opening paragraphs of all time
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
if you asked me about any of the tunes to any song or any lyrics i’ve listened to in the past two hours i wouldn’t be able to tell you
'asexuality isn't a real sexuality because it's the lack of sexuality' That's like saying black isn't a real colour.
In relation to lightwaves, black is the lack of colour. But have you noticed that black is still categorised as a colour? 0 colour is a valid category of colour. White is a colour too, despite being all the colours. Just like how pansexuality is a valid sexuality. Also go fuck yourself
the romantic urge to love and be loved has nothing on the introvert urge to simply never leave the house or answer texts
I love you PBS I love you NPR I love you public libraries I love you wikipedia I love you project gutenberg I love you librivox I love you libby I love you hoopla I love you openlibrary I love you internet archive I love you resources that make information free and accessible to the public
*Reclines in an armchair and reads fanfiction like a man from the 1950s would read a newspaper after work*
i thank my stars everyday that phoebe bridgers, lucy dacus and julien baker are friends.
It’s sad how much of what is taught in school is useless to over 99% of the population.
There are literally math concepts taught in high school and middle school that are only used in extremely specialized fields or that are even so outdated they aren’t used anymore!
This will always remain my favorite vintage lesbian art… Do I even have to break it down for you?
everyone celebrating india's mission to the moon's south pole i love you and im with you but this is NOT india's first accomplishment in space!! im seeing a lot of people saying that but its not true. some other things we've done:
confirm the presence of water and ice on the moon
was the first asian nation to reach mars orbit, and the first nation IN THE WORLD to reach it in it's maiden attempt
saved thousands of lives from cyclone phailin in 2013 over the four days, resulting in 45 deaths when without them, would have been in the thousands at minimum
launched the first successful flight using the indigenous cryogenic engine
successfully neutralized a satellite in space with an anti-satellite (mission shakti, anyone?)
launched 104 satellites with one (1) rocket
THE VIKAS ENGINE??? HELLO?? NAMBI NARAYANAN??? even if you didnt know him before, surely youve seen the movie rocketry?
not to mention everything we've done in coordination with other nations, and achievements from Indian scientists and astronauts that were then taken by other nations, usually during war. plus, we've always been much more cost efficient than our space-faring peer nations
all to say!! we've always been there, and we've always been strong. our mission now only proves that, and we should scream it loud and proud for any westerner who ignores us again