The Laboratory of Crafts

Artist and Researcher

[monstersovka]

✶ PRIDE MONTH ✶

[theartofmadeline]

happy pride to the gay people in my computer <3

[spicymochi]

choose your cartoon duo

[doodleoo]

what you learn from hobbies:

consistent practice opens up whole worlds of skill that you couldn't imagine

making mistakes in the process of learning is not only natural, it is also essential

activities that you enjoy can give you more energy back than you spent on them

wow everything is so expensive

[doodleoo]

my hands hurt

[paintedstitches]

my back hurts

[samimarkart]

Pigeon stack!

[fuckass-bird-blog]

[scenocrafter]

fuck yeah

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

i dont CARE that its your special interest bitch whats your SOURCE !!!!!!

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

"source: me ! hahaha🥰" NO !!!!!!! SOURCE: First Name Middle Initiall. Last Name, Name of Book, (City: Publisher, year) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fuckyeahfightlock]

No talking about the things that interest you! We no longer trust you to have read books/watched documentaries/learned/comprehended! No sharing interesting things with friends! No giving opinions based on having synthesized information!

I 1000% do not envy young people. It seems even more miserable to be a teenager/young adult now that it was when I was those ages (when it was just, you know, regular miserable. Now it's off-the-charts misery and no fun and be careful all the time and judge each other harshly and be anxious and lonely).

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

Are you lost ? This is about academia and serious topics. If you share information that someone is unable to verify, and they ask you for a source, "well its my special interest" is not a satisfactory answer. You do realise that sometimes people have conversations about serious things where having verifiable information is in fact important, right ? You do realise that some people have special interests wherein not spreading falsehoods is actually of really significant importance ? My special interest is nationalism. I got a degree in the topic. This isnt about someone being wrong about the length of their favourite whale or the year a certain toy was manufactured

Also, I really, really cannot stress this enough, is someone asks you for a source and you cant remember off the top of your head, "I will get back to you on that" is in fact acceptable. You can go double check and then get back to them.

[maniculum]

Also, providing a source isn’t JUST about verifying your information.

What if your audience would like to read about this topic in more detail? If you include a source for your information, they can go do that! If your goal is to share things about your interest or get other people interested in it, sourcing your statements accomplishes this MORE EFFECTIVELY than “don’t worry about it, I know what i’m talking about”.

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

very disappointing when someone says "the bird app" and for one lovely moment I think they are talking about Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab, the free app that allows you to identify birds by appearance or sound, make a list of birds you have seen, and explore all the birds native to your region.... and then I realize they are talking about twitter.

[the-prairies-calling-out]

"Why do you buy books when the library is right there?"

Because publishing houses will not continue printing paper books if libraries are their only customers.

Also, I like being able to read at my leisure and generally have books at hand.

[its-the-blob]

#public libraries are good because they let people access books they might never otherwise read#private book ownership is good because it's Yours#physical books are good because they last a long time and again it's Yours#ebooks are good because you can fit a whole library into the physical space of a single book and they're cheaper to produce#audiobooks are good because they're accessible to people with eyesight or visual reading issues and leave your hands free#in conclusion: all books are good and people should enjoy them however and whenever they can#(lest it be misunderstood I agree with you completely OP I just also really like books in general and it got away from me)

YES. all books. every kind

[mag3-1415]

we should start making zines about cool research papers

[ethanmaldridge]

A limerick. Based on a true story.

[hellenhighwater]

This whole project was heavily inspired by the work of Lina Shamoon/ Mirrors by Lina (website here, check out her very cool and much higher quality work). My spin on things is definitely not made as well as her stuff, but I'm still loving the effect.

[apesoformythoughts]

“One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his works, which for the time being has slipped my mind, which hits off admirably this age-old situation.”

— P.G. Wodehouse

[anotherdeathwitch]

Been super into birds lately but I’m struggling to actually learn or memorise anything 😭 I know its mostly about practice and repetition, but uuuugh

Like I thought I’d managed to ID a bird from its call earlier but turns out I was wrong… I suppose I’ll just keep trying? 😅 the only thing (other than obvious stuff like crows and magpies and stuff) that I’ve managed to ID from the way it sounds so far is a Wood Pigeon haha it’s a start I guess

Oh! I can also recognise Eurasian Oystercatchers from just the sound they make because SQUEAK!

[anotherdeathwitch]

Been super into birds lately but I’m struggling to actually learn or memorise anything 😭 I know its mostly about practice and repetition, but uuuugh

Like I thought I’d managed to ID a bird from its call earlier but turns out I was wrong… I suppose I’ll just keep trying? 😅 the only thing (other than obvious stuff like crows and magpies and stuff) that I’ve managed to ID from the way it sounds so far is a Wood Pigeon haha it’s a start I guess

Oh! I can also recognise Eurasian Oystercatchers from just the sound they make because SQUEAK!

[ye-be-aghast]

What I really love about birding is that no one is normal about it. You don't see avid readers saying "I looooove books," or athletes saying "I looooove track." But talk to anything bird fan and they can just straight scream about loving all birds for hours, just throwing facts at you. I've never met someone who didn't become obsessed with birds when they bothered learning about and observing them. It's all consuming. It's one of those things that I think can actually draw you out of minor depresisve states.

(It's the same with botany, i've noticed, but when my stupid brain sees plant snd labeled it "plant" successfully, it calls it a day.)

[sizhens-reborn-deletedonpurpose]

Moirallegiance is a primary form of social relationship in the hegemonic quadrant system.[2][3] It is considered a conciliatory relation and a "red" relation.[citation needed] Exact definitions differ based on social and cultural context, but convergent traits tend to emphasize a mutual cooperation and fulfillment, non-sexual relation, and psychologically symbiotic coexistence.[4] Many moirails express experiencing a subjective "balancing" associated with their partner. Symbolized by the diamond in popular culture (stylized as ♦ or <>), moirallegiance has been a part of society for as long as recorded history exists.[5] Famous moirail couplings through history include such pairs as Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, Karl Marx and Friederich Engels, Suleiman the Magnificent and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Rabbi Yochanan and Resh Lakish, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Notable fictional moirallegiances include Mulder and Scully, Statler and Waldorf, SpongeBob and Patrick, Beavis and Butthead, and Harold and Kumar, among many others.[12][13][14][15][16]

In most countries, the legal rights of moirails are protected under law, although some nations oppose this on various political, spiritual, and cultural grounds.[17][18][19]