*tap tap* huh, it should be right here. I pinned it, and now it's gone. But it should be here.

"IT" of course, is my pinned post with tip jar & commission info (currently closed for December 2024 until sometime after the new year.) Not Stephen King's novel or the movies. So I guess we're doing it again.

Hi! I'm eerian (correctly spelled with no capitalization,) a disabled enby, and I write things. Usually Transformers but I'm known to do other stuff from time to time. (If you're still with me from Final Fantasy or an anime, I see you and I love you!)

If you like my work or would like to buy an increment of my time in which you tell me what to write, you can head to my ko-fi:

You can also join a monthly supporter tier on ko-fi that gets you access to Weekly Write and Chat, my Thursday livewriting event (where I often take supporter requests or prompts.)

I'm also on patreon, which also gets you access to Weekly Write and Chat, fic previews & exclusives (which I swear I will be better about updating in the new year. I'm making A Chart.)

https://www.patreon.com/eeriansadow

Or if you're into more material support, I've got a list of things that will make my life easier here:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/COKEA29LGP4Q?ref_=wl_share

And lastly, I run TF fandom events a few times a year from @tfrarepairing @autobotjazzweek & @tfmicroevents please check them out!

In addition to my Ko-Fi (linked above), I've also put together a gofundme to try and get my car paid off and ease my current financial burden as my company attempts to pay us all in thoughts and prayers again this spring. If you've got a buck or two to help, you'll have my eternal gratitude.

🇺🇸recall of egg beaters and bob evans better n eggs due to contamination with cleaning solution containing bleach🇺🇸

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/cargill-kitchen-solutions-recalls-liquid-egg-products-due-unapproved-substance

some emphasis mine.

sodium hypochlorite is a type of bleach.

so once again we have a recall where the company responsible does not actually know all of where its products wound up. which is bad, because bleach is in them. the list of affected states is not comprehensive.

if you use these products in these sizes at all, anywhere in the US, check your cartons.

some emphasis mine.

the manufacturer did not catch their own contamination. someone sent a tip to the FSIS, who investigated and found that yes, this shit is contaminated with a cleaning solution that contains bleach.

although you probably do not want to eat these on purpose, the FSIS insists that the contaminated products are probably not going to cause major health issues, and none had been reported when the recall was announced. but it is worth pointing out that a lot of these products went to foodservice, and most people making or ordering an omelette do not think they are about to eat fucking bleach.

if you got sick after ordering an egg dish, reach out to appropriate foodservice staff and ask if they use these products.

if you think eating the contaminated products may have hurt you, talk to your doctor.

more information about this recall, including who to contact about problems, questions, or safety concerns can be found through the FSIS link.

"male loneliness epidemic" is misleading because it implies that men are suffering because they can't get girls when I feel like the actual problem is that pretty much any online content that's aimed specifically at men conceptualizes the masculine ideal as what I call the Buff Scammer. there are only two things in this world that matter, says the Buff Scammer: being jacked and making money. how you get to either of those things doesn't matter, you just need to be as rich and as buff as possible or you have failed as a man. Get into drop shipping. Eat nothing but raw meat. Rugpull a memecoin. Remove seasonings from your diet. Sell an online course. Go to the gym daily. Starve yourself so your body will achieve ketosis and start burning fat. Attend a seminar on real estate investing. Work 80 hours a week. Take steroids but don't let anyone know about that part. Flip a YouTube channel after 10xing the subs. Sell AI art on Etsy and AI audiobooks on Amazon. What's that? You're trying to do this to get girls? Why would you care about women? Women are all stupid whores who don't help you get richer or buffer. The only people you should be paying attention to are other rich, buff men. If you do hang out with women you should be pimping them out on Chaturbate so you can at least get an ROI off your time spent not thinking about men. Male friends? You don't have time for friends. You should be hustling and grinding 24/7 365. And if you absolutely do need to spend time around other men you should only be spending time with other buff scammers so you can collaborate on entrepreneurial ventures. Like Jesus Christ even writing this is exhausting I feel like trying to be this dude would be fucking miserable like not only did you turn yourself into a friendless, materialist, misogynistic asshole who can only conceptualize the world in terms of value extracted but you're NOT EVEN HAVING FUN DOING IT!!!!!!

At some point in my transition, the "hate yourself, get an eating disorder, buy product" messaging I get switched from woman flavor to man flavor, and omfg. What the hell is this shit!

The "woman" version would often disguise itself as self care. There's this facade of softness and gentleness. ("indulge yourself: buy skincare! do what's right for YOU: starve yourself and smile emptily at zucchini noodles! this is empowering. your body is a temple, divine feminine chakra mother!!!") In the man version, no such thing. Self compassion is not allowed. You've got to brutally grind yourself into the shape of a Real Man or die trying, but you don't get to *enjoy* being the Real Man because comfort is for girrrrrrlllssss.

