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Here’s a tag directory for my blog! (Not every fandom on this list is something I’m currently into – I’ve included old fandoms if I have a lot of posts in the tag.)

main fandoms

You'll find a mix of posts on this blog, but Doctor Who and Big Finish's Gallifrey audios are the most frequently appearing fandoms. (The Gallifrey audios were my main fandom from 2019-2023 ish.)

Since fall 2023, my main fandom has been the October Daye series. I'm mostly flailing about these books in the Toby Daye Discord server, but I have a tag directory for all my Toby posts on this blog, and I now have a Toby sideblog @selkiesdownfall.

re: spoilers

If you follow me and haven’t listened to all of Gallifrey, I’m happy to tag for spoilers past the audio of your choice – just let me know! Same thing for if you follow me and would like me to tag October Daye spoilers past a certain book.

Currently tagging for #gallifrey spoilers post-Time War 1, and not tagging for October Daye spoilers. (Note: Gallifrey tag directory includes Gallifrey characters/relationships through Time War 3 and October Daye tag directory includes October Daye spoilers.)

my stuff

fic tag | ao3 account edits text posts answered asks fic talk

main fandoms

gallifrey audios tag directory october daye tag directory

(note: those are separate posts because I hit the link limit on this post.)

#tag directory #did a major update of the tag directory and it worked best to make a new post (plus the separate posts for fandoms with lots of tags)#this is how i learned you can only have 100 links in a post!

sapphireh3arts

today is the ten year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. a full decade ago, i lost a friend and a coworker. i was lucky. i had friends that lost several people. today, please remember and fight for all those that have died to live the live they should have been free to. i'll always remember you, Cory.

peak-widow

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text on a multihued purple background.

center text on a pride flag banner reads: REMEMBERING THE 49 ANGELS. JUNE 12, 2016

Stanley Almodovar III • Almand L. Alvear • Oscar A. Aracena Montero • Rodolfo Ayala Ayala • Antonio Davon Brown • Darryl Roman Burt III • Angel Candelario-Padro • Juan Chavez Martinez • Luis D. Conde • Cory James Connell • Tevin Eugene Crosby • Deonka Deidra Drayton • Leroy Valentin Fernandez • Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez • Mercedes Marisol Flores • Peter Ommy Gonzales Cruz • Juan Roman Guerrero • Paul Terrel Henry • Frank Hernandez • Miguel Angel Honorato • Javier Jorge Reyes • Jason Benjamin Josephat • Eddie Jamal Droy Justice • Anthony Luis Loreano Disla • Christopher Andrew Leinonen • Alejandro Barrios Martinez • Brenda Marquez McCool • Gilberto R Silva Menendez • Kimberly Jean Morris • Akyra Monet Murray • Luis Omar Ocasio Capo • Gerardo A. Ortiz Martinez • Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera • Joel Rayon Paniagua • Jean Carlos Mendez Perez • Enrique L. Rios Jr. • Jean Carlos Nieves Rodríguez • Xavier Emmanuel Serrano-Rosado • Christoper Joseph Sanfeliz • Yolmaru Rodríguez Solivan • Eddie Sotomayor Jr. • Shane Evan Tomlinson • Martin Benitez Torres • Jonathan A. Cumoy Vega • Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez • Luis Sergio Vielma • Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velázquez • Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon • Jerry Wright

#🫂🫂🫂#pulse nightclub shooting #gun violence cw #lgbt+

arrghigiveup

nourelein

classically trained but we’ll still fuck ya up

arrghigiveup

Stiiiillll endlessly annoyed over the fact that I posted this, and someone fucking stripped my caption giving attribution. So once again, they are

Ishwarya Jayakumar and Shruthi Nair from Singapore

and you can see a full HD version that includes the opening here:

sketchyfletch

Reblogging with caption and link!

ironwoman359

I am loving this blend of classical and contemporary…that’s the kinda shit I LIVE for

#!!!#dance #q.

isuggestforcefem

I promise you can be a girl. You don’t need a spark of womanhood within you. You can be a girl

isuggestforcefem

You don’t need to “feel like a woman”. You can just want it. You can just like it, like the idea of being a girl.

copygoat

this was actually the train of thought that made me start my transition. at the time, i didn't really have good access to my emotions, so i followed the thought of "i wanted to try being a woman and if that doesn't work out i can just stop". i ended up feeling things i never felt before and slowly warmed up to the idea that i really wanted to be a woman.

i am now 8 months on hrt and i can say for certain that i'm a woman and that this really is what i want with my life. i have never been happier :3

#gender things #general #q.

zegalba

The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars. It has a height of 25 km, Mount Everest is 'only' 8.8 km tall.

foone

Olympus Mons is wild. It's gigantic, but it's so gentle a slope that you could drive up to the peak.

