#so that's not helping

[ootron]

Fundraiser to fix flood damage at my parents house

hi, so i've never had to make a fundraising post but unfortunately my parents' house just suffered major storm damage that insurance is not going to cover at all because the roof was "in disrepair"

to summarize, on the night of december 17th there was a huge storm in the NJ area that dumped around 4 inches of rain in a very short time. my parent's were in the middle of getting their roof replaced, but unfortunately the contractor was going extremely slowly. this meant the roof was unprotected and essentially blew off during the storm, letting water ran into the ceiling and down the walls. the ceilings and all the drywall and insulation are shot and need to be replaced, and the roof especially needs to be replaced ASAP. they'll probably need a new contractor. unfortunately, the person they were using before did not have any kind of insurance coverage so his insurance will also not cover anything.

this is going to cost a lot of money and my parents have already been having a lot of financial difficulties the past few years. any donations are appreciated, even if it's a dollar. thank you!

link to the donations:

#donations #fundraisers #i just feel so awful and i want to help how i can. and im so angry at the insurance company lol #this is an old house too like the section this happened in was built 1890 or something #so that's not helping #anyway thank you thank you thank you

[sparkymalone]

Sometimes, when I'm having trouble writing a story, I'll start writing a different story just to get something out.

But now I'm just stuck on two stories 😩

#writing process #I'm at the smut part in one #but I'm not up to writing smut atm #and the other one i just can't get the words out #i don't know how to explain it #I'm kinda upset about the whole anon thing yesterday #so that's not helping #for the record #I'm upset with myself not with anon #ughhh #maybe i need to start a third story #surely that will help lmao

[separatist-apologist]

Lorcan give me this uncle ish vibe. Outcasted by his sibling but mommy still love and have faith in him hence why he is around. The uncld that never smile until one of his brother have child and he is obsessed with the baby. But with Elide vibe of being locked in ghe tower in her life, i understand why it give a weird vibe of their dynamic

I'm just not far enough in to see the romance but I don't like either of them during this reread, which is coloring my perspective I'm sure.

#I also don't like brooding assholes whose personalities are tall + dark hair #so that's not helping

[sailoreuterpe]

One massive emotional and mental breakdown later, I remember that I really hate being poor. I fucking hate it worse than almost anything.

#Notes by Nikki #heaving #weeping uncontrollably #wheezing #the whole nine yards #so that's great #it's also 105 degrees #so that's not helping #job hunt #job hunting #work search #work searching #mental health #mental illness #panic attack #anxiety attack #apparently #I've been obsessing over discounts and prices #which I didn't notice until my mom pointed it out #I gave myself a headache #and I'm also losing my appetite to stress

[rosescries]

Hi I wanted to ask if you'll ever continue the "Can we keep her?" Au. Its honestly super good and I hope you do.

-🌻

oTL

Don't ask me that...

#the answer is yes #i am continuing it #none of my stories are abandoned #not even nightmares never end #ciky is just giving me a hard time #and im having a bit of writer's block at the moment i think #so that's not helping #ciky asks #rosey answers #sunflower anon

[moonlight-prose]

gonna probably dip for a few days soon.

#my mental health is not it right now #and it's lonely af here #so that's not helping #i'll be back on the 9th to post chapter three of never break the chain #but until then my queue will be running the blog #witch aunt talks✨

[aro-ace-from-outer-space22]

All those stories where Lan Wangji and/or Wei Wuxian are immortal and go around adventuring or saving people or waiting for their lost love to reincarnate like,, there’s gotta be songs about them?

And even when they’re not, even when they live and die and get reborn in Ancient China (or the fantasy equivalent thereof) there’s gotta be old folk songs calling them lovers and ‘bosom friends’ and pop songs referencing them and newer folk music written by queer people about them being in love without one of them being a girl or pretending that they were friends and Lan Wangji was in love with Wen Qing or whatever The Straights cooked up to pretend that gay people were invented in the 1950s in this universe. Like,, they are FOLK HEROES, I want SONGS about them!!

#my stuff #lan wangji #wei wuxian #the untamed #I desperately want this to exist but unfortunately I'm shit at writing songs and have no money so I can't commission anyone to do it either #filk #I guess #don't mind me I'm just reading Witcher fic and getting emo about Jaskier writing songs about Geralt and like.. #the legacy of characters in the world that they inhabit #the Song of Gil-Galad is stuck in my head #so that's not helping #ALSO #they are BOTH musicians! #Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are BOTH musicians and you're telling me there's no songs about them??? #Witcher fic is 'to grow in adversity' by Soulykins if you're wondering -it's good #listen.. the Tolkienverse is my special interest and you expect me to NOT want songs about my favorite characters???

[heart-of-the-party]

I miss heavensward

#By that i mean specifically the road trip arc with ysayle alphinaud and estinien #I've been listening to dragonsong a lot of late #So that's not helping #I miss them.... #I just miss having estinien close by

[sunbentshadows]

Hey all, you know how internet searches suck now? When the results are awful, full-of-AI, death-of-the-internet levels of bad?

