Oddtail @oddtail@meow.social

So, hey, I'm a translator. And I'm pretty much *always* looking for more work.

I translate to and from Polish.

Not the most in-demand language in the English-speaking world, but if you need a translation done or know someone who does, hit me up.

I'm good at what I do, I have low rates, and I can work pretty damn fast if that's what you need.

I am also pretty versatile, I've translated everything from literature to marketing to technical stuff.

#introductions

Might as well do this.

Hi! I'm a leftist, furry nerd from Poland, 32 y.o.

I'm shy/socially inept, but always vaguely hope to talk/befriend new people, esp. online (so talk to me about whatever). Both online and IRL, I default to treating everyone as a friend unless given a reason not to.

I'm a cis guy (pronouns he/him), but if you're a furry - I'm vastly more comfortable and less prone to anxiety if you assume I'm a woman (she/her) and if we interact as such online.

I don't wanna brag, but...

...no, y'know what? I do wanna brag. Bragging is pretty fun.

One thing I love about dogs is that even though, by all indication, an average dog can understand at most several dozen words, many dogs are sooooo happy to listen to people talk.

Way back when, my sister's dog used to be the most extreme in this. He would listen to anyone talking to him positively entranced.

But my dog shows traces of this, too. "I am so excited about what you say and it's so interesting and funny! I have no idea what all those sounds mean, but I won't let it stop me!"

(I mean, the closest we have to low-gravity environments on Earth are aquatic environments. And where do we find huge, bulky creatures like whales? That's right.)

So a spindly, slender body would be the least waste of energy and would be the least prone to damage due to sheer weight.

In low gravity, however? Extra strength from extra muscle mass is useful, and unless the creature relies on flying or high jumps, being grounded by being fairly massive would be beneficial by making the animal/person/whatever stable.

In popular fiction, aliens (or other creatures) from high-gravity planets tend to be depicted as massive. Yes, they are short, but also very wide and often muscular.

Low-grav creatures are the opposite - usually tall and thin.

This trope annoys me a little bit, because if anything, it should be the opposite. In high gravity, a strong support would be useful, yes, but otherwise the frame should be light (square-cube law's a bitch). OTOH, large bulk in low-gravity environments would be fine.

In the end, in some sense every time you have sex with a new person, it's your first time. Each time, you need to learn and discover each other anew. More confidently, more mindfully, more eagerly and with more courage.

"Sexual debut" - that sounds nice =D

Original post (PL):
https://www.facebook.com/feminiskra/photos/p.897574550611213/897574550611213/?type=1

Graphic by Dr. Wendasha, the Sensible Sexpert (EN):

https://www.facebook.com/TheSensibleSexpert/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCcg87mne-TfrGSe_vDVO3S67hTRzOJF5Xgj9B3klk-BIIR54WxrrntMGevTuvMdBXLaZHGO3STyzBm&fref=mentions

It's difficult to resolve this inner conflict, tied to cultural connotations and take it easy, but I think it's worth thinking about.

I'm not saying this will be right for everybody, because I respect that someone might want to approach their "first time" more solemnly - but it's important not to let "virginity" define one's sense of worth, identity and self-image.

Sure, it's smart to choose the right partner - just to have a nice time of it and not get discouraged from the start. But that's it. Virginity or the lack thereof, experience or the lack thereof are less important than safety, enthusiasm and openness.

Having sex many times doesn't make you automatically "good in bed", just like lacking experience doesn't guarantee you "will not perform".

Women, on the other hand, used virginity as a capital of sorts to be spent wisely.

Nowadays this makes little sense and works to control women's sexuality and the accompanying feelings of shame, as well as to indoctrinate boys into thinking that their rich sexual life makes them more valuable "males".

Let's think about this. Every day we do a bunch of things for the first time and we don't treat every such event with so much solemnity.

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(I didn't write this or create the image. Original post by Feminiskra, translated from Polish into English by me. Graphic by Dr. Wendasha, The Sensible Sexpert. Links to their respective FB at end of thread)

Here's the thing.

*Personally*, I think the whole notion of "virginity" is fake and artificially overblown, not to mention toxic.

It's a holdover from the past, when men wanted to be sure that the baby being born is guaranteed to be theirs.

Note that I grew up on video games from as early as late 80s, and I played video games since about 1990. So that a visual component of a video game would be such a big deal for me is more than a little weird. I'm used to games not having graphics that are all that inspired.

I just realised (took me only 17 years, LOL) that a significant part of why I didn't get into the Warcraft games is probably that I loathe the aesthetic of the franchise, since about Warcraft 3. I don't even know why.

Even when I briefly played Hearthstone, I remember the visuals being the single most off-putting part of the game (other than perhaps the sound). And I never really liked Hearthstone all that much, gameplay-wise.

OK, so apparently the dog in't sick per se, the fever was likely due to the pain from the spine. Which is bad, but also kinda good. Only one problem to deal with, and one that was known beforehand.

Blood test, on the other hand, came back perfect. Doggo is very healthy and if he gets painkillers and whatnot for his spine issues, he'll be just fine.

More to follow if he doesn't get better by himself, but the vet says it's likely he will.

Also, we barely noticed stuff was wrong in the first place. He never complained or acted like he was sick or anything, he's the bravest boy ever.

I remember my sister's dog, a really tough beast that was probably some kind of Terminator, would act like the world was ending over the most minor of health problems. He loved the attention.

Not this one. Apparently he believes in putting on a brave face.

We took our dog to the vet because he was considerably less chipper than usual. Sure enough, poor guy is sick =(

Unclear yet what is wrong, he got some anti-inflammatory injections for now and some blood tests are being conducted.

Also, he's been avoiding using one of his hind legs, and sure enough, s'likely a recurrence of his spine problems (which've been an issue since we've owned him). He'll need to avoid walking up/down stairs at least until he's back to walking normally.

Major bummer =(

Also, it's my birthday today.

Woo. And stuff.

Found a suggestion on birdsite to react to right-wing trolls by just saying "lol no pronouns in bio" and muting them immediately. The logic being, you no longer need to bother with them, and they'll ruin their day raging at you (which they will).

I think I'm gonna start doing this.

The world can be a rather intimidating place sometimes.

Nothing specific, just, y'know. *gestures vaguely at everything*

Just putting it out there - if you ever feel that way despite not having problems objectively, I sympathise, and that's fine, and you have a right to feel that way.

I'm half talking to myself and convincing myself, forgive this indulgence.

But if sb else needs to read this right now? That applies to you as well. You'll be fine. Rock on.

My usual take on zombie stories is that they are boring and kinda cheap plot-wise.

Here, which is how I feel it should be in all the good ones, the zombies are a catalyst for things to happen and for people to act a certain way.

There's political drama, social commentary, all that good stuff.

I am comfortable to call this "a zombie story for ppl who hate zombie stories".

It's hard to even convey why I love the series so much without going into spoilers.

A friend recommended a Netflix series to me that Netflix never f'n bothered to show me (assholes).

s'called "The Kingdom" and is a Korean series about a zombie outbreak. The twist is that it's set in feudal Korea and Patient Zero is the king of Korea.

The series is amazeballs, and I say it as a person who very much hates zombie stories usually.

The plot and setting elements typical for zombie outbreak stories are actually done well here.

Seriously, go watch it.