Had to see what difference the accurate proportions would be ... turns out a lot.

Do you think there's some reason the "much better" bar on here is visually larger than "much worse" even though it's numerically smaller? 🤔

There's a really tidy '95 Range Rover in British Racing Green in my neighborhood which I've taken note of bc it is quite a handsome car and as of this morning it's got big chalk writing on all windows that it's for sale, I guess bc a 31yo 4.6L engine is not madly economical

Me revising an essay

it’s international women’s day! could you share or donate a few bucks?

Brining myself (Epsom salt bath)

"For yoga", oh I'm sure

Really loathe the dating app trend of describing multiple partners as 'comets'. everyone orbits you, you only think about them when they're within your field of view, and the rest of the time they're floating in the cold dark emptiness until you deign to pay attention again? Sounds amazing 😍

A lot of people are trying to get me into the gay hockey player show and I understand why, but the thing is: I already have dating apps on my phone so if I want to see a guy having a minor crisis of sexuality in my lounge I'm actually already sorted

Replaced my kitchen floor and did a backsplash over the summer, got right into it on Boxing Day while listening to a history podcast, went PEAK Dad

Five people and counting have sent this to me :')

why are 90% of women's gym fit options rn wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen while the men's are either batman suit with nipples or armholes to your navel

Last week I was in the waiting room at the botox clinic and was like, damn the playlist is really wall to wall 90s bangers, then about 2 seconds later the penny dropped

unfortunately every time I read the new Sabrina Carpenter album title all I can think of is that Groucho Marx quote

When a client is acting up in a booking with a new girl, so you come out of the back room in a dressing gown to sort him out

I suggest that conventionally produced porn has a kind of aura even though it can be reproduced, because it represents one specific occurrence of a sexual act/encounter, unlike AI porn which is unmoored in time and space. I also argue that porn has a "ritual value" (jorkin' it)

New article in Porn Studies! Using Benjamin's theory of aura to explain why I don't think the live-action porn industry will be meaningfully replaced by AI porn www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

You know it means a lot to me when I put my own face on it. lol... Please give what you can. There's no amount too small, every cent helps our artists. There are also other ways you can show your support by sharing the campaign link with your networks. Fafetai Lava. x www.fafswag.nz/fundraiser

Appreciation to the sex workers for talking to me because they knew this was in the public interest. And I think we need to have a conversation about some of the wider issues here.

amazing image choice here

Recently remembered that whenever we went to the Valentines buffet when I was a kid I would just eat 4-5 bowls of plain white rice and nothing else because it was my favourite. How was I not dx'd man

jesus christ dude

Someone asked me yesterday if they could add me on snap. I have memories from the 90s and a big jar of glucosamine on my bedside table. I do not have snapchat

The beauticians where I go to have my ass hair lasered off emailing me to celebrate Intl (Working) Women's Day, chefs kiss

Is there such thing as a grip strength fidget toy, I have to do something with my hands while I'm in a Zoom meeting and it may as well be making my forearms ropey as hell

Saw a CD tower on display out the front of an antique store today and let me tell you I don't like that at ALL

Starting a medication that dropped my vocal range by about 40hz just before I bought my first car was a real stroke of genius tbh

Please donate to bail out sex workers caught in Super Bowl sweeps.

Quarterly-ish substack post is out drgesmith.substack.com/p/why-do-bro...

Beginning to think this place has the juice (I become sweaty and anxious after 30-45 seconds of scrolling)

Spent a few hours this afternoon trying to figure out where to pitch my new book, on trans people and smell, because my original plan (US university press) no longer seems like a very good idea

New WTYP Pod episode on the Marlboro Unlimited train is almost unlistenable because of how badly it's making me want a dart

hey uh has anyone figured out what to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, do

I took a scoop of pre workout after nearly two weeks off and I feel like I'm having an out of body experience

Is there a reason every single IG reel has music. Does this appease the algorithm or something. I hate it a lot

Amazing stock image selection from Times Higher Ed here

Shared this to my IG story and multiple people replied saying "omg I saw this and was like 'I HAVE to send this to Gwyn' until I noticed you were the one who shared it". Screaming that I have such a strong personal brand, and it's terminal velocity trash chute

In 2022/23 I spoke with some trans, nb, and gender diverse people about how they used and felt about smell, and my new article from that project is out, looking especially at identity and smell. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

So are there now three separate ministers for education, tertiary education and skills, AND universities?

Sorry for the most mid-30s post imaginable but do I know anyone who's purchased this and is it good? www.ecosa.co.nz/firm-topper-...

Was trying to buy a large wall calendar because I like having that info displayed in an orderly visual manner and was like "damn why are so many of the relatively few calendars available train themed??" then I thought about it for another 2.5 seconds

A neighbour's cat got into my sister's house over the break and sprayed and in desperation to find all of it she's bought a black light and is now systematically going through her entire house with it and. I'm sorry but. Some things are simply meant to remain a mystery

I'm trying to workshop a "but doctor... I'm Pagallici" joke in which I am also the doctor. You see the vision

Sponsored posts choosing violence today

Devastating new research into the impact of protein farts 😓

Adding “lol” to the end of my alarming messages and posts so friends know I’m doing good actually

"Disgraced escooter company" is such a distinctly 2020s phrase

At least this time they've tried to take photos that mostly obscure the mirror covering an entire wall next to the bed www.trademe.co.nz/property/res...

We're in Newtown and our cat has gone missing. The cat sitters hadn't seen her since Xmas and we've been back two days and she's not come home. We're Pls worried she is stuck somewhere or injured. Pls re-share. She's super shy and wouldn't come to anyone besides us.