Confused meanderings

Not really art blog of a confused transplant to the west coast. My art will be under the #My art tag.

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[pseudomantis]

one if my favorite gifs right now the blankest eyes ive ever seen the lights are on but no ones home. and the other thing like grooming its snout but i don't think its even aware of what its doing. i dont think either of them know anything or know that theyre alive

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

Have you read Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers (2026)?

yes

no

I didn't finish it

I've never heard of it

Remaining time: 4 days 53 minutes

[transmascmarypoppins]

why is this post completely broken in every way imaginable

[cecilsrandomeverything]

Broken notes… deactivated account… removed image….

Finally, we have them all.

[spacefinch]

In addition: OP’s name is just… gone. No “[insert username]-deactivated[insert a bunch of numbers]” as is the standard for deactivated blogs.

Just the world “deactivated.” Look upon their post, ye mighty, and despair.

[chatblancofficial]

It’ll be almost impossible to find this post unless it wanders across your dash.

[huewrite]

It wandered across mine. I shall help it travel forward.

[gossamermouse]

this is not a place of honor

[jackviator]

[dinosaurana]

Oh hey post of Ozymandius, good to see you again standing on your feet in a desert where no one remembers you

[crabussy]

trans women and trans men and nonbinary people and everyone else being friends and holding each other close and falling in love and thinking of each other. I'm making this my future. let's all be okay together

[capnsoapy]

always remember that chell is canonically* a transgender woman

[capnsoapy]

Transition timeline; 99999 days on Aperture Science homebrew œstradiol

[capnsoapy]

POV you used the phrase "transition timeline" on [tumblr] post about 20-year-old video game models

[showtimechamaco]

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

(x)

[justphilosophical]

This is definitely on par with the original

[nichet-crochet]

[penumbralwoods]

every time someone realizes they dont have to pick between being a boy or a girl an angel gets its wings btw. and also extremely loud cheering can be heard in the distance from me specifically

[penumbralwoods]

btw if you've ever wondered why i make posts like this and get really obnoxious about nonbinary positivity. this is why

and for all of yall that are still figuring it out or aren't getting the support you deserve:

[pangur-and-grim]

Queer Books and Authors are at a Breaking Point

Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.

[pangur-and-grim]

if you'd like to show support, here are some upcoming queer books:

When Life Gives You Corpses is a brilliant YA about a cursed praying mantis who falls for a young witch. Yield Under Great Persuasion is a raunchy, but surprisingly sweet story of two men repairing their relationship. Fabulous Bodies is a horror story about a queer rockstar rising from the dead.

This is Where the Future Bleeds is a fantasy set in a vividly imagined land, where two women (who happen to kiss) are the key to healing the broken sky. You're No Better is a story about a teen struggling in the shadow of his murderous parent. Oil on Canvas is about a woman who finds disturbing paintings in the home of her dead mother.

and then here's a list of 26 queer books by Black authors set to publish this year, and a 10 upcoming books by trans authors. if you want to fight back against queer censorship, use your wallet! or (if that's not an option) you can contact your local library and ask them to stock a copy.

[adventures-in-a-world-of-fiction]

Blood on the Icehouse Wall is a fantasy with a time travelling lesbian witch and her asexual werewolf girlfriend trying to undo their mistakes.

Salts of Mercury is the best book I've read this year and features a non-binary necromancer explaining why they did all that treason.

An Unexpected Attachment is an erotic novella about an android who's just got a penis attachment and wants to try it out for the first time.

Three Men in Orbit is inspired by Three Men in a Boat and tells the story of three men taking an excursion to a space station and then the moon. One of the characters is a trans woman and the author is openly trans.

[synonymsfordismember]

My new feel-bad story "Dead Wife" is out now with the webzine Horrific Scribes!

Two childhood friends resurrect Nora, the narrator's wife, after a brutal car accident, but balk when she comes back livelier than before. Content warnings for domestic abuse, animal death, explicit sexuality and gore.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for this story, but be sure to check out the wide variety of excellent horror stories hosted here as well! I'm so excited to share this story; it was a potential hard sell and an experiment in form for me, and I'm so pleased how it came out.

[girlmostlikely]

[rainbow-femme]

Hi yes hello it’s me the local wizard, and I- Ok well “evil” feels like a strong word but yes, that’s me. Anyway, I need your help. I know I stole away the kingdoms 12 princesses, that’s my bad. Listen, I didn’t think this through. It didn’t occur to me that having a dozen angry young women from early teen to early 20s and giving them giant powerful wings would be a bad idea.

I know I’m the one who cast the curse but it can still only be broken with true love. I’m begging you, somebody, please come and fall in love with these girls and make them leave, I can’t take it anymore, it sucks so bad. I can’t keep getting viciously bullied by one of the largest living species of waterfowl anymore. I’ve tried running away but they can fly so they just find me. I’m getting nothing done.

I’ll pay you, I’ll grant you wishes, I don’t care, please just come and fall in love with the mean angry women who live in my yard and hate me so bad

[kaoinim-deactivated20220927]

[qifreynothing]

ps5 brain monday

[what-even-is-thiss]

Oh so THIS is the ps5 post. I can see why you all imprinted on it now that’s hilarious

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

@tartrazeen

[tartrazeen]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

YOU CAN JUST DO THIS?!?!

Omggggggg, is there anything pork can't do 😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖

[tartrazeen]

Okay, I've put a bunch of crap in a pot

We goooooooot

onions!

sliced garlic!

two pears!

some frozen apples that I cut up a year ago and forgot about and were covered ice that I scraped off!

bunch of rosemary that i cut off my twiggy plant in the hope of pruning it out of being mostly twigs!

some tenderloin thing that's apparently maple apple flavoured!

So now, in theory, I just put it on medium-high heat and ignore it for an hour, and then I can eat

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

OK you MAY need more fat in there because tenderloin have almost none and pork belley have a lot. Adding some butter couldn't hurt

[tartrazeen]

:O Is that what butter's for?! Adding fat?! Omg, that's so smart! I just threw in a chunk

They didn't have pork belly like he had it :( They only had little bacon-looking strips, and a centre roast. I'll try to find a legit butcher at some point if it this rough draft attempt pans out

👀 the steam has already started too! I didn't think it'd be that quick! This is neat!

[tartrazeen]

It's cooked 👀💖

175° internal, so it's probably a little overcooked since it's still gotta cool down

And the other stuff looks okay too

I'm understanding the technique behind stews (which I, to the day, have never successfully been able to make), because I'm looking at those pears like, "Damn, those should've been potatoes. What am I gonna do with these onion-y pears? Eat them? :/"

Taste test after this all rests 👍🏽

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

Use can strain it or blend it

[tartrazeen]

I was skeptical about eating the steamed stuff (I dunno why), but A+ for me for pushing past it 'cause it was really good - and the whole thing would've been dry as hell without it

I think an hour was too long, so if I maybe did 45 or 50 minutes, it'd be juicier. But this was a fantastic first attempt, and hell yes, I've got something to throw in my rotation 🥳💖

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

You also use a really lean piece of meat. I think the pork belly straps would have been better. You need a fatty piece of meat so it can render out.

[tartrazeen]

Yeah, I'll go to the other store that had the pork belly slabs next time. But the fact that this came out as well as it did even though it had no fat on it is a really good sign to trust the process here 🥳 When I get the right cut, this thing'll be amazing

[kaelio]

Recipes from Portland's famous but long-closed Rheinlander restaurant. This cookbook was produced in a limited window before Chef Mager's death. All of these fucking slap.

[ladyvean]

For my fellow vegan/vegetarians, these sound scrumptious and look pretty simple to make substitutions!

[kaelio]

just to be clear

[certifiedsoupposts]

certified soup post

[kaelio]

It's sooo good

The lentil soup post is yeah beyond amazing. I know lentil soup doesn't seem like it could be that good. You simply don't Know how beloved the rheinlander lentil soup was. This was a famous soup here.

[corvidcorgi]

With three movies to compare between, I really appreciate how each Knives Out movie explores justice from a different thematic angle, not based on the murder that was committed but based on the cruelty that led to that murder.

In Knives Out, a compassionate, ethical young woman treats everyone around her with generosity, and the people around her repeatedly try to take advantage of her kindness to force her into losing the fortune that was gifted to her by a dear friend. There, justice means that she keeps the fortune and decides that actually, she doesn't have to be kind and giving to people who've proven themselves assholes.

In Glass Onion, a woman loses her sister to a gang of wealthy, successful people who've sacrificed their principles for the sake of ambition and ego. There, justice means that everyone involved will be made notorious: whatever their other accomplishments, they will forever be known for being complicit in the burning of the most famous painting in history.

In Wake Up Dead Man, the church takes advantage of a young girl's loyalty and faith to place her under a lifelong burden and fill her with guilt, shame, and hatred. Justice means helping her understand what was done to her and the women around her, and giving her compassion so she can find peace.

This is cool because it means the movies contradict each other! The compassionate justice of Wake Up Dead Man would be totally misplaced in Knives Out, and so would the toppling-monuments justice of Glass Onion. And because each movie has something different to say, they all stand on their own and feel fresh.

This is also why Benoit Blanc is the uniting figure but never the protagonist of these movies. He's an agent of legal justice in that he's the detective and it's his job to figure out whodunnit, but the protagonist -- Marta, Helen, and now Jud -- is always the character who delivers thematic justice.