quarfield

i am sisyphus and beasts of burden is my stupid gay rock

[convocation-conduit]

Coming at you with another PHM store update! I'm participating in the Summer of Gosling ACG event :]

Get them here: https://acggoods.com/store/soldrive

[cararata]

Let's sneak around with brother

[cosmonautroger]

[esthermika]

very polite. 10/10

[pride-knightess]

One incredibly good girl

[abz-j-harding]

this crab has better table manners than some of the people I served when I was a waitress at the pub.

[joy-and-whimsy-official]

Joy and whimsy detected! This post is joyful and whimsical!

[creacher-art]

This distinguished gentlebeast appears to be a Smooth-handed Ghost Crab (Ocypode cordimana)!

They are members of the Ghost and Fiddler crab family Ocypodidae, and have a highly varied diet of plant/algal matter, other invertebrates, vertebrates, eggs, and carrion. They’re opportunistic and will try to get anything they can eat!

This species is also widely distributed across the Pacific and Indian oceans, where they can be found most active at night on beaches. Like other ghost and fiddler crabs, they typically stay hidden in their burrows during the day to avoid predators.

Grapes, as shown here, make for a delightful treat for captive Ocypodes; however, it should only be a treat and part of a balanced and varied diet including fish pellets, shellfish (such as clams), and veggies.

Photo by Thomas Mesaglio (iNaturalist)

[ImageID: A small tan-and-beige ghost crab of the species Ocypode cordimana sitting on a sandy beach during evening hours. It has two large white claws with its right claw being slightly larger than the left. It has two black-colored eyes on eyestalks and a slightly pale pink-colored mouthparts called mandibles, maxillae, and maxilipeds. /. end ID]

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

Tumblr Sexyman Contest 2026 Final Round

Senshi (Dungeon Meshi)

Ryland Grace (Project Hail Mary)

Mr. Ant Tenna (Deltarune)

Remaining time: 3 hours 26 minutes

Tenna art by @9Aaaalt29 on twt

[saintvainglorious]

Project Hail Mary Fic Recs Part 1

I've divided recs into non-explicit and explicit categories, listed from shortest to longest word count. The fics are Grace-and-Rocky-centric and usually feature Eridian culture/worldbuilding.

Before we get started, I'm on the hunt for more aroace Grace, especially fics involving QPR Gracerocky or platonic sex. If anyone has recs, please let me know!!

NON-EXPLICIT FICS

i want us both to eat well by peglarpapers/@peglarpapers (Gen, 2k) Grace and Rocky have very different cultural values regarding cannibalism. Culture shock, emotions, and cannibalism as a metaphor for love.

Leaving a Mark by startingatmidnight/@startingatmidnight (Teen & Up, 7k) Grace got a crappy tattoo of the Drake equation in grad school and Eridians have strong cultural beliefs about body modification. Worldbuilding and emotions aplenty.

aren't you too old to be afraid? by spqr (Teen & Up, 8k) Grace meets Rocky's parents and sees Rocky's pebble photos. Grace watches Home Alone with Adrian and has emotions about his barely-remembered childhood.

SCHEDULE B, SECTION 4: Declaration of exotic pet by doomedblade/@doomedblade (Teen & Up, 12k) Rocky imports Grace to Erid as an exotic pet to keep Grace safe (and also to commit tax fraud). Flustered customs officials, Rocky's 93-person mate cluster, and general hilarity.

Without a Doubt by voidknight/@eldritch-elrics (Gen, 18k) Grace learns how to speak linguistically complex Eridian. Regional Eridian accents, fun Eridian OCs, and language learning as an expression of friendship.

Lost in Translation by Mayasynth/@quekerahkerah (Teen & Up, 23k - Ongoing) Grace remembers more of his backstory and has a gloriously messy aroace identity crisis. As an aro aspec person, this fic brought me to the verge of tears multiple times.

I'm Ryland Grace - AMA by sly_as_an_alpaca/@anxiette (Teen & Up, 23k - Ongoing) Social media fic where Grace and Rocky, on Erid, get real-time access to Earth's Internet. Funny, delightful, thoroughly researched crack.

