i love saying “i’m being normal about it” bc i’m actually a filthy fucking liar and i’ve never been normal about anything a single day in my life
Pied Falconets (Microhierax melanoleucos), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, China
photograph by Lin hillside
fish sneakers
Well I'm planning to get a college far enough
And moving out early
A: "i cant enjoy for two days in a row"
B: "why?"
A: "my parents will scold me"
this is an actual conversation.
The sheer lack of emotion sent through the second message haunts me. They've gotten used to it.
Parents are supposed to care for their children and provide them with a nice life that allows them to progress forward in society. But here they are, my friend's parents, scolding my friend for enjoying for two days in a row. I wonder what sort of emotions my friend is having. Revenge towards their parents? I would hope so. Considering everything they must have gone through, it is natural for revenge and/or vengeance to bubble up. They've already accepted this is how it's going to be, at least for a few years.
I really do hope they get an escape from all this and get time to actually live life.
𝔊𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔏𝔲𝔠𝔨, 𝔅𝔞𝔟𝔢!
Late for Valentine’s🤍
Seaside cafe
“You’re so obsessed with finding someone to love you because you can’t love yourself.”
— Unknown
Humpback whales have been observed having sex for the first time, with this landmark moment having an interesting twist – the two whales were male. Despite decades of research on humpback whales, sightings of the male’s penis have been rare. Copulation by the species had not been documented by people – until now, when two photographers captured images of a sexual encounter between two whales off the coast of Hawaii. The sighting, confirmed by scientists in a newly published study, occurred in January 2022 in waters west of the island of Maui, where two whales approached and circled a boat before engaging in sexual activity about three to five meters below the vessel...
Read more: Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male | Whales | The Guardian