Late Nite Scholar

Author, Cosplayer, Cats, Anxiety, Multi-Fandom, Elder Millenial, Bisexual disaster. Will reblog whatever catches my fancy. Sometimes NSFT/18+. Do with that what you will.

[late-nite-scholar]

Post from the Real World. My debut sci-fi novel is available now!

It's a character focused, anthology style story of Second Contact gone real bad. There's lots of different aliens, people being people, gene mods, robots, big-ass ships, and lots of other stuff. It's both exciting and terrifying to have it heading out to the world!

It's available everywhere (no exclusives here!) and you can go here to get your hands on it. ⤵️

Links

Pre-Order When They Arrived When They Arrived at bookshop.org The Major Arcana Now Available! Website Home Other Anthologies Contact Page Fo

[ggarbagee]

more freddieeee. based on this screenshot i took from the Queen Rock The World documentary under the cut:

i'm insane

[valtsv]

tired: mermaids are all women

wired: much like elves, merfolk are mistaken by sailors for being all women because they have long hair and are very pretty

[valtsv]

inspired: merfolk actually have very different concepts of gender to humans because they’re an entirely different species with their own unique culture

[valtsv]

marine scientist: what’s your gender?

merperson: what’s a gender

marine scientist: like, are you a man or a woman?

merperson: i’m merfolk

marine scientist: no, like, what’s in your pants?

merperson: i don’t… wear any? i don’t have legs?

[9lunarseas6-deactivated20240914]

It’s a biological fact that fish do indeed change their sex to keep the male/female ratio balanced in their school population. So this fluidity actually makes more sense from a scientific standpoint than the silly idea that merfolk are born with a strictly assigned sex like humans.

[witchcraft-in-wonderland]

Merfolk are all canonically genderfluid and we love them for that

[anonymous-lizard]

Human: (invites merfolk friend to a boat party with their friends)

Merfolk: oh man, there are a lot of women here. Haha don’t worry guys, I got this :) *changes into a man to keep a balance because that’s culturally polite for merfolk*

Human: (spits drink) what the FUCK

[sexy-necromancing-bird]

OH MY GOD

[kingfisher-colours]

So in the presence of a ship with an entirely or mostly male crew, nearby mermaids would become female to keep the balance.

[ace-aussie-asshole]

That’s it. We figured out why everyone thinks merfolk are all women. Get a boat of fems out there and let’s see what they report.

[depsidase]

[theprismaticparamour]

Also, If someone’s faith claims Slavery was good because it brought Christianity…. Or that it is the women’s fault men abuse them….They are NOT your friends’ honestly cut them off. WITH HASTE!!!

[fella-lovin-fella]

i hate it when people mistake "etymology" with "entomology." like, i know where they coming from but it still bugs me

[insert-witty-user-name-here]

[starknstarwars]

Me opening up the half-finished draft of my ‘narratively creative’ Conclave fanfic:

[lum1natriiix]

i'm sorry.

[vampiricjester]

i hate trying to explain why i like skyrim characters to people who dont get it cause its like YEAH they look BAD. its a 15 year old game bro. they are all ugly base game. they all have the same 5 voice actors. they have 20 lines of dialogue each. but u gotta look past all of that. you gotta look at the vibes man. if theres one thing bethesda does right its the vibes. everything else is bad. but you gotta ignore that. you gotta stop letting your brain take the wheel and give your pussy a shot. she will lead you to the most depraved yearning youve ever experienced in your life.

[obsidiancreates]

Picturing HoK Sheo in Skyrim travelling with The Dragonborn, meeting Dephine, and when she goes on about how great The Blades are they just go "You mean the people who left The Last Son of the Emperor in a random chapel with no secret guards or anything and left The Amulet of Kings behind a bookcase in another random chapel with like three retired dudes? You people have not gotten smarter since I watched you leave me with Emperor Uriel Septim with a dead woman's sword and rusty armor as his only protection from waves and waves of assassins."

[bwabbitv3s]

I finished the last constellation tonight. All 40 of them are now done! Went through and double checked and every stitch is in place for them and all the beads are in place. Which just leaves the milky way part to do.

[bwabbitv3s]

Started stitching the Milky Way in. Slowly making progress on it as I am hiding the travelling thread so the back will look nice.

Looks pretty cool and keeps the readability of the other stitches. Very happy with it. Just a thousand or so to do. As they are in a grid roughly every centimetre apart.

