#16/6/2022

[omnya-a-shoman]

نتخفف يا صديقي كما لم نفعل من قبل..!

[eastberlin]

Taking Robo to the vet in about an hour and I'm so afraid it's something bad.

[spookylovesart]

SO I'm gonna do a catch up day today for Auctober cuz it's been bothering me how many days I've missed!

I most definitely won't be able to draw/have images for all of them so a majority of them will be just written. Anyway here they are under the cut:

Auctober Day 6 - Stim Toys

These are the main 3 stim toys I use! From left to right a Fidget Spinner, a plastic heart Slinky and a Tangle! All presented on my lovely sketchbook :-). I make sure that they're in my pocket at all times or else I can't go out.

Auctober Day 8 - Diverse

I don't really talk about myself like this cuz it's still a weird subject for me :-P. But I'm mixed! White-passing, but mixed none the less.

Auctober Day 10 - Self Care

Self care for me is getting cozy in my bed with some yummy food and watching old commercials for hours and hours. Maybe even drawing as I listen to them. I don't know why I like old commercials so much, something about them is very cozy to me :-)!

Auctober Day 11 - Neurodivergent Community

If it wasn't for the very accepting and lovely neurodivergent community, I don't think I would've been diagnosed 2 months ago! They really helped me learn about myself and realize a lot of things. Plus they helped me build some confidence which isn't very easy <:-S. So thank you to all who listened and accepted me :-]!!!

Auctober Day 12 - Sensory Euphoria

I LOVE LOVE the rain!!! I love the smell, the sound, the air, just the vibe of it all. Frogs also come out more often during the rain cuz of the rise in humidity that happens when it rains (Frogs breathe through their skin, so moist air is best for them since they're amphibians). Also when it rains in Animal Crossing, the frog villagers don't wear any raincoats or have umbrellas which I always thought was a very cute detail :-"]

I also just enjoy being outside on any day when it's not super hot. The cool winds blowing through the trees, the birds chirping, crunching leaves in the fall, the pine smell, the butterflies flying around flowers, bugs crawling on trees and plants. Sometimes you find something cool on the ground and add it to your collection of things you found on the ground outside lol!

Auctober Day 13 - Alternative Communication

Rather than answering with words, I sometimes just make a high pitched noise by sucking air through my lips in a specific way. I don't think my family minds when I do that? I'm 40% sure I get it from my dad cuz sometimes he makes that noise after he's done talking. Not sure if he notices he does that like I have.

Auctober Day 16 - Unmasking

As much as I love my family for accepting me as best as they can, they still can say some pretty hurtful things about people they don't know. And me wanting to fit in with them, I end up masking and saying these things about people too. But I don't want to! I hate basing people's worth on their intelligence. And I hate being mean in general :-(. Having these words thrown around has had me deal with a lot of internalized ableism over the years.

I have been working on what I say and trying to educate my family on what they're doing by saying "You don't know, maybe it could be hard for them!" or "Sometimes people are 'smart' in different ways." (really hate the word smart)

I still mask a lot in general around my family and in public, the only person who I don't mask around is my sister. It's grueling, but unmasking is gonna be better for me in the long run I think.

Auctober Day 17 - Sensory Profile

Senses I enjoy:

Weight on my body - I enjoy being hugged tight and having weight on me! It's very comfy in my opinion.

Salty/Umami foods - I really like MSG flavors, I feel like I put salt, garlic and Cholula on everything

Sour Candy - SOUR IS SO GOOD!! I know it makes my tongue hurt, but I DON'T CARE

Cotton Clothes - Pretty much every shirt I have is 100% cotton cuz if it's not I can f e e l it and it i t c h e s. Plus it's extra soft when washed with fabric softener :-)

Senses I loathe:

Dry Hands - Ah the words feeling in the world. Dry hands some how make every texture I normally like absolutely horrible.

Several Textures - Erasers, Paper, Any powders, polyester, cooked vegetables, chalkboards, unglazed clay, nonsanded wood, basically anything that sticks to my hands is the worst.

Perfume - I hate fabricated smells <3

Grease - The smell and the feel of it.

Sweets - I don't like sweet stuff at all, I don't even like chocolate and everyone likes chocolate!

TOO MUCH NOISE - The big one is this one. I have very sensitive ears and can hear everything going on even with noise cancelling headphones on.

