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clownery-and-fuckery · 23 hours

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It's pride month so.... have my gay Bad Batch thoughts I suppose (based on vibes and vibes alone.)

Hunter:

Popular opinion that I agree with? Dude is FTM trans, and has the worst time with it bcus all his T-Shots were externally bought so the Empire cut his ass OFF. also. hes a little gay. A mini bisexual, if you would. prefers women by a long shot. (He/him all the way- he wont correct, but Wrecker will.)

Crosshair:

gay. gay. dude is a MAN kisser. hes scared of women. never seen a boob in his life and he intends to stay that way. he's The Homo of the group. yes, they do make fun of him for being a boy kisser. yes, they also make fun of him for pulling NO BITCHES EVER. (He/him too and he CARES. he will correct you meanly.)

Wrecker:

pansexual icon who will love anyone. He's also pulled more than Hunter, so, take THAT. He's a hopeless romantic who falls in love with at least ONE natborn per mission. He confesses this each and every time and has maybe kissed two people. He's always encouraged. (He/him mostly but he won't mind he/they, he'll just gently correct sometimes)

Tech:

oh. He's a true bisexual. A real man and woman kisser. Perchance at once if he's drunk enough. Phee and him look at hot people and go "Oh, wow, woa". He's the bi-wife. However, his acknowledgement of attraction only works for him. He'll acknowledge you're attractive, but good look with convincing him YOU find him attractive. As far as he knows, no one looks twice at him. (Also, his gender isn't real. Sometimes he's a man, sometimes she's a woman. Sometimes they're neither. It's easier to just say that Tech is Tech. Because how come Tech gets boobs AND a dick? Unfair. They/he/her)

Echo:

originally it was assumed that he was the token straight. Until they discovered actually there's no romantic attraction there at all so, Echo's our resident aro. He's dabbled in 18+ acts of course, but the attraction never went beyond that, so he vibes. He's down for platonic and brotherly affections, but don't you dare make a romantic gesture, gross. (He/him but... he did enjoy when people thought he a she when he was undercover once, so she?)

Bonus!!!!

Rex:

We found our token straight, lads. He's never seen a boob either, though. He'll get there, eventually. Very dense, very silly. He's too tired and busy for such things. (He/him only because he doesn't know of any other option)

Cody:

Now. I know what you're gonna think. Gay. But might I throw out a suggestion? Dude is just a mean bisexual. Heavy preference for men, but he CAN pick up a woman or two. (He/him, regs are borning/j)

Wolffe:

This guy. This guy gets uncomfortable when anyone who isn't his brothers holds his hand. THIS MAN is the true aroace of the GAR. he watches his brothers and he shudders. (though he Wonders. sometimes) he'll huff and puff his way through a romcom for the Wolfpack on movie night, I guess. (He/they only because he likes being an extension of the Wolfpack)

Gregor:

Pan-romantic asexual. Dude is down to date anyone, but the armour Stays On. He finds himself much more fulfilled with simple park dates and cooking at 2am, you know?? (ALSO they/he as per his identity crisis. He's a CLONE??? HUH???? wild)

Bly:

Another "token straight" but he'll never escape the bisexual allegations 😔 (because its true and him and his wife have so had a third party member before) but he's also rather curious. So. Bi-curious. (He/him)

Fox:

Oh lord. This man. Gay. He's gay but no one knows because he passes well. Also, ace. He's done his fair share of people, he doesn't understand the appeal. Down to make out messy in a closet though, he understands THAT. but nothing more. (He/him called "it" by the Senate and he doesn't care. But his brothers do.)

That's all you get. Happy gay month. If I missed someone you can ask and I'll give you their Vibes. ✨️

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studiousandrogynousfox-blog · 3 months

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endings and beginnings

it's been about a month since i last posted to this blog on the eve of my second exam and soooo much has happened since!

i've had my second exam and new pretty much as i walked out that i hadn't passed - i've also had it confirmed since. so i'll have one final exam to do in the summer exam season.

the next day i was back at work because my last day was approaching fast and i still needed to complete a project and finish handing over everything. there was also the matter organising my leaving do. and i also wanted to catch up with friends now that i didn't have exams looming over me. so i was super busy and also slowly getting a bit emotional. i had been working there with the same people for over SEVEN years!!! my boss' eldest son had become an adult during that time...

it would catch my off guard at random moments and i worried about getting teary during my leaving do, luckily i was so nervous about the speech my boss had prepared that by the time it came to it i was very chill.

the day after my last day at work it was straight off for holidays with my family for a week. we had a lovely time but my mind was still replaying some of the parting words from my colleagues and also looking toward the start of the small research project.

back from the holidays it was straight into the project, meeting the other group members, setting up my workplace, figuring out lunch and coffee breaks, dealing with admin, and trying to understand the project and my task within.

it's all new and all things i haven't done before! it's both exciting and overwhelming! and that's where i'm at now. i'm in the second week of the project and starting to settle in.

#university #physics #studying #studyblr #long post #it's been a lot!!!#and i was honestly not prepared just how emotional i'd get on my last day at work #like i won't miss the work... but i'll miss the people #and they all wrote such lovely messages in my farewell card #and i don't really know how to handle that #over seven years! bonkers!#also the research project is actually really interesting and the people are very friendly!#and it's so varied!!! it's honestly exciting (at least when i'm not feeling overwhelmed)#thank you to all who read this x

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silvermoon424 · 8 months

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Good fucking riddance to this job. I can't believe the amount of disrespect I've been conditioned to just put up with.

#aside from everything that happened before #I had a TON of work dumped on me overnight and my managers and the person who took over this account were fucking useless when I wanted hel #I had to reach out to one of my work friends who thankfully decided to help me out because she's awesome #everyone is also treating me pretty coldly considering that it's LITERALLY MY LAST DAY AND THEY PROBABLY WON'T SEE ME AGAIN #my friend who's in a different department who's also leaving is being treated way more kindly #the only people who seem sad about me leaving are a few of my work friends #and the national account managers who I worked very closely with #the NAMs actually DID make me feel like I'll be missed and that I was a valued worker #with everyone else it's like I'm barely here #unless they want something from me #like sorry it's just really hard NOT to feel bitter and hurt over this when I already have a lot of trauma from being excluded #whatever I should be happy they're making it easier for me to leave #personal

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anaalnathrakhs · 2 months

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people won't fucking FORGET me i can't handle this anymore there's always a friend who wants to go someplace a friend who needs someone to go to the store with a friend who hasn't seen me in a while who wants to hangout, and i can't let those friendships decay i just can't i can't be this kind of asshole again, but it feels so shit it feels like i can't fucking relax cuz there's always something tomorrow something next week and something to do at school between classes and holy SHIT leave me ALONE please fucking stop talking to me i just want to relax and do things i enjoy.

#part of that is of course that ''going home'' isn't relaxing it's just waiting around for the next big anxiety-inducing event #and weekends aren't relaxing either because it's just more parent time #i do think my social battery would increase a little if i ever fucking get to live alone finally #but in the meantime i'm stuck doing community service because if i don't then nobody will #i can't refuse to do something helpful or nice for people when the alternative is going to binge and hate myself in my room #i just want to be far far away so badly #then i'll have an excuse #im well and truly stuck. either i go and i have a dreadful time before during and after.#or i don't and im missing out and im an awful friend.#before you hit me w the ''you're allowed to skip on an event your friends won't hate you!!!!''#i want to skip ALL OF THEM #and friendships are watered like plants okay my friends are legitimate not being friends w somebody who never hangs out #jesus christ i want a pause button i want to be stuck in a time loop for a little while #thinking about tomorrow makes me want to rope #i can go to school 9am to 3pm. but technically there's no class.#then my friend wants to go to the night museums for her birthday #which leaves like. five hours at least in the middle. in which we'll have to hang out.#and she wants to get food.#if at any point of that i go home it's the day my mom doesn't work so. i have to spend some more incredibly unsatisfactory time with her.#god it's making me want to rope even more than usual #vent #broadcasting my misery

