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these people, these people, they're people first

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kya // 30 // they/them // animals, video games, human rights, etc kyatenaru/kyatenartwo on the other blue site
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osokasstuff

i find the idea of not giving AAC users access to swear words, sexual words (or perceived as sexual), etc very very very offensive. the idea of just... taking away some words from someone vocabulary sounds offensive itself.

like. you can't literally take away words from speaking people. you can't erase them from their vocabulary, you can't erase them from their mind, you can't physically shut their mouth when they use words that you dislike. no matter what the reason is and how based your dislike is. you can't take away an opportunity to say a slur from speaking people who can't reclaim it. you can't take away an opportunity to say a curse word from a child you think shouldn't say it. etc.

when people say things they shouldn't, other people communicate with them about it. i know these communications often take a wrong way (like children are just scolded off and prohibited to use some words without explanations). but these communications at least happen. (and i wish they to be meaningful and fight for it). same with AAC users. if AAC user says something that they shouldn't (like slur they can't reclaim), people should communicate with them about why it isn't appropriate and not just take away the very possibility to say this word.

sometimes i think some people just want to control what others say and only physical impossibility to do this with speaking people make them to find other ways. and when these people who want to control what everyone says get the real opportunity to do it (like remove some words from AAC users), they use it happily.

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lemoncakejay

pssttt if you see this post tell me what your favorite bird is

i just need you guys to know that i have been annotating all of these birds, in a list i am now calling Tumblr's Favorite Birds, and I have 71 birds so far. So uhhh guess I've got my art planned out for the year!

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just overheard my wife spelling something on the phone and i shit you not saying the words “E as in Eeyore” i am on my hands and knees wailing screaming crying pleading and begging people to learn the NATO phonetic alphabet

like the reason this exists is because none of the words sound like each other, which means that even with a terrible signal both parties should be able to clearly understand the words being spelled

i am dead serious that i believe this should be taught in school

this should be common knowledge because despite saying my email address and spelling it out phonetically, apparently someone heard "sockstrot" instead of "foxtrot" and that was why I haven't been getting the emails I wanted from them

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miggylol

First off, spin this wheel.

You just landed on one of 200 fandoms that have been very popular somewhere on Tumblr over the years. Topics were chosen either from appearing on a @fandom end-of-year recap or from my own long (long, long) site memories before that.

also all of these fandoms are definitely things that really exist in the real world and none of them are Tumblr creations

Oh I would appear not only knowledgeable but unhinged.

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Book Decoration: AKA All The Ways I Don't Use a Cricut

(this post is for people who don't want to buy an expensive cutting tool, or for those that do have an expensive cutting tool that would like to mix things up a little)

1. Print That Shit

If you're already printing your own textblocks, an easy step for titles is to print them. Above is a title printed onto an "obi" of decorative paper. I measured out where I wanted things on the finished book and laid it out in Affinity, then printed it on a full sheet & trimmed it down to wrap around the book. A more simple method is to print & glue on the label into a slight indent in the cover (to protect it). A third option is to do the spine in bookcloth, while you print on paper for the cover and then glue that paper onto the boards (this usually looks even better when it is a three-piece bradel bind).

2. Foil Quill / Heat Pens

The heat pen is one of my go-to tools, but it can be a bit touchy about materials. The most popular version is the We R Memory Keepers' Foil Quill (which is one of the most ergonomic), but other pens exist that can get you to a higher heat temp, finer lines, or more consistent foil. For example, I have a pen created by a local Japanese bookbinding studio that fares way better on leathers than the WRMK quill & with a finer tip, but it's hell to control. Best results in general are on paper or smooth bookcloth (starched linen, arrestox, colibri - even duo will work but its less solid). The fuzzier a bookcloth is, the less your foil quill wants to deal with it. This means the heat n bond method of making bookcloth does not play nice with a heat pen usually, but there are two solutions: 1) use this tutorial on paste + acrylic medium coated bookcloth instead that will get you a perfect surface for the heat pen, or 2) use the pen on paper & then glue onto the cloth. I did a video tutorial for both foil quill use and this type of homemade bookcloth for @renegadeguild Binderary in 2023.

You get the most consistent results by tracing through a printed template that is taped in place, as I do in the video above.

3. Paint That Shit

Acrylic paints will do you fine! The above is free-handed with a circle template, because I wanted that vibe. If you need straight lines that won't seep, lay them down with tape first & then paint over it first with a clear Acrylic medium, then your color. Same goes for stencils. Two more examples of painted bookcloth:

4. IT'S GOT LAYERS

By using layers of thinner boards, you can create interesting depths & contrasts on your cover. You can also make cutouts that peep through to the decorative paper behind. The most important part to this technique is the order in which each edge is wrapped. To get a good wrapped inside edge, you will split the turn in into tabs to get them to conform to a curve. You can also layer multiple colors of bookcloth without multiple layers of board, as seen below left, so long as you mind your cut edges for fraying.

5. Inlaid... anything

Mirrors! Marbled paper! I saw someone do a pretty metal bookmark once! The key is creating a little home for it to live in, which is pretty similar to the above layering method. On one layer you cut the shape, & glue that layer onto the bottom solid board before covering. You can do the top layer as an entire 1 mm board (like I did for the mirrors) or a sheet of cardstock, like I would use for inlaid paper.

6. Decorative Paper

Decorative paper is always helpful & adds to the paper hoard... & its effects can be layers with other techniques, as below. Marbles, chiyogami, momi, or prints & maps of all kinds can be great additions. Some papers may need a protective coating (such as wax or a sealer).

7. Stamps (with optional linocut)

While I've not used many more regular rubber stamps, I do know some who have, successfully! And I've used one once or twice with embossing powder (see photo 3 up, the gold anchor on the little pamphlet bind). What also works is to carve your own linocut or stamp, & then use block printing ink to ink it onto your fabric (as i did above). A bit time intensive, but it was nice how easily reproducible it was, and I liked the effect I got for this particular bind.

These methods are not exhaustive, just ones I've used, and there are of course many others. I haven't gone too into detail on any of these for the sake of length (& post photo limits) but feel free to ask about more specifics. Usually I'm using them in combination with other options.

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froody

IDK how humanity will ever recover from the damage created by COVID conspiracy theories. Like, of course we are seeing a huge spike in serious respiratory illnesses, we just experienced a period of time where it was common to travel long distances and be in confined spaces with multiple people while sharing food and drink. And COVID is still kicking about, not to mention it is flu season and N5N1 just claimed its first victim. Your local health authorities and medical professionals are not fucking lying to you. Wash your hands, wear a mask, avoid crowded places and stay home if you’re sick. Many hospitals are already feeling overwhelmed. Try not to end up there.

“It looks like they’re trying to lock us up again! 🤪” Like it’s good for the economy? Like there is some conspiratorial governmental benefit to not letting you go to fucking Pilates? People are trying not to fucking die.

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earhartsease

and don't forget the noroviruses are around again, so wash your hands with soap (because that kind of virus is immune to hand sanitiser)

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joyforshort

and don’t forget to GET VACCINATED!

apparently norovirus is spiking a lot this year (like, more so than the last several years), and having had it this weekend: it sucks! it’s extremely contagious! it turns your digestive tract into a smoothie! wash your fucking hands!

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goblinparty

if you're living in the western half of the u.s. and worried about forest fires, i cannot recommend the app "watch duty" enough. it's up to date with its fire tracking, sends alerts about evac notices, and even told me about a community meeting re: an encroaching fire that idk i would have heard of otherwise

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helloitsbees

How did you give yourself an EAR INFECTION eating pussy

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im just gonna screenshot from a text i sent my friends after the doctors visit

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you can’t fucking do this to me

[Image descriptions: First image: An outgoing text message saying Q: When did the pain first start? A: Around Friday morning Q: Did you go swimming on Thursday, maybe? A: Uh, not swimming, no. Q: Any other strenuous physical activity? It can also be caused by sweat entering the ear canal. A: ...uh huh Q: And it can be exacerbated by strain to the jaw. A lot of talking or chewing, anything that involves the mouth being wider open than usual. A: ...right. Mhm. Gotcha. Cool cool cool.

Second image: Screenshot of tags saying #i'm sorry to inform you that this is getting to 85k #investing at 382 #ear infections #giggle

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shorthands for dumbassery that i have grown to love deeply

  • "how dare you say we piss on the poor" in response to someone misinterpreting your post
  • "_ isnt gonna fuck you" for suck up behavior
  • "woah. should we tell everyone? should we throw a party?" for who the fuck cares
  • "and what if the world was made of pudding" for when would this ever matter.
  • "and sharks are smooth both ways" for a group of people heatedly arguing with 1 guy who is fucking with them all
  • ".. but its about a witch in the alps finding her lost cat" for someone trying to sanitize something to the point of absurdity

this is prime proof that this ENTIRE WEBSITE is autistic because nowhere else would a no tags post that's just an informative list about slang get this much traction.

anyway more addittions

  • “30-50 wild hogs” for someone making ABSURD excuses for violence.
  • “what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament” for how do you know that without being a part of it.
  • “anyone in this thread smoke weed” for the shit you people are saying is so off topic this might as well be a general discussion forum
  • “dogs are boys and cats are girls” for ooh ur mindset did not grow past 4th grade, huh
  • “color theory in a childrens hospital” for bending over backwards to not agree that YEA, that thing Came Off Weird
  • “you are a tar pit” for someone finding any reason to respond with outrage.
  • “is the __ in the room with us right now?” for I Don’t Think That’s Real.
  • “bean soup? im allergic to beans!” for ik this doesn’t work for you, but that’s not a flaw. not everything can be for you.
  • “people irl: hey man hows it going” for this will Never Matter irl