Vote Tokyo godfathers right now Hana didn't say Trans rights are human rights for yall to vote for the mediocre fish movie again.
Um yes to this, hello? Hana is one of the first positive trans representation and she had great chemistry with Gin and Miyuki. It's a GOOD movie with an actually good story!
Ponyo is cute but it's story wasn't as strong as Tokyo Godfathers!
Tokyo Godfathers is my boyfriend's favorite movie and it's SO FUCKING GOOD. GODFATHER SWEEEEEEEP.
ten years of fighting and when shit hits the fan tumblr instantly has reddit's back. the greatest enemies to lovers story ever told.
you understand
Lol, Tumblr-chan left 4Chan-kun for Reddit-kun.
A grumpy goth couple trying awkwardly to figure out their first kiss without showing how intensely awkward they both feel
Look at them. LOOK AT THEEEEEM.
It’s a new week, and with it, new challenges. Also I hate doing this ❤️ but if I don’t, I’m at risk of starving, for real.
Hello, my name is Miguel, I’m a disabled trans man suffering from bipolarity and hidradenitis suppurativa, and I’m currently living next to my grandma in one of the houses she rents out. It’s tiny, but it’s mine, and after the fight I had with my mother over bills in my old house, I much prefer the peace of mind I have here.
However, I do have bills to pay and grocery shopping to do. The water bill came to 300 reais and the gas is a reasonable 150. Fortunately I have medication for my bipolar still for one month and a half.
My grandma doesn’t make me pay full rent but she charges a VERY reasonable 100 reais, for the renting of the space. I am currently on my second month as an apprentice in a tattoo parlour and I’m not cleared to tattoo yet, meaning I have no income other than commissions or don*tions.
Last week was a mess and I couldn’t “fill the pantry”, as one would say. Ideally, I’d like to get groceries for two weeks so I don’t go to the supermarket every other day off I have.
For my cost of living, it is about $110~120 USD (the currency differences only grow with each month >.<) and for the supermarket, $300 would last me two, maybe even three weeks if I’m careful.
Please, help, d*nate and signal boost! It’s not easy running after your dreams, even if I have to humiliate myself here, so I’m not ashamed, I’m proud that I can still reach and ask for help
Will update as we go! Please, please help!
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Shamelessly poaching someone elses idea, social media poll but the options arent solely geared 2wards 15 year olds
Reblog 4 a bigger sample size dadada you know how it is w polls
The thing is, if you don't want to curse and hex, then don't curse and hex.
Nobody says if you're a witch then you have to do what you personally don't want to do. You don't have to do baneful magic. If you don't want something in your practice, then don't put it into your practice. That's your own call.
But leave the rest of us out of it. Leave what you don't even understand out of it. Leave things from other people, other cultures that aren't even yours to tokenize and toss around like jelly beans to begin with out of it.
Dance with the waves,
move with the sea.
Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.
Christy Ann Martine
Back in 2007, I WAS one of those people who had trash takes about the writer's strike and it essentially killed my favorite show at the time (Heroes - it was never as good after). I was so mad at the time. I was also 18 and came from a sheltered, conservative household and thought they were just being greedy.
Don't be 18 year old me.
You're going to have shows that suffer. You're going to lose shows. But TV shows are not as important as people making a living wage and having safe working conditions. Don't have trash takes like I did in 2007. If you love your shows, support the writers. And if shows end or get bad after this, remember, it's not their fault. It's capitalism and greedy networks that kill art, not the artists.
Things you CAN do during the writer's strike:
- Voice your support for the striking screenwriters on social media
- Don't watch the junk filler (*cough*REALITY SHOWS*cough*) networks will throw in the timeslots of shows affected by the strike
- Cancel streaming subscriptions until the strike ends.
No boycott has been sanctioned by WGA at this time. This is called a wildcat boycott and can damage the residuals writers are currently receiving. This was bad information on my part and I apologize. I have a very large follower base and it is my responsibility to make sure correct information is presented. Thank you to @whyismangososour for holding me accountable.
- Educate friends and family who are upset about the strike (and why it isn't just the writers "being greedy" or whatever other nonsense they come up with)
Oh is THAT why Heroes went to shit? I'm sorry they had to strike but I'm glad they had the option. I just thought the show was trying to wean us of it by continually getting worse and worse so that we wouldn't have to feel sad when it ended.
Yup. That's why season 2 is so short and feels rushed. They had to find a way to wrap it up quick. It never really recovered.
Did my second dose of Humira today. It was better than the first. I hardly felt it. Yet to see any results, but they said it would take 2-4 weeks to see improvement, so I have to just wait.
(Spawned by this post and done separately bc I didn't want to derail.)
