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marisa. 27. ny. she/her.

software developer. nerd. obsessed with television, technology, and books.

frequently laugh at my own terrible puns.

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populationpensive:

buh-no:

spoonmeb:

lazycatcorner:

butnotinthisone:

kittydesade:

needstosortoutpriorities:

ruskiizek:

Slavic Cossack dancing known as Hopak 

Warning: Do not try this at home unless you were born with super Slavic knee strength 

THE GUY AT THE END

Ahahah it’s not just knee strength you need, friend. It’s thighs, ass, ankles, calves, you need everything from your waist down to be horrifyingly fit and toned for this.

Also core strength. So include the waist. Everything from the nipples down. 

Don’t forget absurd back flexibility

 “Ballet is a really hard dance to master.”

Slavic dancing: “Hold my beer.”

My thighs are burning just watching.

this video just laughed at me for being out of shape.

I had a friend growing up that was from Slovakia or Ukraine, I don’t remember which. I knew him from kindergarten to 2nd grade. And since there wasn’t a large enough slavic community for this kind of dancing, he did competitive ballet. He would constantly complain that it wasn’t hard enough. Guys, its competitive ballet, one of the hardest sports you can be in as a young person. Those C-jumps the guys were doing? In american ballet or dance you usually only get your chest to where you head was. They have their bellybutton or hips where their head was. That’s fucking nuts with out running or a pre jump. This kind of dancing was constantly going on at their house. I would like to point out that’s insane. His mom and dad dance almost every day. Not as high since age. But still.

My kind of street dancing right here

dare-i-say-asexual:

jakemorph:

toastpotent:

tilthat:

TIL the split gill mushroom has over 23,328 distinct sexes, but they can’t all successfully mate with one another. Each sex can only be fertile with 22,960 other sexes.

via reddit.com

nice try sjws but there are only 23,328 genders

shoutout to the roughly ~368 gay sexualities each mushroom gender can practice

mushrooms are gay culture!

officiallybi:

molbitch:

I’m thinking about how we say “spill the tea” or just “tea” and how ppl used to say “spill the beans” like what if we just said “beans” when gossiping

“… and then she told me that he actually wasn’t at her house!”

“oh beans”

10 Steps To Care For Your Hamster (long post!)

h6p28d9p:

elfgirl931:

ayellowbirds:

takingbackhyrule:

how-to-care-for-hamsters:

1. Do not keep them in pairs. Hamsters are loners - keeping them together often results in stress, fighting, injuries and death. They are very happy alone. 

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2. Minimum cage size

  • dwarf hamsters: 30 x 20 x 20 inches (80x50x50cm);
  • bigger hamsters: 40 x 20 x 20 inches (100x50x50cm)!

NOT like this: 


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  • Living in cages like this for them is like a human living in an elevator - a lot too small and even dangerous! 
  • For them it feels like this:
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  • Behavior like this is a signal for stress because the cage is too small or that they need more bedding:
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Better:

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3. Your hamster (always!) needs a hamster wheel - and it must be a lot bigger than you might think! 

  • Hamster must be able to run with a completely straight back
  • on a closed surface
  • with a closed back wall! 

NOT like this: 

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Results of those wheels are: spine problems, backache, stress, injuries! 

  • Minimum wheel size for dwarf hamsters: 9-10 inches. 
  • Minimum wheel size for bigger hamsters: 12 inches! 

Better: 

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4. Do not buy them plastic tubes (at all): 

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Those tubes are not suitable at all: Hamsters get stuck or suffocate in them easily. 

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5. Your hamster needs enough bedding to dig and build tunnels.

NOT like this:  

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Better: 

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Your hamster will be extremely happy and dig around and build tunnels all day (night). 

A study also found out that (golden) hamsters need up to 12-36 inches of bedding, so just do your best do give them the highest amount of bedding possible. :)

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6. The less plastic the better! 

NOT like this:

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  • Plastic gets swallowed, splinters, can injure or even kill your hamster. 

Better: 

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7. Hamsters ALWAYS need a sand bath.

Hamsters love rolling around in the sand, for them it’s like showering. How would you feel without a shower? 

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  • You can use those little baths as toilets, but you still need a bigger sand bath!

Better:

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8. Hamsters need a house with at least 2 or more chambers to store food, sleep etc. Also make sure that your hamster does have enough hiding places like coconuts, small houses, toilet rolls! 

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9. Do use unperfumed toilet paper for nesting material, don’t use “hamster wool” -> it can tangle around a limb and seriously hurt and even kill your hamster! 

NOT like this: 

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10. Never ever ever put your hamster or any animal in a hamster ball. 

