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[macdenlover]

it came to my realization that 99% of my fandom related headaches would be cured if everyone understood this

[macdenlover]

a comic i made is being sold on a shelf at my favorite cb store as of today and this post is still my biggest accomplishment of the day

[neil-gaiman]

This headcanon guide, if understood, would also reduce the Asks I get by about half.

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for @GuardianBooks.

[neil-gaiman]

This is what will happen when I die if I am good.

[epoxyconfetti]

[queen-mihai]

I love your grandpa and this is gonna do NUMBERS here

[always-coffee]

This is delightful!

[typhlonectes]

[queer-as-city-folk]

This is a distance of roughly 625 miles and we are going to assume that the speed does not include the time penalty of Spain having a different Rail Gauge than France.

At 890 miles of rail you can get New York to Chicago which would be the ideal first route, but what can you get with 625 miles that makes more since than Columbus?

Well at that distance you can get Raleigh-DC-Philadelphia-NYC- Boston

With intermediate stops in Richmond, Baltimore, New Haven, and Providence

That is a route that is not only good, but has potential to be one of the most used rail lines in the world if it were at high speeds and a cheap price

[snippychicke]

How about putting some more rails, especially high speed, out here in the midwest, so those of us stuck out here can travel without hours in a car or spending hundreds on a plane ticket?

[queer-as-city-folk]

I guess another route of equivalent length would be St.Paul-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago- -Indianapolis-louisville

[neil-gaiman]

I remember when Obama put aside the money for a rapid light rail system from Chicago to Minneapolis. And the loathsome then Governor of Wisconsin gave the money back, and blocked the project.

Op-Ed: Walker’s High Speed Folly

Was governor’s biggest mistake turning down federal money for high speed rail?

[ad-wills]

[imposterogers]

when u think about it of course marvel had to ruin 2012!bruce banner. because they introduced this brilliant humble and empathetic man who was anti military with a wicked sense of biting sarcasm. who was so against the hulk being used in warfare that he’d rather live off the grid in calcutta wearing a dirty suit & with very little money to his name. who was hunted and lied to by thaddeus ross & the us government, and threatened to be put into a cage and experimented on, whose body was going to be used for destruction, to the point that he tried to kill himself. so he learned to control the hulk. to control his anger. who was distrustful, and rightly so. who realized his trust had been taken advantage of yet again when he saw the cage on the helicarrier, and still stayed to help. who rode thru nyc on a vespa to the battle, and revealed that his secret wasn’t that he was dangerous bc he had no control over the hulk, but bc he did. of course they had to ruin him. how could they let a character like that exist? how could they get a character like that to agree to be apart of a govt task force of soldiers & fighters, when his hands were made to help not harm?

[stars-bean]

Sherlock Holmes (2009) dir. Guy Ritchie

[olderthannetfic]

I have a confession…I can’t stand timeloop stories. Primarily because repetition is a PTSD trigger of mine and every timeloop story I’ve ever read relies extremely heavily on copy-paste. I’ve seen so many posts on tumblr recently about how much they adore time loops and I just don’t get it.

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[optimistickidflowereclipse]

I like time loops where the main character is the only one aware it is happening and retains knowledge after each reset for several reasons:

1) have you ever wondered how your life would’ve gone had you taken a different turn somewhere? Or whether you actually picked the best option out of those presented to you? A good time-loop scenario can scratch that itch. Repeated resets allow the characters to revisit the choices that would be strictly either-or situations in normal circumstances, making it possible to explore all the potential scenarios and outcomes;

2) as said by others, endless potential for psychological whump of the protagonist cursed with ever-expanding knowledge — from simple existential dread at the idea of being stuck within a single day/week with no chance of any long-term developments to living with memories of traumatic events that no one else remembers. Time loops can be used by lazy writers as a bad crutch for exploring dramatic deaths/catastrophes without having to deal with the consequences, but good examples of this trope take that premise and actually explore it. How damaging is it to a person to realize that nothing they do matters because it will all be erased in 24 h anyway? Knowing that you will never be able to make a meaningful change for better or for worse? Witnessing a horrific death of your loved one and then be expected to interact with them as if it hasn’t happened the next day? Or, say, knowing that a mass shooting will occur at 9p.m. at the local market and fail to prevent it over and over no matter what you do? The angst possibilities are endless here with the right execution.

Time loop may erase the events, but it should not erase the impact that they had in some way.

[homunculus-argument]

I keep thinking about that post about the whole genre of movies about a white guy getting into an asian philosophy, matrial art etc and then proceeding to surpass his teacher and be the best ever at it, and I started thinking about the opposite of it.

 I want a movie about a chinese dude who comes to Finland, downs an entire bottle of Koskenkorva, tries to fight a nearby cow and ends up lying face down in a ditch while sobbing about his ex wife and having like 5 finnish dudes staring at him in awe like

 “That’s him. That’s the chosen one.”

[marithlizard]

The 5 finnish dudes bring him home with them.  The next day, the chinese dude wakes up on the couch with a mighty hangover.   He turns on the TV and for the first time in his life sees Moomintroll.  Instant spiritual bonding experience.  Overcome with emotion,  he begins to sing an ode to Snufkin in a high clear tenor voice. The 5 finnish dudes hastily call their live-in wise old mentor.  “Yes,” says the mentor after watching chinese dude for a few minutes.  “The prophecy was true.  This is the chosen one.  This man…will be our 2020 Eurovision act.”

