Aqua Utopia｜海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
will byers stan first human second
NASA
styofa doing anything
cherry valley forever
titsay
Misplaced Lens Cap
祝日 / Permanent Vacation
Cosmic Funnies
Kiana Khansmith
almost home
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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Cosimo Galluzzi
Product Placement
❣ Chile in a Photography ❣
Claire Keane
occasionally subtle
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@anywaysifixedit
Some Clepearl, for the soul. 🌕🦴
Inspired by this fic I read by @anywaysifixedit (I really hope this is you otherwise I just pinged a random person :') )
(Progress pics under cut!!!! :3 )
Oh my goodness I love this!!!!
(You tagged the right person btw lol)
who even are you. like what did you write
I have no idea. Let me see if anyone else in this ask place knows.
he was in arthur.
you’re thinking of Jill Eikenberry; I think this guy was an astronaut of some kind
that’s Neil Armstrong, I thought this guy was in How I Met Your Mother
That’s Neil Patrick Harris. I think this might have been the playwright who wrote The Odd Couple.
That’s Neil Simon. I think this is the musician who wrote Sweet Caroline.
That’s Neil Diamond. I think this is an astrophysicist
That’s Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think this is a river in Egypt.
That’s the Nile; I think this is the Irish guy who made the movies “The Crying Game” and “Interview with the Vampire”.
No no no, that’s Neil Jordan. I think this is the English author who helped write Good Omens.
You’re right! This is Terry Prachet’s tumblr. Good job everyone
ok I love this meme but like
Neil Gaiman actually was in Arthur.
This is true.
what were you doing in a falafel
Let a man live
made a character opinion bingo
I think there's a few things that people need to consider when creating rules for themselves or communities, and with setting boundaries for yourself or a community.
Is this boundary or rule something I can actually enforce?
A really wonderful way I saw this phrased a while back was like this: you can't actually set a boundary that is phrased like "don't cross this boundary". Because someone will - and now what?
Instead, phrase it with action: "If you cross this boundary, X will happen to you".
Now here's where the "actually enforceable" part comes in. Can you actually follow through? If the boundary is "If you're a terf and you follow me, I'm blocking you", that is an enforceable boundary. "TERFs DNI" is NOT enforceable: you cannot stop the initial interaction, this is a public website! You can block after the fact, but you cannot force them to not interact in the first place.
2. With regards to more interpersonal relationships and communities: is the boundary reasonable, and is the consequence reasonable?
Will setting this boundary cause more harm than good? Will it make communication in your community difficult?
I saw a great boundary set in a trans reddit the other day: when regarding the outcomes of a surgery, you cannot use the word "results". You can say "great chest!" but not "great results!". The consequence for using the word "results" is that an automatic bot will simply delete your reply and respond with the message "Using the word "results" is not allowed on this subreddit".
This is a clear boundary: do not use the word "results". It has a clear consequence that is easy to enforce through the use of a bot, and the consequence isn't public shaming or anything cruel; your reply is just gone, and you can then rephrase yourself. The boundary is clear and the consequence isn't disruptive or harmful.
Also, it's one rule. That's easy to remember.
BUT this isn't the case in all communities. I've tried to join many a discord server with an endless list of blacklisted words and phrases. The consequences for using these words are always harsh, and public shaming for daring to violate the boundary is extreme. I personally don't stay in communities like that; I HATE walking on eggshells, worried at any moment I could inadvertently say something from the long list I can't possibly memorize, and suddenly I'm a horrible villain.
So. Keep your boundaries and rules reasonable and enforceable, and make the consequences logical and not cruel.
this emerged in my head when I was trying to drive
May I propose the fill ins?
#i am undiagnosing myself with 'adhd' and rediagnosing myself with 'cursed by wizard'
I can’t get over this lmaooo
ok, after actually looking up the term and doing some goddamn research (my goodness somebody on the internet actually decided to look something up before forming an opinion, dear god what a day), i can pretty safely say that everyone hitting this post with the “that’s just a friendship!” bit is wrong! and i can explain why! i myself didn’t get this initially! but after looking into it, i realized that it’s mainly due to the framework i was thinking in! Yeah, there’s actually merit to what these people are saying, this is stuff that’s been considered and these are indeed terms that exist! they were also coined by ace people specifically to describe their relationships! So what gives? What does Queerplatonic Relationship mean? well i certainly fucking didnt get it at first, but it stems from attempting to define a kind of relationship that there arent really words for in the standard english lexicon! the poster above me is a TERF, and wherever i see myself agreeing with a terf i also see that there’s possibly some flaw in my logic or understanding of the thing. Basically (mind you this is only some very cursory and basic research, just type the term into google lol), QPR’s are a way of defining a relationship that has many of the same obligations and aspects of a traditional romantic relationship, without any of the explicitly romantic parts that come with having a spouse or romantic partner.
