I adore science. And books. And nerdy stuff. Hi.

sorry but once you notice how often ppl use a southern accent as shorthand for being unintelligent you can never unsee it. classism is baked so deeply and why are you acting like anyone who talks the way my grandfather talks is stupid.

Flashback to second grade baby me realizing people treated my mom (VERY strong eastern NC accent) like an idiot and acted like they couldn’t understand my dad (even stronger slightly more eastern NC accent) and decided to mimic my Northern primary school teacher and accidentally deleted my built in southern accent

auto immune disorders happen when the immune system ignores regulatory factors and begins attacking healthy bodily tissues, due to what scientists refer to as "sheer love of the game"

Dumpster fire *affectionate*

So many fiber arts have difficulty levels that are less about your level of skill than your ability to tolerate extreme multi-step processes.

Its also probably one of the reasons why any fiber art is a gateway drug into every other fiber art. I could do [other fiber art], I basically do half of those steps already for [current fiber art]. If I’m already doing 18 steps to make this sweater, is it really that many more steps if I spin my own wool? If I had sheep, I could skip the step of sourcing my material.

THISSSSSSSSS man the day my nonna's sewing kit was handed to me something changed in me

An easier way of doing this is to use empty drink cans. Lay them on their side until the length of the shelf is filled up so they don't roll around. Then lay a piece of cardboard over them to create an even surface for your books to sit on. Then add your books.

have you guys heard about the greenland shark. some crazy shit happening there.

in the beginning, the trump assassination attempts were spaced by twenty four weeks. then twelve, then six, then every two weeks. the last one, at the white house, was a week. in four days we could be seeing a trump assassination attempt every eight hours until they are coming every four minutes. we should witness a double event within seven days,

seething about the fact that i will never experience photosynthesis in my own useless cells. i bet it feels so good when the light of the sun both warms you and fuels you at the same time. a bone-deep satisfaction mixed with a heated sugar-rush and endless brightness. not that i would fucking know