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Despite the name, most hagfish cannot cast spells or brew magical decoctions in caldrons.
They can, however, produce copious quantities of slime, which in some ways is just as good.
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me, continuing to look at a screen despite having a headache: OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain… OUCH my brain…
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It's impressive how Neil Gaiman vanished from the internet. Wish Rowling would do the same.
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When my students talk over me I do this bit where I quietly tell them I’m really shy and to please let me talk and somehow it works.
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I think every lesbian who says she wouldn't date a bi woman is functionally on the same wavelength as men who say they would only marry a virgin
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ping ponging back and forth between seeing immense beauty everywhere and feeling deeply like i am in hell
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Me for the last 15 years: Starting a timer when you have to wait for something or stand in line can be helpful, because no matter how impatient you feel you can check the timer and remind yourself it has not been several eternities and has in fact only been five minutes.
Me setting a timer when I got to bag claim just now: I'm so clever! I will now be reminded that it's only been five minutes and bag claim usually takes about twenty!
Me looking at the timer thoughtfully: ...another Very Neurotypical Moment With Sam, it appears.
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the helpful & informative nilered that concocts a night-time beverage VS the wretched & dastardly nileblue that brews the dark and secret KILLS YOU potion
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i hope luigi mangione is proven innocent & gets to sue a ton of companies for slander and win & i hope he gets enough money to rebuild his life and get any help for his chronic pain that he needs & i hope he’s able to disappear from the public eye entirely if that’s what he wants
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please look at this graffiti my sister saw in paris

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LOVE IS THE WHOLE POINT. OF IT ALL
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After visiting a prison in Norway that treated prisoners humanely, a warden from North Dakota went back and reformed her prison based on Norway’s model, including having educational field trips for inmates. The prison later saw a sharp decline in threats against staff and violence.
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