existence is futile

Any idea of what this bioluminescent, possibly larvae thing is? In the coast ranges of California

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Did you know that the California Pink Glow worm (Microphotus angustus) is a nocturnal glow worm firefly found in the southwestern US (especially California) and into Baja California and Sonora, Mexico? The males will eventually develop into a firefly but the females keep their larval appearance, just getting larger. The light that the females emit doesn't blink in and out and instead is a constant green glow.

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what's keeping out practically every disease, infection, and contamination? skin

what's responsible for 90% of cooling you down when it's hot outside? skin

what can absorb radiation from the goddamn sun and somehow you only get hotter for it? skin

what organ can you decorate with paint, cosmetics, tattoos, and also use as a to-do list when you've got your wrist and a sharpie? SKIN BABEYYYY

practically every organ is annoying in some way. the human body is cursed. every bone and muscle is built spitefully and your immune system is halfway trying to kill you. but skin? skin is trying its very best and it's doing a great job of it. skin is healing up after the most fucked up stuff imaginable and growing back twice as strong because it loves you and wants to protect you. this is not a shitpost i just genuinely want more people to take a second to appreciate something about themselves they've always taken for granted

it would be so awesome

buh

HAPPY 5 YEARS TO EMPIRES SMP!!!

I doubt I’d still be into mcyt if it weren’t for empires, and it’s one of the main reasons I got into art. It’s kinda crazy how much one smp has tangibly affected my life 🌊🩷

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finally answering asks again

Owen is still live for the Juiceathon season 5 so go support if you can!/nf

We have never hated anything more than we hated smallpox.

We have never loved anything as much as we love each other.

And there was an artist that had eight pieces, seven of which were decent photos and one of which was a photo with an ai background.

And i zeroed in on that ai piece so fast that I didnt even realize they were part of the same collection. Because not only was it ai, but compositon-wise it was much weaker than the others. Because of the AI background, I was aware of its other failures.

And then, because this one seemed so low-effort, I started questioning the legitimacy of his photos, which were perfectly fine and some of them i really liked. Like... not are these ai, but like... are they actually yours?

And then, because I spent so much time on this one guy's poorly composited AI piece, I forgot to enjoy the other artists on that wall.