pendragonqueen09:

jagarsjora:

grumpyoldgermanwoman:

incurablenecromantic:

“Old friend” either means an elderly dog or an individual of the same gender with whom you have been secretly in love for more than a decade. There are no other possible interpretations.

This is blatant archenemy erasure and I won’t stand for it

Bold of you to assume the archenemy isn’t the individual of the same gender you’ve been secretly in love with for more than a decade

Bold of you to assume the archenemy isn’t an elderly dog

listentothistrackbitches:

21goblins-in-a-trenchcoat:

terflies:

transmedtwink:

lushbird:

“queer” is such a useless term. if i tell someone im bisexual, they know i am attracted to men and women. if a man tells me he is gay, i know he is a man exclusively attracted to other men. if someone tells me they are queer, it tells me nothing about them. it doesnt tell me who they attracted to. it tells me nothing about that person.

It tells me they’re trying to be a extra lil bitch and that I shouldn’t be friends with them

No, you probably shouldn’t, for their sake.

yall realise thats exactly the point, right

queer covers everyone who is noncis or nonstraight

it covers the identities you want to erase or disallow from the community

it doesn’t immediately tell you private information about someone’s sexuality or gender that you aren’t entitled to

and the person in question may not even know themselves, but queer is what they know they can always use if they’re not sure except they know theyre definitely not cis/straight

you hate it because it’s too inclusive and too broad. It’s supposed to be inclusive and broad. If someone tells you they’re queer then all you need to know is that they are in some way not cis or straight and other than that it aint your business. If being told someone’s identity is none of your business pisses you off, thats a you problem

this is why i use the term “queer” to describe myself in front of others outside of my friend circle. I don’t want to go through the trouble of explaining pansexuality or my nonbinary gender identity to people–especially to people who can’t grasp the concept of either one.

how am i supposed to know this person can accept my gender identity/sexuality without grilling me with unwanted questions? (AKA: “Why don’t you just say you’re bi?” or worse, “Isn’t nonbinary just one of those fake gender identities that special snowflakes like to have :/ ” 

it’s just easier to say, “i’m queer.” and move on tbh. 

“it tells me nothing about that person” yeah as if knowing their orientation does? its an orientation, not a fucking character quirk: if someone tells you they’re gay/bi/ace/pan etc, you still won’t know who they are as a person. or are you just as obsessed as those overly-religious fucks about who they have sex with? 

gallusrostromegalus:

thingsareswinging:

gallusrostromegalus:

thingsareswinging:

My favourite linguistic trap:

Gloucester and Cirencester do not rhyme.

See, now I’m suspicious about how BOTH of these are pronounced.

Cirencester is actually basically phonetic- soft Cs

Gloucester, on the other hand, goes the Featherstonehaugh* route- ‘ignore as many letters and syllables as you can get away with’- and is pronounced Gloss-ter

#*pronounced Fanshaw

…I’ve been trying to come up with a proper reaction to this for six minutes now and can’t come up with more than >:/

gallusrostromegalus:

artofmischief:

gallusrostromegalus:

artofmischief:

Hopping aboard the Tonight’s Dinner train, because last night I managed to Cook. Actual. Food.

It’s been weeks, and I had to rest up the entire day, but I actually Cooked A Thing. Then I got too tired to post it, but such is life.

Also tried to make it look fancy so it’d fit on here, since this is (contrary to most of my posts) an artblog.

@gallusrostromegalus, may I introduce my Lazy Broth Ramen.

(I made enough to have it for dinner tonight too! Yay!)

This looks terrific! What’s Lazy broth?

I am a huge fan of those super proper, home-made ”all the veggies and left over chicken/bone bits” broths, but 1) I never have the spoons or the space to make and store it, and 2) I’m really bad at it anyway – so Lazy Broth is just me taking whatever little cubes of broth I happen to have at home, throw ’em in a pot with enough chili and garlic to repel any vampires and/or germs within a ten mile radius, add some other spices, and hope for the best.

This particular one is:

A lot of water

2 cubes chicken broth

1 cube veggie broth

2 giant cloves of garlic

Curry, because I love curry

More dried chili flakes than what was entirely okay

Apologies to genuine ramen and the people who know how to make it

And some paprika powder

…. I might have forgotten something, but those bits definitely went in there.

The rest of the stuff is salmon, crab sticks, corn, broccoli, egg, and udon noodles.

ok so it’s not authentic but it got hot food into you and it sounds like it’s tasty!  and Broth’s a BITCH to make ahead of time, so no shame in using pre-made stuff.

prokopetz:

Headcanon: I can muster a cogent argument for why it would make more sense or make for a better story if this were the case

Heartcanon: I don’t have a particular rationale for why this ought to be the case, I just like to imagine it’s true because it gives me the warm fuzzies

Gutcanon: it’s not that I actively want this to be the case – it just unaccountably feels like it should be

Junkcanon: I like to imagine it’s true because it gives me the other kind of warm fuzzies

Spleencanon: I insist that this is the case specifically to spite the author, because, like, fuck you, sir or madam

full-time-n8ive:

agileo-101:

optimysticals:

peppermonster:

trainingforstarfleet:

The character of Chief from Wonder Woman was played by Eugene Brave Rock who is from the Kanaii reserve in Southern Alberta. He took the inspiration for his character from real life WWI hero Mike Mountain Horse who is also from southern AB.
In the film Chief greets Diana in Blackfoot. Shortly after they have a conversation about how his people’s land was taken away by Steve’s people.

This is how you have First Nations representation: cast First Nations actors, draw from historical First Nations heroes and if they are going to speak a First Nations language cast someone who is part of that Nation!

He also personally created his whole look. Instead of the costume designer doing what they think a native man would wear. He included things that would have personal significance to his character, not because it looks “Indian” *side-eyes the lone ranger*

Not only did Eugene Brave Rock create Chief’s whole look, he did it because they asked him to. It was a case of, “you know this, please help us do it right.”
He showed up on screen and I saw that hat and my heart was immediately happy because that is not a hat you see on Native people in Hollywood, that is a hat you see on actual Native people. That was my first inkling that Chief’s character wouldn’t hurt me.
And then he introduces himself to Diana. And Patty is a gift because she didn’t caption it. And it made that line a gift to Native (especially Blackfoot) viewers, because it said, this is for you.
I have a lot of feelings about both Napi and Eugene Brave Rock and they are all full of heart eyes.

here he is:

and now the world knows Naapi’, thank you Gene

Safely Eating Expired Foods

no-more-ramen:

The food bank gave me a hand-out about how long you can safely eat unopened foods past their expiration dates, and I thought other people might find it helpful. 

DAIRY:

  • Milk, cream: within 10 days past expiration date
  • Soft cheese, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese: consume within 14 days past expiration date
  • Butter, hard cheese: consume within 3 months past expiration date (personal note: if cheese gets mold you can cut off the moldy parts the rest is still fine)
  • Frozen butter: consume within 12 months past expiration date
  • Eggs (in shells): consume within 1 month past expiration date
  • Egg substitutes: consume within 10 days of expiration date. 

MEAT:

  • Fresh: consume on or before expiration date
  • Frozen: defrost in fridge or microwave, and eat immediately after defrosting. 
  • Not do eat: meat with severe freeze burn, discolored meat, and meat not frozen before expiration date

MEAT & DAIRY SUBSTITUTES:

  • Liquid products (rice milk, almond milk): consume withing 10 days past expiration date
  • Shelf stable liquid products: consume within 12 months past expiration date
  • Margarine: consume within 6 months past expiration date
  • Meat substitutes (tofu, etc): consume on or before expiration date
  • Frozen meat substitutes: consume within 12 months past expiration date if frozen before expiration date

DRIED & CANNED FOODS:

  • Dried beans, pasta: consume indefinitely
  • Dressings, mayo: consume within 12 months past expiration date
  • Cereal, crackers: consume within 12 months past expiration date
  • Canned foods: may be consumed indefinitely (except for pineapple and tomato)
  • Jarred foods, canned tomato and pineapple: consume within 18 months past expiration date

OTHER:

  • Fresh juice: consume within 3 months past expiration date
  • Fresh bread, pastries: consume on or before expiration date (personal note, I find that sandwich bread is good to eat so long as it’s not stale or growing mold)
  • Frozen bread: consume within 6 months past expiration date
  • Fresh produce: ripe, edible, and mold-free
  • Sliced melon: consume on or before expiration date
  • Deli items, packaged by store: consume within 48 hours of expiration date
  • Pre-packaged prepared foods packed by manufacturer, fresh: consume within 14 days past expiration date
  • Pre-packaged prepared foods packed by manufacturer, frozen: consume within 12 months past expiration date

DO NOT EAT:

  • Food that is stale, has insects, or mold
  • Food in open, punctured, bulging, or seriously damaged cans
  • Food in a jar that is leaking or has a broken seal
  • Food that is discolored or has an off-odor
  • Product has been thawed then re-frozen 

Please use your best judgement and when in doubt, throw it out. 

#hey jsyk if anything has mold on it cutting it off doesnt help#there are still branches of mold in the food because it is a fungus