Start appending date constraints to your searches - "before:2023".

My results have gone from 90% AI bullshit to ~60% usable - which frankly at this point is a huge improvement.

#information death of the internet etc #legit this has been SO SO helpful #shout out to mastodon infosec server for this one #before 2022 we did not really have the AI-content-farms because. the tech did not exist to the public. #and you can knock back the date if need be #obviously this does not FIX the problem but #me.txt

[bonesandthebees]

one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method

#I was forced to get over my hatred of making phone calls bc of this #one 15 minute phone call is the equivalent of 5 back and forth emails #also if you don't know exactly what you need help with you can just ask and you can get real help #instead of just desperately clawing at faqs on websites #it's infuriating that it works so well #ramblings

[whats-this-mustelid]

I just think that 'animals are living intelligent creatures that have feelings and deserve to be respected' and 'when done properly farming is beneficial to both people and animals and there's nothing wrong with raising and killing animals for food, clothing, and other products' are concepts that very much can and should coexist

#i think a lot of people get too carried away in farming discourse to actually remember both of these things #some people are so aggressively anti-farming that they forget that meat and fur are necessary for some people #and that farming helps prevent overhunting of certain species #but some people are so aggressively pro-farming that they begin to think of animals as objects #that only exist to provide them with a product #animals deserve to be treated with respect and be given the best care possible while they're alive #but that doesn't mean that its a bad thing for them to die

[shortmexicangirl]

'can i copy your homework?'

'yeah just don't make it obvious'

#literally bar for bar i'm SICKKKKKK #tumblr #tumblr update #put that thing back where it came from or so help me #imagine getting rid of everything that makes your website design unique and instead just stealing the layout of the site you slander so muc

[ibtisams]

My father was martyred by Israel on 10 October 2023 after sacrificing his care in hospital so the injured children could take priority. Today would have been his 60th birthday. He was always selfless, kind, and giving for others. My father gave up everything for me to be able to have a better life, because that is what he always dreamed for me and my sister. The world suffered a great loss when he died, and my heart is always with him and every Palestinian who has lost someone.

In his honour and memory, I would love for anyone who is able to do so to consider donating to The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

The PCRF is an amazing organisation that does so much for those in Gaza right now, including helping provide food, water and medicine. You can donate any amount you are able to- there is no minimum! My father would have given his very last cent if he saw the way Palestine was continuing to suffer after over 100 days with this limited aid, so I know celebrating him by helping others is the least he would have wanted.

I saw @parrot-parent do a very successful donation match and I thought it was such a good idea so I will also match all donations up to $500! If you feel comfortable sending me proof of the amount of your donation, I will match it as a donation at the end of February. (My messages are set to mutuals only, but if you donate and we aren’t mutuals if you send an ask with the proof I will make sure to answer it privately.)

#can you tell my baby pictures with him are my favourite 🙂 #sorry this is so long and emotional I just knew I wanted to do something in celebration of his birthday #and he really was the most selfless person so helping others through his memory is a perfect way to do so #if no one sends me their proof of donations I will just donate $500 at the end of the month 👍 #🦢

[drumlincountry]

I was at a Palestinian solidarity gig last night & the one Palestinian artist who was going to perform had COVID so the organisers asked around to see if there were any Palestinians who'd like to say a few words instead.

A local guy who was born & raised in Gaza offered to speak. He started with "I'm an engineer. i'm not a poet or a politician. I don't... do public speaking… I had no idea what to say when I came up here. So i'm just going to tell you about the street I grew up on."

And then he did! He went down the street building by building. He told us about the ice cream shop on the corner, the grocery shop, the charity that supports people with intellectual disabilities. He told us about the people who he knew growing up, the families who still live in the different houses. He told us about the university buildings and about his friends who quit being accountants to start a band together. All on that street.

All of which is gone now, by the way. Bombed to dust.

#Gaza #Palestine #I talked to him a bit afterwards but god what do you say!! #he said he found the gig helpful anyway. Supportive. So that's good. #I'm gonna see if I can find his friends band and share some of their songs #Me Fein

[hansoeii]

#i made this to make myself feel better after e6 #so I hope it can help you all recover too #a perfect kiss in the rain like crowley deserves #good omens #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 #good omens fanart #aziracrow #aziracrow fanart #ineffable husbands #david tenannt #micheal sheen #neil gaiman #my art #digital art

[wewontbesleeping]

the weirdest fucking thing to me is how men will be like "it's so hard being a man. no one cares that i'm sad. the loneliness we experience could NEVER be understood by a woman" and then also be like "btw i never talk to my friends and i don't know their names and i love hanging out with men because they don't talk about their stupid emotions all the time. women could never understand a bond like this." like ???

#this thread was so rancid lmfao #my favorite was 'we don't care if someone wants to relax on the couch!!! STOP NAGGING US!!!' like ???? #go take care of your kids you deadbeat???? #also SO many guys complaining that no one compliments them #ok so compliment another man..... #oh no you only want a woman to compliment you? ok. #women compliment each other that's why we get compliments lol #we do not want men to 'compliment' us hope this helps