#MONEY??? MAYBE??????

[just-slightly-chayotic]

help i keep planning my move trip to thailand. like a delusional person

#the problem is that i'm convinced i'll go there??? #because my brain is straight up like what's stopping you #MONEY??? MAYBE?????? #TIME??? MAYBE?? #and my brain goes yea but you're actually good at saving no matter how much you complain that you aren't :') #and granted i CAN work it out with my uni for a semester there #see??? i am completely delusional #i am BUDGETING #mentally i am packing my suitcase #ideally i'd go in winter but i have exams #i could do february (vacations) march and april though #then i come back i have may to study for exams again and it all works out #you know i don't think i was told no enough as a child #(that's a lie. i was told no enough. however my mother also raised me to believe that i can do anything (within reason) if i really want it) #tea's ramblings #ignore me i'm just the moves countries and immediately starts looking for a different country to move to person. clearly

[notbecauseofvictories]

I don't know how strictly accurate this is, but one of the things I find shocking about watching historical dramas is how many people there are around all the time---according to Madame de... (1953) a well-off French household in the Belle Epoque maintains a workforce of at least 3, and the glittering opera has staff just to open doors. According to Shogun (2024) you can expect a deep bench just to mind your household, and again, people who exist to open doors.

Could people....not open doors in the past? Were doors tricky, before the standardization of hinges? Because otherwise, the wealthy used to pay a whole bunch of people to do it for them in multiple contexts, and I find myself baffled.

#I mean..........listen. #maybe people in the past had superfluous staff just to open doors. because of reasons. #fair enough! that made their lives easier. okay cool. making things easier is what money brings you. except.... #there are many parts of my life that would be so much easier with support staff! dishes. vacuuming. grocery shopping. #doors though? opening and shutting doors??? #can't say that's come up as a particular concern. #I feel aggressively stupid asking this question but also. why doors. someone dial up a 19th century fella and explain.

[tobisonfire]

Our maple prince etho has delivered.

#ethoslab #goodtimeswithscar #etho #gtws #i guess we've learned that maybe it is a good idea to give money to sketchy letters like that #gtwscar #hermitcraft #mcyt #hc s10

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility #but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion #that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone #i am an environmental educator #so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering #that people are going through #without doing my research and providing real ways to help #this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning #to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering #unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this #and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this #and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity #(complaining) #and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself #for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion #i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out #rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually. #my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free #is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY. #anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i #which is more than their CEOs can say

[polararts]

OOops wooops woops oopksdfj Get em here

#across the spiderverse #spider punk #pavitr prabhakar #miles morales #hobie brown #peter b parker #gwen stacy #art #fanart #spiderman #charms? #charms?? #it's a preorder bc I don't have the money to keep up with these ideas #no miguel bc I don't like him lmao #Gwens band only #Also really like the spot but have no interest drawing him? maybe later

[stil-lindigo]

PALESTINIAN ESCAPE FUNDS (TRY TO DONATE AT LEAST $5 TO EACH)

1. Help Renad & Her Family Evacuate Gaza - £4,090 / 25,000 2. Help little children of Gaza stay safe and alive! - $1,278 / 35,000 3. Help Evacuate My Family from Gaza to Safety - €6,235 / 70,000 4. Urgent Appeal: Save Little Yusuf and His Family Amidst Gaza - €€30,901 / 85,000 5. Help Marah reunite with her family and save them - €7,994 / 55,000

#altogether donating $5 to each would be $25 #which for me is about the price of two bubble teas. maybe one book. #its a small amount comparatively but it'll go a long way if multiple people show up for this #(also if a single person tries to pontificate in the tags about whether this sort of post guilt trips ppl who dont have money im blocking) #i really dont have patience for that rn #palestine #free palestine #free gaza #donations #free west bank #fundraiser #rafah

[jingle-jangle-spurs]

Robert House watching The Courier rip all the copper wiring out the walls of the Lucky 38

#omw to sell it as scrap at Mick and Ralph’s #or for the gun runners maybe #oc: wesson-smith kelly #he’s awful he’s the worst he’s my little pookie bear #no time to listen to your plans or views on social economics #need money to loose at the slot machines #you bet the wrong horse in this race #no main quest side tasks only #I am in your walls stealing your loft insulation #do not talk to me #crime time 😎 #all bundled up in the backseat of The Highwayman #the custom license place says $CAM1IN #fallout new vegas #fallout #courier six #courier 6 #Robert house #fallout memes #fallout nv memes #fallout nv #so many tags #babygirl why are we talking about philosophy #no helgian dialects here I’m about to send ghoulies to the moon #exploding house with my mind #my courier is the worst I love him I hate him I would not let him in my house #fallout new vegas memes

[theabigailthorn]

British producers be like: THEM: "We love this! Let us put our heads together and get back to you early next week!" SIX MONTHS LATER UNPAID INTERN FOR THAT COMPANY: "Everyone you spoke to has been sacked, we hate you fuck off."

American producers be like:

THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON YOU'VE EVER MET: Hey kiddo do you wanna meet The Rock? Do you wanna meet Margot Robbie? Do you want to fuck my wife? I can't give you a job but gosh darn it you've got moxxy, let me put you in touch with Doug Bigcheese, the biggest producer in Hollywood! DOUG BIGCHEESE, EMAILING YOU BACK WITHIN 20 MINUTES: Hey kiddo, that guy said you're awesome! Lemme ask round town and in the meantime you can live in my house borrow my car and by the way have you met my wife?!

#acting #writing #producers #Americans Vs Brits #Americans are just so nice #Nobody has any work right now but gosh dang it the yanks have the right attitude #I think a lot of it is a generational thing too #British boomers seriously think taking 2 weeks to respond to an email is acceptable and I don't know how to tell them that that's just #too slow?! #You're leaving money on the table! #Maybe this is me coming from social media world where everything is instant #But the Americans #They just get it #They tell it how it is #They don't blow smoke up your ass #If you're not right they'll tell you and they'll help you out of the pure goodness of their cheese and apple pie hearts

[puppyeared]

me when the laikas comet. is this anything

@laikascomet

#tumblr wont let me upload the audio file >:( do me a favor and put caramelldansen on in another tab #with any luck itll eventually sync to the music #i originally wanted to do this with Yue but his ears and coat are hard to animate so i decided to go with mars lol #maybe next time ill do laika leek spin...... Ievan Polka was one of my favorites as a kid #i just realized procreate dreams is already out but i dont have money so i just made this in regular ass procreate lol #i like how this turned out ^_^ #my art #myart #fanart #laika's comet #laikas comet #mars #fur #furry art #gif #caramelldansen #edit: sped it up a little #flashing #flashing images

[ryllen]

🌾 . 🍚

#sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #stardew alex #sdv haley #stardew haley #sdv farmer #stardew farmer #probably pierre wouldn't want to hire anyone to do paint job to save money #but maybe caroline be like i'll pay it from my saving; it's dangerous for you to try reaching the high spot or something like that #o wait i forget long paint roller stick exists #oh well anyway fshdh #i love farmer who totally gives blind eyes on whatever bodily charm he tries to flaunt #it's hard to actually do it #but in this case; fictionally; the farmer can #stardew valley alex #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley haley #fanart #fsfhsh alex #ref on the linked icons

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

alright which one o you jokers ordered shitpost calligraphy prints to christie's in new york

#maybe this is like someone's receptionist day job or something?? #otherwise this'd be a wild use of your money

[bizarrelittlemew]

unfair of him to make a uniform look this good 🫠🫠🫠

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 2x8 #stede bonnet #maybe their first relationship conflict in s3 will be stede spending all their money on new fancy suits

[fandomsandfeminism]

Since we're talking about abstract art, I don't think I've shown these off before.

So the basic technique is:

1. Start with a black canvas.

2. Swirl dish soap in a cool pattern on the canvas. (The soap will be the black lines later)

3. Spray the canvas with spray paint. The paint slides off the soap, but will dry on the non-soaped bits.

4. Wait for it to dry, then gently rinse the canvas to get the soap off and air dry it.

You can also spray paint the canvas first, let it dry, then soap, and spray black (or another color) over it. (Which is what I did for the last one. I also washed that one more aggressively, which got some cool texture stuff going on)

#abstract art #color and shape and texture #i literally have these hung on my wall #maybe no one else would pay money for them #but I fucking love them

[blueskittlesart]

everyone look at this fish i had to draw for my illustration class. for a grade. i am going to get a good grade in therapy salmon, something which is both normal to w

#just did the calculation and this class costs me 8k a semester. btw. money well spent #new york times hire me to do your spot illustrations since i am clearly so fucking good at it. god i hate editorial assigments #skribbles #the worst part is i KNOW im going to go into crit and people r going to be like umm therapy salmon doesnt really fit the vibe of the articl #OK SHUT THE FUCK UP. MAYBE I LIKE DRAWING FISH HAVING MENTAL BREAKDOWNS. HUH. DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT

[nerdpoe]

Vlad meets Lex. He realizes some things.

Vlad meets Lex Luthor at a gala, and Lex is schmoozing hard.

Lex has heard about Vlad's weirdass business deals, knows something isn't right, and he want whatever untraceable power Vlad's got at his disposal.

Lex has done his research, and knows that Vlad got the equipment for cloning, but that no child was ever announced. So Lex starts bragging, going on and on about Kon and talking about the kid like he's a Thing.

And Vlad, listening to this, has some unfortunate realizations about how he was treating Ellie.

So Vlad excuses himself and does some digging of his own, and holy shit do the dead have a lot to gossip about regarding how Superman used to treat the boy, and Vlad...doesn't want to be compared to either of those buffoons.

He's better than both of them combined.

And he's gonna prove it.

He's gonna be the daddest dad that ever dadded.

He'll be way better than Jack, and if he's a better father than Jack then Daniel and Jasmine and Maddie will follow! He just has to learn how to be a good parent.

Easy.

He proceeds to buy every parenting book he can find, and signs himself up for parenting classes.

Ellie, minding her own business, feels a shiver go down her back.

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #story prompt #phanfic #vlad's obsession has switched from wooing maddie with money to wooing her with good parenting skills #redemtion fic #vlad slowly starts to have his obsession switch from maddie to just being a good father #ellie fuckin books it #various justice league members have seen a dracula-esque man chasing a white haired kid through their cities #the only one who could have feasibly done anything was J'onn #he read teh general vibe of “LET ME FATHER YOU” and decided to leave it alone #he did tell batman though #maybe he and that strange dracula meta can bond #the man could use more friends

[ayertrinity]

#this is stupid #swag light skin drip outfit...something like that #shitpost #i have no idea what possessed me into doing this #i just thought it was funny #twisted wonderland #twst yuu #sebek zigvolt #deuce spade #ace trappola #ortho shroud #jack howl #epel felmier #atlanta wonderland? #or maybe twisted atlanta lol #sebek stack of money is just a bunch of pictures of malleus #this is so shit #not height accurate