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Jupiter ("Juju") / 29 / deaf / disabled / autistic / wheelchair user / INFJ-T / (they/them pls)

[mirkwoodsprinceofdoingtoomuch]

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All I want to say today is if you're passionate about something, follow your dreams. Whether you succeed or fail, at least you tried. That's what this journey is for me.

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The other side of the coin is this:

I moved back home to Washington state in January when I first had the idea to start a Patreon for my writing and art, but I knew it wouldn't grow as fast as I needed it to. So, I applied for State benefits and assistance right when I got home, and then our state went on lockdown because of COVID.

I've been without a job and therefore a means of taking care of myself, for about 3 months since the lockdown went into effect. I live with my cousin in a small farm town where the options for what I can do are extremely limited. And now I'm at risk of becoming homeless if I can't find a way to support myself by the time my cousin is ready to move again. She's made it clear that I'm not doing enough and need more to show for what I have done, and it's unacceptable that I don't have a job yet.

Last week was brutal, it was hard and stressful, and I was on the verge of just ending it all so I won't have to be a burden on anyone else. I'm still struggling with that feeling now. I've put in so many applications to places hiring all around town. But I also have physical limitations to what I can do, and all of the places that are currently hiring in my town, are either looking for people with more experience than I have, or for people who can do more physically demanding tasks than I can.

So, while I'm still out there applying for jobs and going to interviews, even the ones I know will be dangerous for my health, I am also taking my passion for writing and creating art into my own hands, and making it work for me.

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Any and all support means the world to me, thank you!

Light and Love to all.

~Lia 💜✨

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[prokopetz]

Okay, this is in incredibly petty nitpick, but: if you’re writing a fantasy setting with same-sex marriage, a same-sex noble or royal couple typically would not have titles of the same rank - e.g., a prince and a prince, or two queens.

It depends on which system of ranking you use, of course (there are several), but in most systems there’s actually a rule covering this scenario: in the event that a consort’s courtesy title being of the same rank as their spouse’s would potentially create confusion over who holds the title by right and who by courtesy, the consort instead receives the next-highest title on the ladder.

So the husband of a prince would be a duke; the wife of a queen, a princess; and so forth.

(You actually see this rule in practice in the United Kingdom, albeit not in the context of a same-sex marriage; the Queen’s husband is styled a prince because if he were a king, folks might get confused about which of them was the reigning monarch.)

The only common situation where you’d expect to see, for example, two queens in the same marriage is if the reigning monarchs of two different realms married each other - and even then, you’d more likely end up with a complicated arrangement where each party is technically a princess of the other’s realm in addition to being queen of her own.

You’ve gotta keep it nice and unambiguous who’s actually in charge!

[prokopetz]

Okay, I’ve received a whole lot of asks about this post, so I’m going to cover all of the responses in one go:

1. The system described above is, admittedly, merely one of the most common. Other historically popular alternatives include:

The consort’s courtesy title is of the same rank as their spouse’s, with “-consort” appended to it: prince and prince-consort, queen and queen-consort, etc. This is how, e.g., present-day Monaco does it.

The consort is simply styled Lord or Lady So-and-so, and receives no specific title. I can’t think of any country that still does it this way, off the top of my head, but historically it was a thing.

(Naturally, your setting needn’t adhere to any of these, but it would be highly irregular for it to lack some mechanism for clarifying the chain of command.)

2. The reason why the consort of a prince is historically a princess even though those titles are the same rank is basically sexism. This can go a couple of ways:

In many realms, there was no such thing as being a princess by right; the daughter of a monarch would be styled Lady So-and-so and receive no specific title, so the only way to be a princess was to marry a prince.

In realms where women could hold titles by right, typically a masculine title was informally presumed to outrank its feminine counterpart. So, e.g., kings outrank queens, princes outrank princesses, etc.

In either case, no ambiguity exists.

(Interestingly, this suggests that in a more egalitarian setting where masculine titles are not presumed to outrank their feminine counterparts, or vice versa, you’d need to explicitly disambiguate rankings even outside the context of same-sex marriages. Food for thought!)

3. It would also be possible to have two kings or two queens in the same marriage without multiple realms being involved in the case of a true co-monarchy. However, true co-monarchies are highly irregular and, from a political standpoint, immensely complicated affairs. If you’re planning on writing one of those, be prepared to do your research!

4. The next rank down from “countess” is either “viscountess” or “baroness”, depending on which peerage system you’re using.

(Yes, that last one actually came up multiple times. Apparently there are a lot of stories about gay countesses out there!)

