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Let’s talk about prairie, history, and language. For communities so focused on “native plants”/”native gardening”/etc there’s so little acknowledgement or engagement with indigenous Americans and their history. 

When we talk about science, there’s a baseline assumption of objectivity. Science is Truth, something apart from messy cultural ideas. The reality is, culture and all it’s messes bleed into science, like here in ecology. We gotta be conscious of the histories we inherit in science.

photo : @Riot_N_Chill

nooo they kept clowning poor joon djfksdjf

+ bonus 

856 ans d’histoire…

Notre Dame De Paris

‘An Illicit Letter’ (detail) - Vittorio Reggianini

Hey, Tumblr. How are you doing? We hope you’re staying safe and taking care of yourself.

There’s been a lot of misinformation flying around about the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. In an effort to help combat that, last week we surfaced some reliable sources (and mental health resources) over here in this post. This week we want to give you the opportunity to ask a doctor questions you need answered.

An Answer Time with Dr. Rita Issa

Dr. Rita Issa is a physician in London. She holds a diploma in tropical medicine, is a lecturer in public health, and has previously worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and the World Health Organization.

Dr. Issa will answer questions on the COVID-19, as well as inform everyone on how we can become “super-preventers,” live Friday, March 20th, at 3 p.m. ET right here on @staff​.

If you want to submit your question for consideration, head on over to our ask box right now and ask away. The best way to keep yourself safe is by keeping yourself informed.

Once you’re done submitting your question, take a peek below at this video from Dr. Issa (with the help of VideoRev) describing five ways to disrupt the coronavirus:

Stay safe, Tumblr. 

Tibia was and always will be a joke-OC, but I thought it’d be fun to draw her again now that the new MSA video is out. XD

Anthropology Valentine’s!

Arc de Triomphe

Peugeot 402 Ellipse 1934 devant l'Arc de triomphe du Carrousel, près du musée du Louvre. - source Art Deco.

