Death Shrine for the Living

Emerey-Allen // 28 // he/him // icon by my friend @rendoesthedoodle !!

[dimiclaudesylvix]

Open Chunky Cardigan C0mmissi0n!

So! I finished this chunky hexagon cardigan a few days ago and thought it might be fun to open up a single commission slot for one!

Please read the full post before you message!

Only ONE slot is available! Message this blog to claim!

Price: 465 USD + shipping

You will be able to choose the colors, whether you want solid, stripes, or a mix. (If you have any other ideas, such as colorblock or thicker stripes, etc, I am more than willing to try to figure that out for you! Don't be afraid to ask.) You are also free to pick yarns that are variegated or striped! Really, the sky's the limit, here. I'll work with you to find yarn you like in the appropriate weight class.

ALLERGY NOTICE: This will be made in a household that has a cat.

Timeframe My wrist is currently injured, so while I aim for it being made within 2 weeks once I have the yarn, it may take a bit longer. I'm also otherwise disabled, so while I will do my best, I can't guarantee a shipping date.

Sizing The sizing for this is one size fits most. The images are on me and I typically wear an XL or 2XL shirt. I know someone who wears a 5XL shirt and fit this, though they couldn't close it. I will note that it doesn't come with closures and is meant to be worn open. The arms are very roomy.

Warmth The pattern leaves many visible holes, so while the cardigan can be warm while you're indoors, it does let wind through. It's a perfect fit for spring and fall.

If you have any questions, feel free to message me and I'll do my best to answer them!

[seven-winged-liar]

hearing a beloved friend say the words 'can i be mean for a sec' is like watching an angel descend from the heavens and kiss you on the forehead

[were--ralph]

TIME TO CANCEL NITROS IF YOU ALREADY HAVENT

[geckopi-blog]

Support Human Artists✨

[ot3]

independent artists really can so easily be just some of the most selfcentered and defensively hostile people youll ever meet. i'll never forget in one of my early early convention days, when i was tabling, it was i think either before the con had opened or i was just making my rounds and chatting with someone at their booth because i liked their stuff. she had this little prize wheel you could spin after a purchase and it was the first time i'd seen anyone do that kind of thing at a convention, it was to me associated with like corporate booths at summer festivals or whatever. anyway we were chatting and i brought up the wheel and complimented it and then afterwards i said something along the lines of "its a good idea, i might steal that for my next one!" and she got dead fucking serious and just went "well, don't."

as if she had some meaningful ownership over the concept of letting people spin a little wheel at your booth. and i would be infringing upon her business venture by doing so myself three states away the next time around.

anyway theres a ton about selling at conventions and stuff thats a ton of fun and i do miss and a lot of great people in those spaces as well. there are plenty of people who do think of everyone being in it together and are willing to freely share their ideas, techniques, and friendship among their peers. but it's also a breeding ground for people who have the temperament and worldview of instagram influencers but think the fact that they are artsy ~burnt out gifted kids~ makes them the lovable underdog. and it feels like those people are running the show now that everyone with a more humble approach has been priced out of the scene entirely

[valeriapryanikova]

gerry 💘🤩💗💖😍💓🖤💕💝😍💘🥰💖💝💦😜💕💗

[kaelio]

[cheese-whiz-barber]

Can this be the disability month we finally stop talking about iq

[daco-showman]

why can rockstar games institutionalise you for life like nikita kruschev for being autistic

[transhuman-priestess]

He didn't steal 10 million dollars. They made that number up as a loss, they never fucking had it. Rockstar has spent more than a billion fucking dollars on GTA VI and will likely make billions more when it gets released.

Uber is a fucking shell game of a company designed to leech investor capital and output bootleg cabs.

Nvidia posted a profit in 2023 of $4.37 billion. This is like someone stealing less than a penny from me.

And they lock this kid in a prison hospital for LIFE?

Capitalism is disgusting.

[fuckblast]

Nobody should buy GTA til they free Arion Kurtaj

[transhuman-priestess]

What with GTA VI going up for pre-order i'd just like to remind everyone that rockstar conspired with the UK government to lock an 18-year-old away for life for hacking them.

[kaliforhnia]

what that mouth do

complain

[depsidase]

[kira-7]

This is a spot from an italian estate agency (we are governed by the right-wing party)

The woman says "Ridiculous..."

If you want to spread it elsewhere, here's the official link

[google-image-deepdive]

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

If you're comfortable accusing anyone of faking disability, you're not a real ally to disabled people

[teaboot]

One time when I was a kid a group of girls and I had to treat another student for hypothermia by ourselves because she had so many invisible health issues that the adults we asked for help didn't believe us. The student in question was actively hallucinating. When I finally ran for help the people I grabbed were slow as shit to respond, casually joking about how "dramatic" the person in question was.

The kid was picked up by an ambulance 30 minutes later.

Now as an adult working in security I get SO MANY folks- upper-middle aged mostly- coming to me to 'rat out' people they think are faking it.

