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Inner thigh kisses are important

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For anyone who needs to hear it:

Your late teens/20s are a weird time in your life. Don’t panic if you think somebody is more “ahead” than you. The concept of being ahead is nonexistent anyway because life’s not a race and each person has different hurdles to overcome.

It’s totally fine if you’re single. It’s fine if you’re still finishing school. It’s fine if you are still looking for a better job, or for any job at all. It’s fine if you haven’t had sex yet, or haven’t gotten your driver license yet. It’s fine if you haven’t gotten your own place yet. It’s fine if you are still figuring things out, saving money, putting the pieces together. It’s fine.

Don’t feel jealous of or lesser than people your age who have done these things. You don’t know what obstacles they faced to get there and they don’t know what you’ve faced. Don’t undermine the progess you have made.

Because, trust me, you have made progress. Even if it hasn’t materialized yet in the traditional way.

You are still young. Like really young.

You got time.

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Attempt at pressing flowers

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my type includes vampires, pirates, kings, forest fae, Hozier, women in suits, people with swords, anyone wearing a crown, people I see on the train for .5 seconds, the mysterious figure in a cape running in the moonlight, witches, and anyone who looks as if they haven’t slept in a millennium. 

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Hope everyone is well today !

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collaborative spotify playlists to heal your soul

songs that lift you up

songs that you can cry to

songs that remind you of someone you love

songs that you can study to

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“I was never interested in what everybody else was interested in. I was very interiorized. I always felt kind of sad.”

Tim Burton

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Reason to Live #2131

To watch the moon light up the night. – Guest Submission

(Please don’t add negative comments to these posts.)

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honestly i think most girls these days feel this deep restless emptiness inside them because no one has access to a field or meadow anymore. you can’t run out of the kitchen with a scarf around your head until you find the nearest empty pasture with hay blowing gently in the wind and just lay in the grass for a long time and listen to the wind until whatever is terrible and hard has passed and you remember that you are made of earth and you will be earth again and then you pick a handful of queen anne’s lace and walk home. girls don’t have empty fields to run to anymore and somewhere deep inside they know that they are missing something vital, and they spend their lives looking for it.

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How man’s best friend can help fight crime

Dogs have been a part of police forces around the world since 1899 when a department in Belgium released its first organized police dog program. Dogs have a sense of smell that is 40 times greater than ours. They even have a unique organ called the ‘Jacobson’s organ’ that essentially provides them with the ability to taste a smell.

This means that they can find clues and evidence in a way that no human or technology has ever had the capability of doing.

The most common breeds that are trained to be police dogs are: Golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, German shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Border collies and more 

Here are some specific jobs that the dogs can be trained for  

Cadaver dogs

-trained to find dead bodies

-some can detect earlier stages of decomposition while others can detect older remains

-they can detect on the surface, underground and underwater

Search and rescue dogs

-trained finding living people

-can hold the scent of a person

-objects belonging to the victim or objects that have been touched by the victim will be presented to the dog

Tracking dogs

-Basically the same as a rescue dog but they are looking for a fugitive or criminal

Drug searching dogs

-trained to smell different drugs including illegal narcotics

Arson dogs

-trained to detect chemical accelerants which are used to start a fire

-can find where there is the highest concentration of accelerant

Explosive detecting dogs

-trained to detect explosive materials like sulphur, nitroglycerin etc.

-recently have been used more because of the focus on terrorism

-have to be careful around the suspected bomb because some can go off when touched

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Forensic odontology (TW)

Forensic odontology  is the application of dental science to legal investigations, primarily involving the identification of the offender by comparing dental records to a bite mark left on the victim or at the scene, or identification of human remains based on dental records.

Criminals have been known to leave bite mark impressions at the crime scene, whether it be in food, chewing gum or, more commonly, on the victim. When a bite mark is discovered, numerous steps should be taken. Once the mark has been sufficiently photographed, a saliva sample is taken from the area for potential DNA evidence. Casts or moulds can then be made. If another bite impression is found elsewhere or if a teeth impression is taken from a suspect, a comparison can be made.

