#health cultivation

[veliseraptor]

realized that I have made (checks) 80 different xue yang text post meme images. so consider this a "best of" those

[vicontheinternet]

You should’ve see my face when I read ‘feminine’. This is why you will never get me to join that fandom. Do they not know that Shonda Rhimes is a BLACK woman who has made it her mission to be the sole reason why loving v Virgina doesn’t get overturned that woman lovers her a swirl. You’re not going to get a same race relationship out of her for main character. Also Micheal is John’s cousin why would he be white.

And let me stick this one here talking shit about this fandom I’ll drop this screenshot here. Let’s not try to remember what twitter thread or tweet this was from it’s two years old. Saying that Simon was a dark skin lead is crazy and they knew that not what op meant by dark skin women

[chicago-geniza]

Have not gotten this communique yet but management loves to say "How can we support you?" [hostile/passive-aggressive] when you're sick Too Much and if they pull this maneuver on me I will answer in deadly earnest and tell them to mandate masks in the store. Like I am getting sick all the time because I have shitty lungs and a shitty immune system and work retail and nobody ever wears a mask or takes any precautions except one coworker from my cohort lol. I 100% got strep from a customer at the bookstore who was coughing and sneezing and wiping her nose on her bare hand then handing me books she'd been holding with that hand and coughing/sneezing on. I remember this because she's gorgeous and a regular and my internal monologue went "oh I am 100% going to get Sick from the beautiful Greek woman named Stefania, this is divine retribution for time theft" lol

[mindblowingscience]

GOOD Meat, a company that grows chicken and other meat from animal cells without slaughtering animals, has cleared a significant Food and Drug Administration safety hurdle. The clearance brings the company one step closer to selling its products in the U.S.

The regulatory agency issued a "no questions" letter as part of its pre-market consultation, which means the agency agrees with the company's conclusion that its cultivated chicken is safe to consume.

Now, the company must obtain a grant of inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to operate its production facility in Alameda, Calif. "We are working with the USDA to clear that last hurdle," GOOD Meat CEO Josh Tetrick told NPR by text.

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[best--dress]

Baz raises an eyebrow.

Ok so I think about this line a lot:

"You should eat something," I say. He raises an eyebrow at me. “Oh, piss off.” (CO pg 330)

Like, I've always been curious what exactly Simon thought Baz was implying with that eyebrow raise, you know?

In WS, we get this from Baz:

I raise an eyebrow, which is my go-to move when I want to look cool but don't have anything cool to say. (WS pg 272)

Relatable! Is this *always* the reason behind Baz's singular raised eyebrow, though?

He's looking at me like I'm a complete freak. .. His right brow is arched so high, it looks like it's broken free of his eye. (CO pg 240)

Post magic-sharing dragon fight - here, I think the eyebrow raise reflects genuine surprise - altho we know Baz is also feeling the aftereffects of Simon's magic - “being struck by benevolent lightning.”

She frowns at Baz–”Hot.” He grins, hitching up that eyebrow again. (CO pg 244)

Alright, this one is definitely innuendo.

Then, sister, he cocks one of your eyebrows at me. (CO pg 308)

Very cheeky!

He cocks an eyebrow and stares at me, like figuring out what's wrong with me is something he'll never have enough time for. (CO pg 390)

Idk Simon, I think he's truly startled again - definitely a candidate for “I want to look cool but don’t have anything to say.”

"You don't have x-ray vision." Baz raises an eyebrow. (CO pgs 491-492)

Cheeky! Flirty!

Baz's eyebrows are at maximum up and down positions. (WS pg 40)

A delightful description of the single raised eyebrow, and an eyebrow that is surprised bordering on impressed.

My eyebrows drop, in suspicion, then I slowly raise the left one. (WS pg 97)

I'm gonna categorize this one as surprised bordering on flirtatious. (Oh, and Baz’s lowered eyebrows might warrant their own separate post.)

"You can't be serious," I say. He cocks an eyebrow at me in the mirror. (WS pg 229)

Oh, he is dead serious. (Undead serious?)

I raise an eyebrow. "A picky eater?" (WS pg 281)

This one’s not NOT flirty.

He tips his head back and cocks a thick eyebrow. "I don't think I said always." (AWTWB pg 226)

Now THIS is where "figuring out what's wrong with me is something he'll never have enough time for” comes into play...

