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personal sideblog for reblogs and whatnot

[frankie-frankly]

@frankiefridayyy’s side blog for more personal stuff, reblogs, organization, and random stuff. i do vent on here a lot, its tagged with #vent if you want to block it

my art is on my main

IM A GUY!!!!!

[frankie-frankly]

i really wanna make an art piece based off of this

[frankie-frankly]

im so upset and disheartened because so much of myfamily and my world was made around christianity. im not forced to go to church anymore but im still probably gonna have to go to the services for christmas and easter and good friday and whatnot. im still gonna have to celebrate christmas with them. im still gonna have to suck it up n not say anything when i see the christmas decor in michaels. i cant say how uncomfortable i am when so much of gothic things - subculture, music, clothes, revovles around christian and catholic imagery. i get uncomfortable when goth literature is revolving around crosses and priests and christian ideals. i get so uncomfortable when shopping for gothic thingws - jewelry, bookmarks, clothes - and they all have crucifixes. i have nothing against christianity or catholocism or any religion in its purest sense but its the people who have tried to convert me to christianity that have hurt me, seeing what those people say, not knowing that i want to convert to Judaism, because its not safe for me to tell them. its so awful and i dont know what to do about it. christian holidays are everywhere, santa is everywhere, its everywhere and i dont feel safe with it at all, knowing what my family has said and done. its not fair and i just wish i knew how to deal with it

[freakoutgirl]

"all you ever do is complain" that's not true. I also resent.

[freakoutgirl]

and love..........

[dragon-in-a-fez]

if you can't handle me at my worst then stop dragging me there fucker

[doctorbeth]

A Puppy's Turtle

I know I owe you a bunch of stories, and I’ve got them all lined up to tell, including Kouku and Girlgirl and Leika. I just finished with the hardest patients I’ve ever had. One was literally shredding, so needed two different stuffed animals of my own to act as models, and the other pair had fabric that was disintegrating in a way that made it sticky, so every time the needle went in and came out, I needed to clean it off! They were stuffing inside, and the top layer of their fabric was coming apart, but the backing of their fabric was sticky. It was new. :-/

But, today I am going to share the story of a turtle named Turtle, and for a rare special treat, you get to see part of the patient’s family. I don’t usually show families for privacy reasons, but, well, this is Turtle’s warm blooded being, Murphy:

They’d been together for six years, since Murphy was a puppy. Here’s their baby picture:

As you can see, Murphy has grown and Turtle has, well been worn a bit. Here are a couple of his diagnosis photos:

We agreed that Turtle needed transplants for his balding, and wounds sewn up. Usually, I don’t clean patients belonging to animals, as scent is so important, but in this case, the humans decided a spa was in order too. So Turtle flew down to the Bay Area and started his treatment with a spa:

You can already see him getting cleaner!

Once dry and restuffed, he got a heart with a bit of original stuffing:

And then the humans chose a fabric for his transplants from two options:

Soon his surgery was done and he was ready to head back north:

Normally I’d stop here, with a quote from the humans “He looks great!” But that’s not the end of the story. You see, once Turtle got home, Murphy sent some photos to make everyone smile:

Happy as a puppy that they’re together once more!

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[limeshade]

In 2017, American film researchers recovered “Something Good – Negro Kiss,” a short film depicting a playful kiss between a Black couple which had not seen the light of day for more than a century. A long-forgotten artifact from the earliest years of American film, the sweet, humanizing vignette, produced by the Selig Polyscope Company, makes a startling contrast to the overwhelmingly racist and blackface-ridden contempory portrayals of African Americans. Four years later in 2021, archivists in Norway, halfway across the world, identified a sister short in their collections—an extended alternate cut which reveals more of Chicago stage performers Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle’s vaudeville-like routine, a theatrical, hot-and-cold romantic dynamic between two lovers which parodies the popular and controversial short “The Kiss” (1896). Both films, which had previously been lost, were known from entries in old motion picture catalogs but had been assumed to be era-typical, anti-Black “race films” until their rediscovery in the 21st century. Together with its more famous sibling, which has since been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, this alternate version of “Something Good” represents the first-known instance of Black intimacy ever captured on-screen.

SOMETHING GOOD [Alternate Version] (1898) Directed by William Selig

[vamplire]

people talking about this castle is haunted or whatever while i’ve been here 500 years and haven’t seen shit

[funeral]

Victorian-era exercise machines 

[goth-queen]

[armandlastnamemarius]

catching up on new book releases and...

a paris vampire theater cult lead by the vampire ar...nault who is distracted from coven politics by his new vampire boyfriend and his sister? incredible.