Forensic dentists are responsible for six main areas of practice:

-Identification of found human remains

-Identification in mass fatalities

-Assessment of bite mark injuries

-Assessment of cases of abuse (such as child, spousal or elder abuse)

-Civil cases involving malpractice

-Age estimation

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Bite marks played an extremely important role in the conviction of Ted Bundy. The first image shows the tissue removed from his victim, Lisa Levy, who he strangled and bludgeoned to death, as well as savagely biting her breast. The second photo shows the buttocks of Lisa Levy, which had also been bitten by Ted Bundy. The bite mark on the buttocks was valuable in the development of a forensic dental profile due to how deep it was. Due to probable cause, Ted Bundy’s teeth were examined and photographed. This clearly showed chips and broken areas of the upper teeth and crowded lower teeth. As well as this, there was a strong correlation between the position of his two lower central incisors, lateral incisors, and bite pattern - he had a very unique bite and one could clearly see that the bite marks corresponded with his teeth, something that led to his eventual downfall.

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Human decomposition;

Stage 1: Autolysis (1 - 2 days): The first stage of human decomposition is called autolysis (or self-digestion) and begins immediately after death. As soon as blood circulation and respiration stop, the body is deprived of oxygen and a way of removing wastes. Blood pools in the most dependent parts of the body (livor mortis), body stiffens (rigor mortis), and begins to cool (algor mortis). Excess carbon dioxide causes cells to rupture, releasing cellular enzymes that will start the process of breaking down cells and tissues. Small blisters begin appearing on internal organs and the skin’s surface, and the body will appear to have a sheen due to blister that have ruptured. Skin’s top layer will also start to loosen.

Stage 2: Bloat (2 - 6 days): Leaked enzymes from the first stage start producing gases. Skin becomes discoloured with a marble appearance because of the transformation of hemoglobin in the blood into other pigments. Various built up gases produced by bacteria in the cadaver cause inflation to the abdomen, giving it an overall bloated appearance. The microorganisms and bacteria produce extremely unpleasant odours called putrefaction.

Stage 3: Active decay (5 - 11 days)

Carcass begins to deflate and putrid internal gases are released. This stage often attracts insects, hatching maggots that will begin to feed on the body’s tissues. As tissues break down, the corpse may appear wet and Organs, muscles, and skin become liquified. Fluids begin to drain from the corpse via any available orifice, such as nose and mouth. After all the body’s soft tissue has decomposed, the hair, bones, cartilage, and other bits remain. Most mass is lost during this stage.

Stage 4: Skeletonization (10 - 24 days)

By this stage, decomposition has slowed and most flesh has been stripped of the skeleton, though some may remain in denser areas. If a body decays on soil, the area around it may show signs of plant death. All that remains is dry skin, cartilage, and bones, which could potentially become dry and bleached if exposed to the elements.

Body Decomposition Timeline:

24 - 72 hours after death — the internal organs decompose

3 - 5 days after death — the body starts the bloating stage, liquid leaking from mouth and nose.

8 - 10 days after death — body turns from its greenish colour to red, as the blood decomposes and the organs in the abdomen accumulate gas.

Several weeks after death — nails and teeth fall out

One month after death — body begins to liquify

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Sex Differences In Human Skeletons: Skulls

Determining the sex of a recovered skeleton to aid in identification can be a difficult process due to race, age, lifestyle, and environmental conditions of the site; often times investigators can only make an educated guess as to whether a skeleton could be male or female depending on the quality of the remains and the reasons listed above.

However, there are slight differences in the structure of male and female skeletons that are reasonably constant, the most obvious of which can be seen in the skull:

Shape of lower jaw

The lower mandible of males tends to be significantly heavier and more angular when compared to the rest of the facial structure.

Females, on the other hand, tend to have a rounder, lighter lower mandible with the chin featuring a more prominent point.

Shape of eyes

Males tend to have deeper-set orbital sockets with a small shelf of bone extending between the brows

Females tend to have shallower, more widely-spaced orbital sockets with no brow bone

Shape of nose cavity

Males have a wider, thicker nose cavity that appears pear-shaped

Females have a less prominent nose cavity that appears teardrop-shaped

Size/Overall Appearance

Males tend to have larger, thicker skulls with more prominent bone structure around the jaw, cheeks, and back of the head

Females tend to have rounder, more delicate skulls with less bone structure and much smoother overall texture and appearance.