th ey .,,,,, r,,ee,,, soo,,, cuuuute,,,,,,, 

ÖMRÜMÜN EN KAHKAHALI YILBAŞI AKŞAMI

Doksanların sonuna doğru Eskişehir'de öğrenciydim. Okulu bırakmak üzereydim, ailemi bırakmıştım, solculuk beni bırakmıştı. Sik gibi kalmıştım tek kelimeyle. Beş kuruş param olmadan günler geçiriyordum. Hala şaşarım, ne yiyip ne içiyordum o zamanlar diye? Tek bir örnek vereyim, sefaletin boyutunu anlayın. Bir gece yarısı soğuktan donmasın diye hohlaya hohlaya yazı yazmaya çalıştığım tükenmez kalem dondu. Üşüyordum, ne soba vardı ne doğalgaz. İkisi de umurumda değildi. Ama sahip olduğum tek kalem donup yazmamaya başlayınca panikle ortalığı birbirine katarak kalem aramaya başladım. .mına koduğumun odasında bir tane bile kalem yoktu. Ne parasızlığı, ne gazsızlığı ne de açlığı umursayan ben, yazacak tek bir kalem bulamayınca yer döşeğine kapanıp sızana kadar ağlamıştım. Ertesi gün Titanik 4 adlı kafeye gidip beş altı tane kalem çaldım. Hala ödemiş değilim borcumu.. Depodan bozma tek odalı evimde, daha önce orada oturan öğrencinin çöp diye atmadığı arkası boş binlerce sayfa vardı. Okulu tamamen boşlamıştım. Uyku desen yıllar önce beni boşlamıştı. Yapacak başka hiçbir şeyim yoktu. Çıldırmış gibi yazmaya başladım ben de. Hastalığın tanımını bile değiştirmiş, manik değil panik depresif olmuştum iyice. Aklıma ne gelirse yazıyordum. Saatler, günler hatta aylar birbirine girmişti. Kiloyla aldığım tütünü uç uca ekleyip, bir taraftan şehvetle sigara içiyor diğer taraftan da aklıma ne gelirse yazıyordum. Hayatımın en öfkeli yazılarıydı onlar, başka bir buhran anında hepsini yaktığım, nelerden bahsettiğim hakkında şu an en ufak bir fikrimin bile olmadığı, binlerce sayfa. Bir yüzlerinde makro iktisat, hukuka giriş, ekonometri notları, diğer yüzlerinde benim hezeyanlarım. En azından bir kaç tanesini saklayabilseydim keşke.. O saçma sapan ve hepsi birbirine benzeyen günlerden biriydi. Neredeyse 24 saat yemek yemediğim ve uyumadığım günlerden biri. Yine kudurmuş gibi sabahtan akşama kadar yazdığım, öfkeden ve yorgunluktan başımın çatlayacak kadar ağrıdığı bir gün. Dışarı çıkayım dedim, biraz hava almak için (pencere bile yoktu .mına koduğumun odasında). Kendimi dışarı atıp gelişigüzel dolaşırken önce kalabalığı fark ettim, sonra garip şarkılar eşliğinde yaptıkları enteresan hareketleri ve sonra bazılarının tuhaf kırmızı kostümlerini. Vay anasını dedim dışımdan, lan bu gece yılbaşıymış. Birden annemi aramak geldi aklıma. Kastamonu'daydı ailem. Elimi cebime attım, uzun süredir sakladığım jetonu aldım ve kulübe aramaya başladım. Porsuğun kenarındaki kulübeye geçip tuşlara bastım. Tek bir jetonum vardı, konuşmak istediğim binlerce şey vardı, etrafımda eğlenen sürüyle insan vardı ve o an benim sadece anneme ihtiyacım vardı. İkinci çalışta açıldı telefon. Kardeşim çıktı, annemi istedim. Hastaneye götürdü babam dedi. N'oldu ne hastanesi dememe kalmadan kapandı telefon. Delirmek üzereydim. Dışarı çıkıp kulübenin yakınındaki insanlara jeton sordum. Kimsede yokmuş. Bayiye gidip jeton istedim, parasını yarın bırakırım dedim. Yok dedi pezevenk. Oysa kasanın yanındaki jeton kutusunu görüyordum. Allah belanı versin deyip sokağa çıktım tekrar. Hayatım boyunca hiç yapmadığım bir şey yapmaya başladım. Geçen insanlara bozuk paranız var mı diye sorarak yürüdüm. Yarım saatten fazla dolaştım, en az yirmi kişiye sordum. “Pardon, bozuk paranız var mı? Yirmisinin de yokmuş bozuk parası. Yavşakların yılbaşı eğlencesi vardı, markalı botları vardı, sevgilileri vardı, kalemleri, doğalgazları, planları vardı. Ama hiçbirinin bozuk parası yoktu. Serdar aklıma geldi sonradan. Evi biraz uzaktaydı. Ondan alırım jeton parası diye düşünüp tekrar yürümeye başladım. Sonra yolda bir tanıdık denk geldi. Durumu anlatıp biraz para istedim. O parayla da üç tane jeton alıp hemen evi aradım.. Önemli bir şeyi yokmuş annemin. Tansiyonu düşmüş biraz. Ben aradığımda da evdeydi zaten. Konuştuk biraz, kapattım. Sonra odama döndüm hızlıca. İnsanlar eğlenmeye, kahkahalar atmaya devam ediyordu. Ve ben biraz daha baksam suratlarına, o gece kesin cinayet işleyebilirdim. Ciddi bir gerekçeye ihtiyacım yoktu, bir jeton parasını bile esirgeyen ırkın mensubu olmaları yeterliydi. Kendimden korkup hızlıca eve girdim. Kağıtlarımı elime alıp yazmak için yere eğildim. O da ne? Yazmıyor. Diğer kalemi aldım, o da yazmıyor. Diğeri de. Diğeri de.. Kafeden çaldığım ucuz kalemler de donmuştu soğuktan. Bir an Allah'a küfretmek geldi içimden. Sonra hemen tövbe dedim. Gözlerim doldu, tuttum kendimi ağlamadım. Donmuş kalemleri sıkı sıkı avuçlayıp, güldüm. Kahkahalarla güldüm. O gece ben, hayatım boyunca gülmediğim kadar çok güldüm..

