Roady @Roady_Dragonfae@awoo.space

I noticed I often look and come off as a dominant type. Which is funny, given I'm incredibly subby in bed. I'll melt right into the arms of another snuggable dragon any day of the week.

Each tattoo represents wear and tear on my human body and mind. My next tattoo will have the skin on my entire left forearm ripped away. Symbolic of the borderline soul-destroying hardships I've endured over the course of 2017.

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To all my Seattle friends, the next barbecue is coming up this Tuesday at the Cascadia Arts Collective! Starting at 7pm, location is CSR Marine Shipyard in Ballard. 4701 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Garlic: Chew a whole clove. Hold it in the back of your throat and it'll obliterate irritation from a cold. Stings like hell but it's worth it.

Tumeric: Great alternative to ibuprofen, which has shown to cause heart problems after long term use. Anti cancer on top of anti-inflammatory.

High vitamin butter oil & fermented cod liver oil: Restores tooth health and heals gum disease by providing fat soluble vitamins and nutrients that are leeched by sugary foods.

Wellp. Time for us to start working on a bioregional mesh network. With the bountiful supply of computer towers laying around, we have more than enough to make all the servers we need. Solar powered for good measure.

Or a dragon, or a wolf, or a plush, or whatever we want to be.

I often worry a lot about whether I'm hurting people. Even when I make a small mistake that's easily forgiven, I get this painful and raw sensation deep down in my heart... A feeling of deep regret that has me breaking down in tears. If everyone else has forgiven me, then I should remember that I also need to forgive myself. We're only human, after all.

God dammit. I tried not to get sick. But now I'm laying in bed, sinuses on fire, chomping cloves of garlic, and hoping like hell that I don't miss another day of work. X..x

I keep having dreams where I find myself in British Columbia... Maybe it's a sign?

Upon several suggestions, I just grabbed two grams of Northern Lights from Lux. Looking forward to trying it!

I've had one hell of a horrible year. But I gotta keep moving forward. Gotta keep pushing up that mountain because like hell I'm going to let it take me. I may be battered and bruised, but I'll never call myself damaged beyond repair. I'm gonna make it out okay, and I couldn't be more thankful for all the help I received along the way.

Tonight seemed like the right night to go on a drive with light-up gloves on.

My parents back in Montana made a little altar for Rusty. Still can't believe he's gone... It won't feel right when I go back to visit and I no longer hear his little paws rushing up to meet me... https://awoo.space/media/ZV45IEYxFRQfcCrYFR0

As far as Japanese electronic music goes, Susumu Hirasawa's work is majestic as hell. Every time that echoing chorus billows in Ashura Clock, I can feel my wings unfurl as I'm ready to take flight.

One such example I can think of is my arts collective. Plenty of opportunities for anyone to learn a multitude of skills. Metalworking, glass blowing, creative writing. A collective neural network that one can tap into for access to a mass wealth of information, and one never has to stop learning or overspecialize. Humans are naturally community oriented, and that's a value I hold dearly.

Community, in my opinion, has been more beneficial to me than any one individual mentor. When they say it takes a village to raise a child, I really do believe that.

Instead of relying entirely on one individual, a community allows me to gain broader knowledge and second opinions. That's how I've learned to grow, that's how I broaden my skill set, that's the advice I would give to a young dragon who would be willing seek me out for help in the future.

Does anyone else have the frustrating tendency of being so receptive other people's emotions that you're constantly questioning whether your feelings are actually.. well... your feelings?

I enjoy seeking out new people, new experiences, and new perspectives. It allows me to grow as a person and broaden my scope of the world so I don't stagnate or come down with a case of tunnel vision.