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eusuntgratie · 3 months

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if you're in the us and you're as terrified as i am about trump running again but aren't sure what to do, i'd love to suggest writing letters for vote forward.

i've written letters for them for several years. we send handwritten nonpartisan letters encouraging people to vote. the more people vote, the more people vote blue. the more disenfranchised voters vote, the more people vote blue. the more bipoc folks, queer folks, women, single parents, low income folks, etc vote, the better off we will all be.

take a break from doomscrolling. ranting on twitter or tumblr won't change people's minds.

make a donation to a candidate in a swing state. write letters to encourage people to vote. volunteer with a local organization making an actual difference on an issue you care about.

it's not hopeless, but you can't do everything all at once. pick something you can actually do, and start there. once that's done, maybe you can do something else.

i just signed up to write five letters to support voter turnout in michigan. once i get those prepped, i'll sign up to write some more.

#grace rambles #vote forward #when i start to panic i sign up for a few more letters #or make a small donation #the right wants you to be panicked #to think it's hopeless #it isn't #but screaming on the internet isn't the solution #you are capable of making a difference #but you gotta be realistic about scope #take on something small and manageable #and then go from there <3

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knifefightandchill · 7 months

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RESIDENT EVIL 4 (2023)

this time... is different.

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deoidesign · 2 months

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I'm sorry if what I say is wrong in any way, I don't mean to offend you, it's just something I'm not completely sure about. Does Adam use he/they or they/them pronouns? I think I saw a post of yours where you said that Adam uses he/they, but it was a while ago and now I'm not completely sure (and I don't want to use the wrong pronouns)

I know you don't mean anything by it, but I am sad that so many of the asks I get start with people saying "I'm sorry, I don't want to offend you" or some variation thereof, followed by completely normal questions. I think I may have been responding too harshly to too many things and given the impression that I'll jump at people for being wrong...

But asking clarifying questions is always okay. I mean, it's also okay to be wrong and even offensive. What matters is if you learn from it when someone points out that it was wrong or offensive. I won't stop telling people they're saying something hurtful if they are, but I don't want that to lead people to be scared of me or something.

Correcting people is always just about correcting them, not hurting them. It's okay to need to be corrected, were all learning new things every day.

Anyways Adam uses he/they, you remembered correctly

#i dont like when people pry about personal things #especially not when it's accusatory. I'm admittedly sensitive to a lifetime of people denying my identity #people saying i dont count as bi. or nonbinary. or disabled.#and so i tend to take questions around these as people trying to 'sus me out' as a fake or something...#and I'm always going to try to explain. generally gently... how these things are hurtful to me personally #or in the case of my characters how certain things can (in my opinion) be harmful mindsets to have #but i dont carry them with me and im not mad #im just 26 and kinda tired of making myself small to make other people more comfortable.#so. if im uncomfortable ill just say jt!#and ill do my best to explain why so people can maybe learn from it #but as someone who. i talked about this recently elsewhere. as someone who has anger management issues #and unfortunately has had to deal with people i care deeply about being scared of me...#it just makes me sad to see anons being scared of me.#that's all #im not upset or anything. just trying to be a better person.#I'm learning everyday too #asks #anon

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genderfluidgothwitch · 6 months

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For those who are unsure of whether or not they really have the "sensitivity to cold" symptom of fibromyalgia, because you think that it's just you not being able to handle colder temperatures like other people, that's one way of putting it. The other way is, when it's winter and the temperatures start dropping, do you feel your pain more intensely? Do you feel like you have more problems with your joints? Is your partner always commenting how cold your fingers and toes are, but it somehow gets more frequent in winter? Those are other ways to consider being sensitive to the cold.

#just a little food for thought #I'm thinking bc I'm high af #I had to take an entire 50 mg gummy tonight because I had some serious fucking pain #I didn't realize it was going to be a consistent pattern of winter making me feel like shit #but here we are in year two of No Longer Ignoring My Symptoms #and I'm still questioning whether or not it's actually fibromyalgia #like I 100% definitively know what it is #I just still don't have the doctors sign off bc I hate phone calls and I'm getting new insurance next month #so I figure might as well wait to see if the new insurance covers any differently #things to look forward to with the new job #anyways I'm forever grateful I didn't have to jump through every stupid ass hoop my husband did when he went full time with my company #it's explicitly designed against people who aren't neurotypical and it's honestly the most bullshit program ever #no they don't give full time by merit in my company #I really only got the job because my file boss wanted me explicitly for her job when she retires #and I will be eternally grateful that she saw something in me that no other manager saw #anyways ignore all these tags anyone who reads this that found this in the fibromyalgia tag instead of my blog #fibromyalgia #>.>#kudos to those who read this far #your journey shall reward you with a small token of my gratitude #🐦‍⬛ a friend for you

