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Pause all dread and catastrophe to have a cuppa and some cookies for the next 15-30 minutes

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So I can’t brush my teeth. Like, it’s the worst kind of hell. I went to the dentist for a cleaning today and I told the hygienist this, and she was wonderfully helpful.

There are some incredibly soft toothbrushes available- namely, post-surgical brushes. Running them under hot water makes them even softer.

She told me that you don’t really need to use toothpaste- it’s mostly marketing. The foam gets to me, so that is really reassuring.

She gave me two particularly soft brushes and some xylitol gum. Trident is a market brand of xylitol gum, which helps with your teeth and can make your breath smell better.

The whole purpose of brushing is to disrupt plaque buildup. You don’t need to brush twice a day, every day with toothpaste if you brush correctly- little circles, focusing on near the gums (where most plaque builds up). So if you’re having a bad sensory day and can’t brush at all, it’s not the end of the world.

Hell, you don’t even need a toothbrush if even the post-surgical ones are too harsh. Going over your teeth with the same motions using a washcloth is enough.

She wants to find a fluoride rinse that has a taste I can stand (peppermint is the only mint I can stand) but she’s not particularly worried about it.

I go to Dr. Barr in Chicago. If you can get to the State St. Macy’s, his office is nearby. He’s very kind and patient and really understanding of my needs as an autistic person. The hygienist, I don’t know her name, announced everything she was going to do before she did it, and stopped frequently to see how I was doing.

This is really the only positive dentist I’ve ever had- past dentists have been too rough and not bothered to help find ways I can actually brush.

Clive Barker: guys, i have some exciting news Barker: sarah gailey is going to be writing the new hellraiser comic Barker: they've got some exciting new ideas for the series Gailey: i've got some exciting new ideas for the series

Barker: remember the important thing about hellraiser Barker: is that it is extremely horny Bram Stoker: oh gross Barker: shut up bram Barker: remember, extremely horny Gailey: extremely horny, got it Barker: no Barker: i cannot emphasize this enough Barker: EXTREMELY horny

Barker: i cannot stress this enough Barker: hellraiser is REAL FUCKIN HORNY Gailey: right Barker: that is non-negotiable Gailey: right Barker: that's my one stipulation Gailey: right

Gailey: so i was thinking Gailey: the original hellraiser drew a lot on leather daddy gimp s & m club aesthetics Barker: hell yeah Gailey: but Gailey: perhaps you'd be open to a different but equally horny direction? Gailey: what if pinhead was a hippopotomus

Barker: pinhead as a hippopotomus Gailey: yes Gailey: because i mean think about it Gailey: what other animal in the entire animal kingdom so perfectly straddles the line between pleasure and pain Gailey: in many ways, the hippopotomus is the quintessential explorer in the outer realms of experience

Gailey: and after all Gailey: what's sexier than a big strapping hippopotomus, nature's ultimate dad bod Barker: Frank Belknap Long: [muffled, inside fursuit head] DO IT

Happy to FINALLY share that The Locked Tomb cover artist Tommy Arnold will be doing an AMA on r/theninthhouse tomorrow. This has been in the works for months. Come with your questions (not just about Alecto please!) for Tommy, and maybe celebrate some other special news he's been hinting at for days too...

Twill bowl/basket pattern and reeds from Gina Kieft .

Watching : Legend of Zang Hai

Drinking: lots of coffee and water with water flavoring

Eating: everything in sight.

Avoiding: sitting at the computer to compile and format dozens of documents into one single doc with table of contents. It takes forever and is joyless.

Apologies if this is off topic, but I'm finding it really frustrating how posts like this only go around in response to discussions around racism in regards to these creators. Like I don't know much at all about gooseworx, but I know Toby Fox was very lightly criticized for not having an official spanish translation after 10 years of undertale being out and relying on fans to translate it for him (in the form of fan translations) and the utter disregard that shows for fans that speak spanish

How are we even supposed to have discussions around racism in fandom if it just gets dismissed out of hand to preserve the comfort people have with the material they're fans of.

I'm not sure how to even approach things like this. I don't support dogpiling obviously but people criticize indie creators because they like them and want them to improve and to have conversations about race in fandom. How is that lolcow behavior???

We have had this conversation numerous times by now. You can't force people who want willfully overlook (and contribute to) racism to be reasonable. Just remind yourself that there is no Not Talking About It. That's just tolerating bigotry for the sake of comfort, like you said. It's the Book or the Brick, my friend!

The situation: confront said person and tell them that their behavior is racist, and they-

Book: -make the choice to acknowledge the situation and learn to do better. It's hard, they're upset, but they recognize they have to learn to do better. This person has accepted the book (knowledge and antiracism!)

Brick: -decide to blow up and make excuses and 'theyre not racist' and everyone in the world is blaming them and deflect and blah blah blah... And get hurt when people treat them like the bigot they have chosen to be. This person has chosen the brick (public derision + more!)

These people have chosen the brick, to me. 🤷🏾‍♀️ If they want to defend themselves with "it's lolcow behavior you're chasing people away", let them say that... While you treat them like the bigot they are. Maybe if you think racism is funny, you SHOULDN'T be a creator. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I thought we kicked Nazis out of bars.