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archiemcphee: If an Alteran-made Chappa’ai (Stargate) can...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:23 -0700

If an Alteran-made Chappa’ai (Stargate) can transport you to an alien planet, where might you go if you passed through a Chappa’ai made entirely out of delicious Pringles?

This delicious device was made by Redditor getoffmypropartay. We’re completely torn between trying to travel through it and wanting to take a great big bite out of it.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

sexhaver: a 4kids version of End of Evangelion where shinji blows his nose into his hand and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:24 -0700

sexhaver:

a 4kids version of End of Evangelion where shinji blows his nose into his hand and mutters “im so stuffed up”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:47 -0700

sarahseeandersen: The internal monologue that goes on whenever...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:40 -0700

sarahseeandersen:

The internal monologue that goes on whenever I cave to junk food. T_T

In today's society, chronic illness is viewed as a personal failing

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:42:14 -0700

In today's society, chronic illness is viewed as a personal failing:

youneedacat:

clatterbane:

When I recently read the phrase, “I’m embarrassed to be sick,” it made my stomach clench and my breath catch. That’s exactly what I’ve been feeling: this vague sense of social unease even with close friends, a reluctance to be seen or even talk to people–especially those that knew me before I became chronically ill.

At the age of 55, after a lifetime of seemingly unrelated physical complaints and inexplicable pains that kept worsening, I was finally diagnosed in 2012 with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic flaw which leads to defective connective tissues. This results in chronic pain and many other health problems, as body parts aren’t held together properly, joints dislocate spontaneously, tissues stretch or tear, lose elasticity, and wear out early.

All of this hits uncomfortably close to home.

Also:

In our competitive society, chronic infirmity or illness is viewed as a personal failing rather than the random stroke of fate that it is. If my pain and disability were temporary, I would get sympathy and accommodation, but incurable suffering makes most people uncomfortable. They become impatient and distant, and I detect an undercurrent of belief that I must have done something to deserve this – something they can avoid doing.

If all the people not yet affected by chronic illness acknowledged all the undeserved pain in this world, they would be forced to confront their own vulnerability to the same forces. Instead, we all prefer to believe we have the power to prevent such disasters in our own lives. Sometimes I even catch myself thinking, “If you’re so smart, why did you let this happen to you?”

Yes totally that.

I get so sick of the smugness people have about their own health. Like they did something to cause their health relative to those of us who are sick. Like people with chronic illness just didn’t eat our Wheaties, as Billy Golfus once put it.

I understand it is a defense against a terror of becoming ill. But it hurts people who actually are ill. So I start to lose sympathy with that terror.

Someone once pointed out that things haven’t changed much since a time when most people saw illness from a religious perspective, as a sign that the ill person had sinned in some awful way and was being punished. People still treat illness as just as much a moral failing as back then, just usually from a more secular point of view. That’s one of the reason fat people are so hated, it’s all tied in with the view that fat is unhealthy and fat is caused by the sin of gluttony and we are causing our own unhealthiness so we deserve whatever crap we get from society, even when that crap leads to our death. There’s a reason that people use health to justify their hateful behavior towards us. Because ill health (real or presumed) is still a sign of sin, and sinners are fair game.

Meanwhile healthy people are so often congratulating themselves. Taking credit for their own health. When much of their health has to do more with genetics and environment than their own actions.

A lot of the alternative medicine community, which is very popular for some reason, puts forth the idea that you can will yourself healthy. Some practitioners even go so far as saying that every disease is a sign of some psychological conflict that you can get rid of with positive thinking. Cancer is blamed on a certain personality type, the cancer personality.

It’s all a mess. I have to go. But I could write more for ages.

The above criticism of the so-called “natural health” community is one of my biggest peeves with that approach to “medicine.” People often ask of treatments like reiki and positive thinking, “well, what’s the harm?” And along with cost and a waste of patient time and energy, well. The cost is the toxic nature of some modalities, that pervasive message that if only you clap your hands and believe real hard, you’ll be healed; that if you don’t experience any benefit the problem is obviously with you.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:54 -0700

sourcedumal: rigelandsirius: closet-racists like to claim that...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:12:49 -0700

sourcedumal:

rigelandsirius:

closet-racists like to claim that they’d be totally fine and dandy with traditionally white characters being portrayed by actors of color whilst they’re casually dismissing the prevalence of white-washing in hollywood. hate to break it to you, but that is NOT the typical response that actors of color receive, and if you can’t acknowledge that, then you’re only adding to the problem.

