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Trying to build up some extra funds cause my hours at work have been a lot shorter (not even getting the minimum requirement of hours, but those union dues are still coming out of my paycheck lmao) and I have yet to hear anything back from the other jobs I'm applying to. Any donations or purchases from my shop are greatly appreciated, as well as just giving this post a boost
unexpectedly sexy part of the Sinners credits. we LOVE a thoroughly sourced film.
looked into the twins consultants and it turns out Coogler called up the most buckwild twins he knows, which really helps explain why Smoke and Stack are Like That
I do 100% believe the Smokestack twins would have done this if they made it to the cellphones era btw
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I love this because the odds of anyone picking up on historical errors are pretty damn low -- like for instance you'll have Chinese people seeing this movie, and if you fuck up anything really basic they'll notice that, but when you get as specific as 1930s Mississippi Delta Chinese culture? A lot fewer of them are going to be able to pick out errors there. And a lesser filmmaker would take advantage of that to skimp out on the research. But to Coogler I think the research was part of what drew him to this story -- the richness of the cultural interplay here requires and rewards careful research.
HE STOLE HIS HEART
dog officially got...! hoping the return trip goes faster than the 44ish hours it took to get here...
not sure how allergic I am to the dog yet, but I hope it's not severe. some random neighbor's cat jumped into the car and got his ass all over everything before he could be shooed out so I'm definitely having a Reaction to at least that lolsob
How is bnha anime of the decade...... they aren’t even anime of the hour of the minute of the second
The notes on this post were so toxic that staff just axed em
1969.........
Yes, when the original post is deleted from the server (not just the blog, but the Tumblr servers), there is no root post for notes to be added onto, and also no root post for time to be counted from, so it starts from zero. Most computer operating systems use Unix, which was launched in 1971 with t.he epoch date of midnight on January 1, 1970 as 1. Therefore zero is one second behind that date: December 31, 1969. Also, very unfortunately, this also means nobody except you and anyone you reblog it to will see this explanation, as you cannot open the notes to see comments when there are no notes.
Tumblr is truly one of the webbed sites ever
ohmg
post's haunted.
One day later:
Destiel can sit this one out.
fundamentally all transfeminism not based on dismantling the binary entirely is flawed. so much of trans discourse is treating nonbinary people as childish, simply "playing around" while the Real Serious Transgenders experience all the violence and suffering and pain in the whole entire world. if you only care about "trans women" in the specific narrow lens of women AMAB who have socially and medically transitioned into the Opposite Sex and you only care about "trans men" in the specific narrow lense of men AFAB who have socially and medically transitioned into the Opposite Sex you have done a disservice to your queer siblings. ohh but the weird gender faggots will never be understood by broader cishet society so its basically not worth trying. I have the god given right to uphold the binary as hard as I possibly can as long as I can fit on whatever side of it I want. fuck you, I want mine. and thats the thing, you dont even HAVE yours. you just want to kick us out of the door so you have a chance to close it behind you. but youre never getting in without us baby!! stop centering your identity around acceptance from people who hate us all the same. sorry to say, but transphobes literally do not take your strict binary transition any more seriously than a genderfuck queer dykefag. they literally think we are all ridiculous and disgusting so you better fucking ride with us or you won't have anybody left. I am sick of these two deeply specific categories of identity being treated with utmost care and seriousness and everyone else being expected to just sit there and be quiet because the Real Trannies are speaking. "i dont feel safe around anyone except my specific group of similarly identifying people" yeah, you and every other reactionary. I am sick and tired of this "community" that fucking hates us and themselves. get it together.
In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers. Over the past two decades, the office of the US Trade Representative–which is responsible for developing and coordinating US international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy—has pressured most of the world into adopting these laws, hamstringing foreign startups that might compete with Apple (by providing a jailbreaking kit that installs a third-party app store), or Google (by blocking tracking on Android devices), or Amazon (by converting Kindle and Audible files to formats that work on rival apps), or John Deere (by disabling the systems that block third-party repairs), or the Big Three automakers (by decoding the encrypted error messages mechanics need to service our cars). The rents that these digital locks help American companies extract run to hundreds of billions of dollars every single year. The world’s governments agreed to protect this racket in exchange for tariff-free access to American markets. Now that the US has reneged on its side of the bargain, these laws serve no useful purpose.
I've seen this before, but it's been years and it just came across my Twitter in its dying days. The words are from a favorite author of mine, Maggie Stiefvater, and they are the words I most need to hear when it comes to dealing with chronic pain and illness. I didn't need this the first time I saw it, six years ago. I need it now. Maybe you do, too.
I’m seeing a bunch of posts that make me think most USAmericans don’t know about The No Surprises Act.
It was passed in 2021 (thank you Biden) and essentially states that if you don’t have insurance or your insurance doesn’t cover a service you need (or want) you are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate of the cost of care. (If your insurance does cover the service, you should be able to estimate the cost of care based on your deductible and co-pay.)
