“May I rest my weary head on your shoulder?” (insp.)

musings on memory

spotalike creates a playlist based on a song

magicplaylist  creates a playlist based on a song

dubolt  creates a playlist based on an artist

boilthefrog creates a playlist between any two artists 

predominant suggests you albums based on cover art color   

music-map  suggests similar artists

Stambovsky v Ackley is about the sale of a house that the seller advertised (not in the house sale stuff but in, like, magazines for people who are into that) as haunted and the Judge filled the decision with dumb ghost puns.

Mattel vs. MCA Records: also known as the "Barbie Girl lawsuit," this case involved Mattel claiming Aqua's song "Barbie Girl" was illegal due to tarnishment of brand and trademark dilution. MCA won, with the presiding judge iconically stating "the parties are advised to chill." This one is particularly fun because of the chain of events it engendered: the lawsuit resulted in the already-popular song getting even more popular (if this had been 2007 instead of 1997 it would have sparked a thousand memes), and instead of becoming "That Song We All Listened To For A Summer And Then It Was Gone," it became a cultural touchstone--so much so that if you're sitting here thinking "but...wasn't that the end credits song...in the Barbie movie....?" Yes! Congratulations, yes it was! Well spotted. The song retained such cultural currency that 25 years later Mattel had to eat crow and ask to use it.

Liebeck vs. McDonald's Restaurants. This one isn't funny. It's outrage piled on insult piled on injustice and everyone should know about it, because McDonald's successfully smeared Stella Liebeck beyond belief. Yes--this is the "coffee is hot" lawsuit. I strongly recommend not looking up the photographs of her injuries; in addition to being horrifically graphic (third degree burns Are Not Pretty), the burned areas included her genitals. After all she suffered, she deserves some posthumous privacy.

Loving vs. Virginia: determined that anti-miscegenation laws (i.e. "racial mixing" laws) were anti-constitutional and put an end, on paper at least, to mixed-race couples not being able to marry in the United States. (This transition did not go smoothly, because why be normal when you could be bigoted, but it did eventually become no-longer-contested law of the land.)

Obergefell vs. Hodges: basically Loving for same-sex couples. However, we are currently looking at the possibility it will be challenged.

Does this go against all characterisation of Gaster given in the game? almost certainly. But i liked the hand gimmick and wanted to make tarot references, enjoy.

The first is the sternocleidomastoid muscle, or the SCM muscle.

This big red section is responsible for pain around the eye, cheekbone, and jaw, as well as some temple pain. Literally all you have to do is angle your head down a little, angle it away from the side that hurts, and then you can gently pinch and rub that muscle. I find it best to start at the bottom and travel upwards. The relief is so immediate! You can increase pressure as you feel comfortable doing so.

Here is a short and easy video showing this in action

The second is a fast and easy stretch that soothes your vagus nerve, which is the nerve responsible for calming you down. The vagus nerve, for those unfamiliar, is stimulated by deep breathing such as yawning, sighing, singing, or taking a deep breath to calm your anger in a tense situation.

You can stretch this out by sitting up as straight as possible (this does not have to be perfect to work) and interlacing your fingers. Put your hands on the back of your head with your thumbs going down the sides of your neck and, while keeping your face forward, look all the way to one side with just your eyes. Hold that until you feel the urge to breathe deeply or yawn, or until you can tell there’s a change. Then do the same thing on the other side. When you put your arms down, you should clearly be able to turn your head farther in both directions. If the first session doesn’t get rid of your migraine, rest and repeat as many times as necessary. I even get a little fancy with it and roll my eyes up and down along the outer edge sometimes to stretch as much as I can.

If you need a visual here’s a good video on it. I know some of the language they use seems questionable but this is real and simple science and should not be discarded because it’s been adopted by the trendy wellness crowd!

I seriously cannot believe I didn’t hear a word of this from any doctor in my life. Additionally, if you get frequent recurring migraines, you may want to see a dietician. Migraines can be caused by foods containing histamines, lectin, etc. and can also be caused by high blood pressure in specific situations such as exercise, stress, and even sex.

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