#3: sorenhoots

[the-trans-dragon]

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#trying my hardest to let my gender be fluid without being harsh on it #I’ve been finding myself cozy using woman-y words for myself lately and it #makes me feel very tense since I’m afab #I am trans and I’m genderfluid and I’ve spent years with my gender wandering around between many many many genders #agender and trans man and nonbinary and bigender and Demi gender and #it always makes me nervous when it swings towards woman because it feels like #oh now I’m cis okay #and it makes me very afraid that I should be isolating myself from the trans community during that time #like quarantining myself because my gender isn’t trans enough right now #and it feels very weird to be Butch and be androgynous and be seen as a man and a woman by strangers #and to be afab and feel something similar to dysphoria when I’m mistaken for a boy #it feels like I’m larping as a trans woman or fetishizing the experience or trying to claim it as my own when I have no right #the shared experiences of trans women and butches is a long history but I still feel guilty about feeling like I’m trans and like I’m #closer to being a woman than normal #It makes it hard to experience my gender without guilt which is weird #but there’s a ton of fun stuff about it too like being able to call myself a lesbian #or experience happy gender feelings when my wife calls me feminine terms #if I just refuse to worry over other peoples opinions then everything is fine #but I do worry and I am concerned with the opinions of my community and I am afraid I’m doing queerness in an unacceptable way #3: sorenhoots #sorenhoots #soren stresses 3:

[isleofdragon]

They should remake Ark but you get to tame the dinosaurs by slowly introducing yourself to them and earning their trust and studying their body language and finding ways to bond, and maybe they don't ever *fully* tame but rather learn to live near you, and you have to build a relationship with them and really get to know them and develop an unspoken trust built on experience and gut instinct, instead of Knock Em Out And Then Shove Food Into Their Inventory Until They Are Tame :3

#sorenhoots #i fucking love bonding with animals lol. i wonder how my wasp friend is doing!!! its been rather cold lately so it might have died. i wonder #if it raised any offspring this year :3 i bet so! it was always so busy hehe. #i still miss the spider i befriended in high school. a gorgeous black jumping spider with a irisescent teal/emerald spot! he was so big and #pretty. it was sad to find him months later in a mud wasp nest but that is life. #anyways let me throw little meat scraps at the raptors and go pspspspsps :3 #thedragonqueenspeaks

[sorens-art]

Hehe kitty :3 I’m not quite done with it yet but I’m very happy with it so far! I just doodle on it during lunch breaks ^ w ^

#daisycat #sketch #art #doodle #myart #my art #ink pen #cat #sorenhoots #I didn’t worry too much about the proportions of the ears because I normally do okay with them #this time I am focused on Eye Position; How To Draw Snout and Mouth; and Where The Fuck Is Your Neck :3 #and those all look lovely!!! #especially compared to previous attempts ^.^ I def see room for improvement with those areas but I’m focused on celebrating my progress!

[the-trans-dragon]

I think there should be a limit to how many Illnesses you experience at one time, it’s not fair that they’re allowed to stack endlessly

#if buffs can’t stack endlessly in viddeo game then why Bad Health allowed to do it 3: #sorenhoots #I am so very Ouch and Ough and Oof this morning

[the-trans-dragon]

I vaguely remember waking up in the night and eating a TON of peanut butter because "it'll respawn in the morning"

#sorenhoots #it did not :3 btw

[the-trans-dragon]

I think it would be fun to respond to "how long will that take?" with "3-5 business days" as a default. Example: How long until you are ready for bed? 3-5 business days.

#in honor of my doctors needing “3-5 business days” to refill my meds which translates to “never lol fuck you” #sorenhoots

[the-trans-dragon]

Two robots doing their jobs exactly as programmed by humans :3

#i fucking love this. it is nothing. there is no point to either of these messages. it is everything. what cute little programs we create. #i hope that if humanity ever goes extinct- that our towers and robots keep chatting for a long while. even if its just to send reminders #about appointments. or to reblog that post i scheduled for as far in the future as tumblr would let me. or to send weather data to a station #to tell the ghosts of humanity that it will be a sunny afternoon. #sorenhoots #oh i just noticed all the grammar errors in the recieved message hehe :3 doing good lil robot!! doin fabulous.

