something familiar

they 23 the blue canary in the outlet by your light switch, who watches over you it’s all queue

[the-invertebrate]

been putting so much effort into the tank at work and every week there’s some new plastic thrown in there with no thought. and they want me to get a real fish when they killed 3 shrimp already

[the-invertebrate]

me leaving the pet store with a suspiciously one-million-shrimp shaped bag

[the-invertebrate]

a few new friends! a mystery snail and 4 ghost shrimp

[fairycosmos]

[07242024-deactivated20240725]

i went to https://www.tumblr.com & i saw you there

[the-invertebrate]

current plant count:

2 variegated pothos sharing a jar

5 other pothos spread across 3 containers

2 air plants (t. funckiana and araujeis)

and 3 aloe sharing a pot, i need to split them up soon so they don’t get root bound

in the fish tank:

2 more pothos growing out of the back

moss growing faster every day

amazon frogbit

sword plant

hornwort

elodea najas

and duckweed. always duckweed.

[the-invertebrate]

luv my fishy n my shramps.

[the-invertebrate]

also freshwater clams in there. luv them too but not as much unfortunately.

[the-invertebrate]

luv my fishy n my shramps.

[renixie]

y'know I dislike a lot about the current era but I gotta say I'm a big fan of some of the perks. like, we got estrogen n shit. that's pretty neat. and drugs.

[renixie]

give it up for estrogen and drugs 👍

[the-invertebrate]

how it feels to be hanging out with other trans people and they start giving each other “passing tips”

[sammiesweetheart]

[gardengnosticator]

getting teary eyed thinking about gerda gottlieb's paintings of her wife after she transitioned

[gardengnosticator]

[narcissus-thee-squeekual]

thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

[loveridden1999]

in a way i am my own dead wife

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

i dont CARE that its your special interest bitch whats your SOURCE !!!!!!

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

"source: me ! hahaha🥰" NO !!!!!!! SOURCE: First Name Middle Initiall. Last Name, Name of Book, (City: Publisher, year) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

neurospicy was an activity enjoyed by much of the 21st century usamerican middle class, related to the contemporary practices of "astrology," "psychiatry," and "phrenology." Practitioners, known as "neurospices" (singular neurospex) would attempt to categorize people through observation and consultation with the "Diesemfive," their holy book. It is said a particularly skilled neurospex could perfectly and accurately divine the conditions of another person from a single tumblr post.

[ratcoffin69]

[gaysie]

t shirt that says I MISS EVERYONE I WAS EVER FLEETINGLY CLOSE TO SO MUCH THAT IT KILLS