#literaltortoise

[afro-elf]

hi ! wanted to apologize for liking that post as a non black person, i was not aware of that slur, but i will not make the same mistake again. very sorry, again !

thanks for apologizing!

for those who don’t know, moon cricket is a slur. i use it because i’m black, it sounds deceptively fun, and i would name a band that, but mostly because i’m black

[butchniqabi]

how did u learn how to sew ? sorry if u've talked abt it before im just curious

really badly asdfghjhgfd i learned from a friend when i was a kid and the rest was just self-teaching but i have some Very bad habits and i’m not Great at it, what I really need is to take a class to refine my skills so i can do it better

[diversemymedia]

literaltortoise replied to your post “You literally just reblogged a list of celebrities declared cancelled...”

You: *reblogs an explanation/description of the repeated sex offenses by a popular and highly praised hollywood director and a list of people who have publicly spoken out in his favor so that people who are unfamiliar w the issue can have a consolidated set of sources to look at and can thus make informed decisions abt how they choose to interact w media featuring these ppl* Anon: "ew you made me think abt a thing that makes me uncomfortable, what a negative blog."

the best.

[closet-keys]

literaltortoise replied to your post “one thing I’ll say is that if you experience eyestrain with the...”

Does it show you if you've been flagged personally? I'm not a terf but I am concerned abt reblogging transphobic posts w/o knowing, and a flag would definitely help me make sure I'm paying closer attn

yes, you can clearly see whether your own account/blog/posts have been flagged as pro-trans, anti-trans, or not tagged yet. 

It’s very good for interrupting the endless flow of posts with a literal red flag to check if someone is marked as anti-trans and I think it’ll be super useful in those cases

[kaijutegu]

literaltortoise mentioned you on a post “princeofdoomrps: thyrell: lord-kitschener: queensryche: So we...”

@kaijutegu I'm concerned, is he okay?

oh heck no, that snake is WAY overweight

gaboon vipers are supposed to be chubby snakes, they’re very thickly built. You can see that in their skeleton!

But that tail is alarming

so here’s some healthy gaboon vipers, and I want you to look at the tail area. See how it tapers?

and then here’s the snake in that post

right away see how that snake is an absolute sausage and then there’s like, almost a step down to make the tail? That’s a sign of an overweight snake. There’s other things that can cause an inflation of the pre-vent area (like haven’t pooped in a while), but this one’s a sausage all the way up. 

[autisticstuffs]

Meltdowns vs Anxiety

I got this comment on this post about meltdowns that I just saw.

literaltortoise

I've never really been able to understand this concept. I'm autistic, but I also have anxiety, and personally the various descriptions I've read just sound like anxiety attacks to me. Anyone on this thread able to explain it to me better? I would really appreciate it.

All I can do is explain the difference to me as I experience both.

An anxiety attack for me is very textbook. I get short of breath, I feel hot, sometimes I feel like I’ve had an entire pot of the most caffeinated espresso. I feel frightened and sometimes a panic attack can lead to a meltdown due to the overstimulation. I feel like I need to be someplace other than where I am. I can typically take one of my onset meds to stop a panic attack or do breathing and mindfulness exercises to calm me down.

A meltdown for me is even more frightening. I do not always see them coming, though I can get what some of my friends and I call “melty”. I’ll explain in more depth.

“Melty” for me is when I feel both raw and numb at the same time. When people are too much. Noises are too much. Lights are too much. My skin feels too sensitive. I start seeing patterns when I hear noises. I start stumbling over words and even forgetting them. I start having long mute moments. I ache.

For a full blown meltdown, the feelings start turning into a hard pressure in my head, like being underwater. I start getting tunnel vision. I don’t know what I say anymore. I can’t walk, I start scratching at my skin to feel something different. I’ve been told I repeat things over and over. I rock myself and don’t know it. I am in a bubble of isolation and pressure because my mind has shut down.

And that, for me, is the difference. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

[tecochet]

YOUR KNUCK TAT LMAOOO

ASPJL;GSAKDKL I KNOW, I LOVE IT

[diversemymedia]

literaltortoise replied to your post “Just saw Fast Color and it was such an amazing film. Something as low...”

How did you watch it? Is it out on any sort of streaming platform or pay-per-view? It wasnt showing at literally any theatre in my state ������

hi! it was released on DVD. So you can either buy it on itunes, amazon, or blu-ray. I got it on amazon.