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20 | INTJ | saggitarius | i love boys, especially Tanaka Ryuunosuke

[muppethole-deactivated20240312]

nothing makes me blush quite like a michael leonard painting

[muppethole-deactivated20240312]

just the way these paintings sit in the center of some precarious intersection of mundanity, voyeurism, casual nudity, and unassuming sexuality. each inhabits one of those moments where you steal a glance and then quickly force yourself to look away, except now the moment is lovingly rendered as a lush, warm vignette that invites you to look longer because of its very nature as a painting. the tension, the drama, the mystique. dare i say... exquisite

[tilthat]

TIL that there are four stages to learning a new skill: unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, and unconscious competence.

via ift.tt

[aishahiwatari]

“Sometimes, when you practice a skill that you’re trying to improve, you might feel like you’re actually getting worse over time, instead of better. A common reason why this happens is that you’ve advanced from the first stage of learning, unconscious incompetence, to the second stage, conscious incompetence.

This means that you might start feeling like you’re suddenly making a lot of mistakes. In reality, however, you were likely already making those same mistakes beforehand. The difference is that you’re now good enough to actually realize when you’re making those mistakes, whereas earlier you simply didn’t have the necessary proficiency which is required in order to be able to notice it.”

You’re getting better, I promise! Keep it up! 💖

[homeboygirl]

like its nice to meet people at work who are personable and say things out of the norm and all but on the other hand if you break free from my perfectly practiced script in my brain i WILL short circuit in front of you

[capseycartwright]

perhaps one of my hotter takes as a queer person but i’m never coming out again. you can figure it out or live in pure ignorance but either way it’s not my problem. the worst thing society ever tried to teach us was that coming out is an obligation. it’s not. it’s a privilege for you to know the depths of who i am, my sexuality included.

[luckynein]

Not a sports guy but this is wonderful

[gowns]

Physician calls for an end to bikini waxing

A doctor has launched an appeal to reverse one of the fashion trends of the last decade, seen in the explosion of beauty salons offering bikini waxing, laser hair removal and “vajazzling”– jewelled decoration of the genitals.

Pubic hair removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles, leaving microscopic open wounds. Frequent hair removal is necessary to stay smooth, causing regular irritation of the shaved or waxed area. When that is combined with the warm, moist environment of the genitals, it becomes a happy culture media for some of the nastiest bacterial pathogens.

Dr. Gibson says that whatever method is used on pubic hair – razor blades, electric shavers, tweezers, waxing, depilatories, electrolysis - “hair, like crab grass, always grows back and eventually wins.”

In her practice it is not unusual to find patients with boils and abscesses on their genitals from shaving as well as cellulitis, an infection of the scrotum, labia or penis from shaving or from having sex with someone infected.

Herpes is also an increased risk “due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals.”

“It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other sexually transmitted diseases as well,” she says.

“Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing a cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, and protection from bacteria. It is the visible result of adolescent hormones and certainly nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about.”

“It is time to declare a truce in the war on pubic hair and allow it to stay right where it belongs.”

[analsexist]

Honestly amen

[headspace-hotel]

Might fuck around and spread misinformation

[headspace-hotel]

PDF stands for penis dick file

[the-tree-line]

the weather is getting hot here so fair warning that i’m entering my insufferable hater season ✌️ peace and love tho

[the-tree-line]

hot weather lovers be like yessss i love when my asscrack is sweaty and my skin is sticky and when every insect in a 4 mile radius is sent real time GPS coordinates of my legs

[grassfire]

oscar vega/raspbeary 2023

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[lizardlicks]

Similar story from a couple months ago: there’s lots of kids in this neighborhood, and mine like to go gadding about and making friends and they all go across the street to the park to play.  One of the older kids that Eris bonded with comes over to our house sometimes, and very recently this kid rolls up to our front yard while we’re going some garden work and asks do I like their new hair cut?

