Starving. Hysterical. Naked.

* I went swimming today

* I went swimming in the past few days

* I went swimming this week

* I went swimming within the past few weeks

* I went swimming this month

* I went swimming within the past few months

* it’s been a year or longer since I’ve been swimming

* I’ve never been swimming

* it’s complicated

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Absolutely ridiculous on its face because it seems contradictory, but like… Scully wants to protect people from what she views as earthly sins — people hurting people, lying, cheating, stealing, killing — but it’s anchored in a place that’s spiritual. Mulder wants to protect people from the unbelievable, but it’s anchored in a place that’s very real, his baby sister being taken from him.

It’s the reason Mulder can turn around after everything outrageous he’s ever said and tell Scully to remain skeptical; it’s the reason Scully can scoff and whinge at all those outrageous things and then turn around and try to protect Mulder’s curiosity and belief and hope.

It would actually be more outrageous if the believer in all of the things the world tries to convince you AREN’T true also believed in the one thing everyone wants you to believe IS. The same way it’d be more outrageous if the skeptic believed in nothing, because a skeptic has the strongest faith of all. To be told that something is true again and again and still choose to turn away — to seek meaning elsewhere is the biggest act of faith there could possibly be. And faith in the principles espoused by a religion isn’t necessarily the same thing as faith in God itself.

It’s why, amidst all of that, the one thing Scully and Mulder will always agree on is believing in each other. Which is why they have to have that one little incongruence in character in the first place. It is, so it has to be.

(via bsky)

In case anyone hasn't heard, the cyclospora outbreak affecting tons of people in the US right now is coming from Taylor Farms produce. Best to stay away from bagged lettuce and prepared salads completely right now, but especially the ones mentioned in the screenshot:

Taylor Farms Earthbound Farms Little Salad Bar (Aldi) Marketside (Walmart) Kroger House Brand Target private label greens Costco salads and greens etc Trader Joe's chopped salad kits and fresh produce Fast food: McDonalds, Taco Bell, (Yum! Brands), Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Olive Garden, Top Golf, Red Lobster, Burger King, etc.

This is not the first time I've heard about a Taylor Farms foodborne illness outbreak. I stopped eating their salads after reading a description of the conditions in their facilities. Doesn't sound like they've improved anything.