It's so big because it's a shield volcano: there's a hotspot under it where magma is pushing up.

But since Mars has no active tectonics, that hot spot has been under the same spot for hundreds of millions of years. On earth, the tectonic plates would have slowly shifted over that time, and it would have become a mountain range, not one big mountain. On a dead planet like Mars, it just slowly builds up every time it erupts, so it's the biggest mountain in the solar system.

And it probably hasn't stopped growing! The most recent eruption is estimated at 2 million years ago, but geologically that's recent enough that it might still be active, and may erupt again someday.

#space #q.

officialspec

walkable cities also means sittable cities send tweet

officialspec

some people are responding to this like its a joke and im going to assume u are the type of people to say "its only a 3 minute walk" when i tell them the nearest bench is too far away

officialspec

also anyone who thinks "3 minutes isnt THAT bad" you will be old one day. and you will wish the bench was closer

shinraalpha

walkable cities also means cities with free accessible public bathrooms whilst we're at it

aristotlewritesagain

@squidong A+ tags

#accessibility #disability #q.

rogue-ai-cat

The thing is, even if you were lucky and your parents taught you how to clean, they probably didn't teach you how to clean the stuff you clean stuff with, like brushes, mops, sponges, rags, and so on. Or how to clean your cleaning appliances, like a dish washer, clothes washing machine, and clothes dryer and its ducts (if you have a ducted dryer), or a carpet cleaner, vacuum, Or how to clean up clean messes, like spilled bleach or detergent.

My parents threw away all of these things (even the vacuum cleaners and the dryer) when they got too dirty to function, because no one even told them THAT they could be cleaned. Cost them thousands of dollars over the years.

All I'm saying is that cleaning is not intuitive, and not knowing how to clean is not a moral failing, but it is something you can learn.

I'm going to reblog this post with resources for learning how to clean things and how to clean cleaning things (I'm not at my desk at the moment). If you have any favorites, please feel free to add them in too!

rogue-ai-cat

I like this video because it does a great job of introducing the basic foundations of house cleaning (and because he doesn't use bleach, which is a common allergy in addition to being awful to inhale). He also talks a little about how to clean a vacuum. And why you shouldn't put grease from your pots and pans down the sink drain. I also love that he mentions that different houses and different people have different needs and different versions of what clean and cleaning looks like.

He doesn't mention though that the toilet seat comes off. I take my toilet seat off to clean under the hinges and clean the seat more thoroughly once a quarter.

rogue-ai-cat

This is another video from the same guy about cleaning and depression. This advice, especially at the beginning, can feel really really difficult and oppressive to hear. However, I find that it's generally pretty solid. But I'm autistic and so is he, so that gets a massive Your Mileage May Vary stamp on it.

I have a favorite part of this video. It's from 10:52 to 12:36. I think we could all use to hear that. There's a HEFTY pause after that one. I promise the narration does come back.

I'm also going to recommend KC Davis' book "How To Keep House While Drowning"

rogue-ai-cat

This is a pair of videos about how to correctly load and use a dish washer.

The first one is a quick 1 minute 30 second overview on loading. I can't find the exact video I'm looking for, so consider this a substitute for that. If I can find the one I'm looking for, I'll swap it in.

The second is a half hour deep dive on dishwashers and detergents. The short form of that is you shouldn't need to pre-rinse anything, detergent pods are overpriced and can cause problems, some dishwashers have a filter in the bottom that needs to be cleaned (but most don't), run your sink until the water is HOT before starting your dish washer, and put a little detergent in the pre-rinse dispenser when you're washing extra dirty dishes (or on the inside of the door if your dishwasher doesn't have a pre-rinse dispenser).

rogue-ai-cat

Favorite Scrub Brushes + How to Clean Them. The right tools for cleaning tasks make all the difference! Scrub brushes are great tools and it

Here's a blog post about scrubbing brushes and how to clean them.

And a video for all cleaning tools, including scrub brushes. This video does use bleach. I'll try to find some alternatives to that.

rogue-ai-cat

How to clean a front load washer (with bleach). This should be done monthly or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

With expert tips and tricks for all types of washers.

How to clean a top loader (without the removable agitator thing). This should be done every 1-3 months depending on you unit, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

Regular cleaning of a top-load washing machine will prolong the life of the appliance and leave your laundry cleaner and brighter.

How to clean a top loader (with the removable agitator thing). This should be done every month, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

rogue-ai-cat

This video is for pet owners.

These carpet brushes are a LIFE SAVER if you have dogs. This thing allows me to go from vacuuming about 4 square feet before my vacuum is full to vacuuming half the living room (I don't vacuum often enough. You should vacuum weekly, and I just can't.). I have to unclog the vacuum less often. It fluffs up some of the flat spots in the carpet. And I also use the brush to shampoo my rugs in the spring.

A spot cleaner (or a carpet cleaner with a spot cleaner attachment) is another life saver, ESPECIALLY if you can afford to splurge on a heated one. I see them at Goodwill or at yard sales occasionally, and they're worth picking up. The shark one in the video is great too.

This channel is gold. There's tutorials for cleaning EVERYTHING on there. Just go subscribe!

fivekoboldsinacoat

Gonna throw another potential resource at the end of this very long list, which may be potentially helpful for others like me who loathe videos. It's... the weirdest thing that has genuinely been helpful to me in housekeeping. Absolutely full of useful advice, and bizarrely still relevant in large part. (Though, caveat, research ANYTHING to do with chemicals or cleaning products more complicated than vinegar + lemon + water for modern information.)

It's America's Housekeeping Book (1941). Available for free download on the Internet Archive. (Large PDF file at the link here).

The LISTS y'all. The step by step lists. The emphasis on efficiency and arranging spaces for the least resistance possible. The basic concept of "take a tray or basket into a room when you are tidying up so you can put things that belong elsewhere on it and take them out LATER in ONE GO".

My ADHD-having ass could cry.

#adulting #cleaning #general #q.

junglejim4322

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

junglejim4322

Btw if you have dietary restrictions you can often let them know and in many cases they’ll prioritize certain items for you

realmarysue

Global map of community fridges

Urban Harvest - global foraging maps

Food Not Bombs Global Chapter Locations (mostly vegan!)

USA - Find your local food bank

USA - Meals on Wheels free or reduced cost food delivery (age usually 60+, check your specific area's eligibility

aleph-none

Map of US food banks that can accommodate gluten-free

junglejim4322

Good thing to have on hand in the midst of food stamps issues

#food insecurity #food #q.

mammalianmammals

Honey Possum or Noolbenger (Tarsipes rostratus) feeding on nectar, looking for nectar... family Tarsipedidae, order Diprotodontia, found in SW Western Australia

One of the world's smallest marsupials, weighing only 7 - 16g.

photograph by Adam Fry

#animals #q.

goodlouse

let’s be spheres with mama..!

Self winding rope.

this must be so fun if youre a snake

downtofragglerock

@tyrantisterror

#animals #q.

homoidiotic

Trans activist Jamison Green's passport photos before and after HRT. Left he's age 32 (1980) Right age 41 (1989) after being on testosterone for one year (x)

(read his autobiography here for free)

homoidiotic

updated the link to his autobiography because it was broken! here's some more pictures of him (first is mid 90s, second 2013 and last 2024)

there's an interview with him from 2017 along with some information about his life and activism. and he was interviewed on a podcast here. he's not super well known but has been a really important trans activist for decades

#trans history #lgbt+#q.

my-random--thoughts-deactivated

evaconly

every time this post comes across my page on a new platform i smile because we’re all just enjoying her adorable joy

joy-and-whimsy-official

“She matches her new blankie” is an official joy and whimsy post

Masterpost of my articles and other publications on sex work, for those interested in hearing a sex worker's perspective who want a place to start or who enjoy my writing and want a reference point!

The writing below comes from my own website as well as several magazines and outlets, covering a wide range of topics. Descriptions are provided. All articles are free to read!

Art by heyweeirdo (@ heyweeirdo on instagram)

#sex work #sex ed #general #q.

liminalbeauty

Holy crap.

artphobos

WELP, that ends my account.

thelittlenoctua

Qobuz is the most ethical alternative to spotify and even tidal (tidal is just pandora radio in a different font; you can't curate playlists, which i absolutely fucking hate, but you can curate playlists on qobuz, and the royalties they pay to their artists are far larger than spotify) that i've been able to find, thanks to this post on instagram by singer-songwriter laura burhenn. the post also lists other alternatives, including tidal, but qobuz is by far the best of the lot. they even have a free feature called soundiiz where you can transfer all of your playlists from spotify to qobuz!

liminalbeauty

Worth a reblog for this great info.

#reference #for later #music #q.

il9vemyputer

everyone on replies is terrified of this fact but i just think it's so sweet and heartwarming. she's holding our hand and leading us somewhere secret and we're both giggling like kids. i love her

solowinged

let’s travel through the vast unknown with mama

omnybus

Space chickens

#space #art #q.

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