Looks home done, like you know, buzzed it in the bathroom mirror with a pair of clippers, which is exactly what I’m rocking too, so I say yeah, looks great because I think it does.  And the next thing this kid does is say with chin stuck in the air, “I’m trans, you know.”  And I can see the look on his face, expecting the adult to challenge, push back, or scoff, or maybe just blink ignorantly and say “what’s that?” I smile and say, “cool, brother, same hat.”  And my god the way his face lit up.  Absolutely beaming.  We fist bumped and he started chattering at me full tilt, not even about anything to do with gender but just talking.  Because in that moment he was safe to be himself.  Since then he’s got a full wardrobe change and a binder so I very much hope his mom is also being supportive, but he still likes to pop by just to chat about whatever.

Protect our trans elders and protect our trans kids.  You never fucking know where you’ll find them, and what kind of impact you’ll have. 

[silverskyy]

[ID: a Twitter thread by Kivan @/KivaBay reading:

I just had the most incredible experience in front of my apartment building and I have to share it.

There’s a little old man who walks up and down the street and says hi if we’re out there smoking cigarettes. I was outside smoking and he was walking past and said “good afternoon young lady!”

And normally I’d probably be too scared to correct a stranger but he’d said hi before.

No I said “actually I’m not a young lady, I’m a man” and immediately got nervous and try to explain my high voice and, uh, tiddy. “I have a condition.”

And this little old man goes “oh are you transgender?” And having painted myself into a corner I say yes.

“Me too,” he says

And I realize this little old man is shorter than me. And he’s got suspenders and a cute hat (hello call-out post for my fashion sense). And he’s smiling so warmly.

I am meeting a trans man elder and I don’t even have a good bowtie on!! WTF Kivan!

And he called me brother and said he was honored to meet me and hugged me and just after everything with my dad I can’t even begin to put into words how much I needed to see a little old man I could grow to be.

I’m actually crying right now because I just really really need that.

You’re all great, let’s protect our trans elders, and grow up to be the good trans elders for those after us. /end ID]

[goldensunset]

people in okami when a wolf wanders into their town: oh hello doggy…what a majestic lovely coat you have…are you here to do some shopping for your master?…would you like something to eat?…hmm something seems unique about you…were you perhaps sent by the gods?…oh silly me, rambling on while talking to a wolf…

people in twilight princess when a wolf wanders into their town: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[animentality]

[parttimecosmichorror]

[skogrowl]

💉 HRT ANNOUNCEMENT 💉

YOU NEED TO ASPIRATE BEFORE INJECTING.

I’ve known many individuals who were never told by medical professionals to aspirate, which is unacceptable on behalf of endocrinology. This is an extremely important step because if you accidentally inject into a vein, you can literally die.

“I’ve never aspirated and I’ve been fine” until you’re not.  “My doctor never told me to aspirate” because trans healthcare has yet to be standardized and is a work in progress. “The area I inject in has little to no blood vessels” but there are so many people who don’t know which areas are safest and it’s better to be safe than sorry.

How To Aspirate: Stick yourself with the needle and then draw back on the syringe. If your syringe fills with blood, you need to reposition your needle. If it doesn’t fill with blood, you’re safe to inject there.

Signs that you’ve injected into a vein: — Stroke — Shortness of breath — Coughing — Chest and/or abdominal pain — Low Oxygen — Blood clots — Slurred speech — Headache — Swelling — Tenderness

Literally just aspirate because it takes 2 seconds and can save your life.

Please share this post so that this practice becomes more common!

[transgooglesearches]

This is extremely important, I personally know several people who were never told this and had pretty dangerous experiences because of it.

[naamahdarling]

Jesus Chriiiiist.

[heartfairy]

[lunosphere]

Anastasia Trusova, “Dust” Acrylic on canvas / 70 x 80 cm / 2022

[lunosphere]

Anastasia Trusova, “Somewhere in Alsace” Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 140 cm / 2022

[slcpunkmoved]

being a jack of all trades master of none is actually so awesome bc i can make the shittest clay sculpture and the ugliest drawing and the sloppiest painting and the worst hand stitches and the wonkiest earrings and it's like. who cares + now im surrounded by lots of different silly things i made with love and care etc

[papaya-inspiration]

My great uncle, who loved cooking and engineering and traveling and far too many other things, always used to say:

"Among the cooks, I am the best engineer, and among the engineers I am the best cook."

I love that. It's one of the things I try to live by.