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Survival During Turmoil

This semester I’ve been teaching an Ancient Civilizations class for college freshmen—that’s how it’s listed in the course catalog: Ancient Civilization. But that’s not how I’ve personally been referring to the class.

I’ve been calling it Ancestral Civilizations and stressing at every turn that, while these civilizations no longer exist, they are not entirely gone. To call them dead or extinct or lost negates the fact that through every time of turmoil and collapse, people have lived.

People lived through the Bronze Age Collapse or the fall of the Mayan Empire or the dissolution of a Chinese dynasty. They got up in the morning and combed their hair and tended their crops and nurtured their children. They were uncertain then just as we are now, and nevertheless, they persisted. So will we.

The archaeological record is full of evidence of that day to day persistence, just like it will be full of ours. Everything you do is important—every moment of joy you snatch or quotidian defiance matters. Your life and your history matters.

Talk to your friends and loved ones. Make something. Come up with plans for the future. Keep living during tumultuous times. Persist.

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Anonymous asked:

i don’t know if this is really the place but i have cerebral palsy that affects my right side, mostly my leg, which means that any time i walk for more than around 10 minutes straight or go up lots of stairs, my leg will hurt for the rest of the day and sometimes even the day after. it’s not too bad, but bad enough that i avoid getting up and moving around (specifically during free period in school because it’s got lots of stairs) and have to take frequent breaks to sit. at max, it’s like an 8 on a 1-10 pain scale, but it’s usually at what i would call a 6. do you think i’m in a position where i could get a cane or other kind of mobility aid, or is in unneeded? thanks, and sorry if this isn’t the place to ask a question like this

Hi there, dirtling,

I’m honored that you have trusted me with this question, but like I told the other person who asked me about a mobility aid fairly recently, I am not qualified to give this kind of advice. Picking the right mobility aid for your specific needs is an intricate process that should be overseen by a qualified medical professional like a physical therapist.

But if you’re asking me because you feel like you need permission for a mobility aid, I say: the only requirement for needing a mobility aid is that your life would be better with a mobility aid. It is that simple. The concept of being “not disabled enough” to “deserve” certain accommodations is a fake, bullshit, totally false idea constructed by a society that is deeply, deeply ableist.

Everyone deserves the accommodations they need, full stop. You do not need to be in a certain amount of pain or struggle to a certain degree in order to qualify for your life being made easier.

Chronic pain is a bitch, and if some sort of mobility aid would make your life better, by all means look into getting yourself one. You will not be taking resources away from somebody else or exaggerating your disability for attention. I suspect that if anyone else asked you this same question, you would tell them to go for it with no hesitation. Give yourself the same kindness and grace that you would afford others.

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Also, for what it’s worth, you refer to x/10 pain numbers a couple of times in your ask. For those of us dealing with chronic illnesses and/or other disabilities, that pain scale is often inadequate for accurately expressing our experiences. I’ve found this chart ( thank you @thebibliosphere for bringing it to my awareness, may many migraine free days be upon you) to be more helpful, both in articulating my pain to others and acknowledging the reality of what I deal with. Perhaps it may be of use to you.

Take care,
-Reid

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icyandthefrostbites
chaotic-archaeologist

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It is cold and wet and the current situation is really not helping my motivation to work. I let him on my lap knowing he would do this. I am self sabotaging.

chaotic-archaeologist

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He has been cruelly banished from father's lap :(

icyandthefrostbites

Reid! How could you?!?!😱

So cruel. So mean.

What did Llwelyn do to deserve this? /j

chaotic-archaeologist

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Poor baby is now being asked to— gasp!— do his job! Truly he is suffering.

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jstor

A black and white version of the early JSTOR logo. The ornate, floral capital letter "J" is surrounded by swirling botanical motifs, referencing Renaissance print design. Below the decorative square, the word “STOR” is printed in a serif typeface, completing the JSTOR name.ALT
A faxed letter dated February 6, 1996, from designer Michael Mabry to Kevin Guthrie. The fax reads: KEVIN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS DESIGN DIRECTION. DECORATIVE CAP INITIALS HAVE BEEN A DESIGN DEVICE EVER SINCE MAN HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE ROMAN ALPHABET. CAP INITIALS ARE STRONG VISUAL LINKS TO THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF FINE PRINTING. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THE PRINTER, THE TYPOGRAPHER, AND THE SCHOLAR W. ERE INTEGRAL COMPONENTS IN TRANSMITTING IDEAS TO THE MASSES. THE QUESTION I AM ASKING IS, SHOULD THE JSTOR IDENTITY REFLECT THE ORIGINS OF THE PRINTED PAGE RATHER THAN THE TRANSMITTING OF INFORMATION AS REFLECTED IN THE PREVIOUS DESIGN SOLUTIONS? THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THIS CLASSIC VISUAL ON THE INTERNET IS QUITE NICE. IF YOU LIKE THIS APPROACH I NEED TO REFINE THE “J”. THE ORNAMENTATION HAS TO BE SIMPLIFIED, AND THE “J” NEEDS TO BE MORE DOMINANT. GIVE ME A CALL WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE [signed] MICHAELALT

JSTOR launched in 1995 with a radical idea: digitize academic journals to free up shelf space and expand access to knowledge.

A year later, our visual identity took shape. Designer Michael Mabry’s floral “J,” inspired by Renaissance-era typography, gave a face to the mission: rooted in print culture, built for the digital age.

In our new blog post, we’re reflecting on 30 years of JSTOR, including the design that helped define us and the origin story that brought it all to life.

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ikebanaka
chaotic-archaeologist

A professor gave us an extra credit option: take a picture of yourself outside, doing something that you would not usually do. We were told not to take it too seriously. Here is my entry:

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I maintain that sticking my head in the mailbox is not something I do on a regular basis.

chaotic-archaeologist

Love that some of you are reblogging this. You looked at a picture of a guy with his head in a mailbox and went "yeah"

chaotic-archaeologist

Can't wait to see if everyone did something like this or if they had a normal reaction. I will keep you posted.

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[ID: a photo of a pale person wearing a black t-shirt and jeans with his head in a mailbox /END ID]

chaotic-archaeologist

Hello to everyone asking for an update!

The professor has said that he will put all submitted pictures into a powerpoint to be shown in class tomorrow (Tuesday, March 9th). I am very much looking forward to seeing the reaction from him and from the rest of the class. I promise to keep you informed.

chaotic-archaeologist

Update: the professor saved my picture for last. I was told that I had "truly embodied the spirit of the assignment" and that I had gone "above and beyond."

Also, to everyone who is worrying about whether or not I got my head out, I was gifted with a very small head, and while I got out just fine I would NOT recommend this if you have a large head or even a normal sized head.

chaotic-archaeologist

Hey you guys should make this into a meme.

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Hows this?

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chaotic-archaeologist

Perfect

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chaotic-archaeologist

Happy belated 4th birthday to the post I never ever expected to go viral 🙃

ikebanaka

Found your buddy

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oh hey same hat head in a mailbox