Sometimes They Call Me Cookie

they/them. This blog, like its owner, continues to exist out of spite, kindness, and a love of all things odd.

[pomegranateteeth]

All the people want is vampires and a direct deposit of $5000

[deathtokillian]

Ideas are cooking for my pride outfit.

[deathtokillian]

Oh boy have I pissed off the transphobes with this one.

[bowlby4]

[sophsun1]

The Birdcage (1996) dir. Mike Nichols

[voltaspistol]

It's free on Youtube right now.

The Birdcage

In this contemporary American adaptation of the 1978 outrageous French farce LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the story centers on the life of a middle-a

[poupon]

They say "kill the cop that lives inside you" which is good and necessary advice for over-policing your inner thoughts, but I'd like to add: sometimes you gotta let in a tiny eccentric detective to vacation inside you

Say, if you find yourself thinking "I can't have an eating disorder because I'm too fat" you might need to have a little dude in a smoking jacket with a pipe and immaculately groomed moustache around to point out "But that's PRECISELY what someone with an eating disorder would say!"

Then you could say, thank you, eccentric detective that vacations inside me. That is really something to consider. But then if you see him getting too comfy, maybe eyeing your tastefully appointed embroidered upholstery, you'd have to kill him. Because you gotta kill the cop that lives inside you.

[potpourri-of-ecclecticism-deact]

Travis Birkenstock--38 tardies. By far the most tardies in the class. Congratulations!

CLUELESS (1995) dir. Amy Heckerling

[b4rfbrain]

abundance! by annalaura_art

[horsefriend]

[putnamspuppeteer]

For those who don't know: Ikumi Nakamura is the woman who was senior artist on Bayonetta, and designed the titular character along with Hideki Kamiya. Their greatest moment of bonding was over their insistence that Bayonetta keep her glasses on at all times. Nakamura cannot go to horny jail. She is the warden.

[brookietf]

[catgirlforeskin]

Happy pride month to her and her exclusively

[seraphiminn]

she made a comic about the experience on twitter

[catboybiologist]

happy pride

[ikindamaybewanthertositonmyface]

An Update from back in October I'm surprised wasn't added to this post. lol

[roswellsoup]

bonus/proof:

we tipped her well dw. best waitress ever 🍒

[lamaison]

Legal Eagle asking "are you covered to have an open flame in the studio?" and a producer worriedly yelling "we're not!" as Ally goes to light a bong they filled with real whiskey is maybe the hardest I have ever laughed at an episode of Game Changer.

[pearlycomplaints]

[tlirsgender]

I feel like . A lot of Being Autistic is giving people way too much benefit of the doubt cause you're trying not to have a social anxiety paranoia doom spiral but sometimes they really and truly just are treating you like that & you have to be the crazy one & be like I know you're fucking lying to me

Like oh yeah no it's not that I didn't notice. I've just been ignoring it. Yknow. Which somehow feels worse and stupider than if I really didn't know any better

[wizardarchetypes]

I used to work with a woman who was extremely nasty-mean to me for absolutely no reason at all. She was generally unpleasant to everyone, but it was obvious to me (and to another coworker) that she had something very pointed against me in particular and made it no secret. It got so bad that I made several official complaints, and my supervisor said, "that's just how she talks to everyone. She's super blunt, but she doesn't mean it! Maybe you're just misunderstanding her tone because you're Autistic?"

Later during my 6-month employee review, the same supervisor said, "sometimes when you correct people, you can come on a little too strong and intimidate or offend people."

We went over the specific instances he was referring to, and I said, "I don't think I was unfair or too harsh in any of those situations. I think I was just straightforward for clarity."

He said, "maybe you don't realize your tone is too harsh because you're Autistic?"

So there it is.

If someone's very obviously singling you out to be outright cruel and unfair, you must give them the benefit of the doubt, because you're Autistic and cannot understand.

If you're being straightforward and normal, but someone thinks you're being unfair, you do not get the benefit of the doubt, because you're Autistic and cannot understand.

And when you point this out to allistic people, either they don't believe you, do not care, or do not try to understand.

