oliver / parsley (+ any nicknames of those) // 21 // he/him only pls // (infrequent) artist // multifandom // trans, demi + pan current brainworms: hermitcraft/life series, jrwi
hi !! i decided to make a proper introduction post :] i have no idea how ppl do these usually so. here have my awful version of one
general :]
my name is oliver, you can call me that or ollie or parsley. idrc.
i use he/him pronouns !!
i'm trans and queer (demi / pan)
(testosterone: 10/22/2020; top surgery: 1/31/2025)
i have ADHD w/ some other problems lmao o[--(
i've also got four lovely kitties !!! they are my goobies
i consider this account multifandom, though specifically what it centers more will fluctuate based on my current interests and hyperfixation(s)
if anyone wants specifics (& just more rambly info) look below the break!! & if anyone's curious about things not mentioned here feel free to reach out (but don't be weird lol)
ps if you have seen me in streamer's chats. no you didn't. forget you ever saw this and how normal i totally am :]
pps have my troy lougferd i still want him at the top of my page
more about me!
things i like n whatnot (i wanna be more active in the fandoms):
just roll with it (i've seen literally everything except for the campaign before riptide) (like at least 70 times)
hermitcraft
pointcrow (& his circle)
slimecicle (& his circle) (duh)
invader zim !!!
probably a lot more i'm just not thinking of. but i'm also not very active in online fandoms and i want to be more !!!
games i like:
mineycraft (usually java, sometimes bedrock)
stardew valley
SPLATOON !!! (2 & 3) (i need to play 1)
SUBNAUTICA !!!!!!!
legend of zelda games (faves include TP, OoT, MM, & WW)
mario games (I LOVE SUPER MARIO BROS 3) (i've played a good chunk of them & the spinoffs)
yoshi's island (this one's seperate bc it holds such a special place in my heart)
kirby games (i gotta play more tho)
pokemon (i also gotta play the classics lmfao)
sonic (i also also gotta play a lot here but i think i've played a decent chunk)
raft
tf2
undertale
deltarune
powerwash sim (yes i still play that lmfao)
viscera cleanup detail
hollow knight
spore
music artists/genres/etc im into (not in any particular order): (tho i would say the very top ones are deffo much preferred)
wallows
glass animals
jack stauber
lemon demon
tally hall
lots of video game OSTs (minecraft, stardew valley, undertale, deltarune, LoZ, kirby, mario, etc etc)
charlie slimecicle's fucking bangers (begging for more pls)
smashing pumpkins
weezer
some orchestral music (from my time in orchestra) (allegretto my beloved [i was a second violin. ikyk])
some MARINA / marina and the diamonds
some musicals (heathers, be more chill)
trying to get more into gorillaz? (my sbib likes them and they're in our shared playlist, i think they're pretty good!)
some nirvana
a few red vox songs (also accredited to my sbib)
miscellaneous songs from the peak of the animation meme era
some? pearl jam
specifically the song "prisencolinensinainciusol" by adriano celentano (if you haven't heard it listen RN!!)
foo fighters (kinda? it hasn't been the same since the shit about grohl came out. but it was very integral to my childhood so. ugh.)
some songs from like. my childhood
misc. stuff:
i like collecting SNES games!! despite it being before my time, i grew up on the SNES. i got my hands on a well-functioning SNES and some games i grew up playing (currently: yoshi's island, DK country 1 & 2, the mario all-stars collection, & mario paint [+ the mouse n stuff]) !! (it's so hard bc im poor and they're expensive. so for now i focus on the ones i played as a kid)
me and my sibling also like vintage/older consoles in general!!
im currently studying to get my bachelor's in psychology (w/ minors in gender studies and behavioral neuroscience if anyone's interested). after this i want to go to graduate school with the ultimate goal of becoming a counselor/therapist !!
if you could not tell, i also do art n stuff !!
i played violin for 7 years thru middle & high school, loved it but my advisor told me not to take it in college (still pissed) but now i own my own violin and have been working on picking it back up. that's why i have a whole section on here for music, just cuz i've always been somewhat musically inclined and it's a very important thing for me. i played second section violin all throughout, but did get a couple solos (albeit rare), and played in the chamber and upper division orchestras.
roller skating !!! it's been years since i went bc skates are espensive and i don't really have anyone to go with but i rlly miss it
hiking, fishing, swimming and whatnot but that's whatever
one final thing is i really want to get into participating in theatre. i wanted to since high school but never did. i have no idea how. so idk if i ever will lol (tho i did help with props for our school's spongebob musical. that was fun)
anyways im happy i did this, the organization probably sucks but !!! ummm cry about it!!!!!!
It's largely airbrushed! That's why it doesn't look like you expect acrylic to look, if you're expecting it to have been applied with a traditional brush
I love how art programs have spent decades building tools to ape traditional materials and techniques digitally, while at the same time artists have gone ahead and aped the digital funk of MSpaint and bad photoshop in traditional mediums. That's just really fun to me!
broke the news to my dad. i was so scared because i didnt want him disappointed in me. he said "im so sorry" and i dont think ive cried harder. he said he's gonna call me when he gets off work
when i was younger i had a really bad fear of danny devito when i was going to sleep so my older brother gave me a watch that he set to like 8 hours ahead so that it was always daytime on the watch when i was asleep and he told me it would confuse danny devito and he would think it was daytime and get scared of the sun and leave me alon
thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.
up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.
here’s gerda and lilly together
not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.
i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.
here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings
happy pride! remember that being a transgender is everything but fiction. there are so many real historical figures from every century about whose transgenderism we aren't even aware of
on this picture i drew Alexandr Andreevich Alexandrov - cavalry officer of the russian imperial army that participated in napoleonic wars. people persistently keep on misgendering mispronounsing deadnaming and calling him a crossdresser although alexandrov clearly stated that he didn't want to be called by his deadname and being treated like anything but a man. that's an interesting historical figure and i wanted to draw attention to his person. i can't tell everything about him in only one post so i recomend you to read about alexandrov by yourself
also be proud of yourself and remember that you're valid! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
standing in my kitchen realizing just how bad things have gotten and its finally hitting me and i feel like crying for once about it all but i cant because someone might see or hear me
what people don’t understand about how adhd is disabling is that it’s not just getting temporarily distracted from, like, school work or hobbies. it’s getting distracted/being unable to motivate yourself to go to the doctor, eat regularly, do hygiene tasks, etc. it’s not knowing when or how long it will take you to do something, ANYTHING, and in many cases that thing is taking a shower or keeping your house from turning into a biohazard. it’s about being fundamentally incapable of controlling your attention and focus on anything, even and especially things you need to do to survive.
Special shoutout to all the queer, intersex, and trans het folks. Sorry for all the “it’s illegal to be straight this month” jokes you’ll have to endure. Y’all are still very much part of the community.
that feeling when you find an unfinished fic from like 5+ years ago and you decide to read it anyways and it turns out to be one of the most immaculate pieces of literature to ever grace your eyes
