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Embroidered Zoetrope from Elliot Schultz on Vimeo.

Zoetropes is a pre-film animation technique that relies on a rotating sequence of images or objects that’s photographed or displayed with a strobe light to create the illusion of motion. For his degree project at the ANU School of Art in Australia, digital artist Elliot Schultz devised his own method: the Embroidered Zoetrope.

blueklectic:

black–lamb:

bytemybiscuit:

its-a-different-world:

recoverywarriorx:

These are all iPhone apps. I have no idea which are available on other phones.

Give some comfort and get some comfort..

• comfort spot 

Meditation is so healthy for you. No matter who you are. I can’t sleep unless there’s a guided meditation playing.

• GPS4Soul
• Headspace
• Calm
• Relax & Rest
• Take a Break
• Anxiety Free
• Breathe2Relax
• Relax Lite
• Smiling Mind
• The Quiet Place

Noise machines for those nights that you can’t hear anything but your mind..

• Sleep Pillow
• Relax Melodies

Journaling apps for on the go feelings that won’t leave you alone

• Mood Journal
• GratitudeDiary
• TherapyBuddy
• Everyday

PTSD patients

• Reach Out
• PTSD Coach

Mood Trackers that actually work and don’t suck like most

• Optimism
• Rise Up

For when you’re so anxious you can’t make eye contact with anyone. (trust me I get it.)

• MindShift
• Thisissand

When suicidal thoughts are strong, but you can’t seem to tell anyone for find any help.

• ReliefLink
• Hello Cruel World
• Ask

Positive affirmations/reminders you’re amazing

• Daily Recovery
• Inspirations
• Today’s Step
• Affirmations
• Flatter Me!

I hope this helps at least one person.. I know it sure as hell helps me. I’m sorry you’re struggling. I love you.

I love you guys!
I want you all to feel loved and safe!

thank you SO MUCH for this .
ive battled suicidal thoughts and anxiety for so long but im too prideful to tell my mom or talk to anyone About it , i downloaded a couple of these so thank you i hope they help ..

HERE YA GO LOVELIES!

asdsteven:

neurodivergent = neurodevelopmentally disordered (autism, adhd, motor disorders, etc.)

neuroatypical = mentally ill (depression, anxiety, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, etc.)

neurotypical = non-mentally ill and non-neurodevelopmentally disordered

anniesmovingcastle:

listhacks:

Anxiety Attack Hacks - If you like this list follow ListHacks for more

seven4ce

amoeba-butter:

made a quick comic about being nice to yourself

“I’ve stopped being sorry for all my soft. I won’t apologize because I miss you, or because I said it, or because I text you first, or again. I think everyone spends too much time trying to close themselves off. I don’t want to be cool or indifferent, I want to be honest.”

- Azra.T “Don’t Wait Three Days to Text First.”  (via thatkindofwoman)

stevenunivers:

I half-expected the tagline at the end of the Stonewall trailer to be “No Justice, No Peace, No Blacks, No Hispanics, No Fems (Just A Preference)”

beatlesliveonforever:

radiant-humble:

blackvulva:

thentheysaidburnher:

blackvulva:

thentheysaidburnher:

Cellulite is a female secondary sex characteristic and should be celebrated as a rite of womanhood, not despised or eradicated.

it’s really a secondary sex characteristic?! 

It is. It has to do with the way our bodies network fat. Female bodies create sort of a mesh network to support fat (female bodies are MUCH more hardy in times of stress) and it can present as delightfully lumpy. More than 90% of women have visible cellulite, but all women store fat in this manner.

why did no one tell me this?!

You know why :/

Spread this. I only just started to see mine and I started to freak out a bit. More people should/need to know about this

commongayboy:

Gay Twitter is going in on the new #Stonewall movie and I’m loving it

mistressandprincess:

👑

Portrait of Pip the bunny with California poppies, lavender, dandelion, and clover. By Pony Reinhardt in Portland, OR.  For more, follow on IG: freeorgy

3501 12th Street, NE via Brookland True Value Hardware & Rental

From a press release:

“Anne Stom, owner of Annie’s Ace Hardware, announces that Howard Politzer will be joining Annie’s Ace Hardware as a Senior Adviser to Annie’s newest retail location at 3405 8th Street NE in Brookland/Edgewood. After 40 years in the retail hardware business in Brookland, Howard will hold a retirement and liquidation sale starting Thursday, July 23 at Brookland Hardware, 3501 12th Street NE. All inventory will be sold at deep discounts. After the transition, Howard will join the Ace team, bringing generations of knowledge and trust with him.