[st-just]

Aside from residential zoning/real estate and farm subsidies my most distinctly libertarian instinct is probably pro sports teams. The industry makes how much? And they want how many million dollars from the city to build and upkeep their fancy stadiums? fuck off. Live by the market and die by the market.

[the-grey-tribe]

You know how leftists, social democrats, and even some centrists tell you that the mail and the welfare state and public infrastructure don't need to turn a profit? It's actually fine when the local library "loses money". It's for the people. It's a service paid for with tax money.

This is how people who vote for football stadiums feel about football stadiums. They really want to have football stadiums. They vote for football stadiums. They are fine with it costing taxpayer money, because they get to have the football. Football.

And then they can't even watch it, because it's on Sky Sports.

These people have a hard time wrapping their heads around it when you talk about public libraries. They think libraries should turn a profit. But when it comes to football, they understand. They voted for it.

Maybe the way to get people to understand why we pay taxes and why we should have libraries is to make an analogy to sports arenas. Those are popular!

[st-just]

Right but the city owns the library. If tax money is being spent so extravagantly on football then the taxpayers should at least get an equity stake.

[superbeans89]

We all know Ringo

And we all love Wrongo

But there was another. A secret third one.

Gringo

[maddie-grove]

I really like this website because somebody will be like “there’s nothing wrong with darting out from behind a parked car into traffic, bootlicker” and you can be like okay this clearly evolved from a valid point about how the US is too car-centric. But something happened to it.

[jamiemccrimmon]

[ramen8008]

Wonder Woman: Batman, we could make good use of Nightwing with this. Would you call him?

Dick, who's filling in for Bruce as Batman: I'll call him

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Hal: you've gained some muscles

Jason, dressed as Nightwing: I started working out

Hal: Damn. What's the routine cause I just saw you last week and you look completely different.

Jason: steroids

Dick, as batman: *chokes on coffee*

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Superman: We might need someone who's good with guns, hm... Hey Nightwing you're in contact with redhood, right? Could you have him come?

Jason, as Nightwing: ... I don't see why not

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Wonder woman: this security is an issue we need someone who can hack this system long enough for us to get pass

Superman: hey hood, any chance you can give red robin a call?

Tim, with 5 inches of padding, as redhood: on it

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Hal: isn't robin usually with you all?

Flash: yeah we could use him with this one

Superman: Red Robin, would you call in Robin for us?

Damian, in red robin costume: he's dead

[orbitalpython]

Even better if he got Duke in

John Steward: I can't hold this for much longer!

Superman: jeez this is looking bad hey Robin could you call up Signal?

Duke in Robin costume: I'll get him.

Wonder Woman: It seems we could use the Bat girls help can anyone reach her?

Cassandra Cain in signals outfit: .... I got it.

Captain Marvel dodging a villains attack : Hey Batgirl, got any of spoilers glitter? I want to do a little pranking.

Steph in Black bats costume: Ill give her a call...

-in secret facility-

Plastic Man: Hey spoiler you any good at hacking?

Barbara Gordon (literally wheelchair bound) in spoilers costume:I'll see if I can contact Oracle.

Ace the Batdog in Oracle chair giving orders:

Aqualad contacting Batman (Dick Grayson): Mr Batman sir we seem to need a dog for this any ideas?

Dick Grayson: I might have one.

[skygenders]

There is something sooo deeply American going on with Seattle Children’s Hospital that I think would brick the minds of everyone outside of the United States.

[skygenders]

The CHILDRENS hospital has to restrict helipad landings because of noise complaints from the wealthy home owners living next to it. Only the most urgent patients can land directly at the hospital. While the other kids have to land a mile away and are taken to the hospital via ambulance. Which is an unnecessary risk to the child’s life and also makes the families pay for the helicopter AND ambulance.

[skygenders]

Seattle Children’s says Laurelhurst noise concerns burdens lifesaving care for children

The hospital says some limits on helipad access add pressure when children need lifesaving care.

Apparently this has been going on for decades and is only getting traction because a pilot complained on Twitter.

[apesoformythoughts]

“One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his works, which for the time being has slipped my mind, which hits off admirably this age-old situation.”

— P.G. Wodehouse