Meowdy! I'm Sy, I'm a writer, and my current interest is probably in one of the tags under this. It fluctuates so much, and in the 20 years I've been online, I've always failed to update these whenever my corvid brain finds a new shiny. So I'm leaving up to you, kind stranger.
My life updates are under #life w sy, my writing is #sy writes, and asks are under #ask sy. If I'm wrong pls let me know.
I have a cat named Avie, a dog named Razzle, and a vessel that requires frequent and extensive upkeep.
I'll change this image on a whim to keep the attention of newcomers because that sounds fun. Cat time.
Credit: Emojicat by ChocoCupCake
Edit: oh my stars there's an actually tag cap? I never knew. 🫥
Legal Eagle asking "are you covered to have an open flame in the studio?" and a producer worriedly yelling "we're not!" as Ally goes to light a bong they filled with real whiskey is maybe the hardest I have ever laughed at an episode of Game Changer.
Lately I’ve been really into being honest to people about my positive feelings towards them. I told my classmate that I’ve admired her creativity from the start and named a project of hers that I loved, and her face lit up! I took the train with a project partner the other day and told her that I always have so much fun with her, and it prompted an entire conversation about the difficulties of graduating from ‘classmates’ to ‘friends’ and both of our insecurities in this regard (and how we’re definitely getting coffee later). I express my gratitude honestly. I say what I feel if I’d be happy hearing it, myself. I remember details so that I can refer to them later. Once you realize how great you can make someone feel, all of those mundane moments become so special. It will maybe even create some lasting connections, something I think we could all use more of.
Happy Pride Month! Please don't buy pride merch from box stores or Amazon. Please buy from queer owned shops, and if you are on a strict budget please check depop or DIY before you turn to big box stores
If you're a queer owned business who makes pride merch (or know of some) PLEASE feel free to comment or reblog under this post and promote yourself
Blood, dung and bodily matter are mixed with soil to create a mixture called ‘Humus’, in a giant magically imbued ceramic vessel called a Venus Pot, which acts as an artifical womb. Over the course of 30 or so days, the pot develops a fetus, that is then siphoned blood by the wizard, whether it be their own or that of men and animals, to nourish a homunculus. Homunculi are artificial creatures made by magical means, often for testing, labor, or companionship. They lack souls, are typically simple in mind and body (unless a great deal of resources are used) and have short lifespans of up to fourteen months.
Each homunculi pictured is an example of a different type. Of course, these do not encompass all homunculi, as they are immensely diverse and personalized to each wizards will and making.
From the left:
Bestial homunculi - The altered form of a singular existing animal. They are created by placing the corpse of a natural beast into the Venus pot. Here, a hare has been given the skin of a man thanks to the blood from the ‘parent’ wizard, and its body has wrapped around itself into a bipedal form. Due to the wizard creating it being a worshipper of Diane, the moon God, the customary presence of colloidal silver in the ritual has given the homunculi argyria.
Homullus - A ‘little man’, typically made for testing medicines and alchemical solvents meant for human use. They are small, infantile humanoids with basal brain functions.
Jumentum - Homunculi ‘recipes’ patented by the Magostate (wizard council) for purposes such as labor, warfare or communication. The jumentum homunculi seen here are Tapping-Boys, small spider-like homunculi that relay coded messages through dances, taps and whistles.
Chimera - Two forms fused into one being. Here, the crushed remains of a giant snail’s shell have been added to the Humus alongside the wizard’s DNA to create the desired result.
Lutum - A ‘pure’ homunculus made from the blood of other homunculi, typically to ‘breed’ out animalistic or human traits they have accrued. These homunculi get their name from clay, due to their often featureless, globular bodies. They often suffer and live only a few months due to the incestuous nature of their creation. They are typically made for shows and sports, and they are looked down upon and regulated heavily by the Magostate.
The Magostate regulate the creation of Homunculi heavily, in Gomela and all of its annexed states. Feral homunculi are a danger to the natural and manmade world, as they are invasive and are not constrained by natural instincts (causing issues such as engorgement on plant matter and overhunting). Some also inexplicably adapt and develop traits they wouldn’t otherwise in the presence of high magical concentrations, such as longer lifespans or rudimentary asexual reproduction. There is a black market for patented Jumentum and back-alley ‘breeds’ of Lutum and Chimera.
Tan prepared to photograph the sunrise at the Gates of Heaven but the weather didn’t cooperate. However, he didn’t leave the location and stayed around for a bit, and nature presented him with this photo opportunity.
“Waking up at 3am to catch the sunrise at the famous Bali Gates of Heaven only to be disappointed as I was received by gloomy skies. Nonetheless I was soaking in the peaceful presence of the sacred ground, when suddenly Mt. Agung started smoking from afar. Standing in the middle of the gates is the local guardian of the Lempuyang Temple. Thankful to be at the right place at the right time to capture this once in [a] life time, incredible moment on camera.”
i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users
would be remiss not to mention that the rainbow notably straight up just removed the trans flag colors from it. like they’re gone. it’s the progress flag minus the trans flag colors.
I think it's actually essential to children's moral development to be exposed to short stories moderately beyond their reading level where a bunch of fucked up shit happens and then instead of offering a moral lesson or any sort of emotional or narrative resolution it just ends.
(Ideally these stories should be presented in the form of poorly curated anthologies with the most generic titles imaginable, thereby rendering their contents impossible to identify or find later in life and leaving the affected individual wondering whether they dreamed the whole thing.)
Remember when Lil Nas X beautifully explored his sexuality, seduced and killed the devil to the banger of all time, and instead of cheering on this openly gay and proud Black artist for his artistry and fighting back against respectability politics, suddenly said respectability politics was all the Queerest Place on the Internet cared about? Hm. Wonder what happened there.
Anyway I miss him and hope he's doing better with his mental health 🙏🏾
Like say what you want about "bad queer representation", but this was the song that made me openly and happily accept that I was bisexual. To see him up there Black and beautiful, making music that I love, absolutely killing it? Yeah. You couldn't tell me shit. This man made me proud to be out. "This will make them think we're evil for being gay" hey newsflash dawg-
The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.
Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.
So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.
Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.
As the OP of this post, I’m going to threaten that if this gets to one million notes by the 10 year anniversary on 1 June 2026, one year from today, I will get a lower back tattoo of the loch ness bear monster.
doubly funny that I saw a compilation of all the corporate accounts like "aw thanks elmo, we're doing well" meanwhile all the flesh and blood real human people are extremely not okay
