all aboard the kitty train

Watching the difference between the Twitter migration mentality vs. the Reddit migration mentality is fucking hilarious.

Like, when Twitter users started moving over here everyone was pulling out all the stops and bringing back old fandoms that they were into and basically firing rent lowering shots by being super cringey.

And then all of the sudden when the Reddit refugees start showing up we're like, "ah yes, pull up a log and gather around the dumpster fire. We'll teach you how to not get killed by people hunting down bots and carve out a little area for you guys to relax and get used to the site before we throw you into the deep end of this hellsite that we call home. Tomorrow is Let Papyrus say Fuck day so you can prepare for that if you want. You want some hot coco and a blanket?"

we’re still here. happy pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Add “distress” to your pain scale

Pain scale? More like pain in the booty. No two people seem to read it the same way, and chronic folks tend to downplay their pain.

So here’s an idea: when asked to rate your pain, provide a number to rate your distress levels in addition to your pain levels.

Some examples:

It’s a great way to consider how your pain is impacting you—and to get a doctor’s attention where it’s actually needed.

OP is a genius

we have different scales for, for example, the amount of radioactivity received and the severity of its effects

Me: *trying to find an ergonomic mousepad for my horrible wrist problems*

Amazon: How about Rin from Fate/stay night with her boobs out?

Me: Mm... no.

Amazon: Well, how about Tracer from Overwatch with her boobs out? This one has realistic 3D nipples!

Me: There's no way that's a legit product. Also, no.

Amazon: All right, how about...

Me: Why do you feel the need to do this.

the question you should be asking isn’t “why”

it’s “why not”

i'm so nervous about eating other peoples' snacks in their house. they could have a whole cupboard full of snacks and i would be too afraid to eat any of it because what if i accidentally eat a bag of someone's special flavored doritos and it's their favorite flavor ever and they stopped making it and they're also never going to make it again and i've ruined their life now

you have to feed me. like a baby bird

isn’t there an animal that does this? I’m quite sure I heard of a species doing exactly this

something im noticing is the redditors are just commenting on everything via reblogs with reckless abandon. and its so funny bc thats how youre MEANT to use this fucking website but we've trained ourselves out of it somehow.

I feel like a fucking chimp raised in a lab let out into the wild and just doing shit without understanding wtf is going on because I was raised to click the button to get cookie

take my upvote. just take it.

“but we’ve trained ourselves out of it somehow”

It wasn’t done randomly, it was necessary for survival when reblog chains would inevitably look like this

I’ve been staring at this for 5 minutes

That’s what it looks like. That’s really what it looks like

Being out in the ocean is actually so scary because when you look really far out you can kind of see how the Earth is rounded out. It looks like a few miles ahead you’re just gonna fall off or something. Also fun trick: if ur on mobile, double tap zoom in and slide the picture side to side. It looks like you’re actually there looking left to right

DO THAT DO IT RIGHT NOW

Heroes 

I'm forever grateful for how I was raised. Never once did my parents make me doubt that women could be heroes, that I was could do anything I set my mind to. In the same vein, the books I read were full of female (and male, but that's not the point of this post LOL) characters that I looked up to. They were brave, clever, kind, and determined. They were unapologetically themselves. They were characters like Sophie Hatter, Anne Shirley, Princess Emeralda, Bonnie Silver, Millie Keith, Caddie Woodlawn, Lucy Pevensie, Eowyn, and Annabeth Chase.

But here's the thing. Even if I hadn't had them, probably even if my parents hadn't been so amazing, I would have known the truth all the same. Why?

Because of the Bible.

I don't think we talk about it enough, honestly. Even without the verses that show that God gives equal value to men and women and that show that He loves and has a plan for everyone, the heroic women of the Bible make these things evident.

Esther, who risked execution to save her people, who God specifically raised up for that time in Israel's history.

Mary, who as a young woman took on the task of raising the Savior of humanity, even when it put her at risk.

Jael, who struck down Sisera on behalf of the Israelites, who didn't let fear stop her, even though he was likely far bigger and stronger than she was.

Deborah, the prophetess who judged Israel during a turbulent time in their history, who stood her ground even though many probably pushed back against her leadership.

Jochebed, who hid baby Moses from the Egyptians, who raised him (as long as she was able) to be a man of God.

Miriam, who couldn't bear to leave her little brother alone and watched him float in the Nile until the Pharaoh's daughter found him, who was clever enough to suggest that Jochebed be the wet nurse.

The women at Jesus' crucifixion, who loved Him so much that they were present at His death, even though to watch someone die on a cross was horrifying (and to watch someone they knew die in that way must have been deeply traumatizing), even though staying likely put them in danger -- all to make sure He wasn't alone.