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miodiodavinci · 8 months

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oughgh

#can i be real for a second #i am completely overwhelmed and very much drowning #and it is only Week 5 of the semester #and Week 1 of my internship program #i have a very important stressful group project due in mid october that i am Struggling to so much as get in contact with people for #like. these people won't even confirm whether or not we're in the group and Will Not Respond whenever i ask them to confirm our topic #but the second i'm like 'okay i'll just group with the one person who's communicating with me' they respond like 'omg i missed ur message!!#'sorry lmao yeah we can work together!!!!' (proceeds to complete the sign up survey for two people only)#on top of that i Also have part one of the very important licensing exam due the same day #which i am losing my mind trying to figure out #and a few days later i have Another group project due with the exact same people #who still!!! will not respond!!!!!#and this isn't even getting into the fact that i have a Very Big Project that important people are depending on me on #that i haven't been able to make an inch of real progress on since this semester started #i am drowning and i want to scream

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keeps-ache · 2 months

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outside once again for designated outside time

#just me hi #the sun. ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh #it's nice rn :3👍#//thinking of writing/drawing !! ?#i am PUMPED but it's the kind where it has no rhyme or reason so i just sit here vibrating hfbhs #i have GOT to finish a thang by today or i won't have it ready for tomorrow #so i SHOULD do that..#gotta redo the sketch tho. cuz the initial idea is Way too much for the time i've got fbhs #not something i usually say but i am Always getting blindsided by the complications that come with animation lolll #i think 'oh i like drawing characters over and over again! this should be fun' but it is NOT the same #//WHERE YA THINK YA GOIN BABY HEEEYY I JUST MET YOU-#//cough anyway yea lol :3 #was also thinking i was gonna come out of my pi.e brain but i really heard One good song and oh there i go again hfbvshvf :D #it's just [strangling gesture (positive)] you know ?#Oh i made a thing for that too but i'll post it in a minute lol :)#//anyway speaking of designated outside time can SOMEBODY take me to a riverfront Please #i miss skating at the riverfront hbsh #cuz it was Always empty (except for the people fishing n they never moved from the railing) and i could go So Fast #i get kinda wobbly now though i gotta work on that lol :>#+ i wanna learn how to do jumps again. those were fun :D #my brother reed could JUMP though dude #the one time we went to open street they had ramps out and he was FLYING hfbsh #/though also speaking of that i think i'm getting better at turns again :D #it's taking a minute to remember how to use my feet but i'm getting there >:3 #//okey i'm gonna go spin now though :>>>#ooo toodles ooooo [ghosts away] !

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born-to-lose · 2 months

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God I miss this bar, I wanna go back so bad

#but first i'll acclimatize to the kindergarten where i'm starting my internship tomorrow #and then when they don't have a big event where it will be packed i'll visit them to see if they missed me and because of the withdrawal #once i start school in september (for three years) i'll have enough to do so i won't be able to work there anyway #same with this internship. but maybe afterwards in summer i could offer to work again or at least come in on busy days #we'll see what i'll do in summers while studying but i'll probably go for some student job or summer camps or something like that #idk about the time after those three years but depending on where and how much i work then i could pick up bartending again #apparently other people who have worked there took a break for school/main job and then came back #if not i can still go there way more frequently or try dj-ing like some other regulars #this kindergarten seems great but they're moving to another place in the county next year which is really shitty to get to from where i live #both with public transport and by car :// which is why i'm saying depending on where i work in three years #some kindergartens/schools etc are only hiring part time so in that case i would probably work some hours at the bar but if full time not #mel talks

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pilotstreets · 1 year

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god. not to be sad online. but im sad online