As a healthcare provider who does not accept any insurance, I am very careful to not violate The No Surprises Act. Why? Because for every penny more than $400 that the Good Faith Estimate was “off” (or if it wasn’t provided), you are entitled to a refund for that amount.
Y’all. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Get it in writing. Compare it to what you are paying. If you are not provided an estimate or if it’s wrong by more than $400, demand a refund.
I’m reforging this for the second time in five minutes because I needed to add that part of this is also about what your health insurance provider is required to do. They’re required to tell you what your out of pocket cost will be. If you contact them and they say actually they don’t know but your copay is X%, you can ask them to call the provider and get the codes they plan to use to bill for your services. If the provider is in network they’ll have negotiated rates in place so the insurer will know exactly how much you can be charged for that service and then they have to tell you. No surprise huge medical bills even if you are insured.
Adding onto this. If you have a surgical procedure that involves anesthesia, the No Surprises Act also accounts here. Most anesthesia companies/providers are OON (out of network) with most, if not all insurances. If your service is performed in an in-network facility, they are REQUIRED to bill as in-network due to this law.
This alongside demanding an itemized bill for any and all hospital stays, surgeries, and procedures, including the outpatient ones.
i'm looking at wearable heating pads so i can keep the furnace lower in the winter and maybe save some money, and i love the way they look like something out of a fantasy. come along my heated little squire, we've dragons to kill near the wizard tower
my heated armours
I'm an artist and medical student, and I use art to help me pay some bills.
I built a free, helpful tool because to help prevent other talented creatives from undercharging, as I really see this a lot online.
It's a calculator with a built in reality check
It generates the rate, a template negotiation email + final invoice.
Plan to keep this tool free, ad-free, and open to everyone.
If the "Thriving Rate" calculation empowers you to double your quote on your next job, please consider hitting the "Buy me a coffee"button. It keeps the server running and the code flowing <3
Oh hey, do you know what time it is? It is highly specific resource time!
Today we have the Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank! There are HUNDREDS of stitch types in the RSN Stitch Bank.
And more added regularly, let’s look at a recent addition
I picked the first one in the 25 recently added Elizabethan stitches, the Elizabethan French Stitch
The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!
I looked at some of the tutorials last night and holy shit I'm so impressed! They're SO thorough! Not only do they have written and video instructions, but there are photo and illustration options for each image AND a "flip view" button so that left handed people can see all the images in reverse!
I am going to jump in and add, as you said they are very detailed in their directions, something that takes a lot of time and money.
If anyone who has enjoyed this resource has the means, I encourage you to adopt or sponsor a stitch to help keep this free to access. I know not everyone has the means to (fair, been there) but if you can, check out their sponsor options
And one other resource I have shared before, The Lady's Magazine. Embroidery patterns from 1770-1819. In case anyone wants some historic ideas for using all these new embroidery stitches
Had a fucking hilarious appointment as the last one of the day today.
Signalment was for a small senior neutered male dog who was in because he kept licking his butt and had given himself a hotspot. Nothing out of the ordinary, very usual appointment.
What was *not* usual... was the size of this dog's anus.
See, there's this interesting thing that goes on with male dogs when they're intact and age. Certain parts of their anatomy just... keep growing. In cats this growth is seen in the jowls. The larger the jowls, the more testosterone and also the older the cat. In dogs, however, it has 2 effects.
One of these is to enlarge the prepuce. This is most noticeable in small dogs, to the point that some small, geriatric, intact males look less like a "male dog" and more like a "penis with a dog attached to it." I know a 2 pound yorkie whose prepuce extended a little past the end of his sternum.
The other effect is that it makes the anus larger and more protruding. No, I don't know why it does this. I really wish it didn't.
But I go to check out the hospot and suddenly I am face to winking eye with a truly enormous anus on this little dog and I'm like "Sir, are you intact or were you neutered late?" I feet no testicles and no scrotum, at which point I'm starting to get very very suspicious.
Me: How old was he when you neutered him?
Owner: Oh, I adopted him as a neutered male from a senior dog rescue!
I go to get my vet, she comes in, and the moment she gets to the rear end she blurts out "Oh, you have Old Intact Male Butthole Syndrome!"
The look on the owners face was hilarious. She asked if that was a real thing. Vet had to explain it's not the real name, but she is indeed describing a real phenomena. We go over dog's history again and because we have no actual *proof* of neuter we roll him onto his back to look for a neuter tattoo or scar.
There is no neuter tattoo, no scar, no scrotum.
But there is a subtle and very suspicious bulge next to his prepuce. Doc grabs it, pauses, says "Hold please." and leaves the room.
One minute later she's back with the ultrasound machine. Bit of lube, probe goes on the skin...
"Tada! THAT is a testicle."
And that's how we diagnosed a dog with bilateral inguinal cryptorchidism because he had a giant butthole.
meet cute: it's raining and I see your battered bleeding body lying in the mud and I kick it slightly to see if you're dead
