Tin Foil Hats and Ineffable Alchemy

heathyr: I’m really latching onto the WANT for a “How to Lose A Guy in Ten Days” au because it...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:00 -0400

I’m really latching onto the WANT for a “How to Lose A Guy in Ten Days” au because it would be so fucking hilarious

Just imagine Stiles doing everything he can to make a guy break up with him for an article he’s writing, and Derek doing everything he can to make a guy fall in love with him because Laura bet him he couldn’t

Stiles: YOU KILLED OUR LOVE FERN

Derek: NO IT’S JUST SLEEPING

When throwing a punch:

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:40 -0400

When throwing a punch::

alexandrefelixdarnay:

pfdiva:

starfleetrambo:

sakothefox:

unseilie:

fullofbeansandspunk:

everythingbutharleyquinn:

asinheavenasinhell:

thnafu:

• Use the hand you write with.

• Make a fist with your thumb outside, not tucked inside. If it’s tucked inside your fist, when you punch someone, you might break your thumb. The thumb goes across your fingers, not on the side.

• Don’t be like in the movies—don’t aim for the face. Face punches don’t usually stop people, and you can miss when they duck their head or break your hand on their jaw. If you want to get away quickly, or end a fight, aim for the chest, or the ribs. If you really want to do some damage, e.g., you’re being attacked, aim for the throat, which will make it hard for your attacker to breathe for a hot minute.

• When you punch, you want to aim and hit with your first two knuckles. Not the flats of your fingers, and not your ring or pinky knuckles, which can break more easily. You can use your weight, if you’re on your feet, to add wallop, and spring into a punch with your feet and torso.

Useful information, esp. if you haven’t taken self defense.

I reblogged this once before to add this and I’ll do it again…

keep your wrist straight.

You can also risk breaking your wrist if you allow it to bend. I actually can’t believe this isn’t in there.

Other good pointers:

if your attacker is male, go for his junk - especially if he’s wearing loose pants. There’s no sportsmanship when it comes to assault so fuck them balls UP

punching pretty much ANYWHERE in the face is going to actually hurt you a LOT (just think - you’re punching your bones into their bones and ow). If you’re going for the face, my suggestion is to strick upwards with your palm.

see that meaty portion highlighted in red? There’s a lot of muscle and fat right there which makes it excellent for striking. Hold your hand as shown and aim for the nose or chin (though I’ve been told in extreme circumstances, doing this to the nose can be fatal but I’ve never really heard if this is true or not) and just aim upwards

other delicate areas:

the shin (hurts like a bitch if you kick it right - also, you can hit this spot if you’re being held in a choke-hold and if your attacker has to move in order to stop you from kicking him, he’ll have to angle his body so as to expose his stomach and crotch to the wild spastic jabbings of your elbows)

the solar plexus (either jab while holding your hand in a sort of spear position or use your elbows - unless you’re super strong, your punch probably won’t wind your attacker. Your elbow or a spear hand will, however)

Originally in (most) martial arts, you hit the solar plexus because it supposedly contained an important chakra. Now we know that it actually also contains like a bunch of necessary organs that are exposed just below your ribs and is also (roughly) where your diaphragm lives so getting punched there is not pleasant.

the clavicle (from experience, getting hit in your clavicle HURTS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. If you strike downwards with your knuckles, the person might just cry. Like I did.)

the ear (this is probably the best place to punch besides the throat. It’s all cartilage so it probably won’t hurt you all that much and most people will be like “DUDE YOU PUNCHED ME IN THE EAR WHAT THE HELL”)

the kidneys (this is harder to hit without training but if you somehow get your attacker’s back to face you, try to hit’em in the kidneys. Again, from experience, this FUCKING HURTS. You can’t really hit the kidneys from the front with any effect but from the back it is super painful)

if you’re held in a choke-hold, try turning your head so the forearm isn’t pressed into your throat. If you can position yourself right, you can sort of force your chin into the crook of the elbow, making you able to still receive (limited) oxygen and provide time for you to kick some shins or elbow some spleens and shit

-Also, remember that a guy’s junk is not an off-button. Don’t think that you can rely on a swift kick to the balls to immediately incapacitate him in an emergency. Adrenaline and anger can keep somebody going for a long time even through extreme pain, and if you expect to end a fight with a single groin-attack you might be caught off-guard when he doesn’t drop. Certainly go for it if you get the chance, but keep hitting him until the fight is over.

