Life path unlocked. He’s a scientist now.

If your dad is telling you in great detail about something he’s passionate about, you’re going to be hooked even if you don’t understand a word.

He tells us more…

So now I have to deliver a quiet lecture on the Standard Model every night. He loves lists of things, like all the streets home from daycare, or the train stations between here and Central, so he loves hearing the list of leptons and quarks and bosons.

Anyway, I made this poster for him, based on the CPEP ones we used to have at uni . 

Alas I ran out of room for antimatter, colour charge and confinement, but hey, maybe there can be a second poster later.

It’s funny though — on the surface of it, it seems like it must be far too advanced for a 3yo. But when you think about it, quarks and leptons are no more or less real to him than, say, dinosaurs or planets, and he loves those too. And he recognises the letters on the particles.

I am absolutely overwhelmed by the kind and sweet things people are saying about this, thanks everyone ❤️

Addendum: he has really grasped onto the “everything is made of atoms” part of this, so tonight he listed just about every object he could think of and asked if it was made of atoms.

“And my bed?” Yes, and your bed. “And that wall?” Yep. “And the armchair?” Yes, the armchair too. … … “And… the book case?” Y—

“And my home?” Yep, the whole apartment block. “And your home? Oh wait, your home is my home.” Haha, it is. … … “But is it made of atoms?” Yep. “And… [best friend]’s home?” Yes, it is. And [other friend]’s home, and [third friend]’s home.

“Is [yet another friend]’s home?”

Update from the other night:

“Is my… is… [extremely long pause] is my atoms poster made up of atoms?” —Yes! Yes it is.

I have never heard such a contemplative silence. I think the next poster will have to be on the philosophy of referential language.

Update from this morning: after listing everything in sight (mummy? daddy? fridge? milk? cereal? table? etc.) he asks “is [baby sister] made up of atoms?”

yep!

*runs over to her on the floor* *puts face up real close to hers* “HI! YOU’RE MADE UP OF LOTS OF ATOMS! DID YOU KNOW?”

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“HI! YOU’RE MADE UP OF LOTS OF ATOMS! DID YOU KNOW?”

— Walt Whitman

This morning’s bedhead is starting the year off in style. https://www.instagram.com/p/B61D1waBqdK/?igshid=tzbn2icwuoq4

So, I took my little puppies outside today for the first time and they’re so unbelievably brave while simultaneously being the biggest morons I’ve ever seen. I’ve decided to name every one of them Jaime Lannister.

Jaime Lannister #1 just ran head first into a tire, backed up, and did it again.

Jaime Lannister #4 just tried to fight my 90lb lab.

Jaime Lannister #2 been laid out in the driveway for a straight 15 minutes. Thought he might be dead. Nope. He’s alive and drunk on sunlight.

The puppy formally known as Jaime Lannister #5. She hasn’t done anything stupid so far. Just catching up on her beauty sleep.

Name changed to Brienne of Tarth.

Brienne of Tarth thinks the cat is her mother. I said “that not your moms, Bri. He’s a dude.” No reaction. Renamed Jaime Lannister #5

You are so right, friend. Brienne of Tarth reinstated.

How could I forget that doofus! So sorry #3! Jaime Lannister #3 ate a beetle after I yelled at him not to and then immediately proceeded to throw it back up. Beetle was still alive. JL #3 ate it again.

Behold, 4 dumbass Jaime Lannister’s and 1 Brienne of Tarth(middle puppy)

Update: Today, Brienne of Tarth got stuck in a hole and didn’t know how to climb her way out of it and Jaime Lannister #1, forever the knight in shining armor, jumped into the hole after her!! Now, they’re both stuck. But they’re together.

Update: They like to sleep in the ‘bear pit’ now

Update: Jaime Lannister #3 and Brienne like to sleep in the food bowl

The other Jaime Lannister’s prefer to nap on an old broom

This is the only Game of Thrones content I will allow on my blog.

Your productivity does not define your worth. Although we live in a world that literally demands of you to have plans and be active all day long, it is absolutely okay if your to-do list is empty. It is completely okay if you experience days, weeks or even months that are not immensely exciting and filled with a lot of action. You are not lazy, nor does it mean that you do not have any friends. Sometimes we just need to take it slow. There will be enough busy, thrilling and even stressful times in your life - once in a while we just need a period of absolute stillness, so that we can really focus on who we are, what we want and who we want to be. So, instead of beating yourself up for ‘only’ staying at home, reading, watching TV series, cuddling your pets, spending time with family, taking naps, listening to music or leaving the house only if it is necessary, try to be thankful for the quiet times instead. For these times, though they may not seem to be the most amazing times of your life, can actually be the most meaningful. You are not wasting time, you are not boring and you are not lazy, my love because this time will provide the energy you will need to conquer the busier days - this time will make you so much stronger, even if you do not believe it.

Libros ♡

Lee Martens

okay but when will the democrats stop being cowards and put warren, harris, sanders AND BIDEN in one debate, and watch them all peck at him like chickens until joe bidens eyes are no longer???

julián castro: that police officer killed eric garner… hes still a cop, why didn’t you stop that de blasio?

de blasio: for the first time we are not waiting on the federal justice department, because they said we could not proceed as we had to follow their rules. so we’re going to have the state deal with him now.

joe biden, sweating, as everyone turns to look at him given eric garner was murdered by a cop during the obama administration: …

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) dir. Jim Sharman

A Star Trek idea: A comedy sitcom where instead of a Vulcan on a mostly human ship it is a human on a mostly Vulcan ship

All the Vulcans are fiercely protective of the ‘fragile, illogical, prone-to-danger, smart, reckless little human’.

To make the human feel more accepted (as it is only logical) the Vulcans try to include aspects of terran culture in the ship’s day-to-day life, failing spectacularly at it.

The human loves them even more for it.

They’ll get better at celebrating the human’s birthday next year. It’s the thought that counts.

@jvlianbashir​ THAT’S A GOOD END TO THAT EPISODE THOUGH… the vulcans put together awful, bland decorations. they make a cake because it’s of “significant importance”. they go through the process of putting together this party and Studying this Human Ritual and the entire episode is setting up to what you KNOW will be a horrible result. they do a bad job!! then when the human’s birthday comes, and they reveal the off-the-mark, underwhelming looking birthday bash, the human just. starts crying. because they had no idea their crew would go through all this trouble to celebrate their birthday, and even put up DECORATIONS, or make a CAKE, and there’s a birthday card with extremely polite impersonal messages written and a hundred perfectly tidy signatures. and the vulcans are just standing around like “you appear upset. the Birthday Party was unsatisfactory”.

I would watch the fuck out of that

“Humans require regular physical contact to remain healthy. We have a weekly rotation for The Daily Shoulder Pat. Please inform us if this is insufficient contact, either in frequency, magnitude, or duration.”

:)  More Behind the GIFs. 

This…I actually…really needed this. Like.For real legit thank you.

me too

if anyone needs cheering up here are some of the names of the seals at ireland’s seal rehab centre:

honourable mention to: el taco, wolverine, haggis, ham, nacho, and terry.

haggis, lord farquad, and…

marty the blob