Pagan Poetry

She/her Art and humor that I enjoy. Personal thoughts and musings and such Trans lesbian nerd

[princess-rosiebird-nsfw]

since ive started estrogen, many aspects of me huave bcome quite jiggly

[fuckyeahanarchistposters]

"Cisgender Paranoia endangers all people"

Graphic by Sweater Muppets

[heartsl0b]

The Kitchen Entity came crawling out of the oven vent, and now it just hovers here in the middle of the room, like some kind of domesticated jellyfish. When you turn on the microwave, it crackles like a geiger counter. On warm days, it smells like mom's special m&m pancakes.

[devils-queen]

✞ 666 ✞

[youhavethewrong]

Perhaps this is an obnoxious take on my part, but video games should, above all things, prioritize the ability of being paused. At any point. Regardless of whether it's during a cutscene, a special animation, or a time-based puzzle. You never know when you're gonna get a phone call, or someone will need you in another room, or you get a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, or you hear your cat licking plastic, or whatever. Other entertainment mediums like books, movies, and music can be paused whenever you want. Why do some games not give you the same luxury??

[hagiomoto]

Climate change, exacerbated by capitalist exploitation, is going to force more people to leave their homelands. Get more pro-immigrant and reject nationalism now!! We only have each other.

[trb752]

Kodak Coquette Camera with matching lipstick and compact, 1930

[lastoneout]

turns out "everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of this fear" is a great trans mantra but also a good mantra if you have OCD

[lastoneout]

Also a cool thing to say out loud before picking up a sword!!!!!

[heatherwitch]

Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” that was written in 1950 is set on the day of August 4th, 2026 (tomorrow)!! Now’s your chance to read it around the time it’s based in!

Audio: A recording of Leonard Nimoy reading it on Internet Archive.

Text: A PDF version.

Graphic Novel: On Internet Archive.

[unamccormack]

I used to set this one for second year undergraduate creative writing seminars on writing science fiction on a double bill with Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild" and no-one here gets out alive.

[fredersen]

also check out the 1984 soviet animated adaptation!

[hozierswift]

clicking 'stay signed in'-buttons used to mean that u would stay signed in

[sapphling]

i think it was kind of a major failing to frame the self diagnosis issue around whether it's "valid" or not rather than the fact that unless an official diagnosis is necessary for you to access actually beneficial pharmaceuticals/treatment, accomodations or disability benefits, you should actively avoid on-paper diagnosis for your basic safety and access to care

[headedoutleft]

honestly “the lion doesn’t concern himself with” is a pretty good anti-ocd phrase

[headedoutleft]

the lion doesn’t concern himself with managing other people’s feelings

[headedoutleft]

the lion doesn’t concern himself with what ifs

[headedoutleft]

the lion doesn’t concern himself with germs

[headedoutleft]

the lion doesn’t concern himself with reliving that one excruciatingly painful moment for the one thousandth time and imagining a better response

[abigailspinach]

QuiltCon 2025

American Patchwork & Quilting Transparency Quilting Challenge

1st Place: Light Me Up 48″ x 48″ By Lindsey Berres Woodinville, Washington, United States Seattle MQG @peace.and.patchwork

2nd Place: Square Bloom 48″ x 48″ By Jo Wollschlaeger Portland, Oregon, United States Portland MQG @jowoquilts

3rd Place: Neural Overlap 60″ x 44″ By Jeanne Eileen Garcia Aurora, Colorado, United States Denver Metro MQG @jeanne.garcia

[swarnpert]

SO HERE'S THE DEAL. I AM A LITTLE FUCKED RIGHT NOW

i have been dealing with a lot of financial bullshit lately, mostly due to my own faults as a person, but i need to get that sorted out and i'm doing it right now.

i've been too broke and overwhelmed by all the other problems i have to throw money at to pay my credit card for the past few months, and now they are threatening to charge off my account. i called the company and managed to figure out a way to get it all back to normal, but my current paycheck i just got as well as my following one are essentially going to be cut in half because i have to make two payments of $600 for everything to be okay again.

i'm already very much in a bad position after having to borrow $400 two weeks ago from the paycheck i just got in order to fix my car. i still owe my sister $300 in rent this weekend and i will not have that by the time discover takes the money out on monday, and then i will have no money for the next two weeks until my next paycheck. on top of that i'm trying to save up about $1200 by september so i can move much closer to my friends, my job, and my community and will really help pull me out of the dark mental spiral i've been in for the past 3 years.

