my favorite attraction oriented terms are: queer... thats it i dont really feel like being really specific with that for some reason lmao
i am monog & married to my love of 9 yrs.
i am a german shepherd therian. in always but physical, i am a dog š¾
i also am a cannabis lover & advocate & will post about it regularly ehehheheh
some of my vanilla interests:
anime, cartoons, fashion, clowns, my little pony, art in many forms, cozy video games, early 2000s/y2k nostalgia, various aesthetics & subcultures, collecting things
psst- i also have a side-blog called @cried8times for more edgy/morute/stuffs
scat, verbal degradation, water sports, gunpl4y, g0re
PLS NOTE as previously stated, i am a therian & that identity also seeps into my sex life. i am a human dog, i like s3x like a human dog. i am NOT attracted to physical animals NOR DO I SUPPORT ACTS OF Z0OPHILIA. pls dni if nsft therian posts make you uncomfortable OR if you are a z0phile. i have no interest in that community.
before you interact...
my acct is 18+. as previously stated, i am a 24 year old person. i frequently interact with & may even post hard knk content, n*dity, general adult stuff, so minors are NOT WELCOME.
i am also not comfortable interacting with k-9 kins. i know theres a lot of gsds that identify as a k-9 unit, but i do not, i am HEAVILY ACAB-ASSOCIATED, & i just dont want those interactions so sorry pls dni if you have this identification.
broader dni:
MAP/pedo, zoos, necros, radqueer & associates, ai users or supporters, trump/elon/MAGA supporters, queerphobic, racist/anti- blm, proship, endo/willo/supporters
i will be open about my mental health on here. i have cptsd & ocd, along with some other issues, but point is i will be open about my mental health/recovery journey. i will make sure to tw/cw as necessary ofc, a well as simply staying away from most triggering language, but if you wish to stay away completely, i understand. thats why i've made sure to mention this here.
content to expect:
lots of reblogs lolol i'm an unoriginal bish a lot of the time & will reblog a lot, but i'm trying to get better at posting! - #wes repeats
different aesthetics i like - seattle grunge, 2000s scenemo, clowncore/kidcore, frutiger aero, vaporwave, sooo many lolol
leftist ideologies cus thats all i am
otherkin/therian talks !!likely to include nsft topics !! - #bonez wes here
twitter-esque life update/daily life text posts - #wes irl
media interests/music/games
nerdy things lolol space, dnd, psychology, etc. etc.
feral posting - #nwesfw alert
orignal art !! - #wes makes things
pagan witchy spiritual stuff - #wescraft
i think that is all i have to say, but this will be updated as i see fit! thank you for reading. much love!!!!!!
Most jumping spider content I see is focused around Phidippus, which is a shame because Salticidae (the family of jumping spiders) is one of the most diverse families of spiders. This is just going to be some photos of different species or genera of Salticidae I find interesting.
Holoplatys lhotskyi
Photo Credit: Martin Stevens link
Megaloastia mainae
Photo Credit: remi_bigonneau link
Neobrettus sp
Photo Credit: link
Neobrettus tibialis
Photo Credit: wildsumatra link
Synagelides longus
Photo Credit: Arthur Tomaszek (talibzuo) link
Coccorchestes ferreus
Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki link
Uroballus carlei
Photo Credit: that_bee_guy link
Portia schultzi
Photo Credit: wynand_uys link
Synemosyna petrunkevitchi
Photo Credit: aperturesciencebylyn link (Tumblr link)
Rhene flavicomans
Photo Credit: poonpoon link
Hopefully this introduced you to the amazing variety jumping spiders have!
Hi! My name is DLP (they/them). Folks online call me bambiraptor9. Iām the creative manager for the zineās second issue, which means I take the vision of Missy (the editor-in-chief) and Sam (the creative director) and turn it into reality as much as possible. I redid the website for the zine, focusing on the graphics, as well as the social media banners, icons and graphics for posts, refining it for our new theme-Cyberspace in the early 2000s!
How did you find the project?
I was on Bluesky last year and came across a post promoted by an author community Iām part of called the Spoonie Authorsā Network. There was a call for zine contributors and the zine was about the year 2000, which I am nostalgic for given my age (elder millennial ew haha!). I decided to throw my hat in the ring as it were with an art submission and well, here I am now! āŗļø
What made you join the team?
Missy sent out an email asking past contributors to help out with developing the second issue, with the theme of Cyberspace, and I immediately jumped on board. I interviewed with Missy and Sam and our vision for the zine aligns really well. Iām driven to help this venture succeed for a second time.
