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brutereason: I find it fascinating that people who choose not to have children are generally assumed...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:07:30 -0400

I find it fascinating that people who choose not to have children are generally assumed to feel really strongly about not having children (or even to feel really strongly against children, anyone’s children, in general). I am probably not going to have children, not because I REALLY REALLY HATE the idea of having children, but because I don’t really really love it. Out of all the major decisions I will make in my life, this one is the only irreversible one. I can sell a house, quit a job, divorce a spouse, whatever. I cannot unhave a child. I cannot opt out of being a parent once I become a parent. I can’t even take a step back for the sake of self-care or whatever, or else my child will suffer.

So for me, having children is fuck yes or not at all. The default will be to remain childfree. Having children should be an opt-in decision, not an opt-out one. Until/unless I develop really strong feelings about wanting to have children, I won’t have them, even if that means I never end up having them at all.

petermorwood: lumpatronics: SERVICE DOG PSA So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful...

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:54:54 -0400

petermorwood:

lumpatronics:

SERVICE DOG PSA

So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful but ultimately harmless. My service dog, however, is trained to go get an adult if I have a seizure, and he assumed this was a seizure (were training him to do more to care for me, but we didn’t learn I had epilepsy until a year after we got him)

I went after him after I had dusten off my jeans and my ego, and I found him trying to get the attention of a very annoyed woman. She was swatting him away and telling him to go away. So I feel like I need to make this heads up

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help

Don’t get scared, don’t get annoyed, follow the dog! If it had been an emergency situation, I could have vomited and choked, I could have hit my head, I could have had so many things happen to me. We’re going to update his training so if the first person doesn’t cooperate, he moves on, but seriously guys. If what’s-his-face could understand that lassie wanted him to go to the well, you can figure out that a dog in a vest proclaiming it a service dog wants you to follow him

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help

Signal boost this PSA.

If it worked for Rin-Tin-Tin, Lassie, Champion the Wonder Horse, My Friend Flicka, Flipper the dolphin and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, it should work double for a trained dog in its official service vest, harness or cape.

You don’t even have to work out what the dog is “saying”; it knows well enough what needs done, which is for you to follow it.

So follow it, and provide assistance.

shadowscapes-stephlaw: “Moon Gazing” #watercolor #goldleaf...

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 03:09:09 -0400

shadowscapes-stephlaw:

“Moon Gazing”
#watercolor #goldleaf #painting #art #arteveryday #rabbit #rabbits #bunnies #moon #moonlight #magpies #birds #bird #birdart #birdsinart #flying
https://ift.tt/2w3Hzym

candidlyautistic: sugetsfitforlife: artekka: In a field full...

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:14:20 -0400

candidlyautistic:

sugetsfitforlife:

artekka:

In a field full of sheep… Be a ewe-nicorn!

[Etsy]

Oh my God this is SO cute! ♡♡♡

OMG OMG OMG! Wife, Wife, Wife! Look! Is a fiber arts pun!

themajorbarkana: One of my favorite things about watercolor is...

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:07:18 -0400

themajorbarkana:

One of my favorite things about watercolor is the transformation that happens between the first and second layer. It goes from blobs of color to really detailed work!

Btw, here’s a watercolor tip: If you want vibrant colors, try to use as few layers of paint as possible. (This one used two only, with a few spots of three for small small details.)

theartofanimation:Phillip Light - ...

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:50:32 -0400

theartofanimation:

Phillip Light - http://philliplight.tumblr.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-light-52a02267 - https://www.instagram.com/philliplight - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7724883 - https://www.facebook.com/philliplightart?ref=hl - https://twitter.com/LightPhillip?lang=es - https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/philliplight

faedreamer: imperfectlyxo: If you are scrolling through Tumblr trying to distract yourself from...

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:46:20 -0400

faedreamer:

imperfectlyxo:

If you are scrolling through Tumblr trying to distract yourself from something you don’t want to think about, or you’re looking for a sign. It is going to be okay. Just breathe. You are alive and you matter.

i reblog this everytime i see it because i always need it and figure others do toom

everythingfox: Three variations of the red fox

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:30:58 -0400

everythingfox:

Three variations of the red fox

grizandnorm: Tuesday Tips — “It’s An Eyebrow Thing” — A...