EMOTIONS/FEELINGS in French

This is a culmination of all my french emotions posts, so it’s a long one!

TO BE HAPPY

être content(e)

être de bonne humeur

être en liesse - to be jubilant

être heureux/heureuse - to be happy

déborder de bonheur - to be overjoyed

être satisfait(e) - to be satisfied

être repu(e) - to be full/satiated/satisfied (food)

TO BE EXCITED

être emballé par - to be excited about sth (to be enthused by sth that’s happening)

être enthousiasmé - to be excited/enthused

être enthousiaste - to be excited

être en verve - to be entusiastic/excited about sth

être excité comme une puce - to be really excited

TO BE IN LOVE

Épris - lovestruck

Être amoureux de - to be in love with

Fou/follement amoureux de - head over heels in love with s.o

Être fou/folle de qqn - to be nuts for s.o

TO BE RELAXED

En prendre à son aise (avec) - to take things easy (péjoratif)

être détendu(e) - to be relaxed

TO BE SAD/UNHAPPY

être triste

être insatisfait(e) - to be unsatisfied

être mécontent(e) de/que - to be unsatisfied about/be unhappy about

TO BE ANGRY/FRUSTRATED

être fâché(e) - to be angry

être furieux/furieuse - to be furious

être de mauvaise humeur - to be in a bad mood

en avoir marre de - to have had enough of

avoir les boules - to be pissed off

être furax - to be furious/hopping mad

se fâcher tout rouge - to see red

se mettre en colère - to get angry

se mettre/foutre en pétard - to blow your top

se mettre en rogne - to get very angry

TO BE ANNOYED/IRRITATED

être agacé(e) - to be irritated/annoyed 

être énervé(e) - to be annoyed/irritated

être irrité(e) - to be irritated

être gêné(e) - (in this case) to feel annoyed - softer/gentler than agacer

Avoir les nerfs – to be irritated/annoyed/cross

Avoir les nerfs à vif – to be at your wit’s end

Avoir les nerfs en pelote – to be on edge

TO BE BORED (OR FEELING LAZY)

être ennuyé(e) - to be bored

être mort d’ennui - to be bored to death

avoir la flemme (de faire qch) - can’t be bothered doing sth

TO BE TIRED

être fatigué(e) - to be tired

être écrasé(e) - to be stuffed

être épuisé(e) - to be exhausted

être crevé(e) - to be dead tired

être vanné(e) - to be ready to drop

être claqué(e) - to be bushed/beat

TO BE STRESSED

être stressé(e) - to be stressed

Être sur les nerfs - to be strung out

Être surmené/débordé - to be stressed/overworked

Être tendu - to be stressed

TO FEEL SICK (TO DO WITH ILLNESS)

se sentir mal - to feel sick

se sentir mieux - to feel better

avoir mal - to be in pain

Avoir des courbatures - to feel stiff

TO BE SCARED

avoir peur (de) - to be scared (of)

avoir les jetons - to be scared stiff

avoir une peur bleue (de qch) - to be scared out of your wits (by sth)

avoir le trac - to be nervous

être effrayé(e) par - to be frightened by

être mort de peur - to be dead scared

TO BE SURPRISED/SHOCKED

être surpris(e) (par) - to be surprised

être stupéfait(e) - to be stunned

les bras m’en tombent - I am speechless

être choqué(e) (par) - to be shocked (by)

en être baba - to be gobsmacked (due to admiration)

être ébahi(e) - to be astonished

TO BE CONFUSED

ça m’embrouille - I’m confused - lit. this confuses me

J’ai du mal à suivre - I’m confused - I’m having trouble following

Je suis perdu(e) - I’m confused (lost) 

Je ne sais plus où j’en suis - I’m confused - in the sense that you don’t know where you are in something (figurative)

Je n’y comprends rien (or: j’y comprends rien - to be more colloquial) - I’m confused - I don’t get it

