peachy keen

I’m MacKenzie, 23, Wildlife biologist, North American bats are my speciality, Blue Ridge Mountains are my home, will gladly punch a nazi

[sbrown82]

[papa-mint]

My life has been meaningless until now🤘

[mulaney]

Roughly 1000 of you asked: Did you lie about your age when Princess Diana died?

[emesis-blu]

This is so passive aggressive I’m actually losing my shit

[overlyoverrated]

People travel? What a concept...

[overlyoverrated]

I’m not even gonna lie, the only reason I’m posting this is because I’ve been dealing w some serious seasonal depression for the last ~4 months, and am desperate for literally any drop of serotonin I can get. So here’s to me vying for attention on social media so I can try and feel good, cheers 🍻

[samezukas-deactivated20171227]

so i don’t think a lot of people really understand how often south asian culture is misinterpreted and appropriated so i’m making a post about it right here.

any mention of third eyes

any mention of chakras

people wearing bindis when they shouldn’t be 

fucking “om” or “aum” tattoos or appliques on things like yoga pants. do you know how fucking disrespectful it is to put a symbol that is so important to my religion and culture on the ass of some white chick’s yoga pants

people wearing maang tikka when they shouldn’t be

anklets with bells on them are very important to the dance culture of south asia and it’s disrespectful to wear them outside of a traditional dance setting

feel free to add any more that i missed because i’m fucking tired

[samezukas-deactivated20171227]

this is okay to rb if you’re not south asian. in fact it’s encouraged that you reblog this post, regardless of your race

[fierce-little-afro-witch]

^^Anyone is capable of appropriation without meaning to, even other poc. Please respect!

[little-witchys-cottage]

In this good pagan house we appreciate sea slugs/bunnies

[pissvortex]

the maple leafs injured both of the hurricanes goalies so they put their fucking zamboni driver in the net LMAO

[pissvortex]

he’s a 42 year old with a kidney transplant. the hurricanes are currently winning the game

[pissvortex]

they just won and the entire team is hugging him

[thegirlwholied]

I have never seen a real-life news story shout "plot of a Disney movie from 20 years ago" so loudly before

[overlyoverrated]

Never been more proud to be a Canes fan lmao. This guy also saved 8 out of the 10 shots the Maple Leafs made on him. Absolute legend.

[teathattast]

printing important documents

danettestokely

[gunther-h-sputnik]

Very important business

[teathattast]

Definitely business related

[drtanner]

Personal Assistant

[sophiaslittleblog]

He needs this report for his business meeting.

[falseknees]

Lucky bird

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

FANCY BIRB!

[newyorkcitysubway-deactivated20]

the worst thing about college is that classes are either like

midterm - 30%

paper - 30%

final - 40%

or they’re like

attendance - 5%

participation - 10%

reading reactions (5 papers worth 2% each) - 10%

midterm - 20% (15% for grad students)

final paper rough draft - 5%

final paper - 15%

group presentation - 10%

final exam - 20% (25% for grad students)

stapling your papers in the correct corner - 2%

breathing - 8%

that’s it no in between

[overlyoverrated]

Or if you were a STEM student like myself:

4 exams - 70% total

Lab- 30%

And as someone who is a TERRIBLE test taker (thanks anxiety and adhd 🥰) I didn’t do terribly well in undergrad. I was lucky if I made B in most of my classes. Labs were always my saving grace lol. American education is a joke.

[overlyoverrated]

Oh this also reminds me of the time I was taking my Ecology class (which is what I got my degree in) and the grading was structured as my aforementioned comment. I knew the professor well enough, we were chill with each other, but I was straight up failing all of his exams and had a D in the class. This was also my last semester of my senior year and I wouldn’t be able to graduate if I didn’t pass this class (his was the only class I was failing, and it also gave me a serious existential crisis bc I was supposed to be getting a degree in the one fucking class I was failing). Anyhow, he came up to me one day after class and was like “you’re doing really bad on my exams, but you have a 98 in the lab. I know you know the material. What’s going on?” And I basically explained that I DID know the material very well, but I’m also a really poor test taker for multiple reasons. He really seemed to sympathize with me, and gave me a few pointers. Our next exam was the final. I somehow came out with a B for the class. I think me talking with him about my struggles may have helped things in my favor tbh. MAIN TAKEAWAY: if you’re a really bad test taker like I am, talk to your teachers/professors about it! I know it can be really embarrassing, but I think you will be surprised at how understanding some of them can be. I only talked about my test taking issues with a few of my professors during my time as a undergrad, but each of them did their best to help me and I wound up never failing any of their classes

[newyorkcitysubway-deactivated20]

the worst thing about college is that classes are either like

midterm - 30%

paper - 30%

final - 40%

or they’re like

attendance - 5%

participation - 10%

reading reactions (5 papers worth 2% each) - 10%

midterm - 20% (15% for grad students)

final paper rough draft - 5%

final paper - 15%

group presentation - 10%

final exam - 20% (25% for grad students)

stapling your papers in the correct corner - 2%

breathing - 8%

that’s it no in between

[overlyoverrated]

Or if you were a STEM student like myself:

4 exams - 70% total

Lab- 30%

And as someone who is a TERRIBLE test taker (thanks anxiety and adhd 🥰) I didn’t do terribly well in undergrad. I was lucky if I made B in most of my classes. Labs were always my saving grace lol. American education is a joke.

