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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
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Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
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Sweet Seals For You, Always
Misplaced Lens Cap
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Zimmbs side-quest ideas, post will be edited with new ideas as they come:
1. take singing lessons specifically to learn how to sing Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up in a rearrangement that doesn’t give it away, but then it twists back into the original melody later on.
2. pay someone to teach me how to take photos of my neighbourhood
3. hire someone to read children picture books to me in Thai, maybe next to a fake fire made out of cellophane
4. mosaic of Skweezy Jibbs???
As a non-binary person there is no phrase that makes me madder than “women and non-binary people”. Like fuck you! Fuck you so much!
Non-binary is not “women-lite ™️😉”. Like fuck right off!
Gather around, my young friends and fellow dinosaurs, let me tell you about some BULLSHIT no one ever tells you about. I'm talking about menopause and perimenopause. Now, menopause has a very stringent medical definition. You have to not have had a period for exactly 12 months and a day to be considered in menopause. All the bullshit before that day once you start going through The Change is considered perimenopause. Here's some bullshit you might experience that people actually talk about when you're in perimenopause:
- shorter time between periods
- irregular periods
- hot flashes and/or cold flashes
- fucked up sleep
- OMG NIGHT SWEATS
- Vagina as dry as the Sahara desert
- lighter periods and/or endless bleeding like it's The Flood but it's in your pants
- lack of interest in Adult Fun Times
This time of joy can last anywhere from a couple of years to a god damn decade and there's no medical way right now to predict it.
Here's some of the REAL bullshit they don't tell you about but your dinosaur aunt is here to let you know:
- You can start perimenopause in your 30s, don't listen to idiot doctors who tell you you're "too young" because they don't know your body like you do.
- Perimenopause will make you HELLA DUMB. Seriously, I'm talking Bigly broken brain. Brain fog? Check. Short term memory? Wave goodbye to it. Ability to make words form out of thoughts? Yeah, good luck to you.
- Perimenopause can cause horrible fatigue because in addition to losing estrogen, you're also losing testosterone. Oh and that also leads to muscle wasting, cool cool.
- Things might suddenly hurt more because estrogen is known to be neuroprotective.
- If you're super lucky like I am, and like to collect rare illnesses, you might even get Burning Mouth Syndrome 💀
- And meanwhile, while you're going through this bullshit, you'll be getting gaslit by doctors who are operating based on 30 year old debunked data about how HRT causes breast cancer (not really) and that they shouldn't put you on it until you're in actual menopause. (Data shows starting HRT early can potentially prevent Alzheimer's in later years.)
- There are entire online clinics right now (I use Midi Health) focused on providing care for peri and menopausal patients and they will happily prescribe you HRT even if your regular PCP or OBGYN do not (if you meet the criteria). I've been pretty impressed with how holistically they view the patient. For full disclosure, I learned about them from my integrative health doctor and they do not accept Medicare (yet).
I'm 46 years old right now and I've been symptomatic for perimenopause for the last 8 years, although it's gotten the most dramatic in the past 2 years or so, which I hope means I'm almost done, holy hell. Yeah I was on the early side, but if it can happen to me, it can happen to you, so it's never too early to think about these things. And I hope to at least spare some of you the mind-fuckery I've been through because no one told me about most of this stuff, including my own mother who just DOESN'T REMEMBER what happened to her and now I completely understand why. And because I also have a connective tissue disease, I used to just dismiss my pain and fatigue as being caused by that illness rather than the loss of hormones.
Anyways, this is why we need Elders in our lives, so they can do Grandma Story Hour like I just did and validate you when the entire medical field tries to gaslight you. I hope you've found some or all of this educational/useful. Please share with your friends because we really do NOT talk about this stuff enough. (Ewwww Moon Blood!)
Stay well, and don't let the bastards grind you down!
basketball dracula isn't real dude he can't-- *sudden squeaking noises from the shadows*
*two pool toys having sex tumble by in the wind* oh thank god
*thunderous slam dunk noise*
One of the best things about being a writer is thinking of something small you can add to your work that’s just. Devastating. Like you’re sitting there going. Oh. That would be diabolical. People would get really riled up about that. Exquisite. Let’s do it.
Btw. If you're a teacher and you catch one of your students (kids, tweens, teens) using AI for the first time, please be gentle with them.
Last week i was looking into one of my teen's homework when I noticed she was writing words she "wasn't supposed to know" in english (like "furthermore", for example. They only know very intermediary english) I got a bit mad for a second. I wear an "anti-AI" button all the time, i even told them before why i was anti-AI, yet she didn't listen to me and thought she could get away with it... But i decided to keep it cool because i didn't know why she would do this, since she never did.
