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Two wild ducks in a neighborhood park
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roll credits!
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zany to me how these um actually nihilists like to pretend that "um actually love/friendship/cooperation/kindness isn't real bc we evolved that way to benefit ourselves as a species..." um YES? that's also where tool use comes from? that's where cooking comes from? am i supposed to think social bonds & tool use & cooking aren't "real" because they evolved over time instead of appearing fully formed from the ether?
sorry u can't enjoy things. im a superior being twirling a fork in my bowl of delicious noodles whilst staring in adoration at the world
"love isn't real it's a chemical reaction" hon i got news for u about chemical reactions and the nature of existence. it's ALL chemicals. existence is literally all just chemicals. "we evolved social bonds to benefit ourselves" so you agree? you agree that social bonds are helpful and important enough that they literally shaped the history of human evolution? i do not think u are saying, what u think u are saying.
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five recipes for an exciting life (in my opinion)
- spending enough time creating things with your hands (baking, drawing, scrapbooking, doodling, crocheting, journaling and so on)
- keeping track of things like pretty skies, milestones, happy memories, appointments you're looking forward to
- listening to music that genuinely makes you feel happy and energetic
- making a habit of reaching out to people in a way that's comfortable to you (i send my dad songs he might like, my friend sends me monthly life updates)
- being kind to all your five senses → like investing in a scented candle or essential oil dispenser or body mist, having a soft blanket or socks (or a soft animal to pet), listening to birdsong or the rain, looking at the sky more often, and having your favorite foods enough times
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then, now, and forevermore
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“Senshi what do I do?”
“Get the fries. You’ll need the energy in the coming days.”
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birdbath?
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I am slowly losing my mind over the shift towards video as the default media format.
I do not find this to be an efficient way to absorb information. I am bored and distracted by the time the largely unnecessary introduction is over. I can't use ctrl+f to find the specific information I'm looking for. If there are instructions to follow, I don't want to have to constantly pause and back up to the part I need.
At least give me a fucking transcript.
I can read faster than you can talk and these videos are wasting my time.
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If EVERYBODY in your life hates your significant other then they are the problem. If it is one or two people like a family member you have a turbulent relationship with and one friend who’s always been kind of jealous, maybe they just hate your success. But most of the time that is not the case and the people who are closest to you and love you and have had your back for years probably know when your new relationship is toxic and/or doomed.
“My friends don’t talk to me anymore because of my boyfriend.” Who do you talk to now, other than him?
YES. A MILLION TIMES YES.
Inverse also true! If your partner dislikes most of the people you are close to or gets really pouty about you spending some time with them and keeping in touch, that's a huge red flag.
If you don't have people over anymore or don't take your partner places because your partner's behavior is embarrassing or noxious, something is very very wrong.
So this is crystal clear to me now, in hindsight because, y'know.. But also add on to that list 'I don't want to talk about my relationship with my nearest and dearest because I feel like I have to defend it' is also something to look out for.
I wanna add on to this that just about any normally-protective social dynamic can be subverted by abusive situations though, so watch out. Hell, the more indicative something is, the more likely a bad situation would involve others taking advantage of it.
So normally "if a relationship is cutting everyone off from you," is in fact a red flag... but it also describes the experience of someone who came out and is now experiencing homophobia from their family. Or it could describe the social isolation tactics someone faces if they meet someone outside a reactionary religious community they were born into or something.
part of the trauma of situations like those comes from what's normally a support from our community, a sanity check, solidarity and support, being revoked or turned against us.
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ShadowLinktober Day 27: Large Enemy Stallord
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i posted this old as balls gifset ten years ago today
Happy anniversary old as balls gifset
We are pleased to note the continued survival of this meme to the point that it, too, is Old As Balls
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nerfing izutsumi (trimming her sweet kitty claws)
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and i loved every piece i found of you
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hungry,,,
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"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.