Auctober Day 22 - Self Advocacy

I feel like I haven't been able to speak up about my needs very much my whole life, but I think since my diagnosis everyone in the house is (somewhat) more understanding that sometimes I can't do something. I still have yet to have enough confidence to say that out loud to them but hey, baby steps.

Auctober Day 24 - Parallel Play

Parallel play is pretty nice at times! My siblings and I do it a lot. It's comforting to know that there's people not forcing you to be involved in what they're doing and just allowing you to do your own thing around them :-]

[reaperlight]

Bombshell: MAGA’s Roger Stone pushed elector plot before 2020 race was e...

[a-reader-and-a-writer]

Distress Call

Whumptober 2022: #6. Proof of Life, #16. No Way Out Fandom: For All Mankind, Ed Baldwin Word Count: 500 TW: Angst, Mentions of Death, Ambiguous Ending Notes: Thank you to @sociiallydiisoriiented for looking this over and helping me tweak things!

Ed dove through the door of Jamestown base, slamming it behind him. Panting heavily within his spacesuit, he leaned against the door as he tried to come up with a plan even though he knew it was useless. He was the last one. All the rest of his crew were dead. Molly, Dani, Ellen, Tracy, and, goddamn it, even Gordo. Ed would have never thought that crazy bastard would have sacrificed himself like that to give Ed a chance to make it back to base, but he did. Yet it was going to be all in vain because there was nothing Ed could do to stop what was coming for him. 

Tearing off his helmet and stumbling to his feet, he hurried over to the coms and tried to signal Earth. “Houston. Houston, do you copy?” He got nothing but static. 

“Goddamn it.” Trying again, he said, “Houston, if you hear this, DO NOT send up another shuttle. We were looking into that new crater for another water source and…. Everyone else is dead and I don’t know how much time I have left. But if anyone hears this, tell the Stevens boys their parents died heroes, especially their dad.” Ed swallowed as he pressed his eyes closed. “And tell Karen and Kelly… tell them I love them. And I’m sorry. This is Admiral Ed Baldwin, over and out.” 

As he turned off the coms, he just hoped someone, somewhere out there, heard his message and they listened. He doubted it though. The United States cared more about beating the Soviets to the next big thing in space than the safety of their teams. So even if they heard him, he could almost guarantee another shuttle would be launching within a few weeks. And God help those poor bastards when they did.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang on the other side of the door; the one that led back to the surface of the moon. Ed froze as an eerie silence filled the base. But then moments later, there was another bang, followed quickly by a third. And as the banging soon became more constant, Ed saw the center of the door start to warp and bulge while the hinges began to creak. 

Silently, Ed reached over and grabbed his helmet, placing it back onto his head. He knew it wouldn’t do much good, but at least it would buy him a few minutes. He didn’t plan to go down without a fight.

Ed Baldwin had always dreamed of having his name go down in the history books as one of the first people to accomplish something new in space. Originally, he thought it would be the first man on the moon though that dream was taken from him. But now as he watched the last hinge on the door buckle and snap off, he had to admit, he never thought he would go down in history as one of the people to discover extraterrestrial life on the moon.

Taglist: @loverhymeswith, @babblydrabbly, @11thstreetvigilante, @lacontroller1991, @bewitchedignition, @merlehs, @katjnordstrom96, @sunshineflowerchild789, @heresathreebee, @pansexualwitchwhoneedstherapy

[darklingarts]

Inktober day 16, my prompt was Catober 16: Jack-O-Lantern cat. Not sure if pumpkaboo is technically a cat, but I always saw it as sort of a kitty sitting in a pumpkin, so here he is.

[a-reader-and-a-writer-for-all]

Distress Call

Whumptober 2022: #6. Proof of Life, #16. No Way Out Fandom: For All Mankind, Ed Baldwin Word Count: 500 TW: Angst, Mentions of Death, Ambiguous Ending Notes: Thank you to @sociiallydiisoriiented for looking this over and helping me tweak things!

Ed dove through the door of Jamestown base, slamming it behind him. Panting heavily within his spacesuit, he leaned against the door as he tried to come up with a plan even though he knew it was useless. He was the last one. All the rest of his crew were dead. Molly, Dani, Ellen, Tracy, and, goddamn it, even Gordo. Ed would have never thought that crazy bastard would have sacrificed himself like that to give Ed a chance to make it back to base, but he did. Yet it was going to be all in vain because there was nothing Ed could do to stop what was coming for him. 

