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- i am low on socks, underwear, and clothes

- my cat is overdue for some repeat bloodwork and also we need some more pet stairs for him because of his arthritis

- the car’s check engine light is on again, no idea what is wrong with it

- i desperately want to regain some more of my mobility and the best way i can do this is via walking but due to anxiety/agoraphobia/weather concerns i’m not able to do it outdoors so i would really like to get a treadmill. i have to get a specialty one so unfortunately i can’t just find a free or cheap one on craigslist or whatever but i really cant afford it without help until (if) we get another relief check. my circulation is awful and im dealing with a lot of back/hip pain from sitting so much and i really want to do something about it

Is there something you planned to do before you got trapped in the endless tumblr scroll?

Are you yelling at yourself to get up and do the thing, but you can’t, because you’re trapped in the endless tumblr scroll?

Consider this your save point.

eat breakfast

go to bed

get out of bed

take a shower

write

practice

watch Superman Returns and write a paper on it

retain shreds of sanity

October 2020 sketches aka ‘fancy birdman month’ 

Happy N7 Day to you, Spectres! Today I’ve prepared for you a thematic collections of my fanarts with the characters of my the most beloved series of games. A glass of Ryncol to everybody at my expense! :D

Realistic Stuttering: “Sorry, I uh… I didn’t mean- I didn’t mean to do that…”

ACTUALLY! It depends on why they are stuttering. 

A Nervous Stutter results in what is called Mazing, or rewording the sentence. That is the classic “I, um… well I… look it’s just that… so we…” that @hellishhues is talking about. When someone is mazing their words you’re seeing a form of Speech Apraxia where the brain is having trouble forming verbal speech. This can be brought on by brain damage, memory loss, anxiety, nerves, and several other things. 

The root cause of a nervous stutter is a disconnect between the mouth and the brain. 

With this you will also sometimes see the classic “S-s-s-sorry…” especially if the person has been training to speak clearly and is now at a point of fatigue or stress where they are not mentally capable of forming the words.

The other kind of stutter is a Physical Stutter, sometimes referred to as slurring, and another facet of Speech Apraxia. This stutter is caused when the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and throat are physically unable to form certain sounds. This is most often seen in the very young and victims of brain trauma. 

Sounds are acquired at different ages, so a 2-year-old will probably not be able to clearly pronounce certain words (which is why toddler sound so off when they’re written with developed dialogue). These mis-pronunciations are sometimes referred to as lisping, but only if the sounds are run together. If the person starts and restarts the sound because they got it wrong, it can also sound like the classic sound stutter. 

But it all depends on why the character is stuttering!

Do they have Speech Apraxia, Audio Processing Disorder, muscle dysfunction, or another medical reason to stutter? (1)

Are they stuttering because of anxiety, stress, or fatigue? (2)

Does the stutter stem from intoxication or blood loss? (3)

All of those will sound different! 

1 - Will have mazing, repeated sound stutters, and be the classic stutter that annoys OP.

2 - This is where you’ll see the repetition stutter, mazing, rephrasing, and filler words.

1. BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED "ITS NOT ENOUGH TO BE NOT RACIST, YOU MUST ACTIVELY BE ANTI-RACIST" - ANGELA DAVIS It doesn't matter if you have 10 followers or 100.000. It's important to keep the conversation going online and to spread awareness. Silence is an immense privilege and can even imply agreement. DON'T JUST STOP AFTER A SIMPLE STORY POST. THAT STORY IS GONE AFTER 24 HOURS, RACISM ISN'T. A lot of people from the US are sharing a phone number to call or text, but for many of us this can get very expensive (most phone plans here don't cover international calls outside of the EU). A great alternative is to send an e-mail to [email protected] and share this initiative online. Other easy steps you can take is to sign petitions or donate money if your financial situation allows you to. Donations: Minnesota Freedom Fund & The Bail Project pay bails for protesters who can't afford it, check out their instagram @mnfreedomfund @bailproject Petition: www.justiceforbigfloyd.com

2. BEYOND THE HASHTAGS Educate yourself! Racism doesn't stop when the brutal murder of #GeorgeFloyd isn't trending anymore. It's very good if you made your statements online and reposted those stories, but it is crucial to be critical of yourself and ask 'how will I take this further?'. Am I as strongly fighting against racism offline as I am doing online right now? Do I listen to the Black community? Am I aware of the impact of white supremacy in my own country? Some informative documentaries Dutch: Wit is ook een kleur (2DOC), French: Trop noire pour étre francaise, German: Afro Germany, English: 13th

3. DON'T FORGET THAT RACISM IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE, EVERYDAY Institutionalized racism and white supremacy are actual problems in all European countries. Black face is still a 'tradition' that happens every year in the Netherlands (zwarte Piet), being praised by almost every head of the government. White terrorist Tobias Rathjen who murdered 11 people of color because of their skin (Hanau, February 2020) was described by the German police as 'a German with a hunting license who is mentally unstable' (a fucking terrorist!!!!). And there are many more examples that you can find in each country here, showing how deeply rooted the racism is. OPEN YOUR EYES TO ANTI-BLACKNESS (Western) European countries often have many different ethnic groups living there. Although racism and white supremacy affects all non-white communities (in different ways), Anti-Blackness refers to the ways in which specifically and uniquely Black people are targeted. Understand that difference as a person of color who is non-black. Start paying attention to coded language. What do white people mean when they talk about "good neighborhoods" or "good schools"? "Underdeveloped"? "Articulate"? Pay attention to both micro- and macro sociological levels. Who gets credit for trends and who ACTUALLY started them? What elements of black culture are celebrated and which are being ridiculed? Together we have to dismantle the systems of oppression that continue to threaten Black lives in both visible and hidden ways. Accept and acknowledge that we all make mistakes and sometimes can say something racist, even if it was never your intention. But it's not about being perfect and knowing everything, it's about the effort that you put into educating yourself and others around you so we can all grown & (un)learn. Nobody is born 'woke', especially not in a racist society. But with the endless (free) sources like the internet, you have no excuse to not educate yourself. "YOU ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING MORE ETHICAL THAN THE SOCIETY YOU CREW UP IN" Most important: don't automatically go to all the black people you know for free education. Do not put the labor on black people to educate you. Listen, don't labor. Listen to recources from black authors, activists, podcasters, etc. Don't invalidate a black person's experience, don't talk over them. simply LISTEN.

4. PASS IT ON This part is probably the most important part. Silence is an immense privilege and can even imply agreement. Call people out when they say something racist. Recognize your privilege and use it for the greater good. Stand up in situations of injustice and do not stay silent. - Pass it on to your family members, have that scary talk. For white Europeans: Acknowledge your privilege as a white person and help the white people around you to become aware of that too. - Call racist behavior out. Friends, strangers, in the media, everywhere. But also; be open for others doing the same with you. Again, it's to make mistakes but it's not ok deny that and repeat that mistake. Remember: no growth without discomfort. - Stop appropriation. Stop picking apart pieces of black culture for your convenience, profit and social currency. ASK BLACK PEOPLE HOW THEY FEEL, AND LISTEN TO THEM! THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING AN ALLY AND SPEAKING FOR A MINORITY. SOMETIMES ALL WE NEED TO DO IS LISTEN. DON'T INVALIDATE THEIR EXPERIENCE. AIM FOR EMPATHY.