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Admin: I've got some angst plans for Logan, but I just gotta have a free day to do it. Might be this weekend might be next week but I'm excited 😁

Roman has been quite clingy today, and while normally I would not mind, I have a rather large to-do list.

I do not think he has ever been so cross with Patton. We just needed to have our tutoring session, and yet Roman acted as if I had cheated on him.

I'm not quite sure how to handle this situation.

I can tell you with confidence that he would not like it.

.....do you think Patton would let me get a pet spider?

So... Hot chocolate and Sherlock?

Ugh, Remy....

What he had failed to mention was that I'd had a particularly bad day that day and couldn't sleep as a result. I had thought the rest of the household was asleep, as it was too late for even Virgil to still be awake.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

— Maya Angelou

“It is not by wearing down into uniformity all that is individual in themselves, but by cultivating it and calling it forth, within the limits imposed by the rights and interests of others, that human beings become a noble and beautiful object of contemplation.” - John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

Roman’s Quarantine Quotes: 

“Having to wear a mask really just means more accessorizing, i don’t know why people are mad about it.”

Any update on the Slang experiment?

It has been quite entertaining, and Janus, Remus, and Remy have all been very help along with Virgil.

I’ve decided to ensure that there is a significant amount of time between experiments, or else Roman will come to expect it. It is when his guard is down is when his reaction is most rewarding. 

What are your thoughts on the song Little Miss Perfect?

It is a rather relatable song for someone like me, I suppose. I too felt like I had to maintain a certain image to be the “perfect” child my parents wanted me to be. 

However I have since realized that my sexuality does not make me any less “perfect” nor do I have to be who my parents want me to be. Their decision on how my life is lived and who I choose to spend it with is null and void. I only hope the person this song is about realizes this as well. 

Your professor will not be happy with you if he says the Stanford Prison Experiment shows human nature and you say it shows the nature of white middle class college-aged boys.

Like he will not be happy at all.

You’re exactly where you need to be.

Be you. Do you. 

Follow @mostimportantproject​ for motivational posts!

Do you like visiting libraries or bookstores when you travel?

© madeline lu

I think too deeply about everything. I still don't know if that allows me to see more of the world, or less of it.

— Mobeen Hakeem

We're all so desperate to be understood, we forget to be understanding.

— Beau Taplin

Just remember that, sometimes, the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are...

— John Green, Paper Towns

tiny harmless insect: *flies around too fast* relatively gargantuan ape whose evolutionary niche is being smart: “oh i cant fucking stand this”

Some things it is A-OK to say to your doctor:

No

Wait

Stop 

(These are full sentences! You do not need to say any more) 

I am not comfortable. 

I am not comfortable, I would like… 

you to wait a moment.

another person in the room. 

everyone else out of the room. 

a doctor/nurse of my same gender to preform this test/procedure. 

the person who came with me to this appointment in the room. 

you to explain everything before you begin. 

you to tell me what you are doing as you go. 

to do this another day. 

I want to get a second opinion before we proceed.

I don’t understand, please repeat that. 

I don’t understand, please explain more simply. 

Please say that slower/spell that, I want to do some research myself.

I would like to talk to [someone in my life, ie my parents to SO] before making this decision. 

No, I do not need to talk to [anyone] before making this decision, I am confidant on my own and am ready to proceed. 

What are the side effects of this medication/procedure? What are the potential complications? 

Why are you recommending/prescribing this specific thing? 

What other treatment options are there? Why are you choosing this?

Would your treatment plan be different if I were a man/woman older/younger had kids, etc? Why are you choosing this one then?

IS there anything I should know about this treatment you have not yet told me?  

I understand you say not to, but If I choose to do X, against medical advice, what risks am I running? (ie taking recreational drugs while on medication)

How much will this cost? 

Are there any less expensive options/tests we can run first? 

Is there a generic of this medication you can prescribe instead?

I think you are not understanding me, I said…

You are not listening to me, please let me finish describing my symptoms. 

You are not understanding how much pain I am in, let me clarify… 

I do not think it is anxiety/depression/my weight/etc, what else could it potentially be? 

I think by assuming it is anxiety/depression/my weight/etc you are ignoring some symptoms. Please listen again and let’s discuss what else it could be. 

Please write in my chart that you are not testing for X and why not. 

I am in enough pain/this is detrimental enough to my life that non-treatment is not an option. If you can not treat this/figure out what is wrong, to whom can you refer me?

Please write (or help me write) a summary of what we did today so I don’t forget 

What are our next steps? 

