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Embrace The Weird

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We do not apologize for the hard-core. -Laf
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But can you spend an an hour going through a single persons blog and liking all their posts like it's an olympic sport?

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Perry: You called Laura and not me?!
LaF: Well, when you have a crazy theory, you don’t call the voice of reason.
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i saw this post earlier about therapists and it reminded me of my old therapist paul, who in my opinion is one of the greatest men alive and who did not put up with my bullshit for even one second

anyway i go in to see paul one week in the summer of 2016, and i’m doing my usual bullshit which consists of me talking shit about myself, and paul is staring at me, and then he cuts me off and says that he’s got a new tool for helping people recognize when they’re using negative language, and gets up and goes over to his desk

and i’m like alright hit me with that sweet sweet self-help article my man, because i’m a linguistic learner and whenever paul’s like here i have a tool for you to use it’s pretty much always an article or a book or something

paul opens a drawer, takes something out, and turns back around. i stare.

i say, paul.

is that a nerf gun.

yeah, says paul.

i say, are you gonna shoot me with a nerf gun in this professional setting.

he happily informs me that that’s really up to me, isn’t it. and sits back down. and gestures, like, go ahead, what were you saying?

and i squint suspiciously and start back up about how i’m having too much anxiety to leave the house to run errands, like it was a miracle to even get here, like i’ve forgone getting groceries for the past week and that’s so stupid, what a stupid issue, i’m an idiot, how could i–

a foam dart hits me in the leg.

i go, hey! because my therapist just shot me in the leg. paul blinks at me placidly and raises an eyebrow. i squint again.

i say, slowly, it’s– not a stupid issue, i’m not stupid, but it’s frustrating me and i don’t want it to be a problem i’m having.

no dart this time. okay. sweet.

so the rest of the hour passes with me intermittently getting nailed with tiny foam darts and then swearing and then fixing my language and, wouldn’t you know it, i start liking myself a little more by the end of the session, which is mildly infuriating because paul can tell and he’s very smug about it 

anyway i leave his office and the lady having the next appointment walks in and i hear what’s all over the floor? and paul very seriously says cognitive behavioral therapy tools.

so he was nerfing your depression in other words

This is actually brilliant

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Can’t decide if I should do another carmilla 101 or just a random ass whatever-pops-in-my-head video.

YouTubing amiright ?

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Just flip ‘em!

Please do this for them if you find one… They are so completely harmless and just want to get back to cleaning the sea floor.  I love them so much :)

they’re literally just ocean roombas please be nice to them

The thing on the back won’t sting you, it’s not a stinger. You have nothing to fear from the ocean roombas

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So I started a YouTube channel. Because that's a thing. @Emily Sawit check it out.

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Perry: It’s dark, I’m scared.
LaF: Don’t worry babe, I’ve got this.
LaF: *stomps foot, shoes light up*
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Can we please talk about heartbreaking this scene is ? Carmilla had to watch Laura, the girl she loves more than anything , almost gets killed by the Dean and then saw her just disappear. She doesn’t know how to get Laura back or if she’s safe or not. It’s even more heartbreakin when you remember that Laura told Carmilla she loves her only a few hours earlier . It breaks my heart to see Carmilla begging the library to bring Laura back to her.

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From all of us at the It Gets Better Project, Happy Valentine’s Day!

Let someone who makes a difference in your life know they matter to you by sharing one of our V-day cards! ❤️💗💛💚💙💜 

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A new wave of creators aren’t waiting for mainstream entertainment to catch up to the realities of gender identity, they’re just making it happen. And Kaitlyn Alexander is at the forefront.

Alexander is the mastermind behind Couple-ish, a web series they both created and star in. It centres on Dee, a non-binary, bisexual artist who enters into a sham marriage to keep their new roommate in the country. It’s instantly endearing, with LGBT inside jokes and characters that are too awkward not to love.

“I just saw this gap in media. I was not seeing people like me represented so it’s like, why don’t I just start doing it. Somebody has to start it,” Alexander told BuzzFeed Canada. “I just wanted to create a series where somebody who’s non-binary can be a romantic lead or at the forefront, and not a joke.” Often, says Alexander, characters without a fixed gender are non-human entities like aliens, and often a punchline. 

“Representation is important because it gives people opportunities to see themselves in media, which is validating. It can make you feel like you’re not alone, and that’s super important,” they said. They’ve even received messages from non-binary people saying Alexander’s work helped them explain their identities to their parents.