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I'm obsessed with gardening systems that utilize rainwater without the use of barrels or cisterns. My ultimate fav is using bioswales to catch and filter stormwater on the street.

Fun addition: Dams that utilize trees to catch dirt/ stop erosion, and prevent disaster that can come from broken dams.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE! SUDS!

We need more of them, in the right places!

Also, using these to reduce stormwater loads in storm events, particularly in places with combined stormwater and sewage systems, could/would be helpful at reducing river discharges of raw sewage. (If climate change is factored in at system level cos more rain in less time needs to be accouted for at rhe large scale designs...)

Since there's just the one really dark spot, I'm stripping the braid lengthwise so there will be more color changes. First I spit it into 4 and each 4 is split into 2-4 pieces for spinning. I've got half of it on the bobbin

It's got long and short fibers (alpaca, silk, camel and merino) so I'm being careful when I draft. Also the silk is sticking to itself so I've even done some predrafting. I'm trying for thick and thin bits - I want texture.

The goal is to chain ply for a super soft yarn.

You've done a great job with the thick 'n' thin!

I've had trouble working with mixed staple fibre blends- I think it would be easier on a wheel than spindle maybe?

I have a braid which is linen, silk and wool and the silk stubbornly clings together once the twist reaches the drafting zone.. I think silk is maybe homophilic?

Here's the link to the video

I thought we made fun of MRAs because they are misguided and misogynistic for believing that feminism is against their interests and they need a movement apart from it. I thought we made fun of them for not understanding that feminism is in favor of men's liberation from the oppressive patriarchal binary as much as women's.

But some of you are actually making fun of MRAs because you think men have no problems to complain about, and feminism ISN'T for men, because they don't need anything, and the patriarchy isn't the enemy, men are?

But some of you are actually making fun of any men who ask to be taken seriously and have their needs met and issues heard, even though they aren't talking over women? Some of you are making fun of marginalized men for talking about the experiences at their unique intersections of identities and asking for justice because you actually DO think "all men [insert bad behavior here]?"

This is why you sound like a clown if you say "trans men who want feminism to be for them are misgendering themselves" and "trans men benefit from the patriarchy because all men benefit from the patriarchy" and "trans men experience no unique injustices because misandry isn't a systemic axis of oppression" and "trans men have male privilege so they can't be oppressed."

Because even if you take "trans" out of these statements, they're still incorrect. Feminism is for people of all genders. Men can be harmed by the patriarchy. The ways in which men are harmed by the patriarchy are different from the ways others are harmed by the patriarchy. Having certain "privileges" in certain contexts doesn't negate the harm of a rigid social structure that punishes nonconformity.

The patriarchy is a system where ALL people have rigid roles imposed upon them. All else being equal, certain advantages are more likely to be given to men (or masculine people, or people AMAB, or people with male sex characteristics, depending on CONTEXT). But all else is RARELY equal and even when it is, the range of experiences is vast, and the system is rigged against almost everyone.

Because the goal most individuals have, and the right all individuals deserve, is to be themselves, and to do so by choice. And no matter who you are, the patriarchy stands in opposition to this goal. It tells you who you're allowed to be, who you're not allowed to be, what you're allowed to do, and what others are allowed to do to you. This is an injustice for people of all genders.

We're ALL trapped. This system can only be dismantled if we understand the WHOLE thing. Which means we need to listen to everyone when they talk about the harms the system is causing them, from where THEY'RE stuck in it.

strawman argument about how supporting restorative justice means you are promoting that every single individual abuse victim needs to love their abuser until they become a good person

thinking "restorative justice" is just "when bad people don't face consequences" with 0 further theoretical depth

thinking that restorative justice is just "when people get forgiven for doing a bad thing" with 0 further theoretical depth (and so if you think about it, restorative justice already exists! no need for any systemic or cultural changes actually!)

thinking "restorative justice" is means "no person or community is ever allowed to engage in self-defense ever"

thinking restorative justice, rather than being an overarching term for frameworks of justice that focus on restoration of wellbeing rather than punishment, is actually One Single Thing + if that One Single Thing has ever been done or ever could be done in a harmful way, then the entire concept of restorative justice can be said to "not work"

going "but what about the victims?????????????" as if victims of harm are currently thriving under the punitive justice model.

^ related to that: assuming everyone who advocates for restorative justice is a privileged white person who has never been abused or faced any serious form of harm or injustice (+ also assuming that every single victim of harm universally hates everyone who hurt them and wants them to suffer and feels they benefit from this system because fuck victims who don't have the "right" emotional response, + also assuming that the emotional response of victims of harm should be the ultimate deciding factor for how our entire system of justice works)

tumblr crunches these a bit, but I turned the saturation way up to make these more closely match how this sand looks in direct sunlight, and this isn't too far off. you can actually see the green and purple bands depending on what angle you're at.

You see- I have seen rainbow black sand on 2 occassions- both times, VERY TOXIC do not touch!

Me: sure! I think it's a "two best friends who hold hands sometimes" situation but I think it'll be fun

Me, one season later:

The Athenaeum - mostly Xena fic but does feature other fandoms. almost entirely femslash oriented

Academy of Bards - Xena fanfic, still regularly updated!

Merwolf’s Home Page - Melissa Good’s Xena fanfic and original/Uber fic

AUSXIP - The Bard’s Corner - the fanfic section of AUSXIP (the Australian Xena Information Site). probably entirely Xena fic but I don’t actually know

Tom’s Xena Fan Fiction Archive - all Xena fic as far as I know

Tom’s Xena Page - list of fanfic site links - links to other Xena fanfic sites, including review sites. haven’t checked the veracity of any of these links so some of them are probably dead. proceed at your own risk etc

The reason I know this is because my family had hounds like beagles, bassets, coons, bloods, redbones, etc, and then when I met other dogs, I was amazed that they didn't (comparatively) have dog residue! Turns out, hound breeds naturally produce more sebum than other dogs!

Another fun fact, it's actually just like lanolin! Lanolin is also secreted from the sebaceous glands and is the sheep version of sebum. It has a similar chemical makeup to human sebum as well, but instead of fat (in human sebum) lanolin has a heavier wax content.

This is why we prize it above other types of sebaceous secretions commercially, because the wax creates a barrier much like petroleum jelly, but it is similar enough to our own sebum that it actively help moisturizes our skin as well. It is both occlusive and emollient!

We use it in medicinal topical creams, makeup products, moisturizers, and more! It's primary purpose, like all sebaceous secretions, is skin and hair health and protection, and waterproofing!

... why is he in a tunic from the late 1300s Europe.