Obsidian is a natural volcanic glass formed when lava high in silica cools quickly preventing crystal growth.

Cracking open a cooled one with the geology boys.

@flamefatalis

Some things never chains

Let me also point out that there hasn’t been any official response to the situation on the right, and multiple other pictures confirming date.

But a beloved rabbi died, the mayor signed off on the gathering for the funeral along with resources needed to make it safer, pulled the resources as that last minute… and made a statement publicly condemning Jews and saying the time for warnings had passed. While not saying much about people crowding together with strangers for the hell of it.

Marginalized communities that are a constantly played against each other for the benefit of white supremacy are being targeted for unequal harassment while the general public continues like nothing is going on.

Around the Sims 4 | IKEA Desks

A tiny collection of IKEA desks, with some I had already meshed for the Sims 3: Linnarp & Malm, and a new one: the PS2014. I’ve also added my own desk, which isn’t IKEA… but that is 3 tiles long! :p

All the desks come in various colors. As I’ve been requested to mesh the Alex desk, there might be a part 2, if you enjoy that one (maybe with Malm end tables? I’m out of the loop to know what’s been already done or not…)

DOWNLOAD HERE

PS1: I hope you won’t have any trouble to download or to reach the site; I’ve been fighting with my server again! *siiiiiiigh*

PS2: all these desks are/will be available for Sims 2 and 3 as well.

why are schoolchildren so much better at detecting autism in girls than legit doctors

after seeing a knowledgeable pediatrician ur whole life you’ll finally get evaluated as a teenager and they’ll be like “I am forced to concede...that you may have a slight case of the Ass Burgers”

when Melissa, Kelsey and Sophie from the third grade will look at you for .5 seconds, simultaneously be like “this other small girl has something wrong with her” and give you lifelong trauma without even referring you to a psychologist

DAAaHRLINg,

I’m on the

HIGGHwAAAAy

The Sims 4: Realm of Magic Giveaway

This giveaway is possible because of the EA Game Changers Program <3 thank you to EA and SimGuruFrost for the code. The code for The Sims 4: Realm of Magic is redeemable through Origin and is only for PC/Mac. 

Rules: 

Giveaway ends September 15th (I will DM the winner through Tumblr messages)

LAST WEEK WE CAN USE THIS SOMEONE HIT THE PANIC BUTTON

Reblogging because I literally will not be able to again if I miss out.

Pokemon with :) faces - reblog if you agree

“Knowing that he wouldn’t be there for her wedding, a terminally ill father walked his 11-year-old down the ‘aisle’ years early with the pastor sweetly pronouncing them ‘daddy and daughter’.

Jim Zetz, 62, from Murrieta, California, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, proudly held his daughter, Josie’s hand during their backyard ceremony on March 14 and placed a sparkling ring on her index finger.” 

JESUS CRISTOS :’(

Nah man. This is too sweet, and I’m going to cry for the rest of the day.

what if they go on adventures again?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(I had to do redesigns of their outfits since its set in a hypothetical future region. basically I took their game counterparts’ outfits and retained their main colors; a pattern i’ve noticed with the anime)

Stormlight Archive Characters as John Mulaney Quotes

The Aquarium near me posted this today

Me

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why I stand with Planned Parenthood

Multiple gynos refused me an IUD because  “oh, it hurts so much to put in when you’ve had kids! We don’t want to put you in pain!!”

I was at a 7-9 on the pain scale regularly for my periods, and the docs were determined to make me run the gauntlet.

“But what about the pill?”

“Symptom-swap.”

“Have you thought about depo?”

“Mood drop.”

“And the patch?”

“Family history of breaking out in rashes.”

“Well, what about the nuva ring?”

“How will that NOT give me the same symptom-swap issues?”

“…”

“Look, I’m in pain so bad I wake up in the middle of the night. I’m in pain so bad I didn’t know I had appendecitis. I need SOMETHING.”

“Have you tried an ibuprofen protocol?”

“YES.”

“There are yoga poses that help with cramping.”

“I can’t uncurl from the ball of pain I’m in. How the hell am I supposed to hold position?”

“Well, how much caffeine do you drink? That could be a factor.”

“I have three cups of coffee a day and drink lots of water.”

And so on.

Then, one day, I made an appointment and went to Planned Parenthood.

“Yeah. Hi. I have incredibly painful periods that are fucking crippling me, and I need an IUD.”

“Okay. Do you have a chart of your periods I can look at?”

“Yup.”

“Okay. Looks like you have regular, heavy periods where the pain is worsening. Is that right?”

“Yup. And the fatigue. And the mood swings. And all of it.”

“Fatigue and mood swings, too?”

“Yup.”

“…is there any history of endometriosis in your family?”

“Yup. I’ve never been diagnosed, though. They say it takes a biopsy.”

“The biopsy can confirm tissue, but if you don’t have excess tissue, it doesn’t really help. You can have endo without excess tissue.”

“Okay. So, what are my options?”

“I suggest Mirena. Paraguard can make period symptoms worse even though it’s got no hormones while Mirena has a low-dose hormone that should help with all your pain and other issues. Here’s all the info on both of them. Here are models of both of them. Why don’t you take everything with you, read through it, then call if you have any questions? We can go ahead and schedule for insertion before you leave, and you can just call and say which type you want after you’ve read up. Is that okay?”

“…Yeah. That’s. That’s fine.”

“Do you have any questions right now?”

“Um, I got told a bunch I shouldn’t get an IUD because the insertion will hurt too much because I haven’t had kids.”

“Looking at the pain you’re usually in, I think you can handle it. It will definitely hurt, but it should only last about twenty seconds.”

“Twenty seconds?”

“Yes.”

“I’ve been refused the best option for dealing with my symptoms because of TWENTY SECONDS?!”

“Sadly, we hear that a lot.”

Planned Parenthood treated me like a PERSON who was in pain, not a walking uterus bitching and moaning about womanly things. Planned Parenthood showed me respect and kindness and respected the knowledge I brought of my own medical history to the conversation. Planned Parenthood respected my autonomy where other doctors rarely had and paid attention when I explained why I felt the IUD was the best choice. Planned Parenthood showed me I mattered, and I want to show how much they matter to me.

^ the difference between a person’s symptoms being diminished versus believed.

~april shower, summer storm~