You’re an animal, Sibling Dex. You are not separate or other. You’re an animal. And animals have no purpose. Nothing has a purpose. The world simply is. If you want to do things that are meaningful to others, fine! Good! So do I! But if I wanted to crawl into a cave and watch stalagmites with Frostfrog for the remainder of my days, that would also be both fine and good. You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live. That is all most animals do.

- Psalm for the Wildbuilt by Becky Chambers

Made a Psalm for the Wild-Built phone wallpaper for myself, so y’all can have it too. If you haven’t read this book, read it now.

Robot children's hospital.

you've heard of color theory, now get ready for cable management

life imitates art

Don’t assume malice. Assume ignorance. Life is easier, the world is kinder, and you can educate. Actual malice is pretty rare, I find. 

Always remember Hanlon’s Razor–”Never assume malice when incompetence will suffice as an explanation.”

That’s said, never forget Fred Clark’s Law, either: “Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.” There’s a certain point at which ignorance becomes malice–at which there is simply no way to become that ignorant except deliberately and maliciously.

The fastest way to shut down my "freelance life means I have to constantly be working" thoughts is to remind myself that if I was a boss holding a worker to the standards I hold myself to, their union would hunt me for sport and nobody would blame them.

This post is getting a lot of attention, so let me take the opportunity to say that, in addition to my own internal union, I am a dues-paying member of the IWW's Freelance Journalists Union, and if you're a freelancer, you should consider joining, too!

This is true btw

One of the wonderful podcasts I listen to has an episode on this

Here’s a picture I drew of a dwarf from dwarf fortress based on Tove Jansson’s illustrations for “The Hobbit.”

My 11-month male cat lets my foster kittens nurse on him.

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Tess is very very determined and nothing is going to stop her from doing what she wants.

Escape attempt foiled by own desire to nom

anyway

updated version

happy Thursday the 20th

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

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You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

TODAY

Since it’s now August 20, 2020… The next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th:

If you wanted to set your queue for the next six years.

THANK WHATEVER COSMIC BEING IS OUT THERE THAT THIS CAME UPON MY DASH HAPPY THURSDAY THE 20TH!!!!

happy Thursday the 20th guys

Holy shit, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Tumblr post with this many notes. See you all in April!

HAPPY THURSDAY THE 20TH @hellsite-hall-of-fame