[toastbutteregg]

somebody: you’re cool

me: you have been greatly misled

[siyanie-zvezd]

[skeeterlikes]

This is my favorite video of all time, I’m not even exaggerating

[the-sky-traveler]

my brother is teaching his cat how to high five by giving her a treat every time she successfully taps her hand to his hand, which is all well and good, but now she thinks that she is entitled to food every time she high fives someone.  i can’t eat in the same room as her anymore because she’ll just bap my hand rapid fire and then go nyoom straight in for my pizza like no Kelly that’s illegal go finish ur own dinner

[anonymous-bosch]

“No Kelly, that’s illegal.”

[askragtatter]

So, a while back, I was using clicker-training to teach my cat Taz tricks. She learned very quickly and it was a good experience all around, but we had to hide the clicker.

Taz had learned that the clicker meant she got treats. So she would find it, carry it up to people, step on it to make it click, and then SCREAM AT THEM to give her the treats she was clearly owed because the clicker had made a sound.

[jinxtimesinfinity-deactivated20]

Cats

[wandering-tangents]

Pavlov is rolling over laughing in his grave.

[dovalbun]

RIGHT so when I started my sociology course in college, my teacher stated us off with 

‘well I guess we have to do icebreakers. i’m Jon, and I fear bears. why do I fear bears? because bears can run at 30 miles per hour and Chester Zoo is 30 miles away. that means a bear can be outside this door in an hour. why would a bear be here? because they can smell fear and I fear them.’

[sixpenceee]

[spontaneous-shenanigans]

What do you mean, Halloween is over?

[tastefullyoffensive]

Coyote: “What is happening?!” (via AllisonPohle)

[powerfrogarchive-deactivated201]

y’all out here in 2017 saying ‘spoopy’ on some thin ice with god

[thesnadger]

Look if you have another word that perfectly captures the concept of “horror flavored but specifically in a way that is intended to be silly and not actually scary, that also evokes a strong feeling of nostalgia associated with childhood experiences of Halloween” I’m all ears motherfucker.

[gifak-net]

[lostmoonchild-deactivated201601]

Lol savage

[universaldelusion]

I no longer believe in the human race.

[negus-q]

This is the laziest shit ever

[gabrielleamaris]

How lazy can humans get?

[slayngstonhughes]

Have you never met white ppl?

[mcride]

yh but if you look outside your own personal reasons for using this, laziness, it actually looks a really great and practical way to put on your socks if you have a disability that hinders you from otherwise being able so without someone there to help you 

[studiousmedic]

you do realise that there are people out there who literally have to travel door to door helping elderly people, disabled people and people with chronic illnesses to put on their socks? people are paid to help put on pressure socks to help with oedema? don’t you realise that if these people could have one of these tools, these caregivers could be doing something else and that this therefore is an incredible tool designed to cater for some of the most healthcare dependent people in our society? do you guys even realise there are other people living other lives?

[commander-ledi]

i really wish i had this when my spine was broken and i had to wear a medical metal corset which made bending down impossible. i had to ask my mom to help me with socks and it was kinda humiliating.

[bargests-archive-deactivated201]

My dad spends an hour in the morning getting dressed because he has no one to help him to get his socks on because his ankle is fused. If he had this it would literally save him an hour.

“Oh but people are so lazy!”

fuck off you ableist pieces of shit

[procrastinista]

Honestly I don’t even get how you could look at this and think “lazy”. This looks like more work for an otherwise able-bodied person than just putting their sock on the regular way. It’s pretty obvious this is meant for people who have trouble bending over, like come on.

[rubyvroom]

You know how people go straight to “lazy” on this? Because we’re trained to think of most accessibility modifications as lazy. The disabled = lazy message is deeply embedded in our culture.

[sometimesleifwrites]

Does anyone know what this is called/where I could get it? My mom has incesingly bad arthritis and the process of bending to put her socks on is getting harder for her. My dad could totally put the socks on it for her at night and then in the morning she could just slip them on.

[themightyif-deactivated20161012]

It appears to be the Pratiflex PR001. They claim that the Pratiflex PR002 is more versatile, though. They’re Brazilian products, and my Portuguese is not so hot (nor is Google Translate’s). However, the website is here and you can apparently order them online for the equivalent of approximately US$20 (not including shipping, etc.) for the PR001 or US$34 for the PR002. 

The site says that they’re widely used in the States and Europe, but that they’re finally making them available in Brazil, so presumably you could find similar products from different companies elsewhere. A search for “sock applicator” turned up this Amazon.com category with several similar products, for example. From that page, this appears to be a good product, available for shipping in the U.S., for about $30.

