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Guess it's KaiJug stuff now

@bonkalore / bonkalore.tumblr.com

I'm a 29 yr old former freelance storyboard artist at DreamWorks that enjoys and draws (generally) misunderstood giants and monsters, but most of all STORIES~~
You may know me on deviantart. If you don't, here: My deviantart
(Only more recently got back into drawing again but it's been on and off after all the depression and identity crisis)
All of my health concerns are tagged as #bonka's health or #bonka’s mental health---------------
~My Etsy~ (closed till I get my shit together)
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Commissions: PENDING
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I always wonder if it would help making a general post about dental care tips so here goes. (For reference, I am able to provide this guidance under supervision usually in a hospital setting, so this information is correct and expected of me when treating patients).

Brushing 2x day is important, even once a day if you can, do it before you sleep because that's when you're not swallowing and flushing out your mouth so plaque stays stagnant and causes trouble.

Use a fluoride toothpaste - it is the single most impactful component in our modern hygiene ritual from the past 40y that has reduced the amount of caries we see in patients.

Spit, do NOT rinse after brushing. Not even with mouthwash. Just spit the excess toothpaste out. Trust me. You'll get used to it after 2 days!

Please floss. Find the best way for you - use floss, flossettes or the tepe brushes. 1x a day is the optimal amount, before you sleep. 40% of plaque is between the teeth!

A Waterpik cannot replace floss, it can feel nice but you need to mechanically scrape away plaque and bits of food stuck in there.

If you can, use an electric toothbrush cause it can be helpful with timing and pressure sensing.

2 minutes of brushing is a lot longer than you'd think. Have a go at timing it and see what you find :).

Make sure you're replacing your brushes/brush heads every 3 months or once the bristles fray.

Keep in mind the amount of pressure you're placing when you brush - you don't need a lot otherwise you'll traumatise your gums.

If you wish to use a mouthrinse, you can at any time other than brushing (unless the rinse is prescribed). The reasoning for this is the fluoride content is significantly lower and will essentially wash away the toothpaste fluoride you've just applied, rendering it meaningless and your teeth are unprotected. You can have a look at the packaging- most toothpastes are around 1400ppm whereas mouthrinse is 350ppm.

Avoid charcoal and whitening toothpastes. They're too abrasive and will wear away your teeth if you use them. If you really want to use a whitening toothpaste, do it 1/week and avoid foods/drinks that stain e.g. coffee, wine etc once you've used it.

Charcoal blocks fluoride uptake in the teeth so seriously avoid it. It's not going to help.

Don't forget your tongue! Scrape it with your brush or you can get tongue scrapers. The tongue is a reservoir of bacteria and can replenish unfavourable bacteria species population after brushing, leading to some bad breath.

If you find your mouth is quite dry, you may have xerostomia which could be caused by a number of things. It is a common side effect of many medications so keep this in mind and drink water :). Saliva is really helpful in maintaining the health of your mouth so we want to make sure we're maintaining that role!

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Art trade for @nmzuka!!! 😈💜 I really like drawing this dude and his funky dread magic lol. Thank you again for doing this art trade w/ me. This was extremely fun 😊

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ffffff still not over how deliciously you drew him dude!!! He looks so good in your style! Love the pose he’s in and the lighting effect from the dread magic aaaa

thank you again bro it was so rad to do a trade with you!!

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at this point googling just about any cartoon character (particularly ones from preschool shows) now gets you auto-generated questions with nonsense answers, usually scraped from a random fanon wiki run by children because google just assumes that anything on fandom dot com is trustworthy

You know what, fuck you. *Romanticizes the monstrous in a way that is deeply compelling to people who feel they've been ostracized from mainstream society in one way or another, and also at least a little bit horny*

I choose to incorporate this into my worldview.

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Adam Sandler, magnificent bastard, was not a sentence I ever expected to say but here we are.

Man's got talent

babe wake up new adam sandler lore just dropped

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Huh.

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Everyone who works with him talks about what a mensch he is, so, like... that scans.

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One I did recently still trying out his full demon design (or at least a sort of midway of it where he’s not going bonkers) and when I realized the fire hair, Slaps Actually. I ended up also going with a fire mane after this and that slaps too lol

I also unintentionally paralleled my other older pic with them. 😭

im gonna say it.

you cannot separate monsterfucking from queerness.

& for the love of fuck i don't need babygays coming at me with "you're equating being gay with being a monster!" go back to tiktok, this is for the adults.

monsterfucking is so queer bc so many of us feel unlovable, so many of us can't relate to real world affections & attractions. (aces & aros in particular)

so yeah, i wanna fuck that monster, bc deep down, i hope someone will love the monster i think i am.

also monsters are Very Hot & that needs no explanation so.

Monstrousness is also not necessarily indicative of internalized whatever, it can just be a desire to be powerful and able to make people too afraid of you to mess around with you. It's aspirational. Queer people are ANGRY and some of us want to RAGE. And we need people who want to fuck us.

Ok listen we NEED to talk about your girlfriend. I know you’re doomed by the narrative and all, but she keeps defying the will of fate with her vain and ever more desperate attempts to save you. It’s SERIOUSLY going to rend the fabric of space-time if she keeps this up. I’m not even joking. We’re all going to end up in a closed loop of decaying reality if—it’s not cute, stop laughing!!