[prokopetz]

I’d like to argue with this, but I can’t.

[hoovsies]

💖 HELP ROSA MOVE OUT CHALLENGE!

HI EVERYONE i’m saving to move out hopefully this year

i already have a few hundred dollars saved, but i wanna do some really simple flat color commissions to speed up the process, here’s a couple examples of my art:

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(both drawings are of my sona)

these are simply phone doodles, so they won’t be super cleaned up jsyk!

PWYW for a pencil drawing? CLICK HERE for examples

$6 for an icon or just a silly doodle like 1st pic

$15 for a full-body like 2nd pic

$12 for a half-body

if you want a “reference” like the 2nd pic, you can just ask me to leave a palette in the corner like shown

i’ll only take like 4-5 at a time so it doesn’t pile up, but i’ll get back to you if you don’t mind waiting!

my discord is rosa!!?#7729

here is my paypal & ko-fi 

thanks so much for reading, keep going if you want any URLs, i’m trying to sell some of those too!

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[juanulove]

[juanulove]

this video does more in 10 seconds than your fave’s entire filmography

[r3m-r3m-kyuun]

For everyone who’s confused

[minisqwish]

I feel like im watching a wedding ceremony from a country i didnt know existed. Like, I have no idea how all this stuff is important but good for you?????

[deaf-and-tired2]

Have you heard of the Lunar Chronicles?

I have not! Is it good?

[endangeredbodiesnyc]

Disabled people’s lives are not tragedies. Parents and carers are not “heroes” for loving disabled people. Disabled people’s private moments should not be shared without consent on your “warrior mom” blog. Disabled people are not your pity hires, dates, or friends. Disabled people do not exist to be saved or spoken for by non-disabled people.

Treat disabled people with respect and dignity. Treat disabled people like people.

[endangered-justice-seeker]

It’s easier to think of someone as “lazy” than to face the fact that school costs too much, that better jobs are inaccessible, that childcare is unaffordable, that people are forced to work so hard for so little that there’s no way they could have enough energy to attempt schooling or finding better work, and that what we give to people who can’t work is insufficient to the point of being shameful. I could say that calling people lazy is, in itself, lazy, but it’s not just an intellectual shortcut. It’s a defense mechanism.

[smitethestate]

That’s me that’s me I wrote that!! Omg it makes me so giddy with happiness to see my work on a spreading Tumblr post like this. 

Anyway that bowl thing looks amazing and would probably help me to eat a lot more vegetables, and it’s even more amazing if it can help disabled people make salads and save money by not having to buy pre-made salads.

[corsolanite]

this scene right here is hands down the funniest shit I’ve seen come out of this show.

[empresselyse]

[oranicuhh]

aw dis me.

[deaf-and-tired2]

did cavemen fighting t-rexes look like guards fighting dragons in Skyrim?

[deaf-and-tired2]

Haven't been on here in ages but I guess I'm back

[deaf-and-tired2]

Anybody wanna do a Steven Universe rp???

[stimtastic]

Fuzzy Necklaces

These are handmade by Alex and they are resin base with a fuzzy layer on the front side that is nice for some light rubbing/texture stimming. 

[deaf-and-tired2]

NEED

[catchymemes]

[action52]

goku is gathering energy in new york rn

[action52]

buu about to get FUCKED up

[deaf-and-tired2]

Gastroparesis is the fucking worst

I can't eat. I fucking hate it. Of all the problems that come with my EDS, gastroparesis is the worst. I haven't eaten in 3 days and all I want is to not feel like I'm gonna puke with every bite.

[yo-daddys-my-bitch]

May the 10 of Pentacles bless your account with more money than you can spend. 💵✨

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

10 of Pentz came thruuu

[violaslayvis]

Omg this actually works!!! Thank you 10 of Pentacles!!!

[borkdork]

I could seriously use this money right now….

[ashashi-corner]

Please give me my refund of 400$ soon…

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

I feel obligated to reblog this every time it shows up in my dash

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

No bragging, just 100% floored and grateful. Work hard, maintain a positive attitude, and believe that anything can happen.

[mchashimi]

So I reblogged this exactly a week ago because I thought it was funny and uh lo and behold, a family friend wrote me a big ol’ check just to help me out of a tough financial spot AND my bank refunded me $32 for fees they’d originally taken out. SO UH YEAH. Reblogging this again in hopes that it brings equally good fortune to my followers.

[penprp]

Sure why not? Jobs bring in money and prosperity…

[notyouramelie]

Never worked for me before but I live in hope