remember that time hunger games fans flipped their shit because rue, who IS actually black in the books, was rightfully cast as black in the film? apparently their rose-colored white-is-default glasses made their eyes gloss over that tidbit of info. (let’s not even get wholeheartedly into the fact that katniss was described as having olive skin and jet black hair but her casting call specifically asked for only white actresses…because non-whites could never be expected to have dark hair and tan skin amirite?!)

remember that time people actually boycotted thor because idris elba was in it? http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/16/racists-thor-idris-ebla-racism/

remember that time donald glover got hoards of letters calling him the n-word because there were rumors about him possibly being the new spiderman? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgko-xReFSs

or that time the film adaptation of avatar: the last airbender (a show with OBVIOUS asian inspiration) was almost an entirely caucasian cast except for the “bad guy”, who, in the cartoon is actually light-skinned? http://io9.com/5111680/avatar-casting-makes-fans-see-white

or remember that time all those fans said it was wrong to have angel coulby play the role of gwen in merlin because it wasn’t era-appropriate. because, ya know, being era-appropriate in a made-up story about magic is srs bsns.

so that’s why i don’t give a shit if you think i’m “overreacting” about jj abrams having a white actor play khan noonien singh. i’m not that surprised by it, since actors of color are routinely dismissed, but i still reserve the right to be pissed.

Remember that time when executives said that they wouldn’t fund a movie because it didn’t have enough white people in it?

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_e3UYOiNEhW03rcVTpcB2e15IMg

Remember the time when executives said that they wouldn’t allow a show with a majority POC cast because “Black people don’t see themselves in the future?” despite Geordi, Uhura, Sisko, Tuvok, Tyr, Zoe and so many other BLACK sci fi characters existing as past precedent?

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/07/12/black-people-dont-see-themselves-in-the-future/

Remember when it took 20 years to get a movie about Black people out because distributors BLATANTLY REFUSED TO PUT IN THE WORK TO PROPERLY ADVERTISE A BLACK MOVIE?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/george-lucas-hollywood-di_n_1197227.html

Remember when writers had Batman choose a French/African representative in a comic book and people FLIPPED THEIR SHIT because how dare he choose a Black Muslim to represent FRANCE!!!!

http://www.racialicious.com/2010/12/27/bats-in-their-belfry-dc-comics-new-muslim-hero-angers-islamophobes/

But we’re overreacting when we say we’re tired of the bullshit that is systemically entrenched in damn near every form of media…..

Oh, ok….

Announcing Kindle Worlds

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:29 -0700

Announcing Kindle Worlds:

mrkinch:

cleolinda:

Get ready for Kindle Worlds, a place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. With Kindle Worlds, you can write new stories based on featured Worlds, engage an audience of readers, and earn royalties. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. for Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and The Vampire Diaries, with licenses for more Worlds on the way.

Content Guidelines for Kindle Worlds

Pornography: We don’t accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.

Offensive Content: We don’t accept offensive content, including but not limited to racial slurs, excessively graphic or violent material, or excessive use of foul language.

Illegal and Infringing Content: We take violations of laws and proprietary rights very seriously. It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure that their content doesn’t violate laws or copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

Poor Customer Experience: We don’t accept books that provide a poor customer experience. Examples include poorly formatted books and books with misleading titles, cover art, or product descriptions. We reserve the right to determine whether content provides a poor customer experience.

Excessive Use of Brands: We don’t accept the excessive use of brand names or the inclusion of brand names for paid advertising or promotion.

Crossover: No crossovers from other Worlds are permitted, meaning your work may not include elements of any copyright-protected book, movie, or other property outside of the elements of this World.

lol Amazon.

hilarious, really

solarscallop: Vicky Lindo

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:41 -0700

solarscallop:

Vicky Lindo

wickedlydeeper: sariandra: z1c: being 20+ on tumblr Being 30+ on Tumblr I’ve been waiting for...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:19 -0700

wickedlydeeper:

sariandra:

z1c:

being 20+ on tumblr

Being 30+ on Tumblr

I’ve been waiting for this.

inkskratches: so i drew erin some erikar from her ot3 au and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:22 -0700

inkskratches:

so i drew erin some erikar from her ot3 au and she went and wrote a ficlet for it here

double present reach-around

qwantzfeed: Sergey Brin stared at the eleven different sauces...

