KlunkyBoots Stomping Around

Another art blog, except this one has me. She/Her/they. Sometimes NSFW- Art, social justice, literature, etc.

[berrycobbler]

it's so hardcover –> we're so paperback

[librarylurker]

this post is making me pronounce hardcover in a way i never considered

[politijohn]

Source

[subwaybug]

❎ "my current mental state can cause me to be anxious, irrational, and overly reactive at times"

✅ "some sort of evil shadow self lurks within me that can only be defeated via battle of the mind combat"

[k-wame]

[bloodanddiscoballs]

Image Description: A Man on the Street set up between a man and a woman. He has clearly asked her for her opinion on love. This is the following transcript of her answer:

Woman: "'I remember' is more romantic than 'I love you'."

Man: "Why?"

Woman: "I was in a relationship for five years, and he loved me in all the ways I was supposed to be loved. He had the motivation, the patience, the consistency- I convinced myself that should've been enough. But what I was missing was the fluency. He didn't remember things about me the way that I would remember things about him. And I know it sounds silly, but... I'd buy his favorite mouthwash at CVS because I remembered he liked the taste. I wouldn't cook with oranges because I remembered he hated them. And I didn't realize how much I needed that reciprocated until a year ago when I reconnected with this guy on Hinge (speaking about a different man). There was absolutely no foundation for a relationship, but after we met, he caught me off guard with 'Let me make you dinner'. And I said, 'Just reminding you, I'm celiac'. And even though we hadn't spoken in a year, he said 'Oh don't worry, I already got your favorite chickpea pasta'. And I just stood there in the kitchen because... I have never been in love with this man, and he has never been in love with me, but in that moment, I felt strangely seen and loved because it wasn't just 'Oh, he remembered I have an allergy'. It's that after a year of silence, there were still details about me that felt worth holding onto. And that felt more intimate than any partner saying 'I love you' to me because declarations of love are just words, but remembering is the action of it. Because you can fake loving someone, but cannot fake remembering. And, most importantly, it implies that I think of you in your absence, whether it's convenient or not. Like when you're going about your day, and suddenly there you are; I find you in the mouthwash isle, I find you in the fruit bowl, I find you in the thousand small choices I make without thinking. Because even though I don't want to, for the rest of my life, I will remember my ex hated oranges.

The man extends his hand to shake hers and asks: "What was your name?"

She answers: "Sophie."

He responds: "Preston, nice to meet you."

It cuts to him, back to walking the street, with a close up on him with his coffee to-go cup with the words 'Follow for more Perspectives on Love' superimposed next to him.

(End ID)

[liberalsarecool]

Elon finally designed a vehicle and it's the worst one in history. True eyesore. Falls apart. No resale value.

The kicker? The scumbag uses our money as goverment contracts to buy thousands of trucks that never leave the lot so he can sell the carbon credits.

[hydro-homies]

Imagine being the only person alive who can say this

[nevercure]

buzz aldrin and neil armstrong liked to do a thing where they’d tell unfunny jokes at parties about being on the moon and when people were confused they’d go “guess you had to have been there”

[chirmartir]

Ch🤒

[hickeywiththegoodhair]

some of these bitches are ASKING for a watery grave

[deathsmallcaps]

I love how this song is just what they use in North Sea TikTok

[draconicrose]

[only-tiktoks]

[kawree]

Y'all for real please do these. Even if you're certain your posture doesn't suck. One day you will wake up with impinged shoulder pain like I did and let me tell you it fucking HURTS. Do these exercises even just once a week and it will make such a difference. Especially my fellow creatives out there, stop shrimping over your work and go do these right now. RIGHT NOW.

[symptomesper]

Also, if you’re even a little concerned about getting a hump or having trouble standing fully upright in your old age, this is how you prevent that. If you want to be up and about when you’re old you have to start when you’re younger. And keep in mind there is no bad time to start and it’s never too late. Starting today is way better than never starting at all.

[zealotarchaeologist]

i stepped on the scale today and it said “bat”

it took me a few seconds to realize it meant the battery was out, but before i realized that i just said “i am not a bat” out loud

[mousegirlheart]

[footlongdingledong]

idk man not to sound like a cartoon hippie but if your entirrrrre blog and dash is about how the world sucks and everyones bigoted i think you are going to give yorself brain worms

[footlongdingledong]

"ah but all of this is important and true and if i dont reblog all of this important stuff waga baga THE WORMS! THATS WORMS! THE BRAIN WORMS!

