I love this dumb little website so much. I come on here to scroll and to see My Blorbos doing things.
In addition to that I learn:
And that vast array of knowledge really beautiful, you know?
is jake gyllenhaal gay??
why would you ask us, a narnia blog, this
I love the generational gap between emoji usage. Anyone over 50 sees 🙃 and thinks "silly time! whee 🙃", whereas the rest of us immediately hear, verbatim, "they ask you how you are, and you just have to say that you're fine, when you're not really fine, but you just can't get into it because they would ne--"
Flying the flag upside down is a distress signal
The “I love you, most ardently” screaming match in the rain in Pride And Prejudice (2005) is like my Super Bowl.
I scream, I cry, I laugh. I kick my feet like a little child.
I truly love it and this movie so much.
Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour. Oh my GOD!
feeling insane gonna read some nurseydex fic
The way I am slowly returning to fanfic after a “worrying” delve into the sports romance side of booktok. All of my real-life friends are so baffled by my “recent” love of hockey romances.
Meanwhile, I’m over here like I’ve been reading hockey fic since 2014… where have y’all been?
Daniel Craig really said I’m not coming back to being Bond ever.
Yeah writers, that might tick you off but to take it out on me you can totally blow my Bond up with 9 missiles, I’m fine with that.
Absolutely have to love a legend.
at the club fucked up on kerrygold pure irish butter
PENELOPE (2008) + Letterboxd Reviews insp
It’s possible I’ve written every single one of these reviews.
In light of my recent monkeypox post, A LOT of people seem confused or unaware of the growing public health concern. Here’s some high level info
Thread is now locked.
And there's, um, help:
Which further implies "this virus is only going to affect gay men."
All men over age 18 who have sex with men and have had multiple or anonymous partners in the last 14 days are eligible to get the shots
That's, um, nice... there's nothing in the article to say that their female partners are also eligible for the vaccine.
No, currently it's not even available to trans men. (My brother is a trans MSM in the greater NYC area, and looked into it.) This is very much being treated as a "cis gay men's disease."
As noted above, there is a reason why we knew of it more among MSM. It isn't that it's a "gay disease," or an STI/STD, and gay men are not universally more promiscuous than cishet men. (All incorrect things I've heard today.) Cishet men sleep around just as much OR MORE than cis gay men -- this is extremely well-studied. (Not that it matters, sleeping with lots of people isn't wrong or shameful. Just talking actual factual.)
So why are we seeing many more diagnoses among gay men, and why did our diagnoses largely start there?
Well. That one's actually really fucking easy to explain. Gay men, especially cis gay men over a certain age -- culturally speaking -- tend to be much more AWARE of any changes to their skin, or any sores or bumps or lumps on their skin, and much more likely to go get health care when they notice changes to their skin.
Why? Well, specifically because of the AIDS crisis. Kaposi's Sarcoma (if you Google it, the images can be distressing, use caution) is a condition which was often the first indication of AIDS in men who otherwise considered themselves to be healthy, or of seroconversion in men who knew they had HIV and who later developed AIDS. Kaposi's Sarcoma causes bruises and/or sores on the skin. So we have a culture among many cis gay men in the US, especially among older cis gay men, of being VERY AWARE of changes to their skin, and of being quick to go and get health care when they see those changes. Yes, they tend to have better relationships with their health care providers in general, but there's a specific vigilance around the specific symptoms of monkeypox which has nothing to do with monkeypox itself.
Someone post that picture of the "planes that got shot and survived". :p
so in NYC the current vaccine eligibility (as of writing, July 25 2022) is officially 'msm, and anyone who is trans, provided they are over 18 and have had sex with multiple or anonymous partners in the past 2 weeks.'
which sucks for the above reasons and because it's not an STI. but isn't quite the same as described above
so @vaspider can you please confirm where your brother got the information that trans men are not eligible? thank you.
I don't know, but I trust that he did look into it and it was that way at that point - we spoke about an hour ago when I saw a screenshot confirming that they had added "trans" to the eligibility and reached out to him to urge him to go get vaccinated. (He's going to.) Jake is my right hand for NerdyKeppie & a lot of his job is "doing research and making spreadsheets," so if he told me that, then it was what was conveyed to him, you know?
Whether the person on the phone was wrong or things have changed (I believe it's the latter) - here's the current eligibility in New York:
And here's info for New Jersey:
Please note that if you have eczema or psoriasis or another autoimmune condition or skin condition that creates sores or bumps (like atopic dermatitis), you need the new vaccine, Jynneos, as the older vaccine, of which there is more supply, is dangerous to you.
I really love moments of temporary connection with strangers.
This morning I was walking through the park near a man (and the slowest moving dog in existence). When, out of nowhere, a huge branch from a nearby tree cracked, fell tumbling down, and thudded to the ground - about 10 feet away from us. We locked eyes in panic and relief that we were okay and then kept moving on our different paths.
That ephemeral, temporary, transitory connection with strangers sometimes can just make you feel seen and remind you that you exist in this world, in this moment. And sometimes, that is really beautiful.
no more stress thanks, i’m full
Explaining to straight adults that much of queer history happened within their lifetime and they were unaware of all the extremely important events and how many laws there were to prevent us from thriving because they werent part of queer circles themselves is like...
-leans in close-
How would you like to know about the war in Ba Sing Se?
My dad LOVES learning about the Cold War. It's full of drama. Backstabbing, cross-double-cross, spy gadgets, secret identities. It makes for great stories and as a journalist he loves a good story.
Me: oh yeah, I was just watching a documentary on the Lavender Scare. Fascinating that it was so recent in our history.
Dad: ....the what?
Me:
Me: -explaining that the moral panic of the 50s slowed down in the 70s only to start back up again with the aids epidemic in the 80s-
Dad: I remember that. It was scary times because no one knew how it was spread.
Me: what if I told you... that they could have slowed the spread of it, but chose not to because it seemed like only queers were affected by it and the government didnt see any problem with all of us dying.
Dad:
Dad: okay heres a simpler question for you- what's with drag queens and Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand? I feel like every drag queen I've seen has a Dorothy costume in their lineup.
Me: -deep breath- okay so let's go back to that lavender scare for a minute and how it intersects with the golden age of hollywood...
Me, ten minutes later: and that leads up to that famous picture of a drag queen dressed as Dorothy protesting in front of Trump Tower with the sign that says 'surrender donald.'
Dad: that's a pretty recent photo though.
Me:... uhhh... 1982.
Dad: ... you've been hating that guy since before you were born, huh?
Me: oh man, wait until you hear about my opinions on Reagan.
Me, ranting about queer history:
My dad, just excited he can learn something new:
