that sucked. Onto better things
im never leaving this website this shit rules
a comic about how nothing has woken me up faster than being pretty sure my stupid fucking cat is trying to consume plastic for no reason
yoda
100% sure meaning that you had absolutely no fear of it being the wrong decision.
95-99 being that you had that "but what if" haunt you despite being sure otherwise.
81-94 being that you had at least one definite doubt
70-80 being two definite doubts
Then less than 70 being more than two.
Tag your answer if you want. Reblog for sample size!
you WILL develop an all-encompassing & unconditional sense of warmth and empathy for your younger self (no longer asking)
it isnt the same but i honestly wanna give my younger self a hug and let her cry into me. they really need it.
they're still here
puppy to puppy communication
im gonna cry
I'm a trans woman and I'm otherkin. Both labels describe parts of me, but neither describes all of me. Yet at the same time, they're both closely intertwined, both key parts of my discovery of who I am - and both more alike than one might expect.
I knew I wasn't supposed to be a guy. Even from a young age, I was drawn to feminine things. I wanted to be a girl - I just didn't have the words to say it, didn't understand why I felt the way I did. And as I grew older, that feeling crystalized. I tried to deny it, to pretend it didn't matter. Besides, it was never the conventional picture of dysphoria - I could manage being a guy. It was tolerable. That was enough, right?
But it wasn't what I wanted. I knew I'd be happier as a woman - I knew it with a certainty and clarity I could never put to words. I knew, and the moment I realized there was a path forward, a way to be who I knew I wanted to be, I took it. I transitioned. It cost me a lot - my home, my years spent in college, my friends and stability - and it was all worth it. Having that weight off my chest, getting to live as who I always wanted to be... it made everything else so much easier. It's like a good night's sleep - sure, you can manage without for a while, but it saps your strength, makes everything else so much harder.
But as I transitioned, as I embraced my life as a woman, I realized... I wasn't quite where I wanted to be. I was closer - so much closer - but I wasn't there yet. There were a lot of little things I wanted to change about myself... and one big one.
I wanted to be something other than human.
At first I denied it, pretended it didn't matter. I had done so many things I'd never thought possible - I'd transitioned, I had a good job and was living on my own. I had good friends and the freedom to steer my own life. Wasn't that enough?
And those words were familiar. The feeling was familiar. It didn't take me long to put two and two together. And when, one day, an impulse art commission gave me my first ever picture of myself as a sphinx...
...I knew. I knew that this feeling was the exact same one that drove me to transition. I knew denying it would work about as well as denying that I'm a woman. So I decided not to. I decided to accept who I am.
I'm a woman, and I'm a sphinx. I'm transgender, and I'm otherkin.
Otherkin. Somehow, it's an even more loaded word than transgender. It implies so much, and that made it harder to accept. I don't believe in other realities or reincarnation. I don't believe I was a sphinx in a past life or other world - I'm really not spiritual at all. So how can I call myself a sphinx if, objectively, I know I've got the body of a plain old human?
The same way I knew I was a woman.
I'm not ignorant of my biology. I know what's coded into my DNA and what my body is shaped like. But why should any of that have any say on who I am? I'm more than my body, more than the chance outcome of genetics and evolution. I get to decide who I am - and I choose to be a woman, and I choose to be a sphinx. Why? Because it makes me happy. Because it feels right. Because it's my life to live and I get to live it how I want, so long as that doesn't hurt anyone else. Sure, I can't transition to be a sphinx in real life (not with modern technology, anyway), but when has an inability to transition ever made anyone's identity any less valid? I'll do what I can to make my body more comfortable and live with the rest, because the alternative - pretending what I feel doesn't matter - isn't living.
I'm a transgender woman.
I'm an otherkin sphinx.
And I'm happy.
I'm fascinated by how the formatting of different social media sites affect how text is read.
For instance, a line break on Tumblr indicates a new idea.
But a reblog break indicates that time has passed.
One of those “fantasy creatures go up against modern military infrastructure” things, except when the dragon sees the nuclear-armed fighter jets coming after it it’s like “shit, I guess I better stop fucking around” and immediately accelerates to mach 7.
