when i was a kid, a new family moved into our neighborhood. my parents wanted to welcome them, so my dad made a bowl of salsa and went over with my mom to introduce themselves. the husband of the new family was very excited when he got the salsa—he was a professional chef and as such no one ever made food for him because they always assumed he’d think it was bad, just because he was a good cook.

the moral of the story: give your artist friends art! give your writing friends writing! and give your chef friends food! even if they’re “better” at it than you. i can assure you that they’ll love it regardless because it came from you.

I agree with this so much, I love getting stories and art. I still think about everything people have sent me, everyone is amazing

"This person has a secret onlyfans!" "This artist does NSFW commissions!" "This author writes porn on the side!" I cannot begin to tell you how swag and awesome that is.

Not tired at all…

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Did you know that many gastropods can create a pearl, including terrestrial snails? The difference is nacre which is only found in some species of mollusks and which which gives pearls their beautiful shine. Terrestrial snails occasionally produce very small translucent white pearls which are usually lost. One non-nacre secreting sea snail, the melo melo, produces gorgeous pearls that are extremely prized and rare.

Conches can also produce pearls.

Paua (also called abalone) can make pearls as well- though they are only half-pearls (called mabel pearls)

otello in verdi on stage - graziella vigo (2007)

I’ve officially decided my favorite relationship trope is “at first I was perpetually bothered by your mere existence but somewhere along the way you became my best friend and oh yeah I’m also in love with you.” Nothing else matters.

messmer again, but this time make it subtle

(still close up below for detail ✨)

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Happy Meat Day everyone!

Several people have pointed out that in many countries outside the U.S., dates are written day/month rather than month/day, which would make Meat Day actually September 2nd. To which I would like to say:

1. In Japan it’s month/day, so February 9th would technically be the correct date
2. That being said… two Meat Days

As far as I can tell there are a few different types of dog, independent of sex or breeds but occasionally correlated - including among others -

• eccentric roommate (lives here. does stuff. when you're lucky you know what it is before they do it.)
• dubious peasant (generally agreeable but on the verge of plotting revolt if not handled appropriately and regularly)
• adorable ward (is Baby, makes up for immaturity with cute looks)
• sworn knight (serve you till the end of your days. plz give task. take on quest. affirm is good dog)
• confused auntie (wants you to make good life choices, mostly just sits on chairs and judges you)
• No Thoughts Just Vibes (average golden retriever in my experience and also borzoi)