Beautiful Delusions

abookwormcalledellie: thewafflemonster: You know how there’s a theory that no two people see a...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:20:12 -0400

thewafflemonster:

You know how there’s a theory that no two people see a colour the exact same way.

Does that mean colour is like

a pigment of your imagination.

YOU FUCKING DIDN’T

I’m so glad I went to therapy yesterday. My therapist said things that I knew, but that I...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:19:40 -0400

I’m so glad I went to therapy yesterday. My therapist said things that I knew, but that I really needed to hear from her. And without those words, this morning would have probably been the hardest of my life.

For those of you who don’t know, Andrew died this morning. I dated him for nine months, ending about two and a half years ago, on the day after he was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma.

I know anyone who knew him is going to be reeling and full of emotions for a while. But I have to ask that none of you talk to me about him. The only people I would be okay talking to about this know explicitly, without any doubt, who they are.

I’m sorry if this seems selfish or weird, but everyone deals with stuff in their own way and right now I think that talking to anyone other than Emily, David, or my therapist would be detrimental for me.

I will also be avoiding Facebook for a bit because I just can’t really handle having that reminder of what’s happened all over my newsfeed.

I’m really sorry for not being able to be there for anyone who may need it, but there are so many people out there who want to, and need to, talk.

I love you all.

bakerhi: Baking is methodical: Every measurement is precise, so...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:27:36 -0400

bakerhi:

Baking is methodical: Every measurement is precise, so you need to concentrate on only the baking when you’re doing it - in turn, clearing your head.

Baking takes time: If you dedicate yourself to this activity, you’re setting time aside for yourself indirectly. Therefore creating a safe space where no-one can bother you. This is of course, when you’re like me and you kick everyone else out of the kitchen.

Baking is relaxing: When have you not appreciated the scent of fresh baked cookies in your living space? Really.

Baking is satisfying: Cookie dough? Check. Actual cookies? Check. Let’s be real, sometimes you need to eat your feelings.

Baking is motivational: You can’t just sit and wallow in whatever you’re stressed about when you’re baking. You have 10 minute intervals to sit and contemplate life, the world and everything. (the answer will always be 42 - props if you get this reference)

Baking is satisfying (pt 2): For me, my coworkers adore it when I’m stressed. Not in the “haha, Rhiannon’s life is hard right now” kind of sense, but more the “sweet, I got unexpected breakfast AND dessert in the same day.”

Baking is deceiving: I think I’m an anomaly. I don’t really watch TV, I play video games (when I’m not baking/working) and I’m not a huge fan of cooking. Last night, I made macaroni and cheese, strawberry muffins and monster cookies. Tonight I made my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It makes people think that I’m on speed, because no one else can “find the time to bake.” It’s really that I don’t really have a lot of hobbies. There, now you know.

Baking is productive: Baking gives you the ability to not only scientifically and mathematically massage your brain, but see a finished product. Hopefully you remembered to put both cups of flour in (speaking from experience here).

Baking is exercise: Okay, so maybe I’m a little biased here, but for me, I try really hard not to use my mixer when I don’t have to, and I remember even as a kid, when you get a good cookie dough going, it gets tough to mix after a while. Reaching for ingredients? Or the fact that you’re probably standing while you’re mixing all these ingredients. Point being: at least you’re not sitting doing nothing. See reason #5.

Baking is good: This blog has brought me a lot of joy, and whenever I feel like I’m less of a person, or like all the effort I’m putting into the things I’m doing is amounting to nothing, I’ll look to this blog for visible proof that I’ve grown and evolved over the past three years, and my followers here appreciate when I post new recipes for them to hate me for making and not giving to them personally. Sorry guys, you know I’d totally bake for all of you! ;)

Bake it out guys.
<3 bakerhi

projectequilibrium: Sorry guys. Feeling picture happy tonight....

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:19:42 -0400

projectequilibrium:

Sorry guys. Feeling picture happy tonight. I love my water bottle =]

peregrint:

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:18:51 -0400

peregrint:

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:10:24 -0400

thisisemobuddy: party-into-thesun: sharkchunks: basedgosh: why would she sell sea shells by a...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:58:39 -0400

thisisemobuddy:

party-into-thesun:

sharkchunks:

basedgosh:

why would she sell sea shells by a sea shore when you can just pick them off of the ground for free that’s not how you run a business

She’s sold sea shells by the seashore since shapely seashore seashells stay scarce. Since she sells superior shells searchers spend centuries searching for, seldom selling simple shells, so she still sustains solid savings.

i’m so sorry english language learners

Me aged 15: How can 10% of people be gay, I don't even know any gay people.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:58:15 -0400

Me aged 15: How can 10% of people be gay, I don't even know any gay people.
Me aged 19: EVERYONE I KNOW IS QUEER.

awkwardsituationist: cambridge university students were asked...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:55:15 -0400

awkwardsituationist:

cambridge university students were asked on campus why they needed feminism. here are 60 answers. click the link for over 600 more.

Giveaway!

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:31:10 -0400

redsofas:

naive-tongues:

tsundere-spock:

ggghoul:

I recently bought a new camera so I am giving away my nikon d3100

you don’t have to follow me

I will ship to anywhere!

I will pick someone at random

I will pick the winner on the 27th June, good luck! :)

c a m e r a

Jesus Christ i want it so much

if ya need a camera! :]

Morning dew :)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:12:05 -0400

Morning dew :)

sethdreyers: the catcher in the sourdough the catcher in the bagel the catcher in the...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:43:12 -0400

sethdreyers:

the catcher in the sourdough

the catcher in the bagel

the catcher in the pumpernickel

the catcher in the cinnamon raisin

the catcher in the focaccia

the catcher in the challah

the catcher in the naan

the catcher in the pita

the catcher in the dumpling

the catcher in the matzah

the catcher in the calzone

montereybayaquarium: Peacock Mantis Shrimp — He’s...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:20:55 -0400

montereybayaquarium:

Peacock Mantis Shrimp — He’s Baaaaack!

Tiny, deadly and gorgeous. That’s the peacock mantis shrimp, and we just placed one on exhibit in our Splash Zone galleries.

You’ll have to work a bit to see it. It’s housed — alone — in a small aquarium inside the Coral Crawl tunnel in Splash Zone. But it’s well worth the effort!

This is the first time we’ve hosted a mantis shrimp since 2001 when one of them stowed away inside some coral rock and earned us international headlines and live CNN coverage. (There’s something compelling about a “killer shrimp” terrorizing other animals in the children’s area of an internationally known aquarium.)

They pack quite a punch

Since then, we’ve been wary of deliberately introducing a mantis shrimp — and for good reason. Aquarists and scuba divers refer to them as “thumb-splitters” because their claws pack a punch as powerful as a .22-caliber bullet.

Those same claws can shatter a clam shell, and crack open a crab or shatter glass. They can bring down a blue-ringed octopus or a fish. The claws are made of a material so hard it can deliver 50,000 blows between molts - without breaking. It’s being studied by scientists as a model for crafting super-strong body armor for soldiers.

And it moves its claws so fast that they turn water into plasma and sound into light.

Amazing!

“A thermonuclear bomb of light and beauty”

But that’s not the end of the story, as celebrated cartoonist Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal explains in his online love-letter, “Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal.”

He starts by examining the eyes that make them unbelievably effective hunters. Their vision is so sensitive that a mantis shrimp can see in both infrared and ultraviolet spectra, and uses 16 color receptor cones (compared to just three for humans).

Inman observes: “Where we see a rainbow, the mantis shrimp sees a thermonuclear bomb of light and beauty.”

It’s that combination of experiencing a world of transcendent beauty — and then turning around and pounding its prey to smithereens — that fascinates Matthew Inman.

We hope you’ll be fascinated, too, at the chance to see a peacock mantis shrimp face to face — on the other side of shatterproof acrylic.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:16:04 -0400

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:56:49 -0400

kbeth: I know way too much about Hannibal, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Supernatural, One Direction, and...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:44:52 -0400

kbeth:

I know way too much about Hannibal, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Supernatural, One Direction, and many other shows/bands/celebrities that I don’t watch and don’t pay attention to. Thanks Tumblr.

Found this beauty on my back deck. I wanna keep him.

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:59:57 -0400

Found this beauty on my back deck. I wanna keep him.

Remember that time mom called me fat this morning? Yeah that was super fun.

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:44:14 -0400

Remember that time mom called me fat this morning?
Yeah that was super fun.

He’s on oxygen. Mom wants me to visit him. I know she doesn’t know anything about that...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:44:12 -0400

He’s on oxygen.
Mom wants me to visit him.
I know she doesn’t know anything about that relationship.
But I’m confused and conflicted enough without her pressuring me to subject myself to that.
Like “Hi, sorry you’re dying. Sorry you treated me like absolute shit. Sorry you’re still in my life because I really can’t take having to deal with you in any capacity anymore.” Is pretty much how that would go.
And then I feel bad for hating him, even though I know it’s completely justified. I just feel like I should have been able to forgive him by now. But I honestly don’t know if I ever will.
Fuck.

fandomhopper: i am really upset that i cant imagine colors that dont exist

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:36:06 -0400

fandomhopper:

i am really upset that i cant imagine colors that dont exist