Tell Me What You Know About Dreaming

I'm on the Pursuit of Happiness and I Know Everything that Shine Ain't Gold 

[luffysfakebeard]

true love is your wife letting you share the slice of dessert she saved at the buffet

[sisterofiris]

Hey students, here’s a pro tip: do not write an email to your prof while you’re seriously sick.

Signed, a person who somehow came up with “dear hello, I am sick and not sure if I’ll be alive to come tomorrow and I’m sorry, best slutantions, [name]”.

[yay855]

I mean, if someone wrote that to me, I’d probably believe they were sick.

[rox-and-prose]

“Slutantions” has me crying laughing

[watermite]

i once emailed my professor with a migraine. a mistake.

“I amsick will not to choir because i have a heache. i Hope its very and i am so sorry

love,

blue”

the subject line was “OW”

[xakumi]

THE SUBJECT LINE IS THE BEST PART JSJFJSJDJS JUST IMAGINE GETTING AN EMAIL WITH NO CONTEXT OTHER THAN “OW”

[themodernsouthernpolytheist]

As someone who has taught college, please send those emails because 1) We WILL believe that; no one would write that on purpose and 2) we need a laugh sometimes.

[asortoflight]

On the other side of this, once after getting taken to the ER by ambulance, I got an email from the professor whose class I’d passed out in, and the message had no text, just the subject line “you good?”

[whisky-gerblin]

Reblogging for the last addition

[mischievousquokka]

Sometimes, it really is about the content much more than it is about the form.

[gay-impressionist]

Obsessed by this statue I saw today in Le Havre (France) from the Italian sculptor Fabio Viale. The design isn't painted on... The ink is injected inside the marble like a real tattoo. And if I remember correctly what the guide said, it took the artist three weeks to do just that.

How stunning is this

[prairie-grass]

So I looked this guy up because I wanted to know if he was contemporary or not because I'd heard that no one was really able to work marble in the ways of the 'old masters', but this guy is incredible! He's only 47, and beyond these incredible pigment tattoo sculptures, he's done some wack stuff with marble!

Yes this is marble.

Yes these are marble.

Hey did you guess, this is marble.

This is just a giant dong (made from marble). Titled, 'souvenir David'. 😁

More info and image sources here :

The deceiving sculptures of Fabio Viale | Yatzer

Fabio Viale // a traditional sculptor who uses marble to create these not so ordinary sculptures which deceive the spectator and tease the e

[just-shower-thoughts]

Tiny Houses are celebrated as affordable only because wages & inflation are so bad, we forgot actual houses used to be affordable

[scretladyspider]

I mean

[furbearingbrick]

adhd is stored in the ass

[sunlitkoi]

the a in adhd stands for ass

[moonybyte]

What do the other letters stand for then?

[commodorecliche]

Ass Don't Have Dopamine

[midnitedancer]

@shitpostsampler can I please have a pattern for adhd is stored in the ass

[shitpostsampler]

[sosuperawesome]

Lea Yunk on Etsy / Society6

[pointnclick]

men will watch war movies. and for what? just say you wanna watch a gay romance and go

[pulling-aggro]

“brothers in arms” yeah, big strong arms that you wanna be held in

[pointnclick]

“saving private ryan.” why do you wanna save another man so bad?

[wolvden]

We’ve all been working very hard the past few weeks for the next development update. Here’s a little spoiler from one part of it! We’ll be posting another spoiler on Saturday, so keep your eyes peeled!

[expressions-of-nature]

Mount Rainier National Park, WA by Leon Wu

[freddieardley]

Forest Squares - Somerset

Photographed by Freddie Ardley - Instagram @freddieardley

[seabeck]

Peanut the Steller’s Jay

[randomslasher]

Driving on Ice

So apparently a lot of people are experiencing weather and road conditions they rarely see (same here, we don’t usually get this cold, but at least it’s not entirely unprecedented) and plenty of folks still have to drive. 

My dad was very good at teaching me to drive, and took me out to drive on ice on purpose so I could see what it felt like. We’d go up hills, find places where I could deliberately put myself into a skid just to see how it felt, etc. I have no doubt it has saved my life, or at least saved me from some nasty potential accidents, in the intervening years. 

So, for those who didn’t have someone to teach them, here are a few of the tips he gave me. I realize there are plenty of other tips pages out there too, but just in case, I figured I would share.

1) Drive slowly. This one seems obvious but seriously, slow the heck down. Like way the heck down. On icy roads you will rarely want to go more than 20mph, sometimes even slower than that.

2) Give yourself plenty of breaking room. Leave WAY more space between you and the cars ahead of you than you normally would, to give your car plenty of time to slow down on slippery roads. 

3) Tap your brakes, don’t slam on them. Even antilock brakes (ABS), which are meant to prevent your tires from locking up and just sliding across a frictionless icy surface, benefit from this tip. Apply slow gentle pumps to your brakes, to help avoid sending your car into a skid. If you don’t have ABS or aren’t sure, then do this anyway.

4) If you do skid, don’t panic. Take your foot off the accelerator, then turn into the skid–meaning whichever direction your back tires are going, you should turn your wheel the same way. This will help you “catch” the skid and stop spinning.  

5) If you have a standard transmission, get into higher gears asap. They give you more control over your vehicle. I realize that’s not many people these days, but for those who still drive stick, higher gears = more control. 

6) Slow down for turns. Yes, even slower than you’re already going. Take them by inches if you have to. Turns are where you’re more likely to skid since you’re changing the momentum of your vehicle on a low-friction surface. Be especially careful in parking lots. 

