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SORRY FOR THE VERY PERSONAL COMIC!!

This is my half of “Unhealthy”, an essay comic double header with the lovely and talented Sarah Winifred Searle. She and I both wrote about our personal experiences as overweight ladies with eating disorders, and her story is breathtaking! You can buy a physical copy of the book here: https://topatoco.com/collections/abby-howard/products/ah-unhealthy

Or buy a digital PDF here: https://abbyhoward.itch.io/unhealthy

lastreality352

Harley and Ivy’s love | season 1 - season 2

spideyyeet

hayatims-deactivated20240111

if you say "never forget" when remembering genocides of the past but ignore this, you have already forgotten

i-was-today-years-old-when

i learned that each woman spends approximately $5,600 on her period over her lifetime (x)

toastbutteregg

this reminded me of the reason why i bought reusable menstrual pads in the first place

im so happy with my collection

cerenae

where did you get them? theyre so cute I love!

toastbutteregg

@cerenae i got them here! i recommend 10/10!

galadriel929-deactivated2020091

Last period was the first time I didn’t use any non reusable products!

memenerdlover

REUSABLE???? THERE’S REUSABLE ONES?????

gameofyarns

I love reusable ones! Using them almost a year now!

xochi-the-mochi

WHAT!!!!

BROOOO

WHATTT

canarycontessa

hop aboard the reusable menses product train y’all! boss up your coochie!! all joking aside though, i’ve saved money, no more cramping or inner thigh rashes from the dioxins and other weird chemicals and (pandemic related) fewer reasons to take impromptu trips out of the house. win-win all around.

moonlightmarathon

i bought their trial pack (one of each pad size + pouch) just to see how these pads are like and just a day after using, i bought a starter pack (2 liner, 3 regular, 2 overnight + pouch)

i included a photo below beside my switch for comparison of how big the xl and overnight pads are (i love using both for for nighttime use). daily, i use my regular pads and when working out/post-period, i use the liners.

honestly these are such amazing investments. i cant see myself using commercial pads ever again. they dont stink nor leak and you just have to make sure youre not wearing lace or any flimsy underwear so they’ll stay in place. i totally recommend this!

mango-pickle

OMG WHAT THERE ARE REUSABLE ONES????

moonlightmarathon

PSA I JUST SAW THEY NOW HAVE ANIMAL CROSSING PATTERNS IM SCREAMING RIGHT NOW

the amazing part is that it now comes with two buttons to snap it tighter!!!

I AM SO IN LOVE!! HERE’S THE LINK IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED!!!!

teashoesandhair

Editing my reblog - there are other companies you can get these from which don’t donate to dodgy causes. From the original linked company’s website:

No thanks.

I personally get mine from here, which is a UK based company, and I can’t find any info on them that says they donate to causes I don’t support, but it’s always worth checking where your money’s going.

Here’s a link to more options, plus instructions on making your own.

thebibliosphere

Another US alternative is Party Pant Pads who are located in WI and donate supplies to the local charity Milwaukee Diaper Mission, which works to provide a reliable source of free disposable and reusable diapering and period supplies to families in need.

I’ve been using their pads exclusively for several years now and have no complaints. Also the flannel ones are v comfy. Highly recommend. They also sell accessories to help make pads fit better depending on your needs, such as the wing extender which work with wider underpants like boy shorts.

