#Just work thoughts

[wats-am]

I firmly believe that Bob met Amy while he was away at college in, like, New York, or something. His relationship with her was, as he said, very intense, and I wager it caused him to fall out of contact with multiple people. Not least of these being Jay. I am sure this is why, A. Jay knows of Amy, but has apparently never met her, and B. Their relationship is significantly chillier in the original Jersey Trilogy. Like, the vibe between them warmed up a good deal from “Dogma” onwards. I think Bob came back to Jersey, still in shock from his breakup with Amy. He had not even thought about Jay for weeks, months even, but there he was, waiting for him. And Jay is angry, persistently angry, and crueler towards Bob than he’s ever been. And it takes Bob far too long to figure out that it’s because he’s hurt, and it really is all his fault. Of course things aren’t the same as when he left, how could they be? So, I think that after that point, after the air has cleared, and they are back to where they were, before Bob left, Jay still carries this fear that Bob will leave again. That he’ll have to go off somewhere without Jay, meet another Amy, and this time he won’t come back.

[uselesssubstrate]

Can't stop thinking about licking their pretty little cunt until their tdick is nice and ready for me to wrap my tongue and lips around. Hearing my pretty boy whine and moan as I suck on them and bob my head up and down, making them feel like they're fucking my mouth, like they're huge. God making their cute little tdick throb is addicting. Seeing them squirm, legs clenched, even after they're finished coming for me and we're just laying next to each other. I love keeping my cute puppy all needy and ready for me to make them come again until they cover my sheets with release.

[maniacalmole]

A customer, approaching vaguely from halfway across the room while staring at their phone: Where's the bathroom?

Me, still deep in my thoughts because they're yards away from me and haven't made eye contact: I mean, you either give in to actual Despair because you think this misery is as good as you'll ever get, or you try so hard to keep faith and optimism and hope in something that doesn't deserve it, that you betray what you actually believe in, and get hurt all the same?

[howlingdemon13]

I just know Beetlejuice would drink all the book glue we keep in the back office. Or eat the the entire box of golf pencils.

[ghoulishxdelights]

I work at Dunkin Donuts and I just

Stare at the glaze for the donuts and think about .... things.

[winged-fool]

My middle aged Japanese boss broke the news to me about Tina Turner's passing. He exclaimed loudly and ran out of his office to let me and my deskmate know. I had no idea he was a fan

[cafeyote]

me and gang at the haunted house

[grovylelover]

Walked into the local marriott and guess who was behind the front desk. yuuuuuuup. the immortal king of legend who vaporized so many people it permanently fucked up the timeline.

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[ahotknife]

the thing is that childhood doesn't just end when you turn 18 or when you turn 21. it's going to end dozens of times over. your childhood pet will die. actors you loved in movies you watched as a kid will die. your grandparents will die, and then your parents will die. it's going to end dozens and dozens of times and all you can do is let it. all you can do is stand in the middle of the grocery store and stare at freezers full of microwave pizza because you've suddenly been seized by the memory of what it felt like to have a pizza party on the last day of school before summer break. which is another ending in and of itself

[markscherz]

Meet the seven new frog species we just named after iconic Star Trek captains!

Artwork by A. Petzold, CC BY-ND 4.0

At the right time of year along rushing streams in the humid rainforests that stretch the length of Madagascar's eastern and northern mountain ridges, otherworldly trills of piercing whistles can be heard.

Are they birds? Insects? Communicator beeps? Tricorder noises?

No, they're little treefrogs!

Boophis janewayae. Photo by M. Vences, CC BY-SA 4.0

Until recently, we thought all of the populations of these little brown frogs across the island were one widespread species, Boophis marojezensis, described in 1994. But genetics in the early 2000s and 2010s showed that there were several species here, not just one.

Now my colleagues and I have shown that they are in fact eight separate species, each with unique calls!

These whistling sounds reminded us so much of Star Trek sound effects that we decided to name the seven new species after Star Trek captains: Boophis kirki, B. picardi, B. janewayae, B. siskoi, B. pikei, B. archeri, and B. burnhamae.

Photos of all new species described by Vences et al. 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0

I subtly and not-so-subtly built some Star Trek references into the paper, but probably the best one is this one:

'Finding these frogs sometimes requires considerable trekking; pursuing strange new calls, to seek out new frogs in new forests; boldly going where no herpetologist has gone before.'

— Vences et al. 2024

There’s a real sense of scientific discovery and exploration here, which we think is in the spirit of Star Trek.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are at least two Trekkies amongst the authors (including yours truly). As fans of Star Trek, we are also just pleased to dedicate these new species to the characters who have inspired and entertained us over the decades.

On a personal note, this marks a milestone for me, as it means I have now described over 100 frog species! I am very pleased that the 100th is Captain Janeway's Bright-eyed Frog, Boophis janewayae (if you count them in order of appearance in the paper)—she is probably my favourite captain, and I really love Star Trek: Voyager.

You can read more about the discovery of these new species on my website! You can also read the Open Access paper published in Vertebrate Zoology here.

[irarann]

i was searching up shadow milks sprites on the wiki (for reference) and i found something interesting

when the eye is closed, its the eye of truth. when opened, its deceit meaning that you are opening your eyes to deceit, which is opposite to the more usually referenced "open your eyes to the truth" idiom but it can also imply that the truth is only your truth until you open your eyes to all the lies that surrounds you. the truth is a lie, a sweet and white lie, but still a lie. and also, who usually keeps their eyes closed?

yeah. now, who recently was awoken to the lies that surrounded him? ill let you figure that out.

[such-a-daydreamer]

And then they explode

[technically-human]

Jayce Talis but give him the Giopara (lack of) charm

[egophiliac]

don't think I'm not still obsessing over 7-12

[mochasucculent]

Was looking at refs and since Viktor has two different leg braces I was wondering, do we think he wears them simultaneously?? The refs don't perfectly line up perspective-wise so it's hard to tell but parts of the one he wears during the Hexcore scenes look like they could maybe line up with the brace that he wears over his clothes, but also some parts really don't and look like they'd be super uncomfy. Also HOW does he take these on and off. Experts weigh in