Folk magic traditions and folk medicine, historically speaking, tend to rely heavily on regionally-available resources. Whatever was growing in their particular biome was what got used. So we see many many plants with overlapping usages or correspondence. And it may SEEM repetitive in an age where we can source pretty much whatever we want or need from the internet or from local stores that import herbs and spices.
White sage and palo santo are excellent examples, but we can also look at things that are closer to home. Consider, for instance, the humble peppercorn.
Native to the India, black pepper is one of the oldest known spices in the world, with usage records going back over 5000 years, and is a staple ingredient in most household spice cabinets. Even the blandest, most white-bread kitchens will at least have salt and pepper on hand, and pepper has a plethora of magical uses from protection to cleansing to fertility to warding off bad luck and malefic magic.
AND YET. Black pepper used to be the most expensive spice in the western world. Literally worth its' weight in gold in the ancient, classical, and medieval periods. It was used by physicians to treat a variety of digestive complaints and was believed to reverse the effects of certain poisons. It was so valuable, people used to pay their rent with it, much in the way that Roman soldiers once received salt as part of their wages. It wasn't until the Renaissance that black pepper started to be affordable for an average household as trade expanded and other substances like coffee, cocoa, and saffron gained in popularity.
So we might easily reach for a courtesy pepper packet for a quick banishing or protection ritual today, but that's not something the average medieval English peasant looking to ward off bad luck or keep evil spirits out of their house would have access to. But what they DID have was rowan trees. And we see many references in the folk magic of the British Isles to rowan boughs or rowan berries being using for protection, fertility, cleansing, and the warding-off of misfortune and magical harm.
So instead of going right for the white sage or palo santo, why not try smoke-cleansing with rosemary and bay leaf? They have the same magical properties and are much more affordable and readily available, plus that added bonus of, yanno, avoiding culturally appropriative or overharvested plants.
Anyway, point is, widespread availability is all well and good, but you'd be surprised just how much you can find in your own backyard and how useful it can be in your craft.
My primary goal in life is to become a renowned ghost story and have my grimoire mentioned in a Youtube video as one of the "Ten most Evil Books in the World"...
here’s my one whole discourse post for pride month. you fucks will never ever ever wean off the radfem shit if you keep trying to give “cis men are evil” nuance. no, it’s not bad because they could be closeted or questioning, it’s bad because gender essentialism is a fucking brain poison and it makes you stupid
what is like... the most on brand, stereotypical zodiac sign trait is true for you?
My first idea was to make Four Thieves Vinegar, which I find historically fascinating, and I thought might be fun to experiment with in spell crafting.
This infusion of herbs in vinegar was thought to prevent plague when worn on the hands, ears and temples. While this is unlikely, there is some thought that the use of wormwood could have acted as a flea repellent, which might have offered some limited protection.* I am doubtful, yet intrigued.
Originally I had planned on making a traditional recipe for it. Then I looked at the ingredient list for one and went, "I'm not tracking all of that down."
Instead I made a more modern version, using rosemary, sage, thyme, and mint (I considered throwing some wormwood in, since I have it, but decided I might prefer the version without for salads).
Due to lack of organization and time management skills, I failed to take my own recently stated advice on drying herbs for infusions, and given the time crunch, just wilted some for a few days. With the exception of the thyme, which my mom grew (my plant didn't survive last winter), I grew all of the herbs.
The traditional recipe called for white wine vinegar, but I didn't want to go buy that, so continuing in the spirit of just using what's on hand, I used apple cider vinegar, which I buy by the gallon. I'm lowkey obsessed with vinegar, so this is not the only type I have been known to buy by the gallon.
I also wanted to try making rose water, since I have a rose bush in bloom. There's a couple of different methods, but I went with a simple one, in which you simmer clean rose petals in water until they lose their color, then strain.
I thought it would look nice in bubble tea, with the multicolored tapioca pearls I have. While the rosewater did turn out a beautiful color, it's basically flavorless, which is unfortunate as I have two jars of it. The vinegar, on the other hand, is already delicious, despite needing to infuse for another week or so.
For the rose water, your petals may have been too fresh. The scent comes from the petals breaking down (which is why store bought roses smell like nothing, they’re grown to stay fresh as long as possibly).
You could also try and just reduce the hell out of it to concentrate the rose flavor.
Good to know! Perhaps I'll try pre-wilting them at some point in the future.
Another method is using near-dead rose petals, put them in a pot of water with an empty bowl float on top. Using a lid with a point, turn it upside down with ice on the outside and leave it to simmer until all the water is gone. The rose water steam will have met the cold lid and immediately condensed, dripping into the empty bowl. Her rosewater was intense and she would water it down before drinking any.
Being in a long-term-heading-towards-marriage relationship after divorce is so weird sometimes. Like, I have to remind myself he wasn't always around. Just strange brain stuff.
