please help an autistic trans man pick up his presriptions

i have endometriosis and i’m about to run out of my progesterone pills. if i run out i’m going to be in an a lot of pain. i’m trying to do job interviews and it’s going to be really difficult if i have to not take my medication. i need to pick up my testosterone as well

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As someone who has hung around Ganondorf and Gerudo fandom for a very long time, I think there is some significance in understanding what sort of people their story and overall portrayal attracts. We will all read a piece of media with a different lens that is formed entirely of our own lived experiences. That being said, I do think it is detrimental to assign themes to a story when they are very clearly not present, especially when it is around themes of imperialism or the way fictional races inspired by real-life colonized and oppressed people are portrayed. The idea around discussing why a lot of LoZ lore is based in conservative themes such as the Divine Right to Rule being something virtuous, that dark-skinned desert dwellers are meant to be viewed as suspicious and strange until proven otherwise (in a world that has fish people and rock people mind you), or that the ruler of the divine kingdom is actually a god in the flesh, is to ask people to challenge their beliefs and personal biases when they are faced with these themes. We live in a world rife with propaganda, and to twist the reading of any text to suit your needs is not the solution, nor will it help people unlearn the biases they have after being fed this propaganda. All's that to say, it is popular fandom theory that Ganondorf is resisting Hyrule's imperialistic rule by challenging its rulers and refusing to bend his knee, but it is fandom theory at the end of the day. It is important, when writing meta, to distinguish between what the source material is saying versus how we interpret it. I know we all love to joke how the average fan can't read, but realistically if the games set out to give Ganondorf an inkling of story that suggested that his intent was based in his people being oppressed and him resisting Hyrule's oppression, that you as the protagonist were meant to feel guilty for killing him, then people at large would have picked it up. In fact, the few lines that Ganondorf spoke in Wind Waker had many fans discussing whether this meant he had done all this in the name of his people and had taken things too far, or that he had reason apart from a selfish desire for power, that he was suffering, or that he was trying to be manipulative to get Link to lower his guard. The point here is that fans do pick up on these things if they are present in the text.

I think it's an interesting exercise to pick up things in the game that should, in theory, be presented as resistance to imperialist rule but the game itself refuses to portray it in that way. For example, I have spoken at length about how much the Show of Fealty scene and its implications are frustrating because, realistically, being sent multiple invitations that went unanswered until a show of force forced Ganondorf into kneeling before the throne should be seen as imperialism at its worst. However, the game portrays this as Ganondorf's manipulation to get closer to the Secret Stone (which is true, it is probably the greater reason why Ganondorf acquiesced), but it does not, at any point, even try to portray Rauru as being oppressive in any way for twisting the arm of the Gerudo this much until he got what he wanted of them. That is why you get wonderful gems from fans such as "Ganondorf is the one with the power in the room because he may be kneeling but he knows that he's being manipulative" etc. Anyways, the reason I wanted to speak at length about this is because I have found many people who write the sort of meta that goes on to portray their favorite media franchise as progressive when it clearly isn't do so because I don't know, maybe there is a wish there that it is progressive? You can watch, read, and play media that isn't progressive in nature and enjoy it while being critical of its problem aspects, like this is the entire point of media analysis as a study. You can acknowledge that Ganondorf is a man whose desires are based in selfish desire as a character while criticizing that the portrayal of such a character is in the context where his people have been marginalized by Hyrule at large and has suffered at the hands of Hyrule's imperialism, where he and his people are based off people of the SWANA region and thus propagates a negative stereotype of people from that part of the world. You can talk about how Ganondorf is a cruel king while being critical of the fact that a man that has been forced to bow and does not want to bow portrays imperialism in a positive light. These conversations are meant to coexist.

The History of Light and Shadow

At the end of Twilight Princess, Ganondorf delivers one of his most memorable lines, “The history of light and shadow will be written in blood.” He is not wrong. As the player has witnessed over the course of Link’s adventure, Hyrule is haunted by ruins and ghost towns, a mere shadow of what it once was. The landscape is filled with numerous sites of past violence and empty spaces visibly marked by decay and wasted potential.

When Zelda tells Link and Midna that “these dark times are the result of our deeds,” she is referring to specific historical acts of imperialistic aggression. Hyrule established hegemony over its outlying territories by crushing the rebellions against its advances, but the kingdom has suffered from cultural stagnation as a result. Without the dynamic diversity symbolized by Ganondorf, Hyrule finds itself in economic and political decline, isolated from any contact with the world beyond its shrinking borders.

As a representative of a marginalized group of people who have been attacked and driven from their homes, Ganondorf is a tangible manifestation of the horrors of imperialism. He must be defeated, but doing so does not address the underlying problems that have resulted in Hyrule’s decline. I therefore want to argue that Twilight Princess uses Ganondorf to deliver a subtle yet poignant protest against the discourses of empire reflected by the dualistic “light and shadow” rhetoric of heroism that has resulted in tragedy and regret.

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I’ve read over this essay several times over the past few weeks. It wasn’t because of a profound realization or anything, but more because with each successive read I was squinting my eyes harder and harder as I sat there thinking, “None of these words are in the bible.” I also had to dig around and find your proper, published essay from 2017, as this post is simply an abbreviated version of that publication which is missing essential points of your argument and kinda muddied the whole read for me.

You had another post in 2020 dabbling on Midna and Ganondorf’s interactions which, uh… I also had to read through several times.

I'm going to be courteous and put everything I mean to say under a read more, both for the sake of anyone who happens upon this post and for you, in case you don't feel a want or need to even look.

Before January 2025:

If you are a USAmerican in a relationship that might be affected by legislation that dissolves same-sex marriages, who may no longer be recognized as next-of-kin, especially if you have children, get your rights in writing!

Your marriage certificate may not be enough to prove you have rights to make medical decisions for non-biological children or for a same-sex spouse or partner.

Go to a lawyer, get it spelled out as clearly as possible that you have a voice in emergency medical and legal situations.

For those of us who aren’t lawyers or well-versed in law generally, can someone clarify what kind of document, by name, people should be drafting with their lawyers? Is it a type of letter, or is there a name for this classification of document? I’m aware that it probably varies by US state, but a lot of people are likely feeling extremely lost right now and don’t know where to start on this. I definitely don’t. I live in a state that isn’t likely to nullify existing marriages or prevent new ones from taking place, but who knows what they’re going to try at the national level and enforce from the top down.

Power of Attorney should cover most partners and spouses to ensure that they will be making each other's health care decisions in cases of serious illness. LGBTQ+ spouses and domestic partners must execute proper Health Care Power of Attorney documents listing each other as the highest priority agents for making each other's health care decisions in case of incapacity.

Here's a resource from GLAD.

#PSA: YOU NEED TO BE EACH OTHER'S EXECUTOR OF ESTATE IN THE EVENT OF A DEATH#PoA generally speaking does not maintain your rights in the event of the death of the person over whom you have that power#i deal with this nearly every day in my Real Life Job. PoA stops applying the moment one of you is dead#so PoA is very good for medical decisions etc but for their belongings? the funeral decisions? you need to be EXOE#don't be left with only your lover's box fan. please

Two things to prop up right now:

any trans person reading this I love you

any woman reading this I love you

any poc minority reading this I love you

any queer person reading this I love you

any disabled person reading this I love you

any immigrant reading this I love you

@unironicallycringe jumpscaring you

LINKTOBER DAY 22, SEABED INN

Nothing like ending the adventure with a weird dream and manifesting a new spooky ring! Link’s too tired to wake Zelda for this one.

(That zora is a strange one, choosing to live near the sky. Have you heard? Rumors have it she even took one of the last zonai as a student.

I heard she taught it healing arts!

I heard she let it near the Sky Princess.

Oh no!

Didn’t she know the Zonai are cursed? Nothing ever goes right with their magic. That’s why they were taken by the malice.)

Interested in more of this au? Check out this masterpost (it all started when Zelda didn’t time travel back in time)

Want to see wips and character faces without Rauru’s brainfog getting in the way? Mayhaps you should check out my patreon :0

Prev these are some good tags

Those tags are LEGIT. Canada has gotten so bad in recent years because provincial governments are so confident overstepping in wake of Trump. I cannot stress enough how important it is that all Americans get out and vote.

I don't care how you feel more moral not voting because it matters so so so much and anyone trying to tell you otherwise is doing so to get Trump or someone like him back in power by using your non vote. It's bad for everyone.

Do not let them convince you not to vote.

I made yeto’s pumpkin/goat cheese/salmon soup and it’s changing my life a little bit, like holy SHIT this yeti knows what he’s doing

Op you are a god

All you "I won't vote for Kamala because of Gaza" people: HEADS UP!

You've got a wannabe dictator speaking to another wannabe dictator every fucking day to PREVENT A CEASEFIRE versus a candidate calling for a ceasefire.

Vote accordingly or I swear to gods you'll wake up one day and look back wishing you could change that one little decision.

It's been reported multiple times that Trump is out there encouraging Netanyahu to keep up the bombing while Harris and Biden are working to end it and yet some people dare to say they aren't going to try to get Harris elected and act like that won't directly result in more deaths and violence in this conflict. Shame on you.

Palestinians are literally out there right now saying Trump winning - which is what will happen if everyone doesn't get out there and vote for Harris - would be a worst case scenario for them (x). Don't you dare appropriate their struggle to try to justify your failure to do everything in your power to stop the Fascist GOP from getting into office.

Vote Blue all the way down the ballot. Lives are on the line. And if the GOP gets in you may not get a chance to vote again.

Writing that hyrule warriors comic focusing on dark link INTENDING for volga and dark link to be a slow burn ship and watching everyone go "look at volga being a good dad" LIKE NO WAIT GUYS

Im so used to watching people ship two men that just breathe in the same room funny, i wasnt prepared to see yall dadzone volga. My friends are laughing at me.

Oh dear.

… It got longer.