the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
friendly fire
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
the overlap between idealized neo-slaver and White Jesus is very interesting to me, but nowhere near as much as the farmer's tan
I wish I could ask the AI why it does things. how many muscle men with farmer's tans went into this picture or was "and he's got a farmer's tan" part of the prompt
edit: this is the level of racist brainworms my sister has, and idk what to even say about that part except
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
like ButtBidet, I'm down for vanishing from the world to save it from the rest of our kind
Down With Cis
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
have always had a giant crush on him, and it just got bigger ❤️
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
is that supposed to be Jesus or just an Ancient Guy?
(looks very much like the paintings of White Jesus that are popular with a certain kind of person – my mother has one in her house, painted by her mother)
also, why does he have a farmer's tan?
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
I wondered if that was what they meant, but then what would its decrepitude have to do with its tendency to flood?
it's the "so decrepit it floods" part that's tripping me up, in what way is the decrepitude contributing to the flooding!? don't they know that autistic people will be reading this and dying of curiosity
just gonna have to content myself with the mental image of guys in nice suits wading around in calf-deep nastiness in a stinky, muddy building that keeps dripping filth on them
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
I am reminded that these people have homes with addresses
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
feel the same
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
new drinking game: we do a shot/take a drink every time they wheel out Genocide Joe before inauguration day
I challenge anyone to total them all up at the end of January and try desperately to catch a buzz
the_itsb 2d ago • 100%
The major training site is so "decrepit" that it frequently floods after heavy rains, according to the NYT.
??? is this as confusing to anybody else as it is to me? like, is this a basement video game level kinda training field that got flooded or what? a terribly built building that leaks horrifically from the roof and walls and floods? what does this actually mean
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
Thesis: cilantro tastes like soap and is disgusting
Antithesis: cilantro does not taste like soap and is delicious
Synthesis: cilantro tastes like soap and is delicious
✨I AM THE SYNTHESIS✨
gimme your soapy salsa, yim yum
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
bump amber whataboutism volcel police
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
bump amber whataboutism volcel police
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
yeah that kinda started sinking in when I realized there was nobody here to talk to about perimenopause 😂
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
idk how helpful it'll be since this information is 20 years out of date, but I found mine at the library
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
realistically, his activity level will probably be much more like your partner's than mine. he's way too obsessed with his tractor groups and nobody here cares about tractors like that because why should they 😂
there are enough people here who like tinkering on things and like vintage machinery, though, that I think he will find some friends. ❤️ plus he's a musician and there are a few of those here, too! 😉 he will want to hear your music and chat about your historical influences and who you're listening to now.
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
eventually, you will show her a meme that is too piquant for the rest of the internet, and she will want to know more about the people who made it
the_itsb 3d ago • 100%
badposting for hazing my spouse! bury him in beanis!
my spouse submitted his Hexbear app get ready for Machine Whisperer posting
you know, the times everyone comes together to support or celebrate that post yesterday about TC69 & BrookeBaybee was pretty great 🥰 I wasn't here back in the day to interact with them, but they're legendary, and seeing everyone's delight about their romance was heartwarming tell me about the ones you hold dear ![cuddle](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Ff1f1e643-1e0f-45a2-b4f1-8ac5f215e26e.png "emoji cuddle") PS: you're the best and I love you ❤️ edit: title edited per correction from [@context@hexbear.net](https://hexbear.net/u/context) 💕
spent more time than I want to admit this weekend working on a shape cutout thing for the illustrations and fucking _**hated**_ the results, so I ended up just searching up images and then combining and editing things that I liked here's the final product. I've included the PNGs I printed from in case you liked the blessing and you're the kind of person who would give a homemade card, too. mine is printed on toned cardstock; trimmed card dimensions are 4.5x12" printed, 4.5"x6" folded. ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F5c3df174-3ab3-4461-b410-380c2ff050b4.jpeg) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fd632e131-1727-4d38-85a7-691416f6202b.jpeg) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fcdbdd0a1-86f8-4265-aad9-0da79ff92d76.jpeg) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F20a292e9-3c5c-4b5a-bb8b-2ea6e0e95e9b.png) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F2f87d54f-5726-4b7c-9e1b-42a81c39022c.png)
