#people carrier

[artsekey]

Reminder to get your COVID booster when they're available. I kept putting off my next dose because of my schedule, and I've been out with COVID for eight days now.

Posting the symptoms I had to inform others as COVID is constantly evolving:

Day 1 (3 or 4 days after exposure): started as a feeling of "imminent sickness" in the back of my throat. I otherwise felt 100%.

Day 2: Extremely tired. Congestion. Limited all contact.

Day 3: 101 Fever. Congestion. Extremely tired. Couldn't make it through lecturing my class (remotely). Began medicating with Theraflu (acetaminophen). Tested positive for COVID with the fastest and clearest positive test I've ever seen.

Day 4: Fever between 99 and 101.5. Cancelled all activity. Spent all day in bed. Extreme congestion. Extreme aches & chills at night. This day was absolutely miserable. My friend brought me soup. I cried about it. Continued with Theraflu. Considered going to the ER due to severity of symptoms.

Day 5: Intermittent low-grade fever at 99.8. Congestion continued, coughing and sneezing began.

Day 6: Fever cleared. Coughing & sneezing intensified. Tested again as per CDC recommendations: still a strong positive. Began taking Robitussin (cough syrup only, no acetaminophen).

Day 7: Coughing worsened significantly. Lots of liquids, lots of Robitussin.

Day 8: Today! No fever, no cough, some slight congestion remains. Once again tested positive for COVID-- with a weaker positive this time! I expect I'll be back to normal by day 10, but... trust me, if you're going to get your "booster" through a needle or ten days of this, choose the booster! As a reminder, you can order up to 4 free COVID tests at the end of September through HHS.gov!

[lansolot]

redid some of these

[ballsballsbowls]

I've seen a lot of posts saying "don't follow the polls because the margin of error is basically useless."

And I've seen a lot of posts saying "don't follow the polls because they're being entirely run and paid for by the most partisan people imaginable running garbage data."

and I've even seen, "don't follow the polls because the sampling is really biased."

but I've not seen a single one going, "don't follow the polls because even in their extremely small and biased samples, some of these people just straight up fucking lie to them?"

I cannot be the only person in the entire United States who has extended family members who lie to political pollsters for funsies and then boast about it.

[serpentface]

may i have the 10 wholly unasked for paragraphs of semen retention belief lore please 🙏

Ok

MEDICAL MODEL:

The philosophical core of Wardi medical model revolves around the universe’s primal dualism- it exists in between the extremes of Sea (cold wet dark female) and Sky (hot dry bright male). These forces are sterile and stagnant when separate, God emerged at their interacting boundaries as their synthesis, capable of creation. Life itself required God’s sacrifice of Its living spirit and the shedding of Its blood, which rendered sterile earth fertile and inhabitable and kicked of the perpetual death-rebirth flow of living spirit that maintains all life. The body is a reflection of this primordial state- it is maintained by the flow of living spirit (contained in the blood), and its core matter is an interactive mixture of primordial Hot Sky and Cold Sea, Warm in balance, with male and female physically differentiated by the presence of primordial extremes- the male has Hot testes, the female has Cold womb, the interaction of these extremes allow for creation.

(I promise this will have to do with semen retention eventually.)

Blood is understood as carrying the body’s living spirit, the animating force whose proper flow maintains life and health by balancing the body’s primordial extremes. Semen is a type of blood, given Hot nature by its isolation in the testes, and also carries the living spirit. It functions as the active seed of the living spirit. It is the Hot element planted in the Cold of the womb, the mingling of these forces allow for creation, and insemination with living spirit creates a living body that can host an immortal soul. (Wardi belief describes two souls- a living spirit that animates and maintains the body and an immortal soul that houses the mind).

Male gender designation revolves almost entirely around the testes, the Hot extreme of the body where semen is (assumed to be) produced and stored. In addition to its procreative functions, the testes are an organ whose function is to masculinize and strengthen the rest of the body. Each organ requires the proper flow of healthy blood/living spirit to function properly, and thus loss of this living spirit must be performed with great care- bloodletting in offering is highly controlled, bloodletting in medicine is carefully selected and done in accordance with balancing procedure. Since testes are regulated specifically by the living spirit in semen, semen should not be discharged with reckless abandon.

