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At some point in your life, you were taught that being slightly annoying is an unforgivable sin. Maybe it was by your parents or a teacher or a friend or a bully or an older sibling. But someone taught you that being slightly annoying is a crime punishable by death.
You must unlearn this.
You must accept that all people will be annoying at some point or another in their lives, maybe all of their lives, and that this is okay. It is okay for strangers on the bus, it is okay for children in the grocery store, it is okay for people on social media, and it is okay for you.
If you ever want to truly love your fellow humans, if you ever want to truly love yourself, you must have forgiveness for being annoying.
#🎵 rowan#This is a thing I'm struggling with about moving in with Neptune.#'What if I annoy her?' She literally asked you to move in.#'What if I'm irritating?' She's known you for 17 years and has been asking you for 2 of those years to move in.#'What if I'm in the way?' She spent 2 years asking and literally 30 minutes after she got a tentative yes started clearing out a bedroom.#It will be fine. It will all be fine.#I just need my anxiety to shut the fuck up.
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Thank you to @sleepnoises for making the original poll & for giving us the idea to to this :)
Sorry if we couldn’t get your favorite on here, we were limited to only 12 options (11 if you don’t include the “other” option).
#higurashi no naku koro ni#We watched it on YouTube back in the wild west days when YouTube was like 2 years old#and nothing but cat videos and fansubbed anime uploaded in about 5 parts per episode.#Fucking weird ass hellspawn of an anime.#I say this with utmost affection.#College memories...
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Is anyone else kinda fascinated by the human race? I’m drinking soda and thinking, “wow, humans really do love these fizzy sugary drinks”. Taking care of plants that they have inside their own homes because they like them. Making soft safe versions of animals that they can cuddle. Creating different types of fabrics to express their style. And so much more.
#🎵 rowan#Humans are fascinating.#I say this as someone who both is and is not one.#But one thing I am 100% is an anthropologist.#I love humans. They're fascinating enough for me to dedicate my life to studying them.#I joke sometimes that a wolf who studies humans is like zoology but backwards.#And I'm joking but also...
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Actual roman epitaph for a dog
#Don't mind me I'm just sobbing right now.#tw animal death#We just lost a dog a couple of weeks ago.#We had to have him euthanized.#He was 16 and there was nothing more we could do for him. Old can't be fixed and he was suffering.#And I know it was the kindest thing we could have done but that doesn't make it easy. Saying goodbye is never easy.#So reading this - and even their ages were similar - has reduced me to tears.#Dogs are wonderful. We don't deserve them.#Scout you're very missed too. You were always a good boy.
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🎵 Hi! Yes! I mentioned I wanted to do this. And folks seemed interested. So this is happening. I'm just not using this blog for it, mainly because of all the politics I reblog all the time.
Upcoming Survey
I intend to launch a survey soon about the impact of nonhuman identity on gendered concept of self. In other words, how being in some way and to some degree nonhuman affects your gender identity. This particular survey will be for those whose nonhuman identity would fit loosely into the kingdom Animalia if one applied to it the same taxonomic categorization applied to earthly beings. Basically what that means is that if you identify as a humanoid or animal, whether extant or extinct, earthly or not, mythological or folkloric or fictional, this survey is for you.
This survey will NOT cover identities such as objects or plants, among others. Not because I wish to exclude anyone or because I feel the experiences of plantkin, placekin, objectkin, and so on aren't important or valid, but simply because I needed to narrow the scope in order to actually be able to write the article I'm working on with this data. However, I do plan to run surveys in the future about gender and kintypes that aren't animals (in the broadest possible meaning of that word). So you will be counted! I just need to be able to organize.
I'm planning to launch that on May 1st. I have it almost ready, I'm just finishing up a couple of last things. It will run for 12 months once it is launched in order to give folks a chance to find it. I plan on pretty much any survey I run being open for 12 months. It will be a Google form. It should let you complete it more than once, to account for systems. Individual system members who are nonhuman or alterhuman are welcome and encourage to complete the survey.