generic Adderall is back in stock at my pharmacy 🎉 was really starting to worry they weren't going to get more until next calendar year or whenever the annual quotas reset or whatever, but I got both 30 mg xr for me and 20 mg xr for my son ![possum-party](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F16a72a38-0fbc-45f3-bf59-dd9e6509f73e.png "emoji possum-party") so, check yours, it might be back for you, too ![timmy-pray](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fc64fce5f-4563-4e76-82bb-e95e1bc1978f.png "emoji timmy-pray") also, the one tech at my pharmacy that has _never_ once been anything but barely civil with me was finally nice to me this week, which has given me another little data point that affirms my impression that pharmacy staff treats me better after having bought the name brand. ![blocky-wat](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F5ba7fb6f-d68d-4063-bed6-931bed234591.png "emoji blocky-wat") **have you had that experience?** the same thing happened at two other chains: there would always be a couple people on staff who were a little gruff with me in a way they weren't with other people in line ahead of me, until the day I bought name brand from them. ![what-the-hell](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F0db459dd-6f2a-4456-a25e-e795c2046ce9.png "emoji what-the-hell") (a third place treated me so poorly after they pulled my info up in the computer the very first time I went that I cried on the way home and never went back. ![kitty-cri](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F82f8d044-cfac-47a0-934d-259e562013c4.png "emoji kitty-cri") ) my suspicion is that they're generally skeptical of anyone getting stimulants, but if I'm "willing" to pay a couple hundred per prescription per month for it, then I become less sketchy because obviously I and my kid "really need it." ![brow](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F0b7db08f-55a0-42ef-9eaf-7466bb483d00.png "emoji brow") it's possible that they just suddenly see me as pitiable; I'm sure my voice and face change drastically in the seconds after they tell me the generic isn't available. ![omori-afraid](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F863dde77-0d37-4aa0-92b3-ecdd8a0b19e9.gif "emoji omori-afraid") or maybe I seem less likely to sell it if I can "afford" hundreds of dollars for the name brand. nevermind the actual situation, which is that I'm only able to "afford" it or "willing" to pay that because I can beg my family for help, and there are plenty of people **(who need it to have any executive function just as much as my kid and I do!)** who just _**Do Not Have That Option.**_ ![stress](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F2cccdd31-1495-41c4-b113-1a65a8812cd4.png "emoji stress") when this happens to me, it makes me wonder how they treated everyone who couldn't afford the name brand. are they even more suspicious of them now? ![kitty-birthday-sad](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fe2b38d89-f1fb-434b-8f85-1cba7e36c04f.png "emoji kitty-birthday-sad") I don't have a better theory for their line of thinking, and surprise surprise, the logic doesn't even hold up, imo. I could even see someone being _more_ tempted to sell a couple day-off doses to recoup some of those hundreds they spent on the name brand – you do occasionally need to eat, after all. ![i-love-not-thinking](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fc038ae45-5d92-4bfb-b738-b658174670fa.png "emoji i-love-not-thinking") ![pika-cousin-suffering](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F6bef6160-0479-47e6-be5a-7ac39980a678.png "emoji pika-cousin-suffering") thank you, Puritanical Culture and War on Drugs ![brainworms](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F99832a04-92c8-4765-9a52-aecd28086cef.png "emoji brainworms") ![amerikkka](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F6dedb145-206a-4b35-ab5e-c9e41e1130c7.png "emoji amerikkka")
I'm making a card to go along with our gift, but deciding what to write inside is hard! I did some searching and compiling of bits and pieces that I liked, and here's what I've got so far, please give your edits/suggestions/etc >May the Sun bring you new energy by day, \ >And may the Moon bring you peace every night. > >May your wisdom and courage never fail, \ >May your kindness be returned multiplied,\ >And may beauty forever grace your heart and gaze. > >May you always have a warm home to return to,\ >A gentle word offered to you, and a safe haven to rest your head. > >May the rains softly wash away your cares and refresh you.\ >May the storms pass you by, the fires only warm you,\ >The tides bear you up, and the earth be a friend beneath your feet. > >May you forever walk in harmony, \ >May you always know your blessings,\ >And may you never want for more.
she's tiny but she's almost 2.5 years old, just a very very petite kitty she's named Ruby because she was born in July, we got her from the farm we were doing CSA with that year she's very snuggly and curious, she loves to climb inappropriate things like curtains and screen doors and take long naps with my son, curled up on his back ❤️ right now she's pestering me while I try to clean in the basement, lmk if you have anything you'd like to say to her and I'll pass it along
anybody else engaging in this bizarre behavior I can't let go of? it takes me a month to go through a pack these days, even giving them away, because I'm one of those lucky freaks who can just smoke one here and there and not be interested in one day to day but I'm still flipping the front middle one over every time I open a new pack maybe (probably!) you don't do lucky cigs – what're you doing that's a ridiculous holdover from forever ago?
kept wondering why the Star Spangled Banner was popping into my head while working on it, then I remembered [@TankieTanuki@hexbear.net](https://hexbear.net/u/TankieTanuki)'s "...showed that Iranians care" [post](https://hexbear.net/post/3588267) from earlier and it suddenly made sense
Testimony from someone who worked first shift the day it happened and was almost swept away by flood waters when he tried to evacuate too late. He correctly identifies that the greed of management is what killed his coworkers.
if you didn't have one, please feel free to invent what you think would have happened/what you would like to have happened
another Onion Lad cartoon, this time debunking capybara misinformation
a charming 4:50 cartoon about the brutality of insect warfare
lmao serving suggestion: read this aloud in your smarmiest lib voice to a comrade or pet, see if you can get through the whole thing without them shouting indignant interruptions or you breaking up into giggles
covid brain fog plus cold medicine has me feeling like my head is made of jello and my eyes are saucers I can barely read and I think I just bumped some old posts in /c/mutual_aid 🤦 what am I doing here how're you all doing today?
quick, somebody give me some STI's, I'm going for a "most communicable infections diagnosed in a single week" world record alternatively, I would welcome a coma
>It’s 2-for-1! Ticks AND Lyme: together in one helpful, disgusting, gossipy, empowerful episode. This pair of episodes is about tiny, thirsty ticks and the diseases they spit into you is wall to wall wisdom from Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally of the Western Connecticut State University Tick Lab and Dr. Andrea Swei of SFSU’s Swei Lab cover how to remove a tick, if you should spray your yard and with what, how landscaping affects tick exposure, why Lyme Disease is spreading, the Lone Star Tick rolling into town, how to protect your pets and why the CDC ruined poppyseed muffins. Also: Powassan virus, paralysis ticks, and twin princesses, Borrelia and Babesia. > >Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally and Dr. Andrea Swei will charm their way into your heart like a hypostome under your skin. They really are charming – Dr Neeta's story of rolling around in the underbrush to collect specimens should be horrifying, but her enthusiasm for the activity is _so cute_ 🥰
what're you choking down when you _have_ to eat something to keep the pills down, and you _have_ to take the pills I tried taking doxycycline on an empty stomach yesterday and boy howdy, was that a bad decision – great ab workout though 😂🤢 last night, my new morning plan had been to have my Adderall when I wake up, some yogurt 2 hours later, then 2 hours later have toast and hummus or something with the doxycycline great plan, except I don't usually eat this early, and I couldn't even get through half a cup of yogurt, which has been a lifelong safe food that I really really reeeeeally don't want to be put off maybe skip the yogurt step and just shove a piece of bread down my throat? I already have a weird relationship with bread, I'm fine with being put off it for a while after this on a totally unrelated note, you should definitely always wear bug repellent and check yourself for ticks when you come inside for the day
exactly what it says on the tin I have been quoting Mr Horse for so long that I had forgotten the origin of the quote. Realizing this past weekend that my husband had no recollection of it made me start wondering where it was from, and this morning I suddenly had a mental image of a silly, kinda gross horse when I thought of it, and searched "Ren Stimpy no s-" and it autocompleted 🥰 feels so good when that happens. Anyway, perhaps you also really loved Mr Horse as a weird kid watching Ren & Stimpy, you eeeeeeeeeedeeut
what mask are you wearing all day? bonus points if you'd like to disclose who you are underneath it, so we can admire and adore the real you ❤️ and if you don't know who you are under your mask, we will support and encourage your discovery process, should you choose to undertake it ❤️
cw: self-harm ::: spoiler American medical system bitching and self-harm $50/month medication takes the "overwhelming urge to unalive" days per month from 15/30 to 5/30 unfortunately, finding a way to deal with those last crucial 5 days is proving difficult feel free to make suggestions if you have them, unless they're diet and exercise and mindfulness, which I assure you are primary occupations and were locked in before I started spending +$50/mo on medication ::: ![agony-deep](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fe79220ce-173b-4c35-9f13-d46b5a1b0655.png "emoji agony-deep") just feeling so utterly hollowed out and trying to type instead of plot if I can make it a month and come up with $200 3x over that month, I might come away with an autism assessment and specific recommendations for local-ish therapists and local-ish resources that could help hopefully maybe – I live in a rural area where resources are thin regardless, that's not going to fix the 5 terrible days, and I would need more money for a therapist on top of the $50/mo I'm barely doing now, or the $600 between me and getting the therapist recommendations how do I fix the 5 terrible days? if it even possible? I've tried to accept that maybe they won't ever go away, but it is a bit of a hard row to hoe and then how does one accumulate more income to afford extra shit while in this kinda state? 😂😭 we don't, do we never getting a pap or mammogram just circling the drain