February 2012
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Apologies to anyone who has encountered my...
It’s fairly easy to tell just how tired I am by HOW OFTEN I RANDOMLY BREAK INTO YELLING MID SENTENCE and use all sorts of bullshit superlatives and use profanity much more liberally and occasionally slip into random ebonics even though I’m painfully white.
Tiredness manifests itself in some weird ways. It gets weirder the more tired I get…
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The Shepherd’s Beaked Whale, Tasmacetus shepherdi, is a very secretive whale with only four confirmed at-sea sightings as of 2006. They can reach 20 feet in length and have a dolphin-like beak, with adult males having a set of tusks at the end of their lower jaw.
“I knew from a distance that it was something unusual, something rare” stated Natalie Schmitt, whale scientist.
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letthisboydieaman asked: Do you ever forget which tumblr account you're logged into and accidentally post boobies instead of fish?
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yuh8n asked: I messed up and put it as a reply
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moreanimalia asked: Just cuz I want to talk to someone because of reasons... what is your ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE fish? Favourite marine fish family/group? And if you could do anything at all, what would you do?
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If you're new around these parts, and I know a...
Go on, have at it. You’ve taken the time to check my blog out and follow me, so I’d like to know a little bit about you guys too. Seriously, it’ll be super!
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hairymouthfuls asked: Just heard on the BBC today that if the acidification of the oceans (by CO2) continues at present levels, one third of 'marine life' will have perished by the end of the century.
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For Sarah (cog-nito), the story of why Ben's lungs...
Mkay, so. I keep fishtanks. I’ve done for many years. That is to say, I’m an aquarist. A pretty reasonable one too, if all accounts are believable. But… even the reasonable make mistakes sometimes.
I had a pretty massive tank crash a few years back as the result of some incredibly stupid decisions. I was working 75-80 hours a week at that stage, and trying to totally manually...
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“Don’t let anyone tell you you’re too young to achieve anything. A baby shark is...”
– (via mad-as-a-marine-biologist)
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Girl across from me on the bus is talking about...
I can’t help but to want to yell, “BITCH I AM EDUARDO WHAT NOW!?” or something. But then I realise I’m not ~*tumblr famous*~ and cry a little bit because my entire premise is ruined.
This has been a “Ben kinda probably shouldn’t go to work today” announcement.