What does Y2K mean to you?
Y2K in many ways marked a period of transition in my life. I was a teenager in that time, just starting high school, and still figuring out who I wanted to be versus who my parents envisioned (Iām technically still struggling with this decades on, oh well!). It was a time in my life where I sunk a ton of hours into video games, computers were brand new, and I created art and stories to cope with tough times as well as express joy.
Why do you think Cyberspace was chosen as this issueās theme?
Cyberspace in the 2000s is the way that most people in my age range remember as how the Internet and technology utilizing it should be, as a place to escape to rather than escape from. It was a new world in many ways for the general public, and that meant endless possibilities for self-expression, connection and community. Weaving this feeling of hope and wonder into the art and stories we tell is something that the current world of Cyberspace lacks, and I think this issue of Y2[areyouo]K will bring back this feeling to readers again, giving a sense of what we were promised in the age of the Internetās beginning.
A word to people who want to submit?
In the words of Pat Benatar: hit us with your best shot! āŗļø I think we need a zine like ours in the world right now and we couldnāt get it made without you. Your voice is valued now more than ever, in the art you create and stories you choose to tell. Share what the year 2000 and itās promise of Cyberspace means to you! I look forward to seeing it and a glimpse of you beyond the binary of the tech world weāre living in.
Xeya
Who are you and what do you do for Y2[areyouo]K?
Hi everybody! My name is Xeya, my pronouns are she/they and I am a writer. Here, I am also the āØediting managerāØfor Y2[areyouo]K. My job here is to manage the submissions as they come in, create a rubric to categorise them, and make sure they stay anonymous for when we review them. Itās a slow one, though, so I help elsewhere, like on our Tumblr, and other places that could use my two cents.Ā
How did you find the project?Ā
I found the project on Tumblr (my beloved). I was looking at the new posts on a zine-centred community and saw one where Missy was calling out to anyone who wanted to help with Issue #2 on this Y2K nostalgia based zine. That got me curious and so I checked out their page and Issue #1. I absolutely loved it.
What made you join the team?
I love the opportunities zines provide and the culture behind them. The Y2K experience was also an important part of my formative years. They were looking editors and that is something I know how to do so I thought to shoot my shot. Iād never been part of a team before yet always wanted to, and we all have to start somewhere. Missy and Sam interviewed me after I responded to Missyās Tumblr post and now here I am! And what a great experience itās been so far!
What does Y2K mean to you?
Y2K, to me, was my childhood. I wouldnāt be who I am today without the flash games and the 2000s TV shows my older cousins watched so I got to see too. Without the 90s anime and the obscure movies weāre just now remembering. Without the 2000s romcoms and the Disney boom. I donāt remember the scare, I was far too young. But I do remember the possibilities that it created, the infinite knowledge it presented. Iām a learner and a creative because of the Y2K and at the time I didnāt even realise it.
Why do you think Cyberspace was chosen for this issueās theme?
A big part of what made the turn of the millennium memorable was the technology. The computers. Even though they had already been around for a hot minute, the internet was new. And the Y2K surrounded itself with this innovation. The internet was a place you could go to. To play, to chat, to learn. Everyone had their own blogs and people had no worries about cringe or cancel culture. Kids these days have a much different internet and weād like to show them what it was like. The good, the bad, and the ugly.Ā
A word for the people who want to submit?
Honestly, Iāve mentioned a rubric, but what that truly is is just a way for us to get organised. What matters most to us is that there is passion behind your piece and that it fits this theme of Cyberspace. Main true criteria. Bad art is subjective anyway. And while it is true that there is the chance we wonāt like your piece, you wonāt know it until you try it!
If you enjoyed reading this post, consider submitting to our zine!
Submissions for Y2[areyouo]K are open now!
Our entry progress is at 6/50 so farā¦ Help us get to 50 entries by July 16th!
At some point in your life, you were taught that being slightly annoying is an unforgivable sin. Maybe it was by your parents or a teacher or a friend or a bully or an older sibling. But someone taught you that being slightly annoying is a crime punishable by death.
You must unlearn this.
You must accept that all people will be annoying at some point or another in their lives, maybe all of their lives, and that this is okay. It is okay for strangers on the bus, it is okay for children in the grocery store, it is okay for people on social media, and it is okay for you.
If you ever want to truly love your fellow humans, if you ever want to truly love yourself, you must have forgiveness for being annoying.
