in addition to the fact that people just have different natural rhythms, a big reason why we can’t seem to go to bed as early as we “should” is that nighttime is, for many of us, our safest and most fulfilling time of day. we don’t have to work, we won’t be contacted by bosses or insurance companies or collections agencies or other suffocating life business… we’re likely only to be contacted by our friends, or by no one at all. night time is release; it’s ours. we can rest or recreate. we can do things we actually want to do. who would choose to cut that short?? just to usher in the next morning when our lives are not our own again? nighttime is precious and nothing could be more normal than the desire to embrace this
“Oh, what a sweet child,” cooed the god/goddess as they picked the crying child off of the floor. They cradled them in their arms, smiling softly. “How could anybody be so cruel to such an adorable little thing?”
The child began to stop sniffling as they looked up at the deity. There wasn’t any attention paid to the bodies of their attackers strewn about the room.
“Come now,” the deity said as they turned to leave. “You will be with me from now on.”
Stockholm, Sweden
Live coverage of the 14th of January 2024 is now closed.
Here is a recap of today's major events.
It is 12am in Ireland now so I have to go to bed.
I'll be back to resume live updates tomorrow evening.
100 days in, and 1 in every 100 people in Gaza have been murdered. I will not sleep well tonight, but I hope those who allowed this to happen sleep worse. May their dreams be forever painful.
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me walking into the animal shelter: hi id like the stupidest cat you have
Dragonborn // The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
daily life of a digital artist:
is that a not coloured spot or a stain on my monitor
I didn’t save for at least 2 hours god is real
my playlist ended 1,5 h ago I’ve been drawing in silence this whole time
‘ “asdf11.png” already exists. Do you want to overwrite? ‘
I resized this very part of a picture but now it looks too small so let’s ctrl+z ohMYGOD IT’S SO B I G
this idea seemed cooler yesterday at 3 am
I want to pee but right now I’m doing so well and if I go I will leavE THE ZONE
opacity 67% or 68% I can’t decide
well this pic looks nice //*flips it horizontally*// I regret having eyes
where the fuck is my pen
Ok I am terrified. I don't want to die from this stupid mosquitoe virus bullshit
Spring in the Tetons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
© riverwindphotography
Mathijs Delva
You may see memes/random things pop up occasionally, or things about my life irl Ash They/Them oh, and I write/do art sometimes
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