#i can't believe THIS worked

[selfcestmovies]

Yelena, freaking out: What do you mean... Kate has the Darkhold?!

Wanda: She took it back to her loft for safekeeping. Why, what's the worst that could happen?

Yelena: ...This is bad.

Yelena: Kate Bishop and unfettered access to magic are not a good combination.

Meanwhile, Kate: *Has magic for 20 minutes*

[moonfromearth]

Corey: *hires an entertainer* Also Corey: *proceeds to spend three hours telling her how to do her job*

Anyway I managed to scam get three hours of mentoring in, and since Corey completed everything else already, that means the aspiration is finished!! 😄

☑ Finish Musical Genius Aspiration

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[whatkindofnameisella]

can you believe that we have fanfiction. that we have websites dedicated to fanfiction. that there is a place that you can go and read tens, hundreds, thousands and thousands of pieces of writing that strangers have made. people who are not "writers". people who come home at the end of the day and have feelings and say, i am going to put that into words. i am going to share those words. short, long, sweet, sad, horny, funny, wonderful words. we are all just human and we all love to make and remake and share that with others. can you believe that.

[zookie-art]

Shadows and light ~

[jarrows]

"We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting. They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows."

[goddamnitlady]

Me: Ok I'm going to help cosplayers. I'll teach them how to deal with anxiety before the contest! Me: *gives the peptalk* This is how you biohack yourself to consciously turn rampaging adrenaline in your body away from fear-adrenaline towards excitement-adrenaline! (+teaches other tricks too). Cosplayers: omg Cosplayer: it works?? AT HOME Me: Writing a thesis and being absolutely stuck on it. Me: Whenever I start on it, the negative emotions overwhelm me. Me: WAIT A SEC... Me: HOLD UP Me: I know how to help others turn fear-adrenaline to happy-excitement adrenaline. Me: Can I try that adrenaline hack on myself? And the other tricks? Me: ... Me: omg Me: It... works?? Me: I'M EXCITED. I'm not fearful at all! I feel like a happy curious puppy that's about to go on a dangerous happy fairytale journey! The danger is still there, but I got brave... and playful! Me: Gets an excited unstoppable laughter fit. Me: un-stop-able laughter. Tearing up from laughter until my tummy and cheeks hurt. Me: This is great. From now, whenever I feel my nervousness threaten to go on a negative rampage of fear, on I'm going to do a laughter fit. It will be GREAT.

[elisenel]

Something catches Blitz' eye in the toy garage and Fizz can't help but lend a hand to his bestie 🤲

[themostfuniveverhad]

presenting: mystery museum man

[temeyes]

my darling tsukki!

[you-makestedehappy]

𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑔𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓎. 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔.

[illiaccrest]

Aventurine's backstory got me curious to learn more about the Romani people so I did some light research and found out that Flamenco dancing is Romani in origin, which is really neat and really obvious once you know tbh!

[expelliarmus]

[pochiikou]

[hinamie]

in spite of everything, I had fun <3

[justlous-art]

I kept laughing while drawing it