This has been a weird-ass Christmas for me and Baruch, but I have to say it here because I can’t very well scream it from the rooftops or talk about it with….pretty much anyone but Baruch.
My sister married someone approximately 20 years her senior back in June. I finally met him two days ago, and I can say with approximately 70% certainty that they are in a D/s relationship, complete with weird, shady, unprompted comments about how they met (and how the “official” story is not the true story).
I can’t decide if I’m excited for them or like…disturbed, a bit. Probably both. It’s really fucking weird.
Fun fact my boyfriend plays this game called Magic the gathering at this comic book store and I started going with him and we noticed that the other guys started saying really sexist and offensive things around me since I’m the only girl so he immediately took me home and taught me how to play so now I go there to play and beat all of them.
They spend thousands of dollars on decks to win and I picked out cards that my boyfriend already owned and made my own deck and go there and win one guy literally threw his deck in the trash and walked out of the store screaming
I am digging my way out of a hole of anxiety (so much anxiety. More anxiety than I’ve experienced in my whole life) and recent bouts with depression, so I have been busy trying to pull myself together. I’m also dealing with migraines about 3-4 times per week which is really limiting my ability to function. For those interested, I am now taking Effexor and had a scary bout with serotonin syndrome. Apparently the triptans I take for migraines work on serotonin in the brain, and combined with an SNRI like Effexor, my serotonin got high enough that it was dangerous. I’m now on a different as-needed medication for migraines.
Anyway, in the midst of all this I have finally gotten a scientific paper published! I’m the last of four authors, but we should have another paper coming out soon with a significant contribution from me. I’m realizing that a materials science PhD program may serve my needs better than a chemistry degree, but I’m still not sure if that’s where my interests lie.
I am also in the process of buying a house, and I am very excited and very nervous about it. I will try to post pictures if all goes well. It is an old house in need of updating, but it’s perfectly habitable as-is and will hopefully get me through my internship and later, graduate school. I’m hoping to be able to accomplish some updates before graduate school. I will consider chronicling those here-let me know if you are interested in something like that.
Hope you’re all doing well!
If you are a Nineties kid with a tender spot in your heart for the good
old days when boy bands would wear matching clothes and have a dance
routine, this is the one for you. Backstreet’s BACK with a zombie movie
called Dead 7, written, directed and starring Nick Carter (because LOL
why not). Doesn’t sound fun enough? N’ SYNC WILL BE IN IT AS WELL. This
is like the American, zombie version of McBusted. Our bodies are ready.
They are original. They are the only ones. They are
sexual (yeeeeeah), so it stands to reason that the Backstreet Boys and
N’ Sync boy band zombie extravaganza Dead 7 is going to be the greatest
movie of modern times. It is foolproof.
ICYMI: In which a 13-year-old boy comes out to his best friend via text message, and adorable unconditional support ensues. Ain’t nothing wrong with being gay, my friend. (via BuzzFeed)
what makes it more adorable is he offered to call when he knew something was wrong
So, in my art history class today, my professor was talking about something that is so fuckin awesome.
These are warrior shields from the Wahgi people of Papua New Guinea. The warriors paint them with imagery meant to symbolize animals who have traits they wish to embody in battle. These depictions are intended to give the person using it the powers of what they’re depicting.
Now. Look at this Wahgi shield:
Hmm. That looks a bit different from the others.
That looks VERY different. Why, it looks like
The Phantom… American comic book character by Lee Falk. And that’s because it is.
The Wahgi people were isolated from the rest of the “modern” world until 1933. They came into contact with WWII service men who shared some aspects of western culture with the tribesmen. In particular, they showed them the comic books they read while shipped out. The Wahgi loved them. In particular, the Wahgi adored the stories of the Phantom, who wasn’t even particularly popular in its home of America.
He is so popular that the few Wahgi who can read english will read the comics out loud in the village center and hold out the pages for everyone to see, so the whole tripe can enjoy them and marvel at the Phantom’s might in battle.
They identify with the Phantom because he came from a jungle territory, like them, wore a mask to fight, like them, and came from a long line of warriors, which the Wahgi, who worshiped their ancestors, deeply respected. Further, despite not really having superpowers, the Phantom is strong, clever, and incredibly fast. He was so fast that his enemies began to believe that he was impervious to bullets and could not be killed.
Therefore, the Wahgi began painting HIM on their shields to invoke HIS abilities in battle. There are TONS of Phantom-Wahgi shields out there.
So, you might think that you’re huge comic book fan, but the Wahgi have taken their Phantom fandom to the next level and have made the Phantom a fucking talisman to carry into battle for strength.
Look at this disgusting, lazy, adorable little shit. Just look at him. He was not impressed by those green beans and that was his “da fuq?” face. So cute.
I’m coming out of hiding to show you all this adorable motherfucking lizard. More to come. :)
Also, I know his tank is super drab. These living arrangements are temporary, and he will soon have a better, prettier tank.
Hi! I'm Maggie, I'm 24, and I prefer feminine pronouns. Welcome to my blog! This blog is a collection of all the things I love: chemistry, feminism, scruffy men, curvy butts, music, things I find humorous, gratuitous amounts of cat gifs, and some motivational quotes whenever I feel like it. Sometimes I post NSFW things, so browse at your own risk. I usually tag but sometimes I miss things. Please feel free to message me about any of the above topics or anything else!