🫵BUT I NEED YOUR HELP🫵

i'm asking for a decent amount. i need $1200 to get me past this credit card thing that if i don't get taken care of, is going to fuck me over even more. it's really the only thing that is stopping me from saving money and moving out right now, it's all hands on deck for this thing because i've been freaking out about it.

as of right now i only have blue money sharing app and green money sharing app, and access to zelle. i might need to make a paypal for this, but i will obviously update this post as needed. you can find me on both those apps as swarnpert

literally any amount of money is appreciated cause that shit all adds up. please share this if you can, i need to get this taken care of as soon as possible

thank you for reading i love you

[swarnpert]

238/1200 in just an afternoon you guys are the realest i s2g!!!!!

[vanglaggle]

"why are so many leftists disabled" maybe it's because disabled people don't really care for the "kill all disabled people" parties but who can say

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[hopegrasping]

Let go of the idea that diy will inherently look shit. All your clothes are handmade you just don't see the people doing it.

[hopegrasping]

One of the best additions that gets my point across better :)

[darqueloaf]

There's a group that makes clothing with ink stained hands to show each time the fabric was touched with human hands to make the garment. The purpose of the piece is to bring attention to the hidden labor of sewists in the garment industry

ABOUT | HUMAN TOUCH

ABOUT

[elfwreck]

To be fair - while all your clothing was made by "a person on a sewing machine," many of those sewing machines

Aren't easily available to you, and

Take a notable amount of training to use (especially, to use without damage to your hands) (Not "months of training." Just. Not "here's the instruction pamphlet; have fun.")

However: The sewing machines that are reasonably available to you, will make clothes you can wear and enjoy wearing. (Industrial sewing machines can sew for 8, 10, 18 hours without breaking down; the one you buy at WalMart cannot. Some industrial ones can sew through 4 layers of denim; you can find a machine that does that but you won't get it by accident and it will cost more. And so on.)

Basic sewing machine - enough to get started making clothes - is under $200. (Industrial machines start at ~$2000 and go up from there.) Super Ultra Cheap version is under $100; not recommended unless you know you'll be able to throw $350 at the hobby in a couple of years when the simple one is just really too limited anymore.

...Anything under $50 (new) is A Gimmick. They're not all worthless but they're very limited. They're more "you can learn how a sewing machine works with this" than "you can make clothes with this." (I mean. You can. But you can make clothes with a needle & thread, too. And while it takes longer, you may be less frustrated than using a $45 "beginner sewing machine.") Some of the gimmick machines are very useful for their specific purpose - they're ultra-portable, or good for repairs, and so on.

But if you are on a very limited budget - less than $50 can get you started on making clothes. And bookbags. And pockets to add to clothes you already have. And hats. Bathing suits, if you decide to get ambitious. (Stretchy fabrics are challenging, esp on a simple machine.)

You can make socks with a sewing machine but I really don't recommend it.

Shifting public thoughts on sewing machines from "every third household has one" to "exotic crafting hobby" is part of how the damn capitalist regime forces people to put up with clothes that don't fit actual human shapes and/or fall apart after 5 washings.

[grison-in-space]

Also, sewing machines are one of those things that is often much better to buy used, because in the old days they used metal gears and now the gears are nylon and don't last as long. If you want to get a sewing machine and dabble, I highly suggest looking on Craigslist or at estate sales for a used one. Mine cost me $30 and would have gone for much more, adjusted for inflation, when it was new. But people inherit sewing machines or want to give them away all the time, so it is very worth checking on the used market near you if you want to get into sewing clothes but aren't sure where to start. You can often get a lot more sewing machine for your buck than if you buy a new one.