it probably goes without saying but I’m not gonna do post+ on any of my blogs, I’ve got patreon n kofi for that, technically also gumroad

i’m covered

if u wanna support my nonsense:

patreon.com/cyanideinsomnia (nsfw as hell, most of the Content ™)

ko-fi.com/cyanideinsomnia (just tips)

https://cyanideinsomnia.gumroad.com/ (comix n other digital downloads)

https://www.redbubble.com/people/critical-error/shop (print on demand knick knacks, yes it predates the cyanideinsomnia name)

and pricing for when my commissions open: cyanidecommissions.carrd.co (nsfw examples)

I don’t have a full time job outside of commissions so this is all I got lmao

fairykukla:

weaselle:

musashi:

sadhoc:

Hello fellow disabled people of tumblr. I know that 2010s-2020s culture has turned against the notion of asking to speak to a manager. I know that “can I speak to a manager” is the mark of the beast.

And yet. If someone at the front desk is telling you they can’t unlock the elevator. If you get a ticket for parking in a handicapped spot when you have the dmv card. If the door to the big stall won’t close and you’re telling the front desk about it for the third time in as many weeks. If the bus driver won’t give you time to put on your breaks and secure your wheelchair

Ask to speak to their supervisor. Mention he ADA. Drop a reference to “my lawyer.” Make a nuisance of yourself. You have to get used to taking up more space, and that doesn’t just mean physical space. You have rights. You deserve access. You don’t have to just take it to be polite.

You’re allowed to ask to speak to the manager.

I accidentally hit the poll button because I have motor issues and mobile won’t let me delete a poll

Walrus

Fairy

I’m bald

I work HR and something that I have found very effective in getting corporations to take you seriously is phrases like “my associates” “my counsel” “I’ve been advised” etc.

Always, always pretend like you have lawyers at the ready. They don’t know who you are. They don’t know if you have a rich family member. From now on, you always have legal counsel on retainer.

A “Karen” is someone weaponizing white privilege to get things they are not entitled to. You advocating for your rights as a person is not Karening. Be a fucking nuisance. You deserve to exist like anyone else.

My mother learned early that she would have to defend us. I remember when I was little, our (horrifically shitty) dentist had to drill and fill a cavity for my brother. The dentist didn’t use any novacaine or numbing agent or anything. My brother was white as a sheet (he was always a brave boy) and when Mom managed to pry out of him what had happened, she went OFF on that dentist. She didn’t yell and scream and cry; she was methodical, articulate, and her voice rose gradually in pitch and volume.

I was in awe.

I’ve seen her use this ability for good purposes: pointing out the ways that my catholic elementary school was failing to educate, complaining about the abuse, and making it very clear that she would NOT be paying tuition for me or either of my brothers.

Thing is, because she was loud about it, and called them on their bullshit, *other parents* came forward and told their stories, too. The school board fired the principal, my kindergarten and 3rd grade teachers, and the 8th grade teacher. My 1st grade teacher was gently asked to retire, which was long overdue at 76 years old.

If my mom hadn’t said something, if she’d just knuckled under and discreetly removed us from the school, so many more kids would have been mistreated and abused.

I also have this power. There are two reasons why I ask to speak to a manager:

1. There’s a Fucking Problem. If it’s *my* problem, I try to be kind, and ask for help. If the problem is their problem, I start civil, but if need be, I will use The Dom Voice like a godforsaken Bene Gesserit Witch. “You need to train your people better/ solve this issue/ provide more information.”
2. There’s a Fucking Miracle. I call for managers to tell them when an employee impressed me. “This person was incredible, and absolutely made my day.” Don’t be afraid to do this; people working in the service industry are vital, overworked and woefully underpaid. Telling the manager when someone dies their job well could influence their next raise.

You’re not “A Karen” for asking to talk to the manager.

inkingpink:

fullyfunctionalminiaturebeehive:

mugwomps:

eventually–darling:

If you guys were on here at 11 years old what would you be posting about

Horses.

Also horses.

Hatsune miku

yugioh

spooksier:

spooksier:

young artist posting your work online, heed my warning. im holding your face so gently in my hands, you have to stop caring about numbers right now and start caring about making the weirdest and most self-indulgent art you possibly can

STOP listening to the demon of capitalism and START listening to the angel of hedonism, i love you i believe in you keep making what you love forever ok?

literallyaflame:

literallyaflame:

i love when the “it is my god given right to remain miserable and take things personally. fuck you for making a post about the importance of drinking water. a bottle of dasani tried to kill me in the fourth grade” crowd and the “you guys are so stupid. you can actually cure every disease on earth with diet and exercise. no i’m not ‘lucky’ to be in ‘good health,’ i just take care of myself :) i have a superiority complex about this by the way” crowd start arguing. it’s a real unstoppable force v. immovable object situation

u will literally see a post like “walnuts are good for you :)” and think “okay,” but the replies will be bloated with nonsense because some guy who is allergic to walnuts is arguing with another guy who is smugly convinced that walnuts can cure arthritis

misselaney:

After a long hiatus (sorry, RL ate me), I am doing braids! Here are the first two pages.  

On my list of braids to go in depth into are cornrows, micro braids, box braids, ghana braids, and tree braids.   Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks and I will release them one by one, and then put them together in one big compilation. 

More Black Hair In Depth:

Drawing Natural Hair

Dreadlocks

thatsbelievable:

sometiktoksarevalid:

felinefractious:

Rufousing is a polygenic trait which influences the “richness” or “warmth” of phaeomelanin pigment in agouti cats.

Polygenic means there isn’t just one “rufous gene,” but rather multiple genes which influence the phenotype. When it comes to rufousing in cats these genes have not yet been isolated and identified.

That hasn’t stopped breeders from being able to select for more or less rufousing, though! The ruddy Abyssinian being an excellent example.

On the left is the ruddy Abyssinian WCF Ch Lissana’s Fiesta and on the right is White Wolf Phaeton.

These are both black-based ticked tabbies.

[Source: Sparrow’s Garden]

In tabby cats the “true” color is portrayed by the stripes, which is why what’s frequently referred to as a “brown tabby” is actually black-based.

The rufousing polygenes work on the banding in between.

Here are some more examples!

One the left is a cool-toned Exotic Shorthair with low rufousing from Puro Glamour and on the right we have a very warm-toned Persian with high rufousing from Belcanto.

And then on the left we have a Siberian with low rufousing compared to the very warm-toned Siberian with high rufousing on the right. Both cats are from SarSibi.

In silver cats rufousing is referred to as tarnishing. On the left we have a Maine Coon without tarnishing (tarnish id undesirable in the breed) from Imperial Family and on the right we have an American Curl with tarnishing from ILmatar. This cat is not a tortoiseshell.

mostly-funnytwittertweets:

godshideouscreation: