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A faerie introduces himself. Then, holding out a hand, asks, “And your name, please?”

And, like a fool, you give it to him.

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M E L A N C H O L I A - This is my body and soul here! You’ve got the power and control!

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thinking about her (the wine-dark sea)

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richard siken // tim o’brien // david foster wallace

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Noctilucent clouds (NLC’s) are one of nature’s most fascinating and intriguing astronomical phenomena. They are very elusive and only form when the right conditions are met. They are made of tine ice crystals that strangely appear in the summer in the northern hemisphere, when the lower part of our atmosphere is at its warmest and the upper part at its coldest because of gas expanding upwards. Around the summer mesopause, if temperatures drop below minus 120 Celsius, the rare moisture present can aggregate onto dust particles and nucleate, forming the ice particles visible in noctilucent clouds. However NLC’s are visible only when the light hits these crystals with the right scattering geometry.

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You will see us dancing in the leaves , playing with your candles, scaring your animals. When your keys go missing , a terrible knot in your hair. You will hear us in the in windchimes and bells. We adapt with the times to you, after all hide and seek is such fun~

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impostor syndrome is a common problem in academia. For example my colleagues keep putting me in the airlock and ejecting me into space

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Vampiros Inspired by @jamigreenfield Dedicated to @bookporn

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@tristan.todd

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good morning everyone I submitted the rough draft of my project poster but forgot to replace a placeholder joke with actual scientific content so now my advisor is going to read me refer to astaxanthin as “rootin’ tootin’ juicey juice” and I want to cry

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Advice for anyone who wants to get into birding!

You don’t have to travel far or go to super remote places to see good birds. That’s one of the great things about them! Birds are very accessible (too accessible) wildlife. You can see cool species doing cool things at your local park, wooded lot, retention pond, or landfill.

Don’t feel like you have to shell out for super expensive binoculars/scopes/cameras/etc, especially when you’re just starting out. 

NEVER make eye contact with a wild bird

Your local Audubon chapter or other bird club can be a great resource for learning local hotspots, and building up your ID skills. These clubs are usually happy (desperate) for new blood

Wear body armor no less than 4 inches thick. Kevlar highly recommended

A good field guide is a must have. Even experienced birders keep one on hand for reference. There are also great bird ID apps. I use Merlin myself

If a bird’s shadow passes over you, you must burn all your clothes and purify your body immediately.

I always recommend visiting bodies of water for novice birders. First, they’re great places to see wildlife in general. But mostly it’s that wading birds and waterfowl are big, easier to ID, conspicuous, usually stationary, and the nearby water is convenient for emergency purification rituals.

Yes, they are watching you too.

Remember, birds are wildlife and can easily become stressed out. Please give them their space, especially in the spring and summer breeding season.

Birds do not have teeth. If you see one grinning at you do not trust it, it is a trick!

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Mad scientists are great but there are other kinds of sciences outside of the material ones.  What about a mad linguist?

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excerpts from “Like Father Like Son: Wolf-Men, Paternity, and the Male Gothic” by Hannah Priest