Anyway, that should be up on May 1st!
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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday
#I have... -so- many.#So so many.#So many of which I look at and cringe now.#But I enjoyed writing them so fuck it.#🎵 rowan#fanfic
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Hey y'all, here is a large list of Palestinian families and their gofu*dmes that you can d*nate to, as well as links to other resources to help those in Gaza. Please spread this and d*nate as much as you can, as there is fear that soon the Rafah border into Egypt will close.
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#I was in a band for several years that covered songs from different media.#So I can sing songs in Japanese and Swahili and Latin and French and Russian.#I study balladry and was in an Irish folk band for a while so I can sing a number of songs in Irish.#I can also sing in Spanish as that's a language a huge chunk of my family speaks and I listen to a lot of Spanish-language music.#I think that's it.#🎵 rowan#language#music
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Hey, that's still 100 more words a day. Your novel is still getting written. Whatever you can do is good enough.
(Writing an average of 100 words per day) haha I love working on my novel
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My high school chemistry lab also had that one! (Also decades ago...) Along with one about "Suzzy didn't wear safety goggles. Now she doesn't need them." And it's a kid with a white cane. High school chemistry labs are full of great horror prompts nobody asked for.
Even if your thirsty you can't drink anything in the lab, no not wven if it bubbles and tastes good
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Framing anti-genocide protests as anti-Jewish is, in fact, antisemitic! Genocide is not a part of Jewish belief or values. Support those protesting against this atrocity and remember to check in on both your Arab and Jewish friends and family.
“It Is an Honor to Be Suspended for Palestine”
Dispatches from the Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University
https://crimethinc.com/Columbia2024
In this in-depth report, participants offer a blow-by-blow account of the events at Columbia, appraising the tactics that the demonstrators have employed and the challenges that they face.
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ALAS
#Literally this is how we are.#We have a whole 1 person who is actually happy about us looking & sounding feminine and 1 other who wants us to dress more feminine.#These are not the same 1 person and the person about clothes wants us to look and sound more masculine.#But yeah. We've got 1 femme and a few folks who don't care and a bunch of guys.#system#plural system
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Genuinely, thank you for writing this. This is really great to know. As a non-Muslim and non-Arabic speaker, this is an excellent resource and very helpful in terms of knowing what to say and how to say it as a means of showing solidarity. So thank you for taking the time to write it out and explain it.
important ! In recent years especially this year I’ve noticed a lot that the internet language picked up so many Islamic phrases and, from a muslim perspective, it makes the internet a little more welcoming.
the thing is, a lot of the time with Islamic phrases you have to be careful about when and where to say them they hold their own weight and demand their own respect so here is a list explaining each phrase and some notes about it.
In sha allah
It means “ If God wills “. It’s mostly a response that can mean yes or no. If someone asks you to do something you can say in sha allah as in “ I heard you and I’ll try to do itc but I can’t claim that It will happen “ . Muslims say it because we’re unaware of what future holds it’s actually blasphemous to claim to know the future, so saying so means “ If it’s the will of god it will happen if not it won’t “ and you’d also say it about future events.
Ma sha allah
It means “ this is what god intended “ and it’s a compliment. Saying so is like saying WOW! But it’s also kind of a prayer of protection? If I see someone with pretty hair I should say “ Ma sha allah your hair is very pretty “ the ma sha allah protects the person from the evil eye. By saying that I’m also saying I’m not jealous I’m genuinely enamored and I don’t wish any harm to go to it.