Je ne comprends pas - I don’t understand/I’m confused

J’te suis pas - I’m confused (I don’t follow you)

TO BE PROUD

Être fier de (note: feminine= fière) - to be proud of

Être orgueilleux - to be proud (to be a proud [as in haughty] as a person)

TO BE SMUG

Être hautain - to be proud (snobby/up yourself)

Être fiérot (fem= fiérote) - to be a proud person

Faire le fiérot - to be smug/pleased with yourself

TO BE JEALOUS

Crever de jalousie - to be eaten up with jealousy

Être jaloux de - to be jealous

Être envieux de (plus formel/soutenu) - to be envious

Jalouser - to envy/be jealous of

TO FEEL DESPAIR

être au comble du désespoir - to be in the depths of despair

Se désespérer - to despair/lose hope

TO BE GRATEFUL

être reconnaissant(e) - to be grateful

savoir gré à qqn de qch - to be grateful to s.o for sth e.g. je te sais gré de ton aide

TO FEEL SAFE

se sentir à l’abri - to feel safe

TO BE HURT/BROKEN-HEARTED/UPSET

avoir le cœur brisé(e) - to be broken-hearted/broken up by something

en être malade - to be cut up/gutted by sth

être affecté(e) - to be cut up about something

être blessé(e) - to be hurt by sth

être bouleversé(e) - to be upset

être dans tous ses états - to be in a state

être désemparé(e) - to be distraught

être peiné(e) - to be hurt by sth

être accablé par le chagrin - to be grief-stricken

en être tout retourné - to be bowled over/to be devastated~shocked by

être anéanti - to be torn in two

avoir mal au cœur - to be very sad/heartbroken (can also mean to feel sick/nauseated) avoir un gros chagrin - to be grief-stricken/heartbroken

TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE

être dans ses petits souliers - to feel uncomfortable

être mal à l’aise - to be uncomfortable

être mal à son aise - to be ill at ease

se trouver mal - to be uncomfortable (uncomfortable position - e.g. sitting)

TO FEEL HUMILIATED

être humilié(e) - to be humiliated

être mortifié(e) - to be mortified

Proverbs/sayings

Il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort (beware of sleeping waters) : means that the quiet ones can turn out to be the worst and that you shouldn’t assume what they’re really like (it’s pretty negative)

Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre : All things come to those who wait (à point means at just the right time)

Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras (a ‘here you go’ is better than two ‘you’ll have it’) : A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (tbvh I prefer the French way of saying it, it’s just a bit clearer lol)

Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir (preventing is better than healing) : better safe than sorry

[Il ne faut pas] mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier : you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket

[Il ne faut pas] mettre la charrue avant les boeufs (one shouldn’t put the plow before the steers) : you shouldn’t put the cart before the horse

Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné : it’s better to be alone than in bad company

Les bons comptes font les bons amis (good reckonings make good friends) : a debt paid is a friend kept; short reckonings make long friends (you should have a healthy financial relationship with your friends if you want to stay on good terms)

Paris ne s’est pas fait en un jour (Paris wasn’t built in one day) : French version of ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ (we still use the Rome version from time to time)

Tel père, tel fils/telle mère, telle fille : like father, like son/like mother, like daughter, etc. (obv ‘tel père telle fille’ and ‘telle mère, tel fils’ work too)

C’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (it’s the water drop that makes the vase overflow) : it’s the final straw

C’est la cerise sur le gâteau (it’s the cherry on the cake) : it’s the icing on the cake

Il n’y a que la vérité qui blesse : only the truth hurts

EMOTIONS/FEELINGS in French

This is a culmination of all my french emotions posts, so it’s a long one!

