#tumblr invaders

[theautumnaldemon]

*Steps out of my drawing app covered in blood, breathing heavily*

Devi’s redesign is finished *dies*

[gummy-axolotl]

Devi belongs to @theautumnalcat

[minimoosedraws]

whiteboard doodles of the Spacecast!

Min (Belongs to me) Tallest Neev (Belongs to @theautumnalcat) Sticky the Sir Unit (Belongs to @gummy-axolotl)

[ Other Spacecast participants; @andy-aka-lilcsca @xx-theblack-vixen-xx ] hope i didnt forget anyone

[ask-invader-mya]

Eeby girl

[miniimoose]

I think I've decided that in Mins timeline, After enter the florpus (in @theautumnalcat's au), Min would have her pak tinkering go from a hobby to an official second title that's listed in her pak.

(Not something she chooses, but maybe something the new Tallest decrees? To get more out of each irken or to have more medical irkens available if they're being more aggressive with waging war)

Job: Scout

Secondary Job: Pak Technician

So she would still roam space, but would be called upon if she was the closest Irken to another who needs a Pak upgrade/fixing.

She probably would have answered any Pak emergency signals anyway, but now she has to officially, and has to perform check ups and smaller things if she's the closest assigned Pak Tech in the quadrant.

[marshmallowgravyart]

I think you’re kinda cool gir

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

woke up and someone spilled vanilla extract all over my dash, so as punishment you strange little beasties are getting all the VANILLA FACTS i know:

vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world (2nd to saffron)

which is why more than 99% of what we call "vanilla extract" is actually vanillin (vanilla's dominant flavor compound) and is not extracted from real vanilla.

luckily, even professionals struggle to tell the difference when it comes to things like baked goods. but there is a distinct difference in non-heat treated products like vanilla ice cream. real vanilla has a more complex, individualized flavor profile.

why is vanilla so expensive? because it is a ridiculously delicate & demanding crop. complete primadonna.

vanilla beans come from vanilla orchids. these crazy flowers bloom for A SINGLE DAY and have to be HAND-POLLINATED in a process that is exhausting, delicate, and requires specialist knowledge passed down over generations.

then, if you're lucky, you get vanilla beans.

which then require months of further specialized treatment.

the entire process takes about a year and can go wrong at any stage

vanilla has been cultivated for over 800 years (possibly much longer). the first known cultivators are the Totonac, an indigenous people of Mexico.

the Aztecs used it as a sweetener to balance out the bitter taste of cocoa. it was popular in a drink called xocolatl--the precursor to modern hot chocolate!

it is only pollinated by a very specific orchid bee!!!

which is why no fruit could be grown outside of Mexico until the 1800s

Edmond Albius, born into slavery, invented the pollination method we still use today--launching a global industry when he was just 12 years old.

today, the majority of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar

if you want real vanilla, read the labels carefully--it's harder to find than you think!

in conclusion, those tiny black specks you see in fancy vanilla ice cream? those are vanilla bean seeds! itty bitty orchid seeds!!! they are delicious and also a PRISSY BITCH!

(src)

[qingwaaa]

[combinecremator]

i swear to god i regret reblogging that estrolabs post because absolutely no one is focusing on the actual issue, which is that it's a phishing site very clearly run by malicious people and giving them any information on yourself could fuck you over big time

their ashwaganda "estrogen replacement" would be useless at best and extremely dangerous at worst, if it actually existed. however the products on that site almost certainly do not fucking exist and never have, and they have zero intention of actually producing them. the listings for the "supplements" aren't on the site anymore.

when scams like this pop up suddenly, they're not legitimate to even the slightest degree. there was never a real product, they were trying to get your money or your card and contact information either to doxx you, harass you, or literally steal from you. it's a PHISHING scheme, not a "making a shitty product to Literally Kill People" scheme. one of these things is far cheaper and far easier for a layperson to do.

while the information on the function of ashwaganda was definitely useful generally, it was/is not the most present danger of this estrolabs/queerquirk situation and people need to be aware of the actual threat these kinds of sites and situations pose.

as i was writing this estrolabs has been taken down, but queerquirk is still up and still advertising it's fake products and has a contact us page. do not give them your contact information, even to send hate. it is not worth getting phished to epicly own the dumbass behind this scheme. report the site and move on.

[mulderrrrrrr]

“tell me i’m crazy.”

“mulder, you’re crazy.”

[snazzyrat]

zim is zim’s biggest fan 🌟

[theautumnaldemon]

Sticky introduces Devi to Blue Raspberry. It does not end well.

Sticky belongs to @gummy-axolotl

Min belongs to @miniimoose

[gummy-axolotl]

Whiteboard Sillies

[minimoosedraws]

Invader Devi for @theautumnalcat!! Ive been wanting to do a drawing of them for AGES but havent had the time to sit down and draw until now... so! I hope you like it!

[raiverratz]

Happy Halloween to those who celebrate it!! 🎃

[fingerbiter]

WAS THAT THE BITE OF '87!?!?!?