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And now for something completely different.

This is the ADHD Teapot. I made it in a ceramics class a few years ago. I use it to explain executive dysfunction to people who haven’t come across the term before (and those who think of ADHD mostly as Hyperactive Eight Year Old Boy Syndrome).

So, most people’s brains are like a regular shaped teapot with a single spout. Let’s say that your time, energy, focus etc is the liquid you have in the teapot. Your executive function is the spout, that directs the tea into the specific cup you want to fill-aka the task that you’re meant to be doing. Spills happen occasionally, but generally most of the tea goes in the right cup.

If you have executive dysfunction, (a symptom of ADHD, trauma, autism, schizophrenia etc.) you have multiple spouts going in different directions. You can try pointing one of them at your chosen cup and you will probably get some liquid in there, perhaps you will even fill it right up (finish the task). But meanwhile, tea is also pouring out of several other places and not going where you want it. If you have another container nearby, perhaps some of it will end up in there. But quite a lot of it is going to end up on the floor and accomplish nothing.

And at the end of the day you’ll have filled one or two cups ( or sometimes not even one) compared to the five or six that somebody with the same sized teapot (but only one spout) has filled, and everyone wonders why you’re so bad at getting tea poured, and why you make such a mess in the process.

One day I’d like to spend more time learning pottery and create a really technically good fucked up little adhd teapot. But that’s a long way off since i currently live in the outback and the nearest pottery workshop is some 400km away. But I figure that for now, it might be a useful or interesting metaphor to somebody even in its rough draft form.

This post is the cup I filled instead of cleaning my house btw.

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This won’t make your blog look ugly. How could you not reblog this? REBLOGGING THIS COULD SAVE A LIFE!!!

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this is your periodic reminder that for all the artifacts and errors and "tells" one could possibly list, the only reliable way to actually determine if an image is ai generated is to investigate the source. it is becoming increasingly common for "fake classical paintings" to circulate around curative aesthetic blogs, and everyone should be using this as an opportunity to not only exercise their investigative skills but also appreciate art more in general. you're all checking out the artists you reblog, right? 🫣

so what are some signs to look for? let's use this very good example.

what a lovely late-impressionist piece blended with evocative leyendecker-esque themes! why haven't you ever heard of this artist before? surely tumblr would be all over an artist like this. who is justin brown?

your two options from here are to do a search for the name, or a reverse image search. i prefer reverse image searching, particularly when it comes to a common name like "justin brown". so what does that net?

Immediately, without looking at any text, something is wrong: it barely exists. an actual historical piece would turn up numerous results from websites individually discussing the piece, but no such discussions are taking place. Looking at the text, though, does show the source-- and at least in this case, the creator was honest about their medium.

But let's also look at the "exact matches", in case a source doesn't make itself apparent in the initial sidebar results like this.

This section will often tell you post dates of images, and here it can be seen that the very first iteration of the image was posted 15 days ago. It did not exist online prior to that.

Seeing how long an unsourced image has been floating around is a skill applicable to more than just generative images! See a cool image of an artifact or other intriguing item with a vivid caption? Reverse search it! If all the results are paired with that caption and only go back a few months, you might just have viral facebook spam.

Sometimes generative creators are dishonest about their medium and do not tag it like in the example, so that's when establishing "jpeg provenance" becomes important. While it can be a little trickier to determine if someone is using generative images and not admitting to it if they aren't trying to pass it off as a classic, something to consider is the age of their account and the frequency with which they post. Here are some account red flags:

-Did they only start posting art after 2022, or if they did before, did their style/skill level WILDLY change? Not gradual improvement-- I'm talking amateur graphite portraits straight into complex digital renders. Everyone starts somewhere, newness is not a red flag alone; it's newness combined with existing in a vacuum away from any community.

-Do they post fully-finished paintings several times a week? -Do many of these paintings seem iterative of a similar theme or subject matter ("three well-dressed young men face each other under shade and dappled sunlight")?

-Does their style change in inconsistent ways? An artist that can swap between painting like Drew Struzan and Hokusai should be pretty well known, right? Why is no one hyping this guy?!

-Do they have social media besides the source instagram? If so, what are they posting about? Are there any WIPs? Doodles? Interactions with other artists? Gallery dates? 3am self-doubt posts? Or is it all self-promo? Crypto? Seemingly nothing art-related at all for someone pushing out 3 weekly paintings?

Basically, if it's important to you to omit this stuff when you curate, please don't just smash reblog if the source doesn't seem to be the OP themselves. Seeking out sources was important even before this became an issue, now it is more than ever.

peace n love

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It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.

- Maggie Smith [ 1934 - 2024 🕊 ]

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Maybe that’s easy to get when, you know… When what? When you’re not seeing what we see on a daily basis.

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I, for one, am happy these actors feel comfortable being loud about how much you and your friend suck. If you’re doing something so against that show as voting for a rapist convicted felon who wants to end democracy, what did you expect? Especially from those women?

Actors being loud about how these assholes are NOT welcome makes fandom safer for a lot more people who deserve to be there.

Maybe your fav actor hating you for your bigoted politics should be a cause for reflection about what’s gone so wrong in your life. You know, if this bothers you so much.

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More info on Radial Forearm "Flap" Phalloplasty which some ppl were curious about in the notes of the other post.

You're welcome.

The OP is Emmett Preciado (he/him), you can go watch this & the first phallo info video on his IG below:

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I wish lesbians were as easy to find in real life as they are on tumblr

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hello hello! do you know of any way to access all of elle_nic from ao3's fics? i am not able to click on their profile bc i think their main ao3 account is orphaned now. not entirely sure how that works. thank you very much for answering :D

Hey Nonnie

there is a way to search for orphaned fics on AO3 but I'm not sure how it's done. But if you have access to my spreadsheets on the FB Mirandy Group the links will take you to the fics.

but here are 95% of the tiggerific Elle_Nic's fics with links.

Till A’ the Seas Gang Dry series by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/series/1154966

                Should Be Obvious

                And Absolution Finds Me

                Pregnant Silence

Frenzied and Utter Yearning by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/works/21907267

As Blue as the Sky and the Sea  by elle_Nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/21670774

Can’t Help But Feel by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/24185218

Creature Like You by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/works/19999525

Death in a Parisian Morgue by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/16577213

Phone Home series by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/series/1443955

                Paris Calling

                Dial Tone

                Message Received

Don’t Ask Questions by CroweSyd and elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/works/32334538/chapters/80155609

Electricity Bills by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/works/20074231

Hallway Portraits series bt elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/series/1931860

                Focus

                Downloading j.peg

To Let Love Leave You series  by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/series/1558969

                It Will Pass

                It Comes Back in the End

Just Lunch. Just Barbra by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/20477564

The Lives We Had Are No More… Carry on Darling series by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/series/1751935

                The Thing With Feathers

                Make Her Your Hello

Measured by Scales by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/21222974

Mission Accomplished by elle_nic https://archiveofourown.org/works/22269376

Nice Thoughts by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/20074315

Nothing is Better by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/21388234

Oh! To Have a Wife by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/20074405

Prada: What the Devil Wears Baby! By elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/23343070/chapters/55920256

Pretty Things Mine Eyes Have Seen  by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/16263212

The Thing by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/16514771

The Willow Witch by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/19700875

To Wake in Winter by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/18937177

Triangular by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/18680893

Upper Body Strength by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/22029322

Wagon’s Behitched  by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/20575250/chapters/48844901

Peaches…the Lesbian Apple series by Elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/series/1745503

                When the Loving Starts

                Can’t Help But Feel

Why Were They Born so Beautiful by elle_nic  https://archiveofourown.org/works/26040607

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This gorgeous art came up for me on Pinterest and despite the watermark I haven’t been able to trace it back to the artist. 😞

It reminds me of This Slant of Light Belongs to Us by She_speakss on AO3. (You know the chapter) The tenderness in the image gets me in the feels every time I see it…so posting here in case anyone knows the artist? Would love to tag the artist & see more of their work!!

UPDATE!!! You helped me find the artist!!! This is by Searinart https://x.com/searinart/status/1627951304118001666

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Rare Language Learning: Polari

If you have ever used the words:

- Naff

- Butch

- Camp

You have unknowingly been speaking the sociolect known as Polari, the language of queer people primarily used in the 30s to the 70s. Polari is now an endangered language, as labelled by the University of Cambridge

Something of note: Many resources out there imply (or state) that Polari was a language invented and used solely by white cis gay men, which is decidedly untrue. Many words of Polari come from drag culture, lesbians, and the Romani people and their language. The use of ‘the language of British gay men’ may be a more palatable title to the general public, but it is not to me. I did my best to curate a variety of resources, but unfortunately much of queer history has been lost many more decades than I’ve been alive, if you have any other resources for studying Polari I would love to read them, message me or leave a link in the replies.

Articles

Learn Polari, the Secret Language of the Gays ⚢ Out Magazine

Polari: The code language gay men used to survive ⚢ BBC

Polari and the Hidden History of Gay Seafarers ⚢ National Museums Liverpool

The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari People ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

The secretive gay language that gave LGBTQ people a voice ⚢ GAYTIMES

A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men ⚢ The Conversation

Study Material

The Polari Bible ⚢ Internet Archive

Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang ⚢ Internet Archive

Sociolinguistics / Polari ⚢ StudySmarter

FlashCards ⚢ Quizlet

New Polari Translator ⚢ LingoJam

Polari: A sociohistorical study of the life and decline of a secret language. ⚢ Dissertation, University of Manchester

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

Simon Bowkett: a short blog in Polari for LGBT+ History Month ⚢ Civil Service LGBT+ Network

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A small vintage Christmas card study. Merry Christmas!

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Winter snuggles

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I wrote another short story and this one is very short so it is definitely normal. It has no space to be weird.

How to escape the well