There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

I needed this so much.

List of words containing “meow”: meow, meowed, meowing, meows, homeowner

this post fucked me up

I will never get over the way Vader was checking if Obi Wan is really dead

“what the fu-what is this? How, what, this is not ok! So what, when I do it, he gets to fade out of thin air but when HE does it to me, I have to wear a walking iron lung for the rest of my life? I can’t pee without going through 5 layers of painful decontamination, and this motherfucker is just GONE???“

when you’ve waited decades for the most unsatisfying revenge in the galaxy

After all the shit obi wan has put up with anakin, he wouldn’t let him have the satisfaction.

Just to rub extra salt into the wound, Obi-wan even managed to drop his robe one last time.

This photo always cheers me up a bit. It’s a front-page article from 1955 about Christine Jorgensen, one of the first women to have sex-reassignment surgery.

Since the text is a bit small and I couldn’t find a larger copy, here’s what the small blurb says:

A World of a Difference

This article is 58 years old, and it’s more respectful of Christine’s pronoun choices and name than some publications are today. It makes me happy to see a newspaper be respectful of a trans person’s choice of name and pronouns like that :3

If someone from literally one of the most intolerant decades in recent history can respectfully write about trans women current journalists have no excuse.

I, for one, like Roman numerals.

Bro this isn’t a bad joke it’s really well thought out

SOMEOME SPRAY PAINTED THE MUTE SIGN ON DONALD TRUMPS STAR LMAO

Reblog to empower the sigil!

they’re probably already planning a sequel-sequel trilogy… how many star wars saga films are there gonna be ?? is it gonna be like 2080 and we’re all crawling out of our nursing homes to see disneys new release of anakin’s great-great-great grandkids fucking up

just to be clear im Not complaining my 90 yr old wrinkly ass would 100% be there for that

reminder to:

I just would like to thank everyone who ever reblogs this so that it somehow ends up back on my dash because I usually need the reminder (especially the drinking water one)

Okay so I followed this video about foreshortening and…

Sycra. I love you so much for making this video.

YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING SHITTING ME

guys

GUYS

SHIT

SHIT GUYS

are you shitting me right now

years of me avoiding foreshortening aND IT WAS THIS EASY??

reblogging againg because holy cow, this HELPS

I’ll just have to watch this soon

I SERIOUSLY REBLOG THIS EVERTIME IT’S ON MY DASH! IT’S SO HELPFUL!!

Watch: The most wonderful moment of joy came when he entered a Nazi guard bungalow.

We are the last generation who can hear from these survivors directly. Do not take that lightly. Do not waste that opportunity. Do not forget your freedom isn’t infinitely guarenteed. And do not, do not, let it happen again.

Really truly, watch the video, reblog it. Teaching about the holocaust is so necessary for our generation before it slips under the rug and people forget about it.

Merlin: A Comedy

What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

FOOD

SHELTER

HYGIENE

OTHER

Reblog to literally save a life

if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles

Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.

Save a life reblog

Cold weather tip - put antiperspirant on the bottom of your feet to stop your feet from getting cold even though your socks are clean and you’ve only had them on a few hours - your feet still sweat when it is cold - putting on more socks isn’t always the solution. Think like a soldier -  take care of your feet, keep them dry and clean if you can.

Carry baby wipes with you to wipe off sweat and keep yourself smelling fresh longer.

Also Wal-Mart may not be your cheapest source of supplies or food.

And in the US, you can apply for food stamps even if you’re homeless.

Omg

“Are you really going to vote for Clinton just because she isn’t Trump?”

Yes? I would literally elect Chef Boyardee because he isn’t Trump.

Why you should Vote for Hillary if you are a Bernie supporter

College costs:

Bernie:  Free.  Hillary:  Significantly cheaper than currently, free for those who need it.  Trump:  Defrauded poor and working class people for 10s of thousands of dollars of tuition.

Minimum wage:

Bernie: 15   Hillary:  12-15  Trump:  Imported undocumented workers and underpaid them to work on his projects.  Currently makes his clothing line in China for tiny wages.

Foreign wars:  Bernie:  Probably not.  Hillary:  As prudent.  Trump:  NUCLEAR FUCKING PROLIFERATION!!! NOW!!!

Immigration:  Hillary and Bernie:  Path to citizenship.  Trump:  THROW THEM OUT! BUILD A WALL!

Taxes:  Bernie:  Deep tax increases on the wealthy (and middle class).  Hillary:  Some tax increases on the wealthy.  Trump:  Cut’em.  Cut’em all!

Racism:  Bernie:  Solving income inequality will solve racism.  Hillary:  we need a good plan to increase opportunities to minorities beyond solving income inequality.  Trump:  Yeah, dun care.

Sexism:  Bernie:  Solving income inequality will solve sexism.  Hillary:  Full support of all equal rights issues.  Trump:  Ladies, all your vag are belong to me (no fatties).

Gun control:  Bernie:  Mayyyyyybbbie, if you convince me hard enough.  Hillary:  Yep.  Trump:  Shoot’em if you gott’em.

