Random-fandom fun and more

I created my tumblr because I need something to do when there is really nothing to do... or there are too much things to do I don't want to occupy myself with at the moment. It's as simply as that and not very philosophical. Plus, I always need a place to blurt out my thoughts.

[elcomics]

Ark. Written by Ehud Lavski. Art by Yael Nathan. If you like it, please share.

Contact: [email protected]

[andhopethatsoon]

i like beer,

but I love my friends, really I do love you more than I can say, I love you. I’ve spent the day sight- seeing in London, where I will move soon, and I managed not to get mawled by the infamous squirrels in Hyde Park, not to get lost on the subway, and not to get lost in general. Also, I’m grateful for strolling through beautiful parks, some very hot coffee, the interesting people I saw who ended up in my notebook, a stranger’s beautiful smile, the sunburn on my nose, the bittersweet taste of guiness on my tongue. The city is HUGE and crowded and buzy and loud and fast, but its energy is amazing and inviguorating (don’t remember how to spell that), and I fell in love with this place. But: I will miss you so badly I don’t know how to describe this. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for sticking with me. Thank you for being here and now and for entering and staying in my life. I’m stronger and happier with you than I could ever be without you. Tomorrow I’m going to hire a poet to write songs about you. I love you. <3

[saltflash]

Best friend ever. Just so you know.

[cybergata]

[radioactiveferret56]

It’s the best box in the world

[despicableplankton]

The only unboxing video that matters.

[callmebliss]

::soft gasp:: a fresh shipment of squeakers!

[mothgoggles-deactivated20210706]

WHAT’S IN THE BOooAAAAAAWWWWWW

[pun--candy]

@gottahaveguts

[eternal-nova-deactivated2018011]

OooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0000000HHHHHHHH

[arctic-hands]

THAT IS THE BEST BOX EVER

[thearcalian]

@mostlycatsmostly

[andhopethatsoon]

@saltflash @tornalar

[cassandracalin]

[saltflash]

This is so me...

[sj0]

you have been visited by the seven magic dragon balls your biggest wish will be granted but only if you reblog

[hersheyhipster]

Couldn’t risk it.

[justjengie]

didn’t realize they change colors. now I know o gotta wish.

[pinayputa]

THIS SHIT IS REAL I GOT THE JOB I WAS NUTS ABOUT BC I REBLOGGED THIS YESTERDAY maybe it’s a coinkidink but it okay just take the necessary steps to achieve what you’re wishing for and YOU CAN DO IT

[andhopethatsoon]

nothing to lose… and I really want that job…

[saltflash]

Nothing to loose

[dimetrodone]

People horrifically fucking up facts about evolution and genetics too support their stupid beliefs or to seem smart and “rational” is probably one of my big pet peeves 

[bogleech]

Yeah. An enormous number of racists, misogynists, homophobes and transphobes I’ve met eventually whip out something about evolutionary biology and they never, ever, ever, ever have the slightest shadow of even a half-right idea what any of it means or ever cite a claim ever actually made by a scientific study.

Here’s a quick handy reference list or anyone who isn’t sure:

Homosexuality does exist in almost all social species.

“Alpha males” are not a real phenomenon and in fact the most aggressive males tend to be the least reproductively successful.

“Survival of the fittest” simply means that the success of a species hinges on how well it “fits” its environment. It does not mean that stronger or smarter individuals are supposed to succeed. Those things can even be a detriment in nature by wasting too many resources.

“Race” is not a biological concept. Someone who looks different from you has the same human genes, just a different grab-bag of dominant traits.

Evolution is not a march towards higher complexity, more intelligence or even more adaptability. It’s just a fluctuation of characteristics dictated by environmental pressures and mutation. A slime mold isn’t “less evolved” than a hawk, just adapted for success under different parameters.

People didn’t evolve “from apes.” It’s more complicated than that. We are a category of ape, sharing a common ancestor with the other apes.

No human on Earth is “closer” to an evolutionary ancestor than any other. We all descended from the same one.

Neanderthals were also a “sibling” species of ours. We didn’t evolve from them.

Some of us did, however, cross-breed with Neandethal man. It is exclusively non-African races, such as white people, who still carry hybrid human/Neanderthal genes. Whoops, sorry “white purity” skinheads, you’re actually mixed with a whole other species.

[beautiesofafrique-deactivated20]

Just had to reblog this because I am honestly so tired of people claiming that Africans are “less evolved” than everyone else 

[ash-of-the-loam]

My addition to the above list:

Epigenetics does not have anything at all to do with genetic memories. It is a thing that affects characteristics like health risks, and this speculation floating around about how phobias could be related to some ancestral trauma is complete and utter nonsense.

