The Other Day, Me And A Few Others Were Talking To A Teenage Cousin Of Ours Who Had Just Entered The

The other day, me and a few others were talking to a teenage cousin of ours who had just entered the work force full-time. Incidentally, he had also just come back from his week of vacation. He was incredibly upset and near tears, saying that it is terrible how he has to spend every day working and his only "life" gets to happen in his designated 1-2 weeks off per year, and, in his words, "then you die."

A lot of the people listening in started laughing at him and saying that he needs to "grow up and get used to it." How brainwashed do you have to be to say these things, especially to a kid in distress? And especially when the kid is right? He is absolutely, 100% right.

We have so much evidence that this set up is not healthy physically or psychologically. We could absolutely find better ways to ensure things get done without making people feel like overused machines. Everything we do as humans should be about making our lives happier and easier so that we can enjoy this precious little time we have. Everything we do now is instead about making the select few happier while everyone else suffers.

Don't "grow up and get used to it." Keep that youthful feeling of injustice when you realize how unfair it all is. This is not natural. People made society this way and we can unmake it.

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2 years ago
Random Character //

Random character //

2 years ago

The idea of dragons in modern times is so fun because imagine a hot summer day on your vacay and go to use the hotel pool and staff is like "valued guests we regret to inform you that the pool area is out of service at the moment, we apologize for the inconvenience"

And people like "wtf why" looking out their hotel room window and there's this. This dragon just curled up in the pool chilling, literally, cooling itself down

Some of the staff are trying to gently shoo him away and the dragon does a soft little "rrrrrr" like a grumpy cat and a warning puff of smoke and they're like "fuck it i don't get paid nearly enough for this" and no ones using the pool today sorry!

1 year ago
"We'll Struggle Through This, Together, No Matter How Much We Change."

"We'll struggle through this, together, no matter how much we change."

"We'll support each-other, until the bitter end, no matter where or when we find it."


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1 year ago

A genuinely inspiring piece.

I can't remember if it was included in the form I sent when commissioning it, but it really nails this note I made when thinking about what I wanted to ask for:

Northstar (human) looking at themselves in the mirror. The spectre of species euphoria hangs over them, flexing and grinning as if the problems of tomorrow are no concern.

"Chin Up, Miseryguts," The Apparition In The Mirror Seemed To Say. "You're A Novahot Babe Of A Dragoness

"Chin up, miseryguts," the apparition in the mirror seemed to say. "You're a novahot babe of a dragoness who can melt steel like it's soybutter."

A commission for @compulsivecurios of their drake, Northstar. They've also written a lovely little microfic (quoted in the caption) which you can read here!


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2 years ago
_______ KIDS DESERVE BETTER - Transmonstera
_______ KIDS DESERVE BETTER - Transmonstera
_______ KIDS DESERVE BETTER - Transmonstera
_______ KIDS DESERVE BETTER - Transmonstera

_______ KIDS DESERVE BETTER - transmonstera

9 months ago
Spiedies At The Firing Range! (a Commission For Raarden [@compulsivecurios] And Fiskpinne Over On Twitter)

Spiedies at the firing range! (a commission for Raarden [@compulsivecurios] and Fiskpinne over on twitter)


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2 years ago
Art By  Skvor

Art by  Skvor

1 year ago

benefits of being a dragon

being a dragon

being a dragon

being a dragon

being a dragon

being a dragon

being a dragon

7 years ago

These guys are beautiful. Every time I see pictures of them I have to wonder if they’ve been touched up in some way; the colour variation is so unusual.

(Atheris Squamigera) Variable Bush Viper

(Atheris squamigera) variable bush viper


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2 years ago

Just discovered while researching Blue Jays for a commission that due to climate change, the Blue Jays' range has been expanding... which has led to instances of hybridization with Steller's Jays as their ranges overlap??

Just Discovered While Researching Blue Jays For A Commission That Due To Climate Change, The Blue Jays'

Look at you!! You are so goddamn pretty and cute!?

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A Dragon's Hideaway

Large cushions and comfortable rugs adorn the hardwood floor before the roaring hearth. Steam drifts from a freshly filled pot of tea. Stay a while, perhaps. [Mostly reblogs of art and other things I think are neat.]

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