𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧

“My Dearest Punishment, as per my previous emails…“

“I hope this email (and the ten preceding it) finds you well. I hope this email was not *exiled* to your spam folder. P.S. That was a pun.”

“Come home and shout at me. Seriously, the wifi here is atrocious.”

“JUDE JUDE JUDE JUDE - sorry all caps. Jude Jude Jude Jude. My word this is so easy, I can simply copy and paste the letters infinitely! Watch! Jude Jude Jude Jude Jude Jude Jude JUUUUUUUUUDE….” 

“…I tried to attach a flower to this email but alas it would not fit in the disc tray. Know that there was the intention of a flower.”

the final email is an entire page of “Jude” in at least a dozen early 2000′s microsoft word fonts, including a pink papyrus “Jude” and a lime green comic sans “Jude”

My toxic trait is saying I love the enemies to lovers trope when I know too well that it only means I love jurdan and when I say I want to read more of that trope, I mean I want to read something exactly like Jurdan but the moment I read even a single thing close to what Jurdan is, I immediately go like "oh but you'll never even come close"

COLD WEATHER TIPS FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES WHERE IT’S COLD:

I always see posts about layering clothing, but there are so many more creative ways to help keep you warm if you don’t have a lot of warm clothes. But first, a note on layering clothing:

-Your underlayer is your WICKING layer. That means it is a layer specifically to absorb the moisture your body produces. DO NOT USE COTTON AS A BOTTOM LAYER. Use merino wool if possible, but other good substitutions are nylon, polyester and rayon. 

-Your middle layer is for insulation. You want AIR POCKETS in there, NOT tight fitting clothes. This is where you want to put your fluffy sweaters, your fleece, down, fur, flannel, or vests. If you do not have these, you can substitute with multiple layers of long sleeve shirts.

-Your outer layer is for keeping the cold away from your body. If you do not have a jacket, you can put on your thickest piece of clothing and then a raincoat over it. Windbreaker if you have one. 

ALSO

-Jeans are the absolute worst at holding heat. Use only as a last resort. 

-You can’t really ever have too many layers on your feet. Alternate tucking your layers of pants into your layers of socks to keep your ankles warm!

-Wear a hat OVER a hood if it will fit! This will keep your ears warmest.

TAKE OFF/OUT ANY AND ALL JEWELERY/PIERCINGS

-If you have a medical bracelet, DO NOT REMOVE IT. If you can, tuck a layer of clothes between it and your skin.

NON-CLOTHING TIPS:

-Raid your recycling. Gather all cardboard boxes and break them down so that they are flat. Put them on the floor to add more layers between you and the cooling house. Newspaper will also serve the same purpose.

-In an emergency, you can also layer newspaper between clothing layers. Don’t worry about looking stupid if you’re staying warm.

-If you have a tent, set that sucker up in whatever room you have decided to stay in. Stay in it and keep it zipped shut as much as you can, but do NOT cover the vent at the top. You can put the rain fly up, but make sure there is circulating air for you to breathe.

-You are probably not going to feel very hungry at times. DO NOT STOP EATING OR DRINKING. Digestion produces a lot of body heat and the food will give your body energy to keep itself going.

-The best foods are heavy and full of carbs and proteins. Eat nuts, eggs, pasta, meats, and beans. If you are on a diet, now you’re not. If you’re vegetarian… bulk up on those pastas and nuts.

-Try not to sweat. If you are finding yourself getting damp, take off the outer layer just until you start to cool slightly. Then redress! Your bottom layer should dry quickly, and being wet is dangerous.

-On that note, STAY ACTIVE. You are probably going to want to hunker down and snuggle up, but that will make your muscles cramp. Every 15-20 minutes do something that gets you up and about. Walk circles in the room, do a couple jumping jacks, stretch, whatever. Just enough to move some blood around your body. Don’t get sweaty or out of breath, it’s just a little movement.

-CHAPSTICK. ON YOUR LIPS. ON YOUR NOSE. ON YOUR EARS. ON YOUR KNUCKLES. Don’t let your extremities get dry or cracked.

SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA:

-Uncontrollable shivering -Slurred speech -Confusion or memory loss -Dizziness or lack of coordination -Inability to be woken from sleep

CHILDREN AND INFANTS!!!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.

-Children WILL get colder before you. Make sure they are properly bundled up.

-If you need to breastfeed, put a blanket over the both of you and wait a few minutes for the air to warm before removing or shifting your clothing.

-DO NOT COVER AN INFANTS FACE. ESPECIALLY WHEN SLEEPING. Keep them tucked inside your own clothes when possible. As close to your heart and stomach as possible. 

-Put chapstick on children’s cheeks and clean their face often if they are crying or wiping at their nose. This will prevent cracked skin and irritation.

-Make sure your children are staying as hydrated as you! They are going to fuss and not want to drink cold things, but they NEED liquids.

SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS ARE DIFFERENT:

-Shortness of breath  -Cold, red skin -Lethargy or listlessness

Finally:

CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. CHECK ON CHILDREN. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY. STAY SNUGGLED. STAY SAFE.

Hey guys, I am boosting this again for winter 2022/23 with Texas and New England in mind. If you haven’t heard, the energy companies for these areas in particular have expressed that they may need to conduct rolling blackouts throughout the winter due to energy shortages. We are also expected to have a very cold winter.

It’s important to get your chimneys inspected if you have a wood stove/fireplace/ect to make sure they are clean and safe. Store wood an appropriate distance from the heat source.

If your power is out and therefor the water as well, and you HAVE to flush that toilet, you can take the top off the tank and pour some in before each flush. DO NOT waste your drinking water on this. Use a bucket of water from a pond or run the bath and fill up a bucket beforehand. Do not use pool water. I haven’t looked into what chlorine would do to a septic tank/public water supply but I assume it’s nothing good.

If you have questions about the blackouts, I suggest calling your energy provider (I need to do this too) to see if they have more information or a schedule of when they might need to start implementing shut downs.

Buckle up and bundle up, everyone. Be safe 💜

This is A+ advice!!!

Adding the other important thing about wearing a hat; your body will prioritize keeping your head and core warm over all else because that’s where your brain and organs are. Everything else can be survivably lost, so your body will constrict the blood vessels delivering warm blood to your extremities in order to keep the most hot blood around your vitals. Adding a hat and extra sweater will, weird as it sounds, help your frozen fingers and toes feel warmer, even if you think your head isn’t cold.

Also, if you are trying to warm up your house, DO NOT RUN YOUR OVEN/GAS STOVE OR BRING A GENERATOR INDOORS FOR POWER! One of the big things that always kills folks during ice storms around here isn’t hypothermia; it’s Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning. Appliances that are not meant to be run continuously or are meant to be run outdoors or with a lot of ventilation might provide extra warmth or energy, but they’re also putting out CO that can kill you. Symptoms of CO poisoning include headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, so please be careful!

DMC is THE thread in any craft supply store or Wal-Mart aisle. This is not some niche little company trying to get a leg up.

Love how quick all the embroidery artists were to just burn them to the ground for this.

Don't let producers find AGGGTM or TFOTA, they will try. and we do not want them to. You saw what they did to One of Us is Lying and The Mortal Instruments.

Things no one tells you about when you’ve been mentally ill for years and it won’t get better

— everyone will give up on you. Some will say it upfront, some will have indirect ways of showing it (you’re a lucky mf if you still have someone )

— your symptoms/ breakdowns/ panic attacks are cute for a few months. Everyone wants to help. Later on people find them annoying and inconvenient

— you will be blamed for not getting better. Doesn’t matter if you’re doing therapy, taking meds, exercising, eating well and sleeping. You can do all of it, some of it or none of it. They will find fault in your efforts.

— desensitization to your pain. This one isn’t their fault, it’s human nature. But it happens and yes it hurts cuz you would wish you were desensitized to your own pain but you have to feel it no matter what. Doesn’t matter if it’s the millionth time. It demands to be felt.

— people move on. But you can’t. You see people cope and get over things while you simply can’t. And it’s so much worse if you’ve been mentally ill for years. Even the smallest things break you and trigger you.