Baz cocks an eyebrow above the frames. "I don't think this is what Lady Salisbury had in mind when she lent us her heirloom reading glasses." (AWTWB pg 323)

Playful, flirty, Baz’s eyebrows are an entire category of banter unto themselves.

Which brings us back to this!

Can’t think of anything cool to say, Baz? Surprised? Or... could it be...

flirting?!??

[emotionallyconstipatedturtle]

Idk so don't ask

.....

I have more thou-

[lintwriting]

thinking about frankenstein and the untamed parallels, since they're both about heretic grave robbers, and tbh it's kind of interesting thinking of it from a birth myth narrative.

a lot of the horror of frankenstein revolves around the idea of man creating life being an abomination (in contrast to the way women naturally give life. 'birth without the gendered body')

(Breaking News: Mary Shelley CANCELLED for terf rhetoric/s)

haha but yeah it's interesting to think of frankenstein as a birth myth. or a way for Shelley to grapple with her traumas surrounding pregnancy while removing the specifically feminine aspect of it, much like we use Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics and mpreg today.

And you know what Wei Wuxian—another a heretic necromancer— likes to claim? "This is my son, I gave birth to him!"

[llycaons]

saw a post the other day about what kinds of off-the-grid activism modern au xxc and sl would be doing and someone was like 'oh they'd work at a nonprofit then donate most of their income anyway!' listen I don't think you know about the nonprofit industrual conplex because that is NOT working outside the system

[whentherewerebicycles]

a bunch of people have already registered for my mentoring workshop! unfortunately this means i have to plan and host a workshop aaaaaa

[brasideios]

December and most of this month have been me with my hands cupped around the will to words like it’s a tiny flickering flame in the midst of a typhoon. Teeth gritted. Eyes squeezed shut.

A sentence here. A paragraph there. A feeling. A scene. Little more than that.

But in the last week or so, the typhoon seems to have started easing off. The flame has gained some ground. Consumed some kindling.

Tentatively, I think - maybe - I’ve turned a corner. Maybe. At least I feel like writing, and that’s nice in and of itself.

[bonesmarky]

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[kindestegg]

Children need to when small be given a chance to recreationally beat the shit out of their parents or otherwise close adults in the context of play at least a week I'm so serious about this. Helps get out all that energy teaches them to differentiate fight play from fighting to hurt and bonds them to the adults in their life and gives them a chance to feel strong and in control. I will die in this hill and then haunt it

[sickviking-fr]

Is there like, some TikTok trend going on right now?

Going to work there was almost three separate accidents, first someone pulled out of a complex into oncoming traffic, cut off into the fast lane and then stopped dead before crawling forward. Managed to get around them and there were four people in the car laughing hysterically while recording the cars going around them.

Then someone in a van just stopped dead in the far right, merged over while stopping in each lane, all the while the passenger was recording all around them, until they were in the far left lane where they made an illegal left turn. (Edit: note this was like, 20 minutes later)

(edit: and another 15 or so minutes after that)Just as I got to the light before work, there was a car stopped in the middle of the road about four car lengths away from the light with some kid sticking out the sunroof recording the cars honking around them.

[kc22invesmentsblog]

Embrace the Power of Service: Discovering Your True Self

Written by Delvin Welcome to another inspiring Sunday! As we embark on a new week, let’s reflect on the profound words of Mahatma Gandhi: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” These timeless words hold the key to unlocking our true potential and discovering the essence of who we are. Today, we delve into the transformative power of service and how it can…

[skystem]

not to be emo but there’s something to be said abt the inherent poetry of the staff putting stickers on all ur belongings without asking u in the psych ward. looking at a book I read two yrs ago while I was there that has my barcode on it like. yeah. we were both fundamentally changed.

[d474designs]

Electro-culture gardening – the centuries-old growing trick that promises better veggies every time

Discover the experts’ verdict on an organic gardening method believed to boost plant growth and improve soil A selection of vegetables in a wire basket(Image credit: Getty/Debby Lewis-Harrison) BY SARAH WARWICKHeard about the gardening trend that’s reputed to result in better crops and fewer pest problems? We’re talking about electro-culture gardening, which is said to harness the planet’s…