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:06:05 -0400

grizandnorm:

Tuesday Tips — “It’s An Eyebrow Thing” — A recurring note a story artist may get in the production of an animated feature is to tone down the angry eyes. We all try to draw fast and loose but, in the middle of it all, nuance may escape us for a brief moment. Arched eyebrows and a furrowed brow usually tend to read “angry”, even if we’re trying to express focus or determination. I would even say that, overall, it’s easy to overdo an expression. I’m not saying a pushed expression isn’t exactly what’s needed at the right moment. I’m just saying that the audience literally looks for the character’s expression first when looking at a sketch or panel. Keep that in mind and lure you audience in with slightly more nuanced expressions, until the right extreme expression calls for it. -Norm @grizandnorm #tuesdaytips #100tuesdaytipsbook #arttutorial #arttips #itsaneyebrowthing

heaven-nor-hell: shoobrit: When ya girl bisexual Alright this...

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:40:46 -0400

heaven-nor-hell:

shoobrit:

When ya girl bisexual

Alright this is my definite favorite version of this, ever.

candiikismet: roane72: jennyhoelzer: Honey_Test Holy shit, I...

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:40:22 -0400

candiikismet:

roane72:

jennyhoelzer:

Honey_Test

Holy shit, I was like, “what’s the big deal”, but that’s ANIMATION.

Wow 🐝

loish: my final work for mermay - the colored-in version of the...

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:39:28 -0400

loish:

my final work for mermay - the colored-in version of the gibson girl mermaid I drew a few weeks back!

writing-prompt-s: hannahcbrown: writing-prompt-s: You are born with the ability to see whether...

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:44:53 -0400

writing-prompt-s:

hannahcbrown:

writing-prompt-s:

You are born with the ability to see whether people listen more often to the angel or the devil on their shoulder, based on the opacity of each- if they listen more to the angel, it’s more solid and the demon is more transparent, and vice versa. You recently met a guy online and you’re finally going to meet. You go in for a handshake and glance at his shoulders, but you can’t see the angel. Only a solid demon.

Run. That’s my first thought and it keeps playing in my head over and over again. Run!

“You OK?” asks the man before me.

I realize I’ve been standing frozen, probably looking spooked. “Yes,” I fake what I hope is a convincing smile. I look back at his right shoulder, there’s nothing there, then to his left shoulder where a solid colored devil rests.

As he turns to our table I glance over the restaurant to make sure my powers are still working. There’s a woman one table away with a transparent devil and a translucent angel, she listens to the angel more. The woman across from her has a devil that’s translucent, she listens to it a little more than she should.

I’ve had this power my whole life, to see which side one listens to, but never before have I seen a completely solid devil, never before have I seen the angel completely gone…

Run!

Turning back to him I seen he’s pulled my chair out for me, watching me expectantly.

I could run now but what if he follows? Maybe it’s best I don’t tip him off, assuming I haven’t already, and sneak out while he’s not looking.

“Thank you,” I sit down.

He sits across from me and looks down, pulling on his long sleeves. “Order whatever you want,” he mumbles, “don’t pay attention to the price.”

“Oh, OK thank you.” I can barely pay attention to the menu. I glance over the restaurant, planning an escape route from the restroom.

“It was at 5:50,” he says, picking right up from where our last conversation online left off.

“I watched that video a dozen times and couldn’t see it.”

As we talk he seems just like the shy sweet boy I met online but then I glance at the devil on his shoulder and remember to be scared.

I’m looking at his shoulder so often that he glances back to see what I’m looking at. Worried about it I glance down and gape; on his arm a cut peeks out from under his sleeve.

He sees me seeing it and panics, pulling his sleeves down.

My gaze falls to the table and we sit there in silence.

This whole time I’ve been avoiding the people with the more solid devils because they listen to them more, I never questioned what the devils were saying. His devil isn’t telling him to hurt me, it’s telling him to hurt himself, that he’s worthless and doesn’t deserve me; and me acting scared of him isn’t helping.

“Don’t listen,” slips out before I’ve finished getting my thoughts together. I take in a long breath and speak slowly. “Don’t listen to the voice that tells you you’re useless, that you’ll never make a difference… You’ve made a huge difference to me.”

I risk looking up and see him teary eyed. “Thank you,” he whispers, and beside his head a barely visible angel fades back into existence.

Thank you so much for doing this prompt @hannahcbrown!

To all the amigos out there, know that you are loved ❤️

naramdil: you have this idea in your head that the only time you’re worthy of being loved is when...

Wed, 23 May 2018 23:18:34 -0400

naramdil:

you have this idea in your head that the only time you’re worthy of being loved is when you’re at your best. you’re still worthy of being loved when you’re at your lowest. you’re still worthy of being loved when you don’t want to go on anymore. you are still worthy of being loved even when you don’t love yourself. you are a human and therefore always worthy of being loved and don’t you fool yourself into thinking otherwise.

what-even-is-thiss: brittajj26: finnglas: otakusapien: moonlitwatersunnyriver: nltm: One...

Wed, 23 May 2018 23:14:15 -0400

what-even-is-thiss:

brittajj26:

finnglas:

otakusapien:

moonlitwatersunnyriver:

nltm:

One thing I always bring up that straight writers obviously don’t understand but every gay person ever can attest to is that queer people stick together. Like, every queer person knows like 15 other ones and those 15 know even more.

Like, having only One in your story completely misses the point of how we organize and stay safe, in addition to completely missing the point on being progressive (ie, having A Single Gay in your story isn’t special anymore and hasn’t been for decades now)

It is a fundamental misunderstanding of how marginalized people act bc straight people are allowed to be solitary and they don’t understand any other way of Being

Hijacking this post to talk about something interesting! There’s a lot of criticism in fanfiction circles of yaoi or yuri fanfiction where ‘everybody is gay’, and it’s almost always by folks who haven’t been involved in queer communities. If you’re queer, you really do surround yourself with queer people - so ‘everybody is gay’ in a character’s social circle actually makes perfect sense!

this exhibits itself in other ways too, for example, when there’s one queer sibling there’s usually more - often because one sibling will bring the definitions home and the other will use that to explore their own identity!

Another weird phenomenon I noticed is this happens a lot even before people realize they’re Not Straight ™. Out of my close friends in high school, most of us turned out some form of LGBTQA, and I’ve heard other people say the same is true for them.
So people saying it’s “unrealistic” that everyone in the same social circle would gradually discover they’re Not Straight ™- yeah, it is totally reasonable and even likely.

#we know our own #sometimes before we know ourselves (tags via @anneapocalypse )

I have to wonder if maybe THIS is where straight people got the term “catching the gay”… You know?

My mother was so concerned when I moved to CA for college that I would “catch the gay”, and I was just like “???????? pretty sure it’s not something you catch like a cold, mom.” And ignored her.

It wasn’t until I started making friends in the LGBT community and spending time with them and loving them as people that I slowly became aware of the fact that I might not be straight. And after years of talking to LGBT youth and living in a city that embraces that culture, I found myself realizing that I was ALWAYS like this, but never realized it.

It’s like… you could go your ENTIRE life having the choice of eating raisin bran, bran flakes, or plain cheerios for breakfast. And that’s pretty much the only choices you’re offered. But then. THEN! You walk into a supermarket and see an ENTIRE AISLE of a billion cereal choices, and you realize “wait, I…are…are you telling me that I could have had LUCKY CHARMS for breakfast?!”

And OOOOHHHHHH BOI lemme tell you a thing, when you see your buddies eating captain crunch and lucky charms, and you realize you can ALSO have that?

Well, then - if “the gay” is contagious, then you’d better lock me in quarantine.

In my experience it’s actually way more common to have the one (1) straight person in the group then having a token gay.

smol-gay-sunflower: suck-it-pence-im-gay-and-proud: yourlgbtfriends: blightout: you-wanna-fight-b...

Thu, 17 May 2018 12:44:06 -0400

smol-gay-sunflower:

suck-it-pence-im-gay-and-proud:

yourlgbtfriends:

blightout:

you-wanna-fight-bro:

cincodemayonaisee:

blightout:

glitter-cyclone:

yourlgbtfriends:

blightout:

blightout:

cisnowflake:

cincodemayonaisee:

WARNING: ANIMAL CRUELTY

Apparently people have been adopting dogs and either killing them themselves or dropping them to a kill shelter (and one even said they were flying them to poor Asian areas to be eaten) under the Twitter hashtag #pitbulldropoff

This is completely cruel and evil and word needs to get around about these demons so everyone knows what these demons are planning to do to dogs once they get ahold of them.

