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Here is this week’s list of blog posts, comic strips, photographs, and other tidbits from my favourite corners of the web.

From Why #IStandWithAhmed and Why You Should Too via shyvish:

There are two things I want to call into focus here: One is the question of racism and the other is the threat to creativity.

Yoh! When I was a kid, my dad used to point out deer to us when he was driving down rural roads. It was pretty rare for me to spot a deer before he did. This picture reminded me of those memories.

4 Misconceptions About Genre Fiction that Really Mean You’re Just Missing Out via fixedbaroque. This is a fantastic argument for reading stuff like science fiction or romance.

Hypocrites, Drugs, and Mental Health via LivinwithBATman. There’s a lot of truth to this.

Cheshire Cat. I love it.

From The “Almshouse” Story:

 I assume that most medium to large cities have houses such as the one in Lancaster, but most probably have not survived as the almshouse in Lancaster has.  Matter of fact, an easement guarantees the remaining part of the original building can never be demolished and its exterior can never be altered.

What have you been reading?

I have a challenge for you today: describe your current mood for me in the form of a gif, short video, or picture.

For example, this is how I feel:

That is, I’m insatiably curious. Lately I’ve been devouring short Youtube videos that explain certain scientific facts and theories, and I want to know much more than can be condensed into five minutes.

The site where I found it used this description: “when a post is worthwhile enough to pull a lurker out of hiding.”

That flexibility is the beauty of this kind of communication. A lot of people will use the same gif or picture to share the same emotion, but there’s always room for creativity and new interpretations.

I’ve used this gif in the past to describe my hay fever:

This one when I’ve accidentally stumbled across the weird parts of the Internet:

And this one when a conversation takes such an unexpected turn that there simply isn’t anything left to say:

What have you used for non-verbal communication online?

Cargo from Daniel Foeldes on Vimeo.

I could have sworn I shared this on my blog when I first found it a few years ago. Apparently I didn’t after all.

This is a short horror film. It does have a small amount of gore, so this might not be the best video to watch for those of you who hate that sort of thing.

What I love about this story is how much emotion is packed into every scene. The horror genre doesn’t only have to be about what frightens us. It can also be about what gives us a reason to live.

Photo credit: Jim.

Sometimes when seasons change, my husband and I have a conversation that goes something like this:

“It’s finally autumn!” I’ll say.

“No, it isn’t,” says Drew.

“Um…it’s the middle of September.”

“Exactly. It’s the end of summer. Autumn doesn’t officially begin until the 23rd this year.”

“But it’s September!”

“Yes, but not fall. Not quite yet.”

“Everything tastes like pumpkin spice! Look at that dead left on the ground! Plus, I’m wearing a sweater!”

“Nope, still not autumn.”

Apparently we have two different definitions of what each season means and how it arrives. 😉

When do you think the seasons officially change? Is it autumn yet according to you?

And why does everything taste like pumpkin spice?

Here is this week’s list of blog posts, poems,  and other tidbits from my favourite corners of the web.

 In Praise of Appreciation: The Birth of the Weed Lady via colleen_m_story. A certain scene in this post reminded me of an incredibly kind, gentle dog my uncle owned when I was a kid. I can’t for the life of me remember which breed she was, but she was an extremely large dog who weighed more than I did for most of her lifetime. She’d always come up to greet us when we visited my uncle’s house. You couldn’t get into the house until she’d gotten at least a short round of petting. Ha!

Travel 500 Years Back in Time – The Mystifying Park of the Monsters, Italy. Isn’t this cool? I wonder how many other places like this have been forgotten over the course of human history.

My Crave Is Not a Butterfly via Brudberg. This sent shivers down my spine. Wow.

Taking a Year of My Retirement Now via RHTDaly. My Twitter buddy, Ruth, posted this about a month ago. It’s been fascinating to follow her along on her adventures so far. If you want to follow along with me, go check out the rest of her site as well.

From Boom and Rust:

A Gold Rush-era mining town, Bodie was swiftly populated in the late 19th century and just as swiftly abandoned in the early 20th century, leaving behind a husk of a city…. Now, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Bodie every year to wander the streets on guided tours and peer into the site’s dilapidated houses and storefronts.

From When Summer’s End is Nighing:

When summer’s end is nighing
And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
And all the feats I vowed
When I was young and proud.

What have you been reading?

My fall allergies are really acting up this week. Real autumn can’t come quickly enough.

Rather than subject you to a whiny rant about how congested my sinuses are (haha!), I thought I’d share this TED talk about how gender equality benefits everyone.

I’d love to know if there have been any studies done on other forms of equality. I’m guessing we’d get the same conclusions.

NO-A [Short Film] from Liam Murphy on Vimeo.

It’s hard to tell you about this film without giving away major spoilers. What I can say is that it’s about a robot named NO-A [Noah] who is trying to save the woman who created him.

Here is this week’s list of blog posts, comic strips, and other tidbits from my favourite corners of the web.

Accidental Empathy via StephGolisch. What an interesting post. I’ve noticed the same thing happen in my life.

Why Are You So Quiet? I’d never actually respond this way, but there are times when I’m really tempted to say “why are you so nosy?” to people who ask this question. Do they not realize how ridiculous is it to ask someone something like this? (Probably not).

100 Homeless People Were Given Disposable Cameras and This is What They Captured. This is so freaking cool.

Caregiver Warrior Memories via CaregiveWarrior. There’s something beautiful about this sort of reaction to the death of a loved one.

Kittens and Cupcakes Day. No kittens for me. I’m allergic. But I will be doing something nice for myself today! I hope you do, too.

This Comic Perfectly Explains Why Anxiety & Depression Are So Difficult To Fight via jadedjenny71. What a great analogy. We need something like this for every kind of mental illness.

From The Case of the Missing Polygamists:

There is no greater mystery in human evolution than the origins of our sexuality. Following the trail of clues available researchers have independently concluded that humans evolved through systems of monogamy, polygamy, as well as polyamory. However, only one can be the culprit. Like a detective interrogating multiple suspects, the solution ultimately depends on which account you’re willing to believe.

What have you been reading?