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—my mother speaks of my rage as if there's something wrong with it. as if it's undeserved; as if her hand didn't hammer it into me; as if i wanted it, chose it.

1. Florence + the Machine | 2. @sweatermuppet | 3. Strangers— Ethel Cain | 4. Russian Doll ( GIFs from @ladiesofcinema | 5. Fleabag | 6. what my mother (a poet) might say—Mary Jean Chan | 7. Shiv Roy — succession | 8. Unknown | 9. Maren Yearly—Bones and All (2022) | 10. Everything everywhere all at once ( 2022 ) | Rue Bennett—Euphoria

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Isaacs reading list in Heartstopper

Season 1

Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert

Naruto vol. 72 - Masashi Kishimoto

Quantum Mechanics - Leonard Susskind & Art Friedman

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson

Proud - Gareth Thomas

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Radio Silence - Alice Oseman

Gender Explorers - Juno Roche

There is no Planet B - Mike Berners-Lee

Season 2

Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays - Oscar Wilde

Booklovers - Emily Henry

Les Misérables - Victor Hugo

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

We Are Okay - Nina Lacour

The Outsider - Albert Camus

Birthday - Meredith Russo

Crush - Richard Siken

Boy Erased - Garrard Conley

The Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst

I Love This Part - Tillie Walden

We Have Always Been Here - Samra Habib

Summer Bird Blue - Akemi Dawn Bowman

Ace - Angela Chen

it is dangerously fuckoff hot survival tips

- if you don’t have air conditioning, try to go someplace that does. The library? the mall? can you swing a couple nights at a cheap hotel? hang out early/late at your work?

- HYDRATION: keep something liquid within arms reach, drink continuously. If you are sweating a lot, just water might not do it. I tend to DIY oral rehydration solution with a liter of water, a spoonful-ish of lemon juice, a teaspoon or so of sugar and a pinch of salt. You can also do ~a tablespoon of sugar and ½ teaspoon salt to a liter (~4 cups) of water, but the lemon juice makes it taste less like ass. The rule of thumb is that it shouldn’t be saltier than tears. I usually make it so I can tell there’s salt in there but it doesn’t actually taste salty if that makes any sense…

(if you don’t have measuring spoons, a tablespoon is a big soup-size spoon and a teaspoon is a little spoon. This stuff does not have to be precise, it’s not like baking which is actual chemistry)

- Watered-down fruit juice + salty snack food is both good for you and tastes fucking amazing when it’s hot (my favorite snack ever was half mango juice/half water and a can of Pringles on a really hot day)

- eat small meals but eat something. your body is working hard to keep you cool, it does need fuel.

- take it slow: walk slowly enough that you’re not out of breath, the last thing you need is to heat yourself up MORE

- if you can’t get air conditioning, at least make sure air is MOVING: sit in front of a fan or something

- if it isn’t insanely humid, hanging a wet towel in front of a fan can make things cooler. If you are in, say, DC, where it’s so humid it’s basically an outdoor steam bath, this will not help much if at all

- cold showers. a couple times a day, or hell, every hour if you want. Definitely right before bed

- fill a bottle with ice water and roll it around behind your neck. Your life will immediately suck at least 15% less.

- if you feel dizzy, your pulse is shallow and fast, or you have other symptoms of heat exhaustion, this is now a Serious Medical Problem. If you develop a fever, nausea or vomiting, or pass out, you may have heat stroke, which is an Actual Medical Emergency, get to urgent care or the ER right away.

- if you feel nauseated, have a headache, your pee is dark colored and/or you haven’t peed all day, you are probably dehydrated. See above re: oral rehydration. Don’t drink a bunch real fast, you’ll probably throw it up. Instead, drink slowly but KEEP DRINKING. If for whatever reason you can’t manage this, you have an Actual Medical Emergency, get to urgent care or the ER right away.

- I AM NOT A DOCTOR this is not medical advice please be careful and call an actual doctor if you’re worried

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve googled if a character dies only for that character to die when I look back up, I’d have at least TWO nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice

a sluge 😔

Emmett from the other side of the house: I’m cold as a lion with no hair

Edward sat at the piano with his head in his hands: oh god no, not again

Emmett, getting closer: if you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear

Edward rocking back and forth: Rosalie take your child outside I beg

Emmett, launching himself from the top of the stairs to crouch right next to wear Edward is sat: HELP THE BEAR

Edward: ...

Emmett: cuz that bitch gone

need it

USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

you were meant to see this post. this post showed up on your screen for a reason. you are loved. whatever issue you may be going through right now, whether it be school or family or love, it will pass. it will pass, and you will be okay in the end. you will survive this.

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