7) Bridges freeze first, so even if the road seems dry or ice-free, in cold, wintery conditions, bridges are often still icy. I remember driving out of a wintery storm a few years ago and feeling my back tires fishtail every time I hit an overpass. Be careful, and try not to accelerate or brake on a bridge if you don’t have to. I tend to just coast until I’m on solid ground again.

8) Let your car warm up before you start driving. Your engine will perform better if you give the various lubricants in there time to liquify again. Start your car and let it run for several minutes (5-10 if possible) before you try driving. This will also give your defrost time to melt the ice on your window so you don’t have to scrape so much. 

9) If possible, don’t drive a car with an old or questionable battery. If you have a choice between a vehicle with an older battery or a newer one, go with the newer one. 

10) Don’t be overconfident, even if you have a large heavy vehicle with 4-wheel drive. Ice doesn’t really care; you can still skid, slip, or lose control even in heavier vehicles. I can’t tell you how often I see trucks and 4-wheel-drive SUVs stuck in snowbanks in this kind of weather because the drivers think they are invincible. 

11) Weigh down the back if you’re driving alone. If possible, put something heavy in the back of your vehicle to get some weight over the back tires. This is especially important for trucks and will help you keep control of your vehicle by giving some extra friction to your rear tires.

12) Always assume there is ice on the road in weather below freezing, even if it just looks wet. Black ice looks like water and is very dangerous. 

13) Keep your defrost on high to keep your windshield clear of ice. 

14) If your vehicle suddenly feels light, like it’s gliding or floating, take your foot OFF the accelerator but do not slam the brakes. Let yourself glide until you feel your tires “catch” the pavement again. Tap the brakes to test if you are out of the slide, but DO NOT slam them, as this can send you into a skid. 

Anyway these are just tips my dad has given me over the years and they’ve definitely gotten me through some slippery situations. If you have to drive, be very careful! 

The main thing is go SLOW, don’t try to pass people, let them pass you if they insist on it, and take your time. Leave for work or school plenty early and take your time. 

Be safe out there! Oh, and any of my followers or folks who see this who drive on icy roads more often, feel free to add on. This is mostly aimed at people who may not do this often and may also not have the tires or chains that northern folk do.

[today-only-happens-once]

Yes to all of this! And if I can also add:

Don’t let idiots with big cars bully you into driving faster when driving on icy roads. I’ve had plenty of experience with guys in trucks and big four-wheel drive cars borderline tailgate me on side streets in my little four-door sedan. 

Being a minor inconvenience to someone with an attitude problem is better than crashing your car. drive slowly. 

[randomslasher]

^^^ YES THIS. 

If you can, pull over onto a shoulder or turn off and let them get around you, but if that’s not possible (as it often isn’t in back country roads where you meet a lot of these assholes) then ignore them. They’re being jerks and they need to chill out; it’s far more important that everyone get where they’re going safely. If they are running late then that’s on them for not leaving themselves enough time to travel safely on the icy roads. They shouldn’t be trying to make up that time where it’s putting others in danger. 

[hroethvitnir]

Why thank you ice friends! Moving to somewhere hilly and icy from somewhere hilly and not at all icy so this is useful.

As someone who drives a manual the advice of using a higher gear felt all sorts of wrong, so if like me you’re curious this was the advice of a selection of sites: From RAC (similar to AA from what I can tell):

A higher gear may be more appropriate to aid grip on packed ice.

This helps manage engine power delivery, making it easier to find traction. If it’s a manual, you might need to slip the clutch a little to prevent the car from stalling.

How a Car Works:

Gears - Try to stay in a high gear which gives less torque at the wheels.

Reddit ALI5!

If you apply too much torque to your wheels (on or off ice), they will end up spinning out. However, on ice this can be achieved with far less torque than it would take to make them spin out on asphalt.

OTOH Bridgestone points out using engine braking can assist with maintaining low speeds:

Particularly for hill descent or when anticipating braking to a stop, manually placing the vehicle in a “low” gear aids in maintaining a lower speed and reducing the amount of braking required via the brake pedal. In this scenario, engine braking is being used to maintain a lower speed and reduce the chance of a skid vs. using the brake pedal alone.

[kawuli]

a manual transmission is a fucking godsend for driving on slick roads, because engine braking doesn’t require friction between the wheels and the surface to slow you down

my dad always told us “the goal of driving is to use your brakes as little as possible” and while I maintain that he is wrong about that in general, it is very good advice for driving on snow and ice

[desolationlesbian]

sometimes I look online for videogame guides and it’s almost always useless specifically because of how much of a mess I am. they’re like “here’s 500 of our best tips, tricks, and secrets!” and I’m like yes that’s all well and good but I’m here because I forgot which button opens the map and the game won’t tell me again

[desolationlesbian]

Polygon or IGN or something: This puzzle is pretty tough! Here’s a step-by-step of how to get out of the dungeon.

Me: No, you misunderstand, I already solved this complicated physics puzzle! My problem is that now I can’t find the stairs. :(

[crossconnectmag]

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[yoiku]

Hi hello I excavated my cintiq from a neolithic layer of concentrated dust for the first time in ages.

Have my Vieras, they’re quite literally like night and day.

[homo-sex-shoe-whale]

Gay/gay friendships progress on an entirely different timeline. One hour after the first “hi” you’re already spilling all your trauma

[homo-sex-shoe-whale]

2 minutes in: Oh yeah I’m 5'6 

12 minutes in: God I fucking hate my father

[theantisocialghost]

a week in and im telling you about dead russian czar’s preserved appendages

[anarchohannibalism]

eventually, you learn each other’s names

[geokitties]

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