a sneaky loaf

sometimes the best way to get yourself out of a weird existential crisis is to ask "what does this change about the way I experience reality right now" bcs if the answer is "nothing" you don't gotta worry about it

this post brought to you by me pissing off my philosopher brother by answering all of his "but what if we do live in a simulation??" prompts with "what would that meaningfully change about how I experience reality?" and the "well what if they turn the PC off?" okay what if you die right now in some freak accident??? if you wanna scare yourself with weird existential what-ifs be my guest but I don't see a point about worrying if the theory again, changes nothing at all meaningful about how we expirience reality!

My one boring tip to anyone in their 20s is to resist the temptation to rot in your room every time you get a free moment. Dismiss any neuroses you have about going outside and "being perceived". Be a dictator about it, plan your hangouts like they are binding commitments. No excuses! Go to the bar with your friends. Be kinda hungover at work. Socializing is like exercise; even if you don't feel like you want to, you should still do it because it's good for you.

this is so sad he doesn’t even know there’s a double barreled shotgun pointed at him

Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)

There are some characters where giving them therapy and cleaning them up is the fanfiction equivalent of buying antique furniture and painting it white