needing the type of hug where you bury your head in their shoulder and they just hold you tight and there’s this mutual need to keep holding on.

The U.S. in a gif series.

Pls keep reblogging this till this become a classic tumblr post , because it needs to be

★ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADISON REYES! (JUNE 25, 2004) ★

WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY AHHHH

I queued this like 8 months ago I’ve waited a long time for this moment

‘tis my birthday week

so for my 20th birthday (which officially is Friday) I want to do something with all of you my beautiful followers and supporters,

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE FIC!

After each chapter, I’ll propose options for what comes next, and you all get to vote.

Let’s start with the prologue

Characters:

You (the Reader)

Joaquin Torres

here are your prompts

5. I can’t stop thinking about you when we’re apart

29. My love is unconditional

75. You sweeten my sour days.

here are your tropes

1. Childhood friends to lovers

2. Roommates

3. High school sweethearts meet again years later

•••

SO VOTE WHICH PROMPT AND TROPE YOU WANT BELOW 👇

Please help spread

Reblogging with an update

TW: some of the links contain graphic gun violence and police brutality

Please continue to boost this and add any info you have. I’ll continue with updates as soon as I can

Again, here with another update.

France has always and I mean ALWAYS had a history of Islamophobia...but, for those of you who don’t know what’s going on right now:

These restrictions (I have definitely not covered a lot of them) fall under France’s Separatism Bill which still needs to be passed by the National Assembly. France maintains that these actions are to uphold secularism (the separation of religion and state).

However, these targeted laws and the statements accompanying them...

...just showcase how deeply rooted these laws are in Islamophobia and how France is maximizing restrictions on daily Muslim life just to...be a white saviour?

There are five million Muslims in France right now and they are all being affected by this.

Y’all being pregnant while moving into a new house is BUCKWILD

My husband is an intelligent man, but he has gotten in his head that if I lift one box I will PERISH

Here is the problem in a nutshell

Would I love to let my husband do everything? Of course?

But this absolute GIANT of a man after TEN YEARS together still has no spatial awareness and NO AWARENESS that his a A FOOT AND A HALF taller than me. If he is left to put thing away, he will do so diligently but he PUTS EVERYTHING ON THE TOP SHELF and my TINY TREX ARMS CAN NOT MAKE THAT TRIP

I threw out my back and he’s now convinced that it’s his fault for letting me carry paper plates in the house my self and that he’s going to be a terrible father

This man has a LAW DEGREE and is a PRACTICING ATTORNEY

“You have two skeletons inside you right now that is double the amount I have. You are my sweet special Eldritch Horror” - My Husband

Thanks I think?

“It’s insane that we just made a person! I’ve never even met a baby before what do I say?!”

Not worried about diapers here folks, just first impressions

“I’m going be be a dad which is just buckwild. I have your pregnancy checklist but here is my fatherhood check list

1. I need a riding lawn mower

2. I need a white tank top

3. I need a beer, particularly an amber colored one

4. I need a book of puns

5. I need a baby back pack to carry said baby

6. I want my own diaper bag, and I want it to be STYLISH

Kait are you writing this down this is important?”

Me: a lot of people on the internet are calling you a himbo, would you like to respond?

Husband: I am often very dumb, and I do drink the respect women juice like fine wine, however I am not very strong, and I just don’t know if I can accept this title if I do not meet all the qualifications

Me: I don’t know, you lifted all those boxes on your own

Husband: this was simply DAD ENERGY

I can not with this fool

literally marry him

I have great news my friend

marry him again

I’ve read him some of these replies and he got very upset and yelled (which if you know my husband is barely over a whisper) “I CANT MARRY YOU ANY HARDER I KNOW IVE GOOGLED IT MANY TIMES”

Y’all I’m obsessed with this idiot

This is an amazing relationship

op found a man who doesn’t yell? queen energy, buckwild

I have heard this man yell exactly one time in my life and it was when I installed a fabreeze air freshener robot without telling him and I accidentally put it at exactly his mouth hight

I heard a squeal and then he yelled

“THIS DUMB ROBOT JUST SPRAYED PERFUME IN MY MOUTH!”

and then he apologized to me and the robot for his tone 😂



i'd ask how he made it through law school, but i know too many dumbass lawyers.