Tearing off his helmet and stumbling to his feet, he hurried over to the coms and tried to signal Earth. “Houston. Houston, do you copy?” He got nothing but static. 

“Goddamn it.” Trying again, he said, “Houston, if you hear this, DO NOT send up another shuttle. We were looking into that new crater for another water source and…. Everyone else is dead and I don’t know how much time I have left. But if anyone hears this, tell the Stevens boys their parents died heroes, especially their dad.” Ed swallowed as he pressed his eyes closed. “And tell Karen and Kelly… tell them I love them. And I’m sorry. This is Admiral Ed Baldwin, over and out.” 

As he turned off the coms, he just hoped someone, somewhere out there, heard his message and they listened. He doubted it though. The United States cared more about beating the Soviets to the next big thing in space than the safety of their teams. So even if they heard him, he could almost guarantee another shuttle would be launching within a few weeks. And God help those poor bastards when they did.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang on the other side of the door; the one that led back to the surface of the moon. Ed froze as an eerie silence filled the base. But then moments later, there was another bang, followed quickly by a third. And as the banging soon became more constant, Ed saw the center of the door start to warp and bulge while the hinges began to creak. 

Silently, Ed reached over and grabbed his helmet, placing it back onto his head. He knew it wouldn’t do much good, but at least it would buy him a few minutes. He didn’t plan to go down without a fight.

Ed Baldwin had always dreamed of having his name go down in the history books as one of the first people to accomplish something new in space. Originally, he thought it would be the first man on the moon though that dream was taken from him. But now as he watched the last hinge on the door buckle and snap off, he had to admit, he never thought he would go down in history as one of the people to discover extraterrestrial life on the moon.

Taglist: @nik2blog, @dumb-fawkin-bitch

[glimmerofawesome]

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

A Golden Treasury for the Children of God

by Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to he desired to make one wise; she took of the fruit thereof and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat - Genesis 3:6

Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin. - James 1:14-16

Thus one sin always begets another. By the yes it rushes into the heart, from the heart it proceeds into the mouth, hands, and feet; from us it is transferred upon others; and thus we go on sinning and falling deeper and deeper.

Therefore we must set a strict guard over our eyes and ears, be very cautious and resist the least beginnings of sin, not making light of any; for the least spark of worldly lust being entertained and cherished, we eat of the forbidden tree standing every where before us, and thereby a great fire may be kindled. But having always our eyes fixed in all our conversation upon the presence of God in Christ, so as to walk continually in the light, and directly to quell the least inward motion of evil, they will never break forth into gross outward sins, but we shall daily grow in grace.

May the Lord enable me to practise this good lesson, and watch himself continually over my heart, eyes, lips, and all other senses and thoughts.

With my whole heart I seek thy face, O let me never stray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner’s way. Thy word I hide within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin.

[asagaquru]

雨だ。「梅雨のない北海道以外、梅雨入りとなりました」と日中ニュースでみた。路面電車の窓につく雨粒が、街明かりを通り過ぎるたびに艶々と光を反射する。雨の話を人にしたら「蝦夷梅雨だね」と言われた。蝦夷梅雨か〜。翌日、家を出た時の外の湿度にびっくりする。

[omnya-a-shoman]

ماذا لو :

لو أصحى من النوم ماحدش يقولي انا تعبان، اقول صباح الخير الكل يقول صباحك فل .. يا سلاااام

انما صباح (الصداع، البرد، وجع ظهر، حموضة، جنبي، كليتي، قلبي، فشتي... الخ)، دي معامله قسم طوارئ مش صحاب لا

[sammy-writes-sometimes]

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“LDShadowLady?" Ren says in a low, gentle tone as the two non-humans look out onto Critter City. "I've been meaning to ask since I first saw you, but are you the same?"

The felid tilts her head to the side like the curious cat that she is. "What do you mean?"

"It's like- you know how Pearl isn't the same Pearl as in Sausage's visions? Like she's split in two from a past life? Are you the same Lady Lizzie as I knew from Last Life?" He speaks quickly, words making sense to him but very clearly confusing Lizzie.

"That title sounds familiar…"

It's his turn to tilt his head to the side and he's sure he just looks like a lost pup.