Co-Valence by Minimalistless (Mature, 26k) Eridians believe forcing someone to sleep is a uniquely abhorrent crime, so Grace doesn't want Rocky to find out he was forced into a coma. Delicious hurt/comfort.

i beg to differ, said the red fox by deervsheadlights/@deervsheadlights (Teen & Up, 32k) Rocky convinces Grace to go back to Earth, but Rocky doesn't go with him. Grace is Not Doing Well and has a haunting relationship with a still-living Stratt. Devastatingly sad.

The Astrobiology Immersion Program by startingatmidnight/@startingatmidnight (Teen & Up, 48k) Rocky and Grace bodyswap on the trip to Erid! Body horror, gender contemplations, unhelpful muscle memory, and attempts to solve the bodyswap mystery with science.

EXPLICIT FICS

friend husband brother father by spqr (4k) Rocky reads Oedipus Rex. Eridian family structures, Grace's sad childhood, and daddy kink as a vehicle for codependency.

It Is Imperative That The Cylinder Remains Unharmed by startingatmidnight/@startingatmidnight (5k) Possibly the funniest smut I have ever read in my life. What if your first time with your alien bestie went catastrophically wrong and you imagined consulting Reddit about it.

the pioneers used to ride these babies for miles by spqr (5k) Rocky is an excellent massage therapist. Featuring demisexual Grace, Karl Marx, erotic rain sounds, and delightfully weird sex.

plans for life by spqr (6k) Rocky wants to get Grace pregnant. It's not a sex thing (kind of). Forays into engineering sex toys, a marriage proposal, and what it means to be part of a family.

Light-Permeable Solid by voidknight/@eldritch-elrics (7k) Eridians don't experience sexual arousal and Grace is aroace, but he still has libido. My very favorite Gracerocky arrangement: intimate platonic sex! Yippee!!

The Scientific Method by Quarfield/@convocation-conduit (17k - Ongoing) Rocky's eggs are stuck in his reproductive system (the author has a diagram) and he needs help expelling them. In most fics, Grace is a bottom, but here he's a service top.

pilot study (knowledge gaps) by deervsheadlights/@deervsheadlights (18k) The sex pollen fic ever!! Aspec Grace being annoyed and alarmed by the sex-pollening, top-tier Rocky POV, wonderful prose, and a unique approach to Eridian arousal.

The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known by SerotoninShift/@juliana-jones (32k) Grace isn't the only one who felt lonely on his home planet. Internalized ableism, Grace and Rocky being book-accurate jerks, and my fav take on Eridian non-reproductive sex.

leave this star-crossed world behind by grimark/@grimark (34k) An excellent demisexual Grace character study. Exhibitionism, flashbacks to Grace's past failed romantic relationships, and Grace thinking really hard about The X-Files.

[titleknown]

Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet

The Trump administration is cynically exploiting calls for stricter AI regulation to pass broad censorship measures at the federal level.

So, in terrible news, Trump's trying to pull some strings to pass this massive internet censorship bill, featuring all the kinds of internet censorship we're terrified of, including mandatory ID for accessing basically any website, specifically to crush state regulation of AI, because apparently this man will always see the moral bottom of the barrel and start digging.

So, if you live in the US and hate censorship and AI you know what to do, contact your congresspeople and tell them do not fucking dare let this through or so help us god...

[titleknown]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The bastards just worked out a deal on the package, and they're going to try and ram it through the House in the next couple of weeks.

So, if you've been waiting to call, the time is NOW. Do it ASAP, be polite, be informed, but light up those phones like a Christmas tree!

[fuzzbby]

Martin Krammer.

[convocation-conduit]

Buncha new bullshit in my Etsy shop including uncensored homophobic Rocky keychains/stickers. Should be open to UK, Canada, and Mexico buyers now 🫡

I'm pretty sure homophobic rocky got me shadowbanned or at the very least Fucking Decimated in the Etsy algorithm so a reblog would be much appreciated 💀👍 https://soldrive.etsy.com

[stiffyck]

you should draw Adrian wearing Grace's bra to feel bonita

anon i love you.

they feel very bonita.

[stiffyck]

youre kidding prev but im not

[convocation-conduit]

fic

[pepsi-maxwell]

has anyone got that post with the comic atrip alien that says "what channel is the women's wrestling on"

[fallout-lou-begas]

i've got you

[convocation-conduit]

bought the homophobic rocky keychain and it just arrived today. great stuff thank you goat. new favorite addition to my carabiner

Ty :3

[convocation-conduit]

i cannot overemphasize how much joy gay and homophobic rocky brings me. bro arrived in the post yesterday and im going fucking bananas i love it so much

Thank you!!

