Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@Soreth That does seem to be the answer, thanks! And more power to OP, it was just driving me BUGFUCK trying to figure out what they were talking about. :>

@001zlnv Ohhhhhh! Thank you, I would have NEVER freakin' figured that out on my own. I was trying to figure out what the fuck game abbreviated to "SE."

Good for them, though, genuinely! I agree with OP that all the right people are pissed. :D

@KitRedgrave @Oneironott Also tellingly, it's one of the ones I least identified with.

I SHALL NOT OTT
I SHALL NEVER OTT
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OTT

8D

@Oneironott It's hilarious that Neptune is, tbph, the 12Fold I put the least effort into and thought I did the worst job on, and yet AFAIK, it's the only one to survive. (Except of course the Martian diaspora, which consists of... um... me.)

OK, this is driving me crazy. What the fuck game/software is this kid referring to when they say "SE?"

Expand your acronyms, people. :p

...preferably while applying that 100% indisputably Scandinavian tradition, the blood eagle, to their stupid racist bodies. :p

Sorry, that comment just didn't feel appropriate to include in a mawr thread, much the same way I scrupulously avoid playing violent video games in front of my herbivore ✨plush✨. 😊​❤️​

@mawr Ouch, that ratio though. That's the worst ratio I've ever seen for a video that was absolutely factually true.

Someone should explain to them: that downvote count they're increasing is Hindu-Arabic.

ME: I am feeling kinda done with Community. I saw the three good seasons. I just can't go back. I think I've lost my bond with that show.

BROOKLYN 9-9: Here is Jim Rash in a totally unrelated role for three seconds.

ME: Man, I miss Community. I think I'm gonna rewatch the whole thing.

@Leucrotta There was a pizza place in Somerville, MA that had a huge menu of vegan-friendly fried snacks, and I actually liked their tofu fries better than I liked their wings. They had like 30 sauce options, and I miss the fuck out of them.

the kids are alright

https://i.imgur.com/RwNZ4WW.gifv (cw: raccoon family values, cuteness)

Five of the most pernicious lies I was ever told:

- Brussels sprouts taste awful.
- Anchovies taste awful.
- Marmite tastes awful.
- Tofu tastes awful.
- Vanilla (as opposed to propylene glycol, or "Sealtest Dairy White") is a boring flavor.

Dear Ms. Shadow:

We are sorry to hear that you have declined our invitation to join our organization as a long-term member. However, please consider yourself a friend of Team Rawr. If you ever need further assistance or a letter of recommendation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Jenna James Kirsch, Raccoon At Large, R&D Director for Team Rawr

PS Sorry again about the cone!

(Shadow was on the porch when we got home, which is a HUGE relief. That's all I really expected or wanted out of her right now. We're going to give her a few days to chill out and then check on her wound again.)

@LexYeen@snouts.online It's a bit of a painful story because we parted ways for political reasons, but some day when I have more energy, remind me to tell you about the character on Puzzlebox who was a 40' tall kirin who'd been turned into a dance club by aliens...

Summarizing what I said over on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CatAndAHalf/status/1228101359674830849):

Comments along the lines of "cis people should die" or "all cis people suck" will no longer be tolerated here, and are grounds for both banning and extreme personal enmity.

I had a good friend on the gender fence take some major damage from such a thoughtless, prejudiced generalization today, and it made me realize I've been way too patient about this topic.

Venting about the general habits of cis culture is fine. I'll even forgive an occasional generalization. We all say dumb things--or just speak loosely--when we're frustrated.

But as I said, I will not sit by any longer as I watch my alleged allies just sit and play Mad Libs with the abusive words of our oppressors, content to substitute the nouns but keep the verbs.

@hystericempress It's disorderly as hell and full of chaff, but I do also have a very very very messy unsorted file of online job leads tucked away in Evernote. It's a last resort, but it's there if you need it.

@LexYeen@snouts.online Hahaha, that reminds me of one of my favorite running jokes with anthracite: coming up with fake hypothetical kink threads for fchan. The very first one was "cloverleafing," i.e. macro furries with elaborate highway ramps coming in and out of them like a huge living Hot Wheels playset. :D

@Phorm No, you should fucking ignore them, because they've fallen prey to the same dumbfuckery that's plagued humanity since day one of our sapience. I've been screaming at these people for YEARS not to just recapitulate the mistakes of the people who oppressed us. I have the same worries you do now and then, but... you know, I think 98% of the queerfolk out there would go, "Um... you seem pretty damn sincere about being a queer foxgirl at heart. You are in the tent, and you are welcome in the tent." But I still should really stop keeping my mouth shut when I see people generalizing hatefully about our cis allies, who are FUCKIN' PEOPLE.

And yet, I am a hypocrite, because some idiot part of me just wants to say, "I'm gonna find a queer zoomer and backhand them for this shit." >____<

@chimerror Without an ounce of sarcasm here: ritual is important. Especially for food.

Of all the things that it actually makes a lot of damn sense for human brains to want a lot of ritual and formality and reassurance around... food is pretty far up there. (I keep reminding Peg of this when she apologizes for being a "fussy eater.")

You are indulging something deep and often sensible in your brain--whether it's objectively needed in this _specific_ case is kinda irrelevant.

@kistaro As someone who's been there, there is NOTHING damn better than having chronic fatigue resolve and I hope it is wonderful for you. <3