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ive been reading a book that basically explains how so-called “brain differences” between the genders is the result of gendered socialization and not the cause of it. i honestly expected the book to be very cis-centric but its actually the opposite, the author stresses that testimony from trans ppl is actually indispensable because we’ve, in a sense, “lived both experiences”

more cis feminists should have this mindset

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Dug around in my archive drives for Discworld fanarts. I have a lot of Feelings I can’t articulate very well soooooo I’m not going to, just enjoy the draws xD FYI Zombie Reg is still one of my favorite faces I’ve drawn of all time, ever!

MAN I just remembered how I sketched the Vimes family portrait after I read Thud! I should find that and finish it…

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Okay, whatever’s hanging around that keeps flitting through my right eye’s peripheral vision….

Knock that shit off.

I’m going out to buy cinnamon and cayenne pepper and when I get home, your ass is SO getting booted.

Ain’t got time for your ghostie nonsense today. Nope.

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Alex alemany..

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Snapdragon Seed Pods Silver Fae Skulls Ring and Earrings hand carved by  Moon and Serpent , pictured with actual dried snapdragons which inspired them. 

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So my dad got his hip replaced and had the doctor save it so he could turn it into a cane

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Toilet paper pill box.

Another small fun project for recycling! These are perfect for little gifts and a cute way to send your jewelry to customers… it not only give a nice shell of protection to the treasures you put inside, its cost free, customizable and keeps recycling on the mind <3

All you need are - toilet paper rolls - decor ( i used stamps) - Tape or glue

Step one: decorate your roll. I used some of my stamps, but don’t limit yourself to just that… you can use old paper, photographs, tissue paper, paint,sharpie and whatever else you have laying around to decorate. Mod podge and some pattered paper would be fun!

Step two: Once your roll is decorated to your liking, fold down the corners on one end, making it look like little cat ears. Make sure they fold over each other so there is no open gap, and tape down  ( you can also glue the end down) * side note… if you dont like the look of regular tape, they sell something called washi tape? that comes in all sorts of amazing patterns!

-Step three: When you have some side sealed and taped down, wrap and place your item/treasures inside the box ( i wrapped up some earrings) and seal the other end, again making sure they fold over one another so there are no gaps.

- Step four… your done!

Again these are wonderful for gift giving and product packaging. Small, sturdy, cheap, recycled pill boxes…. you can use old paper towel rolls too! those are larger and can fit a bit more than TP rolls.

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i am so devastated and upset over the recent news.

today a huge part of my childhood passed away.

i am in tears and have been for the past few hours.

i do not wish to but i do send my goodbyes and may he finally be painfree and happy.

no matter how much time passes or how much older i get

he will always be my number one

i love you very very much, reast easy now Stéfan.

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I suddenly need a new book

Review of the book Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cody O’Brien.

To sum up this book in a single sentence - “What would happen is Deadpool wrote a mythology book.”

Yeah, this guy-

Wrote a book. Here are some examples of why I think this.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY 

The Greek creation myth.

The story of Hephaestus god of Blacksmithing and Aphrodite Goddess of Love.

The story of the Minotaur. 

NORSE MYTHOLOGY

Norse creation myth.

Odin orders Loki to steal Freyja’s necklace. He does. This is so in character for both of them Freyja instantly knows who to blame.  

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

Ra gets mad at humanity and creates Sekhmet Lion Goddess of Killing Stuff. 

How Isis retrieves her huband’s coffin from the support pillar it got stuck inside.

MAYAN MYTHOLOGY

How to try and kill the god Zipacna and fail. 

CHRISTIANITY MYTHOLOGY

How God made Eve from Adam’s rib. 

The story of how King Solomon judges proper maternal instinct. 

HINDU MYTHOLOGY

Men ask Shiva to stop Kali’s murder rampage.

And this is how he does it. 

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY

The Goddess Izanami gives birth to the whole island of Japan. 

A story about Tanuki.

AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

SUMERIAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Being born

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Meeting his best friend.

NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY

Do I really need to explain why I feel the Merc with a mouth was involved in the retelling here?

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traditional celtic folk music makes me go buck fucking wild. i don’t know what it is, if it’s just in my blood or if it’s a past life or just ‘cause it’s objectively soulful but I hear that fiddle and I immediately transform into this heartbroken irish widow in 1787 with a shawl draped over my shoulders staring over the cliffs of moher, waiting for my ghostly lover to return from sea

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Truth be told, people bitch about witchblr as a scourge, but it’s not the birth place of the problem.  Y’all remember the ‘witchy’ side of youtube years past? Talk about taking Wicca, watering it down with wooly ideas on magic, and then shitting on its own forefather. Don’t even ask them about history. What about the plastic shamans? Taking beliefs and misinterpreting them was all the rage then, especially topics coming from the Ojibwe and Lakota (though few would actually be able to specify those tribes as the source of the beliefs/topics).  This horrible game of telephone spirituality has been happening since the inception and spread of the New Age movement. It literally was based in the taking and misunderstanding of Eastern spiritual beliefs colliding with watered down Western Occultism.  Witchblr, or at least the most insufferable parts, is only a product of this kind of thinking finally reaching the general public, which cares nothing for research nor critical thinking, but for quick consumption. The massive misinformation and lack of care for veracity doesn’t end there. It’s outside.  And like every fad, it will pass. 

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be like Thor, be there to support your loved ones,accept who they are and celebrate them

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Tumblr: “The signs as –”

Me:

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‘In the 2019 CrossFit competitive season, starting with the Open, transgender athletes are welcome to participate in the division with which they identify,’ founder and CEO Greg Glassman told Them.us. ‘This is the right thing to do. CrossFit believes in the potential, capacity, and dignity of every athlete. We are proud of our LGBT community, including our transgender athletes, and we want you here with us.’

Alyssa Royce, a CrossFit-affiliate gym owner and board member of nonprofit the Out Foundation, worked closely with CrossFit leaders to introduce this new policy.

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