#sugar institute

[monoruz]

i hate them so much, so much that i need to become them

anyways, almost done with the second listen of tma, yall know what that means! third time listening to tma!!

[the-magpie-archives]

Several times recently I've found myself making tea whilst listening to The Magnus Archives, and as a result I've developed a silly little headcanon...

I'm not sure if it's a nationwide thing, but certainly throughout my life I've experienced the weird stigma of having sugar in your tea. It's not direct or aggressive, but there always seems to be this vague notion that sweetening your tea makes you less strong, less manly. I rarely see men ask for sugar, and often observe an obvious proudness in teenage boys when they say "no sugar, thanks."

Picture Jonathan Sims, newly appointed archivist, worried he's not good enough, placed haphazardly in power of people who were very recently peers, and desperately trying to prove he's the right man for the job. Everything seems to be falling apart a bit, and he's not at all sure his assistants have any faith in him; he had to ask for a tape recorder because he couldn't get his laptop to work properly - that's embarrassing.

Now imagine Martin: office sweetheart, gets along with pretty much anyone, just moved to a new position working with two close friends, and the attractive guy from research is his boss (he's a bit rude and stuck up, but it's probably just the stress, right?). He's pretty comfortable! Aside from the occasional snide remark from Jon it is a good job, which is especially pleasing considering how he got to work at the institute in the first place.

Two opposing forces, as we all well know! But what's better at building bridges than a nice cup of tea? Martin makes a lot of tea, but I like to think he memorises how everyone takes theirs. Regardless, he has to ask at least once.

And so, kind, sweet, gentle Martin, his offer of a cup of tea promptly accepted, would have the misfortune of saying, "do you take that with sugar?" to an embarrassed, flustered Jon, who's trying desperately not to confront any romantic feelings he might have hidden away. The ensuing scoff and slightly too enthusiastic 'No! Thank you.' would be enough to remember that preference for a while.

As times go on, hundreds of cups of tea later, things get less tense between the pair, and Martin never has to revisit the question; but late one night, shortly before Jon is to leave for Great Yarmouth and Martin is to risk it all to take down Elias, Jon places a hand gently on Martin's shoulder and asks "Could I have a cup of tea?". Of course Martin says yes, it's the least he could do, but as he turns to go and make it, Jon calls out again. "With sugar, please."

Just a tiny vulnerability, but enough. By that point most of Jon's facade has been torn roughly away many times, but letting go of small points of pride often means more than non-deliberate actions. Having enough bravery to admit to liking something soft and sweet is harder than you'd think.

Maybe during those six months after, Martin would watch the sugar dissolve into his own tea with a painful melancholy, the sweetness a bitter memory.

[flustersnaggle]

A QUICK FIX, IT'S A CHEAP TRICK! anastasius grimaldi (he/him) — genius // macabre // cringe

private physician, three-time graduate from the university of britechester, and non-fiction author under the pen name of "p. estilence". despite his prodigious intellect and line of work, grimaldi comes with... a few eccentricities of his own.

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[slocumjoe]

the idea of danse being obsessed with snack cakes and sugar in general because he's a synth is funny but it hits below the belt when you remember he's canonically got an alcohol problem, and he doesn't drink when he's working, and he's usually working

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

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[albontology]

proud to announce to albontology nation that i made the gochujang cookies and theyre delicious actually

[tennessoui]

Kit! Even the stupidest obikin coming from you is amazing! What is the most expensive thing sugar daddy anakin got away with getting obiwan. Does he ever stop being uncomfortable with all the gifts, maybe when he figures out his own love language

ah thank you !!!!

you know what, thinking about this I think anakin spends a few years hearing obi-wan complain about how shifty the sociology building on his campus is—roof leaks, heater on the spritz, air conditioner hasn’t worked for fifty years…….he gets colds during the winter because his classroom is so drafty, and anakin is worried because what if he has heat stroke in the summer!!!!

so basically he makes a very very large anonymous donation specifically to the sociology building for repairs and or building a whole new building, anakin isn’t picky

and like. Anakin never confesses to donating that money but obi-wan knows. All of his professor friends also probably know. Anakin pretends to be innocent. He has no idea what obi-wan is talking about. That’s nice though about the money to the school. Would obi-wan prefer a modern looking building or classically styled? A lot of windows or would that be too distracting do you think?

all hypothetically of course

[katasstrophy]

i want to be kokonoi hajime’s awakening so so bad it’s not a want it’s a need i want to make this absolutely filthy rich man who has like four bank accounts and fifteen black cards dirt poor because yeah he loves his money but he loves spending it on me even more is that too much to ask

