the world is quiet here

I love this.

the biggest problem with writing fantasy in english is that there's really no alternate universe phrasing that carries the exact tone and context to the reader as "jesus fucking christ"

teach a man to fish and he’ll forget who you are and then he’ll see you in a bar a month later and he’ll try to seduce you by telling you things he assumes you don’t know about fishing

oh my gd

Please check out the tags from the person I reblogged this from, omw

anyways thats how i saw a man die on the subway

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could u imagine if ppl talked about catholicism the same way they talked about like… indigenous ppl’s religions….

girl in horror movie holding a bible open: “according to legend, a mob tortured a half-man, half-god, and nailed him to a wooden cross, leaving him to starve to death. But days later, on this very night, they found he had clawed his way out of the grave. Now those who believe lie in wait for him to rise again, To honour him, they have weekly gatherings where they chant and sing, and at the end of it they eat his flesh and blood.”

girl’s friend: “wow.. thats so creepy…”

horror movie jock: “it’s only a myth, don’t worry”

“Hot and bothered” in the sense that it is 90 degrees out and I am extremely annoyed

Spirited Away (2001) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

Nothing that happens is ever forgotten, even if you can’t remember it.

i'm both dumber and smarter than you think so don't underestimate me because i'm actually smart about a lot of stuff but also don't be surprised if i'm dumb about some other stuff hope that helps

This ^^^^ is one of the best responses I've seen to questions about grief.

I suffered a staggering loss 19 years ago and my husband said to me then, "I can't know what you're going through exactly but it is obvious that you're devastated. I'm here for you and it's okay to be sad."

Many people panic at the sight of other people grieving and try to make them feel better to "fix" the problem and make it go away so they can be more comfortable. But the only way through grief is to take the time to be sad.

At the worst of it, I didn't want to feel better, I needed that sadness because it was real and the only thing I had left of what was supposed to be a great joy. The people closest to me accepting that and making room for my sadness and not pushing me away let me come out of it much faster than I'd come out of less terrible things before. That wasn't their goal, it just worked out that way.

In the words of my favorite and only sister:

This shit is legitimately hard. Anyone would have a hard time with what you're going through. It doesn't mean you're weak, it means you're human.

My mother told a friend who was deep in grief: Now, so soon after your loss, it's normal and understandable if you are not very functional or coping with it. Your primary purpose right now is to grieve, to let yourself feel your feelings. It's okay to wallow in it. If you're still having a hard time getting out of bed in six months or a year, the conversation might be different. But for now, the only way out is through.

And for me, I can say that without a doubt, letting myself feel my feelings without judgement or rush is the only productive way to move through the process. When I have needed to function short term in the face of grief, it is possible to metaphorically put those feelings in an envelope before I walk in the door of the place I need to function at, but it is still vitally important to take them back out again when I leave.

Go easy on yourself.

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The first person diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Donald Gray Triplett (1933-2023) died this past Friday, June 15th.

I feel like a good shorthand for a lot of economics arguments is "if you want people to work minimum wage jobs in your city, you need to allow minimum wage apartments for them to live in."

"These jobs are just for teenagers on the weekends." Okay, so you'll use minimum wage services only on the weekends and after school. No McDonald's or Starbucks on your lunch break.

"They can get a roommate." For a one bedroom? A roommate for a one bedroom? Or a studio? Do you have a roommate to get a middle-wage apartment for your middle-wage job? No? Why should they?

"They can live farther from city center and just commute." Are there ways for them to commute that don't equate to that rent? Living in an outer borough might work in NYC, where public transport is a flat rate, but a city in Texas requires a car. Does the money saved in rent equal the money spent on the car loan, the insurance, the gas? Remember, if you want people to take the bus or a bike, the bus needs to be reliable and the bike lanes survivable.

If you want minimum wage workers to be around for you to rely on, then those minimum wage workers need a place to stay.

You either raise the minimum wage, or you drop the rent. There's only so long you can keep rents high and wages low before your workforce leaves for cheaper pastures.

"Nobody wants to work anymore" doesn't hold water if the reason nobody applies is because the commute is impossible at the wage you provide.

I'm always saying shit like "been in a weird place recently" despite never really being in a normal place to begin with

A fun little project from a while ago :) by franny294

chillin but also seconds away from bursting into tears

but chillin

u can pry my Special Capitalizations and random periods for like. dramatic effect away from my cold dead hands

Bugs Bunny could have simply walked into Mordor. He would have shown up at the gates of Mordor in a disguise and been like "Evil volcano inspection unit" and flashed a fake ID badge to the confused orc.