Welcome to My Habitat
Born in 1981, I'm an Xennial of the Oregon Trail Generation. I'm neurodivergent and queer. Parent to one human kiddo and who knows how many cats at this point. We live in a multigenerational neurodiverse household.
What kind of posts can you expect?
This blog ranges all over from fandoms to current events, parenting, social justice issues, etc. I'm not the world's greatest tagger, so if any of the following might cause you distress or discomfort, this might not be the blog for you.
Fandoms:
- Animaniacs
- Animorphs
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel
- Carnival Row
- Daredevil (Marvel Series)
- Doctor Who / Torchwood
- The Dresden Files (Books)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Marvel Series)
- The Flash (DC Series)
- Firefly
- Good Omens (Book & Series)
- Hawkeye (Marvel Series)
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Loki (Marvel Series)
- The Lord of the Rings (Books & Movies)
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- POSE
- Prodigal Son
- Raising Dion
- Runaways
- Star Trek (particularly TNG, DS9, Voyager, Picard, SNW)
Possible content warnings:
- There may be adult content in some of the fanworks.
- Some of the gifs, metas, and fanfic may use strong language.
- Some of the original creators are problematic (see: JK Rowling, Joss Whedon, Steven Moffat, Gareth Roberts, Rick Berman, etc). I've chosen not to fully disengage from the fandoms, but I don't hold back from posting about some of the crappy things the creators have done/said, and how their biases have affected their work and the fandom.
- I try not to post disturbing images or videos, but there will be times that I post descriptions of upsetting events in the past and present that affect marginalized people groups.
Topics:
- Neurodiversity -Autism/ADHD
- Anti-Racism
- Intersectional Feminism
- LGBTQIA+ / Queer Community
- Parenting/Education/Children's Rights
- Soccer/Football
- Chronic Illness/Invisible and Visible Disabilities
I sometimes have theme days, mostly to keep my drafts and queue from overflowing, and to keep things tidy and relatively balanced between serious stuff and fun stuff.
Monday - Alternating: Good Omens / Other Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett works, and Daredevil (Netflix version, comics, and whatever comes next...)
Tuesday - Intersectional Feminist topics, LGBTQIA topics, Neurodiversity/Disability topics, Parenting/Education/Children's Rights topics
Wednesday - Doctor Who / Torchwood
Thursday - Anti-Racism topics, Intersectional Feminist topics, Social Justice topics, Current Events/Politics, COVID-19
Friday - Fandom free-for-all, Football/Soccer, memes and internet nonsense
Saturday - Self-care, encouragement, health and wellness, recipes, art, history, science... Also: Cats.
Sunday - Spirituality, quotes/poetry, Environmental issues, mutual aid and donation opportunities, nature photography & art
Pile of Good Things:
I also post personal photos and notes under the tag #Pile of Good Things. This is my photo journal that helps me with depression, anxiety, and general stress of life. It includes photos from my own life, nothing fancy, I'm no great photographer. It just helps me remember the good moments. There will be pics and mentions of my kiddo (but no full-face shots). So if you find mentions of parenting and children difficult, you may want to block that tag.
I'm not able to do image IDs, but I'm always super happy to reblog versions of posts that others have added IDs to. Feel free to tag me if you write an ID for something I've posted!
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DISCLAIMER:
J*W*'s work was (and continues to be) important in my life, but I no longer want to support or listen to him, provide any financial support to any of his projects, or promote his opinions.
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I support these organizations that are doing amazing work in the fields of supporting abuse survivors and workers in film and TV.
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233
Since 1996, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has been the vital link to safety for women, men, children and families affected by domestic violence. With the help of our dedicated advocates and staff, we respond to calls 24/7, 365 days a year.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) was founded more than 25 years ago to be the leading voice for survivors of domestic violence and their allies. NNEDV was formed in 1990 when a small group of domestic violence victim advocates came together to promote federal legislation related to domestic violence.
The ‘me too’ movement supports survivors of sexual violence and their allies by connecting survivors to resources, offering community organizing resources, pursuing a ‘me too’ policy platform, and working with researchers to add to the field and chart our way forward. We believe that the movement begins with connecting survivors to resources for healing, justice, action and leadership.
The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s mission is to protect and preserve the health and quality of life of those who devote so much of their lives to the industry. MPTF offers a variety of services that can provide emotional and financial relief to industry members and their families during times of need. Whether the hardship is personal or the result of an entertainment industry-wide event, MPTF is here when you need us most.
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DISCLAIMER:
J*K*R's work was (and continues to be) important in my life, but I no longer want to support or listen to her, provide any financial support to any of her projects, or promote her opinions.
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I support these organizations that are doing amazing work around the world for marginalized - particularly trans - communities:
Mermaids has been supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995.
Gendered Intelligence, established in 2008, is a registered charity that exists to increase understandings of gender diversity and improve trans people’s quality of life.
GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) human rights.
Fandom Forward turns fans into heroes. We use the power of story and popular culture to make activism accessible and sustainable. Through experiential training and real life campaigns, we develop compassionate, skillful leaders who learn to approach our world’s problems with joy, creativity, and commitment to equity.
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DISCLAIMER:
"Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" was (and continues to be) important in my life, but I no longer want to support Dean Cain, or provide any financial support to any of his projects, or promote his opinions.
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I support these organizations that are doing amazing work supporting LGBTQIA+ youth:
A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. Help us continue to save young LGBTQ lives. Life-saving Volunteers. Crisis Support. LGBTQ Community.
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.
Fandom Forward is an international 501c3 nonprofit that turns fans into heroes. We're harnessing the power of pop culture to make activism more accessible and sustainable.
