Icon by @ThatSpookyAgent. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. BlueSky: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. The X-Files. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
So today pulling into Stop and Shop, this lady cut me off and nearly drove into me, and then, when I tried to pass her, she swung to the right and nearly hit me again, and then flipped me off.
So somebody is having a bad day and taking it out on me. That’s fine. It’s harmless, and I don’t know what’s going on in this woman’s life. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt she’s not just a piece of shit and is just having a bad day.
But then I park and she follows me, and gets out of the car and starts swearing at me and getting in my face.
Now I go from “indifferent” to “I’m gonna fuck with this woman’s head.” Now I would say I’m a gentleman of size, and in all black and bemohawked I probably look spookier than I actually am, so props to this lady for getting in my face. Now of course I’m not going to hit her, or even threaten violence. That’s shitty. Nobody should get threatened with violence.
Instead, I take a step back, narrowing my eyes like I’m studying her face really closely, and then I touch one of the several piece of “occulty” jewelry I’m wearing (none of which, by the way, are magicked in any way at all). Then I mumble some nonsense under my breath, and then make the fig gesture and the horns at her.
She stops, wide-eyed.
“WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO TO ME?”
I chuckled, and shake my head. “Nothing at all.” I say in a not-terrible convincing voice. “But every time something bad happens to you today, you’re gonna be thinking of me.”
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If i follow you and i ever liked 1 of your posts, we’re friends
Do you know who the most photographed American of the 19th century
was? It’s not George Custer (155 photos) or Walt Whitman or Abraham
Lincoln (130 each). The person with the most portraits made of them in
the 1800s was Frederick Douglass, the African-American abolitionist, speaker, writer, and statesman.
Extensive research revealed that Douglass was a leading pioneer in
photography who sat for as many portraits as he could in order to combat
blackface caricatures and to assert the humanity of African Americans
in place of slavery.
Douglass believed that photographs were a powerful means of “moral
and social” influence, allowing the poor and oppressed to find
self-confidence.
“The humblest servant girl may now possess a picture of herself such
as the wealth of kings could not purchase 50 years ago,” he wrote.
There are 160 surviving portraits of Douglass, created between 1841
to 1895, and the collection represents a powerful timeline of his legacy
as a man, artist, and leader. Many of the photos were found by scouring
hundreds of libraries, museums, schools, societies, archives, and
auction houses in the US and in Europe. Some of the original photos were
previously sold for over $10,000 each.
Newfoundlands have water resistant fur and webbed feet
Dachshunds were originally bred for fighting badgers
More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year
i’m glad i made this post
Skilled sheep dogs can separate a sheep from the heard by just looking at it, not even moving.
Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic, two Pomeranians and one Pekingese
Poodles are not French by origin. They’re German dogs, but French nobility quickly became fascinated by these pooches
i’m so glad i made this post
Greyhounds are the only breed mentioned by name in the Bible.
When you pet a dog, both you and the dog experience a release of oxytocin. Petting dogs objectively makes you both happier
Dog’s nose prints are just as unique as human finger prints !
Corgis were bred for herding cows.
Dogs’ eyes contain a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see in the dark.
Kangal dogs guard flocks (other dogs do the actual herding) and don’t have to be trained because they pass the knowledge down through generations. They will take up advantageous lookout positions, rotate watches, patrol the perimeter, and use a special bark to summon the other dogs and form a wall to drive off an encroaching bear.
Huskies, especially Siberians, will travel in a circle around humans, dogs and other animals to protect them from predators. The radius is usually large enough that they can find threats and chase them off before they even return to your line of sight. They will also chase bears and aren’t always smart enough to stop chasing them.
You can lift a Scottish Terrier up by the tail (but they probably won’t like it.) They were bred to hunt rodents, and sometimes got stuck in the rodent’s holes in the ground so you had to get them out by pulling them by the tail. Also they can’t really swim because their head weighs too much in comparison to the rest of their body.
Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at the White House
Basset hounds were intentionally bred to have short legs so that when used for hunting/tracking game, their pace would be slow enough for hunters to be able to follow on foot.
I am a happy
Pitbulls used to be known as Nanny Dogs, known for their ability to care of and kind, loving nature to small children
Kuli the one-eyed cat started surfing when he was 6 months old after being rescued from the streets of Honolulu. He has no fear of water because he was bathed a lot while recovering from eye surgery.
As far as surfing cats go, Kuli is a pro - although he does wear a teeny-tiny-yet-functional life preserver on occasion.
He seems pretty content with life, even immediately following surgery.
I just want to point out that you may never again see another photo that includes a one-eyed cat, drenched in water, floating on a surfboard, perfectly chill, in front of a double rainbow.
