morally grey/evil scientist characters are always like biochemical engineers or nuclear physicists or whatever but the people want VARIETY give me a story about a fucked up geologist for once
I think the reason that nonbinary people choose “weird” names is because it’s easier to identify with a word that hasn’t been given any gendered context, rather than picking one that is in the ever changing realm of androgyny. So, more traditional names like Rylee, Alex, Max, Terry, and others deemed to be gender neutral get pushed aside because it’s either Alex in a boy kind of way or Alex in a girl kind of way and people usually just default to your assigned gender at birth. However names like Teeth, Socks, Meat, and Off are a lot harder to assign a gender to since they’ve never been used as names at all. We invented language for ourselves when the world didn’t, and we chose our names to be completely original and personal. It’s beautiful really, it reflects the unique experience of disregarding a system that limits you. And I love that.
happy pride month! i drew some colorful axolotls that can be bought as stickers. check them out if youd like to support a nonbinary lesbian artist this summer and get a cute sticker in return!
I feel like this needs to be said because I keep seeing stuff like ‘if you rb from me too much i’ll block you’ in people’s bios.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REBLOG FROM ME AS MUCH AND AS OFTEN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU WANT!! My tagging system was developed specifically because I know what it’s like to have a hyperfixation and want to sift through every single post about that thing. I tag every post for that exact reason. You aren’t bothering me. The notifications don’t bother me. It’s all fine.
So, I live really close to this walking path/retention pond area that is FILLED with bunnies (and mice and rats, etc.) And as a result we get a LOT of predators in my suburban neighborhood. Coyotes. Cara Caras. Hawks. Owls. The mythical bobcat. And snakes. So many snakes.
And last summer, while I'm walking, I see THIS pretty girl.
Chilling, probably 3 feet from the sidewalk. Now I dunno if you can tell, but this big girl is like....5 feet long? 6? BIG. Quite big. Probably the biggest I've seen in the wild. And it's like RIGHT THERE by the sidewalk.
You know what I did? I took this picture and left her alone. You know what she did? While I was 3 feet away, ooo-ing and aaah-ing and snapping that picture? Jack shit. Didnt even rattle at me. Barely flicked her tongue. Just sat, waiting for a rat or a rabbit to wander by.
Even the venemous ones- all you gotta do is give them space.
I used this to explain to my Mom how I manage to scribble out troopers so fast (I often hide hand-drawn notes in her purse and lunch bag) and I thought some here in the Tumblr-verse might like to see it too?