[diycraftsnmore]

Velux balcony roof window installed by instagram.com/patrynwoodworks

[ttv]

Balcony

By: @pantrywoodworks

Date: November 20, 2017

Playlist: Sandbox | Bed | Pool | Balcony

[jackiietaylor]

you know it’s disney movie release time when disney gets its first ever gay character for the twelfth time

[mangacartaholygrail]

*refuses to look at texts* I love conversation and communication

[just-cat-memes]

[pussylipgloss]

me and strawberry lemonade svedka

[qoa]

me with patron silver tbh

[bangays]

tbh strawberitas

[overlyoverrated]

Jim Beam Maple...Can’t smell it now without retching. I wish I could give 20 yo Mackenzie a hug

[anarchyisfunandfree]

Fun fact, hammering metal spikes into tree trunks is a federal crime in the US because environmental activists used to do it in the 80s to fuck up chainsaws and logging equipment.

[anarchyisfunandfree]

So you should never use this effective strategy for disrupting logging operations because it is illegal.

[anarchyisfunandfree]

Here’s a link describing exactly how to do it, so you can make sure not to by accident.

[punkshitposts]

hey guys! a lot of our followers have been reblogging this post telling us that doing this will harm workers and trees! i understand your concern, and i even get why you believe that. the thing is, you don’t spike every tree in a forest and then walk away. you spike a few of the trees that are slated to be cut down, then you put up a sign or send an email telling the loggers that some of the trees in this area have been spiked

spiking a tree has a small chance to cause an infection in the tree. but cutting a tree down has a Huge chance of killing the tree, and they cut down a lot of trees

this has also never harmed workers. iirc, there was one example of a logger getting hit with a chainsaw chain, but it was disputed as to whether or not the tree had been spiked. in reality, it only harms their equipment, making it very expensive to cut down any of the trees in the area, just in case

many of us believe these things, because the logging industry dumped tons of money into propaganda to stop us from protesting their actions, either by convincing us that what they’re doing is good, or by convincing us that what we’re doing is worse

so remember, do your own research, punch nazis, and buy recycled paper

~mod Civ

[enemyoflawns]

hello, forestry major here to debunk everything you just said.

while a metal spike in a tree can harm it, the tree quickly heals. usually they will grow over it and it’s like it’s not even there. once the bark is a good inch over the spike, the spike is already in dead wood by that point (that’s right, the inside of a tree is already dead wood). a spike will not harm a tree as bad as you would think.

however, a spike can absolutely kill someone. every forester and logger i know knows someone that has died from this. I know someone that has died of this. if there is a spike in a tree and you hit that with a saw, it can fly out and kill you. it can bounce the saw back and kill you. the father of one of my forestry teachers is paralyzed from a spike that was in a tree that he hit with a saw. saying that it does not harm people is a lie and should not be spread.

and one more thing. logging isn’t bad. when I started my classes, I was under the impression that it was bad. but, when done properly, it’s actually a very necessary process to happen. in the USA, fire was prevented in forests for about 100 years now. that had caused them to become severely overgrown and impacted the environment, not necessarily in a good way. logging is used to help thin out that forest. I live in California and here, foresters are required by law to plant a tree for every tree they cut down. doing a clear cut? (which is rarely done anymore, btw) you have to replant the whole thing within a year. y'all know that trees grow back, right? we also need wood for many things in this world. yes, you can build a house out of cement, but making cement is actually far worse for the environment than cutting down trees. it puts more carbon in the atmosphere to make cement. but when you cut down a tree, the carbon that was stored in the tree stays in the wood. even if it’s cut down. it’s only released if it burns or something.

please, educate yourselves on forestry, the environment, and forest management. so yes, do your research, punch a nazi, and don’t feel guilty about using non-recycled paper. it’s a renewable resource.

[scottishwobbly]

“Every forester and logger I know knows someone who has died from this”

Talking out your arse, you sure they didn’t just stand the wrong side of the tree mate?

[floatingstirnerhead]

“Haha! I work in this horrible industry, so just so you knows *dumps logging propaganda*”

[scottishwobbly]

Maybe if the logging company listened to their workers when they told them “this band-saw is worn out and needs replaced” rather than letting them use it until it breaks and causes an injury, this ONE CASE of a forestry worker being hurt by a spiked tree wouldn’t have happened. But sure, blame thr activists.

[everythingfox]

“This little baby deer got so scared crossing the road from seeing the car approaching, it dropped down in the middle of the road and wouldn’t move. After stopping and turning the car off to help them calm down, the mama deer cautiously came to the rescue.“

(Source)

[impuretale]

I know what the OP means but you can read it one way and think it means the mama deer was driving the car. 

[rebeccathenaturalist]

This is where I get into some of the history elements of natural history. I love the stories the land tells as I walk along its contours. Whether it’s the basalt formed by massive lava floods, or the hollows left in forests where the roots of blown-over trees once grew, or the temporary tidepools carved in the sand by the ocean along my coastline, the land tells me what has been, what is, and perhaps what may still come to be.

Species portrayed: Canada goose (Branta canadensis), North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), common cattail (Typha latifolia), American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), American hazelnut tree (Corylus americana)

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