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Just another routine landing. Via Science Communication & Visualisation

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Astronomy witch aesthetic (x)

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*clips into bed, takes collision damage and dies while ragdolling violently halfway inside the bed*

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Just in case the last gif didn’t work

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I have no clue if the gif is working or not

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‘staring into the camera like you’re on the office’ is such an interesting cultural phenomenon because it points to one of my very favorite things in pop culture, which is the use of commonly known fictional situations to indicate an emotion or context that is extremely specific and can’t necessarily be communicated with language alone.

why do characters on the office look into the camera?  on the office, the characters are being filmed as part of a documentary; they understand they are being filmed and can acknowledge that fourth wall and those theoretical future viewers.  but because the office is a comedy, that fourth wall acknowledgement is not about explaining motivations or gaining approval for an action, but about sharing an agreement with a group of people who are not actually there.  

characters on the office look into the camera when something ridiculous is happening that no one in the room thinks is ridiculous but the person looking at the camera, were they to say ‘this is so ridiculous’ to the people in the room, their comrades in fiction, they would get serious pushback or anger; to those characters the situation is serious.  the character looking into the camera is a more objective viewer, like the audience, and by looking at us they’re putting themselves on our objective team.  and in the future when this ‘documentary’ would air, they would be vindicated as the person who understood that the situation was ridiculous.

so in real life, when we talk about ‘looking into the camera like we’re on the office’, this very specific emotion is what we’re referring to: that we’re in a situation that any objective viewer would find inherently ridiculous, and are seeking acknowledgement from an invisible but much larger group that would agree with us, even though nobody in the situation would do so.  we’re putting ourselves in an outsider position, a less emotional position, and inherently a more powerful position, because we’re not vulnerable to being laughed at like all the ridiculous people we’re among.  we’re among them, but we’re not with them, and the millions of people watching us on theoretical tv would be on our team, not theirs.  that’s such a specific idea and concept, and one that’s really hard to communicate in pure language.  but we can say ‘looking into the camera like we’re on the office’ and it’s much easier to communicate what we mean.

for me that’s what pop culture is for, and why it’s so important that it’s pop culture.  maybe it feels more special if it’s only you and a grape who know that something exists, but the more people consume something, the more its situations and reactions become common knowledge, a sort of communal well from which we can draw to articulate real life problems.  and ultimately, the easier it is for us to communicate and understand each other.

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Must… study…

Must… sleep…

Must… attempt both at the same time…

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18th month [ March 2016 ]

Hello everyone! I will be holding monthly giveaways for a $30 voucher at MatchWigs. They have many different types of wigs and a large selection of colors and lengths. Much of their inventory is under $30 so you will have a large selection to choose from. The winner will be announced publicly and they will receive a special code to use on the site. Alright let’s start with the basic rules^^

Rules:

Must be following me (momo-tea) & Matchwigs

1 reblog = 1 entry

NO LIKES PLEASE, they do not count

Must reach 2000 unique notes in order to be held

No giveaway/side/inactive blogs

Prize:

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Dates:

Starts: March 1st

Ends: March 31st

Optional Extra Entry:

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The winner must respond within 24 hours or I choose a new winner. Please do not unfollow after the giveaway, this will lead to banning of participation to future giveaways. The banner must be on prior to choosing the winner, if the winner has the banner somewhere on their blog, then they get the extra $5, not after the notification. Don’t fret over not winning, these will be monthly if they are successful, so please support and join the giveaways! That’s it for now, if you have any questions feel free to message me!

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IM SCREAMING

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“why do you overanalyze text messages” to my credit i overanalyze everything, always, because i love feeling like i’m suffocating and everyone hates me, constantly, so at least there’s… consistency

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