“Tearful” by Christina K
Vampire Defense
A difficult lesson, but necessary. Any reputable school ought to offer at least one course in vampire defense. Eton has three.
Do you have a reading problem?
You may have a reading problem if you…
- Feel guilty or ashamed about your reading.
- Lie to others or hide your reading habits.
- Have friends or family members who are worried about your reading.
- Need to read in order to relax or feel better.
- “Black out” or forget what you did while you were reading.
- Regularly read more than you intended to.
Common signs and symptoms of reading abuse include:
- Repeatedly neglecting your responsibilities at home, work, or school because of your reading. For example, performing poorly at work, flunking classes, neglecting your kids, or skipping out on commitments because you’ve been reading.
- Using books in situations where it’s physically dangerous, such as reading and driving, operating machinery while reading, or mixing books with fanfiction against doctor’s orders.
- Experiencing repeated legal problems on account of your reading. For example, getting arrested for driving while reading or for reading and disorderly conduct.
- Continuing to read even though your book use is causing problems in your relationships. Reading with your buddies, for example, even though you know your wife will be very upset, or fighting with your family because they dislike how you act when you read.
- Reading as a way to relax or de-stress. Many reading problems start when people use books to self-soothe and relieve stress. Reading after every stressful day, for example, or reaching for a book every time you have an argument with your spouse or boss.
Other signs and symptoms of reading addiction (book dependence)
- You’ve lost control over your reading . You often read more books than you wanted to, for longer than you intended, or despite telling yourself you wouldn’t.
- You want to quit reading, but you can’t. You have a persistent desire to cut down or stop your book use, but your efforts to quit have been unsuccessful.
- You have given up other activities because of books. You’re spending less time on activities that used to be important to you (hanging out with family and friends, going to the gym, pursuing your hobbies) because of your book use.
- Books take up a great deal of your energy and focus. You spend a lot of time reading, thinking about it, or recovering from its effects. You have few if any interests or social involvements that don’t revolve around reading.
- You read even though you know it’s causing problems. For example, you recognize that your book use is damaging your marriage, making your mental health worse, or causing health problems, but you continue to read anyway.
The path from book abuse to reading addiction.
Not all book abusers become full-blown reading addicts, but it is a big risk factor. Sometimes reading addiction develops suddenly in response to a stressful change, such as a breakup, retirement, or another loss. Other times, it gradually creeps up on you as your tolerance to books increases. If you’re a binge reader or you read every day, the risks of developing reading addiction are greater.
Amber, according to the internet, you have a problem
special-snowflake-hall-of-fame:
ITS A FUCKING IKEA ADVERT BUT JUST WATCH IT
GUYS YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT I LITTERALY SPAT ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN
THERE BETTER BE REACTION GIFS OF THESE BY TOMORROW
THE FCUK DID I JUST WATHC
GNOMICIDE 2013! NEVAR 5GET.
I have arm muscles now. Even though they’re tiny, I am super proud. I am infant buff~
Reblogging this again because someone always finds it useful!
Carrot salad:
ingredients:
carrots ((as many or as few as you’d like))
shallot or onion
cumin seeds
a healthy pinch of kosher salt
extra virgin olive oil
some kind of acid whether it be a lemon, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, etc.
method:
In a large bowl, whisk together three parts extra virgin olive oil and one to two parts of your acid. Add kosher salt to taste. Using either a mandolin or vegetable peeler ((or a knife if you’re that good)), shave the carrots into paper thin slices. Repeat with the onion or shallot. If you don’t have a mandolin or vegetable peeler, you can grate them. Toss them in the olive oil mixture. Over medium low heat, toast the cumin seeds until they become fragrant. Remove from heat and grind up in a mortar and pestle ((which I don’t have so I used a can on a cutting board)). Add as much cumin as you’d like to flavor. Eat
If you’re worried about having raw onions or shallots in the dish, you needn’t. If you slice them thinly enough, the acid really cuts down on the bite. If you’re still worried or if they’re still too strong for your liking, let it soak in a bit of red or white wine vinegar for a few minutes before assembling
Extracting Espresso
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Visual Specialization and Brain Evolution in Primates [RSPB]RA Barton 1998
Abstract: Several theories have been proposed to explain the evolution of species differences in brain size, but no concensus has emerged. One unresolved question is whether brain size differences are a result of neural specializations or of biological constraints affecting the whole brain. Here I show that, among primates, brain size variation is associated with visual specialization. Primates with large brains for their body size have relatively expanded visual brain areas, including the primary visual cortex and lateral geniculate nucleus. Within the visual system, it is, in particular, one functionally specialized pathway upon which selection has acted: evolutionary changes in the number of neurons in parvocellular, but not magno- cellular, layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus are correlated with changes in both brain size and ecological variables (diet and social group size). Given the known functions of the parvocellular pathway, these results suggest that the relatively large brains of frugivorous species are products of selection on the ability to perceive and select fruits using specifc visual cues such as colour. The separate correlation between group size and visual brain evolution, on the other hand, may indicate the visual basis of social information processing in the primate brain.
This article is required reading if you want to read his 2004 PNAS article since the PNAS article uses his previous findings to make speculative and receive counterintuitive results on the role of the parvocellular layers and magnocellular layers on binocularity. Both articles provide highly speculative hypotheses that can provide a long critique/thought/thinktank sessions. Nevertheless, these articles both provide information on the role of binocularity and speculates on whether the brain evolved due to more internal or external forces.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d66e6d7496f69bc2204c0e20581bf4e/tumblr_mk754pGCqF1rfy49no1_500.jpg)
Visual Specialization and Brain Evolution in Primates [RSPB]
RA Barton 1998Abstract: Several theories have been proposed to explain the evolution of species differences in brain size, but no concensus has emerged. One unresolved question is whether brain size differences are a result of neural specializations or of biological constraints affecting the whole brain. Here I show that, among primates, brain size variation is associated with visual specialization. Primates with large brains for their body size have relatively expanded visual brain areas, including the primary visual cortex and lateral geniculate nucleus. Within the visual system, it is, in particular, one functionally specialized pathway upon which selection has acted: evolutionary changes in the number of neurons in parvocellular, but not magno- cellular, layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus are correlated with changes in both brain size and ecological variables (diet and social group size). Given the known functions of the parvocellular pathway, these results suggest that the relatively large brains of frugivorous species are products of selection on the ability to perceive and select fruits using specifc visual cues such as colour. The separate correlation between group size and visual brain evolution, on the other hand, may indicate the visual basis of social information processing in the primate brain.
This article is required reading if you want to read his 2004 PNAS article since the PNAS article uses his previous findings to make speculative and receive counterintuitive results on the role of the parvocellular layers and magnocellular layers on binocularity. Both articles provide highly speculative hypotheses that can provide a long critique/thought/thinktank sessions. Nevertheless, these articles both provide information on the role of binocularity and speculates on whether the brain evolved due to more internal or external forces.
