*dial up noises*

the image of Robert pulling aside Punch Up to tell him about Toxic is so funny to me because the way Punch Up squared up to that guy was way too arranged for it to be a coincidence

Dick seeking missile

You are 60% water and every lake, river, pond, swamp, creek, and ocean you encounter wants to reclaim it desperately. Be careful out there.

having such an obvious favorite character trope is life ruining bro

i can’t say shit about liking a character that acts slightly in a very specific way without being hit with a tidal wave of “of course you would” to live is to suffer

We need to seriously consider killing the people that are responsible for the ridiculous hurdles of the job application process. While I don’t love résumés, I can see what use they have. They list the relevant skills and job history you have pertinent to the job you’re applying for. That’s reasonable. Why on God’s good green Earth did we, as a society, accept cover letters as a thing? “Write some fanfic about what you’ll do on that thang if we hire you. Tell us you’ll bounce on it, that you’ll spin and do tricks on it, we wanna read that shit.” How about I stab you with a trident? Hmm, did you consider that? We gotta do cover letters for entry level jobs? “Do this personality test and we’ll see if you’re compatible for the job.” Is this speed dating? Are we about to get married? “Make an account with us, then you can apply for a job.” How about I tie you to five different angry horses? How does that sound?

I get where people are coming from by responding to 'we didn't have all this autism when I was young' by citing examples of older people they know who probably have undiagnosed autism. But lest we forget that in previous generations a lot of autistic people were institutionalised.

“natural immunity is good for kids” is my least favorite antivax pro-baby kissing phrase because. actually no. simple childhood illnesses can cause major lifelong disabilities. happened to me. happened to JFK. not to mention the millions of children in cemeteries across the globe who died from preventable and treatable common childhood ailments. “natural immunity” is not better than vaccine related immunity and getting kids sick when reasonable precautions could prevent it is bad.

ADHD and autism has always existed throughout history but I think the difference now is the extreme stigma around the labels and the rush to figure out a cause. So many historical texts, newspapers and journals describe people who are potentially neurodivergent, had a learning disorder or intellectual disability. They’re like “My son is really helpful around the farm but he’s got a habit of repeating himself over and over again, he didn’t do good in school and he doesn’t seem interested in going to dances and meeting new people. He’s a good boy, just quiet.” or “My sister is a sweet girl but she is very sensitive and it takes a while for her to get used to changes. She’s house proud and very particular about where everything goes.“ and that is just how it was. Institutionalization was part of the reason you didn’t ‘see’ autistic and intellectually disabled people and another reason was that they just lived out their lives without anyone looking.

Being aromantic did in fact make me gayer in ways that are beyond comprehension

You just have to keep the momentum of a hyperfixation going like you're running for your life from the grim reaper (having no hyperfixation)

everyone knows that space is very very cold, and the sun is very very hot. so i assume there's a bit of space kind of near the sun which is just right. balmy space

Yes, that’s. That’s where we are.