If you know someone or if you yourself is planning to give away a pitty by craigslist soon, DONT and wait for awhile!!!! They act like they’re going to adopt them and act all nice then they get rid of them, don’t be fooled!!

DM me for uncensored names!!!!!!!!

Someone should tell these people I will fucking end them.

What the actual fuck?!? This is outrageous and disgusting!

BOOST THIS even if it doesn’t match your blog theme please

This may not be lbgt related but I couldn’t not reblog it to here. This blog is a platform that gives me a voice and I’m using it. Spread this. please.

The reason these “demons” are killing pitball puppies is because of how many children/babies pitbulls have killed

Every single breed of dog has the potential to kill. Every. Single. One. I have encountered far more violent dalmatians, chowchows, chihuahuas, and others compared to pitbulls. You are disgusting if you think the reported pitbull attacks can justify killing off an entire breed you vile excuse for a human being.

I am a veterinary science major who has studied many breeds and their behaviors and other traits. You don’t think labs have killed kids? That goldens haven’t? Pitbull attacks are the ones that are showed to media the most, while other instances of breeds attacking is kept on the downlow because of the appearances and stigmas around the breed. The main reasons for pitbull attacks? Their owners. Either they were abused or were not kept inside. Many attacks by dogs are also energetic excited pooches wanting to play but not knowing their strength (it’s how my doberman has left me scratched up).

I have been attacked by chow mixes, labs, collies, etc, but never a pitbull. I have a pit and she has only ever saved my life MULTIPLE times. You can’t justify the murder of an entire breed.

Killing a breed won’t save kids, responsible dog owners will.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏^^^^^^^^

@blightout

Say it louder for the assholes in the back

KILLING A BREED WON’T SAVE KIDS, RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS WILL.

Sorry, with the addition I made via my main blog I had to reblog this again

This is so awful. I want to cry.

Pitbulls are super sweet dogs! You can’t make a claim to a certain breed because of how people think they are. If you raise a dog correctly, they shouldn’t be violent. And any species of dog has the potential to kill.

More AU ideas that the internet doesn’t need (Part 4)

Wed, 16 May 2018 13:59:45 -0400

codenamecynic:

You teach a class right next door to my office AU

Wounded soldier and nurse AU

Chauffeur for a mafia hitman/woman AU

Awkwardly walked in on someone crying in the bathroom AU

I work late a lot and your restaurant is the only that delivers at 2 AM AU

We hooked up randomly at a party once and it turns out you’re friends with my brother AU

Asked a random stranger for help selecting a greeting card AU

Both the last runners in a marathon but determined to at least beat each other AU

Charity date auction AU

Spilled your wine down the front of my dress at a fancy party AU

My mom is dating your dad AU

The portrait you painted of me in school is now super famous AU

Helped you pick out clothes to wear on a date with someone else AU

Answered your call for a pick-up from a drunken party even though you’re my brother’s friend and I’ve only met you once because it sounded like you really needed to get out of there AU

You sit beside me on the train and your perfume/cologne smells so amazing I can’t stop thinking about it AU

Dracula won’t stop hitting on me at this costume party AU

I brought kids to trick or treat at your door and you didn’t have any candy AU

Met while trying to set both of our roommates up with internet dates AU

Our apartments face one another AU

I recognized your subtly placed nerd paraphernalia AU

americasgreatoutdoors:A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

Wed, 16 May 2018 13:58:24 -0400

americasgreatoutdoors:

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away … Stargazing at Arches National Park is out of this world. On a moonless night, you can see a wealth of stars with the naked eye. Happy May the 4th be with you! Photo of Delicate Arch courtesy of Joshua Snow.

detournementsmineurs:“Pissenlit” brodé sur tulle sur cerceau de...

Wed, 16 May 2018 12:01:48 -0400

detournementsmineurs:

“Pissenlit” brodé sur tulle sur cerceau de broderie par Velvet Meadow.

junkratstreasure: betaslovelythings: thesadanon: smartassjen: katjohnadams: anais-ninja-blog: w...

Wed, 16 May 2018 11:55:25 -0400

junkratstreasure:

betaslovelythings:

thesadanon:

smartassjen:

katjohnadams:

anais-ninja-blog:

witchcraft-with-space-bean:

avantgaye:

m4ge:

i walk into starbucks and order a pumpkin spice latte with 13 shots of espresso. i tell the barista that i intend to transcend humanity and become a god. i ask for no whip cream

you say this jokingly but i had a customer actually order a pumpkin spice latte with 9 shots of espresso (also no whip) and when i asked her to verify that she did indeed want 9 shots of espresso she looked me dead in the eyes and said “i have 5 kids”

I once had a woman come in and ordered an Americano with 19 shots of espresso. The drink took ages. It held up the line. I asked her why, and she shrugged and said “I just don’t care”. We still talk about that woman. We never saw her again.

new cryptid: exhausted woman at starbucks

Actual conversation I had at register:

“Hi, welcome to [Starbucks]! What can I get you, today?”

“How much is it to fill a Venti with Espresso?”

“I- I’m sorry?”

“A venti cup. How much to fill it with Espresso?”

“Oh. uh. Well, it’d be I suppose… I only have a button for a Quad. I don’t have special pricing for twenty ounces of espresso in a single… drink.”

“Price is the furthest thing from my mind right now. How many ‘add shots’ is that?”

*deep breath of fear* “It’d be a quad with,” *clears throat* “uh, sixteen additional shots of espresso. But, ma’am, I should tell you that the shots will start to get really bitter if they have to sit and wait for us to pull twenty of them-”

“Taste means nothing to me.”

At this point I am truly fearing for my very existence in the presence of what must clearly be an eldritch being.

“Oh. Well, okay.” I put on my absolute best customer service smile to hide my terror and accept that I must face this dragon, fae, or demon with dignity. “We can certainly get that for you! The price will be _____.”

She begins to pay, I shit thee not, with golden dollar coins. We are a block from Wall Street, and this eldritch demi-being is paying for an unholy elixer with golden coins. My life will end soon, I am sure of it.

“Do you still have the ‘Add Energy’ packets?”

My heart began to race at this request. “Yes ma’am.”

“How many can I add?”

Futile though it is, at least I know the rote response to this. “For health reasons, we won’t add more than one per drink and we cannot sell the packets individually.”

“One then.”

I alter the order and tell her the new price. She pays, dumps the change and five golden dollars into the tip box. I write the order on the venti cup and pass it silently to the girl working the hot beverage station. Normally we called and pass, but this was … not something to be spoken aloud.

My fellow takes the cup, not thinking anything of the minor break with protocol, until she sees the order. She stares at me. “No.”

The woman, which I call her for no other greater insight into her terrifying being is within my grasp, simply stands on the other side and says, calmly but with a commanding tone I expect of Admirals in bad movies, “Yes.”

My fellow barista pales before her task. But we are dutiful, we are true to our task, great though it may be. She sets about clearing the two brand new Matrena’s of all distraction, and sets two tall cups in the ready position. The energy packet is emptied into the venti cup, and the shots begin pouring.

The barista was damn near shaking. This woman’s gaze felt like the fires of the sun. Finally, the shots are pulled, the cup is filled, and the hand off takes place.

Our visiting Incomprehensible takes it to our milk bar and adds a dollop of cream. Satisfied, she proceeds to down what must have been half the damn cup.

Then she smiled at us, like a benediction and I was honestly filled with joy. And horror. She left, and we knew nothing more of her after that.

When I talk with other former employees, we quickly begin talking about “The Company” as if we’d never l, perhaps knowing that part of our soul still powers that awesome and terrible corporate machine. And when I share this stroy, other Baristas at first act shocked but quickly settle and comes the chorus,

“Yeah, I had one like that.”

Okay, Starbucks lore is my new favorite genre of literature. Please collect all these and more into a book.

@peach-orange-juice

…I thought Venti Espresso Cryptid was a fever dream my manager had. Good lord.

not as dramatic but i had a customer order a venti bold with 6 shots of espresso and his only explanation was “im driving to new york” ……. i work in boston