Tangled

˙⋆✮ The involuntary breath held during an awkward silence

˙⋆✮ Laughing at the wrong moment because the body needs an exit

˙⋆✮ Picking at the skin around fingernails without noticing

˙⋆✮ That specific swallow before saying something difficult

˙⋆✮ Nodding too much to overcompensate for not listening

˙⋆✮ The way legs bounce under tables when sitting still feels impossible

˙⋆✮ Counting things on the ceiling to avoid eye contact

˙⋆✮ Rubbing the same spot on the palm over and over

˙⋆✮ Clearing the throat before speaking even when nothing's there

˙⋆✮ The micro-flinch when someone gets too close unexpectedly ˙

⋆✮ Smiling through something that genuinely hurts

˙⋆✮ Blinking more rapidly when caught off guard

˙⋆✮ The sharp exhale that's almost but not quite a laugh

˙⋆✮ Gripping a cup or glass tighter than necessary

˙⋆✮ That quick look toward the nearest exit in overwhelming rooms

˙⋆✮ Talking faster when the topic gets too personal

˙⋆✮ The pause before answering that gives everything away

˙⋆✮ Pressing lips together in a thin line instead of responding

The mouth drying out. Wetting the lips. Trying to swallow. An Adam's apple will bobble. The crack in the voice when things are too dry, and words are hard not to mumble when everything inside the mouth sticks to the tongue.

via Seattle Times:

Local Ballard raccoon has been spotted thriving in a remarkably unique and charming body

“No age gap??!?!?”

“And no non-con elements”

“NO NON CON?”

“And no coercion or otherwise manipulative behaviors”

“Joe they want a vampire with NOTHING”

Remember when Elon Musk said he would pay to fix world hunger if a plan was made, so the World Food Program came back and said here's the plan and we think it will cost $6billion. Then Elon just walked away from the promise.

There's an unprecedented spread of Ebola, a resurgence of previously near eradicated diseases, there is food and housing insecurity around the world.

The core concept of a superhero is an altruistic person who genuinely wants to make the world a better place. It’s not all the cool powers and whiz bang gadgets that make them superheroes, it’s the willingness to risk their lives for the betterment of others. Musk doesn’t get that. Musk thinks it’s the fame and the attention that comes with the whiz bang stuff that makes you a superhero. That’s what he wants. He’s Lex Luthor with neither the brains nor the Superman: a petty little man furious that the world doesn’t orbit around him, scrabbling for the next gain.