Howard has served both the Capitol Hill and Brookland communities during his tenure, and he comes from a long line of hardware store operators that includes his father, uncle and grandfather. In 2007, Howard received the Legacy Award from the Washington, DC Hall of Fame in recognition of his service to the city’s residents and for his contributions to the District’s growth and development. Additionally, Brookland Hardware has been hailed as the “Best Hardware Store” by Washington City Paper. “Howard is an institution. The neighbors genuinely trust him and his staff, and we are honored to be working side-by-side with him in this new chapter for both of our businesses,” lauds Anne Stom, owner of Annie’s Ace Hardware. Annie’s Ace will also be hiring Howard’s employees to honor the deep connections they have to the neighborhood.

An event is planned for Saturday, August 1 from 11am-1pm at Brookland True Value Hardware to celebrate and honor Howard Politzer’s legacy. Brookland True Value is open from 8am to 7pm Monday through Saturday. Invited guests include Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, and John Feeley, Jr. and Rosie Dempsey, authors of Brookland (Images of America) (2011, Arcadia Publishing).

The new Annie’s Ace Hardware anticipates a late fall opening in 2015. Annie’s Hardware-Brookland will be the second location for the popular neighborhood hardware store. The first location opened in the Petworth neighborhood to rousing success in 2012. “Our mission is to provide customers with convenience combined with superior service through one-on-one expert advice and assistance,” said Stom, “which is something that both Howard and I are committed to continuing in Brookland.”

The new 7,400 square-foot Annie’s Hardware-Brookland store will be packed with thousands of essential products and supplies from the most respected brand names and best-selling items in the home improvement marketplace, including Benjamin Moore paints, Weber grills, Mrs. Myer’s earth-friendly cleaning products, a complete line of canning supplies, Craftsman tools, and other premium products. Annie’s Hardware-Brookland will also offer many of the same services neighbors expect from Brookland Hardware, such as key cutting, screen repair, glass and Plexiglas cutting, and propane exchange. For the neighborhood’s active gardening community, the store will also include a 1,000 square-foot garden center, which will feature plants native to the region.

Thomas Vedrody, the current Manager of the Annie’s Hardware-Petworth, will manage and co-own the new store. “I look forward to working with our new community to meet their needs, and I’m excited to continue our practice of hiring local residents from the neighborhood,” Vedrody explained.”

3501 12th Street, NE via Brookland True Value Hardware & Rental

The owners Brookland True Value Hardware clarify the closing date (not the end of the month):

“The sale announced on the flyer sent out to the neighborhood actually says,
This is your invitation to come to our special Retirement Sale Thursday, July 23, through
Wednesday, July 29th, one week prior to our media advertising. This gives the
neighbors surrounding the store the first opportunity to get the deals at the start of the sale.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING! This sale will go on “for the duration,” until everything is gone! Weeks! Our store is very, very full of everything! And, there will be big discounts! And, there will be prizes! The neighborhood flyer included a prize sign-up at the bottom to bring in to the store.

And, if someone lives outside that flyer distribution area, they can come in and sign up for the prize drawing anyway!”

2214 Rhode Island Avenue, NE

Another eagerly anticipated opening – Nido – opens tonight!

“Our two-level, 80-seat restaurant serves eclectic Mediterranean cuisine.
The space and the menu are inspired by co-owner Erin Lingle’s time spent abroad, and aims to create ‘a place to sit down’ to snack and imbibe with family, friends, and neighbors.

HOURS OF OPERATION:
Dinner 5:30-10:30pm Tuesday-Sunday
Bar open until 12am Tuesday-Thursday & Sunday, 1am Friday & Saturday Weekend brunch service coming soon”

Photos courtesy Nido and you can see their opening menu here:

Final Menu (PDF)

the-nylon-swish:

@whatkatiediduk bullet bra and Morticia corset, Revival Lingerie knickers and 14 strap suspender belt and vintage white fully-fashioned stockings. All this for a standard day at the office. Why not?? #vintage #bulletbra #whatkatiedid #corset #TheNylonSwish

ekarusryndren:

anotherfirebender:

m1ssred:

chemical reaction

*how to spawn demons: a beginner’s guide to chemistry

bearinbootes:

banquos–ghost:

savvy-v:

Hydantia Amplustre- my favorite Nudibranch

it smol and has whiskers and does its best

So cute! fluiditylife

sare: omggggg it true it me it me it me

savipra:

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the abuser manipulates situations repeatedly to trick the victim into distrusting his or her own memory and perceptions. Gaslighting is an insidious form of abuse. It makes victims question the very instincts that they have counted on their whole lives, making them unsure of anything. Gaslighting makes it very likely that victims will believe whatever their abusers tell them regardless as to their own experience of the situation. Gaslighting often precedes other types of emotional and physical abuse because the victim of gaslighting is more likely to remain in other abusive situations as well.

