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Are you still or already awake? And more importantly, why?
One of the most unintentionally hurtful random things someone ever said to me was when I was joking around about how I would date Dorian from Dragon Age, and they said "yeah but Dorian wouldn't date YOU because you're not a man." It's been about a decade and I occasionally think about that and whether it's really antithetical to identifying as "gay" to be attracted to NB people. Of course identity and terminology are up to each person to determine, but I'm curious about your thoughts, fellow queer! -L
That sucks. 😕
Don't listen to the nay-sayers, bro. I'm quite confident in your ability to successfully and quite homosexually bone down with ANY character of ANY gender in all of media. 😎
I sometimes wonder if I might be doing cis gay men some sort of "disservice" by having changed my personal terminology to "pan" instead of "gay" and "demimale" and "genderqueer" instead of "cis."
Why do I feel the need to change how I identify, simply because I'm also attracted to enbies and trans peeps? Why does being a little outside traditional gender norms mean I must stop calling myself "cis"? and WHY am I choosing to conform to the established societal notion that a man can't like more femme-aligned clothing or have a not-feminine-yet-not-strictly-masculine gender expression?
Shouldn't I be the example that boys don't HAVE to like guns and sports and roughhousing? Should I not take a stand against archaic patriarchal expectations of men everywhere? It's an interesting dilemma. 🤔
...or it would be, if I weren't now way too GODDAMN old to give a flying crap anymore. 😆 I found something about myself after several decades of being in this "C+ AT BEST" spinning wet rock that caused everything to click and make sense in a very surprising way and I couldn't be more intrigued and excited to continue exploring. I don't have room in my schedule to care about what will they think of me. That goes both for the right-wing bigots or for any "um, actually" gender nerds who might tell me "UR DOIN IT RONG." 😏 I'm sure the non-conforming cishets will find another worthy champion to fight society's gender hegemony. I'm too busy being gay for stuff.
I am that I am, for that which I am... is ME. 😁
And to come full circle, I think "gay" is not just a sexual preference. It is a much broader state of being. So, you wonderful nonbinary self can 100% be gay for anyone and anything. 😉
That's the thing about gay bitches like us. 😌 We, the Fae, transcend such petty mortal affairs as "gender" and "sexuality."
What's the last book you've read? Do you have a favorite book?
I don't... books too good. 😅
I guess the last book I read was the audiobook for "The Eye of the World," the first book of "The Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan. As I mentioned before, I'm an uncultured swine so normally I wouldn't have bothered with it (in fact, I never had even though I've known about the series for over 20 years) but I liked the show and the fact that Rosamund Pike narrated it meant I had to.
I mostly read stuff on the internet (news or science articles) or TTRPG manuals for games I'll never have anyone to play with. 😓 I remember reading "Contact" a long time ago and the TERF's wizard saga... I'm sure there's a few more but I can't quite remember.
As for a favourite book, no. I can't say I have one, sorry for the boring answer.
Assuming a job is non-optional, and you already have whatever training or education you need, what job would you choose to do? What job do you think would make you the happiest?
Boy, that is a HUGE assumption. Doing a lot of heavy lifting there. 😅
It's actually a really hard question. I don't exactly have a "career path" planned nor do I have a passion when it comes to work.
When I was a teenager I wanted to make video games, so I went to a two-year course that was supposed to teach me programming but, little by little, the curriculum was shifted into basic-ass, generic "computer stuff" and that school turned out to be a bit scammy (long story.)
In my early 20s I was strongly considering medical school but life (and, if I'm honest, my neurofuckiness) got in the way and that never got close to being able to happen.
I've only taken a couple of jobs and they were just whatever was practical. Typical go-to options: check-out clerk and customer service agent.
So, I think I've stalled enough and I'm still not able to answer it. At least I know one damn thing is clear: it would be something where the goddamn public would STAY THE CRAP AWAY from me. 😆
I've sometimes wondered what it would be like to hold elected office or practice law. Would I be able to fight for social justice or would I get destroyed by the corrupt system, if I ever got anywhere in the first place. My partner and I have even thought about going into (ugh) "content creation" because "damn it, we would do it right" but that's not a realistic option for 99.99% of those who go into it. And even though looking at the garbage that has found success is downright demoralising, it's still like winning the lottery.
Thanks for the question, mentally-draining as it was 😅 I'm sorry I can't repay you with an actual, proper answer but even with your caveat of ignoring lack of training and education, I can't think of anything that would make me happy. So far, I've only seen jobs as something mundane I had to get so I could buy m'stuff ('cause CAPITALISM!), not something I derive satisfaction from, let alone happiness.
If I ever figure out an answer, I promise to post it on Mastodon. Deal? 😁
What's up with orbs?
-L
Do you like pranks?
In general, I would say no, I detest them. I equate "pranks" with douchebag frat boy jocks and asswipe "mean girls." They're physical/mental abuse and violations of trust and consent justified by a moronic "it's just a prank, bro" mentality.
