SilentCigarettes.

A public private notebook

[bla-flsafa-deactivated20200802]

I can drink 3 cups of coffee and go straight to sleep, this is just one example of what is fundamentaly wrong with me as a person

[rinokami]

That’s a possible sign of ADHD, my dudes. :P One of the prevailing theories explaining ADHD is that it’s caused by a lack of certain neurotransmitters, specifically norepinephrine and serotonin.  Everybody has a background level of these neurotransmitters, and when they see or do something novel or interesting, those neurotransmitters increase, and then decrease back down to normal levels.  Because people with ADHD have less of these than they should, they are constantly looking for something new and interesting to give them that jolt back to normal levels.  That’s why they’re so easily distracted and why they hyperfocus on things that interest them. Stimulant drugs, like caffeine, cause your brain to make more of those neurotransmitters.  So while neurotypical people might get a buzz off caffeine, people with ADHD just get bumped up closer to normal levels, and so, if anything, feel calmer.  That’s why they prescribe what are basically amphetamines as treatment for ADHD and why ADHD meds are so bad for people who don’t have ADHD.

[sandersstudies]

WHAT

[not-so-innocent-bi-sander]

WHAT

[official-lucifers-child]

W H A T

[scripturient-manipulator]

Yup! At my job as a mental health counselor where we assess people, if we start detecting hints of what we think might be ADHD, it’s actually something my supervisor trained me to do, to just ask “So when that sort of thing happens, do you ever drink coffee or soda to calm down?” or “Does coffee actually help you wake up, or does it just not do anything?” because it’s such a commonly known fact about ADHD for people in the mental health field.

[huge-tromboner]

Yeah 5 hour energy is about the only thing that actually helps me focus but it definitely doesn’t work for 5 hours

[luciscet]

Holy shit. I always wondered why coffee was able to conk me out.

[anyataylorjoys]

So count yourself lucky. You’ve cheated the game and won without even knowing it.

[theo-rat-ical]

i’d heard about Black Sails a few times but was hesitating whether to watch it or not - after all, there are so many good shows to watch. but then i finally did, and it absolutely blew me away. so if you’ve been deliberating whether to watch it or not, here’s my advice; if you want a show with deep, complex characters, gay pirates (and they’re actually lgbtq+, it’s not queerbaiting, it’s not wishful thinking, it’s actual, real representation), and a story that leaves you feeling as if there’s never been, and probably never will be, a show quite like it (vague, i know, but this show leaves you fucking breathless, trust me), then i recommend that you push it towards the top of your shows-to-watch-next list, because it’s a tragedy that so few people know about it/have watched it

[aspergersissues]

[applebytesworld-deactivated2020]

I think Ezra Miller is playing a game of “How much will my impeccable bone structure let me get away with?”  

The answer?  Everything.

[xdandelionxbloomx]

'Your eyes, will I ever' by Kriill is such good fuel for angsty Jaskier/Geralt

The bitter taste remainsWon’t say it onceNor do I want to hear itOut from your mouth

“Don’t.” Jaskier’s voice was cold, glaring at Geralt where he stood across the crowded tavern. 

The crowd was silent, the air tense - the bard would dare to speak to a witcher that way? Jaskier could practically hear what they were thinking.

The witcher dragged his gaze over him - Jaskier didn’t not squirm. He was too old for that now, too experienced - a sword had taken up a home at his hip and there was a scar on his jaw that he hadn’t had the last time he’d met Geralt. 

Jaskier narrowed his eyes. 

“Jaskier, I’m–” Geralt tried to begin and Jaskier took a deep breath. 

“Shut up.” He said, briskly, and swung the lute around to rest on his back. His fingers snagged up the pouch of coins he’d been accumulating over the course of the night. “Do not think you get to walk right back in like a sorry will be enough.” 

Jaskier tucked the pouch of coin away and grabbed up his tankard, draining the last of the ale before putting it down and shouldering his way out of the tavern. 

He made it a point to knock their shoulders together roughly. 

Jaskier heard a few of the ladies gasp - any other might have lost a limb for doing so, but Geralt didn’t move, his eyes unfocused for a moment as Jaskier walked out into the night air. 

His lovely gelding - slow but loyal - tossed his head at the sight of the bard. He nickered and Jaskier hushed him, grabbing for the reins he’d left tied outside of the tavern. 

“Jaskier, wait.” Geralt called after him as he emerged from the tavern. 

“Good fucking luck with your life, Geralt.” Jaskier snapped, swinging himself up into the saddle, urging the horse into a trot. “You obviously didn’t want me in it.”

