emerald reveries

they/them

[bovid-beauty]

Major 'DIY' hormone hub shuts down as the anti-trans brigade targets more sites

One of the biggest DIY HRT hubs in the UK appears to have permanently shut down just days after being targeted by right-wing outlets.

HRT Cafe, a grassroots database of tutorials, resources, and information on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), closed its doors earlier this week.

The website, which was maintained by a small, anonymous group of developers, was considered one of the biggest resources for ‘DIY’ HRT in the UK.

It is not illegal to possess non-controlled hormones for personal use without a prescription in the UK.

Developers shuttered the site unexpectedly earlier this week. No official statement has been published, only that its developers were no longer accepting donations.

Its closure came just days after a number of right-wing news outlets, including The Daily Signal, published articles on ‘DIY’ vendors citing HRT Cafe and other resource sites.

[trans4trans]

HRTCafe.net, formerly DIYHRT.Cafe, is a website created to provide information for how to safely obtain DIY HRT for trans people who cannot

GitHub - addidotlol/hrtcafe-mirror: mirror for hrt.cafe

mirror for hrt.cafe. Contribute to addidotlol/hrtcafe-mirror development by creating an account on GitHub.

web archive of hrt cafe and a github mirror for those who need it. the link below is an archive of various diy sites including hrt cafe as well.

GitHub - soapingtime/diyhrt: Automatically archiving DIYHRT resources

Automatically archiving DIYHRT resources. Contribute to soapingtime/diyhrt development by creating an account on GitHub.

[decompose1]

ohhhh shit. target is recalling their up & up baby wipes (fragrance free & fresh cucumber scented) because they're contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli, multiple people are reporting discoloration & infections. i just got a call about it cuz i had purchased those but i've already gone through them 😅 so no refund for me. but im fine. if you have these they're saying you need to immediately stop using them and bring them back to target for a full refund. this bacteria can cause life threatening infections in children/infants and people with compromises immune systems (ESPECIALLY cystic fibrosis!!) and i know lots of other chronically ill people follow me!!!!

[decompose1]

Hold on i should've been more specific.

First: THIS RECALL IS NOT STATE SPECIFIC. IT IS NATIONWIDE.

here are the specific products and dates:

FDA page on this:

Target Recalls Up & Up Fragrance Free and Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes Due to Potential Microbial Contamination

Target is voluntarily recalling Up & Up Fragrance Free and Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes following customer complaints of produc

[dr-otter]

If you use baby wipes go check them NOW. A lot of Burkholderia bugs are antibiotic resistant so infections can be really difficult to treat.

[raccoonmilf]

Pygmy raccoon conservation volunteer opportunities

Hello friends! If you have been wondering if there are other ways you can help with the conservation of the critically endangered pygmy raccoon, we have a few remote volunteer opportunities available!

Donor relations:

Managing donor list on Monday (a browser based work management platform)

Sending thank you messages

Creating and sending out newsletters with conservation project updates and fundraising emails

Ideally a long term position. You’d get a custom domain email address and access to canva premium, which is fun.

Grant writing:

Finding potential grant opportunities for conservation research and program development (We’re quite literally trying to build a sanctuary among other things)

Conducting research, collecting data, and developing background information for proposals

Developing and writing grant proposals

Can be a one-off thing, or a long term thing

Educational Materials Designer

Making educational posters/brochures/other graphics to target different groups about pygmy raccoon conservation issues

Can be a one-off thing, or a long term thing

You’d get access to canva premium if you were interested in this being a long term thing

Spanish Translator

Editing the shitty auto translate copy on the website

Potentially making WhatsApp calls to vendors in Mexico to get quotes for building materials and foods and whatnot

Translating educational material

Some more info: As we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, this volunteering can be used for community service hours, or, if your company does paid volunteer days, those too. I’m happy to sign anything needed. Pretty much all of these opportunities can be a one off/every once in a while type volunteer thing, except for the donor relations, where I’d love to have someone help a little more regularly. It’s just become completely impossible for me to try to keep up with my research/permit applications/writing journal articles/paying for raccoon stuff in Mexico/etc on top of running the nonprofit needed to actually fund the work we are doing.

For anyone wanting to do something longer term, I would be able to get you access to a naturetourism.org email and canva premium. And if anyone has an idea for how to help out in a way not currently listed, just let me know!

Send me a message here on tumblr if you are interested in helping out! Or, if you know someone off tumblr who might be interested, they can contact me at [email protected]

[bluering8]

listen to me, this is so so important: you've gotta get used to really giving it your 60% as a default. like don't half-ass it necessarily but try not to go over 70% or so of an ass. you'll feel better and live a happier more fulfilled life, and on the rare occasions where you do need to lock the fuck in you'll be able to pull off bullshit that the sad miserable wretches giving it their 100% can never dream off, because they're busy draining themselves dry and you have energy reserves to spare.

[smokingchagga]

This is actually what I was adviced to do at the work rehabilitation program I went to. Hasn't left my mind since. 10/10 solid advice

[parkchanwoohoo]

This kid is so fucking good holy shit. I love how into it the audience is, too

[wigmund]

Some more about Samuel and his bird call talent

[tropiyas]

weaponized competence

[tropiyas]

learned helpfulness

[bookshelfdreams]

One Museum A Month - May: Thüringer Bauernhäuser

An open-air museum this month! The oldest one in Germany, according to themselves, which I am not sure how reliable that claim is; I haven't fact-checked.

Three 17th century buildings, all taken from their original places and re-built in the Heinrich-Heine-Park in Rudolstadt, Thüringen. Obviously not enough for a real museum village, but a lovely little 3-sided farm complex with 2 houses and a barn.

All 3 beautiful timber frame houses

It's tiny, but I was very surprised by how well-curated the whole thing was. Often, with things like this, the buildings are overstuffed, there's just lots of vaguely historical-looking objects thrown in, yk? Here, the rooms really looked like someone might love there; not bare, but also not messy.

Time-wise, objects were kind of all over the place, but I feel that is authentic for this kind of historical farm.

Old farm furniture is often richly painted; you can find historical closets like this at antique shops sometimes, often they will have the names or initials of the owners, and the year they were made.

Closet bed!

The best tiled stove I have ever seen in my life, I want this in my house so had.

A wedding chest. The brides trousseau would be packed in here. Also often used to show off a family's wealth.

I just love how detailed everything was. Aesthetics are one of the fundamental things that make us human. Throughout history, it was never enough for things to be just functional, they must be beautiful as well.

The highlight of the whole thing was this recreation of an apothecary. I just love old shop furniture like this, the dozens of tiny drawers, all neatly labeled, the counter, the scales. I also learned something about traveling pharmacists! Which apparently were a thing that existed, and they were respected too, they had certificates and everything. Idk why I never considered that this was an occupation, but it makes sense. This area used to be very rural and isolated; of course there'd be all sorts of traveling craftsmen and merchants.

Of course there also was a spinning/weaving room, but unfortunately, I could only look in through the door. Would have loved a closer look at that loom.

Look at this yarn winder with a built-in measuring function! It's so clever, and I want something like this so bad.

Cake! It looked very nice, but unfortunately was mediocre at best.

Some more impressions:

Thüringer Bauernhäuser, Kleiner Damm 12, 07407 Rudolstadt open April-October, Tuesday-Sunday, 11:00-18:00

[chalet2000]

frog quilt for my partner's new nephew, only 3 weeks late

[raspberry-gutzz]

tip for anyone who embroiders/hand sews but struggles with hand mobility, or just finds it hurts your fingers: get a lil pair of jewelry pliers to pull the needle through :3

also very helpful for thick fabric!!

[fabrickind]

This is great advice and something I do all the time with thick fabrics (sometimes you just can't get it through all those layers without help) but I want to add one additional tip:

Wrap the pliers in something. I'll sometimes use a fabric based sticky tape (like a sports tape), but anything softer than metal will work.

You still have to be careful to not squeeze hard enough to bend or break the needle, but it will help prevent denting the needle or wearing off the plating if you don't have metal on metal :]

[creations-by-chaosfay]

I have a needle puller. Saw it advertised in a quilt magazine. It has a small blade for cutting thread, and a little pinch device that grips the needle. That grip pulls it through several layers of fabric, with ease.

I also have a pair of thimbles that are made of a rubbery silicone with a metal cap. The cap has high edges, preventing the needle from sliding around. I can push a needle through several layers, then use the pincher thing to continue pulling it through.

[chirasul]

we got a full redbox and now we're playing go fish with the redbox movies

[chirasul]

I would never pay money for a redbox. if you ask politely and are very very persistent (i.e. annoying) they will let you take it away

here's my dad and i taking it away

a redbox makes a wonderful addition to your patio

[fishmech]

for those wondering why they're free to take now, it's because the company that made those "chicken soup for the soul" books bought them a few years ago and then completely collapsed so bad they couldn't afford to dispose of or even take the blu rays and dvds out of their kiosks all over.

so any of them is free game because they're all located on other business' property and they usually don't want to have to pay to get rid of them either. so asking the store manager usually gets you the ok to pull it out and keep it.

[chirasul]

there was a period of time right after their bankruptcy where you could put in any debit or credit card and it would spit out movies without charging you. you could even put in like an expired or deactivated card, or a visa gift card with a $0 balance, didnt matter, they'd just start spitting discs out. a lotta people raided redboxes for movies for a couple months, with some people doing what me and my brother and my dad did here, taking the whole box and signs and marquees as well. because managers sure as hell don't want a big abandoned piece of trash on their sidewalk disappointing customers. BUT they're also often too cheap to pay someone to remove it. so they just sit there.

luckily there are no shortage of freaks like us who will just take them away on our own volition. we did it all "by the book", too: we set up cones and caution tape, disconnected electricity properly, used an angle grinder to grind down the bolts in the concrete so nobody would trip on them, then cleaned everything up afterward and sealed off the electrical panel so the store would know everything is safe and tidy. though they were hesitant when we were first contacting them, they were honestly very relieved and grateful when we finally took it away, especially once they saw that we "knew what we were doing" (we don't) and look like we've "done this before" (we haven't).

the fun part: the reason why this redbox, in particular, was completely full and unraided is because the computer hardware inside had failed some months before the bankruptcy, and a failing company sure as hell wasn't gonna send a tech out to our podunk dipshit city to fix it, so it was impossible to rent movies or take any discs out. plus, for who knows how long, people were returning old redbox discs to this machine and not taking any out, leading to a much higher variety of movies than your average redbox.

there is a thriving community of redbox hackers and modders out there, as well, creating open-source software for repurposing the machines and not letting their very interesting and robust disc-management hardware go to waste. this one belongs to my brother (who was very annoying persistent and did all the legwork of contacting managers and securing permission) who is a programmer by trade and will be hacking it into a family-access movie library, with whatever discs we want. i mean the machine is completely weatherproof and has a built-in AC unit, it would be such a waste to not try to turn it into something cool.

if we get another one, i'm gonna try to mod it into some sort of art or zine vending machine. the disc boxes are just the right size for small print art or stickers. would make a great "little free library" too.

remember: the rules are made up. act like you belong there and you can get away with anything. this applies to your own life

[catastrophicallykat]

I don't know if I've put this on here yet? My Colorful Language series is coming together little by little. It's a passion project for the love of swearing. It's not for everyone, but it sure as fuck makes me happy

FPP letter patterns by me, fabrics from my stash, and a list of swears left to get through

[smokeablunt]

[sonicismyboyfriend]

cool idea! anyone got a link for where to read / print these?

[anarchistserum]

Not exactly the same zines but it definitely looks like the same author judging by the mousegirl!

[candyboydeathparade]

My homie Peaches actually illustrated these zines! You should check 'em out!

Radical Guide to Safe Drug Use Pocket Zines

Our update to the Radical Guide to Safer Drug Use has now been split up into these cute little pocket zines! Drugs: ketamine nitrous poppers

[unfinishedsweaters]

It turned out huge actually. Which, to be fair, is something I like a lot; there’s something to be said for fine-gauge voluminous knits.

KNIT A COZY SCARF THAT’S EASY TO WORK ON AND REMINDS YOU SLIGHTLY OF AN IRON BRIDGE.

Framework Shawl.

[soymoss]

starling

[transastronautistic]

ID: digital art on a bright yellow background of a bird with blue-black feathers, which have yellow and orange asterisk-shaped stars on them

[growingsucculents]

Legs

[sweetchimera-art]

escape

[sacrificethemtothesquid]

[vinceaddams]

It's nice that loud noises don't stick to clothes like smells do. That would be really bad if they did.

[zinderant]

This tells us how clothes respond to two out of the five senses. What can we say about the others?

Colors are kind of the opposite. We try very hard to make colors stick to clothes, but they get unstuck when bright lights hit them too hard. Fortunately this is a slow process and you can enjoy your colors many times before they come unstuck.

It is unclear whether clothes can gain or lose taste through exposure. Most of taste is mediated by smell, and clothes tend not to be exposed to sweetness, sourness, bitterness or umami, and even if they did, they would not give up this taste in turn unless consumed, which one does not do with clothes. We'll call this 'not applicable'.

Textures can go either way: clothes that are touched by things can either become more textured (pilling) or less (wearing thin), but eventually they break the clothes entirely, suggesting perhaps that clothes are most sensitive to touch of all the senses.

[laurajameskinney]

was crawling around on the floor for like 2 hours blocking my dress #mydress and chat. my back. it hurts.

[laurajameskinney]

anyways. look at this.

[laurajameskinney]

ok great job looking everybody. now this.