i love studying. i love writing. i love reading. i love learning languages. i love doing mathematics. i love wandering over some particular sum and trying to come up with formulas to solve it. i love physics. i love biology. i love chemistry. i love history. i love literature. i love learning.
not to achieve the perfect grades ever. but it just amazes me that there's so much to know and learn and write and read about in the universe. my curiosity wouldn't get enough of it.
My summary of "The short history of nearly everything" by Bill Bryson - a multivitamin of natural sciences.
I would call this book a “multivitamin” of natural sciences: It fills the gaps in the general knowledge of:
The cosmological and geological history of the planet earth,History of physics, history, astronomy, and the science itself,History of our – and other – species
In “The Interconnected Mess of it all,” I wrote about how dismantling the world into discrete disciplines is not serving science…
This encounter from 2022 is just sweet, and a rare #EmotionalSupportSpood and #BugSex entry (not actually sex, but a snuggly pair). Just a couple of an'ts who found each other and didn't hate it. 🤎
(Synemosyna formica ant mimic jumping spider lad and lass)
Jumping spiders, like the vast majority of arachnids, are not social creatures. Males will sometimes chill with/guard a female though. And Synemosyna formica are a bit more socially tolerant than others? I've found 17 on one small palmetto bush before. I was in heaven
Karlach origin & Gale romance when her engine is not fixed yet/she cannot touch Gale (see first part of the romance scene here.) This is the day after dialogue. All other dialogue is the same, but her saying she wishes she could kiss Gale gets this unique response (Galemancers, you’ll want to close your eyes and listen to this line delivery, trust me):
Karlach: I wish I could kiss you.
Gale: Gods, don’t tempt me. I’m finding it hard enough to resist you as it is.
I'm sure Astarion has regularly used pet names as a way to distance himself from his marks. It makes everything simultaneously a little less personal for him and a little more alluring for the mark- it's not like the average person throws around "darling" so everyone assumes it means they're something, someone, special.
So, then, imagine how much it might take for him to actually say his partner's name in the context of a newly-real relationship. How meaningful it would be for him to occasionally drop the pet names, that for other people only come about as a sign of intimate affection, and say the true name of his love. The vulnerability of acknowledging, by speaking aloud their name, that he has a whole person he cares for and not just another body on his arm or in his bed.
Nobody told me we have snow under the sea that's made up of organic debris from the upper waters. And what am I supposed to do with this new inspiration? Write a Percico one shot? Wth?
literally any piece of media: so get this. there's a non human character right? and they struggle with their own sense of personhood okay? but there's also this human character right? and this character struggles with their place in the universe??? Now what if. Hear me out. They were BEST friends.
Me: this is the best fucking thing I've ever seen in my life
I'm giving my undergrad senior thesis presentation this weekend and I'm feeling excited but so stressed! It is not nearly as polished as I had wanted it to be at this point, but it is what it is and I think I will pass. It's been hard to stay focused while other big parts of my life are really tumultuous and also I have COVID.
Reminders for myself and anyone else who needs them: you will get through this, things may change but that's okay, and it doesn't have to be good, it just has to be done.