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society really lost the war when dressing nice / slutty = “gay” “metrosexual” “is he 💅🏻”. we had decades of men wearing crop tops and short shorts without blinking an eye and now it’s ye ole pilgrim standards and talk of scandal if they show their knees

#sea-kins.png #living room runway ( wardrobe )

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// Currently trying not to lose my mind with this chemistry course.

Currently losing.

#nothin' but static ( ooc ) #i thought this weekend would surely be the time i take a crack at threads but nope! #trying not to weep and pull my hair

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Damn, a part of me reallyyyyy wants to write this now.

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marine biology is so scary because it’s such a small field. i was giving a talk on cetaceans and afterward a woman approached me with her husband and she said, “you did very well. [husband’s name] actually pioneered the research and published the first paper on that. We were very impressed by you.”

Which is such a scientific interpretation/public education win I will cherish forever but also for the rest of my life any time I give a talk I will be haunted by the knowledge that the world’s leading expert who literally discovered/invented the topic might be in the room,

which is like, the opposite of what you’re supposed to do for stage fright. In fact I never used to experience stage fright but now I will.

#darling it's better down where it's wetter! ( marine biology )

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slipper lobster (larvae) painting from today as I’m out enjoying the weather! message me if interested in this piece and I’ll give you details!

#what can i say? i'm vain ( aesthetic )

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#his eyes were alit ( interests )

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@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

#i may be small but... ( musing )

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If you don’t accept me at my worst I make sure you won’t ever see the best of me.

k.b. // u never deserved my best in the first place

#i may be small but... ( musing )

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// Oh, yeah, I forgot that I had a Ballerino Ivan account once upon a time...

“Privet, lovely people! You just caught me on my way to my studio, so I may or may not have enough time to chat! But please, do not let that deter you from sending any questions you may have for me!”

((Oh, yeah, guys, new tablet! Let’s see how long this one lasts!))

#droid doodles ( art ) #old art #how is the blog still alive? #I deleted the main account it was under a loooong time ago #unless it was a different main account

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#sea-kins.mp4 #lgbtqia #genderqueer

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Kids: Daddy, can we get a dog?

Normal Fathers: No, we are not getting a dog! [Gets a dog, eventually.]

Peter: [Packs up the kids to go to the animal shelter. They leave with a dog, another dog for companionship, a cat that looks close to crossing the rainbow bridge, a bird because Neptune's been looking a little lonely, a guinea pig*, and a rabbit for a belated Easter gift.]

*The shelter does not have guinea pigs

#you won't find this in the history books ( about )

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hello 🐙

#darling it's better down where it's wetter! ( marine biology )

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#a root beer float for me please! ( food ) #// if it weren't for the kids Peter definitely would've clung to Sheer for the food

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#sea-kins.mp4

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#sea-kins.png

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#i may be small but... ( musing )