the lotus grows from mud

Co-owner of @roadvirusbus, foul mouthed librarian, introvert, secretly a selkie, live inside my own head. I am screaming in my flesh trash. Love recklessly.

[bruisedlotus]

I spy with my little eye ... also now all the “I have eyes on the back of my head” threats I handed out while working in education are now complete. $13 #fridaythe13th tattoo from @bodybazzare - thanks guys! • • #eye #eyeball #tattoo #tattooedgirls #altgirl #pinkhair #mohawk #nape #freshink #ink #alternative #thirdeye #iseeyou #friday #fridaythe13thtattoo #sacramento #livingmybestlife (at Sacramento, California)

[bruisedlotus]

Get ready Sacramento - Wastelanders incoming at @knobsknockers tonight for the Informal Ball! • • #wasteland #tankgirl #witchofthewaste #redhair #alternativegirl #mohawk #dressup #postapocalyptic #madmax #needsmoardirt #funwithfriends #bestpartner #wytch #bibliosa (at Knobs-n-Knockers)

[bruisedlotus]

Credit: @decomprosed “This album has been almost a year in the making. Through many different permutations and hours upon hours of late-night obsession over split seconds of waveforms, I now proudly present the debut self-titled Soft Teeth EP. The music is a mixture of recordings from old projects of mine and new experiments. Industrial, noise, ambient/drone, fuzzed out lo-fi dirge rock. It's available for free streaming and pay-what-you-want download from SoundCloud and Bandcamp. You can enter $0 on the download page, but a few dollars always help and would be much appreciated. Mostly, I just want people to hear the first recording I've ever been completely proud of and happy with. Share the link, tag a friend, and please enjoy the moldy fruits of my painful labor. This also marks the launch of a project I've been working on for a while, de.tach press; a multi-format, private press specializing in outsider art.” https://softteeth.bandcamp.com/album/soft-teeth https://soundcloud.com/softteethsounds/sets/soft-teeth http://de.tach.press/detachment/soft-teeth-self-titled http://decomprosed.com/softteeth

[bruisedlotus]

Today’s project - wolf’s tooth necklace. 1” across, copper chain and setting with a painted black inset to make the tooth stand out even more. Cool vertical crack in the tooth, wonder what he chomped on? $30 plus $5 shipping. Comes boxed. • •

[bruisedlotus]

This amazing breakfast burrito with 3 eggs, cheese, onion, and homemade chili was only $4 at this tiny place called Barbi’s down here in Quartzsite and omg it’s heaven. Bonus - my gremlin zombchi in the background! •

[bruisedlotus]

More cool oddities I’m making - this is a pocket watch, for display or put it on your favorite chain to wear! Aged silver and glass pocket watch (approx 2” across), filled with moss and features a real wolf’s tooth. $35 plus $5 priority shipping inside the US. • •

[bruisedlotus]

Ittybitty teeny bat tooth necklace! I had some weensy extra teeth from our last shipment of skulls so I’m making them into necklaces. This has a 1/4” interior measurement (black background) and will be on a matching brass chain. Available soon at shop.theroadvirus.com for $25/ea! •

[bruisedlotus]

I don't know what I want to do after school. I want to be an author, an artist, or musician but I am scared I am going to fail if I choose one of those options, because I have seen so many other people choose one of those paths and fail. My other option is joining the military but I am to chubby and I'll probably die during training from exercise. I want to something that means something. I will go insane if I end up in an office job. I don't know what to do.

Being scared to fail is ok - but letting that fear change how you live isn’t. You’ll fail a LOT if you do art or writing etc - but keep plugging at it and get REAL scrappy, you can do this.

[bruisedlotus]

Umm just putting this out there

[bruisedlotus]

I make all sorts of good one pot meals on Jolene but also...can we meditate on how my dog somehow is both a pair of chopsticks AND a rubber glove filled with wet meat?! Like - HOW!? 😂😂😂 • • #natureisawesome #dog #tinydog #chihuahua #olddog #why #bonus #foodporn #buslife #tinyhouse #mobileliving #sackofforks #ancientone #hplovecraft #puppy #beans #cute #dogsofinstagram (at The Road Virus)

[queerfemme]

the moon is a lesbian and she hates terfs

[queerfemme]

the moon told me personally that she thinks you’re obnoxious and hopes you never get a girlfriend

[q-is-a-letter]

I have a theory that the moon IS a trans woman cause she’s always associated with feminine things but when we saw the craters that look like a face we called it “The Man In The Moon”. She’s a woman with a face that people may perceive as male. She’s a beautiful trans woman

[queerfemme]

[excalibelle]

the moon is a beautiful trans woman who hates terfs and shows her face every night to remind other trans women they are beautiful and strong and loved and important and wonderful and that terfs and their opinions dont matter

[hiranyaksha-deactivated20220613]

I wanna add to this if it’s ok?? In Hindu mythology, Chandra, the moon, was originally thought of as a male deity. However, as time went on, symbolism involving the moon and the name “Chandra” itself became identified with femininity, with beautiful girls being described as having “moon-like faces,” with their dark, long hair reminding lovers of the midnight sky, and names like “Nilaa” (”moon” in Tamil) and “Indu” (in Sanskrit) are now pretty much now completely girl names! 

AlsO Chandra is married to 27 wives, who are all stars. The moon is a trans lesbian and is gay for all the stars in the sky. 

[bruisedlotus]

That time when @thekarlapacheco called in a Wasteland favor and got me and @decomprosed a free behind (and in front!) of the scenes tour of the *shhh* Aquarium and I nearly died from childhood wonder. • • #sharks #aquarium #excited #lasvegas #nevada #childhood #jacquescousteau #smile #happyplace #fishes #science #natureisawesome #marinebiology #stevezissou

[decomprosed]

Taxidermy baby duckling. There is wire threaded through the feet to help with stability. $40 PPD in the US. Visit our online shop to purchase.

[bruisedlotus]

Bebehs for sale.

[bruisedlotus]

Me, trying to avoid an awkward situation: wOW I have to poop.

Solid strategy 😂

[bruisedlotus]

My mom works at Burger King and today she gave me a shit ton of chicken fry shirts oh my god this is the best day ever

Yay for best day ever!

[bruisedlotus]

Back to cooking on our own in Jolene’s kitchen! Texmex tasty - rice, black beans, rice, retried beans, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, salsa, onion, chicken, and cheese. Woot! • • #mexicanfood #texmex #veggies #chicken #cheeseoncheese #homemade #fatkidlife #dinner #food #hotsauce #beans #omnomnom #instafood #delish #pepper (at Fifth Wheel Truck Stop)

[bookeworm94-deactivated20200223]

“It could be drugs,” I whisper to myself as I buy 37 new books with no shelf space and a tight budget. “At least it’s not drugs.”

(via bookeworm94)

@decomprosed - it us