#what a beautiful thing

[xskyll]

I'm glad I'm old enough to see how much the world has progressed. As awful as things have been, I think the progress is easy to forget.

When I was in high school, I tried really hard to get into cosplay (I tried, and I tried, but I am not a good seamstress). Most of my failed attempts were crossplays. Back in those days, cosplay.com was popular, and it had a huge, beautiful forum of people sharing tutorials and tips and advice. Regarding crossplay, binding was, of course, a common topic. I, along with many others, used to put on a sports bra and then wrap Ace bandages as tightly as I could around my chest. It achieved a good effect—I once spent a weekend at a con with my chest bound like this all day long, but eventually, people started realizing this was dangerous. So then the suggested thing to do was to wear adjustable back braces over your chest. I personally never tried that, mostly because I didn't want to shell out $30 or so for one, but also because I was skeptical about how dangerous my Ace bandages actually were.

After the back braces came binders. I remember there was one site where you could buy them—they were expensive—and another where you could get on a waiting list to receive a free one. I remember thinking it was unethical that cosplayers were signing up for those because the donors obviously intended the binders for trans people. Those were the only options I remember (keep in mind, cosplay.com was the only resource I was using). I gave up on cosplay, eventually, partly because I was so bad at sewing, but mostly because I felt I was too ugly to participate. And then the cosplay.com forums got shut down and archived permanently, so that community was lost.

But my husband and I are going to an anime themed drag show later this year, and we figured some audience members would probably be in cosplay. We decided it would be fun (and easy) to dress up as Light and L in handcuffs. I have a fairly large chest, so, on a whim, I looked up binders, and I bought one from a reputable site for a reasonable price and there wasn't a waiting list...from research to purchase, I spent under 30 mins buying this binder.

I'm not trans, and I won't pretend I know how it feels to be trans, but it made me really happy that I could find and buy a binder so easily. Regardless of why they're doing it, I hope no one ever has to bind their chest with Ace bandages or back braces ever again.

[taste-thewaste]

and if i listen to christmas music in august and fantasize about baking christmas cookies with my girlfriend to pull me out of my funk, who can stop me?

[sigilmint]

Julianna asks Eternalists if they've fulfilled their Colt-Killing Quota, which is 'a million kills' total, or ~2,217/person. Doing that math back should give you the pop. of Blackreef, right? Well, 451 people would give you that lol

[transgender-catboy]

it's too late for me to be spinning around thinkin about smooching and hugging and all that fluffy stuff

[wawataka]

i love how music can bring people together. i was in the grocery store checking my things out and american pie started playing through the speakers. as the lady is scanning my things she starts humming along to it and i make the bold move of saying “i also really like this song.” she looks at me and says something like “really? i didn’t think people as young as you knew this song.” not in a rude snobby way, she seemed happy that i recognized it. i told her i love songs from that time, my parents exposed me to that music. i had to catch myself from staying longer than necessary, she’s still working after all. i left the store with a skip in my step. i love music

[mirrorofliterature]

repeat it after me: ranking tragedies is counterproductive. pitting tragedies against each other is counterproductive. it helps no one, you can bring attention to one tragedy without sounding like an asshole

[rawraminirawr]

[unholyplumpprincess]

I fall in love a little bit with everyone but esp to people who info dump to me, idk if anyone else gets that feeling but omg

[hibiscaes]

Oh god, aftersun

[zelkams-art]

in all timelines in all possibilities only you can show me this

[askshivanulegacy]

If they won't do it, YOU still have the power.

Doctors should snark at each other more, be a bit mean. Not for no reason, mind you. But if five doctors blow me off about symptoms and doctor number six FINALLY runs actual tests and gets a diagnosis, I think it should be Doctor Six's right to call up the other five and tell them they're lazy pieces of shit. That should be socially encouraged. Those first five doctors clearly can't listen to patients, but maybe another doctor might finally get to them.

[mish-mash-marsh]

every day, 4:35pm reminds me that I love being alive

who let the sun split through the clouds and the window shades like that? Can we do this again tomorrow?

[crestfallen-infatuation]

I'm emo thinking about how my baby was once as tiny as a sesame seed, and now she's as big as a cauliflower head, moving around getting ready to be born 😭😭😭 my babyyy 🤰🏻💕 my baby my baby my babyyy

[transguyhawkeye]

[ID: a black and white lineart drawing of a person walking along with a satisfied smile, holding a huge cup and a shopping bag. The cup is labeled "large matcha boba tea" and the bag is labeled "roasted pork buns". Caption: "and so, self-control lost.". end ID]

was gonna draw a diary comic but i think this is the only panel worth sharing

[shitbl0gger]