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I'm in such a terrible mood today. I don't even have my auditory hallucinations to keep me company, I just have this persistent twitch in my right eye and a stress headache.

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Yet another day of some old guy telling me I'm "too pretty" to be a guy. I'm just such a "feminine looking girl" and I don't "act like a man." He fully admitted that my transition would be easier for him to rationalize if I were an ugly woman.

What the FUCK is wrong with this world, where we prioritize someone's sexual appeal over their happiness?

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Canadian politicians be like

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I'm getting into the Choji/Ino ship cause of the wholesome potential. Shino/Ino will still always be my OTP tho...

Me every time naruto comes on

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If my cat offered to do my taxes, I would let him.

literally nothing is funnier than just living your life with a cat in a sweater vest. constantly feels like he’s about to offer to do my taxes

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Why is he making the :< face tho

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Feeling really shaky and gross today. My self care had been shit lately. Haven't had a shower in a week. I disgust myself.

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So my psoriasis decided to flare up on me despite being manageable for the past few months. Now I've got this big raw open spot in my ankle and my sock is soaked with blood. I've changed bandages three times in the past 4 hours but they won't even stick because everything is too moist. I'm getting cranky cause it just won't stop hurting. The inside of my boot is getting sticky. So. Fucking. Gross.

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I had a BRB and he, too, was a snuggly sweetheart. Then when he was about 3-4 he copped an attitude and was an aggressive little teenager about everything. He got picky about his food and nipped at everything. He calmed down again when he was about 5 and a half, so I maybe it's just an age thing? He was pretty chill from then on out. Make sure he's comfortable and substrate is clean and give him lots of dark places to hide. He should come around!

So, I am having a problem.

I have, as most of you are aware, a male Brazilian Rainbow Boa named Dorian.

He was hatched in August of 2015 by Ike’s Exotics and Aquatics and so he’ll be 4 years old this year.

As a baby he was nippy and skittish, as most baby snakes are, but after dedicated scheduled handling and such he became easily one of my most “chill” snakes, definitely the least headshy of them all as well.

Recently, after having been in the same room and in the same enclosure (a modified IRIS Christmas Tree Bin) and with the same setup (four hides, climbing opportunities in the form of branches and PVC pipes, random decor such as cork bark and fake plant cover) and temps and everything for well over a year, he has become… aggressive. I believe it is the heat of my hands that makes him strike for some reason, but lately I’ve had issues with him tagging me whenever I try to take him out or do anything with him when up until these past few months he’s been… decidedly not aggressive at all. I haven’t changed my approach as to how I handle him at all, I still use the same snake hook and gentle coaxing and such that I always have, and if he has ever had bad days I’d leave him alone.

I don’t know if it is the weather here in Upstate NY even though it has never affected him this way before, or maybe his age, or what but he is eating great (one small rat every 2-3 weeks) and shedding great and is to all appearances healthy but he’s just suddenly aggressive.

I’m just curious as to if anyone has any ideas as to what could have caused this - I’ve checked my husbandry a ton of times because I figured maybe the temperatures have somehow fluctuated or something and nothing has changed from what it has always been: bioactive substrate that’s a mixture of organic soil, spaghnum moss, and leaf litter, humidity is always between 75-100% with spikes when I heavily mist once a day at nighttime - he also has a large water bowl and a humid hide just in case - and ambient temperatures are always between 75-85 degrees (Fahrenheit) with the “warm” side of his enclosure having a “hot spot” temperature of 85-90 degrees via a ceramic heat emitter controlled by a thermostat - none of this has changed at all recently so I’m just so upset and confused as to why my sweet rainbow child has suddenly become so bitey.

Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? 🙃

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My wife says 'holy biscuits' and 'oh my pancake.'

religion in an interstellar spacefaring universe is a tricky thing but Asimov straight up just has Foundation characters saying shit like “oh my space!” and I think we should start doing that IRL

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Nazis are the last thing I think of when I picture jodhpurs.

But perhaps that's because I bleed maple syrup.

For your consideration:

So… I have a pair of vintage jodhpurs. I believe they’re Russian, but they’re light gray wool. I’d like to wear them, but I’m afraid that most people who might see me will only associate the flared silhouette with Nazi uniforms. Jodhpurs were worn all over the world as equestrian clothing (originating in India, and becoming a fad in England in the 1800’s) before stretchy fabric became commonplace and are still sometimes used. They were some of the first trousers to become fashionable among women in the early 20th century, and were used as adventurous gear for aviators, equestrians, and motorcyclists.

HOWEVER. Much as I would like to wear them, I worry that Hollywood has established them as a “Nazi thing” and that’s all that the average person will see while passing me on the street.

Would adding some kind of floral appliqué or something help to distance them from any Nazi or far-right association, or is the jodhpurs silhouette unsalvageable from that?

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Caught Oliver and Company on tv. What a blast from the past that is. Got me reminiscing about my childhood and wondering if I should look into this whole "repressed memories are a correlations of DID" thing. My main alter doesn't think I should, and the other doesn't think repressed memories exist. My little alter is worried it might be scary. Maybe I should just leave things as they are for now. We've stopped fighting again so that's really nice. The whole world is against us, we've got to be a team.

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“There’s nothing too dirty,

that You can’t make worthy,

You washed me in mercy,

I am clean.”

“CLEAN” - Natalie Grant

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Trying so hard to be productive. Cleaned the kitchen, washed the floor, and put the bedsheets in the laundry. Still feel a little depressed and shitty, but I'll take comfort knowing that Jesus is beside me. Even if noone else understands me, and even I don't understand myself, I know he loves me and can see the path I'm walking.

I remind myself that a rich man has slim chance of entering heaven. I got myself into this mess because I didn't realising the adversary was leading me astray. Now that I walk with God I can let my impoverished present lead me to a holier future. Possessions don't define my worth. My credit score doesn't define my worth. My debt doesn't define my worth.

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Seeking: large man with frightening countenance, bushy hair preferred, to sleep outside my bedroom door and yell loudly if someone breaks in. Must be housetrained, and okay with occasional snuggles.

Breaking news: dogs are stealing shepherds’ jobs ????

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My wife is into Minecraft now, so this is hilarious to me.

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The fluval flex 15ga had been running but empty for a while. Finally did something productive and moved the shrimp in.