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Cave Networks, Fungi, and What it Means to be Alive

“Fear of Depths” by Jacob Geller // Illustration of green mold by Carlton C. Curtis, “Nature and Development of Plants” // YouTube comment by The Florida Man // Illustration of a neuron, from “Neurons and glial cells” // Merlin Sheldrake, “Entangled Life” // map of Mammoth Cave H.C. Hovey // YouTube comment by Lorenzo Pachecho // Illustration of grass roots by Mohamed El Mazlouzi // Merlin Sheldrake, “Entangled Life”

#inspo #fave #q: please leave a message after the beep

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astramachina · 5 hours

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Dark matter: the cosmos' invisible air

Confirmation of this elusive form of matter could rewrite the rules of the universe as we know it.

Much interesting discussion in this article - a standout quote:

"Our understanding of dark matter is in a similar place to where we were in 1700, when we were asking the question of what was air. It wasn’t a matter of figuring out if air existed, and it’s not a matter today of figuring out if dark matter exists. It’s a matter of figuring out what it consists of - not exists - but consists."

full article: X

#dark matter #physics #alright let's GO #q: please leave a message after the beep

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astramachina · 5 hours

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lots of people in the shop today (happy birthday to Lee Majdoub!)

#this is adorable omg #lee majdoub #art

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astramachina · 7 hours

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I love posts that talk shit about musicians on here bcs I have no fucking idea who Chapel of Rohan is. I know the name Ethel Cain bcs she sounds like a Fromsoft character. No idea the kind of music they make.

#texts.#I know about mitski bcs my sibling is big into her and made me listen to some songs.#I disliked all of them sorry.

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astramachina · 7 hours

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first night of STOKERCON at the NIGHTFIRE party, trotting with my dear buds. THE WORLDS GREATEST HORROR AUTHORS PROVING LOVE IS REAL

#absolutely STACKED #Dr. Tingle and SGJ? Legends only.#Oh to join these ranks one day.#Stokercon 2024

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astramachina · 8 hours

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I've had this little idea in my head for a while now, so I decided to sit down and plot it out.

Disclaimer: This isn't meant to be some sort of One-Worksheet-Fits-All situation. This is meant to be a visual representation of some type of story planning you could be doing in order to develop a plot!

Lay down groundwork! (Backstory integral to the beginning of your story.) Build hinges. (Events that hinge on other events and fall down like dominoes) Suspend structures. (Withhold just enough information to make the reader curious, and keep them guessing.)

And hey, is this helps... maybe sit down and write a story! :)

#writing #comics #q: please leave a message after the beep

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astramachina · 11 hours

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NCUTI GATWA in the most adorable outfit in the new promo stills from "73 Yards"

#doctor who #fifteen #he continues to be the moment #q: please leave a message after the beep

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astramachina · 15 hours

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Theda Bara, 1915.

#photography #spooky #skeletons #is it october yet #q: please leave a message after the beep

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astramachina · 17 hours

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This was tagged as butch bait, so I presume this is a jest post and I decided not to reblog directly from the original poster because of this. However butches and gender nonconforming women almost NEVER get shown as old in media, and our beautiful middle aged (and older!) butches never get to the public eye!

There is a future for butch and gnc women. We can grow old and be ourselves, without changing a thing. So I present to you pictures of older butch and gnc women!

#at least three of these women look exactly like my mentor.

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astramachina · 18 hours

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If you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog! (no pressure!🎀)

hehe

JESSIE!!! ♡

uhhhh let's see

I won my first writing competition when I was 13 years old. It was D.N. Angel fanfiction and all I did was change the characters' names.

I once accidentally flirted with Sigourney Weaver at Disney World. I did not recognize it was her until afterwards thanks to my dad freaking the fuck out.

In 2022 I did a radio interview because of some theater nominations and the radio host had to cut out half my questions because I was about as graceful as a fish out of water and I couldn't even remember the name Elliot Page. She was real nice about it but it was real funny to listen to the re-released recording where she just read most of my answers.

#answered.#raiponces #they should've just let me be a scientist then i wouldn't have to talk to relevant people about my writing. it usually goes very badly.

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astramachina · 18 hours

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