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Tusk Love being featured on The Today Show was wild. Congrats @theaguanzon

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Source

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So there's gossip about some version of kinktober over on twitter adding a bunch of nonsensical rules this year, and I am fascinated. Studying this like a bug.

Like, what the hell.

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(pa kent giving The Talk voice) see when a bull and a cow love each other very much, that’s how a calf is born [remembers his son came from space] of course if the bull comes from another farm, the cow might not end up taking, but that’s alright [remembers clark might be gay] sometimes bulls also love other bulls [remembers clark is an alien again] but if the bull is from another farm, he might have a calf if he fools around with bulls from here so he should be careful.

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First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die

How you dying 👀

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every day british actors wake up and think to themselves fuckkkkk i HAVE to help the incredibly bigoted woman make more money so she can funnel it into killing trans people i have to do it bro if i don't do it i will die

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There are two wolves inside of me.

One is strictly anti-gun. The other is deeply in love with Percival de Rolo whose entire backstory and combat ability is Gun.

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help I'm SCREAMING

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recently watched two critically acclaimed 2025 film releases back to back and. Well.

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I just found this on my computer and have no memory of making it. I stand by it though

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If you feel like you are a burden to your friends, your family or your partner because you feel down, sad or depressed, I just want you to know that you are worth their worries, their care and their help. You are not wasting their time. You are not dragging them down. You are not being dramatic. Your loved ones really do want to help you and they do not view you as weak, my love. They want you to be okay and for them being there for you in your bad times is not an obligation but a privilege. You deserve their love. Please do not let your mind trick you into thinking that you do not deserve any kind of support because you are hard to handle etc. You are not. You are not. You are not. You are so worth it, darling.

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In my experience as a third culture kid who travels a lot the best indicator that you as a non-x is appreciating x culture is if the locals actively invite you to participate in it with them

Yes, you are allowed to buy those handmade Inuit winter clothes if an Inuk is literally selling them to you. They would not be offering you a price point if they didnt want you to buy and wear them. And you might discover that theyre the best winter clothes youve ever worn because of COURSE they would be if theyve kept this culture warm in harsh winters for thousands of years.

Yes, you are allowed to join those Cambodians in that local holiday theyre celebrating during your visit if they literally invited you to it. They would not have invited you if they didnt want you to participate. And in the process you might learn a lot about a culture you never wouldve interacted with and you can all have a laugh together about your clumsy but genuine attempts at getting your footwork right in one of their traditional dances.

Yes, you are also allowed to ask if you can participate in something from the local culture you are visiting. Sometimes you will get "sorry, thats a closed practice" but in my experience most of the time you'll get "of course, let me show you how to do this!" And in my experience people tend to appreciate when others make an active effort in sharing their culture and wont stone you to death if youre clumsy about it while youre learning. I guarantee that the local children doing all of this for the first time too make the same mistakes you do and they can tell if youre being disrespectful or genuine.

So much "cultural appropriation" discourse really starts to sound like "you cant participate or visit any other cultures if youre from a Colonial Culture and have to stay in your little box and never relate to other people"

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daily affirmations:

i am kind

i am in control of my emotions

it does not bother me when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

everyone in the house has the right to be in the kitchen

i am kind and in control of my emotions even when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

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Quick sketch

My concept idea of John is that he lurks between Arthur's coat or underneath his clothes as a shadow. I'll draw more of this when I can.