the idea of living in the same place, or jointly bringing up children, and performing many other tasks as a kind of unit that society would often mislabel as something done by two romantic partners in a union of some kind (i use that term to loosely define an exclusive relationship, not actual binding marriage, though this can include such). the idea of the QPR isn’t just “friends”, it’s very specifically “individuals in a platonic relationship that perform a number of the social aspects of a traditional romantic partnership”.
like, be real for a second. if someone described their relationship with someone to you and said “Yeah we own a house together, we have a kid that we adopted and take care of, we decided to get a dog last week and we file taxes as two members of the same household.”, you wouldn’t look at that person and assume that they arent romantic/sexual partners of some kind, because… well, traditionally, that’s shit that married people do. getting hit with the additional “Yup! And we’re not romantically or sexually involved at all! She has a boyfriend that she visits on the weekends and I’ve never had a romantic relationship in my life.” would throw you for a goddamn loop! What would you even call that relationship? and that’s where the term comes from: an attempt to define a very specific kind of relationship that certainly can and has existed, but isn’t commonly recognized or talked about!
so i think everyone shitting on these folks owes them an apology, i know i personally do for making assumptions that clearly weren’t true!
Actually QPR was coined by aromantic people but asexual people do also use it!
Finally I have a reason to reblog this after cringing every time it’s come across my dash.
Also that right there is a really good tutorial for how to react to posts like this: Resist the very human instinct to immediatly agree with opinions that are presented to you in this manner (unless you already have knowledge on the matter or have already formed a different opinion), instead look up the actual facts, think on why people might be agreeing or disagreeing with it and form your own opinion.
Like. It’s normal to just kind of instinctually agree with posts that are presented in this way that’s very “haha obviously this is bullshit”. It’s easy to just pile on, when presented with something you don’t understand and follow the presented opinion of “this thing i don’t understand is bad”. But it’s important to actively realize when you’re doing it and work against it.
it’s also worth noting: it Is a very genuine and targeted tactic for ace exclusionists to take everything involving asexuality and aromanticism and turn it into a joke because it’s much easier to spread their rhetoric that way
most people, when presented with an idea for the first time, are more likely to listen to “isn’t this outlandish idea presented without context Funny” than they would “isn’t this marginalized group undeserving of understanding? aren’t they Threatening?”
if you get it into people’s heads that aspec people are just a Joke, that nothing about this is Serious, then they’ll do the leg work of spreading your ideology to hook more people for you because it’s Funny and they’ll be more primed to eventually fall into the second bit. why do aspec people Need a spot in the queer community if they’re just a joke?
or, in the case of the argument presented in this post specifically, “why do aromantic people need a space in the queer community when they’re just Friends? obviously these are just Normal Straight People trying to force their way to spaces that they don’t belong by making up special words to describe normal things. don’t you agree? Don’t You Agree?”
that’s what makes it insidious, it primes you to believe something bigoted while giving itself plausible deniability. using the existence of people’s ignorance to spread it further than they could if they’d been honest straight away. and Because it’s presented like a joke and Because it relies on that ignorance they get to pretend that anyone pointing out that that’s what they’re doing is being ridiculous. like, say, Earlier In This Post.
My fav fans r the ones who are like yeah this show would be so good if it wasn’t for *lists the entire show*
I hate executive dysfunction
In light of my recent monkeypox post, A LOT of people seem confused or unaware of the growing public health concern. Here’s some high level info
Monkeypox is a rare disease from the same virus family as smallpox. Since May ‘22, a concerning outbreak has been occurring across many countries, including the US, that historically have not reported the virus
Symptoms can include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body
The current outbreak appears to be spreading mostly through close, intimate contact with someone who has monkeypox. It can spread via direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids; respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact; touching items that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids; and pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus
Most of the confirmed cases of monkeypox are men who have sex with men (MSM). This is not because MSM are biologically more susceptible to monkeypox. MSM generally have a better relationship with medical practitioners than heterosexual men, so they are more likely to get tested. Monkeypox is likely a concern for the broader public too
Good news: We know a lot about monkeypox (unlike the case with COVID). It is not transmitted as easily as COVID and is not as deadly. Two vaccines already exist
Bad news: In the US, the Biden Admin is dragging its feet on vaccine roll out. Most people, even at-risk populations, can’t get them yet. Most people are also unaware of this outbreak because the media is failing to inform the public. I hope this post helps shrink the info gap a little bit. Please consider spreading the word and adding to this post with more info and resources
Thread is now locked.
