bro not to start again on names but do u ever think abt how some names have been used for centuries, millenniums even…like how many times has the earth heard a mother calling, ‘krishna!’…how many times have the stars caught a lover whispering, ‘miriam’…how many times has the ground we’ve walked on and continue to walk on felt vibrations of a friend excitedly yelling, 'asiya!’
there's just something inherently holy about a girl vibing alone in her room
—Richard Jackson, from “Basic Algebra”
—Stephen Crane, “In the Desert”
Let’s say your matrilineal line is fairly consistent and everyone has their daughter at 25. So four women in your matrilineal line are born every hundred years. In a thousand years, that’s only 40 women. Like the math is so simple and yet ? You don’t think about it. So in 2000 years, 80 women. So basically, 0 AD started roughly about 80 mothers ago. That’s it.
not a wave nor a particle but a secret third thing
Edinburgh. A golden throne…
© Tom & Laura Scotland
burning food is an inherited trait
I forgot how magical trc is. the first book and the recorder and "is that all?" "that's all there is" and the hope and that feeling of things are starting and we're getting there and just magic. this is why I love it so much
I don't want a romantic partner I want friends who will go dumpster diving with me, I want neighbors who will knock on my door and ask for butter because they forgot to buy some and it's sunday. I want book shelves in public spaces, food banks and shared tool sheds and community gardens. I want to trade home grown tomatoes for a couple of eggs with my neighbor and I want to bring food over to my friends house when I've cooked too much. I want bicycle only streets and I want people to go on spontaneous walks with. I want people to ask me for help when they need it and I want to be able to ask for help in return. I want community as a safety net. I want people to stop focusing on the vague concept of the one, who will Cure All Isolation and Loneliness. I want every single person to be able to find support and comfort around them, regardless of their relationship status.
You ever think about how unified humanity is by just everyday experiences? Tudor peasants had hangnails, nobles in the Qin dynasty had favorite foods, workers in the 1700s liked seeing flowers growing in pavement cracks, a cook in medieval Iran teared up cutting onions, a mom in 1300 told her son not to get grass stains on his clothes, some girl in the past loved staying up late to see the sun rise.
mae, she/her, 19, physics student & researcher
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