one glass of chaos thank you very much

Agender Glow Squid

personal favorite section of the fic we posted under the name dracosrighttoes (i did indeed write this unfortunuately)

A Visual #Fashion Guide For Women - Necklines, Skirt Types & More!

this made me spit all over my keyboard and im in lit class with my camera on

 I cut a lot of toxic people out of my life last year, including family and friends that I’ve known forever and now I’m at a point where I don’t really have any friends. I’m not gonna lie, it was very hard to do. But once I learned how to spend time with myself and actually have fun, I appreciated the process, this took me a couple of days to make, so I hope you guys really enjoy this!

Heres 100 ways to have fun without having any friends:

Treat yourself to a full body massage every month

Go ice skating or learn to ice skate at your local ice skating ring

Regularly get your nails done or do them yourself 

Go to a concert to one of your favorite artists or as many as you can

 Get dressed up and visit a museum or art gala that you’ve never been to

Treat yourself to a facial or do one yourself at home 

Binge on Netlfix while snacking on some delicious sushi and wine

Go to a bookstore, find yourself a comfortable spot, and read a book, or journal your thoughts

Take your bike for a ride around the area while blasting some of your favorite music

Pack a basket with some drinks and sandwiches and have a picnic at the park  

Learn a new language, you can teach yourself or attend clubs for people that are also trying to learn

Style your hair, do your makeup, and take a bunch of selfies for the gram

Go to a lantern festival 

Take a trip somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit

Learn to play a new instrument

Enroll in a gym class that interests you

Follow local food guides on Instagram and try out different foods at the places they recommend

Get a new piercing

Get your dream tattoo

Go to the gun range 

Purchase a DNA ancestry kit and learn more about what makes you who you are

Attend as many plays as you can

Volunteer in something that you’re passionate about

Go swimming or learn how to swim

Take yourself out to the movies

Write and publish a book

Buy yourself a new summer dress or bikini and wear it to the beach

Tackle your fear of heights and go sky diving

Visit a cat cafe or animal shelter

Go shopping 

Learn how to make a new recipe

Take aerial silk classes

Take ballet lessons

Redecorate your bedroom or apartment 

Set the mood, light up candles in your room, dim the lights, and try out new sex toys