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:28:25 -0700

qwantzfeed:

Sergey Brin stared at the eleven different sauces available, and considered the geometric explosion of combinations possible. “If someone asks me to find them a sauce recommendation for their delicious Subway-brand submarine sandwich, I could return to them with a more relevant search result if I first considered what sauces other patrons have tacitly recommend in the past by ordering them for themselves,” he realized. It was a stunning insight, and the would never be the same. The small part of the world concerned with improved relevancy in sub sauce recommendations would never be the same.

yay thank you anon! this is complicated because...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:06:28 -0700

yay thank you anon!

this is complicated because like, embarrassing in a SEXY way or embarrassing-bad? I guess I’ll assume the second, which… even then i think i’ve had a few encounters that were kinda hilariously embarrassing.

I’ll go with, though… I’ve had a few fwb situations which are really fun and all, and some of them are kinda on-again-off-again as far as sex goes, you know? anyway, last time i saw this one guy i like to fool around with, we had a few drinks and we’d been talking about this breakup he’d just had and then we were getting down to business, and yeah, i HAD thought you know maybe it’d be good to just talk about emotions, but nope.

Not even kidding, i was like 90% there when he started crying re: emotions and I was like uuughhh I TOLD YOU BRO, I TOLD YOU and i just had to… kind of hug it out and pat his back… while he was still… ah yep as you imagine ??

things i do for friends when they’re supposed to be doing me :/

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Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:12 -0700

TMI Sexual Asks

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:52 -0700

a. How often do you masturbate?
b. How do you masturbate?
c. What do you fantasize about while masturbating?
d. What is your sexual orientation?
e. What is your most common sexual fantasy?
f. What is your strangest sexual fantasy?
g.What do you think is your strangest kink?
h. What is your most prominent sexual kink?
i. What fictional character do you find most sexually attractive?
j. What do you taste like?
k. Describe your first time having sex.
l. Describe your first time giving oral.
m. Describe your first time recieving oral.
n. Have you ever had sex with more than one person at once?
o. What is your favourite sexual activity?
p. How do you feel about guro?
q. How do you feel about furries?
r. What is your favourite monstergirl/monsterboy?
s. Where is your favourite place to be touched?
t. How do you feel about dirty talk?
u. Top or bottom?
v. How do you feel about BDSM?
w. Tell us about your most embarrassing sexual encounter .
x. Describe your last sexual encounter.
y. Would you ever consider being a stripper?
z. Favourite type of porn?

i’m gonna write a short pwp i’ll finish it up this weekend i won’t get...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:15 -0700

i’m gonna write a short pwp

i’ll finish it up this weekend

i won’t get debilitating back pain by typing from 8-5 on my day off

it isn’t like i’m gonna write 9000 words or anything this pwp is already 6000 words long how much do i need to work on it i mean really

mosoli: im still laughing at this

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:50 -0700

mosoli:

im still laughing at this

cannedebonbon: raktajino-hot: princessnijireiki: aiffe: prin...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:03 -0700

cannedebonbon:

raktajino-hot:

princessnijireiki:

aiffe:

princessnijireiki:

*falls over*

*dies*

“He could have paled in stasis” oh god dying.

lol remember when people said Amon/Noatak got pale from wearing a mask.

DUDE YES and people got angry at me for saying that was wrong and then screencapping ppl’s ACTUAL SKIN in the ACTUAL CARTOON to show that that was an actual, deliberate, frame-by-frame painted thing that had actually happened

fandom

what

My god I didn’t even make it to page 10 on the Khan tag before I got a bingo:

#I’ll never get why it HAD to be Khan #he could have been any of the other 72 popsicles and still be a great villain #they could have built Khan up and had a shot of him at the very end next to a refrozen Cummerbund (via bigmamag)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:49 -0700

archiemcphee: For a stunning series entitled Blackwater,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:32 -0700

archiemcphee:

For a stunning series entitled Blackwater, Hawaii-based diver and photographer Joshua Lambus takes beautiful photos of luminous aquatic creatures against a perfectly black background that enables us to better appreciate just how incredibly awesome they are.

Lambus says, “Now being underwater I’m inundated with stories, struggles, triumphs. Seeing our fragile ecosystem inch ever closer to the verge of destruction pushes me to continue my work, not only for artistic value, but for a far greater purpose. I hope to tell a story and ask for help for those without a voice.”

Here’s hoping we’ll see some of these enchanting cephalopods in our dreams tonight.

Visit My Modern Metropolis to view more of Joshua Lambus’ astonishing Blackwater series and then head over to his own website to check out more of his photographic work.