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Kelsey | an over 30 | she/her. Cosmere posts: @doitforthevinebud. Carmilla sideblog: @carmgoogly. SC/IG/twitter/PlayStation: sherpawhale. Likes: superheroes, enemies-to-lovers, and style > realism always.

[cute-catts]

[fateology]

finished gideon the ninth. losing it over the concept of harrow as BOTH hector and achilles. like

- born to be the greatest at what you do due to string-pulling from adults or gods. one half of a pair left while the other is gone for your sake

- last hope of a dying house and thus very stressed

[fateology]

[thememedaddy]

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I am fully in favor of culling highly invasive animals even if it personally makes me sad, but I am really freaked out by the hatred people show those animals and the absolute glee at the prospect of killing them.

I think you can cull invasive species while treating them with kindness and respect, and that means 1) killing them quickly and as painlessly as possible 2) trying not to waste their remains if at all possible, like the rising use of invasive fish in local restaurants and 3) remembering that every invasive animal, with the exception of domestic ones, is actually native somewhere.

My general rule is to ask yourself if the things you say about invasive bugs, fish, reptiles, etc are things you would ever say about feral cats, which are one of the most widespread invasive species in the world with massive impacts on native animal populations and ecosystems.

Tldr; just like. Be nice.

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I meant to include this in the op but I forgot because I have ADHD and my brain doesn't work so:

Invasive species are not evil. Even if they do a lot of damage. Even if they kill native species. They are just animals, displaced from their native habitats (almost always because of humans) and doing what they evolved to do. They don't know that they're in the wrong place or that they're causing damage, because they are animals.

Remember that. Even the most ecologically destructive invasive species is just an animal doing what it is meant to do; the fact that it isn't doing that in the right place isn't a sign that it's bad or evil, just that humans fucked up somewhere and that it's our responsibility to fix that without "punishing" the animal for behaving naturally.

[akumeoy]

[darklynoon-deactivated20170407]

Reblog if you’re 30 or older

This is an experiment to see if there really are as few of us as people think.You can also use this to freak out your followers who think you’re 25 or something. Yay!

[amygdalae]

knowing about how fucked up and evil it is that ppl keep breeding scottish fold cats is a curse because like I want to tell people to make sure they know how messed up it is but also like itd be weird to go onto any post with a scottish fold and be like “btw this cat probably lives in perpetual agony” idk

[sherpawhale]

Y'all I got my first tattoo and it looks sooooooooooo good 😭

[nataliescatorccioapologist]

This is my favorite Natalie scene because it’s so perfectly representative of her character and morals. She buys something from the vending machine and it doesn’t work, so she breaks the glass with a fire extinguisher and only takes what she paid for.

Nat will do bad things to get what she needs (in this case M&Ms lol) but only if she views it as fair and necessary in some form. The machine took her money, so she’s going to get what she paid for, and nothing more. She has integrity. Even after 25 years, she is still the same moral compass she was out in the Wilderness, which is why she is the character most riddled with guilt.

[zenaida-auriculata]

My tumblr notes when mutuales clock in to like my posts

[filibusterfrog]

cant even afford to live in the city i grew up in

[sophie-frm-mars]

I am once again thinking about digging holes

It's so fucked up that digging a bunch of holes works so well at reversing desertification

I hate that so much discourse into fighting climate change is talking about bioenginerring a special kind of seaweed that removes microplastics or whatever other venture-capital-viable startup idea when we have known for forever about shit like digging crescent shaped holes to catch rainwater and turning barren land hospitable

[kroseteaches]

Today, on this fateful day in sex ed, I have to teach 25 9th graders how to put condoms on wooden dicks without losing my composure. Wish me luck lmao

[kroseteaches]

Now to find a way to discreetly transport this entire drawer to the other side of the building...

[kroseteaches]

Today went well overall. Lots of great conversations took place alongside some... very silly ones lmao.

Here are some highlights from this morning’s lesson:

Me: *removes the wooden dicks from my bag and slaps them on the table*

Students collectively: o_O

That one student: nice

—

Me: *demonstrating how to put on a condom*

Also me: *puts it on wrong the first time, even though I practiced twice beforehand* So everyone, here we see what not to do. Let’s try that again

—

Me: *finished demonstration, holding a sheathed wooden dick* so what questions do we have about condoms before I unleash you all to practice on the models?

