[faerieyuri]

about

you can call me fae! i'm pretty friendly and like talking to people ^_^

30-something

bigender (she/he) bisexual

white, TME

occasionally horny on main

villain enjoyer

i use this blog for fun and to post about my main interests - right now, ace attorney and neopets lol. i love aa rarepairs and am down to talk about most pairings! please convert me to your never before seen pair :) maybe some of my works will convert you too

i also share posts about social justice, antiracism and feminism. i will unfollow for racist and anti-transfeminist rhetoric! solidarity with my sisters is most important to me.

that's all for now! feel free to talk to me but be warned i'm really slow at responding to messages sometimes ^_^

[meangirlnurse]

What other used car salesman speak should we look out for from rescues?

oh man there's.....a lot. in general i'm pretty happy to read over a dog bio and tell you if anything jumps out if you send something my way

a few off the top of my head:

Bella wants all the attention to herself! = Bella is dangerous around other animals

Bella wants to be the only pet in her new home = Bella is dangerous around other animals

Bella needs slow introductions = Bella is dangerous around humans

Bella needs an "adult only" home = Bella is dangerous around children

Bella is so wiggly that she might knock over small children = Bella is dangerous around children

Bella has stranger danger = Bella is dangerous to unfamiliar humans

Bella loves her people so much that we're looking for someone who can be home with her most of the day! = Bella has serious (and potentially dangerous/expensive) separation anxiety

Bella is learning to share her toys/treats/food! = Bella is a dangerous resource guarder

Bella needs an experienced owner = not always euphemistic but often means that Bella has significant behavioral issues

Bella comes with FREE lifetime training from our shelter behaviorists! = Bella has significant behavioral issues

Bella needs a "low traffic" home = Bella has significant behavioral issues

Bella doesn't know her own strength = Bella is either wildly out of control/untrained, dangerous, or both

Bella is still learning her manners! = Bella is either wildly out of control/untrained, dangerous, or both

Bella needs more training = Bella is either wildly out of control/untrained, dangerous, or both

Bella can be mouthy = Bella will bite you

this might sound paranoid, but this is a real excerpt from a public "toolkit" on how to market adoptable dogs from a major national organization (Best Friends Animal Society):

Here’s an example of how not to do it: “Joey unfortunately has leash reactivity, which means he behaves offensively toward other dogs when he’s on walks. He can live peaceably with other dogs, as long as they’re submissive.” Here’s a way to emphasize the positives without ignoring the negatives: “Joey is that rare sort of pooch whom a child can climb all over and hug. He’s so gentle and sweet around everyone. Well, except other dogs when he’s out on a walk. He’s not so good with other pooches when he’s on leash.” You can include restrictions, but be gentle and choose your words carefully. For example, instead of saying “Andy must go to a home without children,” which could scare off even a childless couple, put a positive spin on it: “Jo-Jo’s such a goofy bundle of energy that he might be a bit too much for small children.”

always try to read between the lines – it's not paranoia when they're really out to get you.

[wizardarchetypes]

I want to write a book called “your character dies in the woods” that details all the pitfalls and dangers of being out on the road & in the wild for people without outdoors/wilderness experience bc I cannot keep reading narratives brush over life threatening conditions like nothing is happening.

I just read a book by one of my favorite authors whose plots are essentially airtight, but the MC was walking on a country road on a cold winter night and she was knocked down and fell into a drainage ditch covered in ice, broke through and got covered in icy mud and water.

Then she had a “miserable” 3 more miles to walk to the inn.

Babes she would not MAKE it to that inn.

[pixelartpeach]

Are there any other particularly egregious examples?

[theglintoftherail]

This book already exists, sort of! Or at least, it’s a biology textbook but I bought it for writing purposes:

It starts with a chapter about freezing to death, and it is without a doubt the scariest thing I’ve read in years (and I read a lot of horror fiction).

[anaquana]

The person who added this link has deactivated and the next person in the chain after them was NG and I will not put anymore of his posts on anyone's dash, so here's the link where this book can be downloaded.