SOCIAL SEXUAL NORMS:

Cultural ideals for sexual behavior revolve around moderation and self-restraint. Sexuality itself is not demonized. There is nothing wrong with nonprocreative/nonmaritial sex in of itself (unless it is adultery on the part of a woman (male adultery is ostensibly bad too but is rarely treated as gravely), or a girl losing virginity prior to marriage, or it violates a litany of gender-sexual norms), but sexual RESTRAINT is an expectation.

Having an active but controlled libido is idealized, particularly in men. A man who is an absolute paragon of ideal masculinity has a libido, but is not ruled by it. He does not masturbate and rather seeks a partner for sexual release. He usually has a wife for this, and otherwise is capable of the patience and restraint to attain a quality sexual partner rather than finding the easiest release out of desperation. His partners are suitable to proper male interest, being good looking women or pretty beardless youths (going for 'unseemly' women or older, masculine men (so long as one performs the penetrative role) is not wholly unacceptable but suggests desperation and a weak control of libido).

This is an IDEAL and not strictly enforced- very few people will think you’re a weak failure of a man for jerking off sometimes or bragging about fucking some random tail, and hiring sex workers is entirely normalized (and will only be condemned if deemed notably ‘excessive’ and disruptive to a normal patriarchal role, or truly symptomatic of being unable to get laid without paying for it). Rather, if someone is already identified as a weak or effeminate man, ‘excessive libido’ may be cited as a cause or symptom, or rhetoric to criticize them.

THE SEMEN RETENTION:

Encouragement of semen retention/regulation stems out of both of these forces. Proper masculine social/sexual behavior encourages a limitation to discharge of semen, and medical thought deems it necessary for physical masculinization. A man who does not 'excessively' lose semen via an uncontrolled libido is thought to be physically more masculine- it is assumed to directly make the testes larger since they are Storing More Cum, but also to deepen the voice, assist in the growth and maintenance of the beard, and generally enhance strength, mental acuity, and vitality. Men are regarded as innately physically and mentally stronger than women, with the medical model slapped on as one of the means of explaining patriarchal norms (in addition to spiritual concerns of pollution and metaphysical vulnerability). Regulating semen is one of many behaviors that allows a man to stay this way.

This is also an element in why 'effeminacy' in men is linked to hypersexualization- there is an assumption that men who are physically or behaviorally non-masculine have exaggerated, uncontrolled libidos. Effeminancy or ‘softness’ in men is a failure to perform a wide set of behaviors and not strictly an accusation of receiving penetrative sex, but this is often an element- a man who receives is presumed so desperate and out of control of his libido that he will submit to debasement and shame for fulfillment (an un-masculine man who cannot be a penetrative partner could at least retain his dignity by having enough self-control to abstain entirely).

Some scholars, high ranking warriors, and politicians will (at least claim to) be functionally celibate and refrain from all discharge of semen in order to function at peak performance. This total abstinence is rare and NOT culturally mandated, and is often looked on with a little snide derision as a tryhard performance. More commonly, men will attempt to live a life with a controlled libido, and may temporarily abstain from sexual activity leading up to situations that require physical and mental acuity (combat, debate, sport, etc).

Of most concern to the average day to day person is accidental loss through nocturnal emission. While this is harmless every once in a while, it is cause for concern if it occurs frequently- your body is discharging part of its living spirit completely outside of your control, you are directly weakened by this and you don’t want this happening on a regular basis. Recurrent, frequent episodes may indicate polluted blood, or outright inhabitation by evil spirits.

The only level on which semen retention tends to be actively, directly enforced is with children. Teenage boys are typically discouraged from masturbating (especially during the early stages of puberty)- retention of semen masculinizes the body, therefore will contribute to a healthy and normative puberty and should be preserved at this vulnerable time. It is considered normal to chastise and punish a pubescent boy for masturbation. This is seen as preventing him from harming his health, and to teach him to regulate desire and exercise self control, one of many facets of shaping a boy into a proper man during this critical time. This norm does not contribute to children developing lingering psychological issues AT ALL.

