A friend of mine was in an accident last year, and found this on their calendar today.
I might need to start doing something like this.
I mean there are not a lot of situations where I can celebrate not dying, except for maybe every day. In a general sense.
But like, every major victory. Or even medium sized victory.
just slap it on the calendar so you can celebrate it ad infinitum.
Hey Portlandeers!
Next week is looking pretty gross. Be prepared.
Also, consider taking frozen water bottles with you when you go out, for anyone who might be out on the streets right now.
That person with the sign on the corner isn't out there by choice when it's 100°.
No matter how you feel about giving them cash, water is not on the same level.
If you had to get a tattoo from the last show you watched, what would it be?
A reality show where the characters from a hard scifi novel have to swap universes with the heroes of a 1980s space rock opera
Ok but Ice Pirates: A Space Odyssey
i am totally going to come across as a boomer in this post but as an engineer it's common sense to not build systems with a single point of failure. and i'm starting to realize that our usage of the smart phone is exactly that. a single point of failure. the calling/texting is the implied function of the smartphone, which is fine. that's what it's built for. but nowadays we don't think to keep a physical map or atlas or gps unit in our car because our phone has google maps. we don't keep address books anymore because it's all stored in our contacts. i serve customers who no longer carry a wallet/physical card because it's all on their phone. this is literally a single point of failure. if you lose or break your phone when you are in a foreign place you are fucking screwed. maybe you're still screwed even in your home town because so many people have become accustomed to using a smart phone to take them anywhere.
And if someone does get into your phone, can they access all of that?
And a tip, have some kind of contact info on your lockscreen. Make it easier for the kind stranger to get your phone back to you.
PS. Did you know that city & state (US) welcome centers often have local maps of the area? You want to get a new one every couple years, but if your smartphone battery dies or loses signal, a backup is very reassuring.
And don't forget to back up your pictures & data.
Going to glom on to the map issue because I *tried* to get a good paper map, but.
They don't make Thomas Guides anymore unless you live in specific areas of California.
Thanks, Rand McNally for buying it and shutting it down.
Fuckers.
It's so pretty.
Pro Tip: never pass up the chance to get color-change dishes or utensils.
Mummy MRI
I thought this was an art piece. giant chains, fetal position, hands over ears. seems symbolic of. lots of things.
If I actually read something on the asks that feels genuinely threatening or dangerous, or that's actually abusive, I just delete it and block the person.
If I'm answering an ask here you can assume that as far as I'm concerned even if it's apparently threatening or angry, it's meant humorously or with love.
It's never appropriate to dogpile people. Never appropriate to threaten or abuse them, even if you think you are doing it for me and with the best of intentions. Don't.
If you are upset on my behalf, or on behalf of all Tumblr users, just think "this is probably a tone-deaf attempt at humour" and let it go.
Fire season is here!
I know this is from the Washington State DNR, but like. please can we not set ANY of the states or counties or cities or towns or municipalities or villages or census designated places on fire either? and not just today, but for the entire future?
this is the current map of drought intensity in the PNW. It's not terrible, but the forecast for this weekend leading up to the 4th is blazing. (map from here)
Keep on your toes.
explain your gender in 10 words or less without using boring words like “male”, “female”, “nonbinary”, “masculine”, “feminine” or “androgynous”.
go!
rusty lake slander video or something
I keep seeing the "oh no Mr Crow is an old man"
well guess who else is old.
oh, not you?
too bad. I'm probably old enough to be your...well probably not your grandmother, but maybe her youngest sister in a large family.
besides, dude's a snappy dresser.