TO BE HAPPY

être content(e)

être de bonne humeur

être en liesse - to be jubilant

être heureux/heureuse - to be happy

déborder de bonheur - to be overjoyed

être satisfait(e) - to be satisfied

être repu(e) - to be full/satiated/satisfied (food)

TO BE EXCITED

être emballé par - to be excited about sth (to be enthused by sth that’s happening)

être enthousiasmé - to be excited/enthused

être enthousiaste - to be excited

être en verve - to be entusiastic/excited about sth

être excité comme une puce - to be really excited

TO BE IN LOVE

Épris - lovestruck

Être amoureux de - to be in love with

Fou/follement amoureux de - head over heels in love with s.o

Être fou/folle de qqn - to be nuts for s.o

TO BE RELAXED

En prendre à son aise (avec) - to take things easy (péjoratif)

être détendu(e) - to be relaxed

TO BE SAD/UNHAPPY

être triste

être insatisfait(e) - to be unsatisfied

être mécontent(e) de/que - to be unsatisfied about/be unhappy about

TO BE ANGRY/FRUSTRATED

être fâché(e) - to be angry

être furieux/furieuse - to be furious

être de mauvaise humeur - to be in a bad mood

en avoir marre de - to have had enough of

avoir les boules - to be pissed off

être furax - to be furious/hopping mad

se fâcher tout rouge - to see red

se mettre en colère - to get angry

se mettre/foutre en pétard - to blow your top

se mettre en rogne - to get very angry

TO BE ANNOYED/IRRITATED

être agacé(e) - to be irritated/annoyed 

être énervé(e) - to be annoyed/irritated

être irrité(e) - to be irritated

être gêné(e) - (in this case) to feel annoyed - softer/gentler than agacer

Avoir les nerfs – to be irritated/annoyed/cross

Avoir les nerfs à vif – to be at your wit’s end

Avoir les nerfs en pelote – to be on edge

TO BE BORED (OR FEELING LAZY)

être ennuyé(e) - to be bored

être mort d’ennui - to be bored to death

avoir la flemme (de faire qch) - can’t be bothered doing sth

TO BE TIRED

être fatigué(e) - to be tired

être écrasé(e) - to be stuffed

être épuisé(e) - to be exhausted

être crevé(e) - to be dead tired

être vanné(e) - to be ready to drop

être claqué(e) - to be bushed/beat

TO BE STRESSED

être stressé(e) - to be stressed

Être sur les nerfs - to be strung out

Être surmené/débordé - to be stressed/overworked

Être tendu - to be stressed

TO FEEL SICK (TO DO WITH ILLNESS)

se sentir mal - to feel sick

se sentir mieux - to feel better

avoir mal - to be in pain

Avoir des courbatures - to feel stiff

TO BE SCARED

avoir peur (de) - to be scared (of)

avoir les jetons - to be scared stiff

avoir une peur bleue (de qch) - to be scared out of your wits (by sth)

avoir le trac - to be nervous

être effrayé(e) par - to be frightened by

être mort de peur - to be dead scared

TO BE SURPRISED/SHOCKED

être surpris(e) (par) - to be surprised

être stupéfait(e) - to be stunned

les bras m’en tombent - I am speechless

être choqué(e) (par) - to be shocked (by)

en être baba - to be gobsmacked (due to admiration)

être ébahi(e) - to be astonished

TO BE CONFUSED

ça m’embrouille - I’m confused - lit. this confuses me

J’ai du mal à suivre - I’m confused - I’m having trouble following

Je suis perdu(e) - I’m confused (lost) 

Je ne sais plus où j’en suis - I’m confused - in the sense that you don’t know where you are in something (figurative)

Je n’y comprends rien (or: j’y comprends rien - to be more colloquial) - I’m confused - I don’t get it

Je ne comprends pas - I don’t understand/I’m confused

J’te suis pas - I’m confused (I don’t follow you)

TO BE PROUD

Être fier de (note: feminine= fière) - to be proud of

Être orgueilleux - to be proud (to be a proud [as in haughty] as a person)

TO BE SMUG

Être hautain - to be proud (snobby/up yourself)

Être fiérot (fem= fiérote) - to be a proud person

Faire le fiérot - to be smug/pleased with yourself

TO BE JEALOUS

Crever de jalousie - to be eaten up with jealousy

Être jaloux de - to be jealous

Être envieux de (plus formel/soutenu) - to be envious

Jalouser - to envy/be jealous of

TO FEEL DESPAIR

être au comble du désespoir - to be in the depths of despair

Se désespérer - to despair/lose hope

TO BE GRATEFUL

être reconnaissant(e) - to be grateful

savoir gré à qqn de qch - to be grateful to s.o for sth e.g. je te sais gré de ton aide

