Strange, formidable, and iridescent.

Rachel, born in 1974, she/her, Tacoma, Washington, USA. 

[uncanny-valerie]

Happy Valentine’s day from the ocean! They’ll give you hugs but you might get wet. Or stung.

Featuring a blue-footed booby, a sea otter, a manatee, a blue whale, a hammerhead shark and a mauve stinger jellyfish. 

[blackness-by-your-side]

Looking Back On All My Gay Firsts, From Love To Loss

Never forget your firsts. Feel safe being who you are.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 

[rackletang]

(via 20+ Funny Valentine's Day Cards You'll Only Find on Etsy)

[enzocomics]

Happy Valentines Day!

[babyanimalgifs]

photos via twitter

[momoomimi]

Happy Valentine’s Day people. Sorry, I’ve been feeling really down lately. MNo new gifs at the moment.

[sergle]

💕💕 happy valentines day!!! 💕💕 i’m kind of late, whoops i present to you: two different v-day modes.

[breathe-of-midwinter-deactivate]

February, month of despair, with a skewered heart in the centre.

Margaret Atwood, February (via breathe-of-midwinter)

[rackletang]

So yeah. I have decided to take a social media break. I can be reached via Gmail or Google Hangouts (once I re-download it) [email protected] I will be back. I am tentatively calling it a week. If it gets good to me I will at least check in next Sunday and update. Thanks! See ya! 😘 [Background: Since midnight I have been made afraid that my man was cheating on me, found out that I have a rando making claims about dating me, and I was sucked into a debate I tried to avoid. I try to live my life without a bunch of drama but that seems to be what social media is offering me right now. And I've got better shit to worry about.]

[rackletang]

So, first off: It's definitely not him, it is another dude. Who calls himself Jay (which is a pseudonym I made up from his first initial). Who fits Jay's general physical description (bald, hairy, handsome). Who lives or spends time in Manchester UK (which is my Jay's home base). Running around telling girls he hooks up with that he's dating "rackletang from Instagram." (I'm usually the only rackletang anywhere.) So. That's just not creepy at all. 😐😒 But at least my relationship only has the problems I already knew it had. Those I know I can live with. And now that I know he's in the clear, he'll continue to live with them too, LOL #me #ldrproblems #loveainteasy #jealousmuch #nofilter #nomakeup #greenhair #365selfies #365feministselfie #selfiesforselflove #authenticselfie #loveyourselfie #selfies4survival #selfloveselfie #selfiesforselfcare (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

The last thing I want is to get in on this conversation. But since I was told this, I figured you should know. I'm not against veganism, but I'm also not vegan. Please do unfollow me if you think vegans are oppressed or that it is acceptable to compare factory farming to the Holocaust. Particularly if you're going to argue that it's worse than the Holocaust. Which was also just said to me. Bye. Farewell. GTFO. (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

Funky angles are funky. Sack of potatoes cat is a sack of potatoes. To think that when I brought her home she was so skinny I worried about it. But she put on some heft for sure! 😆 Also I'm pretty sure sleeping cats who trust you generate extra gravity. Or maybe she's just a cute little chunkerino. I'm no fancy scientist. #365selfies #365feministselfie #me #weenie #catsofinstagram #catladylife #tabbycatworlddomination #ilovemycat #authenticselfie #loveyourselfie #selfiesforselflove #selfies4survival #selfloveselfie #selfiesforselfcare #sleepykitty #nofilter (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

[rackletang]

Sometimes she just sits on my tummy and radiates judgement until I get out of bed. I'm not going to tell her this only works because she's on my bladder. #weenie #catladylife #ilovemycat #catsofinstagram #tabbycatworlddomination #depression #mentalhealth #resilience #selfcare (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

TFW you can't tell I'm making a squinty face because my eyelids are swollen because crying because PMS because uterus because whatever, IUD storage I guess. Something about snakes and fig leaves? I'm not clear on it but I know we peeps with uteruses got the shit end of the stick when they were handing out reproductive bits. That's all I know. I am not happy with this pic at all but that's what I look like so if I've got to live with it so do you. #thisismebeingpositive #me #nofilter #nomakeup #greenhair #365selfies #365feministselfie #selfiesforselflove #authenticselfie #loveyourselfie #selfies4survival #selfloveselfie #selfiesforselfcare #doingmybest #fatpositive #fat #fatspo #fuckdespair #pms #resilience #selfcare #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

This is how she sleeps once the warm spot in my chair cools down. You can't tell but her butt is on my hip and she's hugging my leg. She's the cutest blankie. 😍 #weenie #catladylife (at Tacoma, Washington)

[rackletang]

When PMS is giving you the unstoppable feels, it's Weenie Time. She's the most kissable therapist I've ever had. #me #weenie #nofilter #nomakeup #365selfies #365feministselfie #selfiesforselflove #authenticselfie #loveyourselfie #selfies4survival #selfloveselfie #selfiesforselfcare #catladylife #ilovemycat #catsofinstagram #tabbycatworlddomination #kittykisses #sandpaperkisses #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #pms #resilience #selfcare #determination #feels (at Tacoma, Washington)