#I hope they do more

[jupiterzparadise]

2024 Summer Skin Contest finally opened up and I threw together a skin to submit, here's to hoping it doesn't get rejected (I'm so proud of how it turned out lmao)

As a bonus here's the 2023 Christmas Cavi Skin I did just cause she's so silly

[lildogie]

Aggretsuko can get realer than you might expect from the adorable Sanrio character designs, so if I'm particularly depressed I'll wait to watch new episodes, but I've been enjoying it since it came out for covering adult bullshit I have to deal with. It's nice to see it animated (and yelled about) without going nihilistic.

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[sergle]

the threshold has been crossed, it is now springtime!!

[eydilily]

would you bite the hand that feeds you?

[chloesimaginationthings]

How Jax found Gangle’s figure collection in TADC,,

[ruushes]

companions re-classed part 3 - shadowheart 🌌🌚🌝

*shadowdancer isn't a 5e rogue subclass, it's a 3.5e rogue-based prestige class, but it suits her so well and when i played 3.5e as a kid i thought it was the coolest thing ever lol so i wanted to use it

karlach 🔥 wyll ⚔️

[vita-divata]

Getting ready for bed~

[marsipain]

Norwegian Mikus :)

Left is Miku as a russ and right is Miku in a bunad!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

brain please wake up and draw

bonus :

[egophiliac]

doylist explanation for why Gidel is only in Fellow's non-idle lesson animations: probably something about space constraints and making sure two sprites in one seat aren't covering anyone else when they're not in focus

watsonian explanation for why Gidel is only in Fellow's non-idle lesson animations: he snuck in and is hiding from the teachers, don't give him away 🤫

(I've reached my limit of unsuccessful attempts at pulling them before I need to save keys for Halloween, so I've been living vicariously through youtube videos...but the fact that Gidel just pops up from under the desk to wave his arms around happily is really testing my resolve. D: I'm gonna die when they finally get to do alchemy...)

[milliesnap]

hermitcrossing...?

[pokimoko]

Asexual bird? Please

How about two asexual birds?

[lonelyzarquon]

[glassrooibos]

Everything stays right where you left it huh guys

[chloesimaginationthings]

These clown animatronics in FNAF wild as hell..