And there's, um, help:
Monkeypox cases have been disproportionately reported among men who have sex with men, prompting health authorities to expand vaccine access
Which further implies "this virus is only going to affect gay men."
All men over age 18 who have sex with men and have had multiple or anonymous partners in the last 14 days are eligible to get the shots
That's, um, nice... there's nothing in the article to say that their female partners are also eligible for the vaccine.
No, currently it's not even available to trans men. (My brother is a trans MSM in the greater NYC area, and looked into it.) This is very much being treated as a "cis gay men's disease."
As noted above, there is a reason why we knew of it more among MSM. It isn't that it's a "gay disease," or an STI/STD, and gay men are not universally more promiscuous than cishet men. (All incorrect things I've heard today.) Cishet men sleep around just as much OR MORE than cis gay men -- this is extremely well-studied. (Not that it matters, sleeping with lots of people isn't wrong or shameful. Just talking actual factual.)
So why are we seeing many more diagnoses among gay men, and why did our diagnoses largely start there?
Well. That one's actually really fucking easy to explain. Gay men, especially cis gay men over a certain age -- culturally speaking -- tend to be much more AWARE of any changes to their skin, or any sores or bumps or lumps on their skin, and much more likely to go get health care when they notice changes to their skin.
Why? Well, specifically because of the AIDS crisis. Kaposi's Sarcoma (if you Google it, the images can be distressing, use caution) is a condition which was often the first indication of AIDS in men who otherwise considered themselves to be healthy, or of seroconversion in men who knew they had HIV and who later developed AIDS. Kaposi's Sarcoma causes bruises and/or sores on the skin. So we have a culture among many cis gay men in the US, especially among older cis gay men, of being VERY AWARE of changes to their skin, and of being quick to go and get health care when they see those changes. Yes, they tend to have better relationships with their health care providers in general, but there's a specific vigilance around the specific symptoms of monkeypox which has nothing to do with monkeypox itself.
Someone post that picture of the "planes that got shot and survived". :p
letter from a mother of a gay man. sent to ONE magazine, 1958.
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This post was flagged as adult content and the original poster was deactivated so I'm bringing it back.
A supportive parent in the 50s ran a boarding house for gay men and hosted dinner parties for her son and all his friends and people think that's adult content.
she found out about this “last April” and her first thought was “I am going to create an environment that is so Gay”
I love the punctuation here. ‘I am not a part of the Gay World, but “straight”.’ Just... this person Knows Exactly What They Are talking about and it’s very loudly audible <3 <3 <3
You ever think about how they made the minions immortal so that they wouldn’t have to explain how they reproduce
?? they made the minions immortal???
Yeah it’s like the same 200 minions forever
They also trapped them in the Arctic for a long time so they wouldn’t have to show them working for hitler because canonically they’re evil and serve the most evil master around and they’re clearly ok with serving dictators because they were depicted helping Napoleon so the solution to keep hitler out of the story was just to trap the yellow blobs on an iceberg.
So these things have been alive since the dinosaurs and are basically minor spirits or gods that exist to serve the side of evil and during that whole time they remained grossly incompetent.
Does the universe in despicable me want evil to fail or win? Or are these stupid yellow sexless idiots meant to keep a balance of some kind? Because they do not seem to have a niche in any ecosystem that I know of so their origin must be divine somehow.
since the minions are technically the last of their kind (since they seem to not be able to reproduce) does this mean that they are a protected species?
See, I don’t think that they’re a species. I think that they’re something else. Because everything else in that universe seems to follow ordinary rules of evolution but the same however many hundred minions keep changing their appearance and not dying. I think that the minions were intelligently designed.
Roman, my guy, are you really saying that minions are evidence of a god in despicable me lore?
Not god per se but… something.
Evil vs good. Evil made minions, good made them stupid yellow blobs
So are you positing that maybe they came to be because of some primordial yin/yang type battle between energies in the ocean or something?
