muffintop-madonna:

theofficialvincenzo:

asundergrowth:

sassymurderousangel:

gayndam:

guys listen

mermaids would have to be dark-skinned and chubby to survive in the ocean 

water isnt a great means of protecting oneself from the sun
theyd have to be very dark if they were shallow mermaids and they didnt want to be constantly sunburnt
and they may be paler if they lived deeper in the water but theyd have to be buff and/or chubby as hell to resist the water pressure and cold of the deep sea

what im saying is pale-ass white skinny mermaids are just unrealistic

I love this tea

Fat isn’t a defense against water pressure, it’s an insulator. So the colder the water, the fatter the mermaid.

Scandinavian merfolk would be tubby, evolving more for persistence hunting in the freezing coastal waters, possibly relying more on siren-song to lull prey into effective range. The less moving the better! Gotta keep the chub on to survive the winter.

Whereas Mediterranean/Polynesian merfolk would spend their time among the fertile reefs in warmer waters, competing with other predators. They would be built for speed and agility, buff like sprinters. Darker skin would be harder to spot under the surf, and more resistant to the glaring sun.

Also: it’s not hair, it’s scillia that they use to filter plankton out of the water, and it stings like a jellyfish if you touch it.

I would imagine that merfolk come in many different colors, maybe they even have the ability to shift their skin tone to assist in hunting? I guess that depends on how intelligent your mermaids are.

Tldr; cold water mermaids would probably be chubby, warm water mermaids would look like Serna Williams.

Another thing to take into account is Deep-Sea-Gigantism. It’s not fully understood why many animal species such as the colossal squid and whales typically grow to unimaginable sizes in high-water-pressure areas, but it’s assumed that it develops as some sort of defense mechanism. This would imply that deep-sea merfolk would be a sort of Leviathan-class eldritch horror. 

Hell yeah hell yeah

dnd-apothecary:

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There will be three (3) tiers of prizes available, with a total of nine (9) winners.

Bronze Tier; Five (5) Winners:

• Two small (1.8 oz) soaps from the Apothecary Shop ($16 value) in an exclusive, Giveaway-only fragrance

Silver Tier; Three (3) Winners

• A large (16 oz) candle from the Apothecary Shop, in an exclusive Giveaway-only fragrance
• A large (3.6 oz) soap from the Apothecary Shop, in an exclusive Giveaway-only fragrance.
• Optional, additional prize: a 3 card Yearly Overview Tarot reading from @tilthedayidice

Gold Tier; One (1) Winner

• A Bag of Devouring: 20 full sets of standard size, 7-piece polyhedral dice from Wiz Dice
• A Dungeons and Dragons rule book, winner’s choice!
• Optional, additional prize: a 12 card, comprehensive Yearly Overview Tarot reading from @tilthedayidice

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1. Open to the United States only. (Sorry, I know it blows.)
2. You must be following BOTH @tilthedayidice and @dnd-apothecary to be entered into the giveaway! (Yes we will check!)
3. No giveaway blogs please! If you follow from a main or sideblog, please tag your post with what your blog is so we can check!
4. 1 Like = 1 Entry, 1 Reblog = 1 Entry. Reblog as many times as you please, just be mindful of your followers and don’t spam them!

clearlyajellyfish:

elaxisfae:

luckytwodollarbill:

autoimmuneamy:

“Do you want to talk about it or be distracted from it” is honestly the best thing you can say to me when I say im sad/in pain etc.

this is really good advice to say to anyone who is upset

Alsooo may I add: “do you want advice or do you just want to vent?” Is also good to add because often unsoliticited advice can further hurt someone who really just wanted a listening ear.

Comfort or problem solving homies

idkhowtocallthisblogdammit:

ROTG FANS, MR JOYCE NEEDS OUR HELP!!!

He’s just posted this on IG, read carefully:

DREAMWORKS IS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING DOING A TELEVISON SERIES OF THE GUARDIANS.

It’s happening!!! We have to support him and the Guardians, let’s do our best!!!

#ibelieveintheguardians ❤️

cromeart:

Originally posted by abasketofgifs

OMG I’m almost at 100 followers?! Where did you all come from? How did this sneak up on me??

Well first off let me say that you are all very sweet to stick around for my art and very PATIENT considering how slow as heck I can be uploading.