TO FEEL SAFE

se sentir à l’abri - to feel safe

TO BE HURT/BROKEN-HEARTED/UPSET

avoir le cœur brisé(e) - to be broken-hearted/broken up by something

en être malade - to be cut up/gutted by sth

être affecté(e) - to be cut up about something

être blessé(e) - to be hurt by sth

être bouleversé(e) - to be upset

être dans tous ses états - to be in a state

être désemparé(e) - to be distraught

être peiné(e) - to be hurt by sth

être accablé par le chagrin - to be grief-stricken

en être tout retourné - to be bowled over/to be devastated~shocked by

être anéanti - to be torn in two

avoir mal au cœur - to be very sad/heartbroken (can also mean to feel sick/nauseated) avoir un gros chagrin - to be grief-stricken/heartbroken

TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE

être dans ses petits souliers - to feel uncomfortable

être mal à l’aise - to be uncomfortable

être mal à son aise - to be ill at ease

se trouver mal - to be uncomfortable (uncomfortable position - e.g. sitting)

TO FEEL HUMILIATED

être humilié(e) - to be humiliated

être mortifié(e) - to be mortified

19h45.

Pour une fois, l’oiseau ne s’effarouche pas.

Il faut dire qu’il est très occupé à observer le fond de l’eau.

L’habilité est étonnante. 

Comme le chat, juste avant de lancer son harpon, on a la sensation qu’il se tapit.

Je n’aurais pas été fidèle à moi même si je n’avais pas fait une baleine.

Il y a encore plein de petites erreurs mais je l’aime quand même <3 

@kateparfet

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We recently got the luck of seeing one of the most beautiful fishes of Bali, maybe even the world, out of the hole it usually hides in: the gorgeous ribbon eel. Ribbon eels are very aptly named, you can see that for yourselves. They also are a very interesting fish. Indeed, like some underwater inhabitants, they will go through a sex change in the course of their lives. However, they don’t do it in the usual order. Like the clownfish, they are born males and evolve into females, in time. It is actually very easy to notice, the males being bright blue and yellow while the females turn completely yellow. And this ine is actually a teenager, as it till bears some black from its younger days. Isn’t nature just fascinating? 🐠🎗️💫

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Nous avons récemment eu la chance de voir l’udes plus beaux poissons de Bali, si ce n’est dumonde, la magnifique murène ruban, hors dutrou dans lequel elle se cache la plupart dutemps. Les murènes rubans portent très bienleur nom, comme vous pouvez le constater. Maisc’est également un poisson qui a une biologietrès interessante. En effet, comme beaucoupd’espèces marines, la murène ruban change desexe au cours de sa vie. Cependant, elle ne lefait pas dans l’ordre habituel. Si la plupartdes poissons passent de femelle à male, lamurène ruban s’y prend dans l’autre sens,comme le poisson clown. Il est très facile dedéterminer le sexe d’une murène ruban, lesmâles portent une livrée blue électrique etune nageoire dorsale jaune et deviennententièrement jaunes lorsqu’ils setransforment en femelles. La nature ne cesserajamais de nous étonner !🐠🎗️💫

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Inktober #04 – Underwater Using the Inktober to try out some things, today a little otter *^*

Feuille d’album en soie -  “Otters Swimming" - Dimensions 34.3 x 27.6 cm

Seki Shūkō 関袖江  (1858 - 1915)

quand je découvre une librairie qui m'épargne une semaine de travail

/* by Tom */

 MeMo, un memory/puzzle olfactif 15 paires d’odeurs identiques à collecter, et une grande image à recomposer!

And the perfumes tender, sweet, intense / enter me like a delicate blade.

le 15 novembre  ⋮   migrer   ⋮   to migrate 

quand j'assure au chef que je peux migrer le site sous IE sans problème

/* by marcel */