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from “baths”, 1987.

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The reason I’m not an anarchist is that in the centuries before the Americans with disabilities act people could have all installed safe wheelchair ramps in all of their buildings and they didn’t.

If you’re trying to make a system that relies on people being nice I’m not gonna go with it.

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When I was very small and I didn't feel good, my mom used to make up stories to tell me. Books were nice but didn't tell me the things I wanted to know about most. I didn't get to explore them unless it was in my own imagination. And that's fun, but being told stories is better in a lot of ways. So I would ask her to tell me stories about Peter Rabbit or Robin Hood, or any other character I really loved. I would tell her what I wanted the story to be about, and she would make it up, and I could stop her anytime and ask her for more details, or to change something. I'm sure this was occasionally frustrating for her, but it's something I really enjoyed. I think it was probably part of what made me want to become a writer.

I don't feel good tonight. I'm too drained to read. Audiobooks aren't the same as somebody sitting with me and telling me a story.

I don't wish for my mom to be around very often, and I'm not really wishing for that now. But I do wish I had somebody to sit with me and be kind and make up stories for me until I feel well enough to get up and do it for myself.

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The only truly effective way to avoid internalizing conspiracy theories and pseudoscience is to inoculate yourself against them by learning how to recognize them when you see them, which includes learning their history, their tropes, and their overall characteristics. It also includes learning information literacy and strengthening your critical thinking skills. Trying to avoid encountering them at all does nothing to inoculate you, which leaves you vulnerable to internalizing them from an unexpected source. You cannot give in to lazy/reactionary thinking on this one.

(In case you need it: here are resources.)

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Oh to be a cat, dreaming in a sunbeam...

This is one of my cats' favorite spots in the house. It is also the hottest.

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As the official suitcase packer between myself and my partner, I understand completely. I often (but not always) have to repack @kriatyrr 's suitcase when we travel. Or I just pack it to begin with. >_>

My beloved is top tier at packing. Watching them put a suitcase together is like watching a professional athlete who’s at the top of their game. I’m just enjoying observing as all their piles transform into a tidy suitcase that won’t bulge at the seams like mine. We might have to repack mine.

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Annnd disabling anonymous asks

Not like I've ever received more than one legitimate ask, and the one I did get wasn't anonymous anyway, but it is just utterly filled with donation spambots.

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god I could be so wealthy if I had no ethics. that's so fucking frustrating. I'm living paycheck to paycheck because I'm not grifting vulnerable idiots on TikTok. I feel like I have the ability to very easily scam people. I could make a killing with AI. but god. I have morals and ethics and so I get to be poor as shit. I hate this fucking world

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genuinely wild to me when I go to someone's house and we watch TV or listen to music or something and there are ads. I haven't seen an ad in my home since 2005. what do you mean you haven't set up multiple layers of digital infrastructure to banish corporate messaging to oblivion before it manifests? listen, this is important. this is the 21st century version of carving sigils on the wall to deny entry to demons or wearing bells to ward off the Unseelie. come on give me your router admin password and I'll show you how to cast a protective spell of Get Thee Tae Fuck, Capital

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comorbid disorders are either like "yeah ok, makes sense" or "what the fuck"

adhd and autism having a high comorbidity rate? yeah checks out

adhd and autism both having high rates of comorbidity with hypermobility and GI issues? thats an evil curse

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@aetherspoon took out a big commission for their DnD character, a stone golem named Mlezi, their riding elk, and baby mountain cat. I'm so excited to be working on this! Here's the sketch, ink, and base color phases. (The base color is just to create layer masks and make it easier to see the details).

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Baldur's Gate, but they're all ensigns on a Galaxy-class starship

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so in other news Pokemon is releasing life-sized Eeveelution (+ Eevee) plushies. this would not be particularly noteworthy except for the fact that the plushies are FUCKING HUGE

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The reason why the Dragonborn got caught crossing the border? No speed attribute or athletics skill. That would have never happened to the Champion of Cyrodiil.