phdbird

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I found this pin while I was moving out, does anyone know what this is?

I found this pin while I was moving out, does anyone know what this is?

academic dishonesty is not something you can spin as moral lol i do not want to share a career field let alone a social sphere with a bunch of chatgpt using ass bitches

there's a fine line between being wary of manipulation and becoming completely paranoid because you get very close to the realisation that pretty much all human interaction involves doing things we hope will lead to a result we like

friendship breakups are lowkey the worst thing ever cause what do you mean this person I used to share every single detail of my life with is just gone

You don’t realize how good you have it til you lose institutional JSTOR access

hi hi hi more commissions 💥

i'm on a lot of nyquil right now

Check out @shapesandcolorsandlovemelater !!! They're my babies !!

I love seeing other people's ocs and getting snippets of their stories like oh my gosh there's a whole world and narrative in your head that I'm getting a small glimpse into isn't that so cool????

For anyone who wants a reference, this is where the anglerfish was down the old fishmarket close!

I always assume the train will be so boring and I bring seven things to do but then I'm entranced by the wonderful window the entire time

taski maiden and why she's my favourite

ever since dream bbq got announced a few years ago, I've always been drawn to taski maiden - not only because she's silly, but also because her design is deeply fascinating to me, as it's rich in history. I haven't seen any posts discussing it yet, so I thought I'd make one!

the thing about taski maiden is that her design is very rooted in mesoamerican art. her appearance is heavily based on the textiles made by the chimú, who inhabited the coasts of what is now perú and were one of the most prolific empires of pre-columbus america - check these out!

if you look at the second image specifically - which shows chimú warriors - you can see how closely the top left figure matches taski!

in fact, all of her forms share the same colour scheme present in most chimú textiles: red, yellow, white, and black.

the little guys she's carrying are based on it, too! their face is a perfect match to the creatures the warriors are holding.

speaking of the little guys, the cloth taski is carrying them in is actually an aguayo! its a rectangular cloth used by various south american cultures to carry items and small children in.

final fun fact: taski is a quechua word that roughly translates to young woman or virgin.

and that's about it! as a south american person myself, I just think it's amazing to get a design that draws from our historical art and culture. just makes me love this series even more :]

Suns out. flowers are blooming. birds are chirping. yaoi shit is happening to me. maybe it'll all be ok

To reduce my screen time, I have weaponised my overactive and entirely impractical levels of empathy for inanimate objects. Wym you’re picking it up again? While it was sleeping? You complete and utter monster, let it rest!!

And it works. It works like a CHARM. Silly problems require silly solutions!

Today, as a demonstration of my supreme powers, I have successfully transformed 4 hours' worth of work into 10 hours' worth of work. The outcome is literally no different from what it would've been otherwise, but I sat down at my work desk at 8 am and it's now 6 pm.

Imagine if you locked Light and Patrick Bateman in a room together. They would be having the most generic conversation but you wouldn’t be able to hear it over the sound of their overlapping internal monologues. There would be a few seconds where their monologues both play in sync to say something misogynistic.

Girls be like, "I'm turning on my comfort movie," and it's John Landis 1981 An American Werewolf in London

i hate the part of depression that’s like all the things that bring me joy are empty and i can’t do anything. like come on bitch i know you love book can you just be happy about book :/

How to vent about the same problem multiple times without people wanting to beat you to death with hammers

When you are unemployed, mysterious voices will tell you to "become a youtuber" but you must remind yourself that it's probably the amulet talking. The amulet you found last week, near the park. It has given you good advice so far, but there is always a line that you shouldn't cross.

my take on the miss piggy/morticia addams sexywoman poll is that while morticia would lose gracefully, miss piggy would 1000% attempt murder over the label and morticia would respect her for it. then theyd go out for tea and gossip together

why is it that we all thought we wouldn’t make it past our teenage years. that’s crazy

hey, did you know that the world is a better place because of your creations and art and writing, no matter how niche or how many people see it

found out apparently if you want to consume content of your own original characters and stories you usually have to make that content? fucked up if true

new beginnings are scary but they're necessary new beginnings are scary but they're necessary new beginnings are scary but they're necessary new beginnings are scary but they're necessary

99% of ramblers quit right before they conceive of a coherent thought. KEEP TALKING

girl something good has to happen at some point

don’t understand where people get the energy to be an active participant in their own lives. the days just happen to me for real