#one day in new york city

[thesingletraveller]

One Day in New York City - The Ultimate First-Timers Day Out

Let’s start this with a disclaimer — your tastes may vary. You might not like the schedule or you might find something else that appeals to your tastes much more than something I’ve listed here. The goal of the itinerary below is to make the day work for you! While this list will hit up many of the major tourist sites in NYC, it won’t feature all of them by any means (and having been multiple…

[kray-zay]

designs for a Transformers horror AU thing I was working on but shelved for the time being to work on my other main tf au project.

Thought I just shared these freaks without context. rest of the art and writing for this project prob not gonna be posted until/if I start working on it again.

Bonus little dude, he a part of a diagram explaining some lore but it doesn't make a ton of sense without knowing other lore from this AU I haven't shared.

[alethianightsong]

A Quiet Place: disability at the end of the world (I am still reeling from this movie)

Ok so like many apocalypses ignore what happens to the disabled or infirm during apocalypses and just have the main cast all healthy and able-bodied. Even FUCKING World War Z(where sick people were left alone by the infected) just ignored that aspect. Yes, someone will get temporarily sick/wounded or pregnant but I mean a lifelong handicap. A Quiet Place had a deaf girl in a world where making sound gets you killed. However, the sign language her family learned for her sake allowed them to communicate and bond in a silent world.

Now on to Day One. When Eric finds out Sam needs meds to handle the pain caused by her terminal illness, he doesn't ditch her. He doesn't go "you're an invalid, you're weak, I'm abandoning you to increase my own chances at survival." So many apocalypses push the Darwinian idea of "survival of the fittest" but the unique nature of the Quiet Place means that it doesn't matter how strong or ruthless you are if you don't know how to shut the fuck up. Later, when Sam is left incapacitated in the church from her pain, this would've been a prime time for a lesser writer to have Eric leave Sam a little note saying "Sorry, but you're dying so I'm outie bye" but nope! guy risks his life to make sure she gets her meds, comforts her, lifts her spirits when she's at the end of the world, her life, and just wants to experience the simply joy of a pizza.

On to Eric. Once again, a lesser film would make him a coward or unlikable. He's a white-collar worker (a bloodsucking lawyer-in-training) who couldn't build a fire or survive the rugged wilderness but they're in the city so food is everywhere just be quiet getting it. He just survived drowning in the flooding subway but goes back down cuz his new friend wants her maybe-last meal to be from her favorite place. Sam is not a liability to him. She's not a burden but a person trying to maneuver through disaster in her own way just like him. Some anthropologist somewhere said that civilization didn't really start until people started looking after each other, when healed bones were found cuz that meant someone cared for this person while they were weak. In the end, Eric's empathy & kindness secured his own survival.

[vittysartbox]

A Quiet Place: Day One 🤫👣🐾

[finemealprompt]

DP x DC Prompt #72

Jason has traveled all throughout Unova, defeating other trainer’s and gym leaders to prove that Bruce’s belief in him wasn’t misplaced. But now, he’s off to face the most difficult gym leader before facing the Elite Four. He knows Danny is gonna be a tough leader to face, but he knows he has what it takes.

[obsessedbyneon]

The palmtree landscape inside the Winter Garden, World Financial Center (WFC), Battery Park City, New York, 1987.

Scan

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

@decolonize-the-left I'm sorry if this is an imposition but I thought you might be interested.

[macysparadeblog]

⚠️ NEW BALLOON ALERT ⚠️

[otrtbs]

y'all. Y'ALL IN 18 DAYS ART HEIST BABY TURNS ONE

[whiskeyswifty]

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[a-very-zilly-gooze]

my friend: hey, you were over there muttering under your breath for a long time, are you okay?

me: oh, yeah, i’m fine! i was just vocally stimming. it helps me calm down in overstimulating environments.

my friend: oh, okay! if you don’t mind me asking, what were you saying to calm yourself down?

me: oh, i was just reciting the entire script of Disney’s 1992 flop movie-musical Newsies starring Christian Bale and David Moscow from memory.

my friend: …

me: i didn’t remember it as well as i used to, since i haven’t seen the movie in two years, but i got through about the first thirty minutes, minus the songs, without too much trouble.

my friend: how do you not have an autism diagnosis

[waugh-bao]

NYC (December, 2023)

[the-spaced-out-ace]