This just made me smile lol

Okay I had to reblog this for how hysterical and wholesome it is 🥺

The PR after the Meghan and Harry interview has been pretty desperate and transparent but I am LOSING it over this headline, what a gift

The reactions. I can't stop laughing.

TO ANYONE CHATTING TO SOMEONE ONLINE

If you are considering meeting up with someone online use this trick identify who really are who they claim to be:

1. Ask them to Skype 2. If they refuse or can’t for some reason ask for a current selfie 3. If they also refuse or can’t do not meet up with them 4. If they provide one ask them to send another with them holding 3 fingers up 5. If they refuse read step 3 6. If they provide a selfie where they show 3 fingers they are probably for real

(If you’re still unconvinced try again with them drawing something in their hand)

I SAY THIS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY please spread this message as more and more young people are lured out into situations where they get kidnapped because they weren’t 100% sure the person they were talking to was real.

ALSO IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE FOLLOWING:

“My [fill in trusted adult here] wants to come too. [pronoun] said we can do our own thing and [pronoun] will just sort of grab [pronoun] own table, but I wanted to let you know. Hey, if you have an adult coming too they could sit together!”

If hearing this freaks the other person out and they decline, TERMINATE ALL CONTACT. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to block. I’m 26 years old and if you tell me you’re coming with a friend or parent for your own safety, I will automatically say “hey, cool. Y’know, if you’re nervous we can just do Starbucks or something, I’m okay meeting in a busy place. That way your [adult/friend] can hang out, too, and they don’t have to pay for [admission, a movie ticket, whatever].” Your safety and comfort is important to me, and is important to any good person you meet online who wants to meet up IRL. In the early 2000s when I first started seeing online safety PSAs, this was a widely-spread tip. Use it.

And for the record, you can use this over the age of 18, too. I still won’t meet people from online except in public places. You never know–that person holding up three fingers and drawing a Pokemon on their palm could be some pervert’s child, niece, nephew, family friend’s kid who was encouraged to take some silly pictures. Always voice-verify and always meet in public, with another person if possible. 

Be smart and stay safe, kiddos. Nina loves you.

This is all so important for everyone and especially my younger followers.

Anyone who is being upfront with who they are and who you can trust will do whatever they need to do to make you and your parents/guardians comfortable. Hence why I am constantly requesting to too-busy-dancing13 to FaceTime her mom…

Please please please listen to this. Not everyone out there can be trusted.

FUCKING SIGNAL BOOST!!

I’m reblogging this because this is important, especially since a lot of you are younger. And, you know, even us adults need to stay safe. I haven’t been doing this and honestly will from now on. People can be awful, stay safe my pals.

life is not about being something, but someone.

those are words my beautiful mama not only lives by, but also taught me as i was growing up. many times she told me and every time i listened.

life is not about what you brag about and put on your resume, it’s not about the size of your paycheck or the power of your job position. it’s not about the distance you ran, what grade you got in class or how many likes you got on your last post. it’s not about what you can be, it’s about who you can be. the dreams and goals you have, the kindness you show to friends, lovers and strangers, the jokes you crack to make others laugh. the feeilng of freedom you feel when running, the attention to detail you put into your drawing. it’s what you feel, think and enjoy, it’s who you are.

it’s not what you do, it’s why you do it.

my mama taught me that it’s not what we are, it’s who we are. it’s not what we can brag about having done in the past, it’s about what we’re doing in this very moment. it’s how we are kind to one another, help and spread empathy. when i am sad, feeling useless, lacking and unproductive ‘cause i “should’ve done more with my life”… she tells me how proud she is of me, not for what i have or have not done, but for who i have become; how i treat my loved ones, how i think independently, and stand up for what i believe in. and she remind me of it once again:

life is not about being something, but someone.

I know people use phrases like “he’s changing the game” and “nobody’s doing it like him” a lot for musicians, but I don’t think this is an exaggeration at all when talking about Lil Nas X. 