Get your hair done or buy a cute wig that you’ve always wanted

Cosplay

Attend a convention

Attend a Paint and Sip class, you get to paint art and drink at the same time

Explore local spots in your city as if you were a tourist

Take up martial art classes

Go to the arcade

Play video games

Visit an aquarium

Watch the sunset or sunrise

Binge watch Korean dramas

Buy yourself some chocolate and flowers because why not

Create your own makeup 

Go on a hike

Go glamping/camping

Go to a music festival

Train and run a marathon

Go on a local yacht cruise

Visit pop up shops and bazaars

Go horseback riding or learn how to ride a horse

Go to the zoo

Go surfing or learn how to surf

Ride a plane around your city

Adopt a pet

Buy new toys for your pet and play with them some more

Take a pole dancing class

Attend a TED talk

Stargaze

Purchase lingerie and pose for yourself in the mirror

Go roller skating or learn how to roller skate

Have a photoshoot by yourself or hire someone to do a photoshoot for you

Attend a fashion show

Attend a circus

If you’re into spooky stuff, go to a paranormal tour and dinner adventure 

Go to a sports game

Attend a comedy show

Take part in murder mystery dinners

Crash a wedding

Go the farmers market

Tackle a puzzle

Go the drive in theatre

Create new clothes out of your old ones or transform ones from the thrift store

Go sledding or learn how to sled

Play mini golf

Make pottery

Go indoor skydiving

Try karaoke

Go snorkeling or learn how to snorkle

Try karaoke

Try Go Kart Racing

Create YouTube videos

Go to a rodeo

Place a bet at a horse racing event

Start your own blog and make extra cash from it 

DIY crafts

Go on a drive through wild safari

Play an extra in a film

Go skiing or learn how to skii

Attend a book signing event of one of your favorite authors

Go to an estate sale in a wealthy neighborhood

Learn a new skill online

Go to karaoke night at a bar

Enter a contest

Listen to a podcast

Physical Appearance

Arms

Athletic Build

Back

Butts

Cheeks

Chest

Chins

Curvy Build

Ears

Eyebrows

Eyes

Faces

Facial Hair

Feet

Fingernails

Fingers

Hair

Hands

Head

Hips

Jaws

Knees

Legs

Lips

Muscular Build

Neck

Noses

Shoulders

Slender Build

Sickly Build

Skin

Stocky Build

Stomach

Teeth

Toenails

Toes

Underweight Build

Character Traits

Affectionate

Ambitious

Bossy

Brave

Calm

Cautious

Charismatic

Clever

Conceited

Courageous

Creative

Critical

Curious

Determined

Diplomatic

Dishonest

Disorganized

Eccentric

Excitable

Friendly

Funny

Generous

Glamorous

Guarded

Honest

Impulsive

Independent

Intelligent

Just

Kind

Loyal

Manipulative

Mature

Modest

Mysterious

Naïve

Optimistic

Prejudiced

Persistent

Proper

Responsible

Sensitive

Sentimental

Serious

Shy

Reckless

Stingy

Stubborn

Talented

Thoughtful

Thrifty

Visionary

Wise

Witty

Worry Wart

Wounded

Talents & Skills

A Knack for Languages

A Knack for Making Money

A Way with Animals

Archery

Astral Projection

Astrological Divination

Baking

Basic First Aid

Blending In

Carpentry

Charm

ESP (Clairvoyance)

Empathy

Enhanced Hearing

Enhanced Sense of Smell

Enhanced Taste Buds

Farming

Fishing

Foraging

Gaining the Trust of Others

Gaming

Gardening

Good Listening Skills

Haggling

Herbalism

Hospitality

Hot-Wiring a Car

High Pain Tolerance

Knife Throwing

Knowledge of Explosives

Lip-Reading

Lying

Making People Laugh

Mechanically Inclined

Mentalism

Mimicking

Multitasking

Musicality

Organization

Parkour

Photographic Memory

Predicting the Weather

Promotion

Psychokinesis

Reading People

Regeneration

Repurposing

Sculpting

Self-Defense

Sewing

Sharpshooting

Sleight-of-Hand

Strategic Thinking

Strong Breath Control

Super Strength

Survival Skills

Swift-footedness

Talking With The Dead

Throwing One’s Voice

Whittling

Wilderness Navigation

Wrestling

Elemental Abilities

Miscellaneous

Voices

Voice Types

Speech Patterns

Speech Impediment

List of Character Flaws

List of Archetypes

Hairstyles

Describing Body Types & How They Move Around

Secrets To Give Your Character

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Your oral health is SO important, especially as an indication of your overall health! Oral health assessments can often give dentists the first indications of factors or diseases that: 

cause caries (infectious dental decay that CAUSE cavities to form in teeth), which can progress to gingivitis, then periodontitis, ultimately causing agonizing pain and for teeth to fall out;

first present in the mouth and may have the ability to spread to the rest of the body - i.e. an improperly healed hole where a tooth has fallen out becoming a gateway for oral microbes getting into the blood stream, causing diseases such as septicemia and endocarditis to potentially develop.

diseases that originate in other parts of the body but may be first indicated in the mouth - i.e. conditions such as diabetes can cause xerostomia, or dry mouth, so further medical assessments can be done to see what is causing the dry mouth in the first place.

Therefore, good oral hygiene is seen as a preventative method to reduce the risk of developing oral diseases and conditions that can progress to more serious, extraoral conditions. 

So here, I’m going to provide some resources for people who may not be familiar with the many ways you can keep your teeth clean and healthy, or who just want to avoid an otherwise avoidable dental appointment, since I feel like this knowledge in of itself is a luxury. These are just some simple tips and techniques that I’ve incorporated into my own oral health routine, based on the knowledge I currently have as a student. While it is recommended to try and combine all of these, it’s often not easy/practical, so being mindful of at least SOME of them will help reduce potential risk factors for dental caries.

1. Get the right brush and toothpaste for you!

Soft-bristled brushes are often recommended! Fancy motor brushes are also recommended, but honestly you could go with whatever you think is practical for you. Brushing too hard or too often can actually CAUSE more damage to your teeth, so try looking for brushes that are soft. These should be available in your local chemists for cheap.

For toothpaste, fluoridated toothpaste is highly suggested. There are adult variants with around 1,000 - 1,500 ppm of fluoride in them, which is the recommended intake for people aged 6 or older.

If you’re unfamiliar with what fluoride actually does, it basically helps rebuild lost tooth structure! Everything in your body is made of chemicals, and your teeth are no exception. When exposed to things like acid from bacteria or drinks, or to excessive brushing, you can lose a bit of the structure of your teeth. However, fluoride can actually bind to other molecules to form a unit (known as fluorapatite) that mimics the basic chemical compound that makes up your teeth (hydroxyapatite), and it’s actually a lot less soluble and more acid-resistant! So essentially, fluoride helps in keeping your teeth strong as well. 

