Oedie 🐞

Hi! My name is Oedie (rhymes with 'goodie'). 37. She/they. Queer. Tme. Green. Vegan. Feminist. Anti-materialist. Unconventional. Barefoot. I like to talk about my foster kittens, veganism, philosophy, politics, mental health and depression, disability and chronic pain, and sometimes gaming (Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Uncharted,...). I reblog verified fundraisers from Palestine only, sorry. No need to send me a message, just tag me if you have a verified fundraiser and I will add to queue. I donate when I can. ❤️🙏🤲

[oediex]

Translation: "This is not a flag of Palestine."

For those not familiar, a famous piece of art of the Belgian artist René Magritte is La Trahison des images [The Treachery of Images].

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe" is French for "This is not a pipe."

This first image is a poster by VREDE.BE, a Belgian peace organisation ('vrede' is Dutch for 'peace') fighting against militarisation and the flow of money towards war and weapons since 1949.

Please help my friends,

@drdarine and her family. Fundraiser is here. Gazavetters #15

@shahdgazza and her family. Fundraiser is here. Gazavetters #451

Please donate if you are able and share this post! Both fundraisers have been very slow-going lately. I'm the organiser for both of these and every single cent will go these families. I've know these two families for a prolonged period of time and I can personally tell you that they desperately need your support!

Get a free commission if you donate $10 or more! Thank you @fablebagel ❤️

Thank you!

tagging for reach, please share, thank you <3 (let me know if you don't want me to tag you anymore, apologies for any multiple tags)

@a-shade-of-blue @ankle-beez @comrademango @c-u-c-koo-4-40k @kyra45-helping-others

@murderbot @kazzsbrekker @postanagramgenerator @ot3

@beserkerjewel @soft-sunbird @klapollo @virovac @hehemechief

@a-casual-egg @gryficowa @vampiricvenus @vaas @cantsayidont

@vague-humanoid @addisayshi @rhubarbspring @seasnicker @jolyne-best-jojo

@yveshusband @thatdiabolicalfeminist @sunsugarsuntzu @thebearme @catgirlanarchist

@autisticmudkip @slugghee @zone0neko @scoutbot @huzni

@nevert-the-guy @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @xxx-sparkydemon-xxx @yiddishfisting @afro-elf

@3000s @kos-mos @gojinka @butchmagicalboi @monstermashpotato

@crapscicle @princess--bongwater @good-old-gossip

[oediex]

"Do you like these?" asks my dad. I'm eating vegan balls that they bought for me. I told them that I would go buy plant-based alternatives myself, but they continue to be forgetful on a daily basis.

The truth is I don't really. Like them, that is. They're completely plant-based, I know, but they still remind me a lot of meat. I'm sure that any meat eater would tell me they are nothing like it, but I honestly have no memories to compare it to anymore.

Either way, the structure and taste of many plant-based alternatives do not appeal to me. I think because they're trying to make them appealing to meat eaters. My parents have eaten them before and they like them. Good for them, I guess.

I waffle around that information for a bit, not wanting to hurt their feelings. "I prefer tempeh and tofu and seitan," I say - and these are the things that I've been buying myself.

"You can't eat the same every day," is the reply. But why not? I'd happily eat tofu every day for the rest of my life. But it's hardly the same every day necessarily. There are plenty of vegetables that have a decent amount of protein in them, as well as beans and lentils - many kinds! - and grains like quinoa, rice, couscous, oats. Even nuts come with plenty of protein - I really like cashews in a mushroom sauce.

But this kind of cooking is foreign to my parents. They feel like every piece of meat or fish on their plate must have an equivalent on mine.

I'm sure they've already forgotten this conversation, though.

[oediex]

Day 101 of posting a kitten until I can foster again

The very first photo I have of the very first kittens I ever fostered! Their names were Nelson, Ginny, Merida, and Nala.

They were about twelve weeks when they arrived and quite feral. Took a few months to get them socialised enough for their forever homes.

I highly respect people who have the patience for socialising feral kittens. I find it very difficult. I very much prefer the automatic socialisation that comes with bottle feeding kittens!

[oediex]

My nails have been bothering me for a couple of days. I forgot to cut them two Sundays ago, so I did it the Wednesday after that instead, one and a half weeks ago today. Obviously I didn't cut them last Sunday.

But after about a week, they simply get too long for my liking. So they started bothering me. I had this thought Thursday and Friday, and tooday I thought the same again.

But in my brain, I cannot cut them today. Sundays are for cutting nails. So I suffer until tomorrow instead.

[veganagenda]

british vegans!

Have your say on the Trail Hunting consultation - Hunt Saboteurs Association

Labour are asking for your views. This consultation could shape the future of hunting – now is the time to help bring it to an end.

the government consultation on trail hunting closes on Thursday the 18th! the Hunt Sabs Association have guidelines to help you fill out a response. share the news! 🦊😤

[oediex]

Translation: "This is not a flag of Palestine."

For those not familiar, a famous piece of art of the Belgian artist René Magritte is La Trahison des images [The Treachery of Images].

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe" is French for "This is not a pipe."

This first image is a poster by VREDE.BE, a Belgian peace organisation ('vrede' is Dutch for 'peace') fighting against militarisation and the flow of money towards war and weapons since 1949.

Please help my friends,

@drdarine and her family. Fundraiser is here. Gazavetters #15

@shahdgazza and her family. Fundraiser is here. Gazavetters #451

Please donate if you are able and share this post! Both fundraisers have been very slow-going lately. I'm the organiser for both of these and every single cent will go these families. I've know these two families for a prolonged period of time and I can personally tell you that they desperately need your support!

