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Always on Target

@bobalindsayfett / bobalindsayfett.tumblr.com

Just a geekette trying to make in this crazy thing called life. Marvel, Mass Effect and Game of Thrones fan, knitter, cross stitcher and particle astrophysicist when I'm feeling up to it.
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chandri

Look, I’m glad it’s getting made.

But my feelings about the Captain Marvel casting news can be summed up in like six words:

  1. Carol
  2. Danvers
  3. Is
  4. Not
  5. An 
  6. Ingenue

A 26-year-old cannot be a Colonel. And even if (assuming they don’t just ruthlessly strip her of her military backstory) they have her origin story take place at a lower rank, that just means that she’ll be out-ranked by every male military character in the MCU.

Carol Danvers calling Steve Rogers “Sir.”

I have a real problem with that.

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devildaisies

it fucking blows my mind when like cp10 Pokemon have the audacity to pop out of the pokeball. what the fuck. you mean nothing to me. get in the ball.

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secretporcupine

On the care and keeping of your scientist

Congratulations on adopting a scientist! Regardless of their field they will require much coffee, free food, and love. Here are some field specific tips for keeping your scientist happy and healthy!
Biology: make sure they don't get overly invested in their model organism by reminding them about the flaws inherent in their system on a regular basis, but also make sure to join in when they criticize other models in favor of their own
Chemistry: don't let them do that 'just one more reaction' at 10 pm. make sure they get out of the lab and see the sun on a regular basis. try to keep them from partying too hard when they do leave the lab
Geology: humor their rock puns but don't let the lick the rocks (they will tell you they need to lick the rocks to identify them, but don't fall for it)
Astronomy: try not to let them become completely nocturnal. point out nice stars to them and look suitably impressed by their "pictures" of planets that don't look like anything to you
Physics: take them to the park on a regular basis to remind them that things larger than subatomic particles exist. bring a frisbee or a ball to play catch with and be impressed by their ability to calculate trajectories
Math: always make sure to have free batteries for their calculators and a mathmatica user guide on hand. Humor them when they tell you why space without angles is important
Ecology: make sure they remember to wear sunscreen and keep an eye on them in the field. Remind them to come inside and analyze their data occasionally
Psychology: don't mention Freud or ever call them a soft or social science, but make sure you gently remind them that social factors can impact reproducibility and try to keep them from drawing sweeping conclusions about the inherent nature of humanity
Neuroscience: be suitably impressed by their newest experiment and then remind them that people are not mice as often as possible
Computer Science: make sure they take breaks while debugging by limiting their supply of coffee. Nod and smile when they go off on indexing and arrays. Make sure they always have a rubber duck.
Make sure to keep your scientist away from engineers unless they have been properly socialized to interact in a translational household. The most important thing is to remember to hug your scientist on a regular basis and remind them that there is life outside the lab
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