Raindrops On Rooftops

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[paranormal-taters]

I am going to [remembers that jokes about suicide are detrimental to myself and others] Scarborough Fair.

[citadelofthestars]

oh cool can u get me parsley sage rosemary and thyme while ur there please?

[paranormal-taters]

Absolutely I can

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[sapphia]

tamora pierce always was trans positive though because she innately understood the concept of gender and how it actually applied to people and to the world. her understanding is not surface level like many writers who’ve been revealed to be less than ideal, morally and/or craftwise.

we now have what didn’t exist then, which is popular scholarship on real trans men who were historical “women in disguise” and it turns out there IS a largely distinction we can draw between those who wanted to be identified as men and those for whom dressing as a man was a means to an end. and i didn’t get it at the time and i’m sure tamora pierce didn’t either but like the longing alana feels to wear dresses is so trans coded because her life would be so much easier if she actually were a trans man, if she could just hide that she is a woman forever and just galavant about as a knight as she wishes. in her writing, gender is something innate but also distinct from sex, and that is apparent 25 years before she ever featured a trans character in her worlds. tamora pierce is the author who wrote a story about a cis character where god herself had to come down and tell the mc that she cant hide her gender forever because she will make herself miserable, and it’s simply not who she is. and alanna discovering women warriors is an incredible parallel of the trans experience of discovering your real gender by learning about the trans community.

70s-80s feminist fantasy writers really knew what they were doing and i will never not love them for it. jk rowling could never

[ewriter91]

Also I love how Alanna goes on to play gender like a fiddle. I love the scene in Lioness Rampant where she very calmly explains why she needs to wear pants to the coronation. Not because the dress isn’t stunning or she’s unwilling to wear it. But IT IS POLITICAL THEATER TIME GUYS AND WE ARE SENDING A MESSAGE HERE. Pierce saying decades later that Alanna is genderfluid feels genuine. It’s clearly something she thought about as our understanding of gender deepened and changed. And it tracks with the character. I’m so glad I had these books as a young person.

[theeasternempress]

Fields of Mistira continues post-update, so I bring forth more memes :D

[specialagentartemis]

Aro and ace activism is housing reform, is well-funded public housing, is an expansion of affordable housing, is allowing single people to get affordable and public housing, is rent controls to make it possible for single people to be able to afford to live alone on a single salary.

Aro and ace activism is healthcare reform, so that no one needs to rely on a spouse for health insurance, so that healthcare is available to everybody regardless of income, so that no one’s lived experiences or basic dignity are dismissed or overridden by doctors

Aro and ace activism is well-funded and expansive public transit, so that you don’t need to have someone on hand to drive you places if you are incapacitated, so that you don’t have to pay for an ambulance if you need to get to the hospital quickly

Aro and ace activism is disability and elder care services, so that no one needs a spouse to care for them, so that no one needs children to care for them, so that marriage is not a bind for disabled people, so that people on disability who want to and can live alone can

Aro and ace activism is community-building, it’s public events, it’s free social activities, it’s mutual aid, it’s activities that bring community members together without socializing relying on just a romantic partner

Aro and ace activism is developing a culture of believing when people tell you who they are and what they want rather than assuming you know them better than they know themselves

Aro and ace activism means a better world for people without “normative” desires or “normative” social support, which means a better world for everybody

[caesarsaladinn]

every morning i wake up and make the worst possible time management decisions anyone has ever made

[redstonedust]

magical girl shows are good because their attacks will be something like "super love sunshine friendship beam" but make no mistake, super love sunshine friendship beam WILL end you. super love sunshine friendship beam will leave a crater in the ground where you once stood. you cannot understimate the power of super love sunshine friendship beam.

[crocrubies]

when were they gonna tell me there's yuri in my pokemon game??

[perfectday1972]

"came back wrong" but it's from work

[yidishuiwater]

[crownedcupidd]

obligatory separation for zygarde

had some fun with these! zygarde was done a while ago i just never got around to doing the others til now yveltal is still up there as one of my favourites. awesome bird

[silkysong]

the sequel. shes gonna get that fuckign cooki.

[fulgurbugs]

i like this photo because it looks like i just told clefable we’re letting her go from her job were she’s been a loyal and dependable employee for 20 years

[acrylicpaintwater]

megas your chandelure

[puffychi]

Chandelure 🕯️🔮🖤

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[sunnydr0pp]

my dog who doesnt understand hes begging for boiling water thats on the stove

[storybookprincess]

one of the best ways i’ve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase “i’m open to the possibility”

this particularly works with anything negative i’ve forecasted. “i woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suck” isn’t a particularly helpful thought, but “it’s a great day to be alive!!!!!” feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep

instead i’ll tell myself, “i really don’t feel good right now, but i’m open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.” or “i’m in a lot of pain today, but i’m open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite that”

sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but you’re not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference

[yujateaandpi]

This helped me today hope it helps someone else too