The term “gaslighting” comes from the 1938 British play “Gas Light” wherein a husband attempts to drive his wife crazy using a variety of tricks causing her to question her own perceptions and sanity. Gas Light was made into a movie both in 1940 and 1944.

Gaslighting Techniques and Examples

There are numerous gaslighting techniques which can make gaslighting more difficult to identify. Gaslighting techniques are used to hide truths that the abuser doesn’t want the victim to realize. Gaslighting abuse can be perpetrated by either women or men.

“Withholding” is one gaslighting technique where the abuser feigns a lack of understanding, refuses to listen and declines sharing his emotions. Gaslighting examples of this would be:¹

• “I’m not listening to that crap again tonight.”
• “You’re just trying to confuse me.”

Another gaslighting technique is “countering,” where an abuser will vehemently call into question a victim’s memory in spite of the victim having remembered things correctly.

• “Think about when you didn’t remember things correctly last time.”
• “You thought that last time and you were wrong.”

These techniques throw the victim off the intended subject matter and make them question their own motivations and perceptions rather than the issue at hand.

It is then that the abuser will start to question the experiences, thoughts and opinions more globally through statements said in anger like:

• “You see everything in the most negative way.”
• “Well you obviously never believed in me then.”
• “You have an overactive imagination.”

“Blocking” and “diverting” are gaslighting techniques whereby the abuser again changes the conversation from the subject matter to questioning the victim’s thoughts and controlling the conversation. Gaslighting examples of this include:

• “I’m not going through that again.”
• “Where did you get a crazy idea like that?”
• “Quit bitching.”
• “You’re hurting me on purpose.”

“Trivializing” is another way of gaslighting. It involves making the victim believe his or her thoughts or needs aren’t important, such as:

• “You’re going to let something like that come between us?”

Abusive “forgetting” and “denial” can also be forms of gaslighting. In this technique, the abuser pretends to forget things that have really occurred; the abuser may also deny things like promises that have been made that are important to the victim. An abuser might say,

• “What are you talking about?”
• “I don’t have to take this.”
• “You’re making that up.”

Some gaslighters will then mock the victim for their “wrongdoings” and “misperceptions.”

Gaslighting Psychology

The gaslighting techniques are used in conjunction to try to make the victim doubt their own thoughts, memories and actions. Soon the victim is scared to bring up any topic at all for fear they are “wrong” about it or don’t remember the situation correctly.

The worst gaslighters will even create situations that allow for the usage of gaslighting techniques. An example of this is taking the victim’s keys from the place where they are always left, making the victim think she has misplaced them. Then “helping” the victim with her “bad memory” find the keys.

Are You a Victim of Gaslighting Emotional Abuse?

According to author and psychoanalyst Robin Stern, Ph.D., the signs of being a victim of gaslighting emotional abuse include:

1. You are constantly second-guessing yourself.
2. You ask yourself, “Am I too sensitive?” a dozen times a day.
3. You often feel confused and even crazy at work.
4. You’re always apologizing to your mother, father, boyfriend, boss.
5. You can’t understand why, with so many apparently good things in your life, you aren’t happier.
6. You frequently make excuses for your partner’s behavior to friends and family.
7. You find yourself withholding information from friends and family so you don’t have to explain or make excuses.
8. You know something is terribly wrong, but you can never quite express what it is, even to yourself.
9. You start lying to avoid the put downs and reality twists.
10. You have trouble making simple decisions.
11. You have the sense that you used to be a very different person - more confident, more fun-loving, more relaxed.
12. You feel hopeless and joyless.
13. You feel as though you can’t do anything right.
14. You wonder if you are a “good enough” girlfriend/wife/employee/ friend; daughter.
15. You find yourself withholding information from friends and family so you don’t have to explain or make excuses.