Edit: I just borrowed a pair of ETD’s underwear and the wing extenders make the Queen and Super Overnight pads fit both his briefs and boxers with full coverage, if that info helps anyone. You could probably even get away with a medium pad on an extender with briefs if you veer toward a size small/medium. The boxers did feel a little bunched to me, but that might also be because his underwear is much too big for me 😅

Also if anyone would like 30% off their first order here’s my “refer a friend” link. I’m not sponsored, I just like discounts and shark themed menstrual pads.

shiobookmark

The only real barrier is getting over the gross factor, since I handwash mine before putting them in the washing machine to make sure they’re thoroughly rinsed and disinfected. (I add a bit of disinfectant into the rinsing water.) That and mine always seem to slip, so I need to use a safety pin, which tears my undies over time… so just use cheap undies. I’m sure I could find better fitting ones if I cared to pay that much trying out different shapes but ehh They’re better for the environment, you save so much money, and I also just love the security of being able to have them immediately on hand if my period sneaks up on me. No need to freak out and fly to the shops or get a friend to go for you, you’re covered.

one-time-i-dreamt

Read more here:

"You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them.

awsomelink

Friendly reminder that GIMP does pretty much everything Photoshop does, and it’s 100% free. Fuck DRM and the license culture, we have plenty of open source options available to us as a consumer.

socialistexan

Lightworks is a freeware video editor on par with Premiere

Blender is an excellent freeware 3D renderer,possibly better than After Effects

Lightzone to replace Lightroom

Inkscape to replace Illustratr

Audacity to replace Audition (I also received a free version of Pro Tools with my Scarlett Solo audio interface)

If Adobe is going to be greedy shitheads, then fuck ‘em. Don’t use their stuff. Freeware can be just as good, if not better, than Adobe CC.

hopesterling

reblog to save a digital arts major

fallnangelcreations

Reblog to save an artist.

ileolai

Remember when Ursula K. Le Guin called JK Rowling a nasty basic bitch back in like, 2004? We should have listened

legok9

“This last is the situation, as I see it, between my A Wizard of Earthsea and J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter. I didn’t originate the idea of a school for wizards — if anybody did it was T.H.White, though he did it in single throwaway line and didn’t develop it. I was the first to do that. Years later, Rowling took the idea and developed it along other lines. She didn’t plagiarize. She didn’t copy anything. Her book, in fact, could hardly be more different from mine, in style, spirit, everything. The only thing that rankles me is her apparent reluctance to admit that she ever learned anything from other writers. When ignorant critics praised her wonderful originality in inventing the idea of a wizards’ school, and some of them even seemed to believe that she had invented fantasy, she let them do so. This, I think, was ungenerous, and in the long run unwise.“

ileolai

i found the specific quote i was thinking of x

Q: Nicholas Lezard has written ‘Rowling can type, but Le Guin can write.’ What do you make of this comment in the light of the phenomenal success of the Potter books? I’d like to hear your opinion of JK Rowling’s writing style

UKL: I have no great opinion of it. When so many adult critics were carrying on about the “incredible originality” of the first Harry Potter book, I read it to find out what the fuss was about, and remained somewhat puzzled; it seemed a lively kid’s fantasy crossed with a “school novel”, good fare for its age group, but stylistically ordinary, imaginatively derivative, and ethically rather mean-spirited.

damn gurl :’]

formaldehyde--face

Don’t forget, Ursula K. Le Guin’s parents were some of the earliest sociologists, and they studied people for a living with their child right along with them. She experienced watching and learning from other cultures first-hand when she was young, and it obviously stuck with her her whole life. She always took care to treat her characters, human or “alien,” with humanity, which is something JKR didn’t do even from the get-go.

She’s not just burning JKR either, but the whole publishing/film powerhouse that uncritically got behind her and made her the nasty billionaire she is today.

disneysdarlingdiva

For anyone who wanted to watch Grand Army on Netflix

note-a-bear

“Tried to underpay the LatinX writer who just won an Emmy meanwhile creator had never worked in tv b4 but the 3 of us had.”

When one user asked why TV series with Black leads are often “depressing”, Peiffer responded: “Because the show runner wouldn’t listen to the 3 writers of colour, of which I am one, including the Black writer who kept asking to not make her storyline poverty porn.

“When we tried to change the story we were psychologically abused and all quit.” (source)

Years ago

I said to myself

“One day, it will be all over

and one day worries will not coat my throat

like bitter black tar stuck in place.

One day I will love

and I will be calm

like the gentle tides that rock lazily

that lap at my ankles and remind me of dogs.

and everything will not be as scary anymore.

If I live to that day

then I will bake a cake.”

It is not all over yet.

I don’t think it ever ends.

The bad still comes,

but there is so much less,

and the good feels so much bigger than before.

Love fills my lungs like a balloon,

ever expanding and growing and filling me up.

And I give it out for free now,

little parts of me leave just as easy as the wind.

My love never dissipates, only grows.

It is not over yet,

but I think that this is a start.

And I think that chocolate cake

has never tasted so good.

justthatone-asexual

Boring fact about me: I don’t eat red meat very often

@deanobeanoqueero @elliechan @nia23 and anyone else, what’s your boring fact about yourself

deanodonk-deactivated20210826

My boring fact is that I hate bacon unless it’s very crispsy

@whatissleepeven @diavolosleftnutt @beninoite @obeymebabes @fallowdoe and anyone else who wants to join in!

irlmammon-again

my boring fact is that I’m a slut for those cheesy ramen cups.

Anyone can do this but I’m taging @belphewhores

belphewhores

My boring fact is… I want to give off the goth vibes with my clothes and stuff but I don’t for some reason and I can’t figure out why, so now I gotta try HARDER but I don’t have money >:(

** I keep forgetting to edit this and tag someone, but I nominate @well-shit-im-a-morosexual-now and @unicornsatemytakoyaki

unicornsatemytakoyaki

My boring fact is that I fell off the stairs two times, once rolling over and the other sliding down.

Tagging @athaliesworld @minami–chan and @ineedmyemotionalsupportdemon

legalize-arson

A boring a fact about me is that I simp too much a lot for fictional characters.

Tagging @octofox @aceaine @minniboe @cigarettebreath666 and anyone else who wants to share.

aceaine

Boring fact about me: just downed my third coffee of the last 6 hours

@obsessedchildsworld @mammonslastbraincell @ooh-what-is-this

obsessedchildsworld

Boring fact about me: I’ve been bingeing Netflix this entire weekend.

@bluewolf1020 @we-kin-frisk-dreemurr @stressed-out-artist-jj @thetruepotatolordjay

bluwlf

Ive been bingeing Markiplier and Game Theory.

@violet-fandom @mufflechickie and anyone else who wants to do it

vilullabyy

Thank you for tagging!

I played Among Us for like 3(?) hours yesterday

@honeedropdoodlez @septicbro1005 @litleo813done-with-life-draws @rosesnvioletsultra @wahhchan and anyone else who wants to!

wahhchan

boring fact about me: i like broccoli

@chloeoodles @woolly9 and anybody who wants to!

894567u93458-deactivated2025040

Grateful for tagging me, Matcha. @wahhchan

My boring fact: i like staring at clouds

@kurokonobaka @smol-green-angry @queer-eliza

augustwrites49-deactivated20220

thanks for the tag!

boring fact: I have two sisters

tagging: @elizathehumancarrot, @rangerlexi, @coffee-rings-and-feathered-wings and anyone else who wants to do it!

quextionmarks

thanks for tagging me other-eliza zorro! that’s exclusively what i’m calling you now

boring fact: eating noodles in makeup rn it hits different

tagging: @nottodaylogic @dinohunter5904 @amidogiam @hessystuff @vallirenwrites @theravenlyn @iris-silexea @rangerthursday11 @rangerpippin @ranger-melany @thxnderclouds @beepboopbitch @syanara @sockfus @houser-of-stories @darlinglissa @shorty-scribbles

mellazella

thanks for the tag eliza!!!!! i’m thought of by my kids i can’t believe this

my boring fact: i’m running on 4 hours of sleep rn which i haven’t done since high school and i’m wondering how i even survived 4 years like this

tagging: @wisdom-walks-alone @shelbychild @battoad @bisexualoftheblade @wiitts @wingsdingsandpurplethings @reese-haleth

wisdom-walks-alone

mmmmm boring fact? I really like pasta

tagging @queerbutstillhere @unknownunseenunheard @woop02 @abisalli and anyone else who so desires!

strawberriesink

(posting from my personal asdfs but,, thanks jay)

my boring fact is that my water bottle always has to stand to my right

tagging @wiitts @reese-haleth @battoad @alaneiii aaaand I’m brain empty cannot think of other people

alaneiii

my boring fact is…uh…

when i was little i loved climbing trees. i also would constantly get stuck up trees, because i learned to climb in a climbing gym and was used to rappelling back down. sometimes i would have to call my parents over so i could jump and get caught, bc i would scare myself bc i didn’t wanna get hurt

tagging @merc–ury @fogriot @ahellapanfan @autistic-damian-wayne and @nycis bc we are talking rn and also ily

oopsallfictives

Boring fact…

I genuinely do not care one way or the other about the pineapple on pizza debate

Tagging: @dark-river-95 @toelessbastard @jello-fello @bladeofolympus (no pressure if you don’t want to)

toelessbastard

boring fact..?

i havent actual threw up in,,,at least four years counting now

tagging: @b-one-b-oi @tamaranotamara @kittywarrior-101

b-one-b-oi-deactivated20210504

my boring fact is i like my sunny side up egg yolks cooked, not dippy

im gonna tag @ufohshit @maplecatra and @jacqueline-ringo !

maplecatra

i enjoy doing terraforming in minecraft!

tagging these lovely ppl:

@a-spoopy-bird @ceeisamess

padmedala

i’d be really curious to know what percent of queerbaiting is

a) an intentional marketing scheme to stir interest in the project and attract certain fanbases (lgbtq people and young women) vs.

b) members of the creative team genuinely wanting to write queer characters but the corporate side of things force them to tone it down but they still leave little hints vs.

c) they legitimately did not know how gay something would come across

lafgl

The answer: A is 100%. Because B and C are not queerbaiting. The literal meaning and definition of it is A.

counterpunches

#a) queerbaiting #b) queer coding #c) subtext

crazyintheeast

Please tumblr learn the difference and stop shitting on good shows

jupitermelichios

Anyone who’s still not clear:

Teen Wolf show-makers asking fans what they wanted, getting the answer ‘canon-queer relationships’ and then just hinting at Stiles being bi and having the characters people ship hang out platonically is queer-baiting

Gravity Falls having the two male police officers hold hands and show genuine affection to one another, but not being allowed to confirm they were married because the studio wanted to sell the show to Russia and China is queer-coding

Arthur Conan Doyle genuinely not understanding why some people would think two men living together, declaring their undying affection for one another, and constantly referring to Holmes as a ‘confirmed bachelor’ was a bit gay is queer-subtext

Clear now?

hoenanlynch-moved-deactivated20

y’all know antisemitism isn’t a fucking joke right. it’s not something to joke about. 50% of religion based hate crimes in the us are against jewish people. jewish people make up a very small portion of the population. less than 100 years ago literally 6 million jews were murdered for no reason other than that they were jewish. stop making jokes about it it’s not fucking funny and if you think it is literally die. choke and die i hate you.

shanastoryteller

at my old job, right before he retired, one of my coworkers said to me, "you know, i knew everything was going to go downhill as soon as companies started renaming the personnel department to human resources."

and i, in the middle of cursing out the shitty old copier, was not prepared for this conversation. "what? why does that matter? it's just a name change."

"name's matter. personnel means they at least acknowledged we were people. human resources means you are given the same consideration and care that goes into the cost benefit analysis of whether we really need new copy machines, or if the old ones are good enough."

and i think about that a lot

anyway this is the same man that saw me at pride, introduced me to his husband, bought me a margarita, and did not say one word about the fact i was only wearing a sheer lace dress over a bra and panties at the time

so i trust him

maplecatra

Cats

A story about @elsewhereuniversity ‘s campus cats.

