dying is easy, young man, living is harder.

younger millennial, brazilian, she/her, ace, professional proofreader and translator (allegedly), survive on almond chai lattes and fanfics, malfunctioning arc reactor, but medicated and in therapy lol

[kropotkindersurprise]

oh no, not "society as we know it", that thing that we all love and agree shouldn't change!

[natalieironside]

"Society as we know it is at risk" yay wahoo yipee hip hip hooray!

[dark-magician-girl-meets-world]

Fortuneteller, turning over the Death card: Don't worry. It isn't literal. It simply refers to some form of change. Me: Phew Fortuneteller; turning over the Gets Eaten by the Fortuneteller While Trying to Leave card: That can also mean many things

[discodeerdiary]

I still think that a key function of the way we think of the concepts "adult" and "child" is to separate the human population into "people who deserve autonomy but no protection" and "people who deserve protection but no autonomy" and in the process dehumanize both groups of people. We ignore the fact that all people need both autonomy and protection, and that our society could easily be set up to provide everyone a healthy mix of both.

[discodeerdiary]

And to be honest much of what we label as "protection" for children and "autonomy" for adults is merely the appearance of such. We act as if dictating what children are allowed to say, think, or feel is a form of care, and as if cutting away all social safety nets for adults is a form of empowerment.

[mctreeleth]

#and that's why people compare disabled adults to children #if they need protection they must not deserve autonomy

(tags by @bemusedlybespectacled)

[memeuplift]

[chicagoeggwhisperer]

"A ship can never truly love an anchor." dude shut up. a ship without an anchor gets dashed against the rocks. it's useless, completely at the whim of the currents. a ship loves an anchor so much it carries it everywhere it goes. the anchor gives the ship the world to love. dude.

[chicagoeggwhisperer]

DUDE DON'T YOU DO THIS TO ME

[nebula-girl]

If your nose is currently unblocked and not runny, take a moment to appreciate it. Wow look at you breathing in with both nostrils and not having to blow your nose every two minutes! You must be so proud of yourself! I’m proud of you too bud, have fun with your clear nose, you deserve it.

[starkownsmyuwus]

the mcu as chaotic images

[animusrox]

The Avengers (2012) | The Suicide Squad (2021)

[bob-belcher]

GOSSIP GIRL 1.05 ‘‘Dare Devil’’

[awakandangoddess]

This

gotta be the equivalent to this

[misomimii]

Same energy

Lmao

[lpbear]

[cevansdilf]

[victorgparra-deactivated2020111]

[idonthavevans]

[soufcakmistress]

Screaminggggg

[that-sweet-jester]

Have some crappy doodles I made one day

[starrypawz]

This footage of Elmo after messing up a take on Sesame Street is peak relatable

[sleepy-shark]

In Elmo’s voice: “I only had three lines!”

[mydesignispeople]

Okay but please watch the whole video. It’s just over a minute.

1. Robin Williams making off-the-cuff jokes that are definitely not Sesame Street appropriate.

2. The slow zoom in on Elmo’s face at the end.

3. Robin Williams

[ladofletters]

[working link]

[weasley-detectives]

Robins Williams’ laughter in the background is the most heartwarming, mood lifting thing I have ever heard.

[theimprobabledreamersworld]

This is literally the best thing to see first thing after I wake up 😊

[buotella]

I, Tonya (2017) Little Women (2019)  The Queen’s Gambit (2020)

[koroleva-nazyalensky]

[ommatidia]

“it’s what’s inside that makes you beautiful”

*the demon possessing my body blushes*

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Well my week has been exciting so far.

[neat-deadandlive-things]

I had some other work to do this morning (Figuring out some algae stuff involving 1000 L mesocosm up a mountain) so mystery species has been sitting alone in the lab all morning…..

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Made it up to the lab today to find this. It’s probably from the fridge defrosting and not the creepy “algae”.

[neat-deadandlive-things]

June 13th Update.

According to a few colleagues it’s either a plant, an algae, or a fungi. So that’s been helpful.

After a day with some sunlight I think I might be seeing some chloroplasts.

It seems to like the nutrient solution I added yesterday though!

[lynati]

I for one welcome our new plant, algae, or fungi overlords.

I was about to say “in a sensible lab people wouldn’t waste time with this, they’d autoclave the bottles and move on” but on reflection I can’t think of a single bio lab I’ve been in that wouldn’t immediately go “ooh, mystery algae, that sounds like a fun challenge; let’s devote multiple hours to identifying it for no reason”.

[kit6]

I need updates tell me about the algae

[neat-deadandlive-things]

The mystery algae/plant/fungi/alien is stuck in the university growth chamber. With everything going on I probably won’t get to check in on it until September, possibly not until 2021.

[howieduet]

So by that time it will have developed what, writing?

[neat-deadandlive-things]

God I hope so, then I can train it to write my thesis!

[alexaloraetheris]

This entire post is the most on-brand biologist thing I have seen in my entire godforsaken life. The moment this pandemic is over these guys have another crisis ready for us.

[lucky-182]

Can we get an update cause this is crazy

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Update: Due to the global pandemic, the algae has been left alone in a weird hidden growth chamber for a year and will likely stay there for another year. Enjoy that information!

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Friday, August 13th, 2021: Yesterday I visited the algae. Today I am going to bring a preserved sample home.

I’m going to be in the field for the next 2 or 3 weeks but soon after that I hope to once again try to ID it.

Any botanists/mycologists who want to help out? I’m afraid if it’s not algae my ID skills are very rusty.

Here it is, in all it’s glory, after 2 years in isolation.

[venting-my-head-deactivated2022]

Sampling on Friday the 13th just confirms that the horror movie plot is unstoppable now

[prokopetz]

Remember: toe beans are the sign of a killer.

[prokopetz]

Funnily enough, I’m not 100% joking. While many animals have paw pads, the particular kind of soft, squishy beans found on housecats are an adaptation for stealth. Squishy beans mean you’re looking at an ambush predator.

[slippyflippers]

These are the beans of a killer, Bella.

[youkai93]

The clover has finally grown enough for her to munch on again

[teethwreath]

absolute decadence

[metradell-vyorei-deactivated202]

Imagine a kindly giant of unknown species and origin just picking you up and carefully placing you in a pile of chicken nuggets

[arianedessine]

@youkai93​ @metradell-vyorei​ I did my best