[the-trans-dragon]

t4t4t4t4t4tea (Polycule goes on a date for boba)

#sorenhoots #one day i will get boba with polycule 😈 #it has occured to me that im not sure if ive heard EVERYONE in the polycule ID as trans so i may need to change it to #t4t4t4t4[name]4tea :3 which is a different flavor of joke but equally and Delightfully fun! #unsure though. joke pending!

[the-trans-dragon]

I need them to lower the price of soup. What the fuck do you mean $2.68 for a can of soup. It's soup. In a can. What the fuck.

#sorenhoots #i remember having this exact thought when it was around $1.50. it wasn't that long ago!!!! my god. if they go up to $3 for a can of soup il #fuck i dunno but jesus Christ why is everything always getting more expansive #dont say inflation. inflation isnt the anwer i want. give me an answer i can do something about ugh. SOUP? Jesus christ. IN A CAN. over $2? #dont even get me started on milk #used to go on sale for two gallons for $5. now its 2 for $6; and when its not on sale its fucking $10.19 or some shit. for fucks sake??? #minimum wage here is fucking $7.25 an hour. we have businesses paying their workers like $2 an hour because “tips.” stupid fucking country #a fucking hour of work doesnt even gaurantee that you can afford a CAN of SOUP. #because rent is so high and bills are so high and doctor appointments are so high. and now soup is over two dollars and its so stupid

[the-trans-dragon]

Hello! Are you interested in learning how to navigate the FDA recall website? Here's a little information about it!

As of now, the website is at: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts

Here's what you'll see when you visit:

Below this, you'll find two things:

- A search feature

- The comprehensive list.

How to interpret the list:

I will use the first item as an example. It says "2/10/2024" and "SaveMart."

Do I frequently by any "SaveMart" food? I don't know. I'm not familiar with that brand. Sometimes smaller, better-known brands are contained under these larger categories. So I will click on it:

Now I can see that "SaveMart" includes something else called "Lucky" and "Lucky California." I also see that this recall is about their "service deli chicken street taco kit" specifically.

Is that all the information I need? I will scroll down to read the Summary.

It's important to note WHY the product is being recalled! Some are "less serious" recalls, such as "oops, we said this product didn't have peanuts, but it might." (I say "less serious" because allergens are less of a health risk for the average person than pathogen contaminants like Listeria, E. coli, etc.) These "less serious" recalls can still indicate poor quality of production, so even if they aren't relevant to you, it's worth being aware of.

However, this recall is Listeria! What is Listeria? Often, the recall page will explain the contaminant and it's dangers. There is often other VERY IMPORTANT information too.

So I will scroll down and skim the next section:

Note, there is a description for Listeria.

But IMPORTANTLY, it notes that the risk comes specifically from cotija cheese from Rizo-Lopez Foods.

At this point, I'm not sure if other products containing this ingredient have issued recalls. Typically, recalls are made voluntarily by the brands/companies that sell the products. However, the FDA can also announce contaminants, if the companies do not volunteer that information. I will return to the main page and continue reading the recent recalls, looking for the Rizo-Lopez cojits cheese as I read about other recalls.

I click on the second one, Stater Bros., and hey! That looks familiar! Is it the same cheese? I scroll down to see:

Yep, same cheese!

And when I scroll down more, I find some very helpful information:

So, the FDA and CDC are investigating the outbreak. It's related to cojita and queso fresco. And, helpfully, there is a link for more information!

When I click the link, it takes me to a page for Rizo-López Foods, Inc, and their voluntary recall of dairy products. Tumblr says I can't add more pictures so here's some information from the page:

The recalled products were distributed nationwide by RLF and through distributors. Products also were sold at retail deli counters including, but not limited to, El Super, Cardenas Market, Northgate Gonzalez, Superior Groceries, El Rancho, Vallarta, Food City, La Michoacana, and Numero Uno Markets.

The recalled products include cheese, yogurt, and sour cream sold under the brand names Tio Francisco, Don Francisco, Rizo Bros, Rio Grande, Food City, El Huache, La Ordena, San Carlos, Campesino, Santa Maria, Dos Ranchitos, Casa Cardenas, and 365 Whole Foods Market.

Note that it discusses some of the places it was sold, and the brands it was sold under! If you have loved ones who buy the products, be a sweetheart and tell them.

At the bottom of this page is a BIG, HELPFUL SECTION OF PHOTOS of some affected products! You can screenshot those to reference at the store, and send the photos to loved ones.

