Painted lemon

You have to understand that nature does not work in the same timeframe as ours. Protecting and restoring ecosystems is RIDICULOUSLY inexpensive and requires very little industrial technology; shovels and saplings are not exactly high-tech. But it takes time and long-term projects with people determined to do it. Maybe we are too focused in our "we want it now" thinking, but what you see today is not what you may see in 10, 20, 50, even 80 years if you live that long.

This article talks about this very much in the "see? ecology can help the economy too!" tone that unfortunately is sort of necessary to convince people in the current capitalist system. But I don't want you to focus on this right now.

I want you to KNOW how doable this is. How inexpensive this is, how POSSIBLE THIS IS. That people working and loving the land and nature they live in is possible. That these projects WORK, THEY DO restore and preserve ecosystems. That humanity is neither a plague that destroys everything or a passive bystander on its own destruction but that these are actual things that can be, are, and will be implemented, backed by actual science and results. This is not empty #hopecore #hopepunk feel good stuff, these are things you can learn about, even work towards, and you can most certainly demand they are part of our society.

This orange peel story was huge years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-fruitful-experiment-in-land-conservation/

Beavers reintroduced to historic wetlands improve them at such a level that we can see the improvements from space: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/nasa-satellites-reveal-restoration-power-of-beavers/

Africa is successfully slowing desertification and restoring historic farming soil with their Green Wall project: https://welcomeafrica.org/en/africa-combats-desertification-with-a-belt-of-life/

There has even been success at regrowing coral reefs--something which I am old enough to be told was impossible. But people have been hard at work for decades since then, and this is one of the results: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240308123248.htm

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.

she's desperate to stay in this world that she sees as false, where she's a funny cartoon character and she can still brush off the pain she causes as silly cartoon antics

the despair it leaves us with, the satisfaction it denies us, leaves us to yearn for things to have turned out differently. it leaves us thinking about what could have been done, what decisions could have been made, what different circumstances could have prevented the tragedy? dissatisfaction drives us to act

I had the same problem while writing my longfic (I never used half of the information I found but shhh), and since then I have a few articles saved that might help me if I needed this information again :D Let me pass them to you.

For different kinds of drugs and addiction in general:

quite short but very useful,

drugs and their effects,

shortly about different kinds of drugs (and alcohol), helps me search for a quick info while writing,

How long does the cocaine and heroin high lasts + some other useful information about it:

cocaine

heroin

For PCP specifically:

side effects,

short-term and long-term health effects,

long-term effects,

Here is a very nice search engine (there are probably better ones, but it's still more useful than google a lot of the times).

While I get you attention, let me tell you a quick reminder that while I love this headcanon, Angel couldn't die from a PCP overdose, because the timelines wouldn't match. Anthony died before PCP was out in public. Still, the fics that use it are amazing, so do whatever you want lmao

requested by: @aderynrrowntree

request: cat costumes (fancy dress) from the 1870s and 1880s

Keep my gay cats out of your damn mouth

Keep my gay cats out of your damn mouth