2. Brush up on your brushing technique

Brushing technique??? Yeah, I absolutely did not know about this before I started studying dentistry HJSKDHKJHGKJ. There are actually whole WAYS to brushing your teeth that can make a difference in how effectively you’re removing the plaque and left-over food from your teeth. 

I like to use this technique. It’s usually recommended for children or people with poor dexterity since it’s easy, but it IS easy, so if it helps, go at it!

Tip: Brushing is recommended twice a day, once in the morning, and once in the evening, 2 minutes each. It can be pretty impractical, but getting at least ONE good, 2-minute brushing session in your day is very important. 

3. Floss! Floss! FLOSS!

Proximal cavities - or essentially cavities on the surfaces where two teeth are touching each other - are a bitch. You don’t want them if you can help it, and brushing ain’t gonna cut it. We’re getting the big guns out for this one.

Flossing is hard, I know. I feel like I don’t even know what I’m doing myself, but here are some helpful, visual guides to flossing that you can use!

But if you’re really struggling with flossing, there are other things you can use! There are mobility aids for flossing that are basically pieces of plastic with strings of floss on them, and they’re super helpful for people who struggle with flossing for any kind of reason. (They’re also called dental floss holders, I think? They’re these fellas right here)

People who are lacking in dexterity or fine motor movement can also use interdental brushes, which can come in various sizes. If you’ve got them where you’re from, they might be helpful too!

4. “They’re putting chemicals in the water and it’s turning the fREAKING FROGS GAY!” The chemical is fluoride. Fluoride is turning the frogs gay.

I already explained why fluoride is so helpful for keeping teeth healthy, but by GOD is fluoride important! Water fluoridation is like, literally a reason why our teeth have been getting increasingly healthier in the last century. Forgot to brush your teeth this morning? Well, no worries, at least you’ve got a whole other supply of fluoride getting into your mouth!

I do, however, acknowledge that not everyone has access to fluoridated water. And that not everyone can safely drink tap water. However, if you do have access to safe drinking water that is fluoridated, it can be a helpful way of keeping your teeth healthy without putting much thought into it!

You should not pass up on drinking water at all, though! Water is so important to balancing the environment of the oral cavity, especially for your saliva!

Saliva is, again, SO IMPORTANT! Saliva contains antimicrobial proteins and acts as a buffering system, neutralizing the acids in your mouth, and it mechanically cleans your teeth, and it just does a lot of stuff??? Drinking water will help reduce the risk of dry mouth, and maintain the equilibrium of your saliva. So, stay hydrated!!!

5. Snacks are food, not friends!

Okay so like, I have a snacking problem HSKDJHDJKGH MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE I’M A UNI STUDENT, OR BECAUSE IT’S COMFORTING? WHO KNOWS, but snacking Sucks when it comes to keeping your teeth healthy.

There’s a very important mechanism in the oral cavity known as “The Remineralization/Demineralization Cycle” and it explains the process for how tooth structure erodes. Basically, demineralization is when there are more factors in the mouth that is causing your teeth to lose ions, such as bacteria converting left-over carbohydrates from your food into acid, or when you drink an acidic drink. Remineralization is when there are more factors in the mouth promoting tooth regeneration, like excess ions reforming hydroxyapatite and rebuilding tooth structure, or fluoride being present in the saliva, forming fluorapatite. This is a normal process - your teeth are constantly regenerating and losing structure, but it’s when the balance is tipped that it can become a factor for tooth decay. 

Snacking means that you’re introducing sugars into the mouth much more frequently, so your oral bacteria actually produce acids more frequently too, meaning the scale is tipped to the demineralization side. This is the basic mechanism for how cavities are made, but this CAN be reversed!

This definitely sounds like diet advice and technically, dentists aren’t really allowed to give diet advice, but it’s at least important to understand how food plays into this mechanism.

There are obvious things that do make it hard for people to reduce snacking, or to eat healthily, and I completely understand that. Snacks are often cheaper to buy, and eating disorders can make things ESPECIALLY difficult.

So if you can do it, good for you! If not, the tips above will still help! It’s all about trying to minimize the factors that can damage your teeth.

SO, IN CONCLUSION………………..