He was five minutes down the road when the quick hoof-beats reached his ears, making him roll his eyes towards the starry sky begging silently for strength. 

[lesbyterianchurch]

It’s that month again folks! Happy February.

[biglawbear]

Here's the thing about shows like South Park and Family Guy that make their money off of being edgy and offensive. They fundamentally reduce their viewers' capacity for empathy. If I found a joke funny, and you found it offensive, you're just too sensitive. This is directly related to the ride of the alt right and the election of trump. In this essay I will

[oceanfoxo]

OP WHERE'S THE FUCKING ESSAY

[biglawbear]

So instead of writing the essay this is exactly what I'm talking about. This shit reduces your capacity for empathy. If you can't understand why people are hurt by a simple joke, nay, think that's the whole point... How the hell are you supposed to feel for someone when they come to you complaining of ACTUAL oppression? It's the foot in the door phenomenon. A little oppression isn't too bad, cuz it's funny, right? It hardens your heart against others

Somebody actually wrote this essay already. It's a Twitter thread about how the alt right recruits teenage boys by getting them to post slightly offensive memes... And then when they get called out and don't understand why the alt right channels their anger at feminists and women and people of color and liberals. According to this thread, boys are being "set up"

Read the whole thread at the link above this is just a snip

"offensive" shows like Family Guy are a precursor to the alt right and you can't change my mind

[biglawbear]

Y'all this shit so basic even Spongebob one it. It's not about being too sensitive. It's normalizing abuse through comedy that's a foot in the door to greater oppression.

[leztat-deactivated20230701]

reading interview with the vampire is just like *existential crisis* *gay yearning* *existential crisis* *gay yearning* *repression* *existential crisis* *fire* *gay yearning* *some questionable shit* *pain* *existential crisis* *gay yearning* *what the fuck did i just read* *gay yearning* *exi

[lezbi0nic]

Bisexual: I have complicated feelings with sex/dating

Everyone within earshot: Oh? Have you ever considered that you aren't actually bi? I will now give you a sexual orientation that, due to biphobic reasons, I think suits you best.

[guerrillatech]

[karpad]

Cyanobacteria wish they were as efficient

[catchymemes]

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

“Pants were invented for men” not according to my ancestors.

[creatrixarcanum]

Pants were invented for riding horses. People who didn’t have nomad horse culture all wore dresses. Dress wearing old greek men considered pants to be the mark of barbarism. Like the Scynthians and Samaritans.

Also- the Scynthian and Samaritan tribes were known for equality between genders. Where women were renouned hunters and archers. They are where the greeks got the idea for Amazons.

So sorry bro pants are totally for women. You just mad its for riding something that’s not you.

[silentcigarettes]

Eh well men also have legs, curves, and rears ends to highlight. So they shouldn’t own pants either? Or does OP not believe anyone can be sexually attracted to men? Or is it bad to feel lust for a woman, but not for men? IS OP GAY??? :D

[apricotshark]

the monty hall saga

please watch brooklyn nine-nine

[hackysackandsarcasm]

This is one of my many favorite clips from B99

[birdybrain]

@call-me-shrimp iconic

[whitestnoise]

“A schoolgirl and a sugar monkey.”

[micdotcom]

This is why we need to Fight for $15. (via Upworthy)

[macleod]

Remember, raising the minimum wage won’t increase prices, will add an additional 85,000 jobs to the economy, and will help small business’.

[silentcigarettes]

FYI, with her current salary she makes about 600 euros ($660) a month less than minimum wage in my country. Being a manager - even if it is not a fancy corporate one - she should by fairness be making more than minimum wage. With her current income level, she makes about as much a month as the monthly max in governmental student loans in my country. When I was a student, I could rent a tiny one bedroom apartment and with some budgeting live okay on that. I could not have housed and been financially responsible for two other human beings on that money. America, you need to get your shit together.

[socialworker-rebecca]

If it’s too hard to think positive, think neutral.

I’m no better or worse than anyone else.

I deserve the same things in life as anyone else.

I’m a human being.

Right now, I am feeling ________(fill in the blank).

I don’t know how I’ll feel in 5 minutes, or tomorrow.

I can’t predict the future.

Life is full of painful, pleasurable, and boring moments.

The world is full of good, evil, and gray areas.

[qunari]

i can’t stress enough how important this is. the strain of forcing positive thinking really never worked for me, sometimes making things worse…but being able to think neutrally like this has really put me in a better position mentally than i have been in years.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[crittizen]

Same energy