I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

Also drink water and eat a plant

This is all GREAT. I turned 40 last week, so permit me to add what I learned in my 30s:

Speaking from my 50s:

I’m older than most of y’all so here’s a couple more:

• always treat the people handling your food with respect (unless, ofc, they throw it at you or something) Tip generously (Americans, anyway)

• when you need to resolve a problem with someone, kindness and controlling your anger (no matter how justified it may be) will have a much higher success than rage and fury.

• if you can help someone out (safely), do it!!!!

• if you have a chance to pursue a dream, do it. Don’t wait. Spend money on memories, not objects. Go see the Rockies. Go to a baseball game. Go to that con. Get your degree. Whatever it is, do it. Because when you get That Phone Call, the first thing you think of is not I Wish I Had A Fancy Car. It’s, why didn’t we go to Germany? Why didn’t we go to that concert when we had the chance? Why didn’t I audition for _____? You may be young, you may be broke, but if you have an opportunity, don’t wait till next time. Don’t doubt your ability to do it. Life is so very short, and so very fragile.

scars in fiction: I got this trying to save my lover from an assassin- but tragically, I was too late. now I carry the mark of my failure with me always, and I can never forget~

scars in real life: so I was trying to open macaroni sauce with a paring knife

Tell me how you got your scars in the tags

a ROCK in my FACE

Bike wheel hit leggy too hard :(

I absolutely missed his adorable face 🥺

i don’t understand why is this worded like an evil priest interrogating the young protagonist in the first act of a horror film set in a catholic boarding school??

Is this a trick question?

You’re welcome.

#goals

me, deciding to read Down to Agincourt: DTA more like DTF ammirite this is gonna be hot

me, 250K words later: he touched his hand I can’t breathe

Could I just say something real quick? 

It’s all coming. Whatever you’re starving for, whatever that ache is that stings your bones, it’s coming. The love, the happiness, the adventures, and the creativity that you are seeking, it is all coming for you. Here’s the thing, don’t let your right now get away. The things you find mundane, keep them. Store them in the pocket of your favorite coat like found pennies. They aren’t futile. Do not let them cause you to feel empty and hollow. They are going to be worthwhile. Keep the hunger for what is coming, but please, keep a tight grip on these little ordinary moments that are happening right now, because they – these tiny pieces of this ordinary affair you find yourself in – are the foundation to your extraordinary. And I promise you, if you begin to recognize your right now, you’ll see your extraordinary coming.  

congrats to supercorp for being inducted into the queerbait hall of fame!! ⫷ °⧭° ⫸

destiel + tumblr tags bonus:

when she says she doesn’t send nudes

when guys objectify women and expect them to send nudes

when someone asks you about your nuclear plans for russia

When Russia sends you nudes

#what the fuck happened here

This is my favorite post in all of tumblr

reminder that this post is now illegal in Russia

reblog it, because Russia can´t

Thanks Obama 

Wtf

When Russia makes this post illegal

I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS IN SCREENSHOTS

I will reblog this every goddamn time I find it on my dash

I have found a Legendary Post

ITS HERE

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

Heart attacks symptoms are different for women. I recently learned this. 

Everyone should know these things.

thanks to mainstream media and being unable to show breasts on TV, way too few people know about female signs of cardiac distress, and impending heart attacks. they only know about the “pain in the left arm” male symptom.

i had all these symptoms once and they sent me right to hospital

it was scary bc i didnt know these were the symptoms for female heart issues

Please, please, PLEASE, reblog this. i don’t know if I did save or called false alarm, with my boss’ life tonight. I felt I was being a bit paranoid, overreacting, but I told Mirage my thoughts and he, after reading over the article I showed him, immediately sprung into action and then shooed her off to the hospital. I don’t know if I did or not, but I knew she’d been super stressed. She’d off-handedly commented on her arm tingling and I asked her if she felt queasy on a hunch. I went to look at the symptoms and we went from there.

Holy shit, I didn’t even think the symptoms would be different between men and women. This is so hugely important and I don’t understand why we aren’t taught this. 

One of the other symptoms that doesn’t get talked about , especially in women, is a “feeling of impending doom”. I am not even kidding, that is a legitimate diagnostic criteria. Please - if you are feeling any of these symptoms and a sudden onset of “Holy shit the world is ending” do not let anyone tell you it’s “just nerves” or “just heartburn” or something.

Keep these in mind ESPECIALLY IF YOU’VE GOT HEART DISEASE IN YOUR FAMILY!  So many more women die from heart attacks than because they don’t recognize the symptoms when they’re so different. Please stay safe and stay informed.

Relatedly, also:

Sex differences in diagnostics are pretty much never sharp cut-offs. The stereotypical “male” symptoms are more common for men, and the stereotypical “female” symptoms are more common for women – and yes, treating the stereotypical “male” symptoms as universal has absolutely lead to women being less likely to know when they need medical help.

But these things tend to go like bell curves, and so even if you’re a cis man, and you think that none of this applies to your own health – if you ever suddenly start experiencing stereotypical “female” heart attack symptoms? Go to a fucking doctor.

These symptoms show up more often in heart attacks for women, but they also just shouldn’t be ignored, by anyone, ever.

Serious question: basically all of these overlap with the symptoms of a panic attack. How do you tell the difference (how do you know when not to ignore these symptoms if they happen to you like, A Lot?)

Blue check mark accounts really showed out yesterday

Blue check mark accounts really showed out yesterday

destiel crack → 26/?