I heard your key turn in the door down the hallway, is that your key in the door? is it okay? is it you? or have they come to take me away?

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me, falling in love with every woman I see whose purpose is to eat and be pretty:

I’m late to the post but I wanted to add some fun facts! Lin and the other bath women are called yuna and are slug spirits. According to the art book, however, Lin was originally meant to be a fox, which you can still sorta see in her features. (The English version says weasel but that could be a translation error?) The wiki, on the other hand, says she is portrayed as a human.

Also, when working on the concept art, Mr. Miyazaki would do rough corrections, and would “constantly flatten Lins chest line,” but she was ultimately given a more shapely chest to contrast her tom-boy personality

The point of Lin is to play the “cool older-sister” role, both teasing Chihiro and watching over her.

I bring in a graduated cylinder of it and we talk about how it’s used in nuclear power plants and gmo crops. How inhaling even the small amount I’m holding can lead to suffocation or even death. It’s found in vaccines and cancer cells, but also in infant formula and pet food. It is a huge component of acid rain, can cause severe burns, and has been found in places that were thought to be the most pristine and unpolluted locations on earth.

We talk about how there are little to no regulations on this chemical. No bans, no warning labels, and most manufacturers don’t even have to disclose their use of it in their products.

My students are outraged. We talk about what we can do. Create posters and flyers to spread awareness. Contact our senators with petitions to ban DHMO. Spread this information all over social media.

Then I explain that the real problem with dihydrogen monoxide is that….when I am thirsty…there is just nothing else as refreshing, and then I watch their looks of absolute shock and horror as I drink the entire vial down.