They can’t get out, might suffocate or panic, might run against furniture and seriously injure themselves. The ventilation is terrible, your hamster can’t see/smell/hear enough or use any of their senses properly.

In some countries they even discuss about banning those by law

Even if you think that “your hamster has fun in it” - please don’t use them! 

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Please reblog and spread this information.

Pet stores often are very misinformed and sell terrible cages and have little to no idea how to keep a happy hamster - please be careful when trusting them. In the end they often just want to make money - and the hamsters suffer. 

Please adopt, not buy hamsters - there are too many hamsters in this world that we need any more breeding. 

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MASTERPOST: Cheap Cages And Supplies For Hamsters - IKEA

~ more to come ~

(Sorry for the spelling errors - I made this post in a rush.)

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i literally had no idea, so i feel like this really needs to be stressed

Much like with bettas, there’s a lot of companies out there making a huge profit on habitats that are completely unsuitable for your pets, and counting on consumer ignorance.

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Important information for hamster caretakers.

a-fragile-sort-of-anarchy:

a-fragile-sort-of-anarchy:

You know, in retrospect, having gay marriage as a debate topic when I was the only openly gay kid in class was SUPER WEIRD. Imagine if you walked into AP Gov and your teacher pointed at you like, “I don’t think Brian should have health insurance because he sucks. Discuss?”

I can’t even fathom what I would do if I had to write an essay about how I should be able to take a piss in peace.

legitimately-illegitimate:

campbell-duo:

dizzyhmuffin:

koito-yuu:

SHE👏DID👏THAT

#now here’s a scene #if you’re unfamiliar with ‘class s’ style homophobia it’s in that context and reading up on that could be interesting #long story short there’s an old trope in japanese culture where lesbian relationships are childish practice not-real romances #that are in some way training for future real relationships with men

Thank you for the context

I love how you can see the entirety of her facial expression change as she thinks “that could’ve been me.”

anistarrose:

Alex Hirsch conducting the most vital of research

children-against-pedophiles:

roachpatrol:

sufjansontag:

libertarian–princess:

shaelit:

roachpatrol:

coolthingoftheday:

This is what the tea that was dumped into the Boston Harbor would have looked like. In the 1700s, tea was compressed into planks; a plank this size could last a person roughly a year. They would be bought in sections, and small slivers would be shaved off into the kettle every time somebody wanted to make a cup of tea.

(Source)

what the **** that’s so neat

So what you’re telling me is that they were Frisbeeing tea off the ships.

And THAT’S why it was such a big deal; they literally destroyed a couple decades worth of tea with each crate they tossed.

They dumped forty-six tons of the stuff into Boston Harbor; that’s worth $1.7 million USD adjusted for inflation.

People don’t protest like they used to smdh

#this tea

this is also fucking neat but someone censored my fucking swearing so i have to fucking put it back in this thread like who the fuck does that kind of shit and can i throw their fucking tea in the ocean for it

That last comment made me realize this was back when you could edit someone else’s post

phoeni-xx:

plot twist on a plot twist

marxpussy:

marxpussy:

If you’re a man and you’re not my dad, do not call me sweetie. Or sweetheart. Sure as fuck dont call me babygirl.

However if you’re a woman, I IMPLORE you call me sweetie, sweetheart, and babygirl. All acceptable.

theshitneyspears:

friend: yeah the club is lit but drinks are so expensive

me: 

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blackout501st:

why-i-love-comics:

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 - “Mother of Exiles” (2019)

written by Tom Taylor
art by Juann Cabal & Nolan Woodard

I can’t believe that little girl is going to MURDER SPIDER MAN

nerdgasrnz:

mens-rights-activia:

How to write an early 2000’s garage band song

OP where’s your soundcloud, your bandcamp, your spotify

i-find-the-beauty-in-chaos:

osointricate:

How about we vote in a law that puts a cap on how long a government shut down can happen… say 20 days… before the president has to agree to a budget solution or else the 21st day congress begins the process of impreachment because civilian jobs and salaries and livelihoods are not a bargaining tool for the president to abuse is order to get their way

If you aren’t serving the people then you aren’t doing the job of the presidency and you need to be replaced

AMEN

sourinralia:

flootzavut:

ikariyuiofficial:

pinkcheesegreenghost:

otsitsyataka:

gahdamnpunk:

An error? Is this even legal??

35 YEARS FOR A NON VIOLENT DRUG OFFENSE

Fuck you, America’s criminal justice system

This is heartbreaking 💔

his name is Matthew Charles

Ways you can help:

Donate to the GoFundMe raising money for Matthew’s legal costs.

Sign the Change.org petition asking for clemency (though the efficacy of this is sorely debated)

This is awful.

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He’s free!

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