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[sinthomosexual]

selected works / cuffs by Tamara Santibañez

[mikehasfleas]

Most annoying thing to remember is that you're litterally just a homosapien. You're just a very smart animal. If you feel like shit, imagine you're an exotic pet for some alien species and do what they'd do to keep you healthy. You gotta be well cared for. Animal abuse is a crime for a reason

"My pet human, Greg, hasn't left his bed in a long time. He's just scrolling his phone all day" Greg needs enrichment. Add enrichment in his enclosure and take him on walks

"Greg has been super lethargic and sad recently for seemingly no reason" Greg need vitamins, take him outside for some vitamin D and fresh air. Perhaps a picnic

"Greg won't sleep even though he's been super lethargic" Greg needs a schedule, especially for the lights in his enclosure.

"Greg has been super distant recently and keeps crying to sad music" Humans are pack animals, he needs to hug another human and hang out. Perhaps pack bond with a rock together

"Greg has been flailing around and panicking, his breathing is way faster than it should be" Greg is overwhelmed. Take Greg out of the situation and give him time to calm down. Perhaps somewhere cozy with tea and a movie

"Greg won't do what he needs to do" Train him. Humans do great with positive reinforcement, give him little treats when he's doing good

"Greg he's been super anxious and tired, he can't seem to enjoy his days" Humans needs to move around. Give Greg something to exercise with. Things like stretching, weight lifting, walking, or even dancing will help

"Even though I've taken really good care of Greg, he still has been having issues" Greg is ill, take him to the doctor. You might need a specialist (therapist, optometrist, oncologist, etc)

I know it feels patronizing, and I know it feels embarrassing or that you're "just giving into the clichés", but you are literally just a creature. You need to sleep/eat on time, you need enrichment, and you need to take care of your social needs. Humans are complicated animals, but they are also beautiful and all deserve proper care. This obviously isn't a perfect analogy, nothing is, but if you saw your friend taking care of their pet the way you take care of yourself, would you be concerned?

[nemfrog]

Honeybees in clover. In Field and Forest. 1928.

Internet Archive

Book uploaded by LexW

[burleypop]

Me + the girks

[aromanticaardvark]

Aromantic/Platonic/queerplatonic dating checklist

And here’s a rebloggable version.

This can be used by anyone I suppose, but is made specifically for people with a queerplatonic/platonic/non-romantic partner. You could use this with friends, too! 

Kissing (forehead, cheek, etc): Kissing (mouth): Hand holding:  Cuddling:  Hugging:  Other affectionate touching: Hugging in public:  Cuddling in public:  Kissing (forehead, cheek, etc) in public:  Kissing (mouth) in public:  Hand holding in public:  Other affectionate touch in public:   Eye gazing: Crying on:  Being cried on:   Massage (giving):  Massage (receiving):  Hair brushing (giving):  Hair brushing (receiving):  Nail painting (giving):  Nail painting (receiving):  Shaving (giving):  Shaving (receiving):  Bathing together (with bathing suits):  Bathing together (naked):  Seeing my partner naked:  My partner seeing me naked: Feeding my partner:  Being fed by my partner:  Tickling (being tickled):  Tickling (doing the tickling): Terms of endearment:  Being called “best friend”:  Being called “partner”:  Being called romantically-coded words (boyfriend, girlfriend, etc): Me having other platonic partners:  My partner having other platonic partners:  Me having other romantic partners:  My partner having other romantic partners: My partner doing romantic-coded things with someone else:  Me doing romantic-coded things with someone else:  My partner doing sexual things with someone else:  Me doing sexual things with someone else:   Touching my partner sexually:  Being touched by my partner sexually: Having sex of any kind with my partner [specify if yes]: Sexual kink with my partner [specify if yes]: Non-sexual kink with my partner [specify if yes]:  “Romantically coded” gifts (flowers, chocolates, etc):  Dancing:  Bed sharing (non-affectionate):  Bed sharing (cuddling): Tucking my partner in:  Being tucked in: Living together:  [Platonic] marriage:  Raising children together: Having pets together: Other stipulations/concerns:

I think that covers everything. If it doesn’t, please let me know and I’ll add it!

 And the categories could probably be “yes”, “yes, but ask first”, “yes, but with certain restrictions”, “no”, “maybe; ask first”. 

[miiilowo]

IT'S NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY IN THE US 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 here's my favorite. it's name is Borealopelta and was found in Alberta. It's the only known one in it's species (borealopelta markmitchelli) (named after one of the people who helped prepare it) (it took him Seven Thousand Hours / 5 and a half years), and took 14 days to excavate out of its site. and yes it's in the ankylosaur clade if u thought it looked like one that's because it is

It's one of the best, if not THE best, preserved dinosaur fossils currently known . They found it's ORGANS preserved inside. It's ORGANS !!!!! It's rare for soft tissue to survive fossilization, so this has always been really really super duper cool for me and I like it a lot and it makes me very happy. I recommend looking into + at it on your own time because it's absolutely fascinating. it really just looks like an animal that went to sleep

The theory as to why it's so well preserved is that it likely died at or near the sea, sunk down to the floor and was quickly buried under the sand. Instead of being squished by layers and layers of sediment and rock, water carried in minerals and sort of made an Internal Rock Cast. They also discovered from studying the scales that it was likely an earthy reddish-orange tone . Nice for camouflage :-)