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My Star trek Oc. He’s a Cardassian who was adopted by bajoran family. When he grows up he joined The Independent Archaeologists Guild.

(i just want to draw twink cardassian with undercut)

my brother started calling our cat "doobie brother" which he then lengthened to "dubious brother" and has since morphed into "brother dubious" like he's some sort of fucked up little monk

Speaking of peer respite (again), there are none in Minnesota, (despite them already existing in many Midwest states) meaning MN residents in crisis have no choice but to go to the psychiatric hospital, which is incredibly expensive and can be traumatizing and isolating.

(Peer respites are homelike, entirely voluntary environments for people in crisis, staffed by individuals with lived experience, and are usually free for their clients. You can come and go as you please, and are not isolated from the community like you are in psychiatric hospitals.)

HF2301 tried to ameliorate this problem by seeking funding for two peer respites, though it seems it was never picked up after 2019.

You can find the emails of the members of the Minnesota State Advisory Council of Mental Health here. I sent 'em an email already, as someone who is considering a move to MN who has multiple friends and loved ones in the state who could benefit from this service.

I think it's better if you write your own thing, but you want a template/example, here's basically what I said:

We’ll have to meet somewhere in the middle then, because it’s hot as hell here.

oh this is a life saver

So these are both “Aw Fuck I’m outta real food” meals BUT ALSO:  if you’re learning how to cook, these are great “baby steps” meals to learn how to cook basics into something enjoyable without “wasting” anything expensive.  Though I maintain that even cooking screw-ups are valuable in terms of lessons learned.

Also they’re great for when you get absorbed in something and you realize your blood sugar is dropping and you need to make something Quick.

Making basic storecupboard or fridge ingredients less basic and more nutritious.

This is akin all those hot takes about the 2k bug being an hoax:

"Remember when they told us every computer was going to crash on 1/1/01 and there would be chaos and then nothing happened?"

Yeah, I remember. And I'm sure every programmer and sysadmin that contributed the billion person/hour global effort to prevent it also remembers.

No one talks about acid rain anymore, either. And that's a very good thing.

see also START and START II, which significantly reduced nuclear stockpiles

International cooperation is actually so effective that most people don’t even notice it happening, and then erroneously believe it can’t solve anything.

Fixing issues before they develop into actual disasters is such an underappreciated thing it hurts at all levels.

We don't talk about acid rain because there isn't any more acid rain because when acid rain started happening and we learned that the cause was mainly sulphur oxide and carbon monooxide from car exhausts, countries all over the world made it a law that car companies had to produce cars that produced less exhaust with better effectivenes (burning the fuel all the way to CO2 instead of the halfassed CO) and oil rafineries to remove the sulphur from the gasoline in the first place.

We don't talk about computers crashing because of the turn of the century, because thousands of programmers worked very hard to write updates and patches for Every Single Program humanity as a whole used back in 1999 and then somehow managed to failtest, distribute, and update every single device and system, be it an online or offline one before the midnight of the 1st january of 2000.

On a much smaller scale, no one ever commenta or notices cleaners and housekeepers doing their job - be it at home or at whole buildings - because they always make sure that there's nothing to notice. But don't be fooled - at any point of your life you are one week of them not doing away from swimming in trash and filth with nothing to eat and nothing clean to wear. Only then you would notice.

Now it's time to do that thing again and make sure that we don't kill our whole planetary ecosystem within the next century.

l’ve had this idea floating around my brain forever now and i needed to make it real. These are all mostly based on vibes, but i also took some other aspects into consideration, such as the breeds’ characteristics and regions of origin! Prepare for a complete overload of useless cow facts.

I picked this breed for the Captain because of its notably high adaptability and tolerance to disease and rough conditions! I feel like that reflects Kirk‘s tendency to be able to cheese his way out of seemingly hopeless situations for the sake of his ship. They are moderately sized and have a pretty sturdy frame. I thought it’s tawny color exuded the same energy as the „dirty-blonde Iowan cornboy“ vibes Jim gives off :-)

Aubrac cattle come from the south of France and are primarily used as a beef breed, but are alright at milk production as well. Their milk can be used in some French cheeses!