-Draw blood if you can, especially if you can draw it from the face or the eyes. Blood in the eyes is not just a good way to impair your attacker’s vision, it’s also a really good way to freak them out and let them know that they might be getting more than they bargained for by picking a fight with you.

-Elbows and knees are really powerful weapons. Elbows are very sharp and very strong and if you are in close-range they are often more effective than trying to throw a punch.

-Yelling and shouting makes you scary.

Self-defense in driving school taught us that it’s not honestly a good idea to go for the balls. It makes them even more angry and gives them more motivation to hurt you worse.

We’d also learned that its a good idea to go for the eyes if you can. Dudes are scared as shit to lose their vision so, pepperspray if available. If not, using your thumbs to try and gouge their eyes.

Welcome to tumblr, where we teach you how to fight and defend yourself.

In which tumblr teaches you better than highschool.

fallenshadowhunters: sabrinagrimm: slothturtle: teachinglitera...

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:29 -0400

fallenshadowhunters:

sabrinagrimm:

slothturtle:

teachingliteracy:

alethiosaur:

Inspired by Worthington Libraries: Blind Date with a Book!

We started with ~40 books. Two hours later, all but four had found homes with library patrons (sorry, Flush, Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Persepolis, and The ThingsThey Carried, they don’t know what they’re missing).

Now, to send forth a new fleet of exciting books into student arms. Whew!

THAT IS AWESOME I WANNA DO IT

#i see you golden compass

THIS IS SO COOL.

pourim: ibock: skittles what the fuck i think they tasted the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:26 -0400

pourim:

ibock:

skittles what the fuck

i think they tasted the wrong rainbow

shickalenia: cosmictuesdays: squintyoureyes: Isaiah...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:06 -0400

shickalenia:

cosmictuesdays:

squintyoureyes:

Isaiah Mustafa’s campaign to be Luke Cage (x)

Hello ladies. Look at your man. Then back to me.
I’m in a movie.

Why, exactly, did Marvel go for Ant-Man instead of this?

OH. MY. GOD.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant.

lionquinn: favorite chick flick movies → She’s The Man...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:27 -0400

lionquinn:

favorite chick flick movies → She’s The Man (2006)

”Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who’s with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who’s crushing on Duke who thinks she’s a guy.”

swingsetindecember: STILL WAITING FOR HAWKEYE WORKING AT TARGET...

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:38 -0400

swingsetindecember:

STILL WAITING FOR HAWKEYE WORKING AT TARGET FIC

alucardhellsing: lampfaced: itsspookytoremember: “DAMNIT...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:09 -0400

alucardhellsing:

lampfaced:

itsspookytoremember:

“DAMNIT WONDER WOMAN, I AM THE DARKNESS”

I’m laughing too hard not to reblog this.

misszenno: Today, I was visiting my parents and we went to the...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:37 -0400

misszenno:

Today, I was visiting my parents and we went to the park to relax because of the nice weather.

As it turns out, a wedding was going on in the area, which isn’t uncommon for that park.

I had my camera and was taking pictures of things and two little boys run over from the wedding ceremony, hand in hand and sit on the bench in front of me. I took a picture because it was just too adorable.

Next, they come closer to me, see my camera, and the one with the red hair says “Take a picture of me and my boyfriend!” and tries to get the other one to pose with him. I smile at the term, but don’t say anything, and take the picture.

I ask if they are with the wedding and they both nod, the redhead saying “Yes. And you know two boys can get married here now, too? Me and my boyfriend can get married.”

And I just thought it was so crazy and amazing that these two little boys were so open about themselves, even if it turns out later in their lives that they’re not gay, it’s still amazing.

The brown-haired one at one point took a pretty big spill on the pavement, and me and my parents ran over to see if he was okay, but had a scrape on his elbow. He said he was fine, and that his mom had a bandaid he could use, so his boyfriend kissed him on the mouth and held his hand, taking him over to where the adults in the wedding were.

