a veritable feast of different colored tomorrow

Dor : 32 : i am the breeze i am the breath i am the boulder i am the mountain i am the river flowing from the faucet i am the sun resting in the hearth : 🥰 I love you 😚 : 🔞all kids out for adult swim🔞

[do-rad-stuff]

in case you were wondering...

that's what me and my cat look like.

i'm Dorion or Dor. she/they/he/it pronouns. born in early June of 1994. southern bred, currently residing in the Chicagoland area.

i've been on this site since like 2010 or 2011 and this is my fourth blog.

i started writing poetry back in 2006 or so, and lately have been trying some prose. i share my writings on patreon (moving to comradery as soon as they approve me for launch!). it's free to subscribe, bust paid subscribers are entitled to tarot readings from me.

some friends introduced mw to tarot in 2014 or '15. took a couple years but i eventually started practicing regularly, which also led intosome other witchy avenues, which have evolved into a vague but empowering general spiritual practice.

i also like to draw! i always have. i just love guiding colors to be in places. it's so much fun. i mostly use markers but i'm learning to draw digitally too.

aaaaaannnnd i love food! i went to school for baking and pastry. i dropped out like a semester or two before graduating, and then working in the food industry almost ruined my love for the craft. but cooking at home, alone and especially for loved ones, is a surefire way to brighten any mood for me.

anyway that's my pitch. who wants to make me their housewife so we can pamper each other and live out our days in domestic bliss 😌

[happyh0ur-deactivated20200903]

damn a tattoo would really hit the spot right now

[2000ish]

[mastersoverminds-6]

After you're done rubbing yourself stupid to my blog, don't forget to say thank you. It's only polite.

[colormush]

[veryboringca]

[rowanisawriter]

being insane isnt even that bad

[datadegroove-deactivated2026042]

stop deactivating

[datadegroove-deactivated2026042]

i thought we all agreed we were here forever

[kirishima-hates-terfs]

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Every time OP dances, her parrot flies along with her. OP says she never trained it on purpose and her parrot just loves doing this naturally. Sometimes it’ll just hop right onto her face. (cr 月下郭城)

[birds-in-posts]

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

[chumbyy]

[fromhersoul]

[hauntedhunted]

kiss this babey

[stonedshadow]

mommy’s got a seat open just for you <3

[letmesleeponu4sumtime]

Joyce Lee, 2022

[joyfulcherub]

Poor lighting great tits ❤️

(They/them)

Don't be gross or I'll block you 🔪

[procrastinationstationxx]

there’s a sixth love language actually, it’s called fucking her throat until she’s a drool and cum covered mess for you

[linddzz]

I feel a sudden need to bring some important, clarifying information to people. Mostly artists who love drawing murder shrimp.

There are two kinds of crustaceans that are called "shrimp" that use concussive force via cavitation bubbles as a weapon.

These are Pistol Shrimp, a group of actual shrimp, and Mantis Shrimp, which are not actually shrimp but they are the ones you probably think of when you hear "murder shrimp" and "shrimp colors" (specifically the Peacock Mantis, bc there's a lot of species for both.)

I'm not annoying enough to grumble about the mantis being called a murder shrimp, because "murder stomatopod" is objectively a less fun combination of words.

HOWEVER!! People keep drawing mantis murder shrimp with pistol shrimp claws. They are not the same claws!! They are not used the same way!!! I will explain!!!!

Pistol shrimp: A number of shrimp species which have one big megachad claw and one dinky normal one.

The dactyl, or movable part of the large claw, is snapped shut with so much force that it shoots a cavitation bubble out with a very loud snap that can stun prey or scare off predators. It's very fucking cool.

As cool as that is, there is a reason that the mantis shrimp is what most people think of when they read "murder shrimp."

This is the Peacock Mantis Shrimp. Which is not a shrimp, but a stomatopod.

(In a lot of pictures it appears like they're staring intently at the camera. They probably are, because they are alarmingly intelligent.)

Note that it doesn't seem to have the big classic claws, and that's becaus it doesnt. Please stop drawing a shrimp claw on them. Their "claw" appendages are kept tucked up, praying mantis style.

These are a raptorial appendage that do have a sharp bit, but that sharp point has adapted to add support to the club end. They use the club to punch the shit out of things. They do punch so hard that they create a cavitation bubble, but the punch is the main deal.

If you look up a mantis shrimp puncher you may find this image, but they rarely if ever fold out fully past the punching part.

The second common mistake on mantis drawings is from mixing up two types of mantis shrimp. There are punchers, which includes the peacock mantis, and stabbers. You can guess what they do.

Fun fact! The peacock mantis is the largest puncher species, maxing out at 6-7 inches. Some of the stabber species, such as a zebra mantis can get 11 inches. This is because the peacock mantis is as big as it can get before it would shatter itself with the force of its punch!

This has been the marine biologist PSA.

Please stop putting the wrong claw on a peacock mantis.

[todaysbird]

A newly fledged leucistic starling in my window feeder!

TODAYSBIRD EDIT: WOW!!! what a striking bird, thanks for sharing this sighting!