[bwabbitv3s]

Update on the constellation quilt. I have gotten the last Milky Way stitch done now. Which means the quilting part of this project is done. My next step will be to baste the edges down, remove the pattern, trim the quilt square, and lastly attach the binding.

[bwabbitv3s]

Progress on the constellation quilt has come along quite a lot now. Finished the binding on the quilt over the weekend. I prefer to machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch the back side. It gives such a nice finish to the quilt. Took the time to measure it also and it ended up being 72" by 72" (183cm by 183cm).

With that done I could finally start removing the pattern. Which is taking both less time and more time that I thought it would. As it rips really easily so that goes fast, but the tiny corners and removing it under the beads is slow. You can now see the difference in the glow effect with it against the dark front of the quilt instead of the pattern.

[bwabbitv3s]

Behold the stars of the constellations of the northern sky! I love how this quilt has turned out. It was a lot of fun to work on and the effect is so cool in person. Overall I would estimate it took about 90-100 hours to complete. Give or take 10 hours if you want to count the time I spent custom dying the fabric.

I made sure to get a nice photo of it in daylight. For once I also remembered to get a quilt label on it. The back really shows the difference in readability of the quilting on the ice dyed fabric compared to the solid front. Thank you everyone that has followed this. I am glad you all found joy in it.

Those that are interested, here is the pattern I used by Haptic Lab. I made the large northern hemisphere version, and plan to make the matching southern hemisphere one next year. I also got your back for the less crafty people. Haptic Lab sells finished quilts in this pattern, both as a large quilt and a small one.

[f-a-b-l-e]

@bismutharts THIS IS SO COOL

[isthatatiktok]

[handweavers]

[gunsandfireandshit]

[dotstronaut]

This art is under a read more because of canon-typical gore, blood, and body mutilation. I know that sounds normal for Iron Lung fan art but wanted to give fair warning.

Who are you? Can you help me?

[straight-chillidog69]

nerevoryn

[sagiging]

Gave my sole survivor only 5 seconds to move on from the love of her life with an even worse option✌️🥹

[obaewankenope]

I've given myself heat exhaustion AGAIN (heck, I hope it's only heat exhaustion, rip) and I am not here for it ffs so to make sure y'all know about it, imma share the signs of heat exhaustion!

Heat exhaustion is quite literally your body getting too hot and Exhausting itself to cope. Heatstroke is your body Failing To Cope.

Heat Exhaustion signs include:

You get a headache that Will Not Go Away

You feel confused and dizzy (balance who? Idk her)

You don't feel hungry but you feel sick as well (this sucks and happens a lot in high heat so try and snack regularly)

Sweating and clammy skin like the kind that has people go "you're freezing!" because you've sweated so much you literally end up with a chill on your skin

Cramps. Feckin cramps. Arms. Legs. Stomach. They suck ass.

You have a heckin fast pulse or you're hyperventilating like you've just had a Scare

Your body temp is over 38°c (because you're literally boiling like a lobster in a pot)

You are Beyond Thirsty and no matter what you drink it Does Not Abate

If you end up experiencing any of these symptoms, or multiple, and you're in a hot/warm environment, then sit your ass down in the shade, get something to drink, and get a damp cloth on your head or a change of clothes that are cool.

Basically, stop what you're doing and give your body a chance to Not Keep Boiling

Heat exhaustion is NOT THE SAME as a heatstroke.

Heatstroke is So Much Worse™.

Heatstroke signs include:

Still feeling like utter shite 30 minutes after you sat your ass down, rested in a cool place, and rehydrated

Not actually sweating even though you really do feel like a lobster in a pot that has the heat up High

Your body temp is 40°c+ (which is bad btw, that's temp for causing your to pass out etc)

Hyperventilating/fast breathing or actual shortness of breath (I struggle with this because asthma so I'm always like "idk if I got this oops)

Feeling confused but in a like "I don't know what's going on, I can't think, I have no idea about anything, someone help me please I'm crossing into traffic and don't even realise" way

Having a fit/seizure because your body temp is so high your brain is Actually Getting Boiled In Your Skull 🙃 [upside down smiley emoji]

Passing out and not actually responding or waking up from a brief fainting spell (this is the Serious™ kind of passing out that has doctors going "oh shit, we need an IV STAT!" or whatever it is they say when Shit Is Going Down)

Heatstroke can be really dangerous if it isn't treated quickly so please don't ignore these signs. Right now, I'm in a cool environs, with hydration, and am avoiding moving and am gonna have a nap because I'm going very dizzy, can't focus properly, have a headache, and am only coherent here because I'm HyperFocusing on this post. I can't even understand words being said to me right now hence nap, hydration, and cool environs.

So please, y'all, take care of yourselves. Seriously.

[hidesinthedark]

Very good advice

Some additional hot weather tips

If you have low blood sugar, but are having a hard time eating because you feel crappy from the heat, try sucking on some hard candy

If possible, after you get out of the sun/heat drink Gatorade or something similar to replenish what you've been loosing from sweating

When drinking water or Gatorade (no matter what you have it is important to stay hydrated!) it is important to drink slowly, even if you are very thirsty, because if you drink too fast the water might come back up

In hot weather, bandanas are very useful, even as a preventative measure, because you can pour some water from you bottle (or anything else) on them, and then put them on your head (as mentioned above) or neck. A few other areas help as well, like armpits, but I would personally recommend your neck.

It is not recommended to use a fan at or above 99°f or 35°c, because they can actually start to make the heat worse. (I know these are different temps, the recommendations come from different governments, 35°c is around 95°f, but this also depends on conditions like humidity, so just use your best judgement with this info)

Most importantly, if you think you are getting heat stroke call 911 or your equivalent, heat stroke kills several people each year, even in my area, where it normally only gets to 100°f for a few days each year

For fahrenheit users,

38°c = 100.4°f

40°c = 104°f

Remember to stay safe in warm weather

[artisanscribbles]

Well shit, I had most of those Sunday Morning, can heat exhaustion continue to hit even after you've moved into a cool environment, rehydrated, eaten, taken a long warmish-coolish shower and then slept for 7 hours?

Because those symptoms match the the symptoms I had last Sunday and made me feel like shit upon waking up.

[obaewankenope]

They can yes @artisanscribbles because heat exhaustion takes time to go away. You may well feel a bit under the weather for a few days after experiencing it, and any sort of exposure to heat without proper precautions can make it flare up again and worsen into heatstroke.

It's why it's so important to rest and keep hydrated when it's warm. I hope you eventually felt better and maintained your hydration levels with water and other fluids.

I had three days of feeling the after effects of heat exhaustion myself and felt like I had a cold, a constant headache, and random chills all at the same time as having a dry throat, not sweating properly, dizziness, and even muscle cramps from the rapid dehydration I experienced.

In general, to anyone who sees or reblogs this:

It's really important to take care of yourself, both immediately after you recognise you've got heat exhaustion, and in the long term. It can affect you for days after.

Please take care of yourselves aka TAKER:

Take breaks

Avoid too much sun

Keep hydrated

Eat regularly

Rest

[obaewankenope]

Reblogging this again because hello heat and fire and death, that's a bit not good.

Look after yourselves y'all

[obaewankenope]

Once again, in honour of 2024. Enjoy the advice on Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion that I still have to remind myself of every darn year.

Stay hydrated folks!

[obaewankenope]

Annnd in honour of summer 2025!

Don't die y'all.

[obaewankenope]

BECAUSE THERE'S RIDICULOUS HEAT RIGHT NOW IN THE UK.

STAY IN SHADE.

HYDRATE.

EAT IN EARLY HOURS AND LATE EVENING.

NAP WHEN YOU GOTTA.

PUT. ON. SUN. SCREEN.

[shofarsogood]

When you hydrate, you need to drink water or a sports drink like Gatorade. Beer does not count! Coke does not count! Lemonade does not count! You are getting some water, but it has other things that your body needs to digest and process. You really need straight water or something with electrolytes. (Pickle juice or diluted vinegar are okay choices in a pinch, but straight water is best.)

You can also put a cold towel on your neck, wrists, inner elbows, and inner knees. This will help you cool off faster.

[alpaca-clouds]

No, sorry, but lemonade does count and is also important to count. Yes, the sugar and additives might not be ideal (and yes, drinking stuff with electrolytes is great if available (please remember that not everyone is living in a country where sports drinks are very available)) but what you most need is hydration. And given that lemonade of any sort is still very much 95+% water, it is fine.

