Kahleniel the Magnificent

dec 8: an anne frank memorial in the united states is tagged with nazi imagery, including the hooked cross

dec 13: a member of a jewish community center is hospitalized after being attacked

-His wife ditched him and asked for 900k a year,

-He was sexually assaulted which he said kicked him into a deep depression

-He stated that the stunts from the 3rd Mummy movie completely destroyed his body and he was in and out of the hospital for 7 years even having to get surgery to repair his vocal cords.

-He apparently blamed himself for all this which only worsened his depression.

Compare with this image from the GQ article last February:

Proper lighting, professional setting, good angles etc.

Plus

2019 Brendan is still slaying, so btfu

I mean, look at this adorable face:

Humans have a much higher percentage of body fat than most other land-dwelling mammals, we’re much closer to various aquatic mammals who rely on that fat for buoyancy & insulation.

We may have lost most of our body hair because it would have created drag as we swam through the water, but kept most of our head hair because it would protect our scalps from damage from the sun when we would come up for air.

We’re one of the only land-dwelling animals that are able to hold our breath.

Human infants instinctively know to hold their breath underwater, keep their heads up, and try to swim upwards (they’re not strong enough but they do the motions correctly), whereas the infants of other primates simply panic and drown, suggesting this isn’t simply due to having spent 9 months in the uterus.  

Children who swim very frequently are able to contract their pupils at will, something that is helpful in seeing more clearly underwater.  This can especially be seen among children of the Moken tribe from an island off the coast of Thailand who rely on this ability for catching fish and clams, but can be trained in children anywhere.

Humans are the only primates who retain some small amount of webbing between our fingers and toes, some people more than others. 

Females have permanent breasts with fatty tissue that doesn’t assist in milk production but does assist in buoyancy that would be ideal for breast feeding while floating on your back.

Our dependence on iodine for proper brain and metabolic function is highly unusual for land dwelling animals but would not be an issue for ocean dwelling creatures.

“Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery, or how Linen Armor Came to Dominate our Lives.”

ADHD is living in a constant state of sleep deprivation as we try to fit our lives around a 9-5 work/school schedule not designed for us as our circadian rhythm kicks in much, much later than neurotypical peoples, making us natural night owls.

ADHD privilege is forever feeling overwhelmed and like you’re never achieving anything, because unlike neurotypicals, you don’t get a hit of dopamine for doing simple tasks like folding laundry or remembering to take care of yourself. You’re not bad, lazy or worthless. You’re literally not getting enough dopamine fo your brain to work.

ADHD privilege is having our meds be extremely hard to get because neurotypical people who don’t need the same chemical brain support as we do abuse them the shit out of them then claim they’re bad. And no, reliance on a medication that helps you is not addiction, you are not weak or failing because you need meds. Also side note: addiction is a mental illness and it’d be super swell if people could stop demonizing it and using it as justication to deny people help!!!

It looks like someone tirelessly churning out some of the most incredible, well thought out, detailed work (whether fan or original content) chock full of symbolism and connections most folks wouldn’t have ever made. It looks like art, music, stories, thoughts, theories, and ideas unlike anything made before by one of their peers.

It is spending hours, even days relentlessly hyperfocused on one tiny thing, not eating or sleeping or hydrating or exercising or doing work or chores or anything except thinking about the object of your hyperfixation; not because you want to but because you are literally, physically, mentally unable to stop. 

It is sleepless nights, physical and mental fatigue, and sudden dizziness from one or multiple of the half dozen ways you forgot to take care of your body. 

It is distress at being pulled away from your fixation and becoming irrationally, extremely angry at the one who dragged you away. 

It is mounting anxiety as you become increasingly aware of what you should be doing but aren’t because this thing has so utterly consumed you. The fear of what is going undone, what is being lost, how much you’ll have to catch up on, or worse, start from scratch. Few fears are greater than that of having to figure out how to start over.

Then, all of a sudden, you can’t stand it anymore. Mere moments ago you couldn’t stop, but now, without warning, in the middle of a thought, you cannot continue. At last, you are released from that fixation. But there is no peace in it. There is no closure, nor relief. It leaves you empty, ill from lack of self-care, and longing for the boundless energy and focus and creativity you had before.

And then they come. The ones who saw not your plight but its products. They praise you for what you created, and condemn you for what went undone in your helpless fervor.

because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?

a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”

The next day, he surprises her on her walk. He hands her a letter, asks that she read it, and then takes off.

When this happened to me after I had turned someone down IN REAL LIFE, the letter contained a passionate argument to the tune of “actually you’re wrong and you do like me and you should go out with me” and it was creepy af.

Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth starts with: “Be not alarmed, Madam, on receiving this letter, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments, or renewal of those offers, which were last night so disgusting to you”. He goes on to set the record straight about the stuff he didn’t do (as well as the stuff he did) which is *actually relevant* to Elizabeth. And he, as promised, doesn’t romance her further.

Darcy’s second proposal: “One word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”

His whole arc in the book is about learning to consider other people’s feelings and not just his own, but the fact that it’s expressed via who gets to talk and who is told to shut up is so, so telling. The first time around, he imposes his voice on her whether she wants it or not. The second time, he asks how she feels, and in exchange, offers her the gift of his silence.