If you are quick, you can scan a whole year's worth of recalls in 10-30 minutes. Then you just need to periodically check back for new ones!

Okay, hope that is helpful for someone! Stay up-to-date and stay safe! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

#sorenhoots #recalls #fda #references #guide #just tagging it so i can find it later lol :3

[the-trans-dragon]

I love this new feature where Tumblr glitches and smashes two posts together and shows me things like this:

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#frankly that sounds like a line from House MD. #sorenhoots #is it cringe if i recognize house MD by wilsons coat? then so be it. i contain cringe <3

[the-trans-dragon]

Added a fourth ingredient to my most complicated food dish I can make >:3 I even wished I had some butter to add! Ill have to remember to buy some ^w^ I don't think I've bought butter in months

#i am doing my best as an autistic adult to learn to cook all on my own and its scary. im proud of myself for adding another ingredient! #plus this means ive had like...FOUR different types of vegetables today???? normally i eat nothing but peanut butter so heck yeah #my mom called today and i mentioned i havwnt been eating well and she scolded me and then belittled me for not knowing how to cook #and at one point she said in a belittling tone “i guess i should have taught you how to cook!” and i said “that would have been nice.” #and she was like “well no one taught me. i just figured it out on my own when i was an adult.” i did NOT mention that one of our most common #meals growing up was Plain Baked Chicken (a little lemon juice and pepper as seasonings). i know no one taught her. i know my grandma was #busy trying to cope with being a 1970s housewife in the increasingly-nuclear-family atmosphere and didnt have time to teach my mom as a kid #and i know my mom was busy working 3 jobs at once to raise me so. but still. #anyways im letting my hurbis decide to name this dish Microwave Vegetable Casserole bc there isnt really a definition for casserole that i #follow so. i can stretch that definition to include my dish. fun fact: this is a dish i invented for a pet chicken i had! now i eat it #because its tasty and easy and one of the dishes i have experience with :) i just added garlic salt today for the first time and its even #tastier than before! #sorenhoots

[the-trans-dragon]

Shout-out to my two mutuals who simultaneously decided to repeatedly reblog art they saw and liked. my dash is filled with one of them reblogging a cute moth girl over and over, and the other reblogging some long goose creature over and over, and they're shuffled together like a deck of cards and I love it :3 I love it so genuinely

It's so fun, two people both going "oh! i love this art! i will reblog it a bunch!" at the exact same time :3 I will pretend the moth and the goose met on my dash and are now best friends playing together

#what a cute little coincidence! i love my dash made up of MothGirl and LongGoose :3 #sorenhoots

[the-trans-dragon]

It's hilariously therapeutic to watch Cutthroat Kitchen because a lot of the time, when a man loses, he has the funniest little reaction.

Like even if the judge was very clear and explicit about why he got voted off, he'll be like "I thought my dish was great. I shouldn't have been voted off. I deserved to win, because I'm a good chef no matter what the judge said." (When they've done things like serve uncooked meat or used a plain century egg as garnish)

Like goddamn, people are surviving just fine, without constantly being upset with themselves for small mistakes? They can even ignore huge mistakes and chose to believe they are perfect, and apparently this has been a successful survival technique for them because they're still alive.

So maybe I can forgive myself for small things. Maybe I can be nice to myself about it. Apparently I could even lie to myself about it and pretend it wasnt a big deal or wasnt my fault I'd probably be fine--so it's probably okay if I let some cereal expire, and if I can't fend off the guilt and self-loathing about it, then its a valid option to just say "well its the cereal's fault for expiring" or something silly to escape the pointless unbearable guilt.

Like I don't plan to do that for meaningful mistakes, but why not resort to Overconfident Man Confidence to dodge debilitating shame over throwing away a single paper bag that I've been reusing for months and it's finally beyond use but I feel like I'm wasting resources and should fix it? My guilt and shame aren't playing fair or logical so I am allowed to use sneaky tricks like "borrowing confidence from a man raised to believe he is never wrong" to fight back lol.

