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ive seen a lot of people wonder out loud in tags and the such why "bad posture" is bad if comfy. this is a really good question! and it's because the alternative is worse.

this is what i mean when i talk about compensation. "good posture" hurts because it requires stretching very tight muscles, and the point of compensation is to avoid the worst pain, even if that means contorting your body into strange positions. have you ever gripped something so tight in your hand that it becomes painful to peel your fingers off? it's a natural consequence of clenching a muscle too tight for too long.

this is why massage is such an important part of treatment, because it loosens the muscles and makes it easier and less painful to stretch them.

and for the record, "good" posture should be something that happens naturally when you relax. it isn't good posture if you need to rigidly maintain it. this is why morton's foot becomes such an issue, because it is by definition less stable than what we would consider a "normal" foot. if you need to hold yourself standing for long periods of time without rest, it wreaks absolute havoc on the body.

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you're not turning your fandom hobby into a job are you? giving yourself deadlines and quotas that you have to meet? focusing on the numbers instead of your enjoyment of the act of creation?

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the tiktok itself is funny but i’m deeply obsessed with this dog

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yeah im “transitioning” *dissolves into tiny pieces as i click to the next slide*

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my little brother tried to show me a "cool trick" where he entered my name and hometown into chatgpt and tried to get it to pull up my personal info like it did on all of his friends, then was absolutely shocked when it couldn't find anything on me

so. keep practicing basic internet safety, guys. it still works. don't put your personal info on social media, keep all your accounts on private, turn off ai scraping on every site that you can, enable all privacy features on social media apps. our info still can be protected, we have to keep fighting for control

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you may notice i use the phrase "my beloved" frequently. this is because i am in love with the world and everything in it. hope this clears things up <3

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Happy pride, everyone! I made a joke about my embroidery and now I've made it reality.

Want to use this as an icon? Consider tossing me, an unemployed trans person, a kofi donation! I'm still looking for a job and in the meantime any support at all really helps me to keep stitching projects.

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this pride month will be the tenth anniversary of same-sex marriage being legal in all 50 states ;-;

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something a friend said

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“Medieval peasants couldn’t handle my Spotify playlist” but could YOU handle a medieval bard relaying the epic of Beowulf over the course of an hour? Humble yourself.

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I’ve never had a reheading go this horribly before. I’d say I’m pretty good at beheading- I may have broken a neck once or twice, but never any parts I actually liked or intended on keeping, and usually a reheading is the easiest thing, right? Just a little squish and a pop and done, a complete person. But this time it just- it just won’t go back on the body?? Which is incredibly frustrating but also, like, why??

And the funniest thing is, I’m not even swapping a head!! This is a curvy dancer head going onto a curvy dancer body!! They match!! This should have been so simple!! But no, this head’s just flopping around like a limp flaccid idiot and my hands are all red and sore now but the head just isn’t attaching all the way!!

Today I did six beheadings and two other reheadings, and I wanted to get this one attached so I could take a picture, but somehow it just isn’t working!! The head is just getting squished around but isn’t stretching over the neck right!! And I’m way too lazy to go and boil the head just to make the slip easier!! And I don’t wanna keep forcing it cuz I might break something but this is!! So frustrating!!

Like, what could I possibly be doing wrong!! Fuck!!

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I know people aren't here for the news, but trans folks, I'm thinking of you tonight and how you deserve better.

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this duck LOVES pink drink