The Manliest of Butterflies @manlybutterflys - Tumblr Blog

My beautiful baby girl, Dawn.

the weirdest thing about my wizard tattoo is that unlike the other tattoo i have, it's really reactive to my lupus

like the first signs of a flare up from stress/over exertion used to be red face + fever + rash on my hands

but the lines of my tattoo will become raised and then a little itchy before it progresses to that point

and im discovering that, yeah, if i just listen to the wizard and rest/recuperate/stop pushing myself when it starts acting weird, i can sometimes avoid triggering the other symptoms

early warning system wizard who lives on my shoulder reminding me to take care of myself

#don't have lupus but am allergic to tattoo ink #only started getting reactions after the 4th tattoo #but there's one tattoo #a cat right on my right wrist #that will raise up just like this and start itching like CRAZY #and it's a warning sign that I have about 10 minutes to slather ointment or take an antihistamine #otherwise it'll spread do my other tattoos and beyond the ink #so I have a magic cat #wonder if I should give her a wizard hat 🤔😍

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

so what you're gonna do is you're gonna trim the top off a bulb of garlic, using the knife's edge to take off the tip of every individual clove, that's important. you're gonna place the garlic face-up in a square of tinfoil, drizzle with olive oil, wrap completely in foil, place in baking tray, repeat with a copious amount of garlic bulbs. you're gonna put that baking tray in an oven set to 375-400°F, for 30-50 minutes, until soft and browned. you're gonna toast some good bread, slather generously with butter and honey, maybe a tiny lil bit o' salt. and then. you're gonna SQUEEZE. OUT. THAT. ROASTED GARLIC. onto the butter honey toast. and you're gonna eat it. food stolen directly from the plate of the gods. that's what you're gonna do.

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

the garlic. it beckons you

thesweetestsupervillains

It occurs to me that "1920s gangster doing a cooking show while holding you at gunpoint" is an untapped market.

We've had normal cooking shows. Now we need period piece cooking shows in character.

ao3cassandraic

I'm uh.

Just going to point out that this happened, and then go into hiding (with, I hope, somewhat improved opsec) before somebody puts a horse head in my bed.

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

Huh.

totallynotgayforyou

Sharing my favourite games list again

A compiled list of Video Games released in 2025 that tumblr might have played or had a big interest in

What games have you played

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Voting ended onJun 16

neververy4

manlybutterflys

#how is this 'list of games Tumblr is obsessed with?#I've literally only even heard of three of them #no art #no ranting #no 'this is all I'm gonna talk about for at least a week's #not a single thing about any of them not one of them have I heard of on Tumblr #I've seen like one or two clips from those three and didn't even know their names

itisiives

pride-knightess

@snozzberries96 @awkwardsocialfailure @ambientradiation

im-kickn-it

THAT-

that is coheed and cambria. That is the man who wrote the song.

pride-knightess

Its mr coheed and cambria

kittydealer

fell asleep mid convo (unmute)

mrsthunderkin

I missed the 1 year mark in May but I've always wanted to do a mock cover/poster kinda deal for the comic

Here's the alternative without the words

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

When we were children, my sister had private music lessons at her violin teacher’s house. I only visited there once, but I still remember that afternoon. The teacher had an artificial pond in her yard, a large beautiful thing with lily pads and plant life. And in the pond, there were goldfish. I had never seen such enormous goldfish.

I spent several minutes just staring at them (and trying to convince them to bite my fingers.) When my sister’s violin lesson ended, her teacher came out to the yard and explained that these goldfish were the same small creatures that were often unfortunately sold in plastic bags at state fairs. They were only about two inches long apiece, when she bought them and put them in the new, empty pond. In essence, they were like every goldfish I had seen before, but they had been given a much larger, much richer environment in which to flourish. As a result, they had grown into some of the most remarkable, vibrant creatures my twelve-year-old self had ever met with. All because of a pond.

Funny what lessons children remember. My sister doesn’t play the violin anymore, but that was the first time I caught a glimpse of the overwhelming extent to which it matters, the way the world treats us.

yellow-hatco

Reblogged again for this drawing I made for it

221b-hound

Give us room to grow and see how we flourish.

yesornopolls

Any plans for the weekend?

Yes

No

Voting ended onJun 8

#do I have plans?#yes #will I follow through?#unlikely #I need to empty out 4 book cases. find somewhere to temp store my shit #remove my bed from the closet which is a perfect fit and took three people and a lot of yelling at each other and threats of personal violen #ce to put in. then replace it with a different bed frame #replace the bed. replace the book cases. fill the book cases #and also Dad wants help tearing apart his bed too #because they have bed bugs #but also I woke up throwing up almost 3 hours ago and still feel like shit so #probably pregnant #with sushi #from last night

bizarrelittlemew

Are you frustrated you can't leave second kudos on AO3? or third kudos? or whatever-who's-counting kudos?

Well, have I got the html for you!

Plop any of these in a comment (by copy&pasting the code) to make an author's day and show your appreciation!

Second kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/tHMjbb6/second-kudos.png" alt="second kudos">

Third kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/52bggQH/third-kudos.png" alt="third kudos">

nth kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/6y7qGtC/nth-kudos.png" alt="nth kudos">

yet another kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/wKtcj0s/yet-another-kudos.png" alt="yet another kudos">

It will look something like this (and will be transparent with white outline on dark backgrounds):

Feel free to spread and use these as much as you like! (and if you have ideas for other variations, let me know ✌️)

bizarrelittlemew

So happy to see people enjoying these and spreading the love 💖

UPDATE with some suggestions from the replies! And bonus: cookie kudos.

HTML codes under the cut.

gingersnapwolves

let me tell you, I got a ‘kisses your forehead’ kudos and it absolutely made my day

eldr1tch-cr0w

number one rule! never believe ur thoughts after 10 pm . unless its about The Character then believe all of your thoughts wholeheartedly

eldr1tch-cr0w

u guys scare me this is an untagged post Where are u coming from

lestatfag

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]