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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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Everyone quick, what are your Garroth Ro’Meave physical appearance headcanons

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.. And what do you have to say for yourself?

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YAY BACKGROUNDS! Drawing Aphmau’s old house made me very nostalgic

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Life has been really just kicking my ass lately but please enjoy some kinda horny Spider Goat doodles 💦

I still wanna jolt down how I view them all 💦

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I will take the long haired Future Mikey head canon to my grave- you can't tell me he would grow it out for as long as he can-

I think I got somewhat of a concrete design for this guy- he is really fun to draw

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i am supposed to have the energy… to do stuff...?

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"i'd kill for you. please ask me to kill for you..." energy here laur

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Teeth

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Yeaaaaaah!! Happy Let Papyrus Say Fuck Day!!!

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Yippee!!!!

A short animation I made the other day to remind myself that animating is fun, actually

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eh, screw it *releases my fucked up vampire au from the confines of my mind*

anyway I decided my blog is for me and I can draw and post all the weird silly concepts of my dreams and nobody can stop me. I actually have a lot of potential comic ideas ping-ponging in my head for this AU — not a linear story or anything (beyond what's on this post), just some good fun and shenanigans.

bonus:

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Silly Shadow Knight Headcanons PT. 1

I'm a big believer in Shadow Knights' biology being altered when they are created. So here are some temperature-related headcanons of mine!

Body heat and temperature is unbelievably out of wack. They are actually ectothermic - cold-blooded - as this allows them to acclimate to different climates better, rather than having a fairly consistent body-temperature like warm-blooded creatures do. 

Ectothermic creatures seek external ways of regulating their body temperature, as they have little-to-no means of regulating their temperature by themselves. This means Shadow Knights will naturally gravitate to the sunniest spot when cold, and equally slink to the shadows when they are too hot. This is only really an issue in the Overworld, where temperatures vary and are unpredictable in contrast to the constant heat of the Nether.

Just because they have the ability to acclimate, doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re invulnerable to all temperatures - particularly with half-formed and fledging Shadow Knights. They are extremely vulnerable to cold climates, and will begin to slow down rather quickly when temperatures dip to frosty. 

There is also the reverse of this, when its a particularly warm day, Shadow Knights feel much more energised and active. In fact, when a storm struck Phoenix Drop that raged for a solid week, all of the guards were well aware of how sluggish and irritated Laurance was. It was like living alongside a sleepy grenade. The morning that saw the storm finally cleared felt like a curse being lifted. Especially when Garroth woke to find communal kitchen table creaking under the weight of the impromptu feast Laurance had made that morning, under the guise of ‘training fuel’.

Another trait of being ectothermic is a slow metabolism, unlike endothermic creatures that have a consistent heat and therefore higher metabolic rate in order to preserve it, meaning that Shadow Knights do not need to eat as often.

This not so much of an issue for Shadow Knights that remain in the Nether or have other Shadow Knights in order to help them through the fledgling process as they can instruct them on the matter. Unfortunately, Laurance and the rest of the main cast found out the hard way as Laurance initially made himself quite ill eating regular amounts of food, and then made them concerned when he began to eat just a meal or so a day and be completely fine. These concerns were not properly ironed out until Vylad came along and explained that this was completely normal.

Buuuuuuut! Just like activity increases/decreases depending on the temperature of their environment, as does their metabolic rates. Shadow Knights that remain in the Nether or in warmed regions of the Overworld must eat more consistent meals as their metabolic rate increases. 

Cold temperatures mean low activity, or in cases of extreme cold, no activity. Shadow Knights can not be killed by conventional or regular means, it has to be deliberate. They can’t freeze to death but they can be frozen to a point of immobility. There comes a point when they simply can’t function under such cold conditions and enter immediate hibernation, they only awaken when they are warmed back up to a substantial temperature that they can function.

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will romance roll a 20?

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"mmh did you know that creator you like also posts 🔞 content? did you know that? don't you think that's weird? don't you think we should keep this space-"

no. i don't.

i booked a front row seat to the devil's sacrament and you're blocking the view

just go back to the 1660 new england hole you just crawled out of and eat barley for a week to atone for your sins or whatever

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ermm

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