“it’s not queer fiction unless the queerness is explicitly declared in the text according to currently accepted terminology and in a way that meets the approval of the entire audience” I mean follow your heart I guess but I trust myself as a queer person to recognise queer themes
“but doesn’t this risk giving the author undue credit for queer representation” I do not care about the author
@identifying-cars-in-posts I already think what you do is hella impressive but I will eat a wad of paper with penises scrawled on it if you can do this one man
2003 “Nautilus”, based on a Land Rover firetruck
(Normally I don’t do requests this way - please send them via submission or I will ignore them - but I really wanted to do this! Fun fact about me, I also work in a comic book store and am in fact familiar with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and remember when this crossed the auction block.)
2003
“Nautilus”, based on a Land
Rover firetruck
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
i just had the funniest experience in vr chat, i joined a random server and the one i joined had Japanese people so i waddled around in my goofy club penguin avatar that i have saved, after a while a guy walks up to me and clones my avatar so were both penguins then another guy shows up and clone my avatar
now keep in mind there only speaking Japanese i don’t know what they are saying, then another guy joins in, so i got a group of three penguin friends
we just waddle around and goof about, the one of them tries to talk to me, but not only do i not have a mic i also don’t speak Japanese, they figure out i don’t speak Japanese and start listing various places, they get the part of being European right, and after listing a lot of places they ask if im from the UK and when i nod they all just start cheering. after hanging out for a while one of them gets real close to me and whispers…
@ California mutuals: If it hasn’t already been said: Try not to walk in flood water. If a power line is down its a perfect recipie for getting electrocuted. Its likely also dirty and full of sewage. Sometimes theres no choice, so if you DO end up walking in flood water, beware: if you see a patch or raft of brown like this, it’s fire ants. They all climb on each other to form a raft and it’s TERRIFYING (and cool to watch. ) Yes those are ALL fire ants.
Also, I don’t know if y'all get taught this out there, so just in case: avoid driving through flood waters as much as you can.
Yes, even if you have a big SUV/high truck.
Even if you don’t think the waters are that high. The water can surge, someone else in a big ass truck can come by and drown your car, or it just takes one particularly deep spot to ruin your engine.
Even shallow flood waters can have a current to them, plus in addition to downed power lines, ants, sewage, and other wildlife, there can be debris hidden under the waters that’ll wreck your car and leave you stranded in the flood.
If you’re trying to evacuate or restock on supplies and come across flood waters, turn around, try to find a different route.
If you keep your car parked on low ground, see if you can relocate it somewhere higher.
Also, put all your key papers in a waterproof binder/bag —your ID, car title, social security card, visa, passports, birth certificates, etc. A gallon ziploc bag can do in a pinch.
Put any important meds in a ziploc bag as well.
If you think you may have to evacuate your home, have a bag packed with essentials and key electronics. Keep your important documents and your meds with that bag. That way if you need to leave in a hurry you can.
Also if the wind gets real bad and you’re sheltering in place, the protocols y'all use for earthquakes works for hurricane winds as well–get in the inside doorways or the bathtub (admittedly ideally you have filled up your tub with water in case your water goes out, so the tub may not be an option). Avoid going near the windows, even if you’ve boarded or taped them (also I’ll be real, the tape doesn’t do too much, so if you can’t get to it don’t feel bad, just try to move furniture away from the windows and keep everyone away from them)!
If you have patio umbrellas, hammocks, trampolines or other loose furniture outside, bring it inside or anchor it down as best you can. A patio umbrella basically becomes a high speed javelin during hurricane winds.
Wowza! So, fun new thing I learned: Aparently, Califorina has some really aggressive fire ants policies, so you guys don’t really have them! Either way, it’s good to know just in case you do see some floating ant piles lol
Some more Floridian tips if Hurricane Hillary ends up really nasty:
These are all good ideas if it starts getting really bad! A huge issue though, as a Floridian, is living without power post hurricane. I admit I have no idea what the power situation would be like in the califorina area of the hurricane will be, so this may not really apply to you, BUT:
If you DO lose power, I would suggest getting a couple of hand crank flashlights and charger bars that can act as phone chargers, just in case. We had to live for about a week with no running water, lights, internet, etc during the last hurricane and even a few hours of a charged phone helps with making sure you can contact your family and emergency services and keeping yourself occupied with no power. Consider downloading some games or apps that work without internet onto your phone! Also, keeping your phone on airplane mode will help your battery last longer; just be sure to turn it back off every now and then to make sure you’re not missing any important texts/phone calls/messages/etc.