However, I don't mind the idea of subtle trolling between loved ones or people you're comfortable with.
My basic rule is: "at the conclusion, is the person being pranked laughing or smiling, even if mildly annoyed?" If yes, then it's fine. It's a cliché but "laughing with them, not at them" still holds true.
It's a normal day at your house. You aren't expecting any visitors or deliveries. There is a knock at your door. You open it. What are you more surprised to find; a fairy? Or a walrus?
What the hell's a walrus doing here? 🤨 How the crap did it get here? It's not going to survive for long, there's no body of water in a 10 km radius and it's 114 °F. 😓
On the other hand, I deal with the Fae "fairy-ly" often. 😁
Um, which is very weird for me... a totally regular human mortal. 😅
As a basic-ass white guy, if I go to a Mexican restaurant, should I attempt to pronounce things that I order with my best attempt at the Spanish pronunciation, or should I just do the anglicised versions?
While Spanish-speakers usually will face-palm at Whitey feeling "international" for using the three words he remembers from high school and Dora the Explorer, and smugly going "hola" "por favor" "gracias" and the rest in super heavy 'MURICAN (don't be THAT guy) 😆 Nobody is going to slap you in disgust for not rolling your Rs or for not saying "MEH-hee-koh," don't worry.
I'd recommend just doing your best to learn how it's supposed to be pronounced and do an approximation. Anglicised is totally fine, as long as you're not goddamn Bob and Karen saying "tortiLa" "guacamoL" and "PoLo" 🤣
Choose your nerfed superpower:
Flight, but you can't get higher than two metres off the ground. Telekinesis, but your aim is always slightly off. Everything lands just short of you or flies slightly past you. Invisibility, but you can only be visible for a total of four hours per day. Extra set of limbs you have full control of, but they aren't human. Invulnerability, but you're also the clumsiest person in the world.I mean, I'm already the derpiest potato in the world, so if I want to min-max this crap, the invulnerability option is just a strict upgrade.
You can't really soar too majestically at only two metres.
Now, not being noticed for 20 hours a day... sounds like a goddamn dream. (assuming that's not a typo and it's the invisibility that only lasts up to four hours per day)
Yeah, nah, I've always been partial to telekinesis. Let's go with that one.
You just got home from a long day at work, and you find that food of some description has been prepared and waiting for you.
What would be the nicest thing to find waiting for you? Could be a dinner or dessert or anything else you could imagine.
Honestly, it would be a couple of varieties of take-out but you said "prepared." 🤭
I'm restricting it to things you could actually make in my kitchen to make it more interesting and besides, I'm a simple girl with simple tastes.
Bacon cheeseburgers with a half a metric ton of fries. Fries are life. Fries are everything.
Honourable mention to my favourite kind of tostadas (fried tortillas with toppings) like Mum used to make me: first slather a bit mayo, then a layer of refried beans with chorizo (spiced pork sausage), red rice on top and finally ground beef with a red salsa.
You can't just drop a question like that on people. Rude. 🥺 I hate having to answer "I don't know 'cause I can't think of anything 'cause I don't have many references 'cause I'm uncultured AF 'cause I suck"
Middle Earth is either awfully dangerous or super boring (great, there's "peace" but magic's gone. 🙄) The most recent one I've watched is The Wheel of Time and that's even worse. Only women can do magic and I don't think they have exceptions for demiboys (would have to be a homebrewed version and that'd be cheating.)
Oh, I think I got it. The world of "The Dragon Prince." So far, only one human has been able to do "natural" magic in the present instead of the evil dark magic that humans normally had access to, but I don't think it'd be too much of a stretch to say that afterwards, the door was opened for other humans to learn it.
Plus, it's a queer-friendly world and three months should be enough time to chat up some elven cuties. 😍
Dear Yuriel, I first found your content on kind.social just under a year ago and wanted to send you a letter to express my gratitude for your particular brand of humour which is helping me get through some dark times. Enclosed please find 1 (one) spider. PS: please forgive my poor handwriting.
First of all, how dare you? don't ever call whatever the ass it is I post "content" 😅 In no jurisdiction of the world can it legally be called that. I checked.
Second of all, what gives you the right...? to say such a nice thing. 🥺 I'm sorry to hear about your situation. Please help yourself to some Yuri-branded, virtual hugs, cuddles, smooches and/or warmest wishes. Whichever ones you feel you need. It's free refills on all. (I am now doing that thing where you make a heart with you hands, except it sucks 'cause I cannot get it right ever)
Nice Mail Time spider reference. By the way, you DO know I am now going to have to set my computer on fire and throw it out the window, right? 'K thanks 😒
PS: No worries, I loved your chicken scratch. Don't forget to share, like and subscribe on all my "sosh." SMASH that fave button and I'll see all of y'all on m'next video. BYEEEEEEE.
Would you rather wake up at 5 pm or 5 am?
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