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Gotta share such knowledge

“A collection of common glyphs of the poorly understood Memeorite civilization of the Second Silicon Age. Memeorite glyphs possess multiple conflicting interpretations and a complexity of meaning impossible to capture in a few short words. These are rough translations only.”

Source: https://twitter.com/beach_fox/status/1325668490431246336 (which include more “memeorite glyphs”

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Definitely cursed

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presented without commentary or apology

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$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think

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Magnus AU where Thanatos from Supergiant Hades is what they imagine Terminus as

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I’ve never met anyone who likes their birthstone. Reblog + put in the tags what yours is, if you like it and what birthstone you’d rather have.

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Definitely going to use this thank you!

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible

So, your landlord/parents/home inspector/favorite movie star is dropping by, and your place is a disaster. You don’t have much time to clean it up. You’re in emergency mode. Let’s get started.

Don’t panic. Panic leads to fear, fear leads to procrastination, procrastination leads to the dark side. You can do this, but you have to stay calm.

Unlike maintenance cleaning, we’re not looking to completely unfuck one space at a time. Instead, we want to decrease the overall mess in stages, spread evenly across the whole area that we’re concerned about. If you think your home is at Level 10 filth, we want to bring the whole thing down to a Level 9, and then down from there. One really clean spot in an otherwise messy home is not going to be helpful here.

Get prepared. You’ll want to shut the computer down (or turn the modem off if you need your computer to play music). Trust me. Get your music going. Gather up trash bags, your vacuum and mop, some rags or paper towel, sponges, and other cleaning supplies. Use what you have on hand. Don’t get distracted running to the store and spending an hour browsing cleaning supplies. A multi-purpose cleaning concentrate or a jug of vinegar will be just fine.

Breaks are very important. Depending on your time constraints, work in 20/10s (20 minutes working, 10-minute break) or 45/15s. But take breaks because otherwise you’re marathoning, and marathon cleaning is no one’s friend. Keep hydrated, don’t forget to eat, and check in with yourself frequently to make sure you’re physically doing OK.

Make your bed. This will be your home base if you get overwhelmed or need somewhere clear to take a break.

Start with the garbage. Going from room to room, throw out anything that is obvious trash. Once you fill a bag, take it out. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Move on to dishes. Gather the dishes from all over your house and bring them to the kitchen. If you can, start them soaking in a sink of hot, soapy water or start loading the dishwasher. After the dishes are all in one place, spend one 20/10 getting started getting them under control.

Now it’s time for your flat surfaces. Countertops, tables, dresser tops, etc. Clear them off and wipe them down. Don’t get distracted in too much sorting and organizing. We’re in crisis mode here. There will be time to get in-depth once this is all done. The same applies to cabinets and closets. Unless you have reason to believe people will be opening closed doors, leave these alone for now.

Attack the floordrobe and shoe pile. Get your clothes either put away or in the hamper. Start a load of laundry if you need to, but keep in mind that laundry and dishes have three steps: wash, dry, and put it away, goddammit!

Get random stuff up off the floors. If something is trash-worthy, throw it away now rather than just move it around a bunch of times. Otherwise, put stuff where it belongs.

Take another 20/10 or 45/15 to catch up on more dishes, if needed.

Head into the bathroom. Pour some cleaner in the toilet bowl, fill the sink with hot water and cleaner, and either spray the tub and shower with cleaner, or fill the tub up with some hot water and add cleaner and let it soak. Put everything away that’s out and shouldn’t be, clean the mirror, counters, and toilet seat. Sweep or dry mop the floor. Wipe down the sink and tub/shower, and give the toilet bowl a scrub. Mop the floor.

Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

Vacuum everything you can, and sweep everything you can’t.

Walk outside of your house (don’t lock yourself out, please). Walk back in and see what catches your eye first. Go and deal with that.

If you’re being inspected or your landlord is coming in for repairs, spend time on whatever area they’ll be focusing on.