Wardi traditional medicine is a holistic methodology of spiritual/physical treatment, using a base system of items (foods, animal parts, herbs, metals, stones) with Hot or Cold properties and individual Essences to manage imbalances in the body and it's blood/spirit flow and dispel evil spirits. This medical system (and related subdivisions of folk medicine) is commonly used to treat nocturnal emissions, and may also be used to lower libido and/or discourage teenage masturbation. These are largely medicines with Cold properties and noted anaphrodisiac Essence. Eels are a big one- given that eels, obviously, are sexless and emerge from river mud, their bodies are anaphrodisiacs and consumption of eel meat/eel based tinctures can lower libido (this should be done with caution, as it also lowers fertility in humans and animals). Medicines may be directly applied to the penis, this does not interfere with the intended function of the testes but subdues excess lust. Phallic amulets are worn regardless of gender and have holistic nonsexual protective properties, but may also help defend against nocturnal emission. Other medicines are worn in sachets that are tied around the hips during sleep, often weighted with lead. In very severe cases (mostly associated with other dysfunction), the penis or testes may be infected with polluted blood and should be bled.

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Tangent: If the Wardi community had reddit you would occasionally see threads like "DAE eat their semen after masturbating so you don't actually lose any?" and most responses would be "no wtf" but there would be a decent number of people going "omg yes I thought I was the only one" "I mean that's kind of weird but I guess it makes sense if you really think about it" and then one very angry commenter ranting about how, No, eating your semen DOES NOT suffice as mitigation of the loss, this is why so many boys are SOFT AND EFFEMINATE these days, the men of old NEVER jacked off and NEVER ate their own cum and had MUCH FULLER BEARDS AND LARGER TESTICLES.

[frnkiebby]

https://x.com/fixfaxfvck/status/1793081037553274986?s=46

oh anon i feel like you might be opening yourself up to a lot here with this one~🎃

[talaricula]

We were Team Rocket for FACTS yesterday!

Jessie - @scriblitula

James - me

Meowth - our son

[wickjump]

i need all chatfic authors to know that i love and respect you and your fics are always an entertaining read but all suspension of disbelief is out the window the moment dust sans adds '/lh' at the end of a sentence thank you

[alicealmost]

Bunnydoll siblings project: Day 4

Special: Candy Canyon Kingdom

Jeager

Jayden

Andy

Aba

Mopsy

Chucky

Jaiden

Rachel

Bonus: Mama and Papa

Some considerations:

1° I will post the candy version individually for each kid, as I made a small description of their clothes, but tumblr doesn't allow a post with +10 pictures;

2° Jesus, It took so long to make it, I hope every creator like it... and thanks for letting me draw your bunnydoll kid;

3° I wanted to draw them in a line, reacting to their dad's sweet comment about a monster who eats ragbunnies, but I am exhausted. Maybe some other day, lol

5° Credits to:

Jeager -> @michiruxbna

Jayden and Rachel -> @kansuda2478

Andy and Aba -> @eryberry594

Mopsy -> @raggstosketches

Chucky -> @saffiroll

Jaiden -> me

Me after finishing it, lol

[hirazuki]

Me, episode 1: Oh, a relatable protag! And a relatable female protag, at that. Sweet! That never happens.

Me, a few episodes in: Wait, the protag really is going to be my character? The one I identify with the most? Seriously? It's not going to be a strange, at least somewhat sinister, seemingly hostile male side character? It's gonna be a female character and the protagonist? That's insane, that literally never happens... what's the catch??

Me, more than halfway through the season: ... huh, I guess Maomao really is it. Okay, then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Me to myself, after episodes 22/23:

[tilescel]

this motherfucker

[babykittenteach]

A little vent about Personal Ongoings and an attempt at exhaling.

Okay so the fridge broke the laptop went haywire the dog got sick three birthdays happened someone moved away a tree died a car broke the clothes dryer started making mysterious noises awful family fight leading to a bit of a breakdown {mental illness symptoms: increased} {physical illness thing 1 symptoms: increased} {physical illness thing 2 symptoms: got weirder????} aunt had a meltdown dog is now being weird again in a worrying way the power's gone out four times in the last week alone the "excessive heat warning" alerts are just daily annoyances by now and every time I go online or check the news there's something to piss me off on top of all that and then checking tumblr usually starts a countdown till I see a post berating the audience for not always doing everything possible to fix all the problems all the time-- BUT I have sat and breathed about the things and identified what I'm feeling and the purpose of those feelings and made some calls to professionals about the things I can't fix with a screwdriver, superglue, and duct tape, so mainly what I'm feeling right now is tired of being down and not enjoying things. That and annoyed with fridge companies for discontinuing parts from less then 5 years ago and making their service panels fucking *sharp* but that's secondary to wanting to like things again.