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icewindandboringhorror · 4 days

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finally finished all of one character's entire quests/optional dialogue/questions/etc.... 100,000 words... .... aughhh

#Given some of it IS lines of code and stuff but like.. minus all that it's still probably at least 85 - 95k words hhhhhh #AND I have to do this for another 3 characters. Then a few partial quests for 3 others. THEN the other random misc stuff in the game #(like there are public areas in the city like a park and a forest that you can go and do a few things at. and chat with a few random #townsfolk that aren't actually full characters or anything. And there's a community board where you can #browse some of the random job advertisments or silly things that happen to be posted around #and also pick up a few odd jobs of your own to help earn coin to buy gifts for the npcs. etc. etc.)#Originally I was thinking like 'ah I'll make a short little game just to try it out! :3 It'll take maybe a few months!''#haha........................hee hee........................................hoho #Also evil that it would have been done already if I didn't totally drop itand stop working on it for like 5 years randomly #i could have made 5 years of steady slow progress gradually. instead of like 'one initial idea dump + about a month of art and writing'#...... 5 year break..... 'sudden mad dash to try to get probably 400.000 words written in a year or less' lol #I just really want to be done and have something out there already so it can lead to doing other things in my world..!!!!!! T o T #Like this can be an introduction and then maybe from that I can make other games. or short story anthologies. or other such things #But there needs to be some initially not very complex easy to interact with starting point first I guess... if that makes sense #That's part of why I stopped posting worldbuilding lore dump stuff as often because its' like.. massive walls of novella length #text are much more inacessible to engage with than like.. ooh a game! and there's characters! so its more approachable! and theres #visuals! oo! and the text is broken up in small bits line by line with other things in betwen! oo! etc. etc. lol #Not that THIS is even very accessible. I think dialogue heavy interactive fiction/visual novel type stuff is pretty niche and considered #boring or tedious compared to something with more ''gamplay'' like where you can actually move around in a world #and shoot things or whatever lol. But its an inbetween point. something SLIGHTLY #more accesible for now. Since i just dont have the budget or means or ability to make some skyrim type thing obviously LOL #Though maybe if theres any interest in the visual novel that could lead to making other things too. or at least I hope. I have a VERY cool #idea for a more ''gamey'' type of game that is a super fun concept and etc. but I would need to hire at least 2 people to make it.. ough..#I could do all the writing and probably half of the art. But I think I'd inevitably need a 3d artist and someone who can Code For Real hbjh #the system for ren'py (the thing I'm making a visual novel in) is not that complicated if you stick to just simple dialogue and stuff.#Making a whole moderately sized 3d game with minigames in it and a bunch of quest features and etc. would be out of my simplistic scope #''just learn it yourself!!' ... i barely manage to eat and sleep reliably every day lol... i do not function well enough to spend months #learning that many new skills. I already have a lot of of things I'm good at (not in a braggy way but just factually like.. i already have #a wide variety of different things under my belt).. at some point I have to just be happy with what i CAN already do and focus on that #and admit I need to get outside help sometimes ghjbh... NO more new skills/hobbies!!! ... ANYWAY

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shivunin · 7 hours

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which of your stories are you most proud to have finished? are there any little details you put into your stories that you're particularly proud of? 💜

Hey, Mer! Thank you for asking c:

Hmmm taking this in two ways:

Proud to have finished as in, proud that I managed to finish it has to be Wander the Drifting Roads, which is one of my two long fics. I was editing while I was posting and caught up to the point I'd edited to, which caused me disproportionate stress haha. For a minute, I wasn't sure I was ever going to get that last chapter into a state I was okay with posting. I briefly considered walking away, but I am so glad I didn't!! It is still one of my favorite things I've written.

Proud that I wrote in general is probably Palimpsest, which 1) I still feel clever over the name and 2) that section of act 2 remains the crunchiest Dragon Age thing to me (it is just so!!!! *paragraph deleted*) and 3) I love writing from inside Fenris's head and I am very, very proