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laikiirnodel

@laikiirnodel

(they/them, ze/zem, xe/xem, or thon) ~ Non-binary ~ Fae ~ Neurodiv ~ Animist ~ Tabletop gamer ~ Geek ~ Anthropologist ~ Folklore ~ Demi-ace ~ Panromantic ~ Polyamorous ~

“You shall fall dead the day your first child is born!” the young, inexperienced witch had cried casting her curse. Little did she know, to an asexual like yourself, she’d practically granted immortality. Now, every year, on the anniversary of the curse, she tries her best to “fix” things.

"Look, I'm very flattered, but really, I'm not interested in dating you."

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"No, it's not because you cursed me with immortality. You didn't know I was ace."

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"Are you also immortal?"

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"Right, so then, maybe when this gets old... pun not initially intended but I'm gonna go with it... maybe then we can update the terms to like, include adoption? Like, leave a good inheritance and an excellent team of caretakers and make sure somebody- or a lot of somebodies- get cared for?"

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"You. You didn't know adoption was a thing?? How do you-? Hang on.

So you cast the curse, assuming that would leave a parentless child (completely ignoring that there would likely be at least a second parent if your plan worked) so that you could claim the infant?

When you could have just-"

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"Okay FIRST we are getting you some therapy. THEN, if we determine that you can actually safely care for another person and ONLY THEN, we might find you someone who needs adopting."

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"Well, it's not like my time is gonna run out anytime soon. Who knew sterility would increase my lifespan? Usually surgeries are risky in the other direction."

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"No, I'm still not interested in dating you. Look, fix yourself up, take care of yourself, maybe find some friends and learn how people work. And if you need help, here's the contact info of a good social worker.

*mutters* I really gotta send in that petition to change the Ivory Tower system. Even with the magically-generated ivory they really do more harm than good for the magical trainees who go there."

Hey, fellow fantasy nerds, I invite you to vibe along to this lesser known early 2000s fantasy banger 

Don’t mind me, I’m just getting emotional about the way trans elder and renn faire musician Alexander James Adams conceptualizes his relationship to his pre-transition self, Heather Alexander: 

“Heather was a changeling. In 2006 she was called back to faerieland and Alec, the child in whose place she had originally been left, was released after beating the faerie queen in a fiddling contest. Thus, Alec now carries on Heather’s musical legacy as her appointed heir.” 

God…. good for him :’) 

This tag is the highest honor I could ever receive.

AJA is so great and I highly recommend both his and his changeling counterpart's work. They even sing duet on a couple of songs!

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idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol

One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine

scientist when you don't take the medicine they developed to help your pain

As long as you are taking a SAFE dose of it, then it's *good* for you. Pain is bad for the body. The inflammation from prolonged pain can worsen chronic issues and make it harder to heal.

Ibuprofen is best for pain that has inflammation, while acetaminophen doesn't help with inflammation but is more broadly effective on other types of pain. As long as you are taking the recommended dose, you can even take them TOGETHER, since they have different mechanisms of action.

You do need to be aware of how much and how often you are taking any pain medication. Overdoses can be very painful (even lethal.) And if you are in chronic pain often enough that you need more than the safe dose, then you need to look into other medications to manage that pain.

(Also, if you are specifically taking Acetaminophen/Tylenol for your go-to pain management, getting some NAC and taking that with it reduces the risk of overdose AND may strengthen the effect.)

One other thing: NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen being the three big ones) can cause digestive issues with chronic use, including stomach ulcers. That doesn't mean "don't take them," it means "if you're at the point where you're on them all the time, every day, constantly, you should talk to a doctor about either reducing that risk or switching to another medication that doesn't have those side effects."

So I thought I was signed up for Dracula Daily but I have yet to receive any letters (or notifs), only reactions from letters received by others!

Am I signed up for the wrong thing? Can someone point me to the correct thing please?

Update 15 May: Fixed! Yay!

The very first person who portrayed Mina Murray on stage was Edith "Edy" Craig, in 1897, for Stoker's short-lived stage version of the novel. She was an actress, director, producer, designer, and pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement in England.

*gasp* are those Trousers?

And she was-

Queer?

And polyamorous?

Today I introduced my sister to “the problem of Susan” and I had to explain to her that Susan was left out of Narnia cuz she liked boys and lipstick now and without missing a beat she said but what about Peter? Does Peter not like girls? And I knew she was pointing out the inherent misogyny at the center of the “the problem of Susan” but the implications of that question are a source of much hilarity to meeee LMFAO like Does Peter not like girls? Does he like boys? Is he Gay? Is Narnia really just a homo-utopia where Lucy is also a lesbian and Edmund is a bisexual disaster and Susan was kicked out cuz she was too straight??? Can I make CS Lewis turn over in his grave with this new reading?

…I mean they literally were in the closet…

THEY WERE LITERALLY IN THE CLOSET!!!

Reblog to make C.S. Lewis turn over in his grave

TBH, once the nuances were explained to him, I think he’d find it quite funny. 

things to update after a legal name change!