I was once sent into a bathroom because a client demanded that the "fucker won't get out, so go drag them out"- I was NEVER going to do that, so I did a wellness check instead. You know who it was? A person recently released from the hospital after a car accident. They had a hole in their skull and major hearing loss. They couldn't answer the owner because they couldn't HEAR the owner.

Another time about a homeless man who got around town by kicking the ground from his wheelchair. "You know he doesn't actually need that thing, his legs work fine, it's just for pity points"- Oh, so he's not paralyzed, his wheelchair is performative? Funny story Dale, I actually know that guy, he was backed over by a truck and has chronic pain from his shattered pelvis. But sure, let's make him stand up and walk everywhere so nobody feels too bad for him and tries to help him or something.

"She doesn't need that scooter, I've seen her get out of it."

"Look how fat he is, because he just rides around and refuses to get up."

"She doesn't really need that cane- she comes here without it all the time"

Sincerely, truly, from the bottom of my heart- as someone who isn't physically disabled but hears this shit all the time- fuck off

[masochism101]

WantingSomethingICantHave.com

[sergle]

are you guys hearing about this dude working to developing a vaccine for cats that he's hoping would like. theoretically double their lifespans?

[sergle]

turns out i wasn't making that up, his name is Dr. Toru Miyazaki! he also wrote a book called "The Day Cats Live To Be Thirty", so cats are kind of his thing.

apparently, cats' kidneys tend to be the thing that takes them down, something about their bodies being unable to self-clean their kidneys, and the vaccine is supposed revitalize the body's ability to do just that. It would be very VERY fucking cool to have cats suddenly reaching 30 years of age be the normal thing.

Could the macrophage-derived protein AIM save cats from kidney disease?

As they age, almost all cats develop kidney disease, from which they eventually die. Just as in humans, kidney disease i

Cat Kidney Disease Cure Nears Reality: Dr. Toru Miyazaki’s AIM Therapy

Dr. Toru Miyazaki’s AIM injection for cat kidney disease enters trials in 2025, aiming for a 2027 release. Greycoat Research supports the sc

[moki-dokie]

whoa wait i actually read the articles and it's so much cooler than just that!!

dude cracked the case about WHY kidneys fail, across the board as far as i can tell. turns out there's a specific molecule whose job it is to attach to waste and signal macrophages to come eat it. it remains inactive in cats for some reason, but the molecule is still there. basically what he's done is found the switch to activate them. this will be profound not only for our domestic babies, but for big cats too - especially cheetahs!

although his research was focused on cats, it's already being used to develop drugs for humans too!

on top of that, since these molecules are tags for waste, this could also dramatically lower the rate of fatty liver disease, liver cancer, urinary crystals, rheumatoid arthritis, and even some neurological cases! like, they're hoping it may have an impact on parkinson's and alzheimers, but it DOES have an impact on stroke recovery. like. holy shit.

furthermore, he's insisting that the feline drug be affordable if and when it rolls out onto the market. he wants this to be something anyone can get for their cat!! idk how much sway he'll have over the human drug, but hopefully enough that it, too, won't be that expensive.

annnnnd in his research that he's still doing for the human side of things, he's found a potential link between this molecule and estrogen. in the 20,000 samples he's tested, women between ages 10 and 29 had the highest amount of this molecule present in their blood (a higher amount means Something Fucky is going on, essentially. There's a higher amount of waste the body is trying to clean out) but it drops down to be almost equal amongst men and women after menopause. it hasn't been looked into yet, but fuck, just the fact it's noted and known and probably WILL be looked into soon??? imagine if this is what leads to figuring out all the various ways the ovaries and uterus fucks with people and how to fix it. or even like, maybe there's something about estrogen that makes it work better. who knows! but it's rad the link is there to be researched :D

man just think, not only could our kitties start living longer, healthier lives, but just maybe dialysis will become as rare and obsolete as the iron lung is for people. what a badass Dr. Toru is!

[fluxxdog]

"But I don't want to turn people into dinosaurs. I wanna cure kittie kidneys!"

[rorleuaisen]

Update: So they have done clinical trials and have submitted it for approval as of april 2026. They are expecting it to be available late 2026/early 2027

AIM Kidney Drug for Cats: 2026 Approval Update — How It Works, Efficacy & Expected Cost | Carelogy

The AIM protein drug for feline chronic kidney disease has been submitted for approval in Japan (April 2026). We break down clinical trial d

As for the study itself, the 360 day follow up on stage 3 kidney failure kitties showed that the control had a survival rate of about 20%, while the test group had a survival rate of 80%

New 2026 study: AIM protein boosts cat kidney disease survival from 20% to 80%. Discover how this scientific breakthrough is changing the fu

[idiomagic]

Our cat Scout is in the early stages of kidney disease. This might be available in time to save her!

[polishwave]

[savyir-genesizz-the-wizard]

[Polish. A red writing on the wall saying "no smoking" changed to "beating meat compulsory" with a black sharpie]