When I first saw the music video for Montero (Call Me By Your Name), I just kept thinking about how I had never seen a music video like it, ESPECIALLY from such a well-known artist. I’ve seen plenty of videos where a man is being sexy, but never in the way that Lil Nas X does it in that video. He sings about riding dick while giving a lap dance. I’m sure there are so many music videos where a male singer does this, but I’ve never seen them because gay men who express their sexuality in that way are usually prevented from becoming household names.

And he is getting a lot of pushback for it. People are saying that he’s trying to indoctrinate children, that he’s pushing an agenda, that he’s part of the ruination of society. Gay men are seen as sex-crazy predators, and so are androgynous men. For him to make this video expressing himself and his sexuality in the way HE wanted to, knowing how people would take it, especially as a black man, and then attaching his real name to it?

It’s trending at #1 on youtube and there’s been a huge positive response to it, but he’s risking a lot by releasing this video. The whole theme of the video is religious persecution, and we’re seeing that exact thing happen to him in real time. He’s being called a sinner, he’s being told he’s going to hell, he’s being told that god doesn’t love him. 

This song and video are resonating with SO MANY people. People who grew up with a religion that teaches that people like them are wrong, with parents who seek to destroy what they do not understand,  who have had a closeted partner who only told them they loved them in private, who told themselves that they would never come out to anyone, with people who have struggled with internalized homophobia. 

Since the world already has their eyes on Lil Nas X, he’s decided to represent himself the way he wants to and tell the stories he wants to tell. From this video to wearing a bright pink leather harness on the red carpet to doing drag on halloween, he is showing everyone that he is not ashamed of who he is and he’s willing to put himself and his career at risk to be that person. By doing this, he’s showing others that people like him exist and it’s ok and it’s good.

Lil Nas X is changing the game. His success will open doors for more artists like him. I believe he’s going to help change the public perception of what hip-hop can be, and maybe even what a man can be.

I agree entirely with the above, but I think it’s important to remember that Lil Nas X was outed. I think it’s rrally important to this conversation that we remember that Lil Nas X released a song that made him popular in a mostly-white section of music, and somebody hated that so much that they outed him to try and derail his career.

When we talk about Lil Nas X, we talk as though this flamboyant gay man is what he set out to show us. But the truth is he was a closeted gay man who wanted to make music, and the same voices that object to him now are the ones who wouldn’t let him exist in their spaces when he was trying to be as accomodating to them as possible.

The fact that LNX has embraced their attack on him and turned it into his brand is a mark of his strength and courage, but it does not lessen their malice. And I think any conversation about how he chooses to perform should acknowledge that he was tormented by these people who are now so offended that he won’t respect them.

What is going on with the world??

Jesus…

In a move that has sparked outcry from archaeologists, historians and locals, the Peruvian government has approved a multi-billion international airport near the famed site of Machu Picchu, Peru’s single most important tourist destination. Bulldozers have begun to clear millions of tons of earth for the project, which will be located in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town.

Building the airport in this location will destroy an ancient landscape, one shaped by the Incan people with terraces and routes.

Critics also suggest that planes flying low over the nearby village of Ollantaytambo and its archaeological park filled with ruins and a massive Inca fortress with large stone terraces, would cause incalculable damage to fragile Inca ruins there and destroy the peace and beauty of the area.

The new airport will make access to the site much easier, and thus encourage greater numbers than ever before to visit.

But Machu Picchu is already overwhelmed by almost double the limit of tourists as recommended by UNESCO. [see also India’s Taj Mahal - an incredible site simply reeling under a relentless, ineffectively managed tourist, both domestic and international, onslaught]

It’s the constant battle between protecting the past and profiteering from it.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/15/archaeologists-outraged-over-plans-for-machu-picchu-airport-chinchero

the rubber duck

For anyone curious what they mean by the rubber duck, rubber duck debugging is a tactic used by programmers to figure out bugs in the code. To do it, they explain the code, verbally, line by line, to the rubber duck until they find it. 

It’s also very useful for writers, and I’ve used it multiple times with rubber ducks, stuffed animals, and my friends.