Ariel @Icouldntqueerless@mastodon.lol

I'm NOMbinary as in I am the tastiest gender ... Yeah this queer got the dad jokes

Was discussing language things with my Portuguese friend and it's funny how the word 'sweetie' is absolutely condescending UNLESS you are a waiter at a greasy spoon diner. And only the waiter is allowed to say it. YOU the customer are not allowed to say it, like i think you'd actually get sent directly to hell if you called a diner server sweetie.

Currently reading H is for Hawk and have spotted and ID'd the Northern Harrier twice while out at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

The Harrier is absolutely fascinating and is probably my new favorite bird. Their face has the same shape as owls. These feathers are arranged in a circular manner which channels the sounds of small animals (prey) directly to their ears. They hunt freely in the day time and are the only North American Raptor that is solely designed for silent hunting.

Here's the linework for that dino hummingbird

Wish I could time travel and tell my younger self they don't have to hate themselves/try to be straight, NT, and a woman. Things are by no means easier because I am being authentic, but I breathe easier.

***trying to be NT in the first sentence

Which is not to say I am "out" in all spaces, but I'm working on it and I am just so proud of myself

Mystique from X-men was such a great metaphor for me with trying to be ND, CIS, and Straight. Like Mystique isn't at full strength when they present "normal human girl" but when Mystique is in the blue natural state she is at full force. Which I'm just like, I AM NOW A FULL STRENGTH QUEER, AUTISTIC PERSON AND I WILL KICK U IN THE HEAD AND DO A BACKFLIP IF U R A BIGOT

Put Prince on and they are, ugh, I don't have the words. I am not a man, I am not a woman, I am something you'll never understandddddddddd

currently sketching a dino/hummingbird concept and i am feeeeling it. I went with a bright, orange and yellow color palette which I have not done yet and it is giving me life.

temps finally above 10 degrees, so it was safe to go for my run. Let me tell you, I have been unhinged without my regular cardio. I'm extremely rigid about my exercise and not in a fitspo way. It's necessary and I feel SO much better today.