#spinning in public

[tyrhinosaurus]

Took my beloved wheel out for an adventure today, praticing my long-draw on the handcarded moorit fleece

Sound on for spinning wheel noises :D (and birds)

[spindleanddye]

Fufilling my coffee shop spinning dreams 😍 Im so happy 😭

Feat. my Louet S40 spinning wheel, aka the hat box! I have not named this wheel yet so feel free to post suggestions!!!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Why are you running?

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[predoom]

a brief record summarizing pete and patrick’s public online duel of the first ten days of february 2010

on february 1, 2010, pw tweets this amidst a series of replies in a twitter q&a:

after his tweets result in a bit of a stir online, pw publishes the following on his tumblr after midnight:

the following afternoon, february 2, 2010, spin magazine asks patrick for a response to the tweet, and patrick says this. his response is published online that day under the headline “Patrick Stump: ‘I’m Not in Fall Out Boy’”

between the time patrick makes this statement and over the next several days, pw has a lot to say on twitter and tumblr (a selection of which follows, in chronological order):

on february 10, 2010, spin magazine publishes an interview with patrick, where he talks about his upcoming solo work. frankly, in this interview (which is worth reading in its entirety), patrick paints his “collaborators,” fall out boy, as an interruption to his lifelong pursuit of making his own music. he says that his forthcoming record will be his first record, since “writing music in a collaborative setting doesn’t count.” he also gives a, ahem, pointed answer about one of the tracks (below). also of note, patrick mentions the 1989 batman film as one of his childhood inspirations.

later that day, the evening of february 10, 2010, pete tweets and posts on tumblr:

anyway. more days happened after the first ten days of february 2010. but the first ten days were something.

[mbirnsings-71]

Madi actually not procrastinate on stuff challenge- see I had plans today, but then those got cancelled and like in any good neurodivergent fashion I'm like "Well shit what do I do now?" and well! That answer is this silly meme for my Wedding planner AU. Yes Jimmy and Grian are parasites on Joel's Netflix account- No he's not gonna kick them off. That's not what Family is about.

I swear one of these days I need to like do proper ref sheets for people in my AU just DFKVNFKBN GOD OKAY- I'll stop rambling but just know I have a lot of thoughts in my brain you guys are gonna get fed next year trust-

Close ups and the post that spurred this on are down below after the keep reading! just for efficiency and all that jazz!

Close ups:

The Post that inspired this:

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

not enough discussion about the gavins' complicated relationship with feminine-coded/beauty products, i don't think.

[pnfc]

todays timefilling activity was trying to list all the ways perry's status as an animal has bearing on his circumstances/character. since a lot of these ideas crop up when im thinking about au or human versions of him

unique effects of perry being a platypus:

prefatory notes: -these aren’t all hard canon, they’re a blend of canon/speculation/my personal preference -some are inconsistent in the show, eg perry being banned from riding a bus but allowed at a casino / dubiously allowed to drive a car. these are potential challenges, not universal ones -some of these circumstances can be wielded strategically for perry's benefit (eg perry exploiting assumed mindlessness) so everything listed isn’t 100% negative -some of these can be superficially mapped onto a human version of perry (eg inability to speak), but they’ll have different nuances if he’s not an animal

note i’m not arguing that any one of these points is fundamental to perry’s character, although they do add up to a set of life circumstances with significant bearing on who perry is in the show. this isn’t a case for the eminent superiority of a canon compliant perry over any au version, which is a matter of personal preference. you could similarly list out all the human-specific qualities of an imagined human perry, and you could find that version of the character more or equally compelling -- but these are qualities unique to the canonical platypus perry. (and i do think all of them are fun to explore, on their own and in the context of him having a rship with doof)

note also there ARE canonical au versions of perry for whom these conditions don’t apply, due to him having a different rship with the flynn-fletchers or owca or doof, or him being a different species! e.g. agent p from ‘temple of juatchadoon’ doesn’t appear to have any relationship with the flynn-fletchers ; parable the dragonpus could have any number of physiological differences, like a massively extended lifespan ; the star wars version of perry likely doesn’t face the same kind of judgment/scrutiny over his species or over interspecies relationships

ok

neutral or positive qualities related to perry’s species:

best most immutable aspect of perry being a platypus: he’s a platypus. ie a cute lovable little animal guy with all these cool platypus features like his swimminess and his electro-bill and his whappy tail and his soft warm fur <3

2nd best (debatable) aspect of perry being a platypus: doof thinks all of the above daily

being an animal means he can communicate with / ally with other animals when he wants to

being an animal who isn't a common pet can occasionally yield specialized treatment, e.g. he gets more respect than a cat or dog in some public spaces, he can 'pass' for a human more easily, and many people can't identify what he is

has a unique rship with the flynn-fletchers and especially phineas&ferb -- they named and raised him, are functionally his parents, even if he catches up to / outpaces them developmentally. he gets to experience a loving parental dynamic from them.

also has a unique rship with monogram and carl, who brought him up through the academy. (based on the owca book, and perry’s current dynamic with mono in particular, this was probably less than wholesome/loving treatment)

no standard human education: is educated/propagandized at owca, and is otherwise self-educated or learns through osmosis

has no known biological family

(i like to assume) born/raised in danville, so isn't actually australian

would face less/no prejudice specifically along the axis of him being trans or intersex, it’s more invisiblized for him (otoh him being in a gay rship, less invisiblized)

is an endangered species

physical limitations/difficulties due to perry’s species:

is unable to speak human language (specifically because he’s an animal; he can make platypus sounds -- his rship with muteness would change if he was human) and (as far as we see in the show) is untrained in asl, so his communicative abilities are restricted

produces dangerous venom that he has to be careful of

very short and tiny (which he CAN use to his advantage but can also disadvantage him in human society, or in general - him trying and failing utterly to pull lyla up the train, lol)

likely has limited understanding of his own anatomy/physiology

(realistically) more vulnerable to heat than a human, potential dietary restrictions, less professional medical support available, seasonal hormone fluctuations

societal judgment/restriction of perry based on his species:

forbidden from accessing some human spaces / doing certain human activities

assumed to be mindless or unintelligent, assumed to be non-autonomous and a pet. generally disrespected (even doof is not innocent of this)

can be treated as a child, due to his young age (tho he's a mature adult in platypus years)

perceived by some as less-than-a-person, worth less than a human

by extension, heinz or any human partner/friend faces judgment for prioritizing/being in a rship with him as an animal (even a platonic one)

ways perry’s role as an owca agent is fucked due to his species:

raised as a child soldier, groomed into his career/given no choice in it, and in his short time on earth has had no opportunity to question or escape from it (due to the host family placement which effectively blackmails perry 24/7)

unclear if he has a right to his own person (owned by owca? and/or superficially owned by the flynn-fletchers?) or a legal government presence (e.g. can he legally own assets? he gets an income, but as an animal does the government acknowledge him as the owner of whatever accounts? is he forced to assume a false human identity? is he a citizen? can he rent?)

raised outside of his species, so quitting and living in nature among his own is not an option for him, he is forced to live in a society not built for his species

estranged from his fellow agents on the basis of species, esp. since the majority of them exhibit more instinctive/untamed animal behaviors that perry finds frustrating/unrelatable

forced to hide his intelligence/personhood/capacity for love and complex relationships among his family (much more severe than just hiding a secret job)

also: they make him eat canned worms and use a litterbox, and we know perry finds this humiliating :(

he has limited autonomy around his family -- is subject to the whims of their travel plans, etc. is technically always performing his job, since he has to maintain cover at home. down-time where he can openly express himself is extremely limited.

not legally protected on the level of a human, so if he dies owca likely will face no consequences - they perform animal experiments on him

has limited (if any) job prospects outside of owca - and doesn't get human worker protections

problematic aspects to perry’s romantic prospects:

literally a minor. literally a 41 year agegap with heinz. obscene

more to the point: ppl assuming perry can’t be in a healthy/consensual rship because he’s an animal

has limited life experience and no romantic experience. heinz is his first romantic connection, and there’s a huge imbalance of experience there.

has severely limited and complicated romantic prospects outside of heinz due to his species (an issue heinz does not share)

(presumably) can’t legally marry heinz, and even if he did many people would not regard him as a serious romantic partner (or stepdad, etc)

his natural lifespan is about a third of a human’s, so he and heinz probably have disparate time left, by a matter of decades (additionally, perry will probably die before most people he knows)

how the heck do a human and a platypus have sex… i’m gonna have to think about this one (more to the point: there’s no established precedent for a romantic and/or physical rship between their species, they have to figure it out on their own. that includes negotiating any imbalance in their sex drives)

[makerandbean]

finally freed from my thesis and so today is for spinning at some local gardens and Relaxing

[thelemonsnek]

Made a blinkie for my art fight profile then ended up making a second version too :]

[image ids: two blinkies. Both of them say "support public transit." The first blinkie has the gear station logo from pokemon on either side of the text. The second blinkie is trans colored and has a train to the right of the text. End id]

[violetvulpini]

Doodle attack!!

[tyrhinosaurus]

First time in ages taking the spinning wheel away from home. This afternoon sunshine is filling my soul with peace.

Three different families have come asking what I'm up to, it's so much fun answering all their questions!

[obsoletegleam]

SPIN (US) 1992

Jan 1992 - Vol. 07, No. 10 Feb 1992 - Vol. 07, No. 11 Mar 1992 - Vol. 07, No. 12 Apr 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 01 May 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 02 Jun 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 03 Jul 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 04 Aug 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 05 Sep 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 06 Oct 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 07 Nov 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 08 Dec 1992 - Vol. 08, No. 09

[medi-bee]

These are the guys who have total martial control over the center of the galaxy? are you sure?

[jitterbugbear]

the star of the show 💫

[leiyahime]

Just a little bit of public spinning in a Park after work.

And while I spin I'm listening to Andy Serkis reading the Silmarillion. There are worse ways of winding down.

[lil-vibes]

need me a fem! skk ballet and/or figure skater au so bad yall dont understand