#working on the immune system next

[extrajigs]

MORE BEASTS OF THE BLOOD SEA. Well actually just whales, very pink ones to! The usual info dump is found below!

The Blushing Fluke is a large whale belonging to a larger group of baleenless baleen whales of the Atlantic. Flukes are divided into two main groups, which habit different areas of the Atlantic. Which by the by is divided in two by a scab field into the sunless Northern Atlantic Fester and the Eternal Hemorrhage, which is slowly diluting back into the global sea. These fellas inhabit the Fester! Here the air is frigid and the blood is hot! Being that these guys are huge they struggle with the problem of overheating in the 93 degree blood bath. Their solution is the ability to inflate and hold their tongues up and out of the sea. The blood engorged organ is chilled by the freezing air and they cool right on down. This solution helps them maintain their large size while subsisting off the blood around them, simply swimming along slurping up the cooler surface ichor as they go. The large size is moreso to ward off predators, the fester is home to the Atlantic's immune system, which does not take kindly to animals eating it. Their large size lets them take a bit of a beating before they outrun their attackers, the macro-macrophages if you would.

#the abattoirs #blood ocean #blood #worldbuilding #speculative biology #spec bio #art #working on the immune system next #its a doozy

[turtleblogatlast]

Every day I’m haunted by the fact the boys happily swim in sewer water

Even if it’s filtered somehow there’s no way it’s not still nasty 😭 Bet they can defeat any of their villains just by accidentally giving them diseases I swear

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #bless their hearts but they’re nasty #it’s funny because like #each and every one of them has moments #where they’re a typical disgusting teenage boy #and then the next they have STANDARDS #can’t blame Leo for being so determined to go to a spa #even if he nearly licked his own foot that’s prob cleaner than anything else the boys have been up to in years 💀 #thank you shelldon for all your hard work cleaning after then 🙏 #they’re all gross teenage boys!!! #even Donnie he is NO exception here #bro was DRINKING A BEVERAGE while wading through sewer water he is just as gross as his bros #bro also talks with his mouth full he is no more refined than his equally gross bros fr and I love it #but yeah no way that water isn’t disgusting even filtering it would still leave grime on the walls of the sewer for yearsss #pros of them moving into an abandoned subway system is fixing their sense of smell enough to not be as gross #100% that’s part of why they didn’t mind being so filthy pre shelldon #because I mean they were literally raised in the sewers and they’re teenage boys like that’s a double whammy #THEY ALSO DONT WEAR SHOES #the few times any of them do the shoes are discarded before heading home 💀 #I love them tho they are endearing anyhow #April’s immune system must be godlike just being around them fr #honestly no joke Mikey’s probably the cleanest of them all #just by virtue of being a chef #Leo I see as a mixture since he no doubt loves to pamper himself so he’s clean like #a percentage of time before he goes out and ruins his own hard work #Donnie is similar in that he’s just VERY SELECTIVE about what he thinks is too gross #Raph may be more on the stinky end but it’s not his fault he has his stinks and eats things of dubious origin(esp since his bros ate poison) #Donnie and Leo really have the gall to be sick about Raph eating the origami salami but they have no room to talk #all their villains are prob like please stay away from us we have salmonella now

[thebibliosphere]

Ugh. I thought I'd slept enough to recover from that horrific migraine yesterday but after being upright for a few hours and trying to do work I've given myself a fever.

Someone send me to the English seaside for my health, please. I need to recline like a delicate Victorian lady and watch the sea lap the shore for the sake of my health.

Hopefully not while coughing ominously into a white lace handkerchief.

#chronic health tag #yes I am sure it's not covid #my busted immune system used to spike fevers on the regular when I was working myself towards a collapse #last time was 2020 when Phangs first came out #I will be treading very carefully these next few weeks