Please do not listen to 25 years of GOP propaganda.  Hillary has worked on progressive causes for 40 years.  She was the 11th most liberal senator while in the Senate. Due to Republican hatred, she is the most investigated person in the country and nothing has ever come of it.  She is not a criminal, she could not be a criminal, they would have found something they could have trumped up charges on in 25 years of endless, ongoing investigations.  She’s been abused by the GOP and burned by the press over and over and is still pursuing her goal.  She is smart and ambitious and experienced and tenacious and knowledgeable and practical and none of those are bad things for a President.  Jill Stein may be a nice woman, but she has no governmental experience and practically no platform.  Gary Johnson is a Republican who cares less about social issues.  Hillary and Bernie have more politically in common than any other candidates.    Please, if you care about the issues that Bernie cares about, think about voting Hillary.

I’m a Bernie supporter but its a cold day in hell I’ll let Trump win the presidency

To add, Clinton and Sanders voted the same 93% of the time they were in the senate together.

don’t fuck up with trump like the uk fucked up with brexit

Me: I hate not having work to do!! Someone give me a task!! Please!!!! Boss: *gives me a simple task* Me: fucking unbelievable. I can’t get a minute of peace. God dammit

When Reading Took Me By The Brain And Stabbed Me In The Back

Let me begin by emphasizing that this is a personal journey of realization. I am not condemning reading. I just wanted to put into words my experiences, in hopes of finding betterment. Anyway, here goes..

Ever since I can remember, my life has been entangled with stories and books. From childhood bedtime readings with my mom of princesses and evil witches; to discovering Wonderland with pretty pictures of Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum; to soaring into the sky to find Neverland with Peter and Wendy; to finally traipsing on my own, with a dictionary in hand, as I explore pictureless books about the Wizarding World and Narnia.. and to the present, wading through different lives through different eyes inside different books.

Indeed, I have found comfort and solace in reading fiction; it’s the ultimate escapism. But I guess in time, my reasons for reading took quite a dark turn. Before, in my innocent youth, I would read because of utter fascination and curiosity, wanting to learn new things. I would read because the experience felt magical and I would bask in amazement and awe. Reading introduced me to hundreds of alternate realities that made me see the world I live in in a different light, made me understand the truths and falsehoods. It filled my mind with insurmountable treasures I hope to keep forever.

As I grow older, I feel pretty much the same about reading. But in addition, it became my refuge from the harsh realities of life. Reading became a sort of anchor, that keeps me in place whenever the tides of life threaten to sweep me away and when it all feels too much. Whenever I want to forget, I read. Whenever I want to avoid my problems, I read. Whenever I feel stressed, I read. For quite a time, it worked. I became quickly uplifted and could go on about life refreshed and born anew. It was also through reading that I developed my love for writing–expressing myself through string of words that builds universes around me. I became addicted. But it can only go so far.

I realized that reading was actually toxic for me. I get so lost in this dream-like state that I refuse to be settled back in my own true world. The moment I close a book, everything would come crashing in. Every problem I avoided, every darkness I try to push back using pages of a book, lashes out to me by tenfold. Reading was not a catharsis, as I believed it to be. I became so dependent on these fictional characters, thinking of them as friends, fooling myself to be a part of their fantasy, not knowing that I’ve been neglecting my reality.

And I know that this must a slap-in-the-face to my fellow readers, and for that I apologize. But the longer I read, the better I see what it has become for me. It’s not reading per se that is the problem. It’s how I use it to put up walls and prevent people, emotions, life, and reality to come in, instead of using it to connect with the world around me. It’s how I use it as a cage to trap me in, instead of how I intended it to be my wings. I didn’t know exactly when reading for me changed from momentary escapism to complete seclusion and avoidance. It’s unhealthy, I know.

And it hurts. It’s painful to know that I somehow turned this great wonder of life into a weapon that stab myself in the back, leaving me at a loss of direction.

But in life, we need to go forward. And so, I am learning—slowly learning to love reading again, in its purest form, untainted by my personal hoard of demons and unhindered by my yearning to float away into the abyss.

I think I would be in the same place you are now, if I hadn’t found the Internet and people tho share my reading and my opinions with, because that allowed me to open up again and let people in and in those people I found amazing persons I could confide into and open about my life, which led me to confront my problems. I know that my experience is not your experience (and that my experience does not and should not apply to others, though I hope other people, you included find your own way to balance out escapism and dealing with reality), and I am sorry that your experience with reading has brought you to a place where reading is not healthy. What I mostly mean to say is that I understand where you’re coming from and that I am happy that you *are* moving forward and making strides to learn to read again in a shape that is good for you and for your general well being. I hope you find your own even keel and your own mechanisms to allow yourself to both read and live your life. Thanks for sharing what happened to you and for speaking up about the possibility of reading turning into something that is bad for yourself. (I went through that in my teen years and as a result I am completely socially isolated in my own city, with no one to call to go out with / go have a beer with / talk to face to face locally. It certainly doesn’t help that much of my city’s mentality is something I despise and find narrow-minded and childish by now, so I find it difficult to approach new people). Thanks again for sharing and my best wishes and positive vibes to you.

-RAISES HANDS-

OP you are a beautiful person and i feel all of this. Bless you