Give the whole place one more once-over and pay attention to anything you’ve missed so far.

It’s an old trick, but if your place is a little funky-smelling, put a pan of water on the stove on low heat and add some citrus or cinnamon or vanilla. Don’t leave it unattended or forget about it.

Take a shower, put on something clean, and eat something.

You can do this. It’s overwhelming, yes, but it is not impossible. You just need to do it. You have a list. You have directions. You have a whole bunch of Internet strangers who have been there before and who are cheering you on. You can do this, but you need to get started.

Why are you still here? GO. START. NOW.

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So I might be late to this realization but here goes. 

For the past week or so I’ve been hardcore-binging Overly Sarcastic Productions videos, and just yesterday I finally got around to watching Red’s recap of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Now, as a former English major and attendant in the US public school system, I’ve had several classes in which Frankenstein was required reading, so I’m familiar with the story and very much used to writing exhaustively mediocre essays about the theming and characterization in this work and the who is the real monster question. So it was more of a refresher than a new concept when Red went into Victor Frankenstein’s characterization and his fatal flaw of obsessive curiosity and pursuit of knowledge in spite of or even in ignorance of the consequences to himself and others and hey that sounds familiar doesn’t it.

Now, moving past the question of Victor Frankenstein would make a better avatar or victim of the Beholding, my first thought was “hurr burr Jonathan Sims is Victor Frankenstein” but my second thought was “hey no wait that’s not right” and my third thought was

“Victor Frankenstein was a well-educated upper class white man born to money and privilege who became obsessed with showing death who’s boss and decided to pull this off by meddling with forces that his understanding of was rudimentary at best, constantly shrugged off responsibility for the consequences of his actions on others, and had a group of friends who presumably loved and cared about him until they all suffered horrible fates as a direct result of loving and caring about him. Boom, Jonah Magnus is Victor Frankenstein AND a bitch.”

Meanwhile, Jon is a victim and (at least in part) result of Jonah’s meddling in Forces Man Was Not Meant To Master who’s dropped into the deep end of a world he doesn’t understand and forced to scramble to learn how to survive in it through painful trial and error, who’s voraciously curious and intelligent but desperately in need of help and companionship but is surrounded by people who can’t see him as anything but a monster, and as a result ends up making rash and questionable decisions that get people hurt or killed, all the while wrestling with the question of personhood and free will in the face of a world that seems determined to make him the monster everyone already believes him to be. Jon’s the creature.

While vacuuming today I came up with two possible AU avenues jumping off of this idea.

Option 1: Jonah creates new life! It’s Jon. Bad things happen to Jon. Peter can be the Henry Clerval stand-in except Clerval was a ball of sunshine and didn’t deserve what happened to him while Peter Lukas can choke.

Option 2: Rather than creating new life, Jonah’s discovery was simply the reversal of death. In the wake of Jonah’s death, Jon, rather than being a creation of his, is the guy responsible for going through his belongings (he can even keep the archivist angle because dead rich people’s stuff getting donated to historical and archival institutions is like, the main method for said institutions getting stuff in the first place). Anyway he finds his research notes, unwisely pursues the same knowledge Jonah did, and is subtly manipulated from beyond the grave into learning the secret and using it to bring Jonah back from the dead.

