Perusing Vitam

Stunning pieces of concept art from The Lion King (adapted from Oh My Disney)

© Fillipa Edghill

Artist: Yoshida Toshi Title: Silver Pavilion, Kyoto Date: 1951.

Suppose k is a rational number strictly between 1 and 0.9999....  If this is possible, then, I can write k exactly as either a decimal with finite digits, or I can write k as a repeating decimal.  The problem is, there are no decimals with finite digits between 1 and 0.999... , and there is no way to write a repeating decimal that is greater than 0.999... and still less than 1.  Either way, a k strictly between 1 and 0.999... does not exist.  The only way this can be true is if those two numbers are not actually distinct.  That is to say, 1 = 0.999.....

having an old tiny worrisome asian lady as my mother is a small burden

“We came out together.  It felt safe because we had similar backgrounds.  We’d both been in long-term relationships with men, so we didn’t need to explain ourselves.  Everything felt comfortable.  She was the chaser at first.  She had no brakes.  It was a Big Love: really fast, really deep, really far.  And she was the one who first verbalized it.  She put a name to it.  We came back from a holiday in Beirut, and she said: ‘Now this is a serious relationship.’  And from that moment things began to change.  Now I’m the chaser.  I always feel anxious about her true feelings.  I see every little thing as a rejection.  Like when she goes to sleep without saying goodnight.  Or when I see her spontaneously smile with her children, in a way that she doesn’t with me.  And then there’s touch.  I need it.  It helps calm my anxieties.  It gets me out of my mind.  It can be really small, just two seconds on the back of the neck, and I can feel grounded again.  But without it I feel complete rejection.  And she didn’t have a problem with it for the first six months.  But now she says she feels a bit cramped.  She needs a little space.  And then I wonder if it’s me.  I think of my dad.  Always needing hugs, always needing kisses, always needing reassurance, too much, too much, too much.  My mother felt suffocated.  So I think: ‘Maybe it’s me.’  And honestly, when I think it’s a problem with me, for a moment I feel reassured.  Because that means it’s not a problem with us.” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

“And he’s started writing… no, he’s just written his name at the top of the page. He’s written ‘the’, a very strong opening, used in several of his books. Oh, no, he’s crossed it out again.”

“Choosing to google ‘which countries are nonextradition countries’ is a risk but it’s one some authors must take…”

“I love this bit. Watch her trip over her desk from lack of sleep and proceed to scream into the void as she lays on the floor. This really captures the essence of her style. Truly a master of her trade.”

Confucius (via quotemadness)

— Yasmin Mogahed

“I was like an ‘incel’ kid.  I’d never had a girlfriend.  I’d only had sex with prostitutes.  I was very suicidal.  Then one day I was standing next to a cute girl at a bus stop, and I googled: ‘How to approach women.’  That’s when I came across a forum for pick-up artists.  It’s exactly what I’d been looking for.  It seemed like a cure for my autism.  I watched all the videos I could find.  I started working out at a gym.  I’d spend all day approaching women.  Soon I was only hanging out with other pick-up artists.  They respected me.  They wanted to learn from me.  Finally there was something I was good at.  Right now I have over one thousand numbers in my phone.  It’s a bit like gambling.  Sometimes it goes well.  Sometimes it doesn’t.  But you always have the chance for sex.  There are so many tricks to learn.  Women have emotional brains.  They get addicted to feelings.  You can use that to your advantage.  The first time you meet her, tell her she looks amazing.  But never give her a full compliment again.  She’ll always chase that validation.  It’s like a drug.  Tell her ‘she looks beautiful for her age.’  Tell her ‘she looks good in this lighting.’  Keep her insecure with half compliments.  Keep her feeling like there’s something wrong with her.  Like she’s not good enough for you.  Like she needs sex for validation.  Of course it’s manipulation, but why should I care?  I’ve been manipulated so many times in my life.” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

ancient magic - medicine

— Rumi

Dormant Predators

This is why I have this. Even if they can get the lock opened they can’t push the door open. Got it at Lowes for $20.

“Because of people like you who feel entitled to walk into someone else’s space without permission.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh (via onlinecounsellingcollege)