Thanks, I Feel Very Cute In This Outfit.

Good Things that Happened in 2016

·         We’re closer to having successful vaccines for lung and brain cancer.

·         New chemotherapy breakthroughs have increased the 5-year survival for pancreatic cancer from 16% to 27% (and is getting better)

·         Scientists figured out how to link robotic limbs with the part of the brain that deals with intent to move so people don’t have to think about how they will move the limb, it can just happen.

·         Child mortality is down everywhere and it keeps going down.

·         Thanks to the ice bucket challenge the gene responsible for ALS has been found, meaning we are closer to an effective treatment. Let me rephrase that: we are close to getting a treatment for a very bad disease because a lot of people (including really hot celebrities) got wet.

·         A solar powered plan circumnavigated the world.

·         Michael Jordan donates 2mil to try and help bridge connection between police and the community.

·         Tiger numbers are growing.

·         And manatees.

·         And pandas.

·         Pakistan has made strides toward outlawing honor killings.

·         70,000 Muslim clerics declared a fatwa against ISIS.

·         Pokemon Go players went insane with placing lure modules near hospitals for sick kids.

·         California is now powering over 6 million homes with solar power, a record in the US (and that is the tightest shit)

·         Volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in 24 hours.

·         Apparently world crime as a whole has drastically declined as a whole in the last couple of decades.

·         Coffee consumption has been proved to help curtail cancer and suicide rates.

·         Speaking of coffee Starbucks figured out how to donate perishable food in a food safe way.

·         500 elephants were relocated to a better, safer and bigger home.

·         We made massive strides in Alzheimers’ prevention (my grandmother literally told me that scares her more than getting cancer this is very good news)

·         The ozone layer is repairing itself and all the work we did to get rid of those aerosol chemicals was actually worth it.

·         A new therapy developed in Israel could cure radiation sickness.

·         The Anglican church resolved to solemnize same-sex unions the same as opposite-sex unions which required a super majority of all three orders of the church (lay, clergy, bishop).

·         The Rabbinical Assembly issued a resolution affirming the rights of transgender and non-conforming individuals.

·         Precision treatments for cancer are hitting clinical trials and WORKING (as someone who’s had relatives with cancer this is the best news)

·         Dentists are once again providing free care to veterans who need it.

·         The Orlando Shakespeare Festival showed up with angel wings to block funeral-goers for the Orlando Pulse victims, view from anti-gay protesters

·         We may have cured MS

·         Rise Women’s Legal Centre opened

·         Death by heart disease has decreased by 70% in the United States

·         Two brothers saw color for the first time thanks to specially-designed glasses

·         Pope Francis spoke against society’s obsession with physical beauty while dedicating Mass to the disabled community (love that dude)

·         Portugal ran its entire nation solely on renewable energy for four days straight

·         A retiree is launching a project to transport 80 endangered rhinos to an Australian reservation to save the animals from poaching

·         An Afghan teacher has been delivering books via bicycle to villages that lack schools

·         Harriet Tubman is going to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

·         200 strangers attended the funeral of a homeless WW2 veteran with no family

·         A teen battling cancer married his sweetheart

·         Bank firm pays for college tuition for the children of employees who died in the 9/11 attacks

·         New medicine has been shown to increase melanoma survival rate to 40%

·         Over 800 Boko Harem Hostages were rescued by Nigerian Army

·         Toys R Us is Offering Quiet Shopping Hour for kids with autism this holiday season

·         Volunteers made special tiny Halloween costumes for NICU babies

·         A 4-year old befriends a lonely man and helped him heal after losing his wife

·         Families grew

·         People survived c ancer

·         People overcame depression

·         Any kind of victory, even if it affects only one person,  is a victory

·         Now for the pop culture good news

·         LEONARDO DICAPRIO WON AN OSCAR! EVERYONE READING THIS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE LEO FINALLY GET WHAT HE DESERVED

·         There’s a new Harry Potter book

·         And a movie

·         Harry Potter has no plans on vanishing with time

·         This sweet father gave candy to passengers on a flight so his little girl could trick or treat on Halloween

·         LET ME TALK ABOUT ALL THE KICK ASS MOVIES WE GOT THIS YEAR OH MY GOD

·         Kung Fu Panda 3, this franchise is still going strong despite that its about a panda played by Jack Black

·         Jungle Book. The amazing remake none of us saw coming

·         Finding Dory. I haven’t seen it yet but I’ve heard good things

·         Kubo and the Two Strings. Haven’t seen that yet as well but its Laika so I know it’s a masterpiece

·         Deadpool. The beautiful and super accurate R-rated marvel film

·         Captain America: Civil War. Seriously is the best marvel movie yet in my opinion I need more.