So I'm going to try liking things. Maybe even have some fun. Hell, maybe I'll draw again, wouldn't that be something. In any case this is not a crying post it's a fuck it I wanna ball post.

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

So Mermay is right around the corner…

…what I’m saying is it’s a good time to talk about eel mer AUs again.

Oh hey it is!

Man, I'm still so into submarine pilot Hal Jordan with his crew of green submariners who contract out for the army and do top secret stuff underwater. I'm picturing all the GL's as expert divers who do search and rescues and treasure hunting in their down time and bomb defusal/trench scouting/spying for the army when on contract.

I don't even think this is a real thing but I'm picturing them all in little green mini subs. Like individual ones. Like fighter jets but subs.

Anyway, they're out on a job because the bigger army subs have been getting static interference from an area underwater and they need the experts to go check it out.

What they don't know is that the static interference is coming from Barry, local electric eel mer, who is suddenly stuck in one location because he's got a small child to look after and hunt for.

[perryabbott]

i just think people need to remember being a nun was not isabelle's life calling and something she kind of took up mostly for survival. yes, she ends up finding comfort in it but i think that reducing her to A Nun (and in most instances not even using her name, just calling her "the nun") not only serves to degender her (because in a way it feels like people don't see her as A Woman, but A Nun), but also kind of takes away from her humanity. sanding her character down to this one trait seems the easiest way to make it seem like she's paper thin/badly written/badly acted/whatever excuse people want to use to hate her/be misogynistic about her presence/pretend to be surprised that daryl can care about her (in any capacity. not just in a romantic sense) because "she's a nun" as if nuns aren't People with thoughts and feelings. and isabelle has shown a LOT of personality. she is a survivor, just like daryl. she's so much more than "a nun" so the insistence to reference her solely by her faith just feels so forced

[mercury-lynx]

Me and my very normal special interests 🐛⛴️🪳☢️🐟🚢🪲

Wanted to post about these cause they are all very near and dear to my heart :3 most of these have been with me since child hood, I think the only one that hasn’t is the manhattan project (I’m interested in the science of it, not the actual weapons). I can talk about any of these give topics for HOURS on end <3

My field of expertises:

Ocean liners (specifically 1900s to 1950s)

Bulk cargo carriers (specifically roll on roll off classed vessels)

American nuclear power history (specifically three mile island and the anti nuclear movement)

Nuclear science (I only care about energy production)

Chemistry and quantum physics

Three mile island incident (all)

Renewable energy (nuclear reactors, wind farms, and dams)

Bugs :3 (any and all)

Other arthropods and crustaceans

(Mostly) fresh water fish (salmon, trout, sturgeon, catfish etc.)

Note: this doesn’t include my fixations, these have been with me my entire life (bugs, fish, ships, renewable energy, white star line), they have only gotten more specific with age :3

Im willing to talk about any of these with anyone, I get so happy sharping my knowledge and other fun facts related to these topics!! I would be cool to make friends with people that share my passion in any one of these fields 💕🐛

[angelwishess]

Kyra seeing a ferris wheel for the first time and deciding that instead of simply getting on and riding it like a normal person, shes gonna have the sickest round of parkour ever and climb to the top herself

[nixie-deangel]

so excited for these stories!! ✍️🍷🍼

✍🏻 insecure bradley - hangster

Here being with Jake. Who’s demanding, pleading, with Bradley to get in him. To fuck him like he wants, like he needs. To give him what he so clearly and desperately wants from Bradley. It’s heady and overwhelming and Bradley is absolutely sure he’s going to crumble when Jake leaves after Bradley gives him his all.

🍷 Jake's family causes the hangster break up

Jake’s been back less than 2 days from his impromptu visit to Texas when there’s a loud banging on his door, followed quickly by a sharp, deep bark. Brow furrowing, he glances at Javy before pushing himself up and pads to open the door. And stares in astonishment as he stares at his baby sister standing on his doorstep, Brownie sitting patiently at her side with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth.

🍼 non navy bradley/fighter pilot jake as parents - hangster

Before Jake can answer beyond a snort, they hear Javy calling out as he jogs up to them. “YO, Jake! Have you heard anything yet?” Giving a tight shake of his head, Jake frowns. “Nothing besides what B sent me yesterday about her.”

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