#loved this article sm

[twinpeaksfireblogwithme]

— Emma D’Arcy on House of the Dragon and gender politics by Frankie Dunn

[frnkiebby]

give the poor guy his soda damnit~🎃

[iphigeniacomplex]

selections from natalie baxter's 2017-2019 "alt caps" series.

Alt Caps explores the culture of online commenting and gender.  Pulling text from reactions to a negative article written about me and my work on Glenn Beck's website, The Blaze, I use sewing and quilting techniques to turn the numerous reactions that question my gender, sexuality and sanity into banners that echo those made by suffragettes or recent protest signs. 

[sleepanonymous]

[softerstorms]

in case you haven't read the teen vogue article on gemini & fourth

[cursedpinterest]

[httpiastri]

i’ve been away with the kids that i coach for the swedish championships in handball all weekend, and i’m exhausted but so happy because we won all games <33 anyway, i’m going on a three-hour train ride in a little so i’ll hopefully start writing on some blurb requests (and ships) !!! hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend 🫶🫶

[wampabampa]

I logged into Tumblr for the first time on my computer,,,it is so weird!!

there is so many buttons I didn't know existed

and that's partially because I never bothered looking on mobile,,,but it is still odd and new !!

what even is archives?

[archived-lehkonen]

a few snippets on Pavel Francouz and his life (from The Athletic)

starting with glowing reviews from a current teammate, Mikko

Andrej Sustr, someone who grew up with Frankie, has nothing but kind things to say.

On the hockey mask he chose to wear and his jersey number:

(baby frankie is pictured on the right in the white jersey, staring at the camera. isnt he the cutest?!)

Greg Cronin, the coach for the Colorado Eagles (AHL), recalls a memorable moment: not when he was at his best but when he was struggling.

Frankie, the most wholesome hockey boy there ever was.

[kitchensunflowers]

Jinkx was a huge role model for me, growing up—she really showed me how to bring a humanity and warmth to drag that I hadn’t really seen on the show yet. She’s honestly one of my biggest idols.

-Willow Pill on Why Won't You Date Me with Nicole Byer (42:30), while talking about the importance of representation and being a disabled queen on Drag Race

[thedevilsrain]

me interacting with people who have been into eroica since the early 2000s just to get some scans

[espritdediamant]

☾ : My muse and sleep. (How much they sleep, how much they wish to sleep, if there is something that never fails to put them to sleep, e.t.c.) 

𓆩⟡𓆪 - memies symbol headcanon prompts [2/5] SUBJECT: SLEEP.

TO ADRESS CATER'S SLEEP HABITS, a general note on characterization. I interpret Cater as demonstrating multiple traits of ADHD in TWST's text, and as such I write him with this in mind. Sleep and ADHD are understood as having a bidirectional relationship. For Cater, specifically, I see these interacting most in his increased alertness, tendency to hyperfocus on tasks, and general difficulty regulating his routines.

More to the point. Sleep hygiene—the practice of ensuring one has cultivated daily routines and environments that are maintained, both required to produce good rest—has long been a sticking point and challenge for Cater. For the most part, Cater is "good" at sleeping. He can fall asleep easily once he's decided to go to sleep. Once he closes his eyes, it doesn't take him very long to sleep. Typically, he stays asleep once he has fallen asleep as well.

The problems start with the fact that Cater often does not prioritize choosing to go to sleep, and instead vastly prefers the passing out with phone in hand method of squeezing in rest after a long day of Cay-Caying around town. This is an unsustainable but relatable vice.

There are multiple instances across TWST's text where Cater becomes too absorbed in a task to effectively keep track of the time, and has difficulty in general budgeting out his time. These instances are often linked to using his phone to the point of distraction or obstruction to other things that need to be done. As a result, Cater makes no conscious effort to prioritize when he should be resting; as long as his energy levels are fine, he sort of just keeps going.

The major contention regarding Cater's relationship with rest is his phone. It's because you're always on that damn phone etc etc. Generally, guidelines for sleep hygiene suggest that individuals should avoid the use of phones or other screen devices 30mins-1hr before going to bed. Much to the chagrin of Cater's GP, this is never, ever going to be a recommendation that Cater heeds.

As a student, the peak of Cater's active screentime takes place at night. This is the sweet spot after classes, clubs, and homework have been seen to. This habit has less to do (directly, anyway) with the phenomena of "revenge bedtime procrastination", in which individuals stay awake to reclaim their time. Rather, Cater's penchant for late nights started in middle school once he was old enough to keep in touch with former schoolmates online. The added complication of timezones caused him to stay up increasingly longer on his phone chatting, texting, and keeping up with their posts.

Eventually the problem built upon itself as life and socialization (for Cater, at least) has become increasingly more centralized online, and social media and entertainment apps stack upon each other. In short, he often prioritizes online interactions over going to bed.

Cater on average stays up until ~3AM, which isn't the most sustainable practice when he's rising at 6-7AM for classes. This is an average of 3-4hrs of sleep a night which is not adequate It works out such, though, that Cater's energy levels are naturally pretty high. Thus, the lack of sleep just tempers them slightly and tends to reduce his focus. The issue of his sleep hygiene isn't so dire as to impact his day-to-day life or impede on his goals, but it is an area of health he neglects.

What can correct the sleep issue?

When Cater has something "to wake up for" the following day (i.e., an engagement that breaks his norm) he will often try to prioritize getting to bed sooner.

Social media droughts, when everything is boring, are likely when he's most well rested.

In a pinch, he really unironically enjoys ASMR videos. He goes for ambient noise ones (think "art studio vlog" and "pack orders with me" rather than anything that contains people talking, because he gets too interested in the narratives to sleep—and he doesn't find nature sounds that compelling, TYSM.)

Above all, history class can and absolutely will make him sleepy. Not precisely the best time and place to fix your relationship with sleep, though.

TLDR; you'll rarely ever catch Cater yawning through his day or struggling to stay awake, but still: put your phone down!! Choose sleep. You can answer those DMs tomorrow king.

[noxtivagus]

i get distracted so easily but i promise i'll get more done ! eventually aaaa 🫶🏼

[fairyblue-alchemist]

one of my minor 'there's a slim chance of this happening but it's never zero' fears is being asked why i'm so good at navigating databases because the answer to that is AO3 and i have no clue how people will react to that

[vonkarma2]