you can call me dipper or aster • xe/xem, he/him • 19 • queer and aspec • genderqueer trans guy • bird nerd!! • adhd, autistic, median plural, physically disabled, low support needs • white, usamerican • pfp by @potato-lord-but-not 's picrew
@identifying-birds-in-postss: currently my most active sideblog!
@aster-stims-sometimes: for making gifs and stimboards!
mogai hoarding/coining blog (inactive): @asters-mogai-corner
i ran @aroswagshowdown which is over
i have a horny sideblog which i'm not linking here at the moment. i might add it once i get a proper pinned post over there so people can know what to expect
tagging system (including some sideblog tags)
#aster rambles sometimes - me talking
#aster shitposts sometimes - me talking except i'm trying to be funny
#aster rambles in tags - me talking a lot in the tags of a reblog
#aster kinposts sometimes - otherhearted/link/kin stuff, mostly deer
#sunflower syndicate - system stuff
#aster birds sometimes - birding related ramblings
#aster transitions sometimes - trans-related stuff like HRT updates and vents
#aster makes gifs sometimes - self explanatory
#aster makes stimboards sometimes - self explanatory
accessibility info
i frequently reblog images without image descriptions and do not tag for this (i'm sorry about this /genuine). at some point in the near future i am going to try to focus more on including image descriptions in my reblogs
i do tag for flashing, eyestrain, unreality, reblog bait, and common triggers (suicide, self-harm, weight talk, eating disorders, mental hospitals, abuse, sexual assault, probably a few i'm forgetting). please let me know if i forget to tag!
i do not tag food or reclaimed slurs.
i inconsistently tag suggestive/mildly nsfw content (such as jokes, polls, artistic nudity, and sex ed posts) (there won't be full-on hornyposting or irl nudity here, that stays on my sideblog), irl insects and snakes, and politics/current events.
userboxes and decorations!
blinkies under the cut (eyestrain/flashing) as well as more about me!
about me!
(this section is a work in progress)
i'm a third-year college student studying biology in the central-southern US! my academic interests are in ornithology and ecology, as well as sociology and gender studies
i love birds and birding! birds have been my main special interest for about 4 years at this point, one of my longest running special interests. please talk to me about birds!!
my other interests include music (fav artists are cavetown and ajr, and i play trumpet and ukulele), video games (i like a variety of games but some long-term favs are genshin impact, powerwash simulator, subnautica, disco elysium, and a little to the left), crafts, collecting pins and art prints, and hanging out with my cat nova and my bf @caspergotlost!
i identify primarily as a queer trans guy (queer in both sexuality and gender). i'm also acespec, arospec, and on the polyam spectrum. i was lucky and privileged enough to get on T at 16 in May 2023, so i'm 3 years on T!
my primary disabilities include hEDS, depression, autism, and ADHD. i also have POTS and likely mild MCAS but they are both well-controlled currently and don't affect me nearly as much. i struggle with chronic fatigue, particularly mental fatigue and limited social battery, due to the overlap of several of my conditions. in my day to day life, i use a cane and knee braces. i am low support needs and work to listen to and uplift the voices of those who are higher support needs. i've hyperfixated on hEDS research (and EDS in general) several times, including an extensive class project, and am always willing to answer questions about it!
i'm a median system, which causes some fluctuations in identity and opinions as well as some memory issues. currently there's an unknown amount of asters (at least a couple dozen) that are each better at certain situations. generally i am not able to determine which aster is fronting at any given time so i don't distinguish us. i used to have more distinct headmates at a worse point in my life but they are mostly gone now.
politically i'm a leftist, still working out if there's any more specific ideology i align myself with. i support a free palestine, land back, and major prison and psych reform, among other things.
asks are always welcome! however i am not always good at answering them well or in a timely manner. you're welcome to dm as well but i'm not very good at replying due to anxiety.
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everyone loves to hate terfs until they realise that it actually entails rejecting bioessentialism entirely and then suddenly you’re “taking things too seriously” and you “don’t have a sense of humour” like i’m sorry but saying protect the dolls doesn’t make you immune to terfism it has seeped into every corner of mainstream feminism and unless you’re actively searching it out and checking your own biases you will always be at risk of sharing a space with terfs
“Only women can—” nope. “But all men—” nah. “The divine femininity of—” gonna stop you right there. “Everyone born ama—” if you finish that sentence I’ll kill you. “Men don’t experience—” you’re wrong. “Gender isn’t real but sex is imm—” *loud incorrect buzzer*
It also goes without saying that bioessentialism inherently can’t be trans inclusive no matter how hard you try. “All men including trans men—” probably not. “This is only a woman’s issue—” is it really? “Afabs only—” why? “All trans men are like—” what? what are they like? finish the sentence i dare you.
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Cirsium discolor is the one plant that Bombus pensylvanicus (the American bumblebee) specifically is fucking crazy for. I have LOADS of bumblebees right now, mostly Bombus impatiens, on my other plants but the field thistles specifically are attracting loads of these guys.
Since B. pensylvanicus is a threatened species, it is worthwhile to document what their favorite plants are, and this one seems to top the list. That's why I collected seeds from them, they had so many American bumblebees on them!
Most thistles I see around here are non-native thistles. But the non-native thistles bloom earlier than C. discolor, so maybe they are out of sync with the bumblebee lifecycle? Not sure.
C. discolor can be easily distinguished from most non-native thistles, at least in my state of Kentucky, by the fact that the undersides of its leaves are white, whereas with non-natives the leaf undersides are green just like the tops.
if your animal is lying on the floor, furniture etc, it’s important to take a picture of them. then, if they move or shift in any way, it’s important to take another picture. with this technique, you can take many pictures of your animal
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People who went to college, how much was your college tuition in total?
less than $1,000/€865
$1,000/€865 to $5,000/€4,325
$5,000/€4,325 to $10,000/€8,650
$10,000/€8,650 to $15,000/€12,975
$15,000/€12,975 to $20,000/€17,301
$20,000/€17,301 to $30,000/€25,951
$30,00/€25,951 to $40,000/€34,602
$40,000/€34,602 to $50,000/€43,252
over $50,000/€43,252
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it’s complicated
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