Why did I have to be born and raised in a small town in a state that’s so useless the other forgotten states also forget us. Why am I so far away from where everything I want out of life (public transport, thriving queer communities, an actual theatre industry) is so far away. I’m going to scream

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Winter, 1888, New York City

[rogers-attic]

same energy

[rabbitcruiser]

World Croc Day 

World Croc Day is "a global awareness campaign to highlight the plight of endangered crocodiles and alligators around the world." Crocodiles and alligators are celebrated and there is hope the day will encourage people to get involved in helping them. World Croc Day was organized by the Crocodile Research Coalition in conjunction with the Belize Zoo. During past celebrations, events have been held at the zoo and the day has been marked around the world.

While the holiday takes on the name of crocodiles, it is for alligators as well. This makes sense, as the animals are similar in a number of ways. They both are large reptiles from the order Crocodilia that have short legs, powerful tails, long snouts, and bony-plated backs. But they have differences, too, and there are ways to tell them apart. One of the most notable differences is their snouts: alligators have broad and rounded U-shaped ones, while those of crocodiles are narrow and pointed like a V. When alligators have their mouths shut, their bottom teeth can't be seen. But when crocodiles close their mouths, some of their bottom teeth are visible. There tends to be a color difference between the two reptiles. Alligators are gray or black, while crocodiles tend to look more olive, gray-green, or tan. Crocodiles usually live near saltwater, while alligators make their homes near freshwater. Lastly, crocodiles are more aggressive than alligators—and more likely to attack humans. Alligators usually don't attack humans unless they feel threatened.

Crocodiles live near lakes, rivers, and wetlands in the tropical regions of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. There are thirteen species, which range in size. The smallest, the dwarf crocodile, reaches about 5.6 feet in length and weighs between 13 or 15 pounds; the largest, the saltwater crocodile, may reach over 20 feet in length and weigh over 2000 pounds. The most threatened—the one that most awareness should be raised about today—is the Cuban crocodile. The American crocodile has also been vulnerable, although its population has been increasing.

Crocodiles are carnivores, subsisting on fish, crustaceans, frogs, and birds. While they have strong jaws for chomping, being able to apply 5,000 pounds of pressure per square inch, they don't have much strength to open them, so the jaws can easily be held shut. Crocodiles can hold their breath for an hour, can swim up to 20 mph, and can run up to 11 mph. Mother crocodiles lay 10 to 60 eggs at a time, and hatchlings take 4 to 15 years to reach maturity. Depending on what species they are, a crocodile may live 30 to 75 years.

Alligators take their name from the Spanish words for "the lizard": el lagarto. Although there once were more, there now are just two species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. The latter is threatened and is thus where particular attention is focused today. American alligators can grow over 11 feet and a weight of almost 1,000 pounds, while Chinese alligators grow to between 4.6 and 4.9 feet and only weigh around 50 pounds. American alligators live in the southern United States, from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, all the way over to Florida, and up the coastal areas of the Carolinas. Chinese alligators live in the Yangtze River basin close to the Pacific Ocean in eastern China.

Like crocodiles, alligators are carnivores. They subsist on fish, mollusks, small mammals, other reptiles, and birds. They also move at about the same speed on land and in water as crocodiles do. Alligators tend to come together in groups called congregations to sit in the sun and to swim. Females lay their eggs in nests they make out of mud, sticks, and plants. They lay 10 to 50 eggs at a time and cover them with the same material they use to make their nests. Interestingly, the temperature of the nest helps determine what the sex of the hatchlings will be. If the nest is kept below 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit they usually are female, while if it is above 91.4 degrees they are male. If the temperature is somewhere in the middle, there is an even number of males and females. Hatchlings are able to catch their own food, but stay under their mother's protection for about two years.

While all crocodiles and alligators are celebrated on World Croc Day, specific consideration is given to those that are threatened in some way. Cuban crocodiles, American crocodiles, and Chinese alligators have all faced threats in the twenty-first century. Today, people stand up to help these reptiles and make sure other crocodiles and alligators don't face threats.

How to Observe World Croc Day

Spend the day celebrating, raising awareness about, and helping alligators and crocodiles. You could put your support behind organizations such as the Crocodile Research Coalition or the Crocodile Specialist Group. Let others know about the threats that certain alligators and crocodiles face. Check to see if any official events are being held. You could also view these magnificent creatures in the wild or in a zoo.

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