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one must imagine sisyphus livin la vida loca

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kirk gets out of every situation being like you see this table right here this table is made of wood and now you see long ago people made tables out of wood in earths 20th century though tables can be made of other materials right mister spock and spocks like yes there are tables made of metal alloys combinations of materials in fact tables are an object defined by structure rather than material and kirks like yes yes very good so we all agree this is a table and finally the guy whos holding them hostage looks down at the table and kirk kicks the table at him

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women who use tiktok i am talking to you directly. yall gotta stop engaging in this girl math women shouldn’t vote shit. it’s not a silly ironic joke men mean that and they are making fun of you. listen to me. call them out when you see it happen. show the kids who use that bastard app that it’s not okay to make jokes like that. stop being part of the problem and stand up for yourselves

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there is something to be said for going to zoos and aquariums on weekdays to avoid school-aged crowds but going to the aviary on a weekend is fun because going into big greenhouses and watching toddlers who just learned to walk encounter loose tropical animals taller than they are is part of the overall experience for me.

to me a three year old is just as much an entertaining and strange beast as an egret. and here they can interact directly. incredible.

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For sale: ship of theseus

Condition: used, like new

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missing someone is crazy because you’ll have dreams that r like “we went on a nice walk together :)” and you’ll wake up feeling like you’re gonna throw up

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ATTENTION

If you see this you are OBLIGATED to reblog w/ the song currently stuck in your head :)

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the sillies

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the bird outside my window this morning tiny desk concert

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I've hesitated to write anything about the federal cuts and their impact on science infrastructure in the US, in part because I just don't know where to start.

How to express my rage, or my sadness, or the panic I feel as a scientist currently funded on a federal grant. Or watching the careers of colleagues, friends, and loved ones hang in the balance or be destroyed entirely.

I don't know what to say. My heart aches for those who were doing the important work not only of science but also of making it more accessible, equitable, and diverse. Some of these scientists lost their salary, benefits, and funding overnight. My heart aches knowing that the science we are still able to do will be so much less vibrant without their contributions, should they be unable to return to science.

I've watched over the last few weeks as several of my potential career paths went up in smoke. Federal agency jobs gone, slashes to funding slowing academic science to a halt and resulting in hiring freezes. What jobs there are still now have an applicant pool that tripled overnight.

I have no idea what the future holds, but there is a very real and present possibility that I will not be able to do science as a career. I'm not going down without a fight, but nevertheless it looms as a potential reality for which I have to plan.

I began my PhD in 2018. I withstood so much emotional turmoil, a pandemic, loss and grief and doubt, and I came out the other side with those three letters after my name. I knew there would be hard times again but I also believed surely that nothing would ever be as arduous or difficult as that again. I had survived a PhD; I could do anything.

If you've gotten this far, thanks for reading. If you've been affected by this, I'm wishing you well and my DMs are always open. Call your reps. Nurture your community.

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btw I know ppl on this site go on abt mutuals but if you are someone that shows up in my notes regularly who I don't follow, I do notice and I am fond of you and if you reblog something from me I do think "YES I have pleased the follower with good taste"

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Eva and Joe are going to make me cry

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reposting this from twitter bc it's making me lose my mind

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They're Just Like Us: This Dolphin That Passed The Mirror Test Five Years Ago Is Posting About Being A Former Gifted Kid

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You don't understand how often I restrain myself from posting about getting groceries. This isn't supposed to be a groceries account. But you've gotta post about what you know and the groceries keep needing to be bought.

Anyone else in the "I think I might go get groceries today" fandom?

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life tip: sometimes there's a bird outside & you can look at it