#sorenhoots #i know its just a silly show but it makes me happy when i see people lose gracefully. when theyre like “dang i did mess up on that. ill #remember that in the future as i continue to be the great chef i know i am“ like yay growth and happiness and kindness. but when theyre lik #“i guess the judge doesnt appreciate FLAVOR” when they have concocted a flavor generally unliked--yknow its good to push limits with art bu #when you are making something to be palatable you...have to....make it palatable lol. and if you want to be proud of your weird dish then #thats super cool and i love that but when you blame your loss on “it isnt my fault they didnt like my absolutely bizarrely seasoned food” #mmm it is kinda ur fault at that point. and in a competition to impress judges you might not always win when you gamble and take risks. #idk. maybe it doesnt even matter! who cares about humbleness? why do i care that they recognize their own limited control and power #over their circumstances? probably im just mad because i cant relate to their uninjured ego. perhaps i should try to have a stubborn ego #just once and see how it goes. maybe next time i die in a video game i will say “uwaa well its the DEVELOPERS fault for making the game too #hard“ and see how it feels :p probably feels silly but maybe it will widen my perspective and allow me to see a third option besides #self loathing or refusal to admit fault. :3

[the-trans-dragon]

Huh I wonder what health thing makes it look like someone is messing with Camera Settings in my eyeballs, like they are rhythmically raising and lowering the brightness a little

#sorenhoots #this happens occasionally but its gone on forever this morning. :3 too bad my doctor is uncontactable sldjsoebdosbs he just never responds

[the-trans-dragon]

Hehehe >:3 got a kissie and some headpats from a pretty girl >:3 muahahahahahaha >:3

#sorenhoots #sometimes i remember that i am living the life that i ached for during lonely years #like i just get to wake up and live my gay little life??? kinda fucking awesome even if many other parts of life are very stressful #im so glad i met my wife who loves me for who i am 🥰🥰🥰🥰 and 😈😈😈 heheh then i met my other partner???? like. i thought my wife made me #the happiest i would ever be and then WOOSH i met ANOTHER person who makes me incredibly happy? i did not know the happiness could DOUBLE. #i figured it was like 0%-100% and my wife made me like 100% of my capacity for happiness and then its like 200% now and im realizing that my #capacity to experience joy and peace isnt static and frankly probably increases steadily over a lifetime as i grow and change and learn to #appreciate things more. anyways im in a content happy lil gay mood this morning :3 #my partner got to visit us recently to help us get emotionally ready for some stressful stuff but now the most stressful parts are done and #now that the stress is fading i am finding so much happiness has been in my chest waiting to burst! it was sooo good to see my partner hehe #and the situation is even cuter because my wifes partner also came to visit and my wifes partner is my partners wife also so like. adorable #symmetry. my partner and my wifes partner have another partner and if you draw out a little diagram of us you will see it is shaped like a #house :3 a square with a triangle on top :3 hehe metamours everywhere :3 super super super wonderful metamours. its literally almost like a #fairy tale to have a polycule??? like?? im so excited to live somewhere that isnt like 9 hours from them. oh my god they also have a cat and #shes the cutest. me and my wife have a cute cat also and we are like 👀👀👀 tenatively anticipating that they will get along 👀👀👀 ive #specifically worked with my cat to help her know how to behave around other cats. my neighbor is retired and does TNR on the local strays #and they get attached to her and hang out in her backyard or her house lol like one snuck in and this was before they had any cats and they #didnt know he snuck in until he hopped onto her bf's chest at night to snuggle up. and hes a big cat and if you felt him drop onto your #chest in the pitch black of night you might absolutely mistake him for a racooon or possom or some other beast. anyways he sneaks into all #the houses down the street apparently and is just kinda like “the retired people down the street”'s cat lol. and daisy would hiss and yowl #out the window at him but i always tried to show her that he is friendly (and give her treats to attempt to tell her 'he isnt a threat. have #a snack. see? if he was a threat then we would not be having snacks.' and eventually he ran into us while i was letting her outside on her #harness and!!! i was absolutely ready to defend either of them from the t #other but they just cautiously sniffed each other and then laid down. it was fascinating to observe. daisy also responds really well yo #to meeting new people :3 though she proved me wrong by hiding from some maitenence ppl recently. but then she met my metamour and was pretty #much instantly like 'oh ok ur family? sounds gok #sounds good.' so thats cute and i hope if we end up in the same house with the other cat in the polci #polycule. well i hope they get along!!! #idk what we would do if they didnt. there are lots of other housing arrangements (like renting a duplex or next-door apartments or #something) but i want them to get along anyways :3 no matter what sort of living arragement works out best. i think theyd be good for each