If [what you are recommending] is ineffective, what would my next steps be? What other doctor should I talk to? 

What is the best way to contact you if I have additional questions or issues? 

Remember, a doctor is a person YOU pay because they know a lot about bodies in general, to help you figure out whats best for YOUR body. It is still your body, not theirs! They know about medicine but you are the expert in your body. Don’t let them act like they own you. Don’t leave if you’ve still got questions, don’t stay if you’re uncomfortable, and feel free to insist on ANY information you want. 

Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.

— Meša Selimović

Perhaps

Roman's excitement over musicals is quite cute, in my opinion.

However his exceptional analysis and ability to determine foreshadowing and exhibiting his knowledge of the theater production process is extremely impressive. My love for him grows every moment he pauses the movie to exclaim over something in it.

What do you think is going to happen once September/October hits?

my hope is cooler weather. 

There will likely be an increase in political ads and commercials with the election so close. 

And yes, there will be an increase of Halloween decorating and talk of costumes. Large bags of candy will be sold at outrageous prices and certain members of the household will take things to a bit of an extreme. 

And there will probably be another incredibly surprising event. I can only hope that it is simply surprising and not harmful. 

Roman's excitement over musicals is quite cute, in my opinion.

However his exceptional analysis and ability to determine foreshadowing and exhibiting his knowledge of the theater production process is extremely impressive. My love for him grows every moment he pauses the movie to exclaim over something in it.

I never said that I wasn’t. I was simply stating a fact. 

Roman’s Quarantine Quotes: 

The entirety of the Hamilton soundtrack 

Roman’s Quarantine Quotes: 

The entirety of the Hamilton soundtrack 

In my eyes, good conversation is the birthplace of true attraction. So open up and share with me every encounter and experience that shaped you into who you are today. Tell me all about your hopes and dreams and captivate me with your passions. Arouse my curiosity and you'll have my attention.

— Beau Taplin

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Oscar Wilde (via freelance-philosopher)

How Airglow Can Help Us Understand the Sun’s Influence on Earth

You may have seen the famous blue marble or pale blue dot images showing Earth from 18,000 and 3.7 billion miles away, respectively. But closer to home — some 300 miles above Earth’s surface — you might encounter an unfamiliar sight: vibrant swaths of red and green or purple and yellow light emanating from the upper atmosphere.

This light is airglow.

Airglow is created when atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, excited by sunlight, emit light to shed excess energy. Or, it can happen when atoms and molecules that have been ionized by sunlight collide with and capture a free electron. In both cases, these atmospheric particles emit light in order to relax again. The process is similar to how auroras are created, but while auroras are driven by high-energy solar wind, airglow is energized by day-to-day solar radiation.

Since sunlight is constant, airglow constantly shines throughout Earth’s atmosphere, and the result is a tenuous bubble of light that closely encases our planet. Its light is too dim to see easily except in orbit or on the ground with clear, dark skies and a sensitive camera — it’s one-tenth as bright as the light given off by all the stars in the night sky.  

Airglow highlights a key part of our atmosphere: the ionosphere. Stretching from roughly 50 to 400 miles above Earth’s surface, the ionosphere is an electrified layer of the upper atmosphere generated by extreme ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. It reacts to both terrestrial weather below and solar energy streaming in from above, forming a complex space weather system. Turbulence in this ever-changing sea of charged particles can manifest as disruptions that interfere with Earth-orbiting satellites or communication and navigation signals.

Understanding the ionosphere’s extreme variability is tricky because it requires untangling interactions between the different factors at play — interactions of which we don’t have a clear picture. That’s where airglow comes in. Each atmospheric gas has its own favored airglow color, hangs out at a different height and creates airglow by a different process, so we can use airglow to study different layers of the atmosphere.

Airglow carries information on the upper atmosphere’s temperature, density, and composition, but it also helps us trace how particles move through the region itself. Vast, high-altitude winds sweep through the ionosphere, pushing its contents around the globe — and airglow’s subtle dance follows their lead, highlighting global patterns.

Two NASA missions take advantage of precisely this effect to study the upper atmosphere: ICON — short for Ionospheric Connection Explorer — and GOLD — Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk.

ICON focuses on how charged and neutral gases in the upper atmosphere behave and interact, while GOLD observes what drives change — the Sun, Earth’s magnetic field or the lower atmosphere — in the region.

By imaging airglow, the two missions will enable scientists to tease out how space and Earth’s weather intersect, dictating the region’s complex behavior.

Keep up with the latest in NASA’s airglow and upper atmosphere research on Twitter and Facebook or at nasa.gov/sunearth.

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