[ms-understand]

[umangharyana]

गन्ने की खेती में क्रांति: नई किस्म को.लख. 16202 से होगा बंपर उत्पादन

लखनऊ: गन्ने की खेती करने वाले किसानों के लिए बड़ी खुशखबरी है। अगर आप गन्ने की बुवाई की योजना बना रहे हैं, तो भारतीय गन्ना अनुसंधान संस्थान, लखनऊ के वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा विकसित नई किस्म को.लख. 16202 को जरूर आजमाएं। यह किस्म गन्ने की खेती में न केवल बंपर उत्पादन देगी, बल्कि कम लागत और रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता के कारण किसानों को बेहतर मुनाफा दिलाएगी। को.लख. 16202: नई किस्म की खासियत गन्ने की इस नई किस्म…

[sexypinkon]

Sexypink - Sweet!

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

'Welcome to the Kandy Kitchen, gentlemen.'

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

9TH DOCTOR: What's the difference between a bag of demerara sugar and the Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe? CAPTAIN JACK: *sigh* I dunno, Doc, what's the difference between a bag of demerara sugar and the Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe? 9TH DOCTOR: Well, if you don't know that, I'm not sending you to the shop.

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[jasonpdoherty37]

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[thermodynamic-comedian]

i just think it'd be really funny if a homophobe went to the magnus institute to make a statement, and then got mad at one of the archive assistants for wearing a pride pin or smth and started the whole "who's your boss?" routine, only to find out that the chain of command just gets gayer and gayer.

oh you don't wanna deal with the friendly gay man just wearing a rainbow pin? then feel free to deal with his boss/boyfriend instead, a gnc asexual biromantic man with a vibe that can only be described as "of course you're constantly dealing with the horrors. and have pronouns".

oh, you wanna talk to the manager? have fun complaining about the gay agenda to a guy who gets funding for his institute from his sugar daddy, wears high heels just to make sure people can hear him walking around and know he's keeping an eye on them, and probably switches his gender up every once in a while just to keep the haters guessing.

[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Month - August 2024

1.Negative Power Prices Hit Europe as Renewable Energy Floods the Grid

European power markets are experiencing a notable shift as renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar, become a larger part of the energy mix. On Wednesday, power prices in several European markets, including Germany, dipped below zero due to a surge in green electricity production.

2. Taiwan introduces ban on performances by captive wild animals

Live performances by wild animals held in captivity, including performances by dolphins, tigers, and other non-domesticated mammals, will no longer be permitted in Taiwan under new Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) regulations.

3. FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October

The FTC voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews, such as those generated with AI technology, and other misleading advertising practices.

The ban also forbids marketers from exaggerating their own influence by, for example, paying for bots to inflate their follower count.

4. Chinese drones will fly trash out of Everest slopes

Come autumn, Nepal will deploy heavy lifter drones to transport garbage from the 6,812-metre tall Ama Dablam, south of Everest. This will be the first commercial work an unmanned aerial vehicle does in Nepal’s high-altitude zone.

The heavy lifter from China’s biggest drone maker, Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), will take on tasks traditionally handled by Sherpas. Officials believe it will help reduce casualties on Everest.

5. Swiss scientists have found a way to use the whole cocoa fruit to make chocolate and not just taking beans and discarding the rest.

Kim Mishra (L) and Anian Schreiber (R) cooperated on the new chocolate making process

Food scientists in Switzerland have come up with a way to make chocolate using the entire cocoa fruit rather than just the beans - and without using sugar.

The chocolate, developed at Zurich’s prestigious Federal Institute of Technology by scientist Kim Mishra and his team includes the cocoa fruit pulp, the juice, and the husk, or endocarp.

6. Six-year-old boy found in Vietnam forest after five days

A six-year-old boy who was missing for five days has been found deep in a forest in Vietnam. Dang Tien Lam, who lives in the northwestern Yen Bai province, was playing in a stream with his nine siblings on 17 August when he wandered into the hills and got lost, local reports said.

He was found on Wednesday by local farmers who heard a child's cry while they were clearing a cinnamon field close to the forest.

7. Lego plans to make half the plastic in bricks from renewable materials by 2026

Lego plans to make half the plastic in its bricks from renewable or recycled material rather than fossil fuels by 2026, in its latest effort to ensure its toys are more environmentally friendly.

The Danish company last year ditched efforts to make bricks entirely from recycled bottles because of cost and production issues. At the moment, 22% of the material in its colourful bricks is not made from fossil fuels.

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