retrospectia:

Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast, 1999

lipatti:

hey there friends! i haven’t seen one of these around for just chronic illness, so i thought i’d make one. this is somewhat directed more towards teens and does not contain any tips for medical bills or insurance, as i am not well versed in that sort of thing. anyway, enjoy!

coping with feeling lonely or scared

• if you are between the ages of 13-20, you may be able to join starbright world, a social network for chronically ill teens
• 7 cups of tea (talk to trained professionals)
• the thoughts room (type out your feelings and watch them disappear)
• coping with depression
  
• dealing with feelings - chronic illness
  
• baymax ask RP blog (for advice in a cute baymax way)

medical/general chronic illness things

• this might sound silly, but sometimes it’s better to read about your condition on teenshealth, where information is presented in a simpler, friendlier, less medically sterile format.
  
• teenshealth links for info about medical conditions and treatments: (x) (x)
• balancing schoolwork and hospital stays (teenshealth)
• instead of using websites like wikipedia or webmd, trust websites such as mayo clinic for information about your condition
• the teenage spoonie’s handbook - google doc written by chronically ill teens, for chronically ill teens
• chart for which painkillers work best 
• things you could put in a self-care box
• dressing cute in a wheelchair (video)
• decorating a nasal cannula (video)
• hank green’s video about living with chronic illness and ‘the new normal’
• info for teens with ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease
• post about dealing with feeling like you’ve lost potential (gif warning)

self-harm help

• alternatives to self-harm
  
• taking care of self-harm injuries
  

happy/calming things

• ambient noise masterlist
• more calming sounds
• more masterposts of movies, recipes, cute stuff, etc
• the nicest place on the internet
• make everything ok
• compliments
• chronic illness boredom busters
• justlittlethings
• cuteyahooanswers
• babygoatsandfriends
• RRCherryPie youtube account idk they calm me down
• make a nebula
• play games
• simple colour matching game
• make a pokemon secret base
• learn a new hobby

music

• songza
  
• pandora radio
• all the audio posts youve reblogged 

8tracks mixes for chronic illness, hospital, sadjamming, or uplifting

• my skin
• detox just to retox
• sickness deeper than skin
• x
• tales of a sick lass
• chronic illness
• chronic illness tag in general
• the tfios tag is also sometimes good
• strength tag

chronic illness blogs on tumblr

• chronic-illness-support
  
• chronic-illness-cat (memes)
• a long list of chronic illness blogs
• list of some tumblr users with chronic illnesses, organised by illness

80sloove:

Audition polaroids from the 80’s to mid-90’s

1337tattoos:

jan netten

#LoveWins

radicalsmut:

trampledmoth:

itslittl3red:

Okay, so I might get a lot of hate for this, I might not. I don’t particularly care either way, as long as word gets out about this, because it’s extremely important to me.

As I’m sure most people know by now, bees are disappearing at alarming rates. Simply put, our entire species could not survive without them. This is due to a syndrome called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

Many vegans opt to use agave nectar instead of honey, because agave nectar is plant based. But harvesting of agave nectar is threatening the existence of two other endangered species: Mexican long-nosed bats (who live strictly off of nectars - primarily agave nectar) and the Jaguarundi (a solitary feline who basically looks like a love child between a jungle cat and a ferret.) Approximately 113,126 acres of these animals’ habitat were destroyed from 1991 to 2000, and more has been destroyed since.

On the other hand, beekeepers are essential to increasing bee populations. They monitor the bees’ health and help protect them from dangerous parasites and pesticides that are suspected to cause CCD. In addition, well-kept bees never need to use the amount of honey they produce; Honey is made by the bees to consume only when there is not enough food for them outside the hive. In the care of a good beekeeper, this will only happen during the winter months, and the keeper will leave enough honey for the bees to thrive until it’s spring again.

It’s best to buy local, organic honey if at all possible. Local beekeepers will not use dangerous factory-farming methods, and it helps maintain your local bee population! If you want to help bees in a more active way than buying local honey, you can plant a bee garden or even become a small-scale beekeeper! (I don’t have a link for this, it’s best to check out local resources. Maybe even ask the person selling honey at your farmer’s market!)

This is great info that I never knew about!!

Or you could just use bee free Honee but yaknow…

Food for thought

bdsmpetplay:

In honor of US pride month, here’s a good chunk of the asexual community sub-sections :) 

credit: minorityoe & aceoffvh