A Writing Competition I Was Going To Participate In Again This Year Has Announced That They Now Allow

Stolas themed spell jar that my witch BFF made and burned himself on the wax for me. Ingredients:

- mugwort

- lavender

- star anise ( get it, tehe, bcs stars... astrology)

- sage

- bay leaves

- obsidian

- clear quartz

- amethyst

- lapis lazuli

- spicy patchouli incense

- a bunch of different oils

- gold glitter

- silver glitter

- blue paint

- some charms

- my intentions written on a piece of parchment

things that happened to me when i was a woman in STEM:

an advisor humiliated me in front of an entire lab group because of a call I made in his place when he wouldn't reply to my e-mails for months

he later delegated part of my master's thesis work to a 19-year old male undergrad without my approval

a male scientist at a NASA conference looked me up and down and asked when i was graduating and if i was open to a job at his company. right before inquiring what my ethnicity was because i "looked exotic"

a random male member of the public began talking over me and my female advisor, an oceanographer with a pHD and decades of experience, saying he knew more about oceanography than us

things that have happened to me since becoming a man in STEM:

being asked consistently for advice on projects despite being completely new to a position

male colleagues approaching me to drop candid information regarding our partners / higher ups that I was not privy to before

lenience toward my work in a way I haven't experienced before. incredible understanding when I need to take time off to care for my family.

conference rooms go silent when I start talking. no side chatter. I get a baseline level of attention and focus from people that's very unfamiliar and genuinely difficult for me to wrap my head around.

like. yes some PI's will still be assholes regardless of the gender of their subordinates but, I've lived this transition. misogyny in STEM is killing women's careers, and trans men can and do experience male privilege.

I love your silly bird people

one and the same

and the original drawing!!!! bc this is a redraw:)

I just wanted to add that hedgehogs are nocturnal and can see in the dark. Amy realistically would have no problem reading that clock.

was thinking about that one blind professor post earlier today and how well it applied to the aptly named Team Dark

(really 'Team Dark' just sounds a lot cooler than 'Team Saves-On-Electricity')

What are your pronouns bruv???

HE. SHE. THEY. IT.

I once was a simple man who only had one measley Pro Noun... but then I realized that with every Gender Gained, you also gain strength and power over those who have weaker souls. If you only have one Pro Noun, I got news for you, buddy! You will soon be licking my boots and begging for mercy once the Non Binary Overlords sieze power... Welcome to the Liberal Agenda!

Get a gaboon viper. Obviously I would have to handle it more than 30 minutes a month(water refill, feeding, bath time, cleanup) but I would feel a lot safer owning a venomous pet snake if I could have that little bit of a safety net.

If you could become immortal and invulnerable for 30 minutes once every month (it has to be all at once, you can't chop the time into smaller segments and use minutes separately), what fuckery would you commit?

I made a Gravity Falls OC!!

I feel like if Zira from "I don't want to be a magical girl" played Undertale her favorite characters would be Alphys and Undyne. If Aika played she would do a neutral run. Kill any enemies in her path, but not really go out of her way to exterminate the underground.