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Random Dispatches

[strictlyquadrilateral]

straw poll time.

do you find blood pressure cuffs painful?

yes, and i have fibromyalgia

no, and i have fibromyalgia

yes, and i don't have fibromyalgia

no, and i don't have fibromyalgia

yes, and i might have fibromyalgia

no, and i might have fibromyalgia

i don't know what counts as pain & i have or suspect fibro

i don't know what counts as pain & i don't have or suspect fibro

Voting ended onJul 30

protip: if you do find them painful, ask to have your blood pressure taken on your forearm instead! it might be less painful there for you. my understanding is that it's very slightly more inaccurate so medical professionals don't tend to suggest it, but not inaccurate enough for it to not be an option.

[purr-in-ink]

[paranormal-taters]

MY DEAR TUMBLR USERS!!

WONDERFUL NEWS!!

NETHERFIELD PARK IS LET AT LAST!!!

[paranormal-taters]

[soychronicprocrastinator]

What a wonderful thing for our girls!!!

[lady-merian]

How so? How can it affect them? 🤨

[sunflowergardens-world]

My dear Merian! You must know I am thinking of his reblogging from one of them!

[green-great-dragon]

Is that his design in blogging here?

[estel-and-agape]

Design? nonsense, how can you write so! But it is very likely that he may reblog from one of them, and therefore you must follow him as soon as his blog is online.

[lady-merian]

I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may follow him, or they may follow him by themselves, which perhaps will be still better for them, for as you are as clever as any of them he might reblog most from you of the party.

[soychronicprocrastinator]

My dear, you flatter me. I certainly HAVE had my share of cleverness, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown-up mutuals, she ought to give over thinking of her own reblog counts.

[siena-sevenwits]

In such cases, a woman has not often much of a reblog count to think of.

[paranormal-taters]

[mstornadox]

watching today’s Tour de France coverage on Peacock.

Tejay and Brent: Doping is bad. Yes, there is some bad history. Cycling is a clean sport now.

Me: <narrowing my eyes>

Me: What about clean cycling coverage? can we have that?

Me: <setting timer to Paul’s next ad for Lance Armstrong podcast on Peacock>

[maryrobinette]

My Favorite Bit: Alethea Kontis talks about THIEFTESS Alethea Kontis is joining us today to talk about her novel, Thieftess. Here’s the publisher’s description:... https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit/my-favorite-bit-alethea-kontis-talks-about-thieftess/

[mstornadox]

Woo hoo!

[nobrashfestivity]

Via amandapourlesintimes

[mstornadox]

And now I want to see Tony Hawk and Tom Waits chat about fame

[wyf-of-bathe]

My extraordinarily minor feminist pet peeve is people calling female politicians by their first name but male politicians by their last name. I will not be calling Harris by her first name until I meet her in person, or until people collectively start calling Trump by his first name.

The exception is Hillary Clinton, who gets full name'd at all times. However, I also call Bill Clinton by his first and last name, so it's still equal.

[sighinastorm]

You think first name is dismissively familiar while last name is respectfully official. Perhaps last name is drearily official, and first name is celebrity. Trump was never just Donald, he was The Donald. Hilary was Hilary when Bill was only (or already?) Clinton...not even President Clinton, from what I remember. Or maybe it's not either of those dichotomous organizing principles. What about AOC and RBG and JFK? I've thought in the past that common nominal reference lined up more with the party of the person speaking. That seemed true at the time, but has not remained always so solid.

[wyf-of-bathe]

Identification by last name is common journalistic, political, and academic practice. Identification by first name or mononym is mostly interpersonal, but occasionally celebrity if said celebrity markets themselves that way (eg Beyonce). Identification by initials is common when surname alone doesn't work (either due to other prominent family or the surname simply being very very common) and/or the full name is too long for Americans to give a fuck. It's not really about what I think is dismissive or familiar, it's about conventions of Standard American English being applied differently to women. It's somewhat like calling adult women "girls" or how the word "bossy" is only ever seems to be applied to women and girls.

Kamala Harris is a politician. Ergo, convention holds that she should be referred to by her surname, not by her first name.

[mstornadox]

Hilary Clinton is a complicated case.

She did not take her husband’s name when they married. She was Hilary Rodham when she was the First Lady of Arkansas for the first time. She added Clinton to advance her husband’s political career. (She even tried to be Mrs. Bill Clinton during Bill’s second gubernatorial campaign.) Later she dropped Rodham to further her own political career.

“A Rodham by any Other Name,” 1993 article: https://wapo.st/4wgbTVw

“The complicated history behind Hillary Clinton’s evolving name,” 2015 article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/19/the-fascinating-history-of-when-hillary-clinton-has-chosen-to-use-her-maiden-name/

(Links may be paywalled; gift links seem to work inconsistently)

[mstornadox]

My summary of Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne so far: sentient moss has big moods

And I am loving it.

[sundancekidfandom]

The discussion about AI usage in fandom means it's a good time to (re)read the Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules. There's no win and no fail. The only rule is work. It's lighter than you think.

[unadulteratedhideouttrash]

[mstornadox]

I love finding out news from Tumblr memes. Usually prefer the Destiel meme, but this one is *chef’s kiss*

Even though I got this news elsewhere, it deserves a reblog.

[thesefevereddays]

FLORINE STETTHEIMER

Spring Sale at Bendel's, 1921.

[mstornadox]

Never not reblog Florine Stettheimer

[mstornadox]

The ending of today’s TdF stage was so amazing and joyful.

I need a gif of Isaac del Toro’s face as he realizes that he won the stage (ca. ~21 minute mark)

[todays-xkcd]

I hate the unearthly sound my phone makes when the weather service issues a tornado harbinger.

Types of Tornado Alert [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[A black and white silhouette of tornado approaching a house and a tree.] Title: Tornado Warning Caption: A Tornado has been detected; take shelter

[Hairbun looking at Cueball whilst pointing at a chart of presumably meteorological data.] Title: Tornado Watch Caption: Conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form

[Cueball looking around, presumably in a state of defense.] Title: Tornado Precaution Caption: Tornadoes happen sometimes, so be ready

[Cueball with a hand to his chin.] Title: Tornado Inkling Caption: No tornadoes yet, but we have a feeling

[Cueball looking up at some cumulus clouds, including a large one that vaguely resembles a funnel.] Title: Tornado Suspicion Caption: Weird clouds have been observed

[Cueball taken aback by two crows on a scythe stuck in a ground next to a human skull while bats fly around in a funnel shape.] Title: Tornado Premonition Caption: Tornado portents and omens have been observed

[Cueball thinking of a tornado.] Title: Tornado Recollection Caption: Tornadoes have occurred in the past

[Cueball sitting on a box in awe.] Title: Tornado Contemplation Cueball: Wow. Caption: Tornadoes are very big and powerful

[mstornadox]

Accurate

[mstornadox]

My mood today is the trailer park larp about the Broken American Dream happening right now in Poland:

4th of July larp | Take part in the full-fledged slice-of-life drama

Visit Pristine Park, where US-like reality comes to life!

[mstornadox]

TFW when the marketing of a book is about its new, ground-breaking format, its unique reading experience, and the preview images do not support the hype.

It’s a children’s book filled with visual poetry and fun typography.

Maybe there’s something else special about the physical object.

And yet i will probably still purchase it for my library because it could be used in many courses on graphic design, typography, illustration, and children’s books.

Harrumph

[clytemnestraaa]

i feel. like on a fundamental level. i do not understand x reader fic. i am not exactly opposed to it because let a thousand blossoms bloom etc. but like. i genuinely don’t get it. it seems like the exact opposite of how i engage with fiction. like the whole point is that i’m not in there. i don’t wanna be in there. if i’m in there it’s going to be very stressful.

[mstornadox]

If you do post x Reader or /Reader fic on AO3, for the love of Dorothy, tag Reader as a character.

First, you deserve it. You are, presumably, a major character in the fic. Proclaim it! Own it! Add the tag!

Second, it makes it super easy for me to avoid these fics.

[mstornadox]

I loved I Love Boosters. It better win an Oscar for costuming. The color schemes work on so many levels. Cannot wait to see it again at home so I can pause to drool over all of the costumes.

And to check if my theory is correct. The rules do not apply to her. Like how gravity does not seem to affect her in the slanted building, Christie Smith forces her employees and her customers to wear monochromatic clothes while she herself can wear multiple colors. And perhaps even patterns?