[e-n-d-a-s-h]

Liz Toohey-Wiese, 2024.

"A sign installed in the largest wildfire burn I’ve ever seen, along the BC/YK border. Borrowing the aesthetics of BC Recreation Site signs, once again pointing to the overlaps of outdoor recreation, resource extraction, and the consequences of the climate crisis. Most recreation sites in BC exist along previously built logging and mining roads.

“Forced into a great and difficult transformation” was a line I heard in a lecture on Buddhist philosophy I was listening to on my drive up north. But it became another mantra I thought about while living in a place that’s been utterly transformed by resource extraction over the past century, and as I thought about the burnt landscapes I drove through."

More here.

[fangorn-forest]

children heed my warning. one day your body’s check engine light will come on and demand that you start eating so many vegetables and whole grains. do not ignore it.

[blackwoolncrown]

I want to explain this a bit more since 'health' and 'biology' are loosely speaking, special interests of mine and also what I went to school for.

People SAY that your health 'suddenly' starts to decline in your 30s but that's not really a good way to put it A) bc that's not really accurate and B) bc it frames this decline as something inherent and unavoidable, which does nothing to convince you that you have some agency about this.

So I'm going to explain this in LOOSE NON-SCIENTIFIC language:

When you are an infant or child, you are actively growing. Nature is throwing tons of new cells into you bc your body needs to BUILD BUILD BUILD. What you're able to do, eat and heal from is all largely dictated by this-- for example little kids often LOVE sweet foods or dairy-like foods and are relatively less interested in anything else. This is bc their body is running on HIGH all the time since building body parts is very energetically intensive. They can eat a fistful of sugarcubes and burn them off in an hour. Ask me how I know.

When you are a YOUNG ADULT you are actually still developing to a secondary extent, but your bones and such are fused and now that development goes into solidifying the structure and also finetuning its reproductive capabilities and features-- these, too, are HIGHLY energy consumptive when they first come online. Nature is STILL, thus, throwing tons of energy and new cells your way hoping you'll do something cool with them. You regenerate very quickly, and recover from harm rapidly-- But please note: swift recovery from harm is not absence of harm. This most relates to the consumption of 'junk food' and alcohol-- many people say they could 'eat whatever they wanted and nothing would happen' when they're in their 20s or that they could go out drinking and 'not be affected'. You were affected. You didn't notice.

Once everything has come online you go into maintenance mode. Nature stops throwing excess cells and energy your way bc you don't need that-- your body is yours and you are now responsible for maintaining it...hopefully with what you learned by experience in your 20s. IF YOU WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, you did not learn this, and are in for a surprise in your 30s bc your 'free recovery' subscription has ended. Recovery and maintenance- processes that are constant in the human body- now cost MINERALS & ELECTRICITY. You can go into DEBT now, and that debt will come in the form of joints that pop, inability to recover well, lowered immune function, and feeling like shit.

This debt accrues interest RAPIDLY once you hit 36-- the age of around 36 to 46 or so is a kind of reckoning stage where Nature assesses how well you've managed your body and you will be SWIFTLY downgraded if the result is you were just winging it.

So how do you build this account? 2 main things ( LOOSELY SPEAKING this is so not 100% scientific but I have to be general here): MINERALS -- you get these from eating well, mostly. You might want to take supplements based on your unique needs. But you need Minerals & Vitamins (i'm lumping these two together) bc they are the chemical building blocks (currency) your body uses to rebuild and fix up cells. ELECTRICITY is- again loosely speaking- having the proper chemical voltage throughout your body. This 'voltage' drops when you don't move enough, or when you're dehydrated. The building and repairing process your body wants to do may have the materials (minerals and vitamins) but there's not enough power in the factory, or the AC isn't working and the workers are overheating and can't work well. To fix this, drink lots of water and MOVE AND STRETCH your body. The action within your muscles and bones GENERATES ENERGY and it keeps your cells happy.

So the thing is, it's not that you suddenly find yourself taking damage after 30+. You were taking damage the whole time. You're just kept from really feeling it bc you're young and full of extra juice and given time to figure things out.

But at some point Nature expects you to do that, and you will pay if you don't.

Best to start out giving a shit, even if none of your friends think you're cool, even if you get called a 'health nut' bc you will still be able to frolick at 45, 50, probably so on while everyone who said it was dumb to have 'balanced meals' shares memes about how they wake up feeling like shit every day.

Sidenote don't let our shitty fatphobic society obscure the fact that it's okay to care about what you eat. Counting calories or being preoccupied with physical perfection is a sad way to relate to your body BUT that doesn't mean that paying attention to your diet AT ALL is bad. Baby, bath water, etc.

[blackwoolncrown]

My goat ranting has been justified for this day.

