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Here There Be Queer Elves

@thedosianexplorer / thedosianexplorer.tumblr.com

30s. Home to my OCs, still technically a Dragon Age blog.
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ATTENTION NORTH CAROLINA CAT LOVERS

Meet Ricky (also responds to Frumpkin, Adem, and the Goodest Boy in the World):

If you are a cat owner, live in/near North Carolina, and are willing to make a drive, this sweet boy wants to be your new best friend! He's very affectionate, takes a pet no problem:

He is fixed, around 5 years old (best guess), and extremely friendly towards people and other cats. Our cats love him but we are tragically at cat-pacity for our lease. Definitely a former inside kitty who would be very happy in a home with another cat. I cannot vouch for his behavior around dogs but I think he would be alright with older kids who are familiar with cats. Tolerates being picked up, good "soft paw" play etiquette, and is coming around to being a lap cat.

Interested? PLEASE message/shoot me an ask for more information! I really want to give this little guy the home he deserves and get another kitty off the streets. Non-NC residents PLEASE signal boost and let your friends know! Let's get this guy adopted!

2/14/2024 UPDATE: Ricky is AVAILABLE to a loving home!!! He's almost certainly not a hapless old man polymorphed into a cat!! We're almost at a thousand notes! My heartfelt thanks to all of you who have boosted this; there is so much happening on this bitch of an earth (mostly affectionate) and it's important to me to help how I can. I've been telling Ricky how many people online are pulling for him and getting the word out locally. There are a few leads, many thanks to those who've reached out, but no official takers yet. Keep this post circulating, my asks and DMs are open to questions šŸ’œšŸ±

MORE CAT PICS BELOW THE CUT!

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saying ā€œcan u notā€ to inanimate objects that are just following the laws of physics but in, like, inconvenient ways

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A fun sciencey set up for an AU I've been kicking around for a while. It's basically just a Gravity Falls/Invader Zim crossover.

I'm calling it Camp Mystery, or Camp Mystery AU.

I donā€™t know what my favorite part is, Fonsworth ranting while looking in the wrong direction, Professor Plutoniumā€™s caring and decent parent option being super shut down, Rick being this close to getting Dib into alien hentai, the Venture compound not actually being on the call at all (I like to think Rusty and Membrane shoot the shit about their awkward clone children once or twice a month) or

All of it. All. Of. It.

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bramblepatch

I think my favorite part is not Farnsworth facing the wrong direction but Farnsworth being informedĀ heā€™s facing the wrong direction and proceeding to turn in the wrongerĀ direction

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save for yourself and for future generations

reblog to save a life

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jaeswavy

For any lovelies with graduations coming up šŸ’•

You all deserve to look bomb as hell at your graduation šŸ˜˜

Aww, thatā€™s so cute :)

this video starts circulating every year around graduation season and it makes me really happy

Super useful tip for people with large heads too!! Thanks :D

am I graduating? No

do I know anyone whoā€™s graduating? I donā€™t think so

do we even wear this caps where I live? No

am I reblogging this anyway? Of course!

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On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.

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fattributes

Genuinely, I donā€™t know how else to get the word out, but I feel like if your home-cooked dinners donā€™t taste right, you're missing either paprika, sugar, butter, or chicken bouillon.

Still not right? It might be missing one of these: Mustard powder, soy sauce, fish sauce, vinegar. MSG. Ketchup. Mushroom powder. Maple syrup. Honey.

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