(PDF) The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments

PDF | Claude A Piantadosi published The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments | Find, read and cite all the rese

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

you have won a lifetime supply of this

How do you feel?

good!

I CAN SELL THIS AND GET RICH

im drowning in my supply help

Eh it's okay

BAD. VERY BAD

results/other

Remaining time: 5 days 17 hours

you would receive the supply once a month

the brand/type will vary so you could

you can sell the things you get/give them away but they will keep coming until you die

[penny-anna]

Everyone needs to stop saying death of the author when what they mean is separating the art from the artist. Like FR stop it.

[penny-anna]

I know it's mainly just ignorance of what the term means but I do wonder if this happens in part bcos 'death of the author' sounds so dramatic like oh this author is dead to me, I don't care about them anymore. Whereas 'separating the art from the artist' is a lot more neutral and well. In CERTAIN CASES it is kind of immediately apparent that you cannot.

[penny-anna]

TO REITERATE:

Death of the Author is a term coined by Roland Barthes for his essay of the same name in 1967.

In brief: death of the author is the concept that analysis of a work of art should not be focused on the artist's intent; the artist's intended reading of their own work is just A reading and no more valid than anyone else's.

A good straightforward example of this in practice is the response to Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary. Weir is adamant that his work contains no politics but I would say that PHM is pretty clearly a story about climate change.

You can apply death of the author to any work of fiction and it has nothing to do with whether the author is a good or bad person.

[klapollo]

if youre in the US (especially the northeast + michigan) i would avoid bagged salads/greens and generally wash your produce very thoroughly unless you want the diarrhea parasite

[klapollo]

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed

this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

there are UNVERIFIED rumors that the greens have been linked to a company that sources to taco bell. some locations have been actively pulling fresh ingredients like lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo to mitigate the threat, so i would avoid any products from them just in case. considering how vast supply chains are, i'd be wary of any fast food greens in general for now.

[borrelia]

also note this is a PARASITIC infection. most diarrhea-causing pathogens you expect to contaminate your greens are bacteria (e.g. e. coli and salmonella), which are a different domain of organism altogether. cyclospora is a protozoan, which is bigger and more complicated than a bacteria (for reference, malaria is also caused by a protozoan). bacterial diarrhea can be dangerous, but you might also expect to weather it and survive unscathed. do NOT fuck with PARASITIC contamination. you should be scared of this one!

[spelldealer]

cousins and coworkers are addicted to getting pregnant

[contemptible-scoundrel]

it's always two distinguished gentlemen saying precisely to each other

[deadgravity]

You don't have to grieve alone.

[csny]

[hydrahowl]

you pet me

[hydrahowl]

you Pet me

[ontologicallyeviluke]

the polite and considerate sadist

[ontologicallyeviluke]

the polite and considerate sadist

[mousidy]

if you lose interest in a trans woman when you find out she has a vagina then die

[mousidy]

we're not sex toys we're people 👍

[mousidy]

oh noooo you can't fit her into the "tranny shemale futanari dickgirl" sexual archetype OR the "pure, Natural cis woman crafted by god" sexual archetype? you have to respect her as a person rather than as a sex object? fuuuuck that must be really hard for you I'm sorry

[mousidy]

it's funny that both trans and cis women alike are reduced to our genitals, but with trans women it's especially extreme. transness is thought of as infinitely worse than cisness in every way, so why would you ever desire a trans woman if not to play with her one unique feature? and if she doesn't, or can't, put out, what's the point of her? what value does she even have?

[kropotkindersurprise]

September 22 2020 - A Hillsboro man convicted to 6 months for drug possession managed to make his escape from the courthouse. A cop trying to stop him gave himself broken ribs and a concussion and had to be taken to hospital, while the hero of our story managed a clean getaway and is still on the loose. [video]

[canadian-marxist]

I’ve watched this over and over again and I laugh every time

[ttnn77]

I HATTTE ACCIDENTALLY SAYING SOMETHING ONLY THE KILLER WOULD KNOW

[pillbug-02]

ema skye save us from the heat