#up in here

[noritaro]

trying to explain to cispeople about trans names is so funny but such a hassle

like goddamn theres a reason why my forced to be closeted ass, just uses the male version of my dead name for irl business/university purposes

[sheriffopossum]

You have OCs and I didn't even know! *Le gasp* I need references so I can make some friends for my OCs 😭 and when your new mobile one is finished let me know, I have family members for you to meet :3

((i'm so sorry for the late reply i was eating supper with my wife 😭)) LAKSJDF;LAKJSD;FLKAJS;DLFKJA;LSKDFJ GOBBLESS YOU, DAWG I WOULD LOVE NELLIE TO HAVE SOME FRONDS. if it's alright with you, i'd love to draw some of your OCs as well!!!! 🥰

[crossxskulled]

"Hi Ryuji" She goes and gets on her tip toes and gives him a kiss on the cheek. Because she can.

"And if it ain't the lady of the hour! How you been holdin' up? Just got back frommmmm-- !"

Well now. This was an undoubtedly tender way to usher in a greeting. It makes him aware of just how much she's been busting the borders of being comfortable around those she cares for. So in short, the kiss was like a miniature blessing, one that immediately causes the delinquent to get a touch bashful as he shoots a smile at her.

"Huh, didn't know I had more than one birthday per year now." Despite the rosy tint highlighted upon his cheeks, he'd lean in, bumping his forehead lightly to Futuba's as a gesture of affection.

"The sight of me get'cha in that good of a mood?"

@oraclememehacker

[colorsinautumn]

when she sends you a poem she wrote that you haven’t read before 🥰🥰🥰

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

its so brave that you have such a 2012-coded url in this 2024 world

would you call a bear brave for standing in a new construction suburb or would you recognize the unfamiliar world they built around him

[orphetoon]

when there’s historical romance written abt ur friends

[sabertoothwalrus]

something something the soul is an egg

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[oldbutchdaniel]

hey guys if you’re planning on making a vaguepost on the dashboard can you message me with the details and some of the lore behind the vague post you’re making. a vaguepost for the dash and a detailedpost for me. because i like to know what’s going on. if you do this i will automatically take your side because you’ve done the right thing by letting me know what’s up. thanks in advance ❤️

[reblogforsamplesize]

🐛 caterpillar - the returning champion of the 2023 race at 41.6% of the votes

🐌 snail - runner up of the 2023 race at 38.3%, only 3.3% behind the caterpillar.

🪱 worm - placed last in 2023, with only 20.1% of votes

🪲 beetle, 🐞 ladybug, and 🐝 bee are new competitors!

[hippiedogs]

i dont know if the cheese was worth it

[euniexenoblade]

Honestly, it can stand as it's own post. The tobacco industry is evil they want to get you smoking yadda yadda you've heard it a million times and like. I think we hear it so much but that a lot of the younger generations in the us dont really get why there's such an aggressive anti smoking campaign, I think people buy into the narrative South Park has spun about it "the cigarette companies are all upfront about it and people still chose their service and everyone against smoking are just obsessive fascists" and it's like. Genuinely, the cigarette companies are some of the most evil entities this world has ever seen. From knowing cigarettes caused cancer before anyone else and lying about it, to being the reason the majority of 50s television existed (shows like I Love Lucy existed to sell you cigarettes) to specifically making flavors of cigarettes and cartoon mascots to sell to kids. And I'm not saying that if you smoke cigarettes you're bad but I do really want the tobacco industry abolished and have it's wealth distributed to the society it controlled for so fucking long.

Seriously, go read about it. They did shit that manipulated the country, politics, and the lives of your parents and their parents, and likely their influence is affecting your life in this day and age still.

[hotcinnamonsunset]

The Tiger (from the poem by Nael, age 6)🐅

[bashcrandicoot]

Thumbnails on wizard youtube

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

god i love my friends. shout out to people who love their friends. this is a post for friend lovers