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Found this on pinterest had to put it here

Tradwives need to realize the seriousness of the shit they are getting themselves into.

The society isn't all that kind to women.

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Me: I'm not going to have this argument with you until I'm finished smoking my cigarette

My six year old: After?

Me: yes, we can argue when I'm done

This girl cracks me up

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“do it scared” im literally always scared i dont have another setting.

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If you don't appreciate the recent personal posts then I should definitely warn any followers that this is not just my space for witchy things, art, history, archeology, and other rad interests. This is my personal blog and there are going to be some times that I spit my brain's ramblings into posts.

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Guess who's gut was right about getting fired? This girl's. This is the worst

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I've been overloaded by anxiety that I'm going to lose my job today. Two sleepless nights in a row's worth of anxiety. Anxiety pills all day. I'm struggling to redirect my thoughts and not catastrophize the situation. I rationally know that cognitive distortions aren't based in rational thinking or facts but I'll be damned if I'm not in a vise grip of them this morning.

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Common Marlon Wayans W

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— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Did a tarot pull for the night since it's a full moon in Pisces (as well as a super moon and a partial lunar eclipse). I used the Dark Woods tarot deck (it's my favorite and I've had a good relationship with this deck).

Here's what I got:

Strength (Reversed)

Queen of Cups

Page of Pentacles

Three of Wands

Page of Swords

I've already made my own deductions but I'm open to any inclinations others may have to offer.

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Saw these tags in a reblog of my Chinese museum posts, and thought I have to make a response just so everyone is clear on how archaeological studies are carried out in China:

^Well, the Shaanxi Archaeology Museum is a Chinese museum displaying artifacts found in China, it's not the British Museum lol.

But anyway just so everyone knows, modern Chinese archaeology has a rule, which is that unless it's absolutely necessary, an ancient tomb/mausoleum should not be disturbed. This means that many of these artifacts in the museums are found in a few main ways:

Tombs that absolutely had to be excavated because there were clear signs of grave robbing present, for example when tunnels left by grave robbers were found near a known tomb. This is called "excavating to rescue" (抢救性发掘), it's done by teams of archaeologists, the artifacts found will then be studied and eventually find a home in museums in China. In comparison, actual grave robbers would steal artifacts and sell them for money; many stolen artifacts would end up in auctions, mostly outside of mainland China. This is why there is no "general positive sense" in the phrase "grave robbing with grant money" when it comes to archaeology in China. Modern Chinese archaeology and grave robbing are simply not comparable in any way whatsoever.

Tombs that absolutely had to be excavated because new infrastructure will be built in that location. Such exacavations are also included in excavating to rescue. Examples include tombs in Xi'an city that had to be excavated because a metro was being built. Since Chinese people and Chinese culture are native to China, there are no ethical problems whatsoever, this simply a question of what matters more, the welfare of living Chinese people or the abstract afterlives of ancient Chinese people. Obviously, the welfare of living Chinese people is a more important matter. As for the argument of "but this goes against traditional culture", first, a culture is only alive if the people of that culture is alive and doing well, otherwise that culture is as good as dead; second, a major part of traditional Chinese culture IS focused on the welfare of descendants (ex: the belief that the spirits of ancestors will protect their descendants), so I'm sure our ancestors would be proud to see us doing well.

Tombs that were excavated because archaeologists were absolutely sure that artifacts discovered within would make major contributions to the study of Chinese history. This is pretty much the only exception to the rule of "excavating to rescue", and it is very rarely allowed. An example is the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project (夏商周断代工程), where the main focus is to gain a clearer picture of the timeline of ancient Chinese history, when dynasties began/ended, when major events may have happened, etc.

Artifacts that were found when arresting grave robbers. These are called "recovered artifacts" (追回文物).

Artifacts that returned to China from foreign countries, these are called "returned artifacts" (回归文物). A big portion of these artifacts ended up in foreign countries precisely because of grave robbers, and another big portion were and are still lost for the same reason as why the British Museum has so many artifacts from around the world.

Artifacts that were discovered scattered throughout China. There are three facts to consider here: 1) China has a long history and as a result, there are vast amounts of existing artifacts; 2) tombs are material things and thus are subject to the elements; 3) not everyone is an archaeologist. Combine these, and you have situations were valuable artifacts were found in places like the chicken coop of a farmer (this is how the eagle-shaped pottery ding was found).

Donations. Some artifacts were family heirlooms that were donated to museums.

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you know the drill, rb for a bigger sample size!

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I miss writing, sketching, painting, staying up all night with passion in my hands. Fingers flexible and swift as I wrote stories or drafted a character sheet. I miss having the energy to do the things that I love. So many projects with so little time to accomplish them. So little energy to dedicate to the things that fill my soul. I get sparks of creativity but I don't have the full winded whimsy of creation as I used to.

Is this just one more piece of the person I've somehow lost?