It’s only a matter of time before such a claim is used as another pseudoscientific tool in the arsenal of people claiming that bloodlines have anything to do with the validity of one’s worship of European pantheons. “My ancestors were Swedish, and because of epigenetics I have genetic memories passed down from those ancestors, so therefore my connection with the gods is better than yours!”

Just, no. Stop. STOP.

[idiopathicsmile]

gonna also chime in here:

saying the “male brain” works one way and the “female brain” works another way is ludicrous. for so many reasons, even beyond the obvious of imposing that tired old either/or mentality with regards to maleness and femaleness

occasionally you will read about how a study suggests that “men are naturally better at spacial reasoning” or “women are naturally better at cooperation”, but for one thing, given how early the brain wires itself and how easy it is to influence the wiring (like, disturbingly easy), and given the tremendous social expectations we face from pretty much the moment we leave the freaking womb, it’s impossible to study gender differences in a vacuum. 

like, do your findings prove that “women are better at reading faces”, or do they prove that, when you are part of a group that has been socialized since birth to be “nice”, to take care of other people, and to above all avoid making folks angry, you damn well have to learn how to read the room, and read it fast.

also, the “left brain, right brain” thing is bunk. there are not, like emotion-driven people and logic-driven people. everybody is primarily emotional. that circuitry is older and reacts much faster, and this is why nobody is immune from sometimes making wildly irrational decisions.

[bogleech]

I have had to deal with people in the past who almost religiously subscribed to the male brain/female brain thing and would constantly point out any little thing that confirmed their bias. It was fucking insufferable. It was patently clear they were ignoring the exceptions outnumbering their rules to go on insisting their traditionalist view has never been wrong.

[secondgenerationimmigrant]

This deserves reblogging every time

[saltflash]

Posts like this are the reason I love tumblr.

[budgie2budgie]

I needed more art for my sims kids, so… Mesh by TheNumbersWoman! (included) DL Dropbox / SimFileShare

Made with S4S

[saltflash]

I sincerely hope someone would convert that to Sims 2

[saltflash]

me on the outside: i'm okay

me on the inside: what the fuck happened to Johanna Mason in mockingjay part 2. we know in the books that she put herself through training and went through withdrawal in order to overcome her morphling addiction. the thing is that she's only seen twice in district thirteen in the movie adaptation and she talks more about peeta and torture more than she talks about how she actually feels or what she's doing in her time. maybe that's just her personality but i'm Fucking Curious about how the hell she kept busy with no training and no roommate. did she get a roommate other than katniss in the movie verse? did she spend the entire remainder of the rebellion living alone in a hospital? what happened to her after the war and the voting scene? what the Fuck happened to Johanna Mason in mockingjay part 2??????????

[angua]

Introverts (x)

[idolprincessrinny]

This helped me understand like all my friends

[noxamoris]

This is 10000% accurate

[saltflash]

This is so accurate, it’s amazing... and somewhat disturbing.

[mickeyandmumbles]

Love Love, Peace Peace - How to make a perfect Eurovision Song

[larriestits-deactivated20200616]

The highlight of my life

[saltflash]

The only fun moment at esc this year.

[minato-arisato]

does anybody else think tired and sleepy mean two totally different things

[togayegi-deactivated20140809]

sleepy is cute and dozing off and happy but tired is 10 cups of coffee and murder

[artkat]

[staxilicious]

reblogging because the last graphic comment is FLAWLESS

[zaess-blog]

trying to write the first paragraph of a thing

[gr8writingtips]

trying to write the first paragraph of a thing during nanowrimo

[saltflash]

found by @schreibschnegel @apfeljoghurt Do you agree?

[simsconfessions]

My boyfriend used to not get why I was so obsessed with The Sims, so I asked him if he wanted to try it and he did. He’s now completely addicted and once actually called in sick at work so he could play and he played it for a full seventeen hours.

[saltflash]

Read this, all my friends that think I am playing a lame game.

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

[saltflash]

I laughed harder than I should.

[disneyprinceronweasley]

[saltflash]

Knowing now that she is crafting makes me love her even more...

[cybergata]

[kaeandlucy-deactivated20230107]

Omfg.

[saltflash]

I need this kitten....

[awesomevines]

[mothtoes-deactivated20160323]

OHHHHH MY GOSHH

[primordyaforever]

KITTY!!!!!!

[knightoftaurus]

it’s bobbie the bobkitteh! <3

[saltflash]

My birman tomcat loved it