[olderthannetfic]

Please. I need this indie film.

[nateconnolly]

[Image ID:

A picture that says “A student once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the earliest sign of civilization? The student expected her to say a clay pot, a grinding stone, or maybe a weapon. 

Margaret Mead thought for a moment, then she said, “A healed femur.”

The second picture is a news headline. It is bolded and a much larger font. “27-year-old who couldn’t afford $1,200 insulin copay dies after trying cheaper version.”

The third picture is the same font and size as the Margaret Mead quote. It’s a continuation. It says, “A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. In societies without the benefits of modern medicine, it takes about six weeks of rest for a fractured femur to heal. A healed femur shows that someone cared for the injured person, did their hunting and gathering, stayed with them, and offered physical protection and human companionship until the injury could mend.” 

The fourth picture is another headline. It is in a large and bolded type. “Dying man who couldn’t afford to go to hospital after vomiting blood"

The fifth picture is a screenshot of the Margaret Mead story.

Mead explained that where the law of the jungle—the survival of the fittest—rules, no healed femurs are found. The first sign of civilization is compassion, seen in a healed femur. 

The next screenshot is of a slightly different font. The letters are pointier and the lines are a little curvier. It says, “Susan Finley returned to her job at a Walmart retail store in Grand Junction Colorado, after having to call in sick because she was recovering from pneumonia.

The day after she returned, the fifty three  year old received her ten year associate award — and was simultaneously laid off, according to her family. She had taken off one day beyond what is permitted by Walmart’s attendance policy.

After losing her job in May 2016, Finley also lost her health insurance coverage and struggled to find a new job. Three months later, Finley was found dead in her apartment after avoiding going to see a doctor for flu-like symptoms. 

A screenshot of a bold, bigger headline. It says ‘The house always wins’: Insurers’ record profits.

A final screenshot of smaller text with a slightly gray background. It says “We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.” /end ID.] 

[marinella-ela]

[wymanthewalrus]

@vancekilo how does it feel being the most correct person to ever comment on a post

[librarykris]

*scritch scritch scritch scritch*

[creativepromptsforwriting]

How to show emotions

Part III

How to show disappointment

swallowing hard

low, monotone voice

clucking their tongue

rubbing their face

shaking head

clenching hands

sighing

frowning

pursing of the lips

slumped shoulders

looking away

scowling

How to show relief

exhaling deeply

tension in their face going away

closing eyes for a moment

tentative smile

eyes brightening up

small giddy laughter

putting hand on their breast

joyfully tearing up

looking up

How to show desire

gaze dropping down to the other's lips

opening mouth slightly

small smile around the eyes

eyes widening

pupils dilating

biting lips

following them with their eyes

inhaling deeply

licking lips

How to show tiredness

closing eyes

slowly opening them again

long sighs

yawning

no eye contact

head lolling to the side

closed mouth, neither smile nor scowl

not moving a lot

doing everything slower

staring off into the near distance

How to show confidence

prolonged eye contact

nodding to show they are listening

putting their shoulders back

holding head high

leaning forward

standing tall

smiling openly

Part I | Part II

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[bluebeetle]

This is definitely not a google drive full of the sleep stuff from the Headspace app, including sleepcasts, music, and wind down meditation, that normally costs 17.99 a month, no siree and you definitely shouldnt share this with people

[thatbastardlass-deactivated2021]

and here’s a link that does not lead to a google drive full of tv shows movies + books and also does not contain a shortcut to the above

[gigilberry]

this is absolutely not a link to another google drive with shows + movies + audio books either nope no sir

[ehlers-world-problems]

[daffy-taffy]

@timetravellingcactus cause for some reason I’m not able to send this to you

[do-you-have-a-flag]

the goog drive directory titled “the library” is transferring to a different platform soon so hustle on that one!

[nero-neptune]

this absolutely isnt a google drive of the imdb top 250 movies

and this couldn’t possibly lead you to even more books!

these arent musical bootlegs… what do you mean?

[timcurrysbooty]

[carlottagiudicellivevo]

[takiki16]

NO FEAR.  The actors who played Long John Silver and Captain Flint in Black Sails FULLY ACKOWLEDGE that the Muppet adaptation was the best

(source)

[saint-batrick]

[the-eoghain]

Olive harvesting

[unrepentantwarriorpriest]

Im going to be honest, I thought decepticon ambush, but sure why not.

[woodlandenjoyer]

Bad and naughty trees go to the

W I G G L E U M B R E L L A

[oumaimas]

excerpt from “The Book of Delights” by Ross Gay (transcript under the cut) 

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[only-cat-memes]

Your daily dose of cat memes

[optimistickidflowereclipse]

100% true. I rescued my second cat as a tiny kitten (I’m talking 4-6 weeks old tiny, we had to buy cat baby food for her because normal kitten food made her sick) — I made a mistake of helping her get off the tree branch she was stuck on and next thing I know this tiny fur all has climbed into our car somehow, settled herself into my mom’s lap, and loudly refused to leave.