[yaoiblackmold]

The spirit of Anne Rice if you are here please move the planchette and spell out S-U-E T-H-E-M

[pinkblanc]

St. Gerardus Majella Foundation operating room, 1940

[recordplayerbabyyyy]

[crazyheronman]

um, im bored, here are the languages my ocs speak:

Ariel: Cretan Greek, Ladino, Hebrew, and a little bit of english

Seraiah: Cretan Greek and Ladino

Narkis: Darija, Hebrew, English, and a little Ladino

Jasper: Darija, Sakha, Yugtun, Ladino, Ukrainian, and English, not fluent in any of them and just kinda...makes it up as he goes

Adrian: English, Romanian, and a little Yugtun

Vasyl: English, Benhti Kenaga', Ukrainian, Yugtun, and a little Sahka

Nikolai: English, German, Yugtun

Besimi: English and a little Yugtun

Vincent: English and a few words of Catawba

[frankie-frankly]

i think i slept for like 8 hours

[possessionisamyth]

If you live in the USA and you're pleading for donations to pay your rent, bills, or get food then dial 211! Please dial 211 before the last minute!

It's a toll free service with people who will help you find programs in your community to pay those bills, find food, and find housing! They will give you numbers to call so you can get help.

It is not 100% foolproof. Their job is to direct you to a program they believe will help your current issue, but it's still a step up from praying random strangers online will give you enough cash before a deadline! The added benefit of these community programs, which get funded by the local government most of the time, is if there are more people using them then they can get more money to help more people.

You're not taking resources from other people if you use your community services. Your taxes pay for them. Use them.

Dial 211 first to see if they can help, and if for some reason they can't, then make your donation posts!

https://www.211.org/

[dcmcboxers]

Hi I work for my state's 211 service. It really breaks my heart how many people only know to call us at the last minute. 211's can provide a whole wealth of resources to use before things ever get to a cut off utility, eviction, or homelessness!

I can't speak for all 211's but most should also have a website detailing all the agencies in their database. if you don't like phone calls, this can be something to reference instead.

If you don't have health insurance but you need to see a doctor, reference 211! We list clinics that provide free or discounted general care, vision, and dental services to low income households and people without insurance! Many hospitals also have financial aid policies that can severely reduce your bill if you had an expensive procedure!

If you're stuck in a dead end job or need educational resources reference 211! There are a lot of programs focused on providing basic adult education as well as trade skills or other high demand fields! State governments are generally more interested in funneling people into work than providing benefits, but you can still use this to your advantage especially if you have some form of disability but are still able to work. That includes if you're neurodiverse or have mental health issues! Most of these programs are extremely underutilized.

If you believe you qualify for public benefits but the bureaucracy of the process is in your way, reference 211! There are agencies specifically geared towards helping people obtain the benefits they qualify for- for free!

If you need help with your taxes-

If you need help finding a pro bono lawyer-

If you need help finding affordable housing/section 8 housing-

If you need help finding food pantries-

If you need help paying for your prescriptions-

If you need help obtaining disability aids or assistive technology-

If you need help finding transportation options-

If you need help following a natural or personal disaster (like a home fire)-

If you need help repairing a home you or your family owns or it needs modifications to be accessible-

If you need Queer resources-

Reference your 211!!!!!

I had no idea what 211 was before working for it but I wish I had. I've learned so much about what resources are actually available to the community even in a ho hum area of the country like my state. I've saved my partner literally thousands of dollars just from the medical resources I've gathered.

Not enough young people know about or utilize these services but they are there for you!

P. S.

This isn't an intended use of 211, but I like to reference the agency listings when I look for jobs. Many of the agencies listed are non-profits which, while they certainly are not perfect, generally have lower barriers of entry to decent paying jobs with benefits. The work environments tend to be much kinder and at least pretend to be forward thinking. You're more likely to find jobs without as many people applying as well, especially if they're only advertising their positions through their own website.

[sameenbyhat]

Homepage

Get help paying bills, finding food, and locating other resources near you. Call 211 now for confidential help from a caring expert.

[brosser-les-dents]

Oh my goodness. Sharing this because maybe your state has something to help you see a dentist! If it's been a while, please see I'd you have any dental services in your area. It's really so important to see a dentist.

[frankie-frankly]

i am so sleepy tigjt now i think i will go sleep n think anout my partd er becayse vamp is so lovely to think anoit