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I love this

“Before their marriages, Mr. Dearly and Pongo had lived in a bachelor flat, where they were looked after by Mr. Dearly’s old nurse, Nanny Butler. Mrs. Dearly and Missis had also lived in a bachelor flat (there are no such things as spinster flats), where they were looked after by Mrs. Dearly’s old nurse, Nanny Cook. The dogs and their pets met at the same time and shared a wonderfully happy double engagement, but they were all a little worried about what was to happen to Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler. It would be all right when the Dearlys started a family, particularly if it could be twins, with one twin for each Nanny, but until then, what were the Nannies going to do? For though they could cook breakfast and provide meals on trays (meals called “a nice egg by the fire”) neither of them was capable of running a smart little house in Regent’s Park, where the Dearlys hoped to invite their friends to diner. And then something happened. Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler met and, after a few minutes of deep suspicion, took a great liking to each other. And they had a good laugh about their names. “What a pity we’re not a real cook and butler,” said Nanny Cook. “Yes, that’s what’s needed now,” said Nanny Butler. And then they both together had the Great Idea: Nanny Cook would train to be a real cook, and Nanny Butler would train to be a real butler. They would start the very next day and be fully trained by the wedding. “But you’ll have to be a parlourmaid, really,” said Nanny Cook. “Certainly not,” said Nanny Butler. “I haven’t the figure for it. I shall be a real butler- and I shall valet Mr. Dearly, which will need no training as I’ve done it since the day he was born.” And so when the Dearlys and the Pongos got back from their joint honeymoon, there were Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler, fully trained, ready to welcome them into the little house facing Regent’s Park. It came as something of a shock that Nanny Butler was wearing trousers. “Wouldn’t a black dress with a nice frilly apron be better?” suggested Mrs. Dearly-rather nervously, because Nanny Butler had never been her Nanny. “You can’t be a butler without trousers,” said Nanny Butler firmly. “But I’ll get a frilly apron tomorrow. It will add a note of originality.” It did.”

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The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

…so… I had this read to me as a kid and I remembered something of it, but heh, why aren’t we talking about Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler?

(via still-intrepid)

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WAYS TO SUPPORT/BE AN ALLY

Here is a compilation of places to donate (IF you can, simply reblogging and sharing this can help) and petition to sign. I found these websites and organizations on twitter.

DONATIONS

THE MINNESOTA  FREEDOM FUND: Donate to this to collect funds to pay jail bonds for the protesters who get arrested.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: An organization fighting for the BLM movement. Donate if you can. 

BLACK VISIONS MN: an organization that is led by Black, Queer and Trans people. Donate if you can.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Fights for the overall equality fight. Donate if you can.

PETITIONS

Willie Simmons has spent 38 years in prison for a $9 robbery. He had two prior convictions similar to robbery that he served time for. He was prosecuted under the Alabama Habitual Offender law and was given a life sentence for his third strike - stealing 9 (NINE) dollars. Sign his petition. 

Breonna Taylor was killed by police who were conducting an UNANNOUNCED drug raid, where they gave no request to enter. They bashed her door and entered, shooting her EIGHT times. They were in the WRONG HOUSE. 

George Floyd was killed by a police officer who knelt on his neck and suffocated him to death, after George pleaded with the officer and told him he couldn’t breathe. The officer had pulled him from where he sat in his car on an alleged FORGERY. You can also text “FLOYD” to 55156

ARREST THE OFFICERS WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD: The main police officer who murdered George is being kept in PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. You probably have heard he was arrested, but this is NOT TRUE. He was placed under PROTECTIVE custody because of the riots and “threats” on his life. 

If you know of ANY other organizations or petitions, PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST. The fight for justice doesn’t end here, it will never end. Especially when the president of the United States calls white supremacists good people and protesters of a mans death THUGS. USE YOUR VOICE. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. FUCK COPS. FUCK “BLUE LIVES”. ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER!

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Omg perfect

I’M FINALLY DONE WITH THIS ANIMATIC OH MY GOD–

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Damn that’s cool

Your body is an incredibly bizarre machine.

“What you see is a myosin protein dragging an endorphin along a filament to the inner part of the brain’s parietal cortex which creates happiness. Happiness. You’re looking at happiness.”

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This broke me in the best way

So…  I had this song “Fleurie - Hurts Like Hell” stuck in my head the whole day and thought that it will fit here perfectly :) 

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so it’s escalated to alasdair stuart recording just, actual lonelyeyes fanfic that his wife wrote for this. god i can’t wait to see what ben does in response

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YALL THE MADLAD HAS DONE IT AGAIN