[footlongdingledong]

i do not think you are doing activism chief i think what you are doing is sitting in your room flagellating yourself expecting something to happen

[catilinas]

everyone i've talked to about this has been completely unaware so: if you didn't know already, there's going to be a solar eclipse, with totality or coverage of 90% or more in some places, over a lot of europe, on august 12th 2026. in the uk it will start just after 6pm, and the maximum will be at 7:13pm.

here is a map of the path of the eclipse (from timeanddate)

get eclipse glasses if you want to look at it. it is not safe to look at through sunglasses. ok informative post over o7

[ex-libris-craux]

mostly missing me but i know a bunch of folks that are right in the path 🥰 enjoy it for me, my lovelies!

[catsindoors]

Guideline for Feline Rabies

by the European Advisory Board on Cat Disease (ABCD)

Key Points

Rabies occurs worldwide, with geographical exceptions. Large regions of Europe are free of terrestrial rabies, although not from bat lyssavirus infections that can induce rabies-like disease.

There is a low risk of cats becoming infected from bats.

Cats can transmit rabies from foxes or other wildlife to humans.

Rabies virus is shed in the saliva a few days before the onset of clinical signs.

The average incubation period in cats is 2 months but can vary from 2 weeks to many months.

Two disease manifestations occur: the furious and the dumb forms. Nearly all rabid cats (90%) show the furious form.

Rabies should be considered in an unvaccinated outdoor cat living in endemic areas (or travelling from such areas) showing sudden onset of behavioural abnormalities, especially aggression, as well as progressive paresis/paralysis and other signs of acute encephalitis.

Rabies is an incurable disease and death occurs 1–10 (usually 3–4) days after the onset of clinical signs.

Definitive diagnosis can be made post mortem only.

Rabies vaccines are very effective in prevention of infection and disease.

In endemic areas, outdoor kittens should be vaccinated at 12–16 weeks of age and revaccinated 1 year later. Some vaccines protect against rabies for 3 years or more, but local legislation can require annual boosters.

>>[Read Full Article Here]<<

>>[PDF]<<

>>[Fact Sheet]<<

[lizclimo]

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

why is ao3 is blocked on the hospital wifi????

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

It’s not even the public hospital wifi. I’m on the staff wifi. which one of you anesthesiologists was reading omega verse on the clock.

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

Thankfully, I am saved by the power of having a total of 7 followers on this blog.

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

The power of having a total of 7 followers on this blog has failed me.

[c0smicjellyfish]

[parkchanwoohoo]

The world could be so beautiful

[mf-dooom]

[yetanothergreyjedi]

that is the face of a man worried he will be next

[ashtraythief]

Good news, he was not next! In fact, she accepted him as her mate, he learned the crane mating dance and now every year, he artificially inseminates her with crane semen to expand the very endangered crane population. True story.

[luulapants]

Sorry, he WHAT? Imagine being this man's boss and having to sit him down like. Listen. Brian. We need you to fuck the bird. You have to act like you're excited about it.

[whetstonefires]

crane husband.....

[roach-works]

this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.

[alex51324]

(WalWaPo makes you jump through like three separate hoops before you can read the article, so I will share some of the highlights:

Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s.  The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.  

As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.  

It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.  

Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.  

The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.

They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.   

Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.  

Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.  

Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.  (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)  

It worked!  

Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.  

However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.  (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)

Chris accepts that he is pretty much married to this bird.  White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he can’t retire while Walnut is alive.  (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)  

[thesylverlining]

Legit cannot pick the funniest part of this

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

chris sits any potential human partners down, like "my love, you must understand before we wed,,, i am already... Attached" (camera drifts wistfully to the above photo) "Lady Walnut and I have an,, Understanding... the relationship is open, but very committed"

[anais-ninja-bitch]

just had to explain this post to my father bc he thought my stifled laughter was a signal of illness.

well done, everyone, good game. hit the showers.

[largishcat]

[eshlimoriarty]

[lazorsandparadox]

Not only is he 'married' to walnut, this has apparently happened SEVERAL times, so he has MULTIPLE crane wives, none of which know about any of his other crane wives. This man is, for some unknown reason, irresistible to cranes

[queersatanic]

the “this content has been removed for violating Tumblr’s Community Guidelines” notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was

[worldheritageposts-official]

World Heritage Post

[kedreeva]

I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I thought it should be shared that Walnut passed away in January of this year (2024). There's a lot of mixed info about the lifespan of cranes (due to people misunderstanding what a median is...) but the average for most species I know of is 20-30 years (in the wild if nothing eats them/they don't die young), and 30-45 in captivity, with the oldest known white-naped crane having loved to be 46. Given that she was 42, this old gal did good, and I'm certain she will be missed by folks here.

[optimysticals]

Fly on forever Walnut Crane-Crowe