a story about justice
Month: June 2015
Would You Rather
Pierce your nose or your tongue? Nose, though I don’t want any piercings at all.
Drink whole or skimmed milk? Whole. It has a lower GI.
Die in a fire or drowning? Uhh… fire, I guess. Both sound p awful.
Spend time with your parents or enemies? Parents. I love my parents. Enemies are people that I never want to interact with ever again.Are You?
Single or in a relationship? Married.
Straight, gay, bisexual, other? Demi.
Tall or short? COMPLETELY AVERAGE 5′6″
Right handed or left handed? Right
A lover of music or a lover of books? Lol both???Do You Prefer
Flowers or sweets? Uhhhmm… if those sweets happen to be pocky, I guess.
Grey or black? GREY! Even though I wear a lot of black.
Color photos or black-and-white photos? Depends entirely on subject matter.
Sunrise or sunset? Sunset… though sunrise is nice, too…
M&Ms or Skittles? Peanut butter M&Ms!
Staying up late or waking up early? Up late. I am a night owl.
Sun or moon? MOON. I HATE THE SUN.
Winter or Autumn? Autumn, definitely. Not too cold yet, gloomy weather. It’s beautufiul.
10 acquaintances or 2 best friends? …both. I like having a small handful of REALLY close friends, and then lots and lots of other friends.
Rainy or sunny? RAINY!!!
Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? Vanilla. I am allergic to chocolate and vanilla is the finest of the flavors~
Vodka or Jack? Psh gimme cider. Or rum.About You
What time is it? 4pm mountain
Name? Melissa
Nicknames? Gab
When is your birthday? August 28th
What do you want? Money enough to be able to pay the bills every month and go to the doctor when I need to.
How many kids do you want? 2
What would you name a girl? Amy
What would you name a boy? Milo
You want to get married? Already done!
What kind of music do you like? Alternative, I guess? And classical orchestra mixed with ROCK and DUBSTEP and ELECTRONICAAAAAUnique
Are you double-jointed? Nope.
Can you roll your tongue? Yeah.
Can you raise one eyebrow? Always.
Can you cross your eyes? Yes.Random
Which shoe goes on first? Right.
Ever thrown something at someone? I threw an ace bandage at Tango yesterday.
On average, how much money do you carry with you? My bank account is always empty so I guess my debit card is worthless.
What jewelry do you wear? Wedding/engagement ring, sometimes a necklace.
Do you twirl or cut spaghetti? Twirl and then cut and then twirl the smaller pieces.
Have you ever eaten Spam? Yeah… a friend of mine growing up used to grate spam into a bowl with miracle whip and shredded cheese and mix it up and put it on bread and that’s what their family would eat… Uhhh… so I tried it once. It wasn’t bad but I have not eaten it since.
Favorite ice cream? Sweet cream with brownies, yellow sponge cake, and caramel.
How many kinds of cereal are in your cupboard? Three, I think?Last
Car ride? Aaron and I picked my brother up from the train station on Friday night and we stopped by the grocery store on the way home. I bought a diet iced tea and it was delicious.
Song played? THIS
Person you saw? I just tried to wake askchangeling up but he is too tired.
Time you cried? …last night.
Fight? lol I FIGHT EVERY DAY BECAUSE I AM A CHAMPION
One of my favorite details in The Prince of Egypt
So I noticed this on one of my last viewings of The Prince of Egypt and I absolutely love it. I wanted to take some screenshots to show you, because this is really cool.
During the “When You Believe” sequence, you see these two Egyptian guards throw down their spears and walk off, seemingly nowhere.
But if you watch the background during the following Red Sea scenes, you see this:
Those two guards actually went with the Hebrews.
You even see them helping out as they try to cross the ocean floor.
And here they are on the other side.
I seriously never noticed them until recently, and I’ve seen this movie countless times.
Not only did these background characters get shown abandoning their role as soldiers, the very ones who probably directly oppressed these people, but the animators continued to place them in the shots during the Red Sea sequence. Meaning they were meant to be there. I just think that’s really really freaking cool.
It’s accurate too, Exodus says that some Egyptians followed them and were adopted into the Israelite people.
If you’re asking me if I like your company, the answer is yes. If, on the other hand, you’re asking me if I could live without you, the answer is also yes.
Source: An inside look at ADHD.
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fun facts!
- ADD and ADHD are the same disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder was officially renamed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 1994. Many people use ADD to refer to Type One presented here, and ADHD to refer to Type Two, but they are the same core disorder.
- In many cases where ADHD carries into adulthood, it’s a genetic issue [My grandfather, mother, siblings, and I have all been diagnosed with ADHD], though this does not always occur.
hello yes this is me
more fun facts!
- there are a lot of talks about how ADHD is overdiagnosed, and that may be true for boys, but for girls ADHD is severely underdiagnosed.
- older studies mostly looked at hyperactive boys and that’s the perception we have of ADHD. because of this many girls will go undiagnosed until adulthood.
- most girls/women who have ADHD are inattentive type. they tend to be introverted, disorganized and daydreamers.
- girls will internalize these as personal failings and teenage girls have a much higher rate of suicide and self harm because of it
- ADHD is often comorbid with anxiety and depression, both of which are caused by the failings from having ADHD
- depression can present itself differently in people with ADHD. it’s more of a discouragement from constantly failing, but it can be just as debilitating.
- read this article from the atlantic: It’s Different for Girls with ADHD
And another thing!
- ADHD is usually perceived as a lack of focus… however, individuals with ADHD have a tendency to “hyperfocus” on activities that their brains find stimulating
- Sometimes this hyperfocusing behavior lasts for extended periods of time, and so the person may require some kind of system to help them “snap out of it” if it’s causing them to spend too much time on any one activity, or if they are neglecting other tasks
- Hyperfocus can be used to one’s advantage-with the right tools
And so…
“People who think ADD means having a short attention span misunderstand what ADD is.
A better way to look at it is that people with ADD have a disregulated attention system.”
here for this!!!! it took me 8 years to get properly diagnosed so i love it when ppl spread awareness so others don’t end up waiting as long to get proper treatment!
one day I will figure out what the heck I’m doing
I haven’t done my comic and I haven’t been doing a lot of things… this week has been busy and stressful and I am avoiding people at the moment. Something about life and insomnia and whatever.
But look, I made an Eevee skin for minecraft. I’m the cutest freaking thing ever.
Incidentally, yes, we have a Sonic RP. It is this, in a nutshell:
cloverkite came over last weekend, so I sketched while lazing about on the couch. Some Conan, a bunch of Sonic, loooots of my bitty baby Xander in Fennec form, and a terrible attempt at Salmon and Theo.
oh, and cats. because there are always cats.
Moving day is exactly 1 month from now. The theory is that things will calm down then… but I feel like I’ve said that before…