Just here to look at my blorbos and pick up cool rocks
every year I post this meme and every year people get more mad at me than they did the previous year
This is the PR approach fossil fuel companies are taking now
"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit
To wit:
I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.
In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:
“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.
“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”
Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.
Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕
[transcript:
[a fast-paced song with vocals by Charlie Slimecicle and a punchy electronic backing track]
Charlie (speaking): This just in: we're receiving reports that a new fad is taking the nation by storm! Its name? Jorts! But it appears as if this breakthrough in jean-shorts splicing technology is causing irregular weather patterns all across the globe. (Woo!)
Charlie (singing): It's the warmer season, so I can't wear jeans. I really like the denim but not the length of the seam. My mom dresses cas' and my dad likes Supreme. I'm not like either of them — I got the recessive gene!
Jort Storm! Jort Storm's comin' tonight! Jort Storm, it's a category five! Jort Storm! Jort Storm's comin' tonight! I said a Jort Storm's comin' — go run and hide!
Charlie (speaking): Jort-icane! Jort-nado! Jort-nami! Jort-quake! Jort-ruption! Jort-alanche! Jort-pocalypse!!
Charlie (singing): The Jort Storm's comin'. (Jorts!) So you better start runnin' fast — it's a chase! But be careful 'cause these jorts will chafe you down!
They're the new sensation. (Jorts!) Wear 'em to every occasion! Jorts in the pool. Or even better, wear them to a funeral, yeah! (J-J-J-Jorts!)
My personality is 99% jorts! I got a genetic test, but all my genes are short!!
Jort Storm! Jort Storm's comin' tonight! The Jort Storm, it's a category five! Jort Storm! Jort Storm's comin' tonight! I take off my fuckin' jorts, I got more jorts inside!!
Charlie (speaking): Breaking news: millions of Americans are being sucked directly into the Jortex and it's headed straight for this studio. To my wife Sheryl and son Timmy: I love— [crunch] [Charlie screams]
Charlie (singing): (Jorts!) The elders foretold (Jorts!) of a fashion so bold, a new god of the Earth (Jorthulu!). Seal it in denim and turn it into Jearth.
[energetic kazoo solo]
Charlie (reacting to the song): Oh. My. Fucking god, we did it.
[final, softer music fades out]
End transcript.]
Okay, this is super preliminary, but since we've been talking about zoo accessibility I wanted to launch a project I've been planning for a couple months.
One of the hardest things about visiting zoological facilities when disabled is the lack of knowledge ahead of time, right? Often the information on the zoo's website about accessibility doesn't contain everything folk need to know to plan a visit. I think we can probably help fix that, even if it's with just crowd-sourced knowledge!
This is a google spreadsheet for recording accessibility information for various zoos. It is super unfinished right now, FYI. That's partially because I need to fill in more of it from my own experiences, and partially because there are things I didn't note or experience - which I'd love for y'all to chime in about.
Categories for the spreadsheet so far include rentable assistance options, service dog information, accessible bathroom locations, mobility, vision, auditory and sensory issues (or accommodations), food allergy options, and general notes. I'm also including the information each zoo website provides, and guest assistance phone numbers, so all the information is in one place.
To add to this crowd-sourced zoo accessibility resource:
I'll take information as it's submitted and integrate it into the sheet. If the zoo you've visited isn't on the list yet, I still want to add it! This resource is going to stay US-based, however. (I just don't have the capacity to manage an international one).
Obviously, I can't personally verify everything people submit, so this is very much a resource and not a definitive guide. Date stamps are crucial important for keeping track of what's recent and what might have been updated since someone visited.
Let's make zoo, aquarium, and sanctuary visits more accessible for everyone!
the "came back wrong" trope except like... they didnt. like this mad scientists wife died, and so he studied necromancy, brought her back, and she came back and it all worked. like she came back exactly the same as she was before with literally no difference. but the scientist guy is like "oh no... what have i done.... shes Different now!!!! she came back Wrong!!!!" and shes just like. chilling. reading a book. cooking dinner. shes just so so normal but in the guys mind hes like "oh shes soooo weird" but shes just normal
Peer reviewed tags from @somanyofthekids
NO its a JOKE and YOU DONT GET IT. ITS NOT THAT DEEP
While she was dead he put his memory of her on such a high pedestal that she could never live up to it alive
alternatively‚ she came back perfectly fine but he thinks she came back wrong‚ because the tragic reality is that he never actually knew his wife
im going INSANE thats MY POST.
It's your post but the journey to posting it changed it to such a degree that even its closest intimacies are now foreign to you. Sorry dude.
idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol
One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine
