#making the most of limited resources

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Star Trek (s3e5, "Is There in Truth No Beauty?") / Diana Muldaur as Miranda Jones

In this episode, it appears the costumer has cleverly saved money and given the character's costumes a unifying look by using the same beaded net overdress with three different underlayers. In her first and final appearances, the underdress is made of green and blue printed fabric with cap sleeves coming to little points over the shoulder. Next is a sleeveless blue dress with a gathered neck; it is similar to the green dress from Mission Impossible that I featured recently, and this may not be a coincidence, as the relevant episodes of both shows aired in 1968. The final underdress is black with long sleeves.

Since each of the underdresses complements different colors in the beaded net layer, it really looks different every time!

ETA: I've been reminded that the overdress is actually a sensory net, as the character is blind. I admit I had forgotten that detail about its functionality. That's what I get for not taking the time to do a full rewatch when taking screencaps!

[quarterqueens]

trying to find any sort of treatment for EDs is genuinely the most maddening experience on earth because the government won’t fund it unless you’re under x bmi but all the private treatment programs are like ‘take two weeks off work and pay 5k a day to ride horses’ or they’re just not taking patients

[la0hu]

masha broke a bowl by accident in the kitchen and when i brought her the broom and dustpan and asked her if she was okay, she looked at me, straight-faced, and said, "no, i'm not okay." and then i realized she meant that she still feels emotionally abused by the house somehow, and i felt a flash of anger because i am so sick of her shit, and i rephrased, "are you physically injured?" and she gave me another look and said "i'm physically okay." and then when connie asked from her room "what's going on?" masha replied "nothing new." like fuck off ohhhhhhhh my god

[rosefulmadness]

bro why are languages so hard like come on now I just wanna be able to communicate

with friends? with family? with my roots? all of them THAT'S A LOT OF LANGUAGES WITH THEIR OWN ALPHABETS there's never enough time

[giantkillerjack]

Your stance on the Dunmeshi queerbait stuff is a bit selfish. Wanting this one manga to go exactly the way you want is a dangerous path - the way you phrase it is so entitled, making it clear it's not about consuming media about lesbians, but making one specific work suit exactly what you want. So many yuri mangas are written by sapphic women. It's a shame your stance is how it is.

And bastardizing the term queerbaiting does no good, either. Neither does the japanese manga market. You should research more before making such hurtful posts.

Hope you have a great day anyway.

[Anon is referring to this post, I believe.]

I mean, one of us certainly IS acting very entitled and weird about the media they like, and it ain't me. Like, I think you just have associated this piece of media with your own identity in an unhealthy way that makes you react to criticism of it with intense defensiveness. You don't own Dungeon Meshi. You aren't Marcille. Dungeon Meshi is NOT a yuri manga; it's a beautiful manga with either sapphic queerbait or a woefully underdeveloped queer relationship at its center.

Maybe if you had an argument besides "it does no good" to criticize it, but you don't. So.

Smh, it's a "dangerous path" - I'm screenshotting that bc I know it'll make my wife laugh. Like, friendo, wanting a piece of media to be better isn't dangerous. But calling someone selfish and hurtful for criticizing media while offering no clarifications as to who I've hurt or how (any fellow sapphics bleeding out in here? Or is it just me with my bonkers-heavy period??)... it's overstepping a social boundary in a bizarre way.

Like, I'm sorry that I'm better at media analysis than you (not actually sorry - I am being petty! :D), but I actually have studied queerbaiting!! I am willing to bet I have done more research than you! (Are you from twitter? You have that vibe. - Again, pettiness.)

... and I spend every day with my wife (the best writer I know; I'm so honored to share stories with her), talking of nothing but our shared special interest all day - i.e. media analysis. (I honestly don't know what neurotypical couples talk about lol)

And I've done enough research to know that one of the side effects of queerbaiting is that fans are often in denial about it and then get REAL MAD when someone points it out. I was there for the Sherlock/Supernatural fandom. Shit was crazy. (Not saying Super-who-lock bc my man Russell Davies was like MAKE THOSE BOYS SMOOCH! 😎)

Also like, my apologies to Ryoko Kui - I really do love Dungeon Meshi - but like, I'm just better at writing and illustrating queer rep than she is. I make real gay protagonists who do gay shit and are gay, and I will never queerbait my audience. Womp womp.

Also, honestly, even if I turn out to be wrong about the queerbaiting by the end of the series, this message was still rude and entitled and weird. We have a lot of issues facing our queer community that endanger real people; someone calling a story queerbaiting mistakenly is not one of them.

[selfcontainedunivcrse]

my little guys. Cion and Vwoop have a weird relationship. He's inserted himself into the Vwoop + Seren family dynamic and kind of exists to be Right. He's not really considering the actual effect that he has on Vwoop and is trying to get one over on Ren. he fufills a very expository / narrator role to me. Vwoop believes what he says.

[narwhalandchill]

got requested to share my xueyi build so!!! here it is :]

(+ EU server crew - shes on my supports rn if u wanna add me to try her out alongside e1 RM and e0s1 blade)

anyway some notes:

a bit of xueyi 101 to start out jic - the atk orb and break rope are the standard for her; her break effect to dmg% conversion A2 trace makes quantum dmg a joke whereas her sources of atk are very limited. build-wise as this freaky puppetcore weirdgirl crit/break hybrid she wants it all rly; both crit, BE and atk, but prioritizing crit until some sort of 1:2 (guides tend to put 60/120 as the baseline) is key.

S5 aeon is perfectly fine and its what i used to have on her, i pulled indelible promise in order to end the custody battle over aeon between her and DHIL lmao (+ new gacha 4* LCs in hsr are like new 4* charas luckily - indelible promise after its initial release patch in 2.0 is now a permanent offrate on all banners except for beginner, phew). the crit on it is especially nice, rly hope i get spooked with some superimpositions in the future.

she shouldnt be on glamoth anymore really - this showcase is with her on spd boots (as you can see. duh) and she does reach the 135 spd for the 1st glamoth buff requirement when with RM (which is every time i play her) so its fine, but as i swap to atk boots when with sparkle im sure you can see why it would be... suboptimal. problem is. well. look at her rope. still havent managed to roll a comparable salsotto one so 💀 we live with this.

her relics are still a bit scuffed (chest and both her atk and spd boots are. fine. but could be better) but since i often have fx and sparkle patching up her crit its fine for now.

also yes i shouldve unlocked those last few quantum dmg and BE traces ages ago but its not rly that impactful when her dmg% is already as high as it is with the amount of BE i have on her so oh well x)

obviously given her dependence on break xueyis far from an universal dps - i only use her in heavily quantum weak fights (or in SU where u can get blessings to spam her ult for the weakness ignoring attack) but when she gets to shine she shreds So hard i love her sm 🥰🥰

+ heres the atk boots build ig. not that much changing as you can see but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[psycadenza]

hc

Tristan - psy/der - is actually one of the most EFFICIENT and SUCCESSFUL spider-people . this is in large thanks to his superior spider-sense and telepathy, after all, it’s difficult for villains to defeat an opponent who knows their every thought & move . he’s EXTREMELY good at defeating his enemies, whether through battle or talking them down . he understands his opponents on a level many spider-people don’t, both in terms of their abilities and personal stories . his empathy is a big strength, as he’s been known to help several criminals and villains alike to get on the road to rehabilitation .

the ONLY reasons he’s less renowned and known is 1) doc ock, kingpin, and venom keep him from perfect success rates as he often is unable to fully capture/defeat them for personal reasons and 2) his extreme anxiety and natural affinity for staying in the background . by and large, he’d rather stay out of the spotlight, so he does his best to AVOID big missions or making a splash in any capacity . but overall, especially when it comes to his home universe, PSY/DER IS AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL SPIDER-PERSON .

[mikimotopearl]

I don't think people realize how limited AI is, at least for now. It's a bit cringy. They keep tagging that explanation bot on twitter as if it's actually going to help😭. Unless you have actual reading comprehension issues and need a fucking 280 characters long tweet rephrased, it won't

[terresdebrume]

Tonight I am frustrated by the fact that I still have a lot of bias to unlearn when it comes to dealing with students with special needs

(As in, it would be nice if I could be effortlessly good at it, but alas)

[holyshit]

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[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

October: White Redux

Blake's 7 (s2e3, "Weapon") / Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan

Iron-willed, ruthless, and terrifyingly stylish, Servalan was rarely seen in an outfit that wasn't either black or white. She particularly favored white in the first half of the series, perhaps as a contrast to her thoroughly villainous nature. This is one of her more adventurous looks, with what appears to be a gold mesh bodysuit underneath the two-part draped gown. The drapery of the dress itself gives a feel of half toga, half sari, while the fantastical standing collar suggests an Elizabethan ruff.

This article has a fascinating and thorough analysis of the work of each of the six costume designers who worked on the show. It reveals that the designer for this episode was June Hudson.

[oneshortdamnfuse]

One of many pieces of information rarely discussed that has stuck with me in studying the Holocaust in a literacy class is that people who survived the death camps often did not survive starvation. It is very difficult for a severely malnourished body to recover from starvation. A severely malnourished body will struggle to process food at all, and many people die in the process of “refeeding.” This is called refeeding syndrome for this reason. Reintroducing food can and often is fatal without careful, medical guidance.

Starvation is one of the most common and effective forms of genocide. What makes it effective is that past a certain point, even if aid has been delivered, it is not enough to save someone from death by starvation. What also makes it effective is that withholding food is viewed as a passive consequence of political turmoil rather than an intentional act of violence among a people. You will see more people die from starvation in genocides across history because it is an effective way to kill many people without the use of state resources.

The starvation of Gaza is intentional. The United States and Israel may gesture that they are delivering or allowing aid into Gaza, but in reality they are active participants in the starvation of Gaza by destroying medical infrastructure, limiting the amount of aid “allowed” in, and blocking aid trucks from entering. Throwing food into Gaza by airdrop at this point in the genocide will not be enough without medical infrastructure to refeed a severely malnourished population. Many will die anyways. Many have already.

[cuteniarose]

Me: *creates an OC*

Me: *heavily implies OC will meet a bad fate*

OC: *meets bad fate*

Me:

(Alternatively, I may have started it, but @katkastrofa enabled me and now I’m losing my mind)

[blackpearlblast]

list of GFMs for families trying to evacuate gaza

making a list of all of the fundraisers of people who have reached out to me directly on here in order to have them all in one place. all of them have either been vetted by other users or i verified them personally by checking their other social media accounts (like twitter or instagram) to confirm. everyone here definitely needs support, a lot of their family members are injured or in need of medical care that is not available in gaza. i am also linking their tumblr accounts so that you can follow them to keep up with their campaigns.

Ezzideen Shehab - @drezzideen his close friend and campaign runner is @boshradaoud1 - €23,727/75,000

Haya Orouq - @haya-orouq19 - $55,180/70,000 (USD)

Nesma Ahmed - @nesmamomen - $55,756/80,000 (USD)

Dina - (Nesma's sister) - $265/20,000 (CAD)

Hala - @hlabarka22 - $7,277/50,000 (CAD)

Sahar El Tibi - @eltibisahar - €8,925/30,000

Haneen Atya Altalla - @haneenatya - $31,661/70,000 (AUD)

Sujood Odeh - @sujoododeh - £27,691/70,000

Fatma Bassem - @fatmabassem - $18,515/40,000 (USD)

Donia Tanani - @doniatanani - €76,117/100,000

Nozha Emad - (Donia's sister) - €2,249/18,000

Said Tanani - (Donia's brother) - €33,759/50,000

Mohammed Emad - (Donia's family) - €1,073/100,000

Abdullah - @amhdes90 - $7,447/47,000 (USD)

Amal and Ruba Abushaban - Amal's account was terminated but her sister Ruba is @rubashabansblog - €12,987/50,000

Mahmoud ElTibi - @mahmoodeltibi - €9,076/60,000

Heba Maqadma - @hebaalmaqadma - €60,915/80,000

Fadi Sharif - @fadisharif11 - $25,232/62,500 (USD)

Mohammed Bardaweel - @mohbardaweel - €3,948/37,000

Ahmed N. Abubaker - @ahmednabubak - €25,868/85,000

Alaa Al Khateeb - @alaagaza - £20,457/26,000

Ahmad Shaban - @ahmd-iyd - £6,146/150,000

Omar - @omarsobhi - €4,253/20,000

Wesam and Tahani Shorbaje - @wesamshorbaje-2 and @tahanishorbaje2 - $8,093/50,000 (USD)

Fahed Shehab - @fahedshehab - €5,416/50,000

Hani Alhajjar - @skatehani - €14,365/50,000

Amneh Sharif - @amnehsharif - $4,550/150,000 (USD)

Mohammed Talatene - @mohammed-123 - €7,530/20,000

Bilal - @bilal-salah0 - €21,938/70,000

Amjad Sido - @amjadsido - €1,333/30,000

Firas Salem - @firassalemgaza - €17,414/65,000

Mahmoud Balousha - @bba3lo - €5,654/50,000

Amal Abu Shammala - @amalisam96 - €46,170/50,000

Madleen - @mado-o-on - $45,991/70,000 (USD)

Iman Eyad - @imanblogs - £1,787/60,000

Deaa - @familydeea - $22,453/90,000 (CAD)

Laila Shaqura - @lailashaqoura - €2,033/35,000

Shahed - @shahednhall - $662/50,000 (USD)

Alaa Ayad - @hello-alaa-universe-blog - $2,438/50,000 (AUD)

Momen Alostaz - @momenalostaz - €7,781/70,000

Tawfik Satoom - @tawfiksatooom -$11,555/40,000 (USD)

Mahmoud Saleh - @mide404 - €1,754/20,000

Ahmad Alturk - @ahmadturk00 - €5,915/70,000

Bahaa Elhosary - @bobelhosary - €15,577/30,000

Malk Zaeem - @malkzaeem - $14,413/50,000

Mahmoud Helles - @hillesmahmoud - €15,752/20,000

Karam Al-Nabih - @karamrafeek - €7,115/20,000

Ahmad Waleed - @ahmadwaleeed - $3,106/10,000

please also see @el-shab-hussein's full list of verified campaigns here, most of the campaigns here were verified by him or other tumblr users such as sayruq, fairuzfan, ibtisams, and others. please note my ability to vet campaigns myself is limited to if someone has an active social media account (that clearly shows that they are from gaza) from before october of last year that links to their campaign. please do not consider me a resource on this, i made this post only to make sure i did not lose track of the campaigns people had personally reached out and asked me to share.

[ipso-faculty]

Perisex allies: stop this shit

CW: intersexism

Came across this infographic during some google image searching and I'm still kind of a state of despair about it because it's not just offensively wrong about what intersex is, it was used to teach university students about queer issues:

Alt text: LGBTQIA+ are defined one by one. Intersex is defined erroneously as "These are people who were born with genital organs of both sexes (male and female). It is a genetic condition."

It's one thing for your rando perisex person to be getting this wrong on social media. It's another thing entirely when it's professionals getting this wrong in an educational setting. 😩 And that this infographic appears in a peer-reviewed publication. 😩

It's even worse to know the students that were taught with this infographic were medical students, who will be the ones traumatizing intersex people for decades to come 😩

It's so wrong in so many different ways:

Intersex is not limited to people with genital differences. Most intersex people have intersex variations that are not apparent at birth, with puberty being the most common time of life for variations to present. Many people find out in adulthood having no outward physical differences.

Of the intersex people with genital differences, they do not have two sets of genitals. Most genital differences are still recognizably female or male (e.g. spadias), and those who have ambiguous genitals have one set.

Intersex is not "male parts + female parts" or even "intermediate male/female parts", it is an umbrella term for anybody whose primary/secondary sex characteristics don't line up with what is expected for male and female bodies. Some intersex variations make women look more feminine, or make men look more masculine.

Defining intersex by genital differences doesn't just exclude most intersex people, it also sets the tone that we are defined by our genitals. To be publicly intersex is to have non-stop DMs about your genitals. This sort of framing sets up openly intersex people for invasive questions and harassment, and it keeps large numbers of intersex people from coming out.

Many intersex variations do not have a known genetic basis. Many intersex variations are caused by exposure to certain hormonal levels in the womb. Certain medications when taken during pregnancy can trigger intersex variations.

While bodily variation is necessary for being intersex, the social experience of stigma, discrimination, isolation, hyper-medicalization, and hyper-sexualization are all just as much a part of being intersex.

📣 Perisex allies: this is shit you can stop. When you see other perisex people parrot this sort of misinformation, correct them. Direct them to look up resources written by actually intersex people.

Here are some starter resources to give:

Intersex explained by Hans Lindahl

Media and style guide by IHRA

FAQ by intersex-support

A recent post I did compiling information for trans people who want to be better intersex allies