Okay, one week after, this Wednesday, it was time for their class again and, when she arrived, i told her to come to my desk and asked her: "what is furthermore?" She went pale when she noticed the paper in my hands. I asked again: "darling, what is furthermore?" Then, she shuttered: "I don't know, teacher. I'm sorry, I had to ask Gemini because I had no time..." then I sat her down, she was clearly upset (she is just 13) and I asked her what happened. "I didn't have any time left because of my exams and there were too many units to go through. So I asked my mom to help me and she told me to use ChatGPT but I asked google instead." Okay. So I looked into her eyes and told her it was okay, that she didn't need to be upset, but she would have to re-do that paper and bring it back to me by the next week. I told her she didn't need google or gpt to do her work, because she got a very high score at her english exam (both at school and at the course). She got right back on her feet and we started class as normal.
The only reason why I'm telling you this is because I hate AI. I hate it SO much. But, as a teacher now, I hate ANYTHING that takes the learning process away from kids. I hate the GLOSSARY in my kids' books as well for the same reason bc they don't want to figure the words out with me, they want to check the answer as fast as they can to get rid of that boring thing and I don't blame them for wanting to get rid of the boring task! But I blame ADULTS for allowing the kids to go the fast way, when they need the slow process to learn something! Her MOM told her to use ChatGPT to ace her homework. You know, the person PAYING the course bills so her daughter can learn english at an early age doesn't care about her learning process. But I do. I care. And you should care too. It's not my student's fault, it's about the learned helplessness, it's about wanting to be the fastest, it's about the knowledge scrapping, the way nobody cares anymore. And the kids are being affected by parents who don't care anymore. They're byproducts of this. So please, when teaching them why AI is bad, be gentle. It's not their fault the world around them is teaching them how to be dumb in a smart, sneaky way.
the most disorienting thing thats ever happened to me was when a linguistics major stopped in the middle of our conversation, looked me in the eye, and said, "you have a very interesting vernacular. were you on tumblr in 2014?" and i had to just stand there and process that one for a good ten seconds
#i was in a car with a linguist i had never met before the car trip and like half an hour in he looked at me#after i finished describing a geology thing that was happening out the window and asked if i'd ever spent much time on tumblr#the fuckor of it all#and then we spent six more hours driving#it sure does leave linguistic markers! i'm not sure i'm good with it (tags via @thoughtsformtheuniverse)
it is one thing to be a linguist and another to be a linguist who knows enough of 2010s Tumblr to spot one of its enjoyers
Oh! @meret118 see above comment! The use of the word "enjoyers" instead of "users" or "bloggers" -> You left a comment a while back asking, "Does this just mean vocabulary words? Other than blorbo and sweet cinnamon roll etc, I can't think of what a Tumblr accent would be." I almost never see anyone use the word "enjoyer" anywhere outside of tumblr, but I see it on tumblr fairly frequently.
Another one is the verb "perceive" i.e. "don't perceive me" "I am perceiving" "I am being percieved." That's something that feels very specific to tumblr parlance.
There's the thing where people on tumblr have an emotional reaction to something and instead of, or in addition to telling you how they feel about it using emotion words, they will narrate a fictional action in the present progressive tense. "I am gnawing at the bars of my enclosure "I am kissing you on the mouth" "you are going into the soup" "you are getting all of the awards"
I once saw someone use that response format in ... I think it was a restaurant review, or a doordash review, or something like that. It was very unexpected seeing it outside of a tumblr post.
There are a lot of other tumblr linguistic quirks I can't currently remember off the top of my head, but I'll instantly recognize them if I see/hear them outside of tumblr. It's always a bit startling to see them out of context.
when I was in university one of my modules was about internet slang and for our grades project we had to compile and analyse a small database of 100 words used by a specific community of our choice. I chose tumblr and that's how I stumbled across Gretchen McCulloch's research and discovered that yes not only did tumblr have its own vernacular and syntax (as @lierdumoa demonstrates), it was at the time a crucible of slang and memes probably unrivalled by any other part of the internet. and it's stayed that way! even the very title is McCulloch's book because internet is an example of this specific phraseology.
sadly my project is lost due to the website being wiped from the university database after graduation and my then laptop having a major hardware failure. backup your backups people! but the crux of the entire module was that the internet is full of communities using language not only as jargon for specific purpose but also to signal membership in said community. I even wrote a bit about non capitalisation and punctuation useage as a visual cue on tumblr and how including information in the reblog body or the tags indicated different levels of importance or intimacy of thought
I am holding the side of your face and looking deep in your eyes and telling you that love is stored in the syntax, and that we are rotating words together all at once as we all nod at their new and baffling meanings. if the devils sacrament be tumblr then the devils gospel is our collective voice. thanks for coming to my tedtalk
I am being perceived.
The Rasa Pair Tag Game
This was created by @siathawisit Excellent!
Tagged by @befuddledcinnamonroll 😘
Rules: The rasas are South Asian aesthetic categories that remain influential in the regions dramas and art (read more on the wikipedia article here). Literally, it’s the dominant “flavor” of a work or performance. For the game, pick a pair that represents each rasa to you. You can choose whether you want to do CP pairings or just characters. No need to explain unless you feel like it. Then tag 5 friends to find out their flavors of love.
1. Sringara (शृङ्गारः): Romance, Love, Beauty, Eroticism
My Stubborn. Thailand. I'm leaning HEAVILY on the eroticism on this one. They are hands-down one of the most overtly erotic pairings in bl. But I do think there is also a lot of beauty and love if you look closely. Look at that pink light of love in the above gif.
2. Hasya (हास्यं): Laughter, Mirth, Comedy
Perfect 10 Liners. Thailand. I'm thinking of specifically ArcArm here. Arc starts out very stoic. Being annoyed and angry when his picture gets posted, etc. And Arm is a very silly guy. He crashes into Arc's life and people start to notice Arc trying to hide his smile. He starts showing up at events he would never attend. Arm brings a lot of mirth into his life. This happens with YothaGun too.
3. Raudram (रौद्रं): Fury, Anger
Kill to Love. China. These fucking two. They started out so beautifully. You hoped they could make it. But so much political intrigue, war, and violence led to real anger and resentment between them. It clouded all of their interactions despite real love between them.
4. Karuṇā (करुणा): Compassion, Mercy, Spiritual Longing, Sorrow
Bad Buddy. Thailand. Oh, the fucking longing. Y'all. The longing and sorrow in the rooftop kiss scene by itself is enough to take this one for me. Everyone is against this in their lives. They have to fake a breakup to stay together. They were legit yearning for what seemed like the impossible.
5. Bībhatsa (बीभत्सं): Disgust, Aversion, Repulsion
Thundercloud Rainstorm. Korea. Jeonghan was initially so put off by his attraction that he only acted on it when he was drunk. He was also mean and rude until he let go of that disgust.
6. Bhayanaka (भयानकं): Horror, Terror, Overwhelm
The Bangkok Boy. Thailand. The horrors these two have to face feel insurmountable. They really should have wanted to kill each other. But horrible shit is happening all around them, and they have to cling to each other as the only port in the storm.
7. Vīram (वीरं): Heroism, Energy, Adventure
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40. Japan. What an adventure to have a hot, loving partner to help you complete a mid-life bucket list. I loved this for them both.
8. Adbhutam (अद्भुतं): Awe, Wonder, Amazement
Me and Thee. Thailand. At first, Thee was in awe of this person who treated him so differently than anyone else in his life. He went out of his way to try to win Peach over with grand gestures that just didn't work they way he hoped. I think Peach was a little bit amazed by how wonderful of a person Thee was under all of the grand behavior. Thee ended up being a safe haven that he didn't know he needed. I love them.
9. Santam (शान्तरस): Peace, Tranquility, Calm
Love for Love's Sake. Korea. This might be a stretch but I think it fits. I think MyungHa needed to change his life. It wasnt just about him making Yeo Woon happy, it is also about him realizing what it takes to build his own happy/calm/peaceful life. When he saved Yeo Woon he was also saving himself and giving them both the peace and calm of connection and contentment.
I'll tag: @byemambo @gay-wrongs-activist @thisautistic @hughungrybear @slonekaru with no pressure as always. Everyone else is also invited to join if interested.
Here’s the list in an easy copy-paste format: 1. Sringara (शृङ्गारः): Romance, Love, Beauty, Eroticism 2. Hasya (हास्यं): Laughter, Mirth, Comedy 3. Raudram (रौद्रं): Fury, Anger 4. Karuṇā (करुणा): Compassion, Mercy, Spiritual Longing, Sorrow 5. Bībhatsa (बीभत्सं): Disgust, Aversion, Repulsion 6. Bhayanaka (भयानकं): Horror, Terror, Overwhelm 7. Vīram (वीरं): Heroism, Energy, Adventure 8. Adbhutam (अद्भुतं): Awe, Wonder, Amazement 9. Santam (शान्तरस): Peace, Tranquility, Calm
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awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?
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.
that’s not the whole flag, now is it
hey staff what the fuck
hey staff don't you think you're being too on-the-nose
HEY STAFF DONT YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING TOO ON-THE-NOSE
Goodluck Pikachu
When I was a nanny I was also an actor. Which lead to scenes on the tram with me and 2 kids where I am putting on a small, dramatic (but quiet) retelling of popular folk stories like Hansel and Gretel.
I’d be about two-thirds into the story when something would happen or I’d be interrupted and stop talking. Which is when a business professional in their blacks would quietly (but loudly enough for the other business professionals in black, that they were apparently representing as the nominated spokesperson, to hear) ask me to continue the story.
Which is how I would find myself on a tram giving a dramatic but restrained performance for 2 children and several adults in black, about a brother and sister who were accidentally separated from their loving father (not purposely abandoned) and how he was so very happy to have them back again.
(Yes this did happen frequently)
i'm generally against human cloning for a number of reasons, but i would make a singular exception. i think jeff satur should be allowed to have a clone of himself. it's not like we don't all know exactly what he'd do with one and you know what, he should get to. i think jeff satur deserves to be happy!
is there anyone in this world that could make jeff happier than himself?
awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?
pov youre a fish and a truly massive creature beyond your understanding from a different world appears in front of you suddenly and without warning in order to eat grass off the floor