Brafords are a cross between the Brahman and Hereford cattle breeds! The Hereford breed is part of the taurine subspecies of cattle, most likely what you‘d think of when you hear „cow“ if you live in the West. The Brahman breed, however, is a cross between taurine and indicine cattle (also known as Zebus!). Zebus are used primarily in India and tropical areas, and have special adaptations for the heat such as humps on their backs and large dewlaps! Because of their Zebu ancestry, Braford cattle are very resident to high temperature! I thought they were fitting for our favorite country doctor :-D. Also maybe this is just me, but they have that McCoy look in their eyes. I can’t explain it.

Beefalos are just as their name implies, half cattle and half buffalo! (I guess in this weird alternate cow universe Vulcans are buffalos 🦬) They were bred to keep the strength and hardiness of Bison with the milking ability and ease of handling of cattle. Beefalos have very thick coats with fine hair, helping them adapt to cold climates. They also do well in hot climates (such as the hot deserts of Vulcan lol).

My first instinct here was obviously Highland cows because how can you not love those fluffy Scottish beasts??? But Luings called to me and I couldn’t ignore them. They’re also Scottish and pretty fluffy as far as cows go, so I hope they will suffice!! Luings are actually a result of breeding Scottish Shorthorn breeds with Highland cattle. They are docile and quite long-lived. They have good weather instincts and know how to find shelter in wet conditions.

I had such a hard time deciding for Uhura!! I was originally going to go for Boran cattle because of their prominence in Kenya but I was just totally drawn to the elegance of the Red Fulani cows! I think they‘re so pretty, and their tall horns can sorta remind you of Uhura‘s tall beehive hair if you are willing to reach haha. They‘re from the Sanga subspecies of cattle, the indigenous cattle of Sub-Saharan Africa. They‘re a dual-purpose breed that can be used either for milk or meat, and can survive in scarce conditions.

You know I had to give my boy a Russian cow >:-) The Kalmyk breed was brought to Russia in the 1600s from the Dzungaria region. They get their name from the Kalmyk ethic group that brought them to Russia. They‘re medium sided and compact (*cough* short *cough*). They have a characteristic low dewlap and somewhat high shoulders which accounts for the fact that Chekov is kinda perpetually hunched.

Japanese Black cattle are one of the 6 native Japanese cattle breeds and one of the 4 breeds used for Wagyu beef. Fun fact!! If you ever wondered what „Wagyu“ means, it’s the literal term for „Japanese Cow“ with „gyu“ meaning cow and „wa“ being the prefix for Japanese! Not all Japanese cattle are considered Wagyu though. It gets confusing. Wagyu is widely considered the best beef you can buy, which reflects how Sulu is awesome and the best.

Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting

i’m gonna make a movie where two normal ladies fall in love. everything’s chill, no age gap, they’re both out of the closet, their families love them, everything’s fine. the catch is that one lady has a cat and the other lady never figured out what the cat’s name was cause the Owner Lesbian ALWAYS uses a dumb nickname and now it’s been three years and they’re getting married and it’s too late to just ask

It’s garnering more and more urgency because the cat’s importance is growing (the cat is going to be the ring bearer, oh no!)

The First Lady asks her fiancé if they should get a fancy collar with the cats name for the wedding and her fiancé throws her arms around her and says “great, would you go do that tomorrow?”

the longer i think about it the more that sounds like a valid conflict to base an entire movie around and the fewer problems i could think of that cant have a solid writing solution available

“Just wanted to confirm the spelling before I gave the order, hun. This shit is costly and I only got one form.”

“Oh, just the normal spelling, no crazy vowels or anything.”

This is so good. Plus it’s not like you can try out likely names and see if the cat responds, like a dog might. It’s a cat. It’s just gonna sit and squint unblinkingly at you regardless, no matter how many names you try.

Plot twist:

It’s not a stupid nickname.

The cat really is “miss kitty.”

Y E S

no no no. the cat doesn’t have a name, the cat owner never decided on one so she just goes with various silly nicknames. but since her fiancée acts like she is aware of the cat’s name, the cat owner assumes the fiancée mistook one of the nicknames for the actual name. but she doesn’t know which! so the cat owner doesn’t know what the supposed cat name is either, and relies on the fiancée revealing it at some point, but it never comes and she’s getting agitated too because she doesn’t want to admit she never named her cat

Hey hey hey in a similar vein to ^^^

What if

Neither if then know the name

Because it’s neither of their cat.

The cat decided to move in about the same time one of the girls did. Both think it’s the other one’s cat. Both are committing these increasingly elaborate shenanigans to figure out the name from the other.

The true wlw miscommunication romcom we deserve

The Cat: I like these humans. They are idiots and also adorable. I think I’ll stay here.

@blackkatmagic

Plato makes up Atlantis as an allegory and over 2,000 years later people are still looking for it. You might as well be looking for Narnia.

Plato: Luxury and unlimited power are forces that corrupt human beings and lead them to being colonialist and stupid. The gods will punish Athens if we continue to exploit others for our own gain. I have invented this society as a parable to illustrate my point because I tend to use metaphor for a lot of things.

Everyone: But where are you hiding it though

Plato: I’ve purposefully included details like a mud shoal west of Iberia that doesn’t exist and references to a volcanic eruption that we all have cultural memory of as an obvious indication that I made this up. Are you paying attention? It’s a metaphor. I’m using literary references. You can go west of Iberia yourself. It’s not there. I explained where it is and it’s not there. You all know it’s not there. Please stop it with the luxury and exploitation. That’s my main point here.

Everyone: Yeah but where is it though

Plato: Orichalcum is just a fancy looking metal. It’s kinda like fancy copper. I made it up for this fake parable city.

Everyone: So it’s magic, then.

Plato: I want Athens to be a bit more like Sparta.

Everyone: Where’s the magic metal

Plato: I just think that greed is bad, generally. We should stop doing that.

Everyone: Where are you hiding the magic metal???

i said 'explain physics to me like youre in love with me' and after a while of quiet he went 'everything sings'. so i get it now

i made a character sheet. free to use as you wish, feel free to change whatever you want XD open source ass thing. spent all of ~maybe an hour on it.

Credit: the text in the insert-image box comes from this video, and the text for the top three lines (intense, complex, fruity) comes from this post. The actual image was made with the free NBOS character sheet creator, which is a sort of dated but free and solid text-layout sheet maker intended for ttrpg style character sheet creation.

this is GENUINELY one of the best character development sheets I've ever seen. Cuts right to the core of what you and your readers will glom onto, doesn't waste time on details that don't directly affect the narrative. Stupendous. Effervescent. Finally, some good fucking food

Handmade Pomegranate Design Necklace by YorukCollection

"I don't like the Jack Harkness test because it means it's okay to fuck Scooby Doo"

yes that's the entire damn point of the Harkness test. The Harkness Test doesn't exist to say you have to fuck Scooby Doo. The Harkness Test exists to say that it is morally/ethically fine for someone to want to fuck Scooby Doo, because Scooby Doo can give informed consent and communicate as such.

the reason you don't like it is because none of you are self-aware enough to realize how incredibly fucking puritan all of you are when it comes to fucking

Tumblr being free is humanity's greatest error.

Then pay me 20$ if you feel so strongly about it

Tumblr is a free website where I am paid $20

Hey tagger are you aware of the existence of any IRL dogs who speak fluent English and solve mysteries? Just curious.

The debate of all time

If you don't like brownies then this poll is not for you. Please move along

Please rb if you vote

CGI animators should unionize next. normally, their jobs would be too precarious to strike, since studios would replace them without a second thought, but if it's part of this larger general film strike, they might finally have meaningful power to better their working conditions

if CGI animators unionized, it would kill the MCU. straight up. the the entire business model is built on exploiting CGI animators

THEY ARE TRYING!!!!! SIGN THE PETITION TO GET THE DISNEY ANIMATORS' UNION RECOGNIZED

this petition is from IATSE (union), btw! it actually has credibility, unlike most change.org/etc petitions! please sign it!!