She looks back to the city and the stars above it. “Do you believe in reincarnation or past lives?”

“Sometimes.”

“Well, that’s what happened… I think. I don’t remember much, only foggy things from time to time, but I remember your face and voice.”

There’s a bark of laughter from Ren at her last few words. “No one would ever forget me, I have that effect on people.”

“I wasn’t done!” Lizzie says with a giggled sort of snort. “I wanted to add that’s why I took my mask off. You make me feel safe, it's nice.”

Ren’s laughing dies down a bit as he looks over, a smile on his face. But he doesn’t say anything, simply a look of understanding. “I’ve been there before.”

[daisiesonafield-blog]

Oh! Lizzo is playing in Chicago tonight at the same arena H was playing, that's why she went to his show last night! I wonder if H will go to hers tonight?

[sunflower-live]

[i-am-become-a-name]

Finally got around to uploading all my 2023 prompts to Ao3, so they're all in one place now, alongside 2022!

[fatliberation]

they have a point though. you wouldn't need everyone to accommodate you if you just lost weight, but you're too lazy to stick to a healthy diet and exercise. it's that simple. I'd like to see you back up your claims, but you have no proof. you have got to stop lying to yourselves and face the facts

Must I go through this again? Fine. FINE. You guys are working my nerves today. You want to talk about facing the facts? Let's face the fucking facts.

In 2022, the US market cap of the weight loss industry was $75 billion [1, 3]. In 2021, the global market cap of the weight loss industry was estimated at $224.27 billion [2]. 

In 2020, the market shrunk by about 25%, but rebounded and then some since then [1, 3] By 2030, the global weight loss industry is expected to be valued at $405.4 billion [2]. If diets really worked, this industry would fall overnight. 

1. LaRosa, J. March 10, 2022. "U.S. Weight Loss Market Shrinks by 25% in 2020 with Pandemic, but Rebounds in 2021." Market Research Blog. 2. Staff. February 09, 2023. "[Latest] Global Weight Loss and Weight Management Market Size/Share Worth." Facts and Factors Research. 3. LaRosa, J. March 27, 2023. "U.S. Weight Loss Market Partially Recovers from the Pandemic." Market Research Blog.

Over 50 years of research conclusively demonstrates that virtually everyone who intentionally loses weight by manipulating their eating and exercise habits will regain the weight they lost within 3-5 years. And 75% will actually regain more weight than they lost [4].

4. Mann, T., Tomiyama, A.J., Westling, E., Lew, A.M., Samuels, B., Chatman, J. (2007). "Medicare’s Search For Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not The Answer." The American Psychologist, 62, 220-233. U.S. National Library of Medicine, Apr. 2007.

The annual odds of a fat person attaining a so-called “normal” weight and maintaining that for 5 years is approximately 1 in 1000 [5].

5. Fildes, A., Charlton, J., Rudisill, C., Littlejohns, P., Prevost, A.T., & Gulliford, M.C. (2015). “Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records.” American Journal of Public Health, July 16, 2015: e1–e6.

Doctors became so desperate that they resorted to amputating parts of the digestive tract (bariatric surgery) in the hopes that it might finally result in long-term weight-loss. Except that doesn’t work either. [6] And it turns out it causes death [7],  addiction [8], malnutrition [9], and suicide [7].

6. Magro, Daniéla Oliviera, et al. “Long-Term Weight Regain after Gastric Bypass: A 5-Year Prospective Study - Obesity Surgery.” SpringerLink, 8 Apr. 2008. 7. Omalu, Bennet I, et al. “Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004.” Jama Network, 1 Oct. 2007.  8. King, Wendy C., et al. “Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders Before and After Bariatric Surgery.” Jama Network, 20 June 2012.  9. Gletsu-Miller, Nana, and Breanne N. Wright. “Mineral Malnutrition Following Bariatric Surgery.” Advances In Nutrition: An International Review Journal, Sept. 2013.

Evidence suggests that repeatedly losing and gaining weight is linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and altered immune function [10].

10. Tomiyama, A Janet, et al. “Long‐term Effects of Dieting: Is Weight Loss Related to Health?” Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6 July 2017.

Prescribed weight loss is the leading predictor of eating disorders [11].

11. Patton, GC, et al. “Onset of Adolescent Eating Disorders: Population Based Cohort Study over 3 Years.” BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 20 Mar. 1999.

