that dumb “Rules of the World Cup for Women” list made me livid and @sashayed had some good thoughts about it. I screencapped her tweetstorm so I can refer back to it when I feel anxious about my own way of caring about sports.
ok we have gone for True Seals (aka earless seals or phocids) here because if i get into every tom pinniped and maybe-a-sea-lion we’ll be here for an eternity. also i am only an amateur so don’t @ me if i’ve pulled the wrong pictures, the real point here is to celebrate the beauty of these glorious earless marvels.
15. hooded seal
no idea what the fuck’s going on with this dude and wikipedia tells me it’s a weird sex thing, but you know what, we all got our preferences! i’m happy that he’s so comfortable doing his own crazy thing with his face balls, and i wish him all the best.
14. monk seal
got called into work on her day off and really wants to finish her shift so she can get the hell back to basking. she’s a lil bit grumpy on the outside but don’t hold it against her, she’s just sleepy and seals can’t have coffee like we can, they can’t hold the coffee pot in their little flipper hands. let her rest.
13. elephant seal
there is nothing more beautiful than expressing yourself and look at him yell! i love him. look at those bloodshot eyes, he’s definitely been blazing before we hung out but that’s okay because he is just having the best time and so am i. probably a good hugger.
12. ross seal
unlike ross from friends, this is a dude i would chill with! not very much is known about ross seals, apparently, but that just adds to the appeal! who doesn’t like a little mystery? suave, sophisticated, big googly eyes, a real charmer.
11. bearded seal
a lecturer on classical literature and philosophy, but the kind who often throws pens and other small items around the lecture hall in a fit of academic exuberance. excellent taste in brandy. oxbridge educated and yet surprisingly down to earth.
10. harbour seal
Attention: Seals In Your Area Looking For Friendship. aka, they live in europe! i might be able to hang out with these seals! sure, in this picture they look a little bit like the way the regulars at a small village pub look at people who are Not Local when they walk in, but it’s not really because they’re unfriendly, they’re just very settled in their ways. if you drink an appropriately strong local cider and come along to pub quiz night, they’ll eventually welcome you as one of their own and share their homemade chutneys and jams.
9. leopard seal
a singer! wiki says they spend a lot of time vocalising underwater. talent! panache! flair! will fuck you up and look good doing it, and then afterwards will write a song about how they fucked you up, and you know what? it’s gonna be a real bop
8. weddell seal
beautiful! gorgeous! a true stunner! all eyes are on her and she knows it! draw her like one of your french girls.
7. crabeater seal
A Chunky One! must be all those crabs they’re eating. curves in all the right places, e.g. everywhere, because this friend is perfect from tip to flipper. can double as replacement for a beanbag chair.
6. caspian seal
maybe the raddest name! they’re usually only around 4ft, apparently, which is pretty little for a seal and that is a-okay for me because i am pretty little for a human adult so we are a perfect buddy match. wikipedia describes them as “gregarious” and it might be my favourite way to describe a seal. look at that gregarious motherfucker up there. what a legend, what a hero.
5. largha seal
wise and venerable. like an old man with liver-spotted hands quietly fishing by the shore. you see him there every day and wonder how he doesn’t get bored doing the same thing day in day out for as long as you can remember. when you ask him this, he smiles at your youthful bluster, tells you that living is itself enough of an adventure for him without needing to seek anything more, and then he hands you a werther’s original.
4. ribbon seal
they dressed UP to be here today, y’all. love the effort, love the tux, a truly dapper chap. the file name on this when i downloaded it was “ribbon seal swag.jpg”, and it is not inaccurate. a little bit aloof: the ribbon seal apparently rarely comes to land and doesn’t form herds. relatable, but does this bode ill for our potential friendship? would not stop me trying
3. ringed seal
not a lie: one time i saw this picture and immediately started fully weeping because it is so fat and perfect.
and because i can’t choose between them, we have two winners!