My dangerous trans gender ideology is that being a man should be enjoyable. If there's nothing fun about it, change your approach or stop being a man.

I love my job, but reblogging employment jelly for someone else I love.

I loathe my job and need a new one. I need all the help I can get.

I loathe my job and

need a new one. I need all

the help I can get.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

and my personal favorite:

i love getting validation as a lefty but also learning about new fun ways it continues to suck

I have to squeeze my fucking wire crimpers with my RIGHT hand because if I don't everything has to be upside-down

SCISSORS! And I mean, you can learn to use righthanded scissors with your left hand, but that´s more difficult and less precise, because you can´t see where you´re cutting and also it´s bad for the scissors. The pressure on the blades comes from the wrong direction, which will make them go blunt quicker.

Let´s see, what else? Anything and everything in the kitchen that has a side-facing spout, like ladles and some small pots. The bread knife (only sharpened on one side, so if you use it the wrong way round you´ll not be able to get even slices). I also had a lefthanded pencilsharpener as a kid for a similar reason, namely breaking off the tips of the pencils while sharpening them - or actually, I still have it, but it´s not necessary anmore.

Yes, the can opener, god. There is an older style you can make work with both hands, but modern ones, nope. Fountain pens are a mess even if you use a lefthanded one. Didn´t know about the ball point thing, but it makes sense. I also waged a years long war on my family until they remembered to put my glass and cutlery on the other side of the plate when setting the table. In restaurants, one of the first things I do is switch things round, which then sometimes is a problem for the waiter.

And let´s not get into the fibrecraft thing ... Youtube is a great help for that by now, but when I was in elementary school I had a teacher for "crafts" that was old enough to think lefthanded kids needed to be retrained to use the right hand. Crochet lessons where such a nightmare that I´ve only made a single attempt to watch a tutorial for lefthanded crochet a few years ago, thinking I could relearn it the same way I did with knitting. I had to switch it off after less than two minutes, because I got stomach cramps and started shaking and crying. I´m still livid with this teacher almost twenty years on.

Anyway, while I hope teachers these days are better about that, the reason why I´m writing this novel here is that a lot of lefthanded people, let alone their friends, families and colleagues, don´t know at least some of this stuff and if you don´t know you can´t find countermeasures. Maybe this will help to make somebodies life easier.

I buy all my spouse's stuff from here:

My mom got him a left-handed bread knife and I thought he was going to cry from joy.

HEY, FELLOW HATERS OF INSANELY-BRIGHT CAR HEADLIGHTS, SOMEONE HAS STARTED A PETITION TO REGULATE THEM.

It's an official petition through the Australian Government's e-petition page, which means if it gets enough signatures, it will be tabled in government.

You do have to be an Australian citizen to sign it, BUT!!! PLEASE REBLOG THIS EVEN IF YOURE NOT, because these kind of things have a roll-on effect, and if Australia legislates LED headlights, then other countries may follow.

FYI, the petition asks only for your name and email, and once you've clicked the sign button, they'll send you an email to confirm your signature --- you need to click the confirmation link in the email to have your signature counted.

This month we're celebrating the American Water Spaniel

Named the Wisconsin state dog in 1985, the American Water Spaniel was actually developed in the state during the 19th century! Regardless, it is still considered a rare breed and was saved from near obscurity by Dr. Fred J. Pfeifer in the 1910s who put so much effort into preservation that his efforts got it included in the United Kennel Club AND the American Kennel Club.

the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

talk dirty to me

Have ya’ll seen the double contrabass flute before???

reblogging my own post because what in the fuck

i give you the contrabass tuba. Why is it real. I dont know.

Know what’s even better?

HYPERBASS FLUTE

my counter:

piccolo trombone 

I’m both glad and sad that string players are only limited to violin, viola, cello, and bass. Can you imagine a contrabass? Or a piccolo violin????

String players are not limited to just those.

I present, THE OCTOBASS

It’s so big that it needs keys to hit the strings.

And in the reverse direction there exists the Pochette. Translated from French, it means pocket, as it was a pocket sized violin like instrument.

This is amazing

someone post the archlute

This one?

Subcontrabass C ocarina

Legend of Zelda: The Subcontrabass Ocarina of Time

this is my favorite post i think i’ve reblogged it like 4 times

Eartha Kitt photographed by Carl Van Vechten on October 19, 1952.

- Favorite Film Gems - "This world is an uncertain realm, filled with danger. Honor underminded by the pursuit of power, freedom sacrificed when the weak are oppressed by the strong. But there are those who oppose these powerful forces, who dedicate their lives to truth, honor, and freedom. These men are known as Musketeers." The Three Musketeers (1993) directed by Stephen Herek

Today we would like to honor the life and work of Val Kilmer (Best known to out voter base as the man behind a true icon of medieval fantasy, Madmartigan), who very sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 65.

As a tribute to his memory and his contribution to medieval and fantasy film we will be reblogging all propaganda that was submitted for him for the tournament.

Requiescat in pace