[notemily]

your 'free recovery' subscription has ended

smh. can't own shit in this economy

[penrosesun]

Btw, this also goes for things like ergonomics. You may have never needed good sitting posture, or lumbar support, or proper typing technique, or a monitor riser, or good shoe insoles, or... but the thing is, you did, though. You were taking damage the whole time, you were just healing so fast that you didn't notice. Back problems and repetitive strain injuries aren't inevitable in your 30s – but they're pretty inevitable if you go on treating your body as badly as you could get away with treating it in your 20s.

[thetardigrape]

I've seen this come across my dash several times, and I think if it's getting this much traction it needs a little addendum.

Yes, it's good to feed your body healthful foods, which means a rich and robust diet full of whole nutrition. Yes, it's good to get good exercise and focus on avoiding injuries, including ergonomic injuries.

HOWEVER, I think this framing runs the risk of convincing people that anyone who does have health problems brought it on themselves. As a person with multiple health issues, I've had plenty of people tell me all sorts of things I should try: yoga, liquid diet, intermittent fasting, keto diet, meditation, acupuncture, the list goes on.

The fact of the matter is that some of us lost the genetic lottery. Some of us won it. Some people will eat well and exercise and be robustly healthy well into their 80s. Others will eat well and exercise and face a lifetime of health problems and battles and die much younger. It's not because one of them Made Good Choices and the other didn't. It's because bodies are incredibly complex, as are nutrition and exercise, and there are no easy answers.

So, to be clear: Yes, eat well, exercise, and try to avoid injury. But also, guard yourself against thinking that someone who does experience health problems (including people with disabilities) brought it on themselves or haven't done enough to fix it.

[barghest-land]

a lot of feelings that are more than words

[nomorechoirs]

fr. “Sorrow is Not My Name” by Ross Gay

[titkoks]

i don’t know why i love this so much but i do

[drallimylime]

вопросик?!

[meltyneon]

[cometchameleon]

Ok wait I'm an animator but the idea of referring to a real life human's gait as a walk cycle is sending me

[singing-bowl]

thinking about how ursula k leguin said "what goes too long unchanged destroys itself. The forest is forever because it dies and dies and so lives" and how everyday i wake up slightly different and i can feel myself shed the skin of who i used to be slowly, slowly, until i look back and can scarcely recognise who i was... but also she is still a part of me, part of the leaf litter and the humus, supporting me as i send new roots down and new leaves stretching up to the sunlight

[deathtofun]

I told a guy his total was 13.21 and he said “wish it were that year, could actually get some good music on the radio”

[regularlesbian]

breaking news from the AP, our boys on the front have just sacked constantinople. take that, heretics. coming up next are the soothing lute dirges of bing crosby

[alexanderwales]

Detective Jones came in and whistled at the crime scene. All the artifacts had been placed together on a table, ready to be bagged by the crime scene boys as soon as he'd had a chance to look at them. Detective Kimmer was already there.

There were thirteen of the artifacts in total, ranging from a grimoire to a footstool, and the two larger pieces, a cello and a rocking chair, were on the ground next to the table. They all had one thing in common: they were made using the skin and bones of the victims.

"It's awful stuff," said Kimmer, who had already been looking at it.

"That's the job," said Jones. "Seeing the worst of the worst."

"I mean, look at the stitching on this grimoire," said Kimmer. He picked it up with blue-gloved hands. "Look at the tanning job he did."

"That's a woman's skin," said Jones.

"Yeah," said Kimmer. "And you know, human skin is probably not the easiest thing to work with, I'm sympathetic to that, but you're going to kill a woman, flay her alive, and then make this?"

"You're upset by the shoddy craftsmanship?" asked Jones.

"I mean, was this the first grimoire he ever made?" asked Kimmer. "There's just no respect for craft here. It's like those morons who say 'I could do that' to everything they see, and at least this guy did try, but look at this, look at how bad all of it is! What he should have done is focus on just one thing and gotten better at perfecting it, but it's like he made one rocking chair out of bones with ribs for the runners and it's fuck-ass dogshit -- sorry, I'm getting worked up."

"He said he targeted people with soft skin," said Jones.

"Yeah, he's like one of those people who buys a bunch of yarn and then makes one disappointing sweater before moving on to the next thing," said Kimmer. "No commitment to actually learning a skill, no dedication to a craft, just this constant desire to leap on some new project. That's the sickness of the modern era, Jones."

"I think maybe it's the murder, Kimmer," said Jones.

"Nah, the murder has always been around, we're in the safest time in human history, fewest serial killers there have ever been," said Kimmer. "I'm talking about something deeper. It's TikTok, it's 24-hour cable news, it's doomscrolling, these people who just want the quick dopamine fix, who couldn't make a proper chair if their lives depended on it."

"Things going okay with the wife, Kimmer?" asked Jones.

"The candle business is not going great, no," said Kimmer.

[alexanderwales]

Jones sauntered into the interrogation room, and Kimmer followed after, vibrating like a housefly on methamphetamines.

The Craftsman Killer sat with his soft hands folded in front of him on the table, unperturbed by the manacles whose chain ran down to the floor.

