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elias /36 queer cat wizard (they/he)💕 married to @moombastation 6/9/24

[adachimerica]

We're at the Tumblr SexyMan Drag Show

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It was really good

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We're at the Tumblr SexyMan Drag Show

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'lipademic (i thought this pain was normal)' - 10 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas, 2026

btw - i did finally finish that piece i mentioned in my last bi-annual post! i like it a lot, also it got into the 2026 Groundhog Show in akron which is cool. my first time exhibiting my work since 2019.

it was also my first time in a gallery show w/ my sibling??? so thats cool as heck and also weird that this was the first time. yee haw

[adachimerica]

so my wife saw a poster downstairs for the Tumblr Sexy Man Drag Show (tm) which is apparently going to have the Onceler in it

........ i legally had to buy tickets, what can i fucking say

[adachimerica]

sup everyone, it's time for my bi-annual tumblr post !!!!!!!

I need to update my header but I'm very much a they/he now, been on T for uhhhh ..... 1.5 years maybe? Time is an illusion but yeah. ended up canceling my top surgery apt #2 tho cos I got some weird vibes from the surgeon so uhhh gonna try again...... yee haw

we are still in Pittsburgh, wanted to move to MA but we're having to postpone that move til next year due to the God Damned Economy

I love my wife and our cat!!!!!

Look at that Baby........

uh.... im now 4 years out from my graduation from my coding bootcamp, it did end up being one of the best decisions of my life. currently a ✨senior✨ software dev at my company, got promoted last month even tho im again still very new to the industry - it turns out doing every other job possible during your 20s can give you a bit of a head start when it comes to soft skills??

Also I finally am back into painting again, yay:

the bottom right one there technically is still a WIP, its been very exciting to get back into all this

yay!!!! That's About It

[andmaybegayer]

> looking at a new popular collectible

> ask the people if it's objects or gambling

> they don't understand

> pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is objects and what is gambling

> they laugh and say "it's a good collectible sir"

> look up how to buy a collectible

> its gambling

[andmaybegayer]

> #wait are labubu's blind bags?!

Labubus are blind bags but they're also blind bags with some of the most insane dark patterns stacked on top. The online store for them has a thing where they tell you what you got the second you order it online so that you can immediately try again if you didn't get the thing you wanted.

There's also a shake feature that is designed to encourage you to buy more than one by narrowing down the possibility space on a crate of options so that if you're hunting a specific model you can verify that it's guaranteed to be in one of these three IF you buy all three right now!!!!!

[girlishgamine]

You can read more about what dark patterns are and how to spot them here.

Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010

The original website about deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) - tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things tha

[ralfmaximus]

That is a fucking awesome site everyone should visit. Don't skip the Hall of Shame.

[dailymanners]

I just thought of this post, which was actually how I learned what Dark Patterns are, because I tried to cancel my Adobe Acrobat subscription, and it took much longer than I anticipated because several times throughout the process it felt like it was intentionally trying to trick me into thinking I'd cancelled my subscription when I actually hadn't yet.

Please read up on Dark Patterns and learn how to recognize them.

[adachimerica]

also @moombastation 's computer glitched out on the audio settings for the game and turned it into fucking demon horses

[adachimerica]

made my trainer card! featuring that time I made my Daiwa Scarlet run a dirt race in the snow against 5 Taiki Shuttles and 5 Haru Uraras

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hey tumblr!!!! this is where we're at at the moment.

[adachimerica]

we got a roomba today and let me tell yall, I have never known serotonin like this

we named him Orangecat

[adachimerica]

btw orange cat update - he's doing great but he can NOT get the cat fur off of the one rug in the living room (ironically the one he's pictured on above) so we did buy a hand vac specifically for this rug

But otherwise it's great, I love having vacuuming/sweeping be as easy as telling orange cat to go do it

[catasters]

[adachimerica]

also in other news hi tumblr, my transgenderification is proceeding on as planned

I look currently like a cross between that one stoner/skater guy in my high school art class, and my fucking grandpa? which, y'know, maybe wasn't my exact vision when I started on this journey but it's where we are atm and I'm just enjoying the ride lol

I also tried switching from gel to injectibles, I 2000% could not handle it, so now I'm back on gel lol. switched to a pump at least so it's less wasteful.

acne has been miserable, but there's a lot more shit for your skin these days compared to when I went through round 1 of puberty? I finally bit the bullet and signed up for curology and they've got me on some good shit, so hopefully my face will clear up soon

I am on day 137 of T, I have the worlds shittieat mustache and it's fuckin great

[adachimerica]

annoyed because someone in our building has picked up a habit of chain smoking every night which, like, this is a nonsmoking building and the smell low-key makes me feel sick

but when I casually mentioned to the LL liaison that someone might be smoking her suggestion was that next time I should call the cops and I'm like ????? ??? Excuse Me But No, that's just not happening.

but so now I just have to smell cigs while I'm trying to fall asleep 🥲 and it fuckin sucks

[ayeforscotland]

Oh, and by the way, that Supreme Court ruling is where that Harry Potter money goes.

[ayeforscotland]

Context.

[what-are-fish]

This isn't even a slight exaggeration. JKR has openly given at least £70,000 to For Women Scotland to campaign against trans rights and fund this exact supreme court ruling. x x

Her anti-trans Crisis Centre in Edinburgh has the director of For Women Scotland on the Board of Directors. x

We can presume she's given more (financial) support off the record or in other ways.

Rowling consistently makes passive income on all Harry Potter products. Multiple sources have cited that Rowling earns anywhere between $50 million to a $100 million each year from royalties. Forbes estimated she earned $95 million in 2017 alone. x x x

It is a well-known fact that she earns net profit percentages on all her IP. Every time you buy any HP merch, from anywhere, she gets a cut. Every time you watch one of her films, even streaming or just on the tv, she gets a cut. Every time you visit Universal Studios or Harry Potter World, she gets a cut.

And she uses that money to do this. To strip trans rights at every opportunity.

This is where that Harry Potter money goes.

[adachimerica]

finally organized this lil mantle in the apt, also I did in fact buy... a typewriter... it's a smith-corona classic 12 and it was $45 at forage and it's very Cute and makes fun noises and. Idk I just wanna make stuff!! I like machines with manual parts and not touch screens!!

I got some cool colorful ink ribbons online too - there's a shop on Etsy (The Modern Typewriter) that sells a ton of ones for all sorts of different machines, those will be showing up on Saturday so that is. Exciting

[jessebloom]

i hate when top wildlife predators are just lil babies teeny tiny babies

[ashyfurz]

[bat-demon]

. that is a serial killer

[shower-thoughts-last-responder]

[malenjoyer]

people: do you like (character)?

me, a little unhinged about said character: He’s fine. He’s alright.