Icon by @ThatSpookyAgent. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. The X-Files. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.

probablyasocialecologist:

“Trans people are emblematic of wider, conceptual concerns about the autonomy of the individual in society. Their rejection of dominant, ancient and deep-seated ideas about the connection between biological characteristics and identity causes a dilemma for the nation state: whether to acknowledge and give credence to the individual’s assertion of their own identity in law and in culture; or to mandate that it, the state, is the final authority on identity, and to assert its power over the individual – by force if necessary.”

— Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue

wanderingandfound:

headspace-hotel:

headspace-hotel:

cereal-in-a-pan:

headspace-hotel:

headspace-hotel:

headspace-hotel:

Btw I recently found out about the fern Sticherus truncatus and i don’t like it. Why is it so bad to look at??? I hate it so much??? Cursed Cursed Cursed

If i post a picture of it I feel like there should be some kind of warning on it, in a similar category as trypophobia, but what

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…Bad. Why is it doing that

I’m so glad you asked. In the ferns you’re probably used to seeing, such as Pteridium aquilinium, the fractal patterns increase in size as you move towards the base of the plant. They taper to a point. In S. truncatus, the fractal patterns increase in size as you move away from the base of the plant, a pattern which is more commonly seen in trees. S. truncatus branches toward infinity, giving that broad, crowded look.

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Okay there’s an actual mathematical reason it looks Wrong. That’s neat thanks for sharing

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A photo of a fern that branches in a Y pattern. There are at least 7 instances of a single stem branching here.

Here’s a skinnier example.

fitzyfitz:

sometransgal:

sometransgal:

Sometimes your excuse to keep going despite the mental illness is just that you learned a new thing and want to explore that more. That can be just enough sometimes.

That and the new shoes I ordered coming in. D&D tonight with lovely people. Wanting to paint again sometime this week.

Im at the grasping at straws stage but by god my grip strength has improved.

“I’m at the grasping at straws stage but by god my grip strength has improved” is one of those phrases that’s going to live in my mind forever I’m just saying