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White Blue Peacock

This bird is a crossbreed between blue and white peacocks. The result is one spectacular creature. 

wow, I haven’t seen such a dramatic display of genetic mosaicism before.

It’s a Shiny Pokemon.

There are two kinds of people.

this needed to be on this blog because of reasons

I feel like I could easily explain this via X-inactivation but… it’s a boy. WAIT. WAIT WAIT WAIT. Male birds are homozygous for their sex chromosomes because birds are weird! It IS X-inactivation! HAH!! Oh man, I feel so smart right now… 

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paint me like one of your french girls

One time, I told my friend Calvin to do that and this is what he drew:

Note that I have a beret which makes me French.

My parents bought me a new laptop as a graduation present. Which means I have a functioning webcam again. Hooray!

Kayla’s Life Pro Tips

I’ve gained a small amount of wisdom in my 22 years. I just wrote these as I thought of them, so pardon the hodge-podge of tips here. Some are medical and some are religious and some are I don’t even know what. For the religious ones, I assume the reader is Catholic. Sorry I’m not sorry.

1. Acetone (nail-polish remover) dissolves superglue. 
2. Don’t brush your teeth immediately after having acidic drinks such as coffee, tea, fruit juice, liquor, or soda (including diet sodas). Brushing while the acid is still in your mouth can quite literally brush away your enamel. (Also for the sake of your teeth, you should probably avoid soda altogether.)
3. For the health of your skin: Drink lots of water. Don’t smoke. Wear sunscreen, especially on your face and neck. (And don’t forget your ears!) Get enough sleep. Keeps your skin looking younger and healthier.
4. Everyone knows smoking is bad for your lungs, but it’s also bad for your skin, teeth, hair, brain, heart, and immune system. Smoking decreases the body’s ability to fight infection. Just don’t smoke. And if you already do, quitting will greatly improve your immune function. (Cigars, hookah, and marijuana included.)
5. Read the bible every day. As soon as I started doing this, the strength of my daily temptations decreased dramatically. 
6. For the ladies, pay attention to your cycle. Not only does it help increase appreciation for your body, but it can be very useful for you or your doctor. If you keep track and know what your baselines are, it will be easier to notice if something changes. If your periods are irregular or you have severe menstrual symptoms, it may help you discover a number of irregularities such as a short luteal phase or annovulation. Even if you’re years away from marriage, you can start paying attention to when your fertile periods are. 
7. Hearing damage is a real thing. I don’t think young people realize the damage they can do to their ears by listening to super loud music. Wear earplugs to fireworks shows and music concerts. (I promise, you’ll still be able to hear the music just fine.)
8. Check yourself. Learning how to do this can, quite literally, save your life. (Note that these links are medically-related but NSFW!!) Check your moles, breasts, and/or testicles. Gentlemen, I want to stress how important it is for you to check yourself. Testicular cancer is most common in men between the ages of 20 and 39! Also, check your breasts too because men can also get breast cancer.
9. Abstain from sex before marriage. If not for emotional or religious reasons, wait for the sake of your health! There are SO  many things you don’t have to worry about: pregnancy, a zillion STIs, HIV, the HPV virus (can lead to cervical cancer), getting birth control, etc. And you won’t spread diseases around. AND you won’t need the HPV vaccine (unless the person you marry has had previous partners. But until then don’t worry about it).
10. If you’re lazy and hate sweating, like me, trick yourself into exercising. I always have to disguise my exercise as something else. My personal choices: Zumba and taekwondo. It’s exercise disguised as dancing and beating people up! That way, it’s easier to motivate myself to do it. “Do I want to go exercise? No. Do I want to go dance Zumba? Yes.” Possible other choices: swimming, ultimate frisbee, yoga, bike-riding, unicycling, horseback riding, carpentry, walking to the store, performing orthopedic surgery, to name a few. ;)
11. St. Anthony of Padua is really good at finding lost things. Seriously. Give him a try. 
12. Chewing gum or sucking on a sweet will help you stay awake on those long drives. 
13. If you are having trouble going to sleep, mentally try as hard as you can to stay awake with your eyes closed. Paradoxically, you’ll fall asleep in no time!
14. Are you a nail-biter like me? There is only one thing that will prevent it: Enjoy your nails being pretty. Paint them pretty colors. File them to the perfect shape. Maybe even learn how to do cool designs. And keep a nail file with you at all times! That way, when you suddenly want to fix the shape of your nail, you won’t have to bite it. 
15. Indigestion? Don’t take an antacid. More often than not, the problem is that you have too little stomach acid to digest all that food. Instead, drink something acidic to help your tummy out like lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, or even pickle juice! (Or any number of other acidic drinks or foods. But see tip #2!)
16. If you find out you have athelete’s foot, make sure you put your socks on before your underwear. This way, the infection won’t spread to your genitals!
17. For most of you reading this, this news will be too late to help. BUT… Don’t w-sit, and especially don’t let your kids sit like this. I did all the time as a child, and now my femurs are twisted! I suspect I would be at least an inch taller if my bones had grown length-wise instead of twisting. W-sitting can also cause a number of other development problems.
18. Make it a habit to go to Confession once a month. At least. And don’t receive communion until then if you’ve committed a mortal sin. 
19. Go to daily Mass as often as humanly possible. The sacraments drastically and effectively increase one’s peace. I guarantee it. Well, actually, Jesus guarantees it. Once you start going, it will be difficult to stop. :) (Don’t stop.)

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Finished my graduation cap!

It’s funny because this means you’re not graduating from Vandy because we weren’t allowed to decorate our hats at all.

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PSA: (tw: eating disorders)

The difference between anorexia and bulimia is NOT restrictive eating vs. binging and purging.

The difference between anorexia and bulimia is that bulimics are within the normal range for body weight (or possibly even overweight) while anorexics are underweight. Both diseases take two forms: the restrictive type and the binge/purge type. 

That is all.

Dawwww wookit the cute wittle rats… (at Petco)

My dad was unsupportive this morning when I found a spider in my room.

"Heretics are to be converted by an example of humility and other virtues far more readily than by any external display or verbal battles. So let us arm ourselves with devout prayers and set off showing signs of genuine humility and go barefooted to combat Goliath."

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