Im Tired Of This Grandpa

hi i'm atlas, she/her, 30, ace a fan of subtitles/captions

[februarytrash]

[wingkink]

btw it's so fucking stupid you can be anxious physically in your body even after you've decided mentally you don't care. I'm supposed to be in charge here

[daily-dragon-drawing]

curry dragon?

#139 - 咖哩飯 (gālí fàn / curry rice) - Just enjoying a nice warm broth...I mean bath! 🍛

[dariellon]

Lights out, and who will tame the Chinese dragon this time?

[dykepuffs]

[ultimatewolverine]

i feel like doing this with my grey hair. such a pain to pluck them out though😅

[dykepuffs]

If you're interested (and, have the greys to spare!) and put them in a little baggie and/or reliquary about 3-10cm in diameter, I'm making an art piece (basically, the same sentiment as this page, but about a2 size and painted, with velvet and gilding and bullionwork etc to make it like a proper reliquary) which is being displayed in London in September, that will have a load of queer people's grey hairs enshrined on it...

[dykepuffs]

Actually yeah, I will make this a thing:

Reliquaries aren't expensive (5-10£ each, or fancy ones are more like £20) but trying to buy a dozen (or more) of them obviously adds up fast.

So, if you can afford to buy your own reliquary, please do! This kind of thing, the kind that can be hung on a nail:

(If you can't afford a reliquary, just use a little plastic baggie or a bit of folded paper. I found these ones at HolyArts, there is also a shop called Eden, both online and reasonably priced, but anything between about 2cm and 12cm diameter can work)

MOST IMPORTANTLY: YOUR FIRST CLASS RELIC - YOUR GREY HAIRS (Head, eyebrow, beard, body, anything is welcome!)

Optional to Include:

- A name if you want to have a name included, or an attribute if you want an attribute instead (eg "The tall" "the poor" "the Czech" etc).

- A second class relic (a scrap of fabric, a bead, a bit of lipstick on a napkin) and the explanation of the second-class relic (eg "This is smudge of glitter from the eyeshadow I wore at Pride in 2011")

Message me before the 1ST OF JULY 2026 and I'll give you a PO box to send it to. And you'll be part of a piece of art.

[dykepuffs]

My first reliquaries (empty) have arrived, ranging from about 3cm to 11cm... Now to get a ribbon in my typewriter to make the labels.

They're going to end up looking something like this:

I don't plan on "antiquing" any of the theca, but some of them might end up using empty pocketwatch cases, so will be possibly a bit grubby to start with. They're going to look as much like "real" relics as possible, and they'll be hung around a central certificate explaining them.

(If any of you know liturgical Latin, I might get you to check my work.)

[dykepuffs]

SOMEONE HAS SENT ME A RELIC!!!!!!!

It is on the way to me now and I just got a notification that it's at my PO box and will be on the way to me at the next dispatch!!!!!!!!

I know who, but don't want to out them on here without their consent but, I am SO EXCITED.

I also have 2 relics already in their theca (Me and my partner), 1 in a paper wrap awaiting enshrinement (My son's best friend), and two more promised (My son and her wife). Bringing us to 6 so far!

(Test theca- This is just the first attempt at making them look "right", there will probably be a dozen more tries before I settle on them. I have been delighted to notice that when I'm working with the relics, I immediately treat them like real relics- Even knowing they're mine and my partner's grey hairs, which are a renewable resource, as I was cutting and arranging them I found myself being impossibly careful, feeling like dropping even a single strand would be a tremendous loss.)

I'm going to extend the offer again - If anyone wants to be part of this, make up your reliquary and get in touch with me by the FIRST OF AUGUST and I'll give you the address to send it to.

Other FAQ:

-It will not be sold, this is a piece that will stay in my possession: If you ever want your relic back, ask me and I'll send you it back. You can also give me other instructions, like how to respectfully dispose of your relic if you ever want it to be (in the absence of instructions, I'd release them into water, in the same way as I do with my own hair and nails).

-When not on display, the theca will stay in a flat rack along with other paintings not currently on display, in my office. If there are eventually enough theca that they can't all be displayed at once, they will go in a dedicated storage crate and will be rotated on and off display as the piece travels.

-I will not be making any money off the planned display of this piece, and if I ever am offered money for the future display of this piece, or for prints of it etc, I will donate that money to charitable causes for the good of trans people, with the priority for donation going to trans-led and queer-community-ran organisations, not to ones that are "for" us but not "by" us.

...Happy Pride! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

[itsalwaysdark]

you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid

[write-on-world]

Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

[12b6]

as a lawyer who’s been practicing for six years now I can say with certainty that this 100% applies to lawyers

[johanna-swann]

Me: My writing is so bad. :(

Meanwhile at Disney: Somehow, Palpatine has returned.

[autumngracy]

[koof]

I need to print this and put it on a wall

[sp1ritb0x]

who are these guys even are they lost

[cryptidfuckery]

Hey so like omen wise how are we doing. Are we doing okay

[greatmountainfloofsquatch]

Could mean good things!

[weaselle]

[kitties-of-flickr]

The devil within… my sofa

2010

[depsidase]

[mvartworks]

All hands on deck - octopus

[dknightlight]

Posting this iconic piece of media that I just NEVER found online isolated except in an archived reddit thread

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

[64mpg]

i tryyyyyyy but i get overwhelmed

[his-dark-memerials-deactivated2]

He doesn’t even know, and he doesn’t want to.

[thatdisasterauthor]

I don't go here but I feel like "It's a metaphor. Don't force it to do the work of a fact." is a great statement about literature and fan-content in general.

[raccoonmilf]

Oooh serving face

[sakuhai]