Winner: baikal seal
FAT BOY ROUND BOY FAT BOY ROUND BOY FAT BOY ROUND BOY
i
love????
they’re like balloons. they’re like dirigibles. who invented this? give them a nobel prize
Winner: harp seal
HAVE YOU SEEN A HARP SEAL BABY??? LOOK AT THE BEARD. A PERFECT CHILD, A SMALL FLUFFY SON WHOM I WILL PROTECT WITH MY LIFE. THEY LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS AND MAKE YELLING SOUNDS. THE SEAL WHICH MOST RESEMBLES LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA. A TRUE SEAL AND A TRUE GIFT TO THE WORLD
I don’t mean to impose a personal favour on you guys, but I really would like to ask that everyonewho follows me reblog this.
I don’t think I made it very clear but last month I was sexually assaulted by someone who I thought was my friend (I don’t want to talk about it don’t ask), and it’s… really fucked with my head.
Had I known this a month ago I would have been able to get away.
So, essentially, I’m really pleading with you to reblog this so everyone who follows you doesn’t get stuck in the same position I was with no way out.
I mean again I don’t want the point of this to be my sob story or whatever but if you could reblog this it would seriously mean a lot
and im asking to all of my followers who see this post in your dashboard to please press play to this video, you never know when this is gonna be
useful, PLEASE DON’T IGNORE IT.
This is one of the first moves I was taught in Krav Maga, and it is one of the most effective.
It took me about a half hour to get down with practice, but once you get it, it’s an intuitive movement.
As of Sunday Jan 29, Boston is the only US city pledging to admit all legal green card and visa holders, and refugees at an international airport. No detention no deportation. Anyone trying to come back to the US who is affected by the ban is being urged to reroute through Logan airport. Please share.
For anyone flying through Logan who is not familiar with the airport, likely arriving in Terminal E – there is a completely free silver line service that will take you directly to South Station, from which point you and anyone traveling with you can obtain train or bus tickets to most major destinations up and down the east coast.
The stop outside the terminal looks like this – exit from any point and walk until you find a sign like this one.
The bus to get on looks like this – you should not be asked for fare.
South Station is the fourth stop after getting on at terminal E – there will be an announcement, it may take anywhere from 20-30 minutes, depending on the time of day and how busy the traffic is.
From South Station, if you have a place to stay in Boston, you can continue on the red line and transfer trains without paying additional fees. Make sure you ask your host or the guest services at wherever you’re staying where the closest stop is and what line it is on.
If you can get a flight back out of Logan to wherever your destination is, that’s probably ideal, but if you need to stay somewhere in the mean time due to the length between your flights, the T may seem confusing, but it’s a really solid and low-cost way to get out of the airport and to a place where you can sleep or pick the next leg of your trip. Cab services, especially during high volume time periods, can turn out to be really expensive, and if you don’t know how to use the Silver Line it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to go.
If you need help with Boston’s public transport, don’t be shy about asking someone who’s in the same terminal or on the same bus – Bostonians can be a little icy, but the only reason I know what I know is because kind strangers have helped me get from point A to point B. Hopefully this helps get you off in the right direction – and feel free to directly message me if you need any clarifications (or if you are a single person who needs somewhere to stay in the Boston area – I have an extra mattress!!)
Be safe, everyone.
Hey followers, please signal boost this! Xx
In America, we learn that Hitler and the Nazis committed the Holocaust; in Germany, German children learn that they all participated in it, because the Germans came to believe that acknowledging their collective culpability as individuals was the only way to prevent it from ever happening again.
Americans, meanwhile, continue to debate whether the Civil War was fought to preserve the institution of slavery, as stated by actual Confederates at the time, or to settle a far more abstract and nebulous quarrel over the less morally indefensible concept of “states rights.” History isn’t always written by the victors, especially if there’s a version that makes everyone feel a little less guilty.
Reblogging again because you can never have enough Nazi flag ripping on your blog.
Reblogging because we stand against hate.
Reblogging because fuck yes
No human being is illegal.
Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, author of Night, and survivor of the Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald concentration camps. (via ginsengsheetmask)
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