Get a free commission if you donate $10 or more! Thank you @fablebagel ❤️

Thank you!

tagging for reach, please share, thank you <3 (let me know if you don't want me to tag you anymore, apologies for any multiple tags)

@a-shade-of-blue @ankle-beez @comrademango @c-u-c-koo-4-40k @kyra45-helping-others

@murderbot @kazzsbrekker @postanagramgenerator @ot3

@beserkerjewel @soft-sunbird @klapollo @virovac @hehemechief

@a-casual-egg @gryficowa @vampiricvenus @vaas @cantsayidont

@vague-humanoid @addisayshi @rhubarbspring @seasnicker @jolyne-best-jojo

@yveshusband @thatdiabolicalfeminist @sunsugarsuntzu @thebearme @catgirlanarchist

@autisticmudkip @slugghee @zone0neko @scoutbot @huzni

@nevert-the-guy @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @xxx-sparkydemon-xxx @yiddishfisting @afro-elf

@3000s @kos-mos @gojinka @butchmagicalboi @monstermashpotato

@crapscicle @princess--bongwater @good-old-gossip

[oediex]

Day 100!!! of posting a kitten until I can foster again

One way you can comfort orphan baby kittens who aren't feeling well is to put them on your chest. It's warm, and they'll be able to feel the vibrations of your heartbeat and breathing, kind of like they would with their own mama.

Juno here was having an awful time and crying out, despite being warmed alongside her sisters and brother, and with a stuffed animal with a fake heartbeat. So I took her to be with me instead and she calmed down.

Unfortunately, she died shortly after. She was my first loss and I was heartbroken.

[the-big-mood]

Hey, did you know archive.org has a bunch of free 90s shows you can stream?

The problem is finding them, since no one's organized them all in one place with covers and episode info. I'm trying to fix that with my new website.

It's in BETA right now, and all the content was just added today, so I've barely scratched the surface of what's out there.

Submit shows and request here

Watch party with synchronized video and chatrooms

[oediex]

I'm crawling into bed when my hands feel something they would recognise anywhere, anytime. Puzzles pieces. Two of them, to be exact.

My brain is in disbelief, but when I turn on the light, that I've just switched off since I'm going to bed, there they are. Two pieces, one side and one corner, brown colouring.

I'm puzzled. (Ha!) For a moment I think some puzzle pieces of my mum's current project somehow ended up in my bedroom, but how? Then I realise the answer is much simpler.

They're part of my current project. That's lying on the floor of my bedroom. By the window. On the spot where I stand when I'm closing the blinds.

And that's when I remember that earlier in the evening, I'd had this weird feeling like something was stuck to the bottom of my feet. It was gone only a few seconds later, so thought I had imagined it.

I look over, and sure enough. One corner and one side piece are missing from the part of the puzzle that isn't covered by the separate puzzle plate that holds the pieces that are still loose.

Such a simple solution, but instead my brain invented a scenario in which my mum is casually walking around the flat with the massive puzzle roll that holds her 2000-piece puzzle.

[oediex]

Day 99 of posting a kitten every day until I can foster again

In 2020 I fostered a feral mama and her kittens, who were six months when they came to us. By the time I managed to socialise this one, I'd been calling him Brother for a while, so that's the only name I ever gave him. His current name is Ollie, and it really suits him.

The mama (whom I named, ehm, Mama) was short-haired but her three kittens were long-haired and absolutely gorgeous.

[oediex]

Oh my gooood, look how pretty he is!!!

[oediex]

I had to finish the level in four minutes and fifteen seconds to get a gold rating. As the statistics started appearing on the screen, I thought, "oh no, I didn't get it," because I thought there'd be a trophy and nothing was popping.

Then finally my time appeared.

Four minutes and fourteen seconds.

I wonder if one second more would have disqualified me or been even more impressive.

[handweavers]

people like the idea that there is an identity they can claim that will absolve them of the responsibility to examine their beliefs and actions and adjust them accordingly to better align with their values and desired outcomes but there isn't, we all have to practice humility and do the work regardless

[oediex]

Day 98 of posting a kitten until I can foster again

Making biscuits on the blanket because it smells like me

[oediex]

I wish I could understand the mysterious ways in which my brain handles motivation. Why today, of all days, I managed to accomplish what I've been avoiding for several weeks.

The answer is, probably, that I was procrastinating something else, although I'm not entirely sure what that would be. I'm scared to find out.

[theartofmadeline]

happy pride to the gay people in my computer <3

[halcyonhue]

I just want you all to know, that if and when this site does experience a real exodus and/or get sunsetted for good, even if we don't keep in touch I'll remember you so fondly. You're the online equivalent of the other kid on the beach where we built sandcastles together; the girl at the campsite where we explored the trees. You're the drunk person who shared kind words in the bathroom at the club, you're the talented artists at the life drawing class or the poetry night in a city where I don't live anymore. It makes me sad that maybe in the future our paths won't cross so easily, but even when we leave this little shared piece of cyberspace, carried away on our briefly intersecting trajectories, just know I still love you

[omelas-kid]

There is so much casual ableism towards people with intellectual-cognitive disabilities. I was listening to a podcast I listen to religiously (and is a very very leftist podcast) and they hit me with the "you'll understand this unless you are Three Years Old." And it was something I didn't understand. And this podcast (that I love!) does this quite frequently. The hosts would never purposely make fun of someone for their disability- but they say things like "no one is that stupid" or similar quite frequently. And as someone who is that stupid- it kinda fucking sucks.

[vampire-loving-vampire]

out of all kinds of people, even among disabled people , we are among some of the most vulnerable largely because the idea of us existing in and participating in society like a person is completely unfathomable to almost EVERYONE . like u said , even people who are leftist strongly in every single other way .