woman who has read 100 manga: Berserk is truly a testament to what manga can achieve as an artform. Drawing influence from an eclectic array of sources spanning from the works of Riyoko Ikeda, to various mythologies, to the world of contemporary western film, to countless other works of art and fiction, the world Miura has created cannot be described as anything short of sublime.
woman who has read 1000 manga: have you guys read My Hardass 45 Year Old Boss Is Secretly A Masochist With a Cute Side
They are not going to stop their Massacres . They have no intention to stop killing the civilians. The Israeli army bombed Al-Nasser Medical Hospital, resulting in the killing of patients, medical staff, and visitors.
Please do something. We don’t want to be killed. We want to save our selves, families and children. All we need to be evacuated safely.
We have no life here in Gaza; only death awaits us—not a natural death, but killing in the most horrific ways.
Israel continues the massacres in Gaza.. 232 souls taken in less than an hour! We are dying before your eyes—please, don’t leave us alone! Save us, do something… protest, donate, participate. I don’t want to die!
My name is Mahmoud Al-Halaq, from Palestine - Gaza - I am 29 years old. This message is addressed to every person who carries compassion, kindness, and love in their heart. After 470 days of war on Gaza, the destruction that has occurred, the displacement we have faced, moving from one place to another, and the loss and death of loved ones and friends, I found myself alone without a home or place, and even the prices of food are astronomical. The world has changed so much that life has become gloomy and boring. Therefore, I ask for your help in rebuilding myself, my life, and my family’s life anew. You are our remaining hope in life. If there were an opportunity to work, I would not waste a minute nor ask for help from anyone, but I urgently need assistance for my family, my children, and the women to rebuild what has been destroyed and crushed in this devastating and painful war. Thank you for your time and support; we draw our strength and resilience from your support. 🍉
[muttering to myself as I rifle through ancient tomes and scrolls] girl on girl… girl on girl… [getting increasingly agitated] where is it. WHERE IS IT!!! DAMN AND BLAST!!! [throws a dagger across the room, slitting my lackey’s throat and embedding in the center of a mural of a lily flower. the flower depresses into the wall, and an unseen mechanism begins to click. the wall opens up, revealing rows of shelves stacked high with dusty old tomes.] [I walk into the room, kicking my lackey’s corpse out of the way] [I pick up a book and leaf through it] [it’s yaoi]
“everyone suddenly seems really stupid and aggressive” its brain damage from covid
“im sick all the time now and everyone at work is sick all the time” its immune system damage from covid
“im sick again, but i tested and its not covid haha” its still probably covid, rapid covid tests have been estimated at 30% positive accuracy by researchers who are factoring in strain mutation and user error
“no one can drive anymore, what happened” its brain damage from covid
“why am i suddenly mentally ill” its brain damage from covid
“i started feeling weak, breathless, confused, distracted, irritable and in pain but it was a while after i got covid so its not long covid” long covid sets in a random number of months after your covid infection and also asymptomatic covid can cause it
“ive still never gotten covid, isnt that great” unless you are an undiscovered genetic freak (possible) or youve been living in a clean room, you have had a covid infection. it may have been asymptomatic
“im sick but its from blood clots, heart disease, asthma, nerve damage, narcolepsy, etc” covid attacks the entire body and can cause all of these things as downstream effects
“ive already had covid so i probably have pretty good immunity by now” covid does not work like this. the more times you are infected, the more permanently injured you will become, and the more vulnerable to further covid infections and infections of all other viruses and bacteria
“ive been vaccinated so im safe” covid does not work like this. vaccination lowers your likelihood of developing severe infection, it does not protect you from contracting the virus
It’s crazy and fucked up that being yourself is actually the solution.
It’s like. When I was told to “just be yourself” as a kid I thought it was a passive thing. Like oh easy I just have to sit here and be myself. but the reason so many people think that “being yourself” is bullshit advice is because you actually have to make active choices to do this and it WILL make your life way more fun. You have to wear t-shirts of bands that were popular ten years ago because you like them. You have to do your hair in a way that you find cute or comfortable even if it’s “so nineties”. If your friend says a food you enjoy is gross to them, you can’t be afraid to admit you casually disagree. You have to do hobbies that you’re interested in even if you’re bad at them and you cant feel like you have to get good at something before you tell people it’s an activity you do. You have to read manga and comic books in public and get piercings your relatives think are unattractive. You don’t have to tell people you dislike that you dislike them, but you don’t have to give them your time and attention either. You have to rewatch that kids show you’re nostalgic for even if you’re in your 30s. You have to change your name if you hate it, even if only a few close friends can know. You have to get fun girly drinks at the bar. You have to order hot chocolate when you don’t like coffee and black coffee when you don’t like sweet things. I am still bad at practicing this but it is the only way to make it all tolerable.
First you have to realize that “yourself” is a construct built by the decisions you make. Then it becomes clear that being yourself is a deliberate and intentional practice, not a passive state of existence.