[thegreatbeyondmp3]

bro it sucks so much to have to go to work when you're sick

#i dont wanna go but literally if i miss another day they could fire me 😬 #i don't have covid at least according to the home tests but like. i still have a cold or something #and i can't call out because our time is so restricted #and its not even the worst attendance policy i know of but it still sucks to have to work around #esp coming from my last job where i could take off literally as much time as i needed to basically whenever i needed/wanted to #added on top of the fact that i just don't want to fuckin be there anyway #and that im scared im gonna pick up covid bc my immune system is currently weakened #ugh. i have to get through tomorrow and the next day #and then im off again #and then im on one more day before im back off again #so i will have a rest day again pretty soon at least #after being off the last three days #(the first was my legit day off but it was very busy and few days before that were the roughest of a tough couple of weeks - #the second i took off bc i had to babysit and. being completely honest. i watched all of fellow travelers thr night before. and esp after #how bad a time id been personally having lately. all the suffering and the loneliness and the romance just hit me so hard #tbh i just felt like i deserved a break and i could do some work at home to balance things out - #third day i woke up feeling sick and coughing pretty hard and just feeling generally miserable. which continued for most of the day. #but with less coughing until now bc im laying down) #i just wish i could take an extra day or two to actually kick this 😭 #sorry this is so long i can get locquacious when im tired

[hooved]

i know everyone's told me to rest because i'm sick but i just can't. it doesn't feel right. i need to do everything i can rn because i'm scared that any second we'll be told to get out NOW

#there's a lot of legal shit going on so i'm really unsure when exactly we'll have to leave #my mom keeps telling me to pack an overnight bag just in case and i know she's right but there's other things i need to do first #plus i'm not leaving my computer here. i'm just not. i can't. it's my most important possession. it keeps me sane if you can call it that #i need to get everything else ready before finishing getting my ''i need these with me at all times'' stuff ready #because so much shit is in the way like i still need to take out trash and do more laundry #and get more things that have already been in boxes forever out of here. also the closet door is stuck so that's a problem #i don't even care about most of the shit in my closet like i know there's stuff from my childhood in there but i don't remember what #other than that it's junk. and decorations i bought for an eventual apartment but when the fuck is that even gonna happen #i know i'm sitting here doing nothing rn as i'm typing this but i'm like mentally stuck on what to do next without my mom's help #and she's not here rn. plus there's some dude that her shitty ex is letting stay downstairs rn ? for some reason ? #and i just don't feel comfortable leaving the room to get food or take out trash or change out the laundry. it's just weird #plus i'm sick and he has a weak immune system and like. i dunno i don't wanna be responsible for that #anyway sorry i'm rambling. i know it's understandable at a time like this but i just feel bad that this is all i'm talking about rn #i'm just so fucking depressed and stressed and tired and i've barely eaten anything for the past few days #i can't even have fun or talk to any friends like i normally do. my brain won't let me and it just doesn't feel right. i can't be happy rn #for even a second. it's just not the right time. there's nothing to be happy about. i have no hope at this point that things will work out

[cranberrytea451]

School starts tomorrow. Fuck.

#I still have a cold #ik it gets worse before it gets better #but like #hurry up and get better cause idk how much worse this can get #I haven’t paid for school yet cause my fasfa hasn’t shown up on my bill #grrrr #financial aid doesn’t open till Tomorrow #I did everything last minute cause I didn’t know if I was even going to school #if push comes to shove I can get a refund by the end of the week #and work at fucking Kroger till next semester #cause I’m broke #stress attacked my immune system #when I’m sick I think I draw better cause I give 0 shits

[ruairy]

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#i hope i stop feeling sick by Saturday so i dont have to miss work lol #lIke in theory the money missing from my last paycheck will be in the one starting next month #bc its past cut off now #so i cpulldddd take the weekend off and not be any worse off about it #but then i also cpuld have extra money next month #raises knife to my immune system u spent all this time kicking my hair follicles out why don't u try doing smth actually useful

[miodiodavinci]

ouhghgh , , , reached the point where my throat is in so much pain i can't sleep, even with cough drops , , , , i keep waking up every hour coughing so hard i start to throw up by the end , , , , it looks like my fever might finally be going down (original peak of 100.9, now down to 98.8) but god , , , , the agony , , , , , ,