Astagfurullah
it means “ to god I repent “ or “ from god I seek forgiveness” it’s usually used when you make a mistake but people also use it when they see something bad or when they want to avoid saying something bad. Like once my card refused to work and I’d say that so I won’t say any curse words and to calm down my anger
wallah/wallahi
okay this one is important. This one shouldn’t be used so lightly. It means “ by god’s name “ and it’s basically swearing in Allah’s name. You are only supposed to say it if you genuinely mean what you’re saying. It’s such a heavy word that I only say it very rarely and if you say it and don’t follow up on what you said you have to fast for three days as repentance.
ya allah
ya is an addressing word? Like talking to someone or calling them? Like saying O’ ( someone ) so ya allah means O’ god
Al hamdullilah // hamdullilah
it means ‘ praise/thanks to god ‘ said when something good happens or when you feel relieved about something— for example, my shirt is stained badly and I’m worried it won’t clean well. I clean it and the stain is gone so I say “ al hamdullilah “ kind of like phew!. Sometimes people say it as an answer when they’re asked how they are it can either mean things are good or bad but we preserve .
One more note is that with the name of Allah you should also be careful it’s not supposed to be written on papers that’ll get stepped on or lightly used in art because it also has its own weight it’s regarded heavily. Like even in home decorations it should be elevated and not overshadowed. If I have to throw away a paper I have to sit down and color over the name of Allah or burn the papers so it won’t get thrown in trash.
another note is that those phrases aren’t Muslim exclusive. Some Arab non-Muslims use them as well. This is only my explanation from a Muslim perspective.
Another another note is this is what I can remember at the moment but if you have additions or enquiries let me know
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#Angel literally last night went through and downloaded a bunch of shit and changed our phone background.#Soooooo we're all in jail forever now apparently.#Because the last picture is of Angel Dust and Husk.#🎵 rowan
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#🎵 rowan#This is me.#I just sent Neptune a whole wall of text about how once I move in I'm planting tomatoes.#She is not a fan but I will eat them like apples.#She also has a black thumb whereas I love growing edible things so about who's going to pick out most of the plants...
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they should start doing themed airports, you can't make airports any stranger so why not make them themed, like a haunted house themed airport, or a pirates cove airport
#I would love a haunted house themed airport. I'm not biased at all no idea what you're talking about.#The one in Vegas where I had a layover in last year was gambling themed.#I spent the entire layover just looking incredulously at everything like 'Did I land in a fucking casino or what is happening here?'#I have never been to a casino but I imagine they look a bit like that airport.#There were slot machines and shit EVERYWHERE.#Absolutely inescapable.#Lord help any gambling addicts who ever have a layover in Vegas dear fucking god.
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Seeing a steady rise of people using the library as we carry through summer break, so here's a quick thread from a staff member on little things you can do (for free!) to make life easier on staff. Let's go!
If you want to put a book back, DON'T put it back on the shelf! Put it on the return cart or bin, or give it to a staff member. Not only does this make it MUCH easier to catch misfiles and gather abandoned books in one trip, our budget is literally based on returns. Putting it on a cart gives us more money!
(To expand on the above: not only do we get paid more based on more returns, our book-buying budget for next year is based on what titles seem popular. Even if you don't check out a stack of books, putting it on the cart lets us know there's an interest so we can order more in that genre and support that author.)
Conversely, if you see a cart already full of books being pushed around by staff, PLEASE don't yank books off it or loiter around it. Carts are unwieldy and returns can build up quick, so let a shelver have space to move around and do their job.
(Again expanding on the above, especially please don't yank books off a staff person's cart if you see them pulling books off the shelf instead of putting them back. Books are pulled for a reason--hold requests for another patron, damaged, need to be relabeled, etc--so taking one can really throw off our list.)
If you rent a DVD and notice it's scratched or doesn't play, please tell us! We don't have the time or resources to watch every returned DVD, so we rely on patron feedback. Even a note tucked inside the case helps it get flagged for damage inspection when we're processing returns.
Pay attention to news related to your local branch! The VAST majority of book-banning demands we get are bulk lists from only one or two people--which means contesting them (or requesting a challenged book) also only takes one person.
Remind your friends that most libraries don't do late fees anymore! We want to be a safe haven for low income and disabled/nd people, so don't let being late or disorganized or poor or anything else discourage you. Bring your books back whenever you can, or just mention to a librarian if you lose it, and you're always welcome to come back.
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