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So I wanted to know what kind of crystal could go in a wizard staff, right? so I googled “big crystal,” as one does, and got an Etsy ad for This

And as you all know I Am currently taking a geology class, so I am probably more emotionally invested in minerals than usual. But that is...very obviously not a natural crystal.

So I did some looking around on Etsy.

Now, these shops all seem to advertise to the “witchy”/“spiritual healing” type of person. And there are a lot of them. Crystals are a Big Thing on Etsy. And ALMOST ALL of them are obviously artificially cut into the same sort of prism with a triangular pyramid top, regardless of the actual sort of crystal it is supposed to be.

Even like, fucking, obsidian. Obsidian is volcanic glass, it doesn’t form crystals at all, it is not a crystal

I’m not throwing any shade at people who are into crystals for like witchy reasons, but it really seems like if crystals are spiritually important to you, you should know what a crystal is...right...?

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We are blessed that in the year 2024 there are still new Laughing Barries to be had

Barry laughing soothes my soul (especially when it’s Robin’s fault)

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my bestie is an embroidery genius!!💜💜💜

A little Hobbit home for a dear friend.

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TW past suicidal ideation

There should be some sort of spark notes situation for the girlies who were rocking all the suicidal ideation through their late teens/early twenties and now have to figure out a retirement plan? Like damn Merrill Lynch I didn’t bother paying attention because I had assumed I would have yeeted the moral coil, but instead I got meds and therapy and now have to workout a stupid Roth IRA.

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don't use "ftm" it's outdated and offensive. it implies that the trans person was their agab, which we never were. i was always a boy, never a girl who became a boy.

i'm 35 years old. i've been IDing as trans or something similar to trans for nearly 20 years. i was probably calling myself FTM while you were playing tag during recess, anon.

i WAS a girl. i IDed as a girl early in my life. i recognized myself as a girl, called myself a girl, lived as a girl, and was a girl. who then IDed as a man. hence, F t M.

spend more time worrying about yourself instead of strangers on the internet, anon.

sorry not sorry if this comes off as needlessly hostile, but i've been getting a lot of shit from a lot of teenage trans kids about the language i use to describe my own goddamn experience, and i'm growing real fuckin weary of it.

i have elder trans friends who call themselves transsexuals and transvestites and trannies. are you going to seriously go to a 60-year-old trans person who survived the reagan years and tell her she's not allowed to use certain language to describe herself because it might offend the delicate sensibilities of some teenager on the internet?

do yourself a favor and log off, find some real-life trans people who are over the age of 20 or 25, and spend time talking to them instead of getting all holier-than-thou at random strangers on tumblr.

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The edit at the end of this post is terrible advice. The problem with acetaminophen is that the distance between “helpful” and “oops now your liver is fucked” is shockingly small. I am all about not being to proud or tough for pain meds (there real is no prize for toughing out pain) but be cautious with Tylenol/acetaminophen. And remember to check what’s in any other pills you’re taking at the same time! Many OTC cold and flu meds contain it so it’s a bad plan to take those and then follow it up with Tylenol. Also, don’t drink more than one or two a day while you’re taking it, ok? Please. It works, it’s good at its job, but you don’t want liver failure. Trust me.

I'm begging people to not be afraid of OTC pain meds.

OTC pain meds are not a devil’s bargain or a moral failing. They are a tool to reduce unneeded suffering. They do not destroy your organs if taken correctly, and there is no reward for the people who take the fewest pills in life.

Take what helps, and take it safely! If you have prescription meds or other health issues, always check for possible interactions/adverse effects. 

Edit: the upper limit for paracetamol/acetaminophen is actually more like 4g for most people! :)

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He also wore this sweatshirt which clearly has a child’s drawing of him on it. “look, daddy! I drew you as a lion playing tennis with a cup of tea!!” The thing I love is that he didn’t just wear these things around the house to placate his kids, he wore them in public! Yet more evidence that Dad Barry is Best Barry.

The Bugs Bunny tie. That is all. 🥹🐰

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Barry Gibb lost a Barry Gibb look alike contest and had to show ID to prove it was really him. Take him out of the white satin and dress him in Normal Dad clothes and he’s suddenly unrecognizable. And this what when he was a big enough star that this contest would even be held in the first place!

Evidence against the argument that Superman's disguise wouldn't fool anyone:

Dolly Parton once lost a Dolly Parton look alike contest to a fucking drag queen.

Charlie Chaplin once failed to even place at a Charlie Chaplin impersonator contest.

Hugh Jackman went to comic con as Wolverine, only 2 people noticed him and one told him he was too tall.

Christopher Reeve use to go to a restaurant in costume when filming Superman. When he went in the Superman costume he was mobbed by people all the time. When he went in the Clark Kent costume no one realized he was Christopher Reeve.

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This is the best short fiction I’ve ever read on this hell site 

I bet octopuses think bones are horrific. I bet all their cosmic horror stories involve rigid-limbs and hinged joints.

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im dying over this thread of algorithmically-generated/otherwise low-effort Kindle covers

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My North Star 💜

This photo of Barry is just too beautiful for words. Look at that Bazooka smile. 😍

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I read it as “Ascend to Pound” and was very curious to learn more

ASSET. IT SAYS ASSET.

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They are so nearly the bi flag colors I am having a heart attack

I got a bunch of new slides over the weekend and this one was such a standout. The colors!

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Idk i think maybe you *have* solved it

I’m not saying I’ve solved it (being existence). But I’m pretty sure that eating good cheese and fruit in the garden with the people you love is like, the point.

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i had completely forgotten this and it’s a joy to see it resurface 

Today’s daily dose of handsome brothers gives us more epic bedhead and snappy dressing.