The idea that “obesity” is unhealthy and can cause or exacerbate illnesses is a biased misrepresentation of the scientific literature that is informed more by bigotry than credible science [12]. 

12. Medvedyuk, Stella, et al. “Ideology, Obesity and the Social Determinants of Health: A Critical Analysis of the Obesity and Health Relationship” Taylor & Francis Online, 7 June 2017.

“Obesity” has no proven causative role in the onset of any chronic condition [13, 14] and its appearance may be a protective response to the onset of numerous chronic conditions generated from currently unknown causes [15, 16, 17, 18].

13. Kahn, BB, and JS Flier. “Obesity and Insulin Resistance.” The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Aug. 2000. 14. Cofield, Stacey S, et al. “Use of Causal Language in Observational Studies of Obesity and Nutrition.” Obesity Facts, 3 Dec. 2010.  15. Lavie, Carl J, et al. “Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Factor, Paradox, and Impact of Weight Loss.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 26 May 2009.  16. Uretsky, Seth, et al. “Obesity Paradox in Patients with Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease.” The American Journal of Medicine, Oct. 2007.  17. Mullen, John T, et al. “The Obesity Paradox: Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Nonbariatric General Surgery.” Annals of Surgery, July 2005. 18. Tseng, Chin-Hsiao. “Obesity Paradox: Differential Effects on Cancer and Noncancer Mortality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.” Atherosclerosis, Jan. 2013.

Fatness was associated with only 1/3 the associated deaths that previous research estimated and being “overweight” conferred no increased risk at all, and may even be a protective factor against all-causes mortality relative to lower weight categories [19].

19. Flegal, Katherine M. “The Obesity Wars and the Education of a Researcher: A Personal Account.” Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 15 June 2021.

Studies have observed that about 30% of so-called “normal weight” people are “unhealthy” whereas about 50% of so-called “overweight” people are “healthy”. Thus, using the BMI as an indicator of health results in the misclassification of some 75 million people in the United States alone [20]. 

20. Rey-López, JP, et al. “The Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Obesity: A Systematic Review and Critical Evaluation of the Definitions Used.” Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 15 Oct. 2014.

While epidemiologists use BMI to calculate national obesity rates (nearly 35% for adults and 18% for kids), the distinctions can be arbitrary. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health lowered the overweight threshold from 27.8 to 25—branding roughly 29 million Americans as fat overnight—to match international guidelines. But critics noted that those guidelines were drafted in part by the International Obesity Task Force, whose two principal funders were companies making weight loss drugs [21].

21. Butler, Kiera. “Why BMI Is a Big Fat Scam.” Mother Jones, 25 Aug. 2014. 

Body size is largely determined by genetics [22].

22. Wardle, J. Carnell, C. Haworth, R. Plomin. “Evidence for a strong genetic influence on childhood adiposity despite the force of the obesogenic environment” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 87, No. 2, Pages 398-404, February 2008.

Healthy lifestyle habits are associated with a significant decrease in mortality regardless of baseline body mass index [23].  

23. Matheson, Eric M, et al. “Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mortality in Overweight and Obese Individuals.” Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 25 Feb. 2012.

Weight stigma itself is deadly. Research shows that weight-based discrimination increases risk of death by 60% [24].

24. Sutin, Angela R., et al. “Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality .” Association for Psychological Science, 25 Sept. 2015.

Fat stigma in the medical establishment [25] and society at large arguably [26] kills more fat people than fat does [27, 28, 29].

25. Puhl, Rebecca, and Kelly D. Bronwell. “Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity.” Obesity Research, 6 Sept. 2012. 26. Engber, Daniel. “Glutton Intolerance: What If a War on Obesity Only Makes the Problem Worse?” Slate, 5 Oct. 2009.  27. Teachman, B. A., Gapinski, K. D., Brownell, K. D., Rawlins, M., & Jeyaram, S. (2003). Demonstrations of implicit anti-fat bias: The impact of providing causal information and evoking empathy. Health Psychology, 22(1), 68–78. 28. Chastain, Ragen. “So My Doctor Tried to Kill Me.” Dances With Fat, 15 Dec. 2009. 29. Sutin, Angelina R, Yannick Stephan, and Antonio Terraciano. “Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality.” Psychological Science, 26 Nov. 2015.

There's my "proof." Where is yours?