If you have a generator, be sure to make sure it’s set up somewhere with proper ventilation, like outside or on a patio. Also, grab some extra fuel for your generator next time you’re getting gas. Also, you’re gonna wanna try and fuel your vehicle up completely as soon as you can before the hurricane hits. People will rush to gas stations, and you may end up in a really long line for gas, or worse, the station could possibly run out before you can get any. This also might not happen! It really depends on the severity of the hurricane and stuff. Just try and stay updated about local news mostly.
Anyway back to generators They’re loud and can emit toxic emissions inside the home and can harm and even kill you. It’s an engine yknow? Idk if it applies to every single generator or anything, but that’s how it was with ours! Just make sure you’re running it safely according to the instructions! Because Florida, we would only have our generator running at night to conserve fuel. You may be tempted to keep it on during the day because it gets hot, but unless it’s absolutely essential, you’re gonna wanna conserve it for the most important times like at night or mealtimes. (Or to use medical devices)
If you’re able bodied and in a position to do so, try and help people whose houses have flooded. Sandbags around doorways and drains, etc. There’s a lot of helpful sites out there that can instruct you how to safely and properly help keep floodwaters out of houses, but sandbags are HEAVY and there can be a lot of vulnerable people who are unable to do such intense physical work alone. If it’s a lot of flood water, there may be a lot of other bugs, spiders, animals, etc hanging around in the flood waters. You may have some spiders trying to climb on you. We went and helped put some friends with flooding and let me tell you there were so many bugs on me that day…
Also! Not saying this will work… but. If you happen to come across the trucks who go around restoring local power… let them know you appreciate the work they’re doing. Most likely, they’re all being put through the ringer trying to get power back to everyone’s homes and stuff. a couple of beers and pizza make for a pretty good incentive for them to get to your house quicker if you’ve been a few days without power. Again, not saying this is a sure-fire way to get your power back on quicker, but… it might work? Just try and be as courteous as you can towards everyone else who is working through the hurricane overall haha!
And honestly! Hurricanes are really unpredictable, and It could end up as dangerous as a really nasty thunderstorm in the end if it breaks up in the ocean. And even so, a really nasty hurricane is still something you can recover from :] stay strong and stay safe yall!
the problem with autism is sometimes you want to do something (brave) but you need someone to gently walk you through each step so you know what will happen. and people don’t like doing that
still one of my favorite bits i ever got to commit was pretending not to know who jesus is when a street preacher was evangelizing to me. he was like “do you know who jesus is?” and i had so much time before my next bus and i wanted to know what would happen so i said no. and you know what. he had clearly never been told no to that question before because if i hadn’t actually known who jesus was, his baffled and fumbling attempt sure wouldn’t have told me. literally reversed the roles. now you get to stand here feeling very uncomfortable and wishing you could be somewhere else because guess what buddy, this is my bus stop, im early (and can catch like five other buses from this exact stop), and im now thoroughly invested in hearing about this mysterious jesus figure. you’re locked in here with me. im eating the key as we speak. i will kill us both before i let you out of here.
very highly recommend this bit if you can pull it off and if you have time to kill
need a bi4bi t4t m/f pairing where the girl is a giant freak and not in the “cute manic pixie” way but in the “unethical experiments in my fucked up laboratory” way and the guy is a golden retriever who thinks he can fix her. and he brings her cute bento lunches and she’s like “bradley shut up put on your fucking gloves and hold this possum down so i can graft these giant grasshopper legs to it”
elon musk is literally like a parody. like he cant genuinely fucking be like this like bro is on some satirical depiction of a spoiled rich kid type shit. like hes a cartoon evil rich guy. throwing tantrums bc someone criticized him or said they didnt like him. spending billions of dollars to buy an app and then changing the app every time someone uses a feature of the app to insult him or hurt his feefees. dude straight up does the cartoon steam blowing out of ears train whistle shit irl every time someone says anything mean to him or is transgender but whats terrifying is he has enough money to do anything he wants and millions of chuds who would gladly no homo suck his cock every night before he goes to bed. like. how has someone come to be like this. why has this been allowed to happen why was he created
i think most rich guys are actually more like elon than they aren’t, they all have simpering fanclubs online but enough haters to keep them up at night. i’ve seen a good half-dozen “richest man in X country” instagram accounts litigating their personal beef with some obscure shitposter who won’t stop trolling them. they run the world but everyone doesn’t love them so they’re not happy
this is the richest guy in africa and his mortal enemy, a bored brazilian man