#um. sorry i went on a really really long rant abt my emotions in the tags. hehehoho im sad!#im just like. there's no way im getting older. i feel like i haven't changed since i was 14 and i feel so disconnected from everything #my birthday is in like 3 weeks but i keep thinking im turning 15 or 16 again and i'll be able to live my teenage years again and #do it right this time or something but no! that's not how that works! obviously!#when my best friend turned 18 she immediately started saying ''im an adult im different im older'' but like #i think about how i'll be 18 soon and im just scared and im going to be holding onto teenage years and #fantasies about them that will never happen and it's just exhausting #i know i sound like such a dramatic teenager but i AM a dramatic teenager!#i had so much shit happen to me that made me lose out on so much of being a teenager and it's like #crushing that i'll never get those years back and other peoples choices ruined my life before i had a chance to have much of one #and i've missed out on so many experiences that all my friends got and i feel such a barrier between me and other people #for that reason and i also feel a disconnect between me and literally everybody i know #and making friends is literally impossible for me anymore and i just feel like i keep losing friends and one day i'll wake up and #i won't have anyone anymore. and i find it hard to talk to people who were my best friends for awhile and i just fall deeper into this #pit of loneliness every day and there's nothing i can do so i just give up. i dunno #im so tired and im just so so lonely and done with. existing #and im also never anybody's first choice which is always annoying but #and it's just.... heartbreaking to think about how my best friend will never choose me when her other best friend is there and #how when we all hang out they're both actually mean to me and there's just nothing i can do other than text my mom and cry #and it makes me doubt how much she cares if she gets that way so easily y'know?#ugh it's all juvenile problems but they just weigh so heavily on me :/#okay enough oversharing online for the night im going to sleep now. then tomorrow i'll just #have the same thoughts and it'll only get worse

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simgerale · 2 years

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hope everyone is doing well!!! ♥ made a cute fairy girl as an excuse to post something lol

#ts4 #i'm so tired but i finally had some time on my hands #a lot has happened since we all last spoke !!!!!!!!! and by spoke i mean since i have last rambled in the tags about my life #some sad news and some bittersweet news and some happy news!#pet death tw #i know that won't block anything but i am gonna talk about it so scroll away pls if you need to #my childhood dog got really sick last week and had been in-and-out of the vet #she was 16 years old and it's amazing that she has been with us for so long honestly #but we had to put her down this week as her liver started to fail. we think it might have been cancer that finally showed its head #i was so sad and couldn't stop crying for the life of me. but i had to go to work the next day and that felt so wrong #i know that's life! it just sucks that my grieving period is cut short and i have trained myself to adjust to that #onto the bittersweet news... today (or yesterday i guess since this will post on saturday) was my last day at my job!#i will be moving soon to live with my boyfriend so i figured it was time to cut my ties there (esp. since other people are also leaving #and i didn't want to clean up the mess)#everyone was really sweet about my departure and i will miss them #but i also know this is just the beginning of my life!!!!!!!#which brings me to happy news #like i said i'll be moving soon!!!!! moving in with my bf whom i'm very excited to marry one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!#i will get the domestic bliss i've always wanted in life. how basic! i know! but i can't wait.#i don't have a new job yet but i've been applying to both remote things and in office things #i'm excited for what that may mean as well.#over all. life is life and it's happening for me #so that's why sims has been on the backburner!#soon i will return <333 thank you for your patience lovelies.#have a great GREAT weekend.

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tenrose · 1 year

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My therapist give me "homeworks" and it seems so complicated and emotionally draining on a paper but he told me that my own avoiding mechanisms are in fact worse and more complicated I just don't realize...

#i have to go drink coffee in a public space #alone which i can do #but i have to not look at my phone or read and watch people for as long as i can #and also i have to force myself to cook #not because i have to #but becuase 'it makes me feel better'#and organise my cooking schedule and dishes in advance #because he knows that if i miss one single ingredient i won't do it #even tho there is a shop five minutes by walking from where i live #also told me to put the ingredients ready the morning so i see them and do the stuff #anyway i hope it works #i mena i do cook even tho lately it has been a slide to the void #so i hope I manage to get myself back on track #and cook and eat at reasonable hours so i can sleep earlier #so if i sleep earlier id be more fit to find another job #next time I'll talk to him about the filth I am with cleaning... even though im like very ashamed of it and hate myself for it #but i can't solve everything at once

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snowshinobi · 2 years

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enough of the goatee hatred and memeing on folks with patchy beards and calling ppl "scruffy" like who the fuck asked you?? dude's just existing. maybe they're making an active choice w their facial hair maybe they're just vibing. if you hate it so much then hate it quietly. but tell ppl when you do like their facial hair. be specific: you look sharp/mysterious/cuddly/etc. and for the love of god ask whiskered partners if you can pet their whiskers. spiky texture good.

