amphibious creature

i think we should bring this back (with some amendments ofc) if we ever needed an "internet etiquette" for the younger generations, now is the moment to remind them. purity culture kills fandom

as well as the three laws of fandom:

The Star Trek title card generator is over here:

The sitemaker (Josh Mayfield at https://bsky.app/profile/bean525.bsky.social) has asked for people to come in and kick its tires so he can work out any bugs they turn up. So do give him a hand, if you feel inclined. :)

(also, deeply amused by this one...)

req'd by @an-arkhii

i realize i've forgotten a question mark, i realize that this now makes it look like a confirmation rather than a question

the humanity of the AIDS crisis: the ward by gideon mendel

Oak: the Platonic ideal of a tree. This is the tree of which you've drawn 1000 in the margins of your school notebooks. 10/10.

Willow: graceful, dramatic, and so, so thirsty. Will always have a special place in my heart because my childhood home had one in the yard, and I had a swing under its canopy and could hide there and read. 12/10. Unless it's near your sewer line, then -10000/10 because it will wreck your pipes.

Coconut: iconic. For a temperate clime gal like myself, I see one of these and my shoulders drop two inches. I'm on vacation, and this beaut is keeping me cool. 10/10. 11/10 if I'm sipping coconut water straight from the fruit.

Pine: ever walk on a trail in a pine forest on a blanket of fallen needles? Pretty fucking magical, wasn't it? And the smell? Sign me up. 10/10.

Spruce: best Christmas tree. Look at that thicc caboose! You know you want to put some tinsel on that thang. 10/10.

Palm: it wasn't specified, so I chose to interpret this specifically as date palms, because I love dates. 10/10. Nature's candy.

Apple: ever go picking in the early cool days of autumn, when you're still excited about hoody weather? The smell of the orchard? Walking around with a big basket picking different varieties? Eating donuts and drinking hot cider before you go home? 10/10. 11 if it's an Evercrisp.

Sequoia: I mean. Absolute unit. 13/10.

Baobab: the Sequoia of Madagascar. Just look at this thing. It's a certified Creature(TM) of a tree. 13/10.

Magnolia: Iconique. The belle of the garden. 11/10.

Birch: Haunted. Every single one of these is part fae on its mother's side. I'm not convinced they can't follow you through the woods as you hike. 11/10.