— you slowly realize this world isn’t made for mentally ill people in any way

— you’re tired / fatigued all the time. You have been for years now. You simply exist but you aren’t capable of living anymore. Your illnesses have taken everything that made you feel alive. You’re nothing but a shell. A body.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

She's a keeper.

Good for her. Good for both of you.

Now THAT is a WIFE.

every time i see this post i kinda wanna cry? look at how little that dog is. its so small. it was so defenseless and that dude fucking punched a bear to save it. does that dog know? does it know how loved it is? i want someone to love me that much. i want to be that small.

i agree with gay dicks 420

“The man or beast that I run from ain’t been born, and his momma’s already dead”

I’ve quite a few inquiries about my brushes, so here they are! My main brushes as well as a few others that I’ve made and edited over the years. Free to use! supporting me with a reblog is hugely appreciated tho <3

Download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-a9roXGHLgCgnfdNSaoy1DjmXfSnW__k

I personally had the biggest prejudices against The Cruel Prince because I thought it would be the absolute straightest and most basic enemies to lovers story to ever exist. But I was so totally wrong. The female protagonist? badass. The love interest? chief's kiss. The story? absolutely hilarious.

and the fandom is one of the nicest I'm in <3

POSTING THIS AGAIN!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!

this might be absolutely nothing but. considering the “vecna’d people can be saved by their favorite song” thing and all the theories going around about that, i noticed something about the promo posters: what if the people looking at each other in the posters are the ones most involved in saving the other from vecna?

lucas is looking at max and he saved her by remembering her favorite song

we know that robin was going through nancy’s cassettes and that she’s very observant so there’s a solid chance she’ll know what song to play for her and here they are, looking at each other

and finally, if will really does get vecna’d, that leaves us with…

Why is salt good for exorcism and banishing and all that jazz? Well you see, way back in the day people knew jack-all about germs and microbes and for all they knew it was evil spirits that got into their food and made it go a-spoil. They Noticed and Observed that when you soaked food in a Lot of Salt, food stayed good longer. So that meant that the salt was keeping the bad spirits out. Now, tossing around salt and making salt circles makes for dramatic rituals, sure. But I think we all know that some entities are just powerful bastards and need some extra oomph to get them out of the damn house. You know what is more potent than salt at killing bacteria and germs? Bleach. You know what’s really good for just killing all kinds of stuff very dead? Medical autoclaves. Now I understand that not all of you have access to autoclaves, but I understand that a good pressure cooker can also do for sterilization. So therefore, I propose that if you have yourself a haunted doll or something that isn’t reponding to the usual methods, a wash with chlorine might be in order; and if that doesn’t to the job, a visit to the Insta-Pot might teach the bastard who’s boss around here. (Of course there might not be much of a doll left but it wasn’t like you needed to keep it around, anyway.)

Go Into

The Autoclave

This post makes me absolutely lose my shit bc I’m a biomedical research lab tech and. The entire time I’ve been referring to giving equipment/tools/etc a deep clean AS EXORCISING THEM

BECAUSE, LIKE,

IT REALLY, REALLY QUALIFIES

@normal-horoscopes I feel like you’d have some Thoughts

No this all tracks naughty demons go into the autoclave

The case for sharks in Minecraft

Mojang has reportedly said that "realistic" sharks will not be included in Minecraft because hostile mobs have to be imaginary creatures. Sure! That makes sense! But listen...there's an obvious solution.

DON'T MAKE SHARKS HOSTILE MOBS

They don't have to be bloodthirsty enemies and assuming so is to unnecessarily demonize an animal that is an essential part of the ecosystem.

Instead, make them neutral mobs. They will attack only if you're holding meat or rotten flesh in your hand, or if you get REALLY close to one, and they generally avoid the player so it's on you if you try to harass the shark.

Here are some other things sharks could do that are based on reality:

Instead of assuming sharks would have to be hostile, create gameplay that shows them as creatures that have the right to exist and rewards the player for respecting them

I still want an open ocean hostile mob that Impaling actually works on (in Java). But I agree that sharks aren't what I want - I want a sea monster. These are cool ideas for what a Minecraft shark could do!

There are so many options for sea monsters!!! An octopus like Kraken, a Sea Serpent, a crocodilian Leviathan...

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