  • Social security card
  • Driver’s license
  • Passport
  • Birth certificate
  • Employer HR
  • Bank account
  • Credit card company
  • Car insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Utilities
  • Cell phone account
  • Voter registration
  • Your school
  • Professional organizations (for nursing, bar, teaching, etc.)
  • Doctor’s office & other health specialists
  • TV & internet
  • Paypal

*Please add to this list if you can think of anything else!!!

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quakerboy

#1 thing I notice trans people forget to change after just a social name change is their voicemail recording!

A fairly comprehensive list from an older Trans friend of mine, organized and added to by myself:

  • Government: Court Ordered Name Change, Birth Certificate, Social Security, Driver’s License (Needs SS for Real ID but not for regular), Voter Registration, Car Registration, Passport (Needs SS), TSA Precheck, Marriage Certificate, IRS, Library Card
  • Pets: License, Insurance, Vet Account
  • Banks: Checking & Savings, 401k, Mortgage, Credit Cards
  • Medical: Provider System, PCP, Endocrinologist, Cardiologist, Therapist
  • Insurance: Health Insurance, Life Insurance Beneficiary, Car Insurance, House/Renters Insurance
  • College Degree
  • Professional Licenses and Certifications
  • Bills: Cable, Landline, Cell Phone, Garbage & Recycling, Power, Water
  • Household: House Documents, Home Security, Yard Maintenance, Pool Maintenance, Cleaning Service, etc. (for those who have such things)
  • Membership/Loyalty Cards: Starbucks, Grocery, Restaurants
  • Delivery: Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Grocery delivery
  • Major Data: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple
  • Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Twitch, etc.
  • Travel: Transit Card, Uber, Lyft
  • Gaming: Steam, Origin, GOG, any MMO accounts, Console IDs (Nintendo, XBox, Playstation, etc.)
  • Airlines
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watching a video on brewing Mesopotamian beer and look at this orange man (his ass cannot guard the barley)

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Jaime is doubtless ineffective at warding off the potentates, but (shrug) whatever. Max is a lot of fun to watch, and “Tasting History” is terrific, and his new cookbook is going to be on the NYT list, and all this success is so deserved.

this is a message for everyone who is 22. if you’re 22 please stop worrying. take a deep breath eat a bagel maybe. everything that feels impossible is going to work itself out. have a great day

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do u have a message for 25 year olds

uhhhhh 2 bagels?

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Cowboys are witches and horses are their familiars

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lilyachtyismyfriend

guns are their wands and they only know one spell (bullet)

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Rootin’, tootin’, toil n’ shootin’

Fire burn and cowboy bootin’

Eye of newt and spicy beans,

Toe of frog and denim jeans,

Whiskey, grits, n’ demon spittle

tossed into my iron griddle

With the tannin’ of our hides,

Somethin’ wicked this way rides

I think everyone needs to start posting about how many people have been coming out in solidarity with trans people everywhere in the US especially in vulnerable states, because I’m really touched by what happened at the University of Iowa. These kids shut it down because it’s not just a youtube bigot on their campus it’s so much bigger than that! This is huge

People ARE coming out and packing courthouses and protesting on campuses and in the middle of your town and city in defense of trans people in great numbers. Very few people attended this loser’s speech and were publicly shamed for it. There are literally more of us than there are of them and I think we need to keep saying that

Platforming good things is crucial right now.

Bombarding people will every possible variation of horrible that's going on right now reaches a threshold where it's no longer useful and only fosters despair. It makes people think there's no point, no hope for anything.

But there is! The hateful minority IS that, hateful and a minority. And every time people come in and show support, it's important to put it out. It's important to let ourselves be validated. We're not alone, we're not ignored, we're not facing this fight isolated and without hope.

Be informed, absolutely, but make sure you're not poisoning yourself, letting those who hate you paint a world where you're alone and no one cares. Solidarity matters, and it's out there, if you look for it. Platform it.

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Remember: they're lashing out because they are losing.

Public opinion is against them, which is why they're using gerrymandered legislatures and select courtrooms to establish the rules they want.

And they're doing a lot of harm, and they're going to do more.

But they are going to lose. Because that kind of hate can be established by dictators, but they can't maintain it. The protests and solidarity activism and trans-positive messaging matter to show the rest of the public - the ones who really don't care one way or the other - that they're not alone in thinking "oh, people should just be able to do whatever, as long as they're not hurting anyone."

You know when a child runs up and proudly presents you with their drawing. And you look at that mass of scribbles and colour, and don't understand one iota of it. But go, 'Wow! That's fantastic!' That right there.. That's Destiny and Dreams early sibling dynamic.

Dream: Brother, look! This is my newest creation!

Destiny: (Looks at said presented Dream/Nightmare) What da fuck is even that?! Why is fantasy, how is fantasy? !... "Comendable work little brother. You grow more adept in your craft every time I see you."

Dream: (Proud strut of big brothers approval activated!)

I love the tags