as part of my allotted portion of hypocrisy, I firmly believe that homosexuals are as diverse and varied as snowflakes, united only by our shared exclusive same-sex attraction, and also that we are smarter and more interesting than everyone else

One of the most warmly human things I’ve ever seen was an old parchment from the Irish middle ages, the scribe’s cat had walked across the page and left inky pawprints on the page. 

FOUND IT!!!

Oh, here’s another:

It would appear that Asian scribes were also plagued by feline predations:

Why does this warm my heart ? ❤

Because cats do this when they want to be petted. And 🐾 is universal historical proof of kitties that have loved their humans.

Hhhate it when people on my side of an argument are making bad points. You’re literally right why are you being stupid about it

i need her so bad

"kill them with kindness" WRONG. minotaur.

Wireless wunk

I'm nominating Joan Smith's Unfortunately, She Was A Nymphomaniac for Dad Book of the year. What's a Dad Book? It's the gift idea for the person you have no idea what to get them but you know they like history, documentaries and stuff. I know the whole "men are obsessed with the Roman Empire" meme is tired now but look! Here's a book by a Classics/Latin geek who's also written about femicide and rape myths, and uses that to fix misconceptions and explore how they happen.

every post about a woman accused of abuse: if a man did this he'd be crucified

every post about a man accused of abuse: look guys, this is a really nuanced conversation and we can't forget the part right wing media plays in these discussions

Manifolds and Differential Forms, Reyer Sjamaar

after seeing your friends for a few hours sometimes u walk away and return home with a little ball of glowing golden light in your chest

Last year, I spent so much time looking at other people's art and being genuinely amazed, not at just what they make, but at what they're willing to share. This year, I'm going to try to follow their lead by not just making more art, but by experimenting as well. So here's a study I did, combining the flat arts style of mid century animation and the birds of Arizona

Today's Seal Is: Boeing 767

do it for her (your female ancestors)

Had a really good talk w/a friend about how bizarre modern dating culture is, like not even hookup culture because that seems kinda dead but the way a lot of people perceive of actually being in a relationship now seems to be like. Asking to be official too soon without really being slow and intentional and being halfway there because they’re looking for a long-term partner and using therapy speak and the right basic ideas about wanting to build a life with someone but not actually understanding what that entails. It’s kind of like pop psychology buzzwords that sounds good on the surface but people still aren’t willing to do the tough inner work themselves that is required to truly know, respect, and understand someone else fully without playing into codependency and fulfilling their own unmet needs. I really think the root of all of this is the commodification of relationships and love and a misunderstanding influenced by media of what it means to be mentally “well” + cultural obsession w/being perceived as “wholesome” and “good” when you actually have to be ruthless and very focused on whether or not you’re even fit to date to begin with.

i think you might enjoy the book "the end of love" by eva illouz