I wanna do something, this is my first lil milestone with this blog! So, when I hit 100, I’m gonna do a giveaway! I’ll make a post about that when the time comes, but till then, thank you all for sticking around~

daggers-drawn:

We don’t get dreads, we get mats.

Dreadlocks are a kind of lock pattern for hair that is very curly. A lock pattern is where the hair twists around and “locks” together.

Black people pretty much exclusively have the tightness of curl needed for a dreadlock pattern, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other lock pattern hairstyles (such as a peyot, the sidelocks worn by various Jewish groups).

So like “Goldilocks” was named after how her hair took a “lock pattern”, but those locks would be comparatively loose.

This is hair with a looser curl in a lock pattern

Hair with a tighter curl in a lock pattern (Dreadlocks)

Straight hair that has been matted

What’s the difference between the last two?

► Dreadlocks are twisted together neatly, mats are tangled in knots. 

► Dreadlocks are healthy hair that can be washed, mats are damaged and often non washable without risking mold.

► Dreads take effort and skill to apply, mats are the product of active destruction and neglect of hair.

► Dreads can be removed. Mats require cutting and shaving.

Now from a cultural standpoint, it’s also shit. Dreadlocks are a symbol on many different levels of Black culture, unity, and resistance to white assimilation. To take them is an act of furthering white assimilation and an act of casual racism.

Especially given that tropes about white hippies with “dreadlocks” have affected how people react to black people with dreadlocks.

So from a practical standpoint we can’t and from an ethical standpoint we shouldn’t.

^^^^^^^^

Emphasis on that last part pls

mylegendaryquotes:

yournewapartment:

mygenderadventures:

writerdarkflamespyre:

sketchthetrees:

juhaniotsoberg:

So I found a site that does a subscription box for your period- it sends you basics like hygiene products, pain medication as well as snacks and pampering stuff to make you feel good, 

but the best thing is they have a specialty boxes, like vegan or kosher only snacks but also 

they specifically offer boxes for menstruating guys and nb folks. 

which is pretty darn cool.

it’s called bonjourjolie and I think it’s 1000% awesome tbh 

i think this is the best thing omf

@mygenderadventures

, don’t know if this is content you’d put on your blog, but I think this is fantastic.

I don’t tend to post non-art stuff but thanks for the shout-out anyway!!! I’m sure this will be of interest to a few people here :)

This is such an exciting thing!!

Please don’t read the comments, some people are so embarrassingly uneducated and cruel. YNA supports our trans and nonbinary followers! ❤️❤️

Whoever came up with this idea is just awesome. They really take their costumers’ diets into account, like there’s so many options. Look at all this

And if they still don’t have a box to accommodate your needs, you can even order special items and ask for a box that doesn’t have anything you’re allergic to in it

Not to mention how amazing this is

I hope this service might help some of you guys

dnd-apothecary:

That’s right, Travelers! We’re kicking 20DiceTeen off in style!

From January 7th through February 28th, 11:59 pm Central Time, you can enter for a chance to win some goodies!

There will be three (3) tiers of prizes available, with a total of nine (9) winners.

Bronze Tier; Five (5) Winners:

• Two small (1.8 oz) soaps from the Apothecary Shop ($16 value) in an exclusive, Giveaway-only fragrance

Silver Tier; Three (3) Winners

• A large (16 oz) candle from the Apothecary Shop, in an exclusive Giveaway-only fragrance
• A large (3.6 oz) soap from the Apothecary Shop, in an exclusive Giveaway-only fragrance.
• Optional, additional prize: a 3 card Yearly Overview Tarot reading from @tilthedayidice

Gold Tier; One (1) Winner

• A Bag of Devouring: 20 full sets of standard size, 7-piece polyhedral dice from Wiz Dice
• A Dungeons and Dragons rule book, winner’s choice!
• Optional, additional prize: a 12 card, comprehensive Yearly Overview Tarot reading from @tilthedayidice

Rules

1. Open to the United States only. (Sorry, I know it blows.)
2. You must be following BOTH @tilthedayidice and @dnd-apothecary to be entered into the giveaway! (Yes we will check!)
3. No giveaway blogs please! If you follow from a main or sideblog, please tag your post with what your blog is so we can check!
4. 1 Like = 1 Entry, 1 Reblog = 1 Entry. Reblog as many times as you please, just be mindful of your followers and don’t spam them!

schursitcoms:

Anons: I want to talk to you but I’m really nervous! I’d message you but I don’t want to bother you! You seem intimidating!

Me: