold]

List of Suicide Crisis supports in the USA:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1800-273-8255

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Online Chat

Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741

The Trevor Project (LBGT+):  1-866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline:  [phone]

If you need support outside the USA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

[peartower]

Please share. Stay Strong. 

[lovegunn]

You know what I don't want to do right now? Work out. You know what I'm about to do right now? Work out.

[showanus]

PLEASE DO NOT GET A "DORY" FISH

The fish from the new Finding Dory movie, the blue tang, is in danger.

With the new movie coming out, everyone and their kid is going to want a blue tang. Clown fish sales SKYROCKETED in 2003, when the original movie Finding Nemo was released. Unlike the blue tang, clownfish can be bred in tanks, are a more easy saltwater fish to care for, only needing 4 gallons per clownfish, and an anemone.

The blue tang CANNOT BE TANK BRED. They are captured live from the ocean, which can be damaging to the coral reefs.

The blue tang gets HUGE, and eventually you’ll need a tank the size of your couch to accommodate it.

The blue tang gets SICK. VERY EASY.

Do NOT get a blue tang, SERIOUSLY. If you are well equipped, an experienced saltwater fish owner, I mean go for it, but don’t get them as your child’s pet. They will be bored of it in a week anyway, and the fish will probably die. There’s tons of Finding Dory merchandise (shirts, bags, stuffed animals, seriously they have everything) to buy yourself or your child.

PLEASE SAVE THE BLUE TANG.

[operarox]

I’ve had both the clownfish and the blue tang growing up (my father raises coral and tropical fish professionally) and this is completely true. DO NOT DO THE THING

[tastefullyoffensive]

“and I’m coming for him…” (via 1mmunity) Relevant

[theinturnetexplorer]

Hero Rats

[morseapple-deactivated20200920]

@jitterbugjive

[87octane]

THEY’RE SO CUTE AND GOOD AND SMART AND HAVE JOB

[petite-guignol]

I’ll always reblog hero rats!

this same species is also trained to identify tuberculosis in samples by smell, meaning they can test for TB at a rapid rate with a high accuracy :)

The organization that trains the rats is APOPO 

[mylittleredgirl]

You can sponsor a rat and you will get adorable personalized emails telling you how well “your” rat is doing! I did this for my sister a few years ago and she’s still getting emails about Martok the HeroRat’s mine-clearing successes and called it the best gift ever.

[black--lamb-blog]

*hyperventilates* OH MY GOD I WANT AN ARMY OF THEM

[dynastylnoire]

Actual Pokemon

[kittydesade]

I… I think I need to adopt a rat.

[goodstuffhappenedtoday]



[hijerking]

i hate wikipedia

[ginzers]

Teach children that this is not ok

[princess-roxxi-remade-deactivat]

Teach children that there’s nothing wrong with this

[ginzers]

I’m really not understanding why you think cultural appropriation would be ok, unless you are assuming that the girl in the picture is part Japanese.

[princess-roxxi-remade-deactivat]

Yellow face yet she’s using white makeup in the traditional style but okay.

Cultural appropriation isn’t a thing, hon. ☺️ Cultures should be shared by all means.

[ginzers]

I disagree. The makeup is clearly reflective of traditional Geisha makeup which is yellowface and therefore racist. Furthermore, the girl is wearing a kimono, a garment that has for ages carried cultural significance. Assuming that she is white how can you think this is ok? And cultural appropriation isn’t a thing? What rock do you live under? I suggest you educate yourself on the differences between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation.

[cheshireinthemiddle]

I am japanese, in japan at this very moment. The only people who think culture shouldnt be shared are racists like you.

A vast majority of Japanese people actually enjoy other people making an effort to spread and enjoy japanese culture, and encourage it. Many make businesses in deliberately taking pictures of people in kimono. A common omiage (gift) for foreigners from japanese people is traditional japanese things such as kimonos, tea seats, shisa dog statues, ect.

And to top it off, basically 80 percent of japanese customs, traditions, and food, came from other countries. Japanese is an integration of different cultures, like america. Japan takes influences from places like korea, china, russia, and europe. If japan stuck to itself, there would be no tempura, japanese tea, tea ceremonies, kabuki, japanese bread, japanese curry, j- pop, anime, cars, or modern fishing techniques. The picture is not “yellow face” they are not making fun of asians. In fact, it looks like they put extra care and research into their work.

The only reason that you have a problem with this is because that little girl is white and you know that it is acceptable on tumblr to crap all over white people. The only racist here is you.

[takesabeating]

Rekt

[schuetzengrabenmints-deactivate]

b t f o

[jennaavh-deactivated20160117]

Dang she got shut down.

[dilfweed]

Damn I’ve never hit reblog so fast in my entire fucking life

[daissychainss-blog]

Daaaaamn

[semiauto14]

Pew pew pew

[lifeiscaulscott]

I reblog this every time I see it

[littleblackchat]

I live in Japan and I’d like to back up this sentiment. 

Recently a museum in Boston came under a lot of fire for allowing visitors to wear a ‘kimono’ (it was featuring a painting my Monet of a girl – a white girl – in a kimono, and the museum had replicas made that guests of ANY RACE could wear to mimic the painting, Pageant-of-the-Masters style). After protests and heated debate, the museum closed the event.

I was living in Japan at the time, and out of all the *actual* Japanese people I asked, not a single one was offended by the event. Rather, they were excited that people half a world away were showing interest in their culture, and were sad that visitors could no longer enjoy the event.

This party, though somewhat silly in application, is an attempt at experiencing and appreciating another culture. The mom who put this together is not an expert on Japan, but she did her best. She got a lot of things right: there are few things Japan loves more than tea, Pocky, and sakura. 

Where do you draw the line for who is “allowed” to learn about Japan? If the girl were of Japanese descent, would that make it ok (even though her citizenship would be the same as the girl from the photo)? If one of the girl’s parents were from Japan, then would it be ok? 

Are you only allowed to make pizza if you live in Italy? If you’re an Italian immigrant? How do we decide these things??

You can’t say you want to dismantle racism and then in the next breath make rules – based on race – for who people can wear, try, or eat, especially when the intent is obviously to have fun experiencing a culture (as opposed to having fun by making fun of a race or culture, like blackface does). 

When you tell people they can only experience things ‘meant for their race’, it totally smacks of segregation to me and I can’t stand it. As someone who (obviously) loves Japan, I say let people learn about it, let people experience it, let people appreciate it. You don’t have to know every single thing about a culture to enjoy it.

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[henryismywaifu]

fucking people got owned is what, fuck i hate how people say you cant do shit when culture should be shared and is shared its how it grows and changes through fucking generations itS HOW YOU LEARN about the world and just fucking, tumblr fucking stupid like 70% of the dam time

[jdbsmg-star]

this new light

[odinsblog]

…I’ve been going thru this guy’s twitter for the last hour

[blind-diode]

this is the shit