Longstitch binding

https://youtu.be/a_LZ-BWhH_Q

2)Japanese Binding

https://youtu.be/j-r6c_trSxY

3) Belgian Binding

https://youtu.be/w-oct9Ttp1g

4) Coptic stitch binding

https://youtu.be/TdHo8NtDOXc

5) Case Bookbinding

https://youtu.be/Av_rU-yOPd4

Well finally this time has come, I hit 300 followers, I am gonna pick a random follower to receive a -detailed half body- drawing💛

What do you have to do?

1. follow me 2. like this picture 3. reblog (optional, but highly appriciated)

Deadline: May 23, Sunday 10 PM CEST (convert this to your timezone, it’s between 1-4 pm in the USA) 

I will pick the winner via random number generator on: May 24, 10 PM CEST

Thank you for all your support in word, in tags, on kofi, everything 💛

example: (commission for @acrocodile)

Perhaps someone beat me to it, but here are ALL of the featured vines, in order of appearance:

I won’t hesitate bitch

Hi my name is Tre and I have a basketball game tomorrow

Whaddup, I’m Jared I’m 19 and I never fucking learned how 2 read

Kermit the Frog jumps off building

Fr e sh a voca do

back at it again at Krispy Kreme

There is only one thing worse than a rapist

Club Jam (yes a really good book)

At least the taco was free

I am the Sand Guardian, guardian of the sand

Grandma loves ping pong too much

If your name is Junior

Welcome to Target

I’m just cooking pizza

Cole Sprouse dress-up game

On all levels except physical, I am a Wolf

Kid hits ceiling of gym with rope (breaking free)

Kid smacked by fly swatter

Fuck it up Kenneth (my boy going to school)

Um I’m not finished (Tyler the Creator)

WE’RE BREAKING FREE

SAIL

I’m Squidward

So I’m sitting there, barbecue sauce on my tiddies

So no head? (breaking skateboard)

Actually, Megan (I can’t sit anywhere)

No off topic questions (Chris Christie)

What the fuck, Richard

Drop it like it’s hot (its just luke)

Bored as shiiiiii

Liberian accent (plasma globe)

New haircut (Parker Kit Hill)

Summertime sadness (chicken)

More like hurricane TORTILLA

I got an a-bor-tion

All Around the World (TheJasminator)

When there’s a cutie next to you at a red light

Snake licks lollipop

Accept yourself, love yourself

Be whatever you wanna be

Don’t touch Zac’s music (LENARR)

Whoever threw that paper, your mom’s a ho

Can I please get a waffle?

Turn off the flash you fucking moron (Star Wars)

Ebony Jenkins (shut up!)

Kevin, watch the light dude

Horse meditation

A girl a dream & a clothing hanger

Is that a weed? (911 microwave)

Helium balloons (floating car)

Fireplace fairy

I’m your freestyle dance teacher

I can’t believe you’ve done this

Which way the Quiznos is

Impossible paper toss shot

Hemtube (dancing with cat)

I nurture my skin (Shaq)

Why are you running

Happy birthday?

Thicker than a bowl of oatmeal (courtroom)

Farkle falling

Fuck you (soda machine)

Squash banana (the branch I was holding broke)

Take On Me

And now my sock is wet (water gun)

All I ever wanted was some motherfuckin guala

When there’s too much drama at school

Two bros chillin in the Hot Tub

What’s your name? (ouija board)

Chillary Clinton (chillin in Cedar Rapids)

Guy drops slurpee (7-Eleven)

Girl scared of convertible car

Guy who is self-conscious about his lisp (Rice Krispies Treats)

Would you like the spider on your hand?

Shopping cart crash

We actually have the chip reader now

I’M A GIRAFFE

Dinner with Zayn Malik (Chihuahua eating spaghetti)

To start, the "queer" in "queerplatonic" is not the same as queer as in LGBT+. Queer here is referring to strangeness; to how these kinds of relationships are outside the norm. And that's the point, really – queerplatonic relationships are relationships that do not fit into the expectations for platonic and romantic relationships, thus "queering the platonic." You don't have to be queer as in LGBT+ to use the term "queerplatonic," because the term does not inherently have anything to do with whether a person using it is LGBT+.

The term is, however, inherently connected to the aro community, because it originated from there. Those who do not experience romantic attraction and thus are less likely to enter romantic relationships decided they needed a term to describe their relationships that are different from typical romantic ones but are also different from typical friendships. Over time, it also spread to ace spaces, and today is used regardless of sexual or romantic orientation.

