But seriously primadonna by marina and the diamonds is one of the best pop songs ever fathomed and constructed and birthed into this world… hearing it for the first time at like age 14 changed me forever. All I ever wanted was the world.
I know I’ve got a big ego…. I really don’t know why it’s such a big DEAL though
Absolutely love this cat. He’s sherlockthecat_official on tiktok and his bit is for his fans to accuse him of the wildest shit while he stares blankly at the camera:
There’s so much about this. The tumble itself is so irredeemably funny. The child stops asking for food and just stares in silence as the adult completely beefs it. The adult, absolutely ashamed, wandering off screen, refusing to make eye contact with the baby.
Being a ranger I spend a lot of time alone in the wilderness for hours in the company of one of four co workers.
One such worker for the purpose of this post we shall refer to as Dave.
Dave is a very quiet man. He confesses that if conversation happens too quickly and for too long he gets tired so we often work in silence. He’s very polite and good natured but it’s obvious that he would happily live and work alone for the rest of his life given the option.
He’s very much in the previous generation of ranger, a practical man in his fourties or fifties happy to be kept physically busy for a day and then be sent home with some pay. I had to show him how to use a work issued smart phone.
Meanwhile the rest of the team is made up of the current generation of rangers; openly nurodivergent queer women in their twenties or thirties who work this job because it’s the only setting where we can vaguely look sane.
So Dave sticks out a bit. It’s really nice when he opens up though because he’s an impulsive individual when left to his own devices and has plenty of stories to tell if the mood takes him. I really like working with Dave.
Anyway, one day we’ve got a job that takes a three hour hike to get to and early on the topic of deer comes up.
I hadn’t realised this was the first time we had discussed deer, but blatantly it was. Dave’s entire demeanour changes, there’s a bit of passion in his voice, but it’s also hushed as if he’s talking about something sacred.
“Deer are my favourite animal.” He says.
I’m also eager to hear Dave talk about himself, so I encourage him to say more.
“I’d love to be a deer myself.”
And more
“If a genie offered me the opportunity to become a deer I’d take it. I wouldn’t even stop to ask what the price was.”
And more
“Sometimes I feel like I’m a deer having a dream about being a human.*
And there I am, a long time commuter to the therian/otherkin community keeping up the encouraging face of someone being politely interested, knowing that this man is straight up a therian with no frame of reference.
And I decided that I wouldn’t push the subject outside of the bounds of what Dave is comfortable with, I wouldn’t try to teach him the terms "Therian” or “Otherkin” but absolutely I would talk with this man as if he’s a deer.
And it’s a bit magical really. He’s an impulsive individual so I have to talk him out of some risky choices every so often and “this is why deer like you keep getting stuck in fences” has become this magical phrase that allows him to step down from a mistake with a bit of a smile on his face.
everyone make sure to set out cheese & crackers for neil tonight <3
[ID. The neil banging out the tunes image showcasing a hairless rst standing in front of a toy xylophone, given the aforementioned caption and dated April 13, 2006. End ID.]
My dad was sorting through his wallet and the cat was interested in what he was doing so he started holding his cards down for the cat to sniff and explaining to him what they all were.
Highlights:
“This is a Costco card. You won’t need one of these until you’re older.”
“This a health insurance card. This where my mountain of pills come from.”
“This is a debit card. This lets me take money out of the bank. Money is not good for eating.”