[bethsunshine-deactivated2017012]

So this is a teeny bit off topic, but there’s a group called the Tetra Society of North America, and if someone needs an assistive device and it isn’t commercially available yet, they have volunteers that are retired engineers and other design/handy types that will work together on solving a challenge you may have. They help make all kinds of things from adapted Wii remotes to specialized coffee pot handles to medical product adaptations. They are SO cool. This is their website: http://www.tetrasociety.org/ 

[themightyif-deactivated20161012]

That’s not off-topic at all; I thought of this discussion immediately when I saw you post the link elsewhere. 

This is also relevant to some of the discussions on your blog overnight, pardonmewhileipanic.

[sephezade]

I really think advertisements and product infomercials should just go on ahead and cast people with disabilities in these adverts so abled folks don’t have to get dragged for not understanding context and not wanting to consider all possible uses of a product or that they may not be a products target demographic. It’s a legit win-win.

[christel-thoughts]

Abled folks could just stop being trash too

[captainlordauditor]

qq though, if you can’t bend down to put on a sock how do you pick this up after using it for your right foot so that you can use it for your left foot?

[intergalactic-ashkenazi-deactiv]

@pitbullmabari I think I saw another version of this post that showed the person picking it up with that stick thing on the table. It’s got a hook on the back so I think you can just hook it on there from the chair?

Also: reblogging this version because I haven’t seen the one with cool resources on it before

[rain-cheese]

[gemfag-deactivated20260102]

reminder that Channing Tatum is bisexual

[novice-heartbreaker-deactivated]

read this out loud:

• I am allowed to take a break today

• It’s not selfish to put my feelings and health first

• I need to remember to care for myself

• I should be allowed to express myself, I am lovely as I am

[tartts]

my lil tips for feeling better

face:

wash your face at least once a day, with a cleanser and a moisturizer that works for your skin (you can add a toner and serum to the routine too)

keep a lip balm on you at all times

please try to remember to brush your teeth. i know, you’re very sleepy and your bed is very comfortable, but still

try out some face masks every once in awhile!

hair:

find a shampoo and conditioner that really works for you and makes your hair smell nice

try to skip using the heat tools and embrace the natural look, your hair will thank you for it

deep conditioner? hair masks? argan oil? go for it

for those of you with long hair: keep a hair tie on you at all times

hands:

keep a small hand cream in your purse to keep your hands from getting dry after washing them

maybe keep a cuticle cream in your purse too? (it really helps me stop picking at my cuticles because this motion is actually a good kind of fidgeting instead of harmful, and it keeps them from drying out in the process)

paint your nails a light beige/pink neutral color. it’s subtle but looks so elegant and goes with everything

body:

moisturize!!!!! after every shower!!!! whether it be lotion or coconut oil or what, it’s important!! dry skin is uncomfortable and does not make you feel better

find a perfume you like and spray it on whenever you need a lil pick-me-up. smelling nice = feeling nice

take a multivitamin every! day!

and take your medications! don’t forget!

try to incorporate eating something kinda healthy every day (maybe just one fruit! that’s all!)

[c0ffeekitten]

I love it when I wake up and stretch and something cracks. Makes me feel like a glo-stick

[localstarboy]

[teamnowalls-deactivated20180918]

i love this woman

[tastefullyoffensive]

Charge your phone! (via missssgeorge)

[vampiregerards]

i know these memes are outdated but here tag yourselves as my various moods and behaviors

[andhumanslovedstories]

So I came home from work today and there was a kindle addressed to me that I did not remember ordering. I spent the afternoon trying to figure out how I accidentally purchased a kindle from Amazon, and when I came back from hanging out with Catherine, I told my parents, guys, you will not believe what I accidentally ordered for myself. 

“Huh,” said Dad very casually. “Did you get charged for it?” 

I spent the next five minutes checking my bank account and came back into the living room to announce, “No, I didn’t. Do you think it’s a mistake? But it has my name on it! what does this mean”

It was around the time that I started to sound panicked that Dad confessed to buying it for me (“I didn’t realize the mystery of it would be so terrifying”). Which was very, very sweet and slightly unfortunate because yesterday I purchased a replacement kindle for myself. 

So anyway, we now have a family kindle 

[andhumanslovedstories]

Me and Mom were talking about the kindle this morning, and she told me about how a few weeks ago, she got into her car only to discover that it had been mysteriously cleaned.

“But who would do this?” she said to my father who said he was sure he had no idea. “A student? A stranger? Someone who broke into my car to steal it but felt bad about how dirty it was? WHO??”

Eventually Dad was like, “Honey. It was clearly me.”

Poor Dad just wants to be a man who expresses his love through silent actions, but his family consists of panicked, suspicious women who apparently are very sure that strangers will ominously do nice things for us