Heart of Black Fluff

“[about his suicide attempt] I am so glad I failed for so many reasons. For the people in my life, for the future I would’ve wasted. The most important being that I thought I was trapped in a situation forever when in reality, the entire world I lived in and my life changed completely. I thought it was hopeless when in reality there was so much to hope for and that’s it. Time changes everything. With the lives that we have, we can try anything we’ve dreamed of. I want everyone that’s ever felt like this to realize you are never trapped. There is always hope. You just need to believe in yourself and get to the other side.”

Warehouse conversion in Sant Antoni, Barcelona by Valentí Albareda of Metric Integra.

if youre really fucking lost, ask their name, or just guess by by how they present. the worst that can happen is you get corrected and you can be respectful about it. these are basic social conventions that should be left unsaid.

Urban Lofts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands by Bureau Fraai + BNLA Architecten | Photography by Studio de Nooyer

to help with decision making when going on a date, my bf and i created a list of 20 restaurants we like. 1 being ihop (as a joke, neither of us actually like ihop), 20 being our favorite steakhouse, with the rest in no particular order. we roll a d20 and go to the corresponding place

superior monkey brain: bear will kill you

Grizzlies bears [brown bears] are apex predators. Their motivations revolve around food and food acquisition. Predictable. However, they really are indifferent to people. Grizzlies, that have never been habituated to human activity resulting in food reward will likely walk right past you in the wild. *Specific to Grizzlies* all documented cases of grizzlie attacks on people literally fall into one of three categories : surprise, proximity to a sow’s cubs, human food habituation.

It’s important to make noise when you’re out and about in bear country. Talk loudly. Whistle. Utilize a Bluetooth speaker to listen to music or an audiobook. Startaling a grizzlie Bear can really ruin your day. This is where understanding posture and predator response can save your life.

The typical response of inadvertently stumbling on a bear in the wild- eeep>run away>die.

When startaling/surprising a grizzlie, you can anticipate a few responses. Pay attention to those responses because how you respond will greatly depend on if the grizzlie has been habituated to human activity equating to a food reward.

So, if you stumble on to a bear, and it simply stays on all fours and orientates itself toward you… waiting. You’re fucked. It’s been habituated to people. And it’s been fed before. It’s waiting for food and you’re probably it. Tossing it the lunch you packed will only further endanger you btw. Predator Confirmation Bias. You have just confirmed to the bear that you mean food. In this scenario the best thing you can do is back away slowly. And keep backing away until the bear starts focusing on other things. Grizzlie bears don’t stalk people. Only black bears and Polar bears stalk people. So if it starts focusing on other things it’s already decided you’re not a snack/or worth the hassle. You may egress now. Don’t run. But don’t don’t doddle. Gtfo

Now; if you startle a grizzlie, and it stands up on its hind legs, don’t run. This, despite appearance, is not a threatening gesture. It’s exploratory. Hey. What’s this. What’s going on.

The bear, will hold its ground. Don’t challenge it. Don’t try to walk around it. Back off. Go away. You never know if there are cubs around. Unless you see a grizzlie urineting it’s almost impossible to distinguish between a boar and sow. If the bear is guarding its food cache or cubs, the danger level increases exponentially. They don’t care about people. But they literally will kill to protect their food and their cubs.

It’s important to know what a bear is telling you to do. Because they are the boss. Believe that in your bones. They are dictating the situation.

Standing on hind legs, head swaying- curious

Woofing- agitation, warning, go away.

Pawing at the ground/trees/rocks- back off or pain human

Orientated toward you head swaying back and forth slowly, may be incorporated with little hops of the front paws and woofing- it’s about to attack.

Grizzlies are also known to bluff charge. Lunging and stopping. You’ll fail. But try not to run. You won’t even have a chance to die tired. Continue to back away slowly. If it’s bluff charging it doesn’t want to eat or fight you. It wants you to leave. Oblige. If you run though, it will chase you and you will join the food cache.

i made a college vine compilation b/c Suffering™️