But they have to reproduce somehow, there are way more minions in the Despicable Me movies than the Minions movie
there's a blueprint hanging on a wall in the first movie that shows Gru developed a way to create minions out of corn kernels
please i don’t want to learn these things
No one wants to talk about the fact that they worked with Napoleon means the minions canonically participated in the trans Atlantic slave trade
Finally a new observation that doesn’t have to do with corn
villain going to the goon shelter to pick out a new henchman
this energetic and diabolical boy was rescued from a goon hoarding situation… he loves pulling levers, gloating, and turning cranks with great abandon. prefers to be the only goon. needs an active lair with plenty of enrichment.
now this fella comes with some baggage. his previous villain was going to have put down when he refused to perform unsedated human vivisection as a form of torture. one of our agents intercepted the execution and brought him to the goon shelter. would thrive in an environment of G or PG-rated villainry.
on the other hand, if you’re looking for something a little more… advanced… then this fine lady over here would make a great challenge for an experienced villain able to set firm boundaries. she will NOT be released to first-time villains; proof of prior henchpeople must be demonstrated before adoption approval. high prey drive. under no circumstances should she be left alone with children or small animals. must sign waiver releasing the goon shelter from responsibility if her behavior is deemed excessively depraved.
These two are pair-bonded and may only be adopted together. Up for anything, they are fiercely loyal to their employer provided their needs are met and they are permitted to hold hands. They look alarmingly similar to one another but it is undeterminable whether they are close blood relatives or lovers who choose to dress and style themselves in identical ways. Habit of finishing each other’s sentences with rhyming couplets; we have not attempted to train this out of them. Will answer to whatever names or titles you give them so long as they are complimentary and/or rhyme.
Will you help this goon find his forevil lair? He’s been returned to the goon shelter six times now but we refuse to give up on him. A vile little rat of a man, he’d be the perfect accomplice to someone willing to overlook his unfortunate heterosexuality. If gay-coding is not your style and you don’t expect it from a henchman, please consider giving this little guy a good home in your dastardly schemes.
This guy is not your typical goon. He was rescued from a high-kill shelter after being deemed unfit for henching. His deep baritone voice, his darkly handsome good looks, and his flair for the dramatic have made prospective employers pass over him time and time again, making him the longest resident of the goon shelter. But don’t judge a book by its cover—while his appearance and demeanor suggest “villain”, his real passion is taking orders and faithfully serving a master. If you’re secure in your villainry and not prone to jealousy, he may just be what it takes to turn your base into a lair.
Day 286 of quarantine I have discovered www.webstaurantstore.com
It is, I BELIEVE, a website intended to be used by restaurants for bulk ordering food and utensils. And this is bringing me such unbounded delight scrolling through and recognizing that I, a single individual, ALSO can order ridiculous obscene enormous offensive-to-all-common-sensibilities shipments of BULK FOOD, to my LITTLE LITTLE APARTMENT, for PENNIES on the dollar. I have this god given power to flood my entire living space with bulk grains and it is one single button click away from my reality.
30 POUNDS of chocolate for $100. 20 POUNDS of peas for $13?? $13!!!! I will wake up every single morning from now on knowing that a box of donuts and a sack of dried split peas heavy enough to bodily injure someone both carry equal monetary weight. 25 POUNDS OF ONION POWDER for $50. Do you understand the enormity? the accessibility? the potential here? With the single click of the button I can put myself in a position of bequeathing more than a humanly comprehensible amount of onion powder in my will. AND IT WOULD ONLY COST ME $50 TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
But what gets me
What truly gets me
is the 50 POUND BAG OF RICE
FOR LESS THAN $20
Do you know how much that kills me? How much I’m losing my mind? that I can order MYSELF WORTH OF RICE for something to the tune of $50? I can OUT-RANK MYSELF WITH RICE, DEMOCRATICALLY OVERRULE MYSELF WITH RICE, IN MY OWN APARTMENT for the fucking PENNIES that is $50
I’m so sorry for the normal person I’ll be after quarantine because the cabin-fever version of me I’m inhabiting right now is perhaps just uninhibited enough to follow through on this dream I’ve just discovered of out-ricing myself.
real talk though, if you had a large number of people in your community who wanted a particular food item and couldn’t afford it (for instance if you’re in a food desert and need produce or if you’re a part of a large disabled and/or overworked community who all need prepared frozen food), you could pool funds and get an order from a supply store like this.
it requires organizing for finance management, ordering, transport, and distribution, but if you build a stable mutual aid network, it’s genuinely within the realm of possibility.
wake up every day go I WANT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE OR I'LL EXPLODE!!!!! and then just carry on with daily life
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Look buddy, i’m just trying to make it to Friday.
reblog if its friday and you made it
I've survived another hellish week. Hope you guys made it too. I'm gonna reblog this every Friday just because I can
The urge to bother my mutuals
reblog if it’s okay for your mutuals to bother you <3
If your nose is currently unblocked and not runny, take a moment to appreciate it. Wow look at you breathing in with both nostrils and not having to blow your nose every two minutes! You must be so proud of yourself! I’m proud of you too bud, have fun with your clear nose, you deserve it.