#snowswords #personally i like facial hair i think it's fun to touch. more importantly i want my partner to be comfy. if they prefer being cleanshaven #then I'm happy to roll w that. I'll pet your cheek anyway #i just. i. people are so quick to casually hate on any and all aspects of facial hair #you remember there's a person under it right. that's a human person.#like it's not that deep dude i promise you i fuckin promise you that person you think is hot will still be hot with a goatee #if yiu actually care about then then they will be. that's how liking people works #it's about their personality as much as it is about their aesthetics #this is as stupid as the ''i won't date anyone under 6ft'' shit i hear a lot of women and gay men go on about #what the fuck you guys!!! that's a human person!!!!!#what if they're a funny and know how to sail and always pass their jacket to you when the sun goes down. what if they #like the same chips as you and always forget your middle name and hate night driving. oh and they're 5ft 9in #you're not even gonna consider any of those personality quirks?? just gonna ignore this person bc too short???#i hate it here. guys. i hate this #I'm not saying you have to force yourself to like aesthetic choices you just don't like. that's ok. don't make yourself date #a <6ft tall guy or a fluffy-faced person if you're gonna complain about those traits. these people deserve better than you #just. for forty seconds. consider the traits you'll immediately write ppl off for.#if it's a list of superficial stuff then i need you to thriw yourself into a lake. ugh no im kidding #i need you to realize being mean doesn't make you special and that you're missing out on some fun dates with interesting people.#maybe if you let your preferences *guide* your dating choices rather than *dictate* your dating choices you'd meet someone #you wouldn't have expected to like that much but really really enjoy spending time with #also stop being mean out loud on the internet. just stop talking shit about men's aesthetic choices especially bc some of us #gals and enbies have gone off the fuckin rails with that revenge shit #just bc conventionally attractive and powerful men have normalized judging us doesn't mean we gotta do it back to them #you can be kind. or just be quiet about stuff you hate. make the world a better place #you are the stronger and sexier person by choosing to be reasonable in the face of vicious cruelty #siiiiiiiiiiigh ok thx for letting me get that out. anyway i like #bunny boy #'s goatee and i wish him a very have fun shaving it off at the end of the month as he said he's gonna do #last time i saw you cleanshaven was when we met a few months ago! throwback 💛

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seapasture · 2 years

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#my mental health has kind of been in tatters and going on tumblr has been exceptionally difficult from me for the past month #i'd like to wean myself back into it - i love the content and community on tumblr #but i have been suffering with quite intense paranoia and other mentally ill things i won't delve into #it makes doing anything other than liking posts extremely difficult because i ruminate over everything #so! i need to do some conditioning through reblogging on here again #but yeah just figured i would ramble asdfghjf i feel like a rude ghost #also i adored my last tumblr theme but i got an influx of attention here while i had it and i didn't process it well #so it kind of got tainted so i figured i would choose a fresh one even though it's kind of gloomy #maybe i'll bring it back when my brain is working a bit better #i know i've been tagged in things and thank you so so much to those who have tagged me in stuff - i really enjoy it!!#i'll respond to them as soon as i can - sorry if i take some time #and sorry if any mutuals have posted art or anything that i haven't seen - i feel like i've missed a lot :(#if you have read all of this then thank you for hearing me! i am not a concise person afsggdkl #sorry again - i'll try my best to get better but i may need some time #sea rambles #sorry if it's weird to have this pinned - just thought i would for a day or so to let people know why i haven't been around!

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hayleysmuses · 2 years

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#Mun Speaks #(Listen people were talking about CC muses on Discord and I MISS HIM dang it)#(I miss the show overall)#(And I think I'm ready to revisit it)#(It'd be so easy to edit the older icons I have)#(I'll think more on it during work but it's tempting to completely wipe his canon and bring him back)#(Maybe tweak some things regarding the AU since I literally made it right after season 2 aired)#(And a lot of stuff is now retconned via canon)#(Plus I can actually add some stuff from Torso Takers; aka THE best episode of the show)#(It won't be right away; I've still got a lot to do)#(But maybe soon)#(Oh also if anyone was wondering; I was also considering adding Jonathan here as well)#(But I was also considering that ages ago)#(He'll likely be disconnected from Daniel since I'm kinda using him as a GF OC now but we'll see)