Going back for a minute to explain this concept better – what do I mean when I say "queering the platonic" or "not fitting into the expectations for platonic and romantic relationships?" Well...

Doing traditionally romantic things (such as cuddling, kissing, or going on dates) with someone you have a platonic bond with.

Living together/sharing taxes, getting married/raising children/etc with other typical adult things with someone you have a platonic bond with.

Having multiple consensual relationships.

And more examples that I can't think of as of right now.

Oftentimes, mentions of these sorts of things in queerplatonic relationships is met with "But friends can do all those things!" and, sure, but the question is not ability. It's normality.

Is it normal to see two friends getting married platonically? If I went to a school and took a survey, could I expect at least a few students to say their parents are not and have never been romantically involved? Can I walk over to the romance section of my local bookstore and see a good selection of polyamorous representation and have that be the usual sight on a trip to that store?

No, no, and no.

These things are not normalized. That is why we have queerplatonic, because to have strong bonds that are not strictly romantic and monogamous yet involve activities that are commonly considered to occur in romantic relationships are not normalized, or even considered acceptable by some people.

Yeah, sure, queerplatonic partners can be friends. They can have a strictly platonic bond. They don't have to use this term to describe their relationship.

But I'm not seeing any stories at my local bookstore about someone deciding to move across the ocean and live with someone they do not want to be romantically involved with while also being in a romantic polyamorous relationship with several other people, now am I?

That's why we use queerplatonic.

Tl;dr: Queerplatonic relationships are not about whether the people in them are LGBT+ or if the relationship is both non-romantic and non-platonic; they're about if a relationship goes against amatonormativity and relationship norms.

Okay. Then let’s do something constructive about it.

Note: I personally think looking toward a celebrity / rock star / influencer / fandom BNF for performative allyship is a waste of time. I think there’s a lot of nuance lost in generational and life experience gaps and I’m not going to engage in that conversation.  

What I want to do instead is focus on what I can do for myself and my local community to take active steps in making the alt music scene are more inclusive and less racist space. I’m a big believer in building up and supporting your local music scene as much as possible, so the (totally not comprehensive, but def a starting point) list I’ve curated below will reflect those core values I hold for myself.

BROADLY, QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:

What POC artists are you listening to? Are you buying their albums? Buying their merch? Requesting their songs at your local radio station? 

YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE:

When shows return post-pandemic - will you go see any local POC artists? 

Are you able to use your contacts to help these artists books shows? 

Maybe request the local music club to book certain bands? Show promoters will listen if there seems to be enough interest for them to make money on ticket sales/door fees. (You can usually google your local music venue + booking to try and find this information)

College music stations - if you’re in a college town - there’s a great opportunity to get involved (esp if you’re a student) with helping curate what music gets put in rotation.

Are you able to host a show? House shows are the ULTIMATE music scene DIY - if you’re in a position to offer up your house/space as a venue for bands to come and play, why not make a point to seek out POC artists and have them be part of the line up? 

SoFarSounds.com is another great avenue for the house show route.

Follow: To The Front DIY   

DIVERSIFY YOUR NARRATIVE:

LISTEN:

POC ALT PLAYLIST

INDIGENOUS PUNK

POP PUNK LATINO

ASIAN PUNK ROCK

READ:

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk

Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

Punk Rock Hora: Adventures in Jew-Punk Land

Evolution of Modern Popular Music: A history of Blues, Jazz, Country, R&B, Rock and Rap

Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story

The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band

Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

WATCH:

Racism in the Punk/Alternative Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgekmBGt4E8

The Very Black History of Punk Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIWDZ1xxdM

The Very Latinx History of Punk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSyo1zd9jcw  

The Asian Punk Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZKcd8Dn0SA

Anarchy in the Philippines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSZt_KeiGU

Punk Jews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c29lJ3U_A0

Your Favorite Entertainer is Problematic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sru88ArTFw

Racism in Metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlQ-KxS5xUs

HELP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS WITH DONATIONS & SUPPORT:

https://www.musicandyouth.org/opportunity-gap/

https://www.colorincolorado.org/booklist/music-kids-hispanic-heritage

https://www.harmony-project.org/

http://www.musicunites.org/

https://icyola.org/

https://www.musicforallseasons.org/who-we-serve/youth-at-risk/ (New Jersey!!)

https://www.latinoartsinc.org/

https://aimusic.us/new-student.php

https://www.rcmusic.com/learning/learning-through-the-arts/indigenous-programs