Savage wuz here

in loving memory of my favorite shirt

Arguing about weather oxyclean or turmeric is a better pairing for white shirt..

Pointing out that UV light gets rid of the stain...

Or suggesting the shirt gets dyed fully orange with more turmeric.

shirt gets dyed fully orange

with more turmeric.

Plant of the Day

Sunday 31 May 2026

These urban planters filled the street with late spring colour with what was probably Tulipa 'Orange Passion' (fringed tulip, crispa tulip). Bulbs are great for containers, I always think these are like cake mix, just add water (and growing media)!

And like... you do get that that is kinda insane, right?

Because this is something that so often leads to suffering. And I am saying this as someone disabled, who had so many issues due to this in his childhood.

Just three examples: when I was 7, I was supposed to get checked for autism. My mother did not want an autistic child. Since she just could have a "neurotypical" child by refusing diagnosis, she did just that.

When I was 12, my mother had decided I needed a certain plastic surgery (one that had a minor health benefit, but still was largely a beauty thing). I did not want it. I really, really did not want it. We still went through almost the entire process until thankfully there was a doctor who went: "Wait, this is elective. I am refusing to do this on a child that does not want it."

And when I was 14 my mother refused to get me to the hospital when I had severe food poisoning. She refused me hospital treatment for almost two weeks. By the time I got actually taken to the hospital I was almost dead.

And here is the thing: all of this should just not happen. The doctor when I was 12 was cool, but... he refused to do the surgery because he had the right to make a conscience call. Legally my mother was in the right to force me into that elective surgery. And that just should not be the case.

A lot of children die and suffer due to their legal inability to consent - or refuse consent - to medical treatments. And I wish y'all would understand that.

lvl 2: the plural version of octopus is octopi because if a word ends with "us" the plural version replaces the "us" with "i" e.g. cactus -> cacti and fungus -> fungi

lvl 3: actually, that rule is only for latin words. octopus is a greek word and the correct plural is octopuses or octopodes

lvl 4: actually, language is descriptive not prescriptive. since enough people over time have used octopi as the plural for octopus, it's a valid plural

Mermay Day 13. Full details here.

1. Completely refusing to engage with something based only on what you've heard from others prevents you from developing a stance based on your personal experiences and research, and the opinions of others will always be biased (positively or negatively).