Mary Magdalene, who (among others) was faithful to Jesus even after He died, who was the first to see Him resurrected, who ran to tell the disciples, even though they didn't believe her.

Rahab, whose bravery and cleverness saved the Israelite spies and, later, her whole family.

Priscilla, who boldly shared the gospel (along with her husband) at a time in history where women were often devalued and not listened to.

Lydia, who believed the gospel when Paul first preached it in Macedonia, who likely helped found the first church there.

Lois and Eunice, who were women of God, who were the grandmother and mother of Timothy, who raised him to be a man of God and share the gospel with the world.

Noah's wife, who, although her name isn't mentioned, probably endured ridicule from her neighbors (right along with Noah), who stood by his side and helped him build the ark, who endured the Flood and helped build a new world.

Ruth, who forsook all she knew to stay by her mother-in-law Naomi's side, who worked hard to provide for Naomi, who believed God in the midst of the idolatry in Moab.

Sarah, who followed her husband into the unknown, trusting God.

Elizabeth, who raised John the Baptist to follow God.

Martha, who had a servant's heart and great faith in Jesus.

Mary, who sat at His feet and soaked up His words, who also had great faith.

I read about these women from the time I was small. They all had God-ordained plan for their lives, they all had special talents and gifts given to them by God, and they all were heroes, in one way or another.

I don't know, maybe this is all very obvious. Maybe no woman doubts that she can be a hero. I don't know. But I think this is important and should be talked about more.

We don't need other people or fiction to tell us our worth. The Bible has already made it clear. <3

For those who don’t believe in the Bible, there are lots of examples of important women throughout history. I don’t have good memory, but off the top of my head:

Barbara McClintock, who discovered transposons

Marie Curie, who got cancer from studying radioactivity with her husband

Lavoisier’s wife, who greatly helped her husband’s work in chemistry by doing things like translate foreign texts

the woman whose name I forgot but, she obtained the x-ray diffraction pattern that helped Crick & Watson determine the structure of DNA

Leman Bozkurt Altınçekiç, first Turkish female fighter pilot as well as first (and for a while, only) female pilot in NATO

Fatma Seher Erden, known as “Kara Fatma” (Fatma the Black) because of her hair color, militia leader who fought in the Turkish Wars of Independence

...and more I’m forgetting right now.

Ooh let me add some more cool ones cuz I love historical women who lived after biblical times!

Nichelle Nichols, whose role in Star Trek inspired women of color for decades and who also did other things I forgot for the Civil Rights movement, probably facing lots of violent hostility in the process

(I made a character based on that Trek character and named her almost identical to the actress)

Heroes 

I'm forever grateful for how I was raised. Never once did my parents make me doubt that women could be heroes, that I was could do anything I set my mind to. In the same vein, the books I read were full of female (and male, but that's not the point of this post LOL) characters that I looked up to. They were brave, clever, kind, and determined. They were unapologetically themselves. They were characters like Sophie Hatter, Anne Shirley, Princess Emeralda, Bonnie Silver, Millie Keith, Caddie Woodlawn, Lucy Pevensie, Eowyn, and Annabeth Chase.

But here's the thing. Even if I hadn't had them, probably even if my parents hadn't been so amazing, I would have known the truth all the same. Why?

Because of the Bible.

I don't think we talk about it enough, honestly. Even without the verses that show that God gives equal value to men and women and that show that He loves and has a plan for everyone, the heroic women of the Bible make these things evident.

Esther, who risked execution to save her people, who God specifically raised up for that time in Israel's history.

Mary, who as a young woman took on the task of raising the Savior of humanity, even when it put her at risk.

Jael, who struck down Sisera on behalf of the Israelites, who didn't let fear stop her, even though he was likely far bigger and stronger than she was.

Deborah, the prophetess who judged Israel during a turbulent time in their history, who stood her ground even though many probably pushed back against her leadership.

Jochebed, who hid baby Moses from the Egyptians, who raised him (as long as she was able) to be a man of God.

Miriam, who couldn't bear to leave her little brother alone and watched him float in the Nile until the Pharaoh's daughter found him, who was clever enough to suggest that Jochebed be the wet nurse.

The women at Jesus' crucifixion, who loved Him so much that they were present at His death, even though to watch someone die on a cross was horrifying (and to watch someone they knew die in that way must have been deeply traumatizing), even though staying likely put them in danger -- all to make sure He wasn't alone.

Mary Magdalene, who (among others) was faithful to Jesus even after He died, who was the first to see Him resurrected, who ran to tell the disciples, even though they didn't believe her.

Rahab, whose bravery and cleverness saved the Israelite spies and, later, her whole family.

Priscilla, who boldly shared the gospel (along with her husband) at a time in history where women were often devalued and not listened to.

Lydia, who believed the gospel when Paul first preached it in Macedonia, who likely helped found the first church there.

Lois and Eunice, who were women of God, who were the grandmother and mother of Timothy, who raised him to be a man of God and share the gospel with the world.

Noah's wife, who, although her name isn't mentioned, probably endured ridicule from her neighbors (right along with Noah), who stood by his side and helped him build the ark, who endured the Flood and helped build a new world.

Ruth, who forsook all she knew to stay by her mother-in-law Naomi's side, who worked hard to provide for Naomi, who believed God in the midst of the idolatry in Moab.

Sarah, who followed her husband into the unknown, trusting God.

Elizabeth, who raised John the Baptist to follow God.

Martha, who had a servant's heart and great faith in Jesus.

Mary, who sat at His feet and soaked up His words, who also had great faith.

I read about these women from the time I was small. They all had God-ordained plan for their lives, they all had special talents and gifts given to them by God, and they all were heroes, in one way or another.

I don't know, maybe this is all very obvious. Maybe no woman doubts that she can be a hero. I don't know. But I think this is important and should be talked about more.

We don't need other people or fiction to tell us our worth. The Bible has already made it clear. <3

For those who don’t believe in the Bible, there are lots of examples of important women throughout history. I don’t have good memory, but off the top of my head:

Barbara McClintock, who discovered transposons

Marie Curie, who got cancer from studying radioactivity with her husband

Lavoisier’s wife, who greatly helped her husband’s work in chemistry by doing things like translate foreign texts

the woman whose name I forgot but, she obtained the x-ray diffraction pattern that helped Crick & Watson determine the structure of DNA

Leman Bozkurt Altınçekiç, first Turkish female fighter pilot as well as first (and for a while, only) female pilot in NATO

Fatma Seher Erden, known as “Kara Fatma” (Fatma the Black) because of her hair color, militia leader who fought in the Turkish Wars of Independence

...and more I’m forgetting right now.

Harvey Guillén preparing for the Met Gala 2023 in Christian Siriano, photographed by Jen Rosenstein for The Advocate.

Plus, read what Harvey had to say about his journey and the message of pride and progress he sends with his fashion.

Sleepy baby

Cracker Barrel has Fallen

‘Cracker Barrel has fallen’: Southern restaurant chain is latest to get criticized for inclusion campaign (msn.com)

mate, it’s

it’s pride month

they’re probably gonna remove all the gay stuff once it ends

chill, mate

I feel more like me when I’m around you

[Image ID: A simplistic, digital drawing of four people linking arms with smiles on their faces. The person furthest to the left of the viewer is waving. They have pride flags on their shirts in order left to right: lesbian, gay/rainbow, bi, and trans. End ID]

Saw another tiny jumping spider crash-landing (not on my car this time) and took a whole photo series of it figuring out what it landed on:

Same thing again later in the day except it was a crab spider child this time.

i feel like fandom would really benefit from adopting the idea of readings, as in interpretations. anyone can interpret canon as saying anything on even the most tenuous of justifications. if you interpret a detail or moment in a particular way, great! but if someone interprets that thing in another way, even in a way which directly contradicts your interpretation, that’s also okay. multiple readings can exist at once without invalidating any of them

a lot of fandom drama seems to arise from people acting as if their interpretations are True or Factual in some way, when really all anyone can do is speak to their own interpretations & experiences. which is natural! and good! many voices with many interpretations and approaches is healthy and good. the trouble is depicting a reading, which is a very personal thing, as universally true, and then getting frustrated that others don’t interpret events the same way. & i get it, that can be annoying, especially if you think those other interpretations are misunderstanding the canon. but so much of the time it’s just a different reading, taking into account details you might not have noticed or maybe just viewing them in a different light, informed by different life experiences & values & everything else that goes into a personal interpretation of a creative work

by trying to depict One Single Reading of a text as Correct, fandom loses all the nuance of interpretation & also just turns everyone into a bunch of rabid raccoons fighting over different ways to look through the same kaleidoscope

GERARD DUBOIS Moby Dick

this is legendary because you as you go you see the photo itself and you’re “oh this is some symbolic / surrealist art” and then the TITLE hits you like a shotgun shell

In case you were unaware, Moby Dick is one of the foundational texts of cosmic horror. The White Whale is a god, maybe even The God. And Ahab Hates Him.

“A Pink House,” Pera Meria, Kastellorizo Island, Greece,

Designer: Savvas Laz,

Architect: Fotini Chalvantzi,

© Agnese Bedini and Melania Dalle Grave, DSL Studio

see, this is the kind of interior design that looks cool but takes at least three months and five broken bones to adjust to