Most at Elsewhere share whispers of The Gentry, The Fair Folk, The Season Courts, Them. The warnings flit by everyone who Knows, fill their ears and spill from their mouths as they try to clutch the ones they know close enough to their chest that they won’t even try to step into the woods. But, those far and few between, often art majors, on good terms with the crows and with collections of their trinkets and art, they know better. They, The Gentry, They are to be respected as much as the next. But it is important to look past the loudest and most obvious threat, to what lay behind and unnoticed.

The Cats, of course, tend to not be involved with students. Besides the far and few between, they tend to go completely unnoticed. You see, The Cats have long found a home in the woods, they slot perfectly into unfilled space and act not as rulers, but as watchers and guardians. If a student is lost in the woods, not yet claimed as prey by one of the Fair Folk, the cats claim them. They use the magic in their paws to weave and rearrange the woods so the lost may find their way home. The Cats ask nothing in return, indecisive at worst and helpful at best, but small things left in the woods often win you favor.

The cats and the crows find themselves closely woven, the crows never being taken by cats and in return, nothing belonging to the cats being stolen. It is a long held agreement, unshakeable. The cats are not like the fae, though. They do not make deals or bets. They figure you can understand what you owe if you do not see them, and if you do you are considered family. This story, though, is not only about the cats. No, it is about a student who went by the name Wire.

Wire was an arts major, one who frequently found themselves given gifts by the crows. Wire loved and treasured each gift, and showed them off proudly enough that the crows trilled excitedly each time Wire entered their sight. Wire, though, often found themselves lost in the woods.

The fair folk never saw them as a threat, never even thought of them. They belonged to the crows, too covered in gifts to mean anything but shunning from the crows if they were stolen. So Wire was allowed to trot happily through the woods.

A couple semesters passed, around a year and a half, and the crows began winning the favor of the cats for Wire. The crows thought that Wire was a mighty fine creature, one that took pride in the art they made. The Cats were reluctant, as it was their way to only take that which has been lost, and to remain on the undergrowth, unrecognized.

They gave in after two and a half years, growing fond enough of Wire who clumsily stumbled through their territory, and the next time Wire stepped 2 feet into the woods, the cats wove a path to themselves. All this time Wire has spent in the cats territory, filled with and breathing in the ancient magic of the cats, had given them some of the power that the cats held in their paws. Wire, when wandering toward the cats, was being filled with their magic at every inhale and exhale, it was being woven into Wires very bones while the Cats worked. And once Wire came upon the camp, they collapsed.

A cat, with a name to be used by the strange creature, took care of Wire for the two hours they slept. Three kittens stumbled into the cave nest upon Wire waking up, and gave them a new name. Now, Wire goes by Felid and nothing more, the cat by their side still loved by the wood only responding to Corvid. It is strange that no campus pets will ever step foot in the wood, and that even when given the opportunity to run they will not, even stranger that Corvid prances through campus like it is their kingdom, weaving into the the same trees that dorm pets whine in the face of, thought nothing of except in hindsight.

Felid and Corvid have made a home in the Lost and found, not to be confused with the lost and found run by Rosehip. The Lost and found is where the things that have been lost for so long they become forgotten go. At the end of each month, Felid and Corvid are seen prancing into the wood happily and bravely in a way no student has seen from someone who returns.

They strut into the wood without hesitation because they know, no matter how respected and feared and avoided the Gentry are, the Cats hold things that are older, the crows know things that no one should, and the Gentry respects the two because they understand that fear is one thing that lets you sink into existing under the notice of h th one not looking, but being Unthought Of and invisible under the feet of others? that is something to bow to, lest you be the pray of the wild and invisible and become Lost as well. No one is immune to being Lost, but the Cats are safe having never been Found before.