I AM A REVENANT.

Natalie. 28. East coast. Writer, lover of comedy, glass artist, self-employed in business/sales.

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

Being an adult is realizing that $5,000 is a lot of money to owe and very little money to own.

[therevenants]

Handblown glass pendant made by me, reversible in blue, black, and grey. Featured on a hemp necklace. $25 right now to the first person who wants it.

I'll cover shipping within the US. Will ship tomorrow, and I'll send you the tracking info.

Payment preferred via Cash app.

[therevenants]

Wondering how many of you might be willing and interested in answering general questions about you and your lives, anonymously, and submitting those answers to my page to become part of a Q&A project I've been considering working on. These answers will be published as a collection in a book series, but again, anonymously. What do you think?

Yes

No

Voting ended onApr 15, 2024

[therevenants]

Wondering how many of you might be willing and interested in answering general questions about you and your lives, anonymously, and submitting those answers to my page to become part of a Q&A project I've been considering working on. These answers will be published as a collection in a book series, but again, anonymously. What do you think?

Yes

No

Voting ended onApr 15, 2024

[therevenants]

If anyone would be interested in buying some handblown glass pendants I made (none of them cost more than $25 a piece and they make great Christmas gifts!) please like this post and I’ll post pics. I found someone’s pet rabbit in my yard that I believe they released on purpose and I had to take him in at least temporarily because no way he would have survived on his own out there. Turns out rabbit supplies are expensive and this was completely unexpected. Any help will be much appreciated.

[therevenants]

“weed shouldn’t be allowed for recreational or ‘medical’ use...why would they allow these people to legally take drugs?” Said the alcoholic before he downed a bottle of Jack, punched his wife in the face and drove onto the exit ramp of the highway.

fuck you we all have our vices and struggles and ways of coping and using one doesn’t make you any better than someone using another. stop judging everyone and worry about your damn self.

[thefuzzydave]

[drinkyourjuiceshelby]

[stupidbeecandle]

I lived and worked in a lighthouse at a previous job.  There was a thick line painted in a circle around the shack where the fog signal was kept.  The line represented how close you could get to the fog signal without experiencing physical harm in the form of eardrums shattering or worse.

Even in the house it was LOUD.  Probably the loudest thing I have ever experienced but at a normal, predictable interval.  You would begin to time your sentences with little pauses with the rest of the lighthouse crew so you would talk like this while making your………..HORN…………. tea and then carry on talking because you knew when it would go off.  It rattled the walls and the dishes in our cabinet.

At least one girl had died there. They kept photos of her everywhere “in honor of her sacrifice” because she had decided to take the winter watch alone and died in a storm where bounders the size of mini vans had been lifted out of the ocean and left scattered across the island, to say nothing of the ice chunks.  People weren’t allowed to be alone on the watch after that.

One day a dead moose washed up on shore and it took my entire crew all day but we managed to rig up a line to hang it up to dry because we thought having a moose skeleton in the house would really spice the living room up a bit.  It did.  Weird shit happens when six of you are left alone, like ALONE ALONE, no cell reception, no wifi, just a radio to contact the real world and not a lot of reason to do that.  People don’t go on lighthouse jobs if they want to stay connected, I’ve found.

That said Id do it all again, I really do treasure those days

[glowingghosty]

[finalgirl]

i’ll be like “i know a spot” and take you to the lake where i drowned one sultry summer night in 1972…

[intj-aesthetics]

Hey kids, take it from an old forest hag: it's totally okay to half-ass your hobbies

... trace that picture for your journal

... like old cars without knowing how to fix them

... watch the movies without reading the comics

... super glue the part of the model

... learn one (1) way to make a braid

... watch how-to videos for every step of the recipe

... google every second word in that article

... use the automatic setting on your camera

And don't be ashamed. Real life isn't school. The all or nothing mentality is not healthy. Don't gate-keep yourself from stuff that might be fun. Shrug, grin, and hold eye contact with a boomer while you do it. It's good I promise.

[parliamentrook]

yeah!!! good words

[draconym]

Just having a normal one. Stuck in traffic with a pigeon in my car.

[draconym]

I was on my way to return a library book when I noticed a nice old man using a painter's tray to gently nudge a discombobulated bird out of the road, so I pulled over and offered to pick it up and take it to a wildlife rehabber.

Rehabber is closed for the day, though. So now there's a really messed up pigeon on my porch.

[celepeace]

Hi, I dont mean to bother you but if you have any questions about pigeon care or need any help, @theramseyloft is probably one of the best experts you can talk to. They list their phone number on their blog too if you need urgent advice. They may or may not be able to even diagnose what is wrong with the bird.

Good luck and thanks for caring about pigeons!!

[draconym]

Thank you! I've contacted them and they have been really helpful. They are, however, in Georgia, which is several hours away from me.

Can we use the power of social media to coordinate a pigeon handoff across the south Atlantic? Send me a message with your discord tag if you're located somewhere between Maryland and Georgia and you're interested in taking a pigeon on a road trip.

[shayvaalski]

You've probably already found this out but most wildlife rehabbers won't take pigeons (at least where I am) because they're not actually wild animals. I eventually just had to take the one we found to a vet. And then I had a pet pigeon for a while. So. Be prepared.

[draconym]

Oh, I'm aware! I used to volunteer at a wildlife rehabilitation center. My local rehabbers DO take pigeons, but only to rehabilitate for release, and I have my doubts that this pidge will be a good candidate for release. I think they might have vision and flight problems, and as a potentially disabled feral domesticated animal, they would be be better off in a home.

This bird wants to live, though! They've been eating and drinking on their own, and looking less wobbly in general. The head tilt is improved, which I don't usually see happen so quickly, at least not without a lot of anti-inflammatories. As a city pigeon, this bird is also already pretty acclimated to the presence of humans. So I feel optimistic.

We have some people interested in driving them to The Ramsey Loft, but there's still a need for a Virginia and/or North Carolina driver! Please message me if you're able to join the pigeon caravan this weekend (today is 4/28/21).

[draconym]

Tumblr, your love for pigeons knows no bounds. I think we have enough drivers to get this gentle creature to the experts! Thank you for all the support, I will keep you updated about the journey. Fingers crossed for Friday!

[draconym]

Today's the day! The pigeon is leaving Maryland!

Stay tuned for the great pigeon relay!

[ferret-tales]

Pigeon has been handed off in Richmond! I saw them preen and try to eat at certain points when I was stopped while driving. Goodbye and godspeed, pigeon!

[mikeydoodledandy]

Pigeon Aquired! In front of this wild little oddity shop no less. Now @spookymodernjazz and I are headed back to NC to pass this little bird of to the next person. Wish us luck!

[lavendertrash]

The passenger has been passed!! Home stretch leggo!!!

~3 hours to the final destination! Pray for us lmao

[theramseyloft]

They're in the home stretch!

[theramseyloft]

After a very long journey, Passenger has arrived safe and sound.

They are a sad mess...

If @draconym had not taken them in, they would have died with in hours.

Guys, there is 0 muscle on this bird.

Their keel could spread butter.

They barely have the muscle to remain upright.

The eye facing the camera is blind due to head trauma.

The opposite wing was broken at the wrist who even knows how long ago.

There is a freshly scabbed laceration in their crop.

And their fecal was FILLED with Strongyloides eggs!

Y’all, this bird is so thin I can’t safely dip them for lice yet because the shock of getting wet might kill them outright...

Their depth perception is garbage, but they are eating, and the poo they pooed shows that they’ve been kept well hydrated by their rescue team.

Passenger may never recover their flight or sight in that eye, but once the worms are cleared out and they put on some weight, they should entirely recover their balance.

We’ll try some physical therapy for the bad wing once they aren’t quite so fragile.

God bless every single one of you wonderful strangers who came together because you cared enough about a pigeon to want them to have a chance to live and find a loving home.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[draconym]

We did it, team! Thank you, @theramseyloft!

[therevenants]

the end of donald trump’s presidency is like America’s petty, angry ex breaking all of our shit as he leaves our shared apartment

[therevenants]

i know at least one of my very wonderful and talented tumblr pals is super tech savvy... specifically with phones... and wants to help me with a little upcoming project 😇😇

lemme know, friends.

[therevenants]

a lot of people have that “what if” / one that got away past relationship and I just found out mine is married now with a baby 🙃🙃🙃

so that’s fun.

[unclefather]

[unadulteratedpiratepizza]

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[profsplosion]

The wording of this indicates this was two different crimes

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

being an adult is just. you wake up and tell other people your back hurts

[arabwife]

Understand that even an “understanding heart” grows tired of being understanding and never understood.

[therevenants]

fun fact: i’ve recently learned that, in connecticut at least, someone screwing your life up can be as easy as them committing a crime and getting caught red-handed, but pointing the finger at someone else when questioned by the police. even if this person pointing the finger has a criminal history. even if this person has been in and out of rehab and for various reasons could easily be discredited in court. even when the lawyer point-blank says the case is entirely hearsay. that person passing on the blame just has to be clever enough to tell a good story and commit a crime they know they could pin on someone else if it came to it, no real proof necessary apparently. it’s really sad and really scary and i’ve never been so disgusted in the justice system as watching this poor person try so hard to fight for their innocence with absolutely no one giving a damn or seeming to even consider that they could be trying to punish someone that committed no crime. what happened to having solid evidence? and, you know, like an actual reason to believe a person is guilty before trying to lock them up? they terrify you out of taking your case to trial because if any little thing goes wrong, it could and probably will fuck your whole case up. also not helpful getting assigned public defenders who have too many cases to give too much of a damn about anyone in particular and just want to take whatever deal the state offers to get one more person off their caseload.

and just in case it’s helpful to anyone, i heard a judge announce that a few weeks ago a law in CT was changed that makes it so if you choose to take a case to trial after being offered deals by the state, any chance of still getting those deals get taken off the table. you face the full sentence and are basically starting your case all over again in court.