There is a bunch of people who for a myriad of reasons (among them neurodivergence) struggle with drinking plain water, or have no access to safe water, and who cannot access any sort of isotonic drinks, because again, those are not a readily available thing in every country/place. So this entire "don't drink lemonade" thing ends up with a bunch of people not drinking enough at all.

Obviously alcohol is the exception (alcohol has the side effect of basically doing stuff to your kidneys that makes you less capable of retaining water in your body on the short term), and caffeine is a mild diuretic (= a thing that makes you pee more), do you need to be somewhat careful about caffeine intake, which applies to some forms of tea, coffee, coke, and energy drinks. Though usually it not big enough of a problem.

And, like, too much sugar intake is obviously not great, especially if you live in the US where instead of normal ass sugar they add the hellish shit called high fructose corn syrup to your drinks which is generally even worse on the body than normal sugar due to how the body takes in the sugar and such... But it is still better than not drinking enough. (Also: gatorade is in the end just a lemonade with some added electrolytes, and usually also comes either with about as much sugar as other lemonades or with artificial sweeteners that can create a bunch of other health problems for some people.)

So for the love of god: stop spreading the "only drinking water or gatorade counts" myth. Because that stuff is literally killing people.

If it is hot, you need to drink. Not alcohol. Alcohol is bad in the heat (it is also is bad without the heat, but worse in the heat). But otherwise: if it is liquid, it is good in terms of hydrating your body.

If gatorade or any other sort of isotonic drink is not available to you, a good alternative to fill up on electrolytes would be yoghurt with fresh fruits (especially bananas), salted watermelon (the Japanese classic), cucumber salad, or some cold soup (there is a bunch of recipes for summer soups out there).

[obaewankenope]

Very true. If you want max hydration, water is best aye, but if you can't handle drinking water enough to rehydrate effectively, even a diuretic like coffee will help you in the moment.

The problem, I think, with lemonade, is it probably depends on what you think of as lemonade. For me in the UK, lemonade is a fizzy pop that, whilst it may hydrate you, isn't all that healthy in the moment. Especially compared to sports drinks with electrolytes or water itself.

You're 100% correct tho that regardless of how much it may or may not hydrate you, if you have lemonade to drink then it's better to drink it than not to.

Anything that soaks your insides will help you in this situation even if there's other liquids that may help you better/quicker.

[bisquid]

Actually if you're sweating a lot I would actively rank plain water lower in favour of sports drinks (NOT energy drinks, important distinction. Gatorade/lucozade yes, red bull no), sugary drinks like juice or homemade lemonade, or rehydration mixes like dioralyte. Why?

✨Electrolytes✨

Electrolytes are basically sugar and salts and you need them for approximately Yes of your bodily functions. In general you get them from water HOWEVER if you're sweating a lot you will lose them far, far faster than you will be able to replenish them by drinking plain water, and if you do try to regain them through plain water alone... well. You won't die but you won't have a hugely fun time (ask me how I know 🙃) and you WON'T be getting the electrolytes you need unless you drink so much water you'll end up literally sloshing and might give yourself water shock and you STILL won't be getting the electrolytes you need. Please. You can make oral rehydration salts with what you have in your kitchen, there's about a dozen posts going around of different Tasty Hydration Drinks throughout history, most pharmacies will stock flavoured tabs you can dissolve in water, and you can get sports drinks from supermarkets and petrol stations and gyms and those vending machines that seem to spawn in unexpected places.

OH ALSO YOU CAN GET ELECTROLYTES FROM FOOD

Even if you can't get/make a Proper Salty Drink but you can have juice and a bag of salty crisps? Congrats the salt on those crisps is going to the same place as it would if you drank it (although please note the WHO recommendeds about 3.5g of salt per litre of water when making up rehydration salts, so you want to be both eating plenty of salt and drinking plenty of water)

DON'T BE LIKE ME AND TRY TO GET BY ON GALLONS OF WATER AND CEREAL BARS ALONE YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DYING EVEN IF YOU AREN'T. RESPECT THE ELECTROLYTES AND WORSHIP THE REHYDRATION POTIONS

[jovuuu]

Something something phm portal crossover ✍️✍️✍️

[lonelyphantom]

i will never risk saying this in an actual gaming server but I don't think constantly screaming out of anger when you're playing is good

[lonelyphantom]

if a game is making you so angry that you have to scream, dusturbing the whole house and distressing your teammates maybe close the game and go cool your head and i mean this in the nicest most literal way possible