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asterchats · 2 years

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i feel like at this point tumblr is a negatively-oriented community with a drive toward misery and radical extremism disguised as humour that's only worthwhile because it's the only platform that offers the things i need to roleplay with friends i have had for 10+ years on this website. i wish there was like. any space at all for it to Not be that though

#current events cw #politics cw #the number - the number - of ppl celebrating QEII's death rly threw me wow #not a fan of the monar/ch/y think it should be dismantled think QEII should have done more in her r/ei/gn think she missed bare minimums #also think making jokes about her death online is not ... comparable ... to making jokes about the suez canal #also think actively poking fun at a lot of people's grief is cruel? not funny or cool?#'well they shouldn't be grieving her!' once again you use the word 'should' like that has any bearing on real life people living real lives #i am not One Of Those People but i have mourned people before #anger sure. you don't need my permission to be angry. emotions are just emotions #you don't have to feel way x or y or z #you can even use it to further a political agenda i'm up for that i'd like a republic #also .............................................. making fun of the death of a 96yo woman crosses a line i won't cross with you 🤷‍♂️#how is that controversial. 'don't laugh and joke abt someone's death' not ...... hard #not hard at all #i am not accepting discussion or commentary at this time thanks #i'll block you it's very easy to not defend making fun of sb's death #'ingrid you can't walk the line in between you're either supportive or you're not'#a) incremental change is essential for social movements it is the *way* change happens #it deals with real people living real lives in the real world and works towards change #b) idealism is also important for social movements #we are each more or less agreed about the eventual end of the mona/rchy #i'm just not stuck in the 'idealistic' stage and refusing to accept that incremental change is the only way to affect radical change #thanks #anyway tumblr keeps popping up with jokes abt this topic and it annoys me every time #and i unfollow people and then someone else does it too #it is why i am on a hiatus it's because. tumblr is exhausting

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chronosbled · 2 years

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{ Was finally able to get that earlier response out after helping my dad, older brother, younger sister, and grandpa (dad’s dad) move my dad’s car so he can begin working on it to overhaul the whole thing and reconstruct it. It was sweltering hot outside and I’m pretty sure I got sun burnt on my upper to mid shoulder on my left side. Due to the fact I’m a lot more frail compared to the rest of my family, I wasn’t allowed to do all the pushing and pulling so instead I had to to a lot of the steering with a freaking wheel that didn’t wanna turn due to how messed up it was. My hands are completely raw so it hurts a bit to type and I’m certain I’ll have blisters. All in all though. it was still fun regardless and I’ll try to get more drafts out at some point. Along with continue to work on my other RE OC’s information. }

#{ Still answering a lot of drafts between me and Serin. XD }#{ She is literally 99% of my drafts. }#{ But I love it because it shows me that she has fun roleplaying with me and that makes me very happy. }#{ I miss having partners that send me stuff and tag me or plot with me all the time. }#{ Serin out here really doing all the work. }#{ Blessing me all the time. }#[ Smoochies for her. }#{ Once I get my OC's information up though I'll probably put a little notice portion above his actual information just in- }#{ case for people who don't ship Leon and Claire since he's a lovechild of that pair since most of my OCs are from- }#{ a group RE thing with some friends but the notice will basically say that Maxwell (the OC) will automatically- }#{ default to being Claire's son in case my partner ships their muse with Leon or something of that sort or like I stated above- }#{ if they just don't like the shipping. I know Serin ships Leon and Ada (I think?) so it's just a heads-up is all. }#{ Additionally... Maxwell is canonically married to a daughter Ada has in the RE storyline he originates from but that will probably- }#{ only be mentioned in asks and such so he won't be married roleplaywise. }#☣ [ ' Tԋҽ σɳҽ ɯԋσ ʅҽαԃʂ Ⴆҽԋιɳԃ ƈʅσʂҽԃ ԃσσɾʂ. ' ] - ✡ Oυƚ σϝ Cԋαɾαƈƚҽɾ ✡

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intersectionalpraxis · 2 months

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"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:

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