·         Zootopia. Oh don’t mind me I’m just a movie that tackled the issue of racism and not only game changed animated films but also made a billion dollars

·         The Hamilton Mixtape is coming out. Which is a bunch of artists singing songs from the musical (Sia, Usher, Regina Spketor, etc.) I’m excited.

·         A personal victory for myself, I joined Tumblr and met angels in blog form so…that’s uplifting.

·         And I met my favorite voice actor at a con which was a bucket list accomplishment.

Good Things that have yet to happen this year

·         Birthdays

·         Doctor Strange

·         Thanksgiving

·         Black Friday

·         Moana

·         Christmas

Good things that have nothing to do with the year but will hopefully make you feel better

·         Puppies

·         Chocolate

·         Rainbows

·         Rain (I like listening to rain it’s one of the most calming sounds)

·         Cartoons

·         Kissing

·         Music

·         Friends

·         FF: If you are a religious person you are an imperfect masterpiece

·         FF: If you are not then you are a splendid coincidence

·         Any year spent with loved ones be they family or friends is a good year. Trust me.

·         ”A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have” –Roger Rabbit

#NeverForgetTheGood

*Plz feel free to add other good news (even if it’s something small like you ate cheesecake THAT is good news)

Poland and Italy's Friendship Explains A Thing

PIEROGI PIZZA! GREAT PIZZA! CHEESY POTATO AND ONION ON CRUST! My area is so German and Polish we have to put potatoes even our Italian food. Like, we have pierogies at every festival and kielbasa is served in school, also haluski, but all three can be found in both places, and they haven't had sauerkraut in either but you can find it at bake sales (???? Why? ?? Everything will taste like sauerkraut???) and everyone over fifty has their preferred way of making it. Basically, my area is vvv German and Polish and pierogi pizza is great. Haven't had any in ages, but it's great.

That moment when you're at a Japanese baffet and the one girl who works there asks if you need more Pepsi in the cutest voice and you go, wow, I'm not straight. She said it so quiet and like "Pepi-si?" And her eye makeup was cute and her face was cute and she just ughdkdkfsnvd small cute. V nice.

That moment when you realise you're dressed like Veronica Sawyer and you're just like, wow, guess I'm cosplaying tonight.

A wee knitter and friend. Ca. 1939. Shetland Museum and Archives, Scotland.

Rube Goldberg’s Passover Seder

by the Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Technion University

Atkurtai Lietuvai 100

100 years of Restored Lithuania - the reason behind today’s celebration. When in 1918 on the 16th of February 20 signatories signed the Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania.

Centuries ago our nation started building a country which became a small but strong pagan state known as Lietuva and grew into the biggest European country - Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (The Grand Duchy of Lithuania). We went through a period of Christianization and Union with the Kingdom of Poland, then disappeared from the map by the end of 18th century as Russian Empire and Prussia shared and occupied our lands.

Our language and culture where being slowly pushed towards extinction but due to people who believed that we as Lithuanians must survive our native heritage stayed alive throughout the harsh occupations.

The original Act of Reinstated Independence was secretly taken to Berlin and printed out by free speech newspapers who helped to spread the news in Europe that Lithuanians are creating our country anew. This was followed by over 20 years of Independence, a long period of Nazi and Soviet occupations and finally the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania in 1990 the 11th of March when we restored our Independence for the second time.

Our nation bears a long and complicated history which involves a great number of other nations (as well as religions) beside. Whether those connections were positive or negative they played a part that influenced Lithuania as a country that we know today.

Therefore I would like congratulate all people of Lithuania. Whether you are Lithuanian by blood or by heart. Whether you were born in Lithuania or outside of it. Whether your native tongue is Lithuanian or another beautiful language. Whether you are atheist, pagan, Christian or professing other religions and beliefs. All of you are creating Lithuania that is today and will be in the future. Let’s make the second century that is starting today memorable and develope Lithuania into a country where all of its people would have a right to live and create a decent life.

Su gimtadieniu, Lietuva!

((More England, except now it's pirate.))

sometimes i marvel at the fact that people actually tell me they’re intimidated by me or scared of me when i am??? the embodiment of this gif???? thats literally all i am

why afraid