It’s incredible how much things are changing and how open kids are able to be.

volvata: singular-armageddons: volvata: “you cant wear spaghetti straps to school because boys...

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:45:27 -0400

volvata:

singular-armageddons:

volvata:

“you cant wear spaghetti straps to school because boys cut them with scissors or snap them”

so instead of teaching boys not to do that you police girls’ wardrobes

ok

Because obviously every boy will listen to an adult

holy shit is this the 1950s because my calendar says 2013

nudiemuse: woodelvish: I’m sorry I had to This made me almost...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:42:00 -0400

nudiemuse:

woodelvish:

I’m sorry I had to

This made me almost spit water everywhere.

heyysourwolf: alphamccall: PETITION TO KEEP CREEPY OLD WHITE DUDES AWAY FROM MELISSA...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:14 -0400

heyysourwolf:

alphamccall:

PETITION TO KEEP CREEPY OLD WHITE DUDES AWAY FROM MELISSA MCCALL

PETITION FOR MELISSA MCCALL TO BEAT THEM UP WITH A BASEBALL BAT

patrickandmarcus: Women’s complaints: We don’t make enough money, we’re hypersexualized,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:05 -0400

patrickandmarcus:

Women’s complaints: We don’t make enough money, we’re hypersexualized, polticians vote over control of our bodies, we’re blamed for our own assaults

Men’s complaints: They keep saying they hate us

fuefukidouji: Am I kicked out of the fandom yet? Why did I put...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:42 -0400

fuefukidouji:

Am I kicked out of the fandom yet?

~~Why did I put the Impala in the ocean though~~

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:52 -0400

kendrawcandraw: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR KENDRA TO TAKE A GOOD...

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:45:36 -0400

kendrawcandraw:

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR KENDRA TO TAKE A GOOD IDEA AND RUIN IT

littlepaperhugs: i am very proud of you for waking up today. you are very brave. existing can be...

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:06:53 -0400

littlepaperhugs:

i am very proud of you for waking up today. you are very brave. existing can be hard sometimes and that is okay. i am proud of you even if all you did today was exist. i am proud of you for existing.

mybelovedcheshire: Enjolras: “You’re all fucking assholes and...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:16:30 -0400

mybelovedcheshire:

Enjolras: “You’re all fucking assholes and you’re not invited to my barricade anymore.”

dammit Sirius, why are you so… dramatic!?

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:30 -0400

dammit Sirius, why are you so… dramatic!?

11 Signs You're A Men's Rights Activist

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:45:23 -0400

11 Signs You're A Men's Rights Activist:

stfuconservatives:

theconcealedweapon:

1. You have no problem with the gender wage gap. But you hate having to pay for dates.

2. You insist that it’s a scientifically proven fact that men are stronger than women. But you complain about society believing that it’s worse for a man to hit a woman than for a woman to hit a man.

3. You believe that the age of consent is unfair and that there’s nothing wrong with having sex with teenage girls. But when you find out that a teenage girl enjoys sex, you believe she’s the biggest slut in the world.

4. You hate when a woman automatically assumes that a man is a douchebag before getting to know him. But when you like a woman who likes another man, you assume he’s a douchebag just because he’s not you.

5. You believe that if women want equality, they should be drafted into the military. But you also believe that the military is not a place for women.

6. You hate when women assume that men are like wild animals. But you believe that a woman who doesn’t cover up and make herself invisible to men is just like someone wearing a meat suit around wild animals.

7. You hate the fact that men are bullied for not conforming to their male gender roles. But when you find out that a man disagrees with your beliefs about women’s rights, your immediate response is to try to emasculate him by comparing him to a woman as an insult.

8. You hate when women assume that there are no nice guys. But you call yourself a nice guy and act like it’s a rare quality that should cause women to be all over you.

9. You hate when women assume that men just want to get laid. But when you find out that a man is a feminist, you assume that he’s just doing it to get laid.

10. You hate when women make generalizations about all men. But when a woman calls you out for being sexist, you claim that all men think like you.

11. You insist that women should be responsible for protecting themselves from being raped. But when they follow the one piece of advice that actually works, which is being aware of red flags, you complain about them assuming that all men are rapists.