#allergies for example

[missbaphomet]

Not to mention that dogs rescued from puppy mills are generally going to be difficult cases. These are dogs that have been mistreated and traumatized for their entire lives and being forced to have litter after litter until they physically can't anymore. They are significantly more likely to have behavioral issues or exhibit undesirable behaviors because of their trauma and lack of socialization. These dogs are not appealing to private shelters because of this. Kill shelters give them the best possible chance of recovery and finding a happy home, and even if they can't find that, they are humanely put down instead of being left to fend for themselves until they die

I think this is super important to remember.

[silasplaskett]

the naproxen/ibuprofen thing is so funny bc somehow everyone is skipping around the fact that a man in his thirties who works closely with medical professionals...... has some medical training..... KNOWS about his own naproxen allergy...... has had HOW MANY grave physical injuries....... would know what painkillers he is and is not allergic to. like. it is just that simple.

[lgbtlunaverse]

Everytime I see discourse about kink or nudity at pride I get reminded of the time I went to pride a few years ago with my mother and my sibling- who was 17 at the time and is somewhere on the ace spectrum- and about halfway through, the march went under a gatehouse. Some inhabitants were sitting in their open windows watching the parade. Right before we crossed under them, one of them decided to just... take her shirt off. She wasn't wearing a bra. And you know what happened? People whooped and cheered, and then kept walking. That's it. And there were kids around!! They didn't care. My sibling didn't care. My mother, a cisgender heterosexual woman in her 50s, did not care.

This stuff stops being such a big deal when you go offline. It was basically the same amount of boob you'd see in any perfume ad. No one was like 'what about the children?' And if you didn't wanna see it and looked down, no one would've called you a puritanical prude for that. And it helps to remind myself of that everytime I see kink at pride discourse getting rehashed because at actual pride, people don't care.

[tj-crochets]

I want to be working on making the goat in a dress but I am recovering from a moderate allergic reaction and should sit still for a bit, so instead, please send me asks about sewing or crocheting! Or ask for pattern links if there's anything in particular you are looking to make, I love finding plushie patterns

[coffeeworldsasaki]

New babies!!! And the first one is a succulent so it shouldn't give me allergy once it fully blooms (and I've actually spent 5 minutes sniffing the ones that had bloomed in the store to check) and I had the second one on my desk right next to me for 2 hours and no allergy symptoms!!!

[thekatfuzz]

Do you ever feel something happening in your body but your not sure what it is so it just feels like this error message comes up with no other explanation

[inkandpaintleopard]

Wait it’s just occurring to me that Father Gregor (and others) is voiced by PM Seymour. I’ve been watching that dude’s videos so much lately and have only just found out stuff I literally already knew. Like dude I already knew the name and just never connected the dots. Why is my brain like this

[constantvariations]

This might just be my aversion to this in media, but I absolutely hate that the bees jumped straight into "I love you"

Writers have been using it as a crutch probably since written language was invented. Two characters get jammed together by the plot for a decent length of time so Of CoUrSe they're in love!!

Instead of showing us these characters are in love, or in the process of falling, they tell us. Which is bad, lazy writing

You can compare it to any number of well-written romances, but my go-to is Rick and Evie from The Mummy 1999 because (outside of the forced kiss) it is a perfect depiction of strangers to lovers

Physical attraction is reinforced through the acting and camera framing (most notably after Rick cleans up and when Evie gets new clothes), but the dynamic shift is where the real meat is

Originally a business transaction of "I saved your life so lead me to this impossible place" and thoughtless words getting on each other's nerves, these two casually save each other's lives, look after the other's well-being, teach each other their fields of expertise (adeptly using that knowledge in the sequel to show that time has passed), give gifts with adorable awkwardness, and argue like an old married couple

There are so many instances where you see them growing closer and closer together that you wouldn't be able to fit them all in a single gifset. And not a single I love you

But the bees? Sure, there's flirts and trauma bonding, but there's no real substance to any of it. There is not a single real conversation between them. They can't even list real qualities they like about the other when held at metaphorical gunpoint!

Which is why the "I love you" is so annoying. These two are still testing the waters about the other's feelings, there is no fucking way they should be jumping straight into established domesticity

I'm glad that it was made canon, but it is entirely unearned in terms of dynamic development

[ithinkofnealcassady]

frankieeee im making soup tonight for a dinner party but idk what soup to make What is your favorite soup recipe!