Student: *raises hand* yeah, I’m wondering how you’re feeling about your life choices up until this point?

Me: o-o

—

Student 1: *raises hand* miss, why are the condoms so... slimy?

Me: thats lubricant, it helps get rid of friction that might cause discomfort during intercourse.

Student 2: *raises hand* can you use lube on a slip and slide?

Me: *genuinely considering the possibility*

—

*during a conversation about excuses people have heard for not wearing condoms*

Student 1: I had a guy tell me he was too big to fit in a condom

Me: *opens a condom, puts entire forearm inside and pulls it up to my elbow* here’s why that’s not true

Student 2: I once saw a video of somebody that put an entire watermelon in a condom before, so unless that dude’s got a watermelon shlong, that’s cap.

Me: *slowly losing composure behind my mask* you have the right idea, but let’s refrain from using the word ‘shlong’ in class, please.

—

Me: what are some ideas of things we can say to people who try to pressure you into having unprotected sex?

Student 1: tell them you don’t want their penis cooties!!

Student 2: penis cooties? Pretty sure that’s just herpes

Me, internally: like... you’re not wrong

—

Me: alright everyone, time to return the wooden models up front. Remove the condoms by firmly grasping the base of the model and sliding it off. Don’t forget to throw it away please!

Student 1: FIRMLY GRASP IT

Student 2: idk if I can return it now, miss. I’ve become attached to mine(the wooden dick)

Student 3: yeah, most men are

Me: *trying to keep a straight face*

—

Student 1: miss, why are the wooden dicks so shiny when you take the condom off

Me: oh, that’s just the lubricant from the condom.

Student 2: so you know you put the condom on right if your dick is shiny after?

Student 3: yeah! If your dick is shiny, you’re doing it right

Me: *trying to keep my composure pt. 36716159* uh, yeah that’s not necessarily the case. You see, these models are wooden. Penises are not.

Student 3: then why is it called morning wood?

Me: *internally self destructs*

—

Me: *casually wiping off the lube from wooden dicks w/ a paper towel before returning them to my bag* so what questions do we have about the use of contraception?

Student: miss can you please not make eye contact with us while you do that?

[goodnight-moves-deactivated2022]

Today’s Most Tumblr Post of the Day goes to @krosecreates if only for the educational value:

[modernvintage]

Ok but the slip and slide is next level

[the-composite-doll]

lube slip n slide sounds like a trip to the ER after

[sherpawhale]

I mean, science is already almost there, they sell lube wrestling rings at sex toy stores

[necronatural]

Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.

Morpho Fat and Skin Folds on Archive.org (for free!)

[bumblebeerror]

I also wanna point out that your character being fat doesn’t mean they don’t have a skeleton inside them! Clavicles may be softened, but they are still there. Joints will be padded with fat, but they will still be there And can even be bony. My point being - most fat folks who aren’t pretty flexible cannot sit in some positions because their bones don’t just bend around their fat and muscle. If a skeleton cannot bend that way, neither can fat folk. This seems really obvious but I’m dead serious, Use that to inform you of what poses are physically possible for your fat characters.

Also, for those who write comic panels or tell stories with fat characters - fat is insulating, and is used by the body to regulate temperature. A fat character will take much longer to feel the cold, and it will take them longer to warm their skin back up completely to the touch without warm water or other outside source of heat. Along the same line, Someone who is fat will take longer to cool down from something like heatstroke or heat exhaustion, and their skin will likely turn redder and feel hotter for longer when they’re overheated.

[coalashslurry]

[effemimaniac]

I don't knowww

[luetta]

[foldingfittedsheets]

It is insane to me that timestamps are optional on this webbed site. A major context clue is just opt in so I’ll reblog something from four years ago and people think it’s happening right just now like babe. Enable your timestamps. Why are you stumbling through the world with one eye closed?

[mxtomituck]

Wait how. I thought they just got rid of them????

[foldingfittedsheets]

You gotta opt in.

[apjvff]

promise me you'll stay on this site for 10 more years okay?

[fishmech]

OK now what

[strange-aeons]

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