#i gotta sleep too because i have a mandatory orientation at 9am tomorrow #(online conference thank god) #i'm just. frustrated and feeling helpless. #laid into my brother a bit over discord when he gave me a non-apology when i told him to keep this whole mess in mind #next time he plans on leaving his mask at home #i want to feel better soon ; ; ; ; #i have work i need to do and notes i need to take and i miss my partner a lot ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; #i'm constantly thinking about how much of my room is just coated in covid particles at this point #and how hard it'll be to disinfect all of it when it comes time to end quarantine ; ; ; #i'm trying to cover my coughs but when i'm literally choking to the point that i'm practically retching into my trash can it's. hard;;; #ughghg ; ; ; #i'm frustrated i'm frustrated i'm frustrated ; ; ; #i want to go back in time and yell at my brother a hundred different times for all the stupid selfish ways he's been so careless #“ough this has just never happened before even during all the other times i've gone without a mask :(((” #“it seems my bad luck and poor immune system just got the better of me :(((” #just say you've gotten bold and careless and that this was just one huge risk in a long string of risks you've been taking since day one #you figured you were immune to consequences and now i'm paying the toll #couldn't even get him to promise to take a mask with him everywhere from now on until i laid into him for several minutes . . . #. . .

[martyrbat]

i genuinely dont think people realize the impact of being poor and how it effects your entire life - even if you do become financially stable in the future

#as im sitting here once again weighing choices of 'haha get to eat anything or keep electricity' im once again getting so angry at everyone #in real life and the system thats designed to keep poor people poor until we just fucking die. our lives only mattering when we're a #statistic and gone. #amd realizing how many people will just. never understand. which is great! no one should be poor or go hungry or homeless. #but its these privileged people undervaluing the significance of being poor and what it means #the panic on where your next meal will be? the instinct to hoard any food or eat when not hungry because it could be ur last opportunity #to have a meal in god knows how long? spending as little money as possible and feeling guilty if ANYTHING goes outside of bills #or even goes to grocery thats more expensive or tastes better? #the lesson not to open doors or look out windows when someone knocks because debt collectors? never to answer the phone? #the health that gets neglected and causes bigger issues? the way your immune system is never given a chance to recover entirely? #not being able to afford a loaf of bread much less college. not able to have the same education or work opportunities and always 'behind' #literally every single thing in your life is effected by being poor. #part of why i get so angry when that's an ignored factor with jason because no. #that panic and instict and experience never leave you because its how you literally how you survive(d). #anyways. #can anyone tell im bitter and have a migraine. i want to get in a fist fight someone come fight me. #crypt callings

[secretmellowblog]

Just a head’s up that I’m planning to start posting the new Hobbit Comic chapters this Monday, and then post them weekly for a bit! :D (I’m probably going to post a little teaser image later)

#I have the three next chapters done! #and the chapter after that thumbnailed #(and the chapters after that written) #I know I said i was gonna post them earlier but in my defense Ive had the immune system of a chipmunk lately #u_u #but the antibiotics are working now so I can actually think coherently! yay XD #and my internship is going well

[theygender]

I'm doing it. I'm gonna get a fucking hysterectomy

#its something ive talked about half jokingly for years bc the idea of ever being pregnant or giving birth makes me INCREDIBLY dysphoric #so it seems completely fucking pointless to have to go through so much pain and sickness every month for absolutely no reason #this past month where i couldnt get my medication already had me seriously thinking about it tho #bc even if im managing my endometriosis okay with BC i dont want to have to worry about going through hell if i cant fill my prescription #i was looking into the side effects and etc bc i was thinking about asking my doctor about it next time i went in #and the only thing that had me concerned was that a full hysterectomy or oophorectomy sends you into menopause which seems like itd suck #(but smaller surgeries like tube ligations dont actually stop you from having periods) #BUT i was complaining about this at work and one of my coworkers told me she had a hysterectomy for endometriosis #and her doctor gave her a partial hysterectomy so it stops periods and prevents pregnancy but doesnt send you into menopause #and that sounds fucking GREAT honestly so i wanted to ask my doctor about it even more #but now that roe v wade has been overturned? the deal is sealed im getting this hell machine out of me one way or another #im hoping that my doctor will be understanding as a woman herself but if not my coworker said she'll give me her doctors info #and if THAT doesnt work. i just checked out r/childfree and theyve got a list of doctors in my area who are willing to help #i dont want to keep suffering through chronic illness symptoms every month for absolutely no reason #i dont want to run the risk of getting pregnant and having to live through my worst nightmare as someone with dysphoria #AND like my gf just pointed out to me. ive got other health issues that im trying to get sorted out #im chronically underweight and i either have pots or some kind of hypertension. plus a low immune system and etc etc etc #being forced to carry a pregnancy could fucking kill me for all i know. AND i would have to go off of a lot of my meds?? #all this thing does is cause me chronic pain and put my already precarious physical and mental health at risk #im GETTING it fucking taken out #rambling #ive got an appointment with my therapist on tuesday and i think im gonna ask about getting an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria #and im already in the process of getting tested for pots with my primary care doctor #so hopefully those diagnoses combined with my endometriosis will help speed it along... 🙏