OOOH GOOD QUESTION. splitting this up so awkwardly bc i said so much… also full disclosure i was vegan for 5 years until a year ago so most of the soups i make nowadays are still at least vegetarian 😔 unless you don’t eat meat in which case 😄

you can never go wrong with a classic minestrone imo which is basically a broth of your choosing with whatever vegetables you have on hand (https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Minestrone-di-verdure.html)

but i’m also a big fan of coconut milk-based soups such as https://ohmyveggies.com/thai-pumpkin-soup-recipe/

or a good chicken soup with a hefty amount of dill ❤️

i think you can never go wrong with anything that has a root vegetable base (potatoes, pumpkin, winter squashes, etc) and i love anything i can add loads of ginger to!!

some fav soups of mine are carrot and ginger (exactly what it sounds like, i roast carrots and fresh ginger with oil salt pepper and it would be mad delish with curry powder too & blend it up with broth and you could totally add cream or milk),

pastina with chicken broth and tons of grated cheese (i follow my heart when making it there’s no recipe but it’s comfort food),

oooh you could even do a broth started with sautéed zucchini in a pan (onions, some sort of cured meat if you’re a meat eater, that type of stuff) and pasta!!!

my mom did a lot of soups growing up perché siamo napoletane and that’s peasant food so OH MY GOD LENTIL SOUP. LENTIL SOUP. carrot celery onion lentils add some fresh greens once boiling maybe some chopped tomatoes…

my mom also made this awesome mushroom soup with quinoa kale spinach and cinnamon when i was sick last year and it healed me (spiritually).

escarole soup obvs http://www.christopherpless.com/recipe/zuppa-di-scarola/ also

zuppa di ceci chickpea soup was an absolute STANDARD in my house we usually didn’t blend it (whole chickpeas https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Zuppa-di-ceci.html) but it can totally be blended too (https://www.italianfoodforever.com/2009/11/zuppa-di-ceci-creamy-chickpea-soup/)… i could go on

[fuckin-sick-bih]

rambling about writing don't mind me

i love that i have weird wolf shifter OCs i've just never explained at all ever and i just throw them out onto tumblr like "yep! here ya go". hours upon hours upon years of world building and im just like "yeah nobody wants to hear this, lock it up, throw it in the box, sink it in the Marianas trench"

all of this to say is if i don't neatly weave lore drops into a story or if im not directly asked things, i'll just feel like it's inappropriate to just share about my characters. because i know i'm a person who infodumps once i get going and it's hard to stop, so better to just not chance it and never start. right? right.

so anyway i'm writing about my OCs Jack and Erin and literally none of it is going to make sense if i post it here so ENJOY

[gracien-system]

Any tips for getting over the sad?

1: figure out the root cause.

Is it depression? Is that depression being caused by external factors, or a chemical imbalance? If it's external factors, what are they? Can you address them directly?

If it isn't depression, and just regular sadness, what's the cause? Are you just having a bad day, or is it bigger?

2: once you find the root cause, figure out a way to address it if at all possible.

If you can address the root of the problem directly, it will be much, much better overall.

If you can't, see the end of the answer.

3: deal with the aftermath.

If whatever problem you've found and addressed if big enough, there's likely to be emotional aftermath, find a way of dealing with any other problems which arise from it, and...

4: take care of your physical and emotional needs.

(this is where you should jump if you can't address the root of the problem)

Are you fed? Are you watered? Have you showered recently? Have you brushed your teeth recently? Have you gotten sunlight recently?

Those are all physical needs, address them first. The general order we like to go in is water > food > shower > brushing teeth > sunlight, but whatever order works best for you is the order you should go with.

As for emotional needs...

Have you talked with friends recently? Have you taken time to do something or watch something you enjoy? Have you created anything recently?

Consuming art > social connection > creating art -- that's in the order we tend to place it, as it's in order of difficulty.

Please remember that humans are naturally artists. We want to create things. If you haven't made something in a while... find something which catches your eye and try it. Write some flash fiction, or a poem, or go find and dry some dandelions from a nearby field. Just make something even if no one else ever sees it.

...And most of all, please -- we know y'all are a system. Don't be afraid to lean on the others there. The system exists to help you. You're not weak for relying on it.

[coralsgrimes]

Kevin and Benny Boy looking flawless gorgeous daddy as he always does

[kiseiakhun]

But also. Sometimes. If you find certain foods make your meds less effective, you should maybe look less into the vitamins and more into possible allergies. That's Inflammation, Baby,

[salsflore]

still thinking about This.... and i have a thing or two to say about it....

[freedarick]

The guy I had a meeting with today had a cat and it kept interrupting him. The guy said that was not normal for her, but I am so glad she did <3

[blue-corvid]

Special Disinterest

There needs to be a word specifically for the kind of things that you've autisticly decided you Do Not Care About. Like a game or a show or band or whatever where you have nothing specifically against it, you don't hate it or anything, but you've done that thing where you decided you don't care about it at all.

So you get very mildly annoyed when it still manages to show up on your dash, as it's purely a waste of your time. Just something to scroll past.

(I have no idea if more neurotypical people do this, but I know (and am) several autistic people who've done the "THE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED WE DO NOT CARE EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOUT... HALO. ANYTHING WE LEARN ABOUT HALO (AGAINST OUR WILL) IS A WASTE OF MEMORY SPACE AND TIME. You can play and love it all you want though, we have nothing against it. It's just not for me.")