The Sea of Jank

On the evening of February 21st, Drew passed away peacefully in his sleep with his loving parents by his side. He fought valiantly against his cancer for over 6 years, but it is a cruel monster.

This blog will be part of his legacy, it was a place for him to create, build friendships, and be himself.

His family is so grateful for this community that has championed, supported, and loved him.

“And when our journey is through, each time we say goodnight- we’ll thank the little star that shines the second from the right.”

I’m not on Tumblr much anymore, but Drew was one of my best friends, since high school. I met him through my sister.

The last time we saw each other (January 31, 2023) we talked about his Tumblr and how it was such an important part of his life.

I am so glad he had a home here. And thousands of people who loved and supported him. 💚💚💚

Orange cats need to be named ‘just some guy’-esque names. I see orange cats that are named Patrick or Dave or Bob and I’m like “yeah, exactly”. My orange cat is named Tommy even though she’s a girl because she’s truly a Tommy.

Henry Croutons…..

trying not to bawl in class over henry croutons

A black dragón floating above the clouds

So others need not squint to read “On March 11, 889 CE, 17 year-old Emperor Uda wrote:  ‘On the 6th day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwasahi.  The color of its fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long. In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back. When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. you cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were a circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds. By nature, it stalks birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.’”

goodnight to mulder and scully's shoulder pads and huge cellphones 🥰

look. i don’t think my stretch marks are beautiful. i don’t think they’re tiger stripes or natural tattooos. i don’t think my acne is beautiful. i don’t think the bags under my eyes are beautiful. i just think they’re human. and i don’t think i have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be accepted and loved and sucessful. i don’t think every small detail of my outer appearence needs to be translated into prettiness.

fun fact: this POV is actually called “body neutrality” and it’s SO MUCH more accessible/realistic for a lot of people. it’s based on the idea that the way we look is the least interesting/important thing about who we are, and that our bodies are worthy of respect regardless if they fit the mold of the current beauty ideals.

I don’t have words. This is such terrible news 😭

almost as if you can't control who lives who dies who tells your story

Compare and contrast with sea lions and Polar bears. (these seal nails pictured are maintained in human care to avoid the stabbies).

True seals also use those claws to hold slippery fish so they can bite off chunks if they need to.

Sea lions do NOT have claws/talons on their front flippers, only on their back ones, and they're like a third of the way up so they literally have to fold over their foot to scratch. And literally all those nails are for are grooming.

Here's the sandy little feet of a galapagos sea lion (+bonus stumpy tail)

The weirdest part is that sea lions have holes where the nails should be in front.

Extra extra bonus Manatee flippernails - really makes you remember this is the cousin of an elephant. (Dugongs, however, lack nails entirely)

Okay, vaguely related, but a friend of mine was once taking some snowy owls to canada to be released--they’d been injured while in the states, taken to the avian rehab facility where he worked, and were healthy again. But at that time of year, most  snowy owls had migrated back north to canada. So he drove to the border with three crates of screamingly angry snowy owls in back. He got to the border, declared his cargo, and immediately found himself in Big Trouble With Canadian Border Security. 

(There was nothing wrong with what he’d been doing, it had all been cleared in advance and he had all his paperwork in order. But nobody told the border guys that.)

They demanded that he take the owls out of the crates for inspection. He refused; these were very, very angry, agitated wild birds. They asked him lots of questions. They finally asked why he was taking the owls to canada, and he explained that that’s where they’re from.

The customs agent demanded “WELL, how did Canada’s owls even get to America in the first place?!”

My friend responded, “Sir. They can fly.”

The customs agent let him go.

dream job

“Privately funding” Hmm, I wonder where she gets all that money? Could it be… from the public? 🤔

Taxpayers paying for a pedophiles £2000 per hour legal expenses because the queen doesn't want andrew to be jailed, because it would look bad on the Saxe-Coburgs...I mean Windsors.

We can't house the homeless, we can't feed the hungry, we can't clothe the impoverished children, but we're set to pay millions in legal expenses for this fucking nonce.

imagine you’re on a road trip with the love of your life and your boyfriend like, insists you pick up this fucked up little hitchhiker who’s like 4 feet tall and looks like he’s literally about to die, then you hear the hitchhiker conspiring to KILL you and your boyfriend and steal your shit, so you tell your boyfriend and he’s like “oh no he’s harmless you’re lying” and basically this fucked up danny devito sized slimeball breaks up your relationship and your boyfriend leaves you on the side of the road!! that’s what happened to samwise gamgee.

PUPPET HISTORY TRENDING ABOVE SUPERNATURAL?

Nature is healing