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deep forests or mountain meadows? long morning hikes or night stargazing? roses or dandelions? apple pie or brownies? reading in a comfy chair or on a picnic blanket in the grass? writing poetry or stories? drawing in pencil or ink? picking flowers or climbing trees? sitting in the moss or running down a hill? early morning or late night swimming? needle trees or leaf trees? fairy tales or fables?

deep forests or mountain meadows? long morning hikes or night stargazing? roses or dandelions? apple pie or brownies? reading in a comfy chair or on a picnic blanket in the grass? writing poetry or stories? drawing in pencil or ink? picking flowers or climbing trees? sitting in the moss or running down a hill? early morning or late night swimming? needle trees or leaf trees? fairy tales or fables?

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Major human pastimes:

frying dough

classifying things and then arguing about the classifications

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｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ｡ ﾟ. February will bring blessings.

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Let me tell you a little about Multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system starts attacking some part of the body. In the case of MS, the immune system attacks the central nervous system. If you didn't know, the central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord, and as you can imagine, damage to that can have disastrous effects on your ability to function. Damage often happens in "attacks", and symptoms tend to get worse over time. The symptoms that damaging the central nervous system can result in are so numerous that it has its own wikipedia page (Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis), but to list a few that may occur: fatigue, difficulty walking, incontinence, blurred vision, cognitive impairment, depression, speech problems, hearing loss, tremors, and pain.

MS cannot be cured, but there are treatments that can prevent it from getting progressively worse, and reduce relapse rate. This is incredible news, except these treatments can be prohibitively expensive...

Now, I want you to imagine having to deal with something like MS while living in Gaza, and all that entails, for over a year now.

I want to tell you a little about Hala Daoud. Hala is in her 40s and has three children: 17 y/o Osama, 13 y/o Lana, and 9 y/o Mohammed. They are living in Gaza, with all that entails, and Hala has MS.

I'm sure you know, but the healthcare system in Gaza is all but destroyed. The only chance Hala has to get his treatment is to travel to Egypt, and then pay for the medicine all on her own. The medicine costs $12,000 for a single dose, and getting through the border is not cheap either. If she cannot do this, her health will continue to deteriorate and she will be left permanently disabled.

Her fudraiser was created all the way back in May, but she has only raised €2,274 out of her €17,000 goal

In the last ten days she has only had four donations. Please, do not let her be forgotten💔

She is on tumblr @halakamak

VETTED row 954 on The ButterflyEffect Project

VETTED number 307 on @/el-shab-hussein & @/nabulsi's Vetted Gaza Fundraiser List

@heritageposts @paper-mario-wiki @duncebento @tododeku-or-bust @ot3 @sealsdaily @bearotonin-international

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autumn is really like. i brought you some sunlight from when you were 10. didn't the world feel so bright to you then? i'll drench your hands in syrupy nostalgia, so everything you make is stained bittersweet. i'll ruffle your hair with an ice-kissed breeze--it'll be the kindest touch you've had in years. you finally feel like a part of something grander. i'm the last warm hand you hold before winter surrender.

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a good book is one that makes you want to kill yourself. a bad book is one you feel safe recommending to someone else

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blurry camera from hiking in the heat

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Genuinely like you are going to have some of the most boring coworkers and neighbors in the world. You are gonna have annoying people who are loud and have the most reddit opinions and personality you can think of and who are just as awkward as you and who may make jokes in poor taste. But you still gotta be able to just like talk to them about the weather and shit. Hear people talk about their kids or their jobs or what movies come out recently. Obvs this has limits with like outright bigots but as a general rule you gotta cause that's the only way you can build real life community. You'll never be able to borrow a cup of sugar or host a block party or organize a union by only talking to people who you like. If you wanna build a better world with those around you you gotta learn their names first.

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smile lines are so so cute & sexy

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forest glow in late summer last year

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ancient greek word of the day: κακοθερής (kakotherēs), unfitted to endure summer heat

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daydreaming isn’t enough i need it to happen to me in real life