[convocation-conduit]

i genuinely just want to say thank you again for your grace portrayal. i had such a good time reading your fic last night that it gave me inspiration to write and i’m in such a good mood today because of the impression you left on me. seriously, thank you, i feel like i found a needle in a haystack with you 😭

Aw thank you so much!! It was a treat reading your comments too :3

[nikuttek]

trying to figure out how to draw him... by redrawing the screencap that everyone else is also drawing 💫

[tzikeh]

Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data

Maryland will become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail stores, after passing Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

Jesus fucking christ that this exists in the first place

[boyslit]

I WAS FUCKING WONDERING WHAT THOSE DIGITAL PRICE TAGS WERE ABOUT SUDDENLY i had hoped they were so the workers didn't have to finagle those little papers into the slider part anymore 😭

[eclipticasolaris]

Hi, yes, that is the OFFICIAL excuse made to me by the guy replacing the paper tags with digital ones at my local Walmart, but the end goal is to remove the numbers off the shelf entirely, replacing them with QR codes that you have to scan with the app…. Which requires your login information….. and also stores your card information so even if you didn’t use your Walmart account at the physical checkout, if you used a card they recognize, they assign that purchase to your Walmart account purchase history.

I explained very clearly to the manager my issue with the meat section not having the price tags listed, and they claimed it was only going to be for the meat, since meat is by weight, and the price of each item is printed on the packs of each item.

Sure. That’s how they get their foot in the door. Fast forward not even two weeks, and here we are:

Bar codes. No prices, no item descriptions. No price stickers on the individual items. Heck, not even the name of the item that is SUPPOSED to be there.

No. The only way to see the price is to scan it on your phone app, which is also recording what you looked at recently, as a way of gauging what you might be looking for in the future.

So here’s what we’re gonna do gang:

Every time you go into a store that has implemented these price-less tags:

Take 1-3 items up to the cash register. Ask the cashier for the price, or hit the price check item on the self checkout, which will likely call over the attendant.

Express that you didn’t actually want it, you just couldn’t see on the shelf how much it was.

POLITELY, AND WITH A THANK YOU FOR THE PRICE CONFIRMATION, Give the items to the cashier or attendant to put back.

When they inevitably try to push the app, politely decline. If pressed for why not, say you don’t want to have to carry your phone in-hand the whole time you are shopping in order to see how much things cost. (Not having cell service or data to use the app is NOT a valid excuse, as stores already often have complimentary WiFi AND more stores will provide WiFi rather than give up on this push for surveillance pricing)

If it’s a shelf-stable item, the cashier will have to set it aside, taking up room in their limited operating space, and eventually pass it off to someone to put in a holding area to put back later. If it’s a fridge/freezer item, it might have to get tossed due to food product sale regulations.

In either case, you are making it a pain in the ass for them to have these digital bar codes. Tie up the checkouts. Give the employees more busywork that the company has to pay them to do. Hurt their bottom line having to toss the pint of ice cream you carried around in your cart for 20 minutes before giving it back to the cashier.

Yes, call your reps. Yes, push for more legislation like this in more places. But also take an extra minute out of your shopping trip to MAKE IT HURT for companies to pull this shit.

[antisocialxconstruct]

I've seen some people in the notes express (very fair) concern that this is only going to inconvenience already under-paid laborers, and not have any impact on corporate. While I can't speak for every company or every store, I do work in a grocery store and I can tell you this is precisely the kind of thing that would have an impact, especially if people are doing it en masse. Stores absolutely track their shrink numbers, and they do draw distinctions between what gets stolen, damaged, or wasted for other reasons. If people are making it clear that the reason they're bringing things to the cashier is that the prices are not adequately represented on the displays, and rather than improving business it's wasting product, slowing down transactions, and causing confusion and mistrust in customers, that is a language that shareholders speak.

[materassassino]

If there is enough widespread complaint about it at store level, it WILL get back to corporate. You can also make complaints online.

[jamesbitchjames]

she went after my cock like she was smeego. and I was that gay little ring.