Punchy-academic - This Is Really Something

"Do you ever dream of land?" The whale asks the tuna.

"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"

"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."

"Why do you care," says the tuna, "if you will never see it."

"There are bones in my body built to walk through the forests and the mountains." Says the whale.

"They will disappear." Says the tuna, "one day, your body will forget the forests and the mountains."

"Maybe I don't want to forget," Says the whale, "The forests were once my home."

"I have seen the forests." Whispers the salmon, almost to itself.

"Tell me what you have seen," says the whale.

"The forests spawned me." Says the salmon. "They sent me to the ocean to grow. When I am fat with the bounty of the ocean, I will bring it home."

"Why would the forests seek the bounty of the oceans?" Asks the whale. "They have bounty of their own."

"You forget," says the salmon, "That the oceans were once their home."

It’s got to be a good sign that my cat will just lay on his back with his belly exposed anywhere in and around the house, but gosh sometimes I look at him like “you have the WORST survival instincts bub” especially when he does it so close to a doorway I’m constantly walking in and out of.

I lied, I don’t like sex. Put your clothes back on, we’re listening to Midnight Burger.

being smart has never stopped me from being a complete fucking idiot

Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me.

I know there is a lot of discourse (tm) around this right now but listen to me

sometimes you do just have to lie to children.

the introvert urge to say “no worries either way” when you’re actually worrying both ways plus a secret third way

Some fiction podcasts I have listened to and enjoyed:

- The Magnus Archives (they really started it all for me)

- The Silt Verses(the loves of my life, I could ramble all day about my undying love for this pod)

- Wolf 359 (platonic love to the max my dudes)

- Midnight Burger

- The White Vault (🦷)

- Hello from the Hallowoods

- Secret of St. Kilda (Maebh de Brun the woman you are)

- VAST Horizon

- Fathom/Derelict

- The Unpredicted Party

- Trice forgotten

- the No Sleep Podcast

- Old Gods of Appalachia

- Tower 4

- Darkest Night (I’ve never been so simultaneously horrified and also unable to stop listening)

- Borrasca (a classic No Sleep Reddit post with Cole Sprouse as the mc?!?)

- Red Valley

- Bridgewater

midnight burger episode 40 spoilers

i fucking love when one of them says something insane and another one just immediately goes with it (mostly) no questions asked

the trust they have in one another!!

caspar (huell howser voice): louie, do we have everything we need?

leif ("louie" the cameraman): we could use some shots of the campaign bus.

caspar: charlotte, we would love to see that wonderful campaign bus of yours, it looks so luxurious!

charlotte: oh, yeah, sure!

caspar: i think that that would just be a fascinating thing to see, could you lead the way?

charlotte: right this way

caspar (whispering): what are we doing?

leif (whispering): stealing mitt romney's campaign bus

caspar (whispering): sure!

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leif: what's up? gloria?

gloria: that thing you have that shocks people, do you have it on you?

leif: the secret handshake?

gloria: yes

leif: yeah? i always have it on me

gloria: ...

leif: gloria?

gloria: go get me the barista.

leif: what?

gloria: go get me. the barista.

leif: we're taking hostages now?

gloria: everyone, on this planet, is a hostage. go get me the barista.

leif: shit. alright. hardcore, let's do this!

these people trust each other so much they are my best friends and i love them with all my heart