[pochapal]

i have sicknesses and diseases again

#:) #it's been like 3 months so time for my quarterly dose of Plague i guess! #been on a steady decline the last ~4 days but i'm hoping i'll bounce back this weekend-ish #this is why the umineko writeup's taken so long since i went from dealing with genderstuff to being sick and it took a lot out of me! #luckily i am very much almost done with it so it should only take a couple days once i'm well enough #also the pokespe queue may dry up in the next few days if i don't have the energy but if it does i'll restart it the minute i can #thank you for bearing with me! sorry that i have a direct access pipeline to illnesses and viruses that semiregularly do this to me lmao #it's not even that i have a shit immune system or anything i just live with a parent that works with young kids in a post-covid world

[myshredda]

tfw you can feel the head cold coming on and the brain fog that comes with it is settling in

#still working on the fic though FUCK my immune system #my posts #I LOVE THIS APPLE BTW BRING THE APPLE BACK NEXT SEASON

[isekyaaa]

I haven't had a fever in over 15 years and I rarely get colds either, but I'm planning on eventually writing a sick fic for that certain series, so like I need to get sick before than so I can write it properly.

#rambles #i've tried so hard to get sick but alas i have an immune system of steel #people write getting sick as like them becoming very needy and pathetic and wanting ppl around them for reassurance #but i've never been that sick to warrant such treatment #my parents aren't the type that baby me like that #they were like #'theres canned soup on the shelf kk bye i'm going to work' #and then i had to do chores HAHA #JUST LET ME EXPERIENCE A FEVER ONCE PLS #I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE #IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN END UP KISSING SOMEONE AND THEN WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT MEMORY OF IT? #plsssss #tbh the colds i get aren't even colds they're like... allergy infections #which those suck #your teeth hurt due to the pressure in your nasal cavities

[the-plantman-is-queer]

If you cut me open I bleed adrenaline instead of blood now

#I have never been so busy in my life holy shit #Between school and work and surgery prep and a full social calender I am so exhausted #But I am also so incredibly anxious cause the only thing getting me through all this is the promise of top surgery #And if I test positive for Covid I have bo idea what that means for the surgery cause they were incredibly vague on the matter #And stress and exhaustion wreak havoc on the immune system so it might be a self fulfilling prophecy #Which makes me anxious about being anxious #And things at work are tense cause I'm gonna be out for two weeks AND everyone else returned to school as well #On top of the hour long phonecall I had with the labor board over whether I can legally earn tips #You know the tips I make by performing customer service day in and out those tips #Because upper management can't do their fucking job and makes me work above my pay grade so now I may take a pay cut #And the global recession I predicted would happen back in March is coming to fruition and tragically I expected to hav job security by now #And also the energy drinks I'm downing to have enough energy left to devote to hours of schoolwork can't be good for me #So I'm anxious about that too #Also I can't take any pain relievers for the next seven days and as someone with chronic pain... joy delights #On the bright side everyone loves me and I'm an absolute delight so I have that going for me #And most all of my dreams are coming true

[heartual]

oooohhhh i should’ve gone to sleep when i had the chance

#🍄.txt #idk why i stayed up doing hw that’s due tonight… please #yeah i slept through the whole day because i went to sleep so late but i already wasn’t feeling well and was a little tired anyway hhhnhngng #my chest hurts and i’m starting to feel achier on top of the headache i already have. a #my mom and i were gonna use 2/3 of the at home covid tests we still have today im considering just doing it rn #my summer class just started you have to be joking i do not want to email this man like yea…. sorry even despite two vax shots and the #subsequent booster my immune system is still useless <3 late work? :) #my next assignments are due tomorrow at least bc i got today’s done 🚶🏻‍♂️ let me go take my temp again