The idea that a dragon was lazily going around and just casually breathing out small huffs of fire because it could is both terrifying and hilarious to me.
The dragon’s regular stat block is for when it’s sleepy.
one of my shift leads was like "aelyis i have something so funny to tell u" and when she got over to me she was like. we got a review that said "the barista was wearing a dog collar. don't know how appropriate that is" and when i tell u i laughed so hard i CRUMPLED
manager came up and jokingly went "aelyis don't wear dog collars" i think im gonna fwow up
the kicker is ive been wearing a spiked choker not even my Actual Honest To God Dog Collar
one of my other shift leads is saying we should all get collars and/or have a dedicated drivethru collar. beasties i am doggirlifying my fucking starbucks.
femboy hooters is out, doggirl starbucks is in
We can all get Pupuccinos on our breaks!!!!
average marvel movies fan
Average American Liberal
"is this worker strike going to cause me unrest and discomfort as the labor i take for granted and do not respect is not being performed?"
update:
average marvel movies fan
Average American Liberal
"is this worker strike going to cause me unrest and discomfort as the labor i take for granted and do not respect is not being performed?"
update:
if I ever visit Europe I’d be torn between a.) taking the opportunity not to have to smile at people and b.) unleashing the dreaded American Smile upon the populace to give them something to complain about
gonna walk through the streets of Eastern Europe in a Stetson and silver cowboy boots grinning at people like a hostile chimpanzee and greeting them with “howdy!”
Do you want to get assaulted or trying to make an old lady invite you to her home to find out what's wrong with you and then gossip about it with her friends?
yes? obviously?
You are on the right path to accomplish both of those missions but keep yourself safe and don't do anything too crazy. Some people aren't going to receive you well, especially because you are American
if I am slain for my unsettling rictus cowboy swagger it will be an honorable death
Lady werewolves? Zombie werewolves? Fighting winter werewolves? Yes, please. (I believe in werewolf women supremacy)
UPD - added the silly meme LOL More art on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ndc1992
the werewolf woman in the post is my OC Raha, the “double cursed woman“
NEW WEREWOLF MEME!
Biden still isn't my first choice but he's actually doing stuff. It's kinda nice.
This congress is also doing stuff. Y'all who are US citizens better vote next year because I want congress to keep doing stuff.
Gay marriage is law now. The federal definition of marriage is formally changed, protecting us from any potential decisions from the supreme court. Infrastructure around the country is finally getting the repairs and upgrades that it needs. They're fighting for student loan forgiveness even if the first attempt didn't work. They're actually investing in green energy and creating jobs. We've still got a very very long way to go. But for the first time in a very long time I've got some gentle hope. A general expectation that things could get a bit better. Not the fighting for my life crawling through the mud clawing at the cliff kind of hope. I'm just kinda curious about the future. And I haven't felt like this in so long. Change is slow, folks. But it's happening.
Especially the climate investment. Like seriously, as someone in the industry it's hard to overstate the effect the Inflation Reduction Act had on the industry. My workload increased overnight. Tons of projects got the go-ahead and funding allocated the week after. Recruiters started absolutely blowing up my phone because everyone was trying to bring on more people. It's not a perfect bill, but it had an extraordinary tangible impact.
I feel like it should be a big deal that I didn't realize the Respect for Marriage Act got passed, but it looks like it happened last Christmas so I might have just not been following the news at all at that time.
But this is... amazing. Holy fuck.
Congress finds the following: (1) No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. (2) Diverse beliefs about the role of gender in marriage are held by reasonable and sincere people based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises. Therefore, Congress affirms that such people and their diverse beliefs are due proper respect. (3) Millions of people, including interracial and same-sex couples, have entered into marriages and have enjoyed the rights and privileges associated with marriage. Couples joining in marriage deserve to have the dignity, stability, and ongoing protection that marriage affords to families and children.
What a fuck you to DOMA and Thomas' bit of Dobbs v. Jackson. Jesus Christ.