"We've got you dead to rights," said Jones. "We've got your computer, we have the photos you took, we have DNA evidence tying you to the crime scenes, and we have the recovered artifacts. It's all over except the trial, and my guess is that you're going to want to avoid that. The best way is to confess now."

"Hello, detectives," said the Craftsman Killer with a wide smile. "It's something of a relief to finally have someone see my work."

Kimmer lunged forward. "Is it?!" he asked. "Is it nice to have people see that shit?!"

"Your partner is worked up, detective," said the Craftsman Killer.

"Don't mind him, he's going through some things," said Jones. He turned to Kimmer. "Do you need to step out?"

"We got the lab reports back, you sick son of a bitch," said Kimmer, leaning in.

The Craftsman Killer grinned. "Yes?"

"You used wood glue to join two piece of bone together," said Kimmer. He threw up his hands.

The Craftsman Killer's smile faltered, and when Kimmer saw the confusion, he slammed his fists down on the table.

"You can't use wood glue on bone!" he shouted. "It's designed for cellulose fiber! Your standard PVA wood glue is going to be repelled by the oils and won't form a strong bond, asshole! Your mortise and tenon, which was shoddy work, I have to add, would fall apart within a week!"

"I," began the Craftsman Killer.

"Bone is a composite of collagen protein and calcium phosphate," said Kimmer. He leaned in. "Two. Part. Epoxy. You donkey's asshole. You, you, amateur."

"He didn't mean that," said Jones.

"No, no, you're right," said Kimmer, walking away from the table, hands shaking. "There's nothing wrong with being an amateur, it's how you get better at things, but come on, you've got access to the internet, there's just no excuse for this." He looked at Jones and shook his head. "Wood glue. I mean, I can't handle this."

[buttpoems]

embarrassing myself

[tiger-daniels]

I love this way of conceptualizing creativity!

[victusinveritas]

[consistantly-changing]

The recipe:

PUMPKIN PUDDING PIE w/ ORANGE ZEST & CARDAMOM WHIPPED CREAM

(makes ~3 pies)

2½ cups sugar

15oz can pumpkin puree

2 eggs

½ tsp baking soda

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

2½ cups milk

4 TBSP butter (melted)

1 orange

1 tsp powdered sugar

1 cup heavy cream

2 TBSP powdered sugar

1 tsp cardamom

pinch nutmeg

pumpkin pudding pie w/ orange zest

preheat the oven to 325°F

prepare the pie crust (that's another recipe's job—either find a scratch recipe or buy a pre-made dough or graham cracker crust)

blend 2 ½ cups sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl (if using a mixer, blend with a paddle attachment)

add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt; blend until well mixed

add the milk and melted butter, whisk until well mixed (if using a mixer, blend with the whisk attachment)

pour your batter into the crust, filling right up to the edge (the mix will be more liquid than solid, but it will rise/solidify in the oven)

bake at 325°F for 55 minutes

remove from the oven and let it cool

top with sifted powdered sugar

zest an orange over the top of the pie (microplane if possible but regular zester is fine; have found that the most aesthetically pleasing version is to peel the orange and then finely dice the peel but that's a hassle!)

whipped cream

put your metal mixing bowl and whisk in the freezer for at least 15 minutes

whisk powdered sugar, cardamom, and nutmeg together in bowl

add heavy cream; whisk until stiff peaks start forming

serve on a cooled pie :)

[thatdisasterauthor]

Drone incursions are becoming more and more of an issue when it comes to wildfires, so last year I designed these graphics, but I never got around to sharing them anywhere.

If you send your drone up during a wildfire, even if you don't feel like you are that close, all planes and helicopters in the area may have to be grounded which can have a massive and detrimental effect on first responders' ability to manage that fire.

If you send your drone up and a plane or helicopter hits it, no matter how small your drone is, it could crash that aircraft injuring or killing those on board and potentially people on the ground as well. Even if the aircraft stays up, it will have damage that could ground it for an indeterminate and potentially extensive amount of time, meaning one less resource is available for that fire and other fires.

Just don't do it.

These graphics are free to use and distribute for any non-profit uses! You can check out my Payhip store to download (for free, or pay what you want) a package of files that include vertical versions of each design, print sizes, and social media sizes.

If you want to check out the other disaster and disaster education resources I have available, visit my website.

[ribesaureum]

[expressions-of-nature]

Atacama Desert, Chile by Max Witjes

[doubledumbass]

How To With John Wilson (2020)

[kafkasapartment]

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis). They do this fairly often, straddle reeds as a spot and catch fish and insects without having to fly.

[without-ado]

Pallas's Cats (x)

[ohabeeeeeee]

beautiful twink man clings to my side. "darling, im gay, lets make out" he says. "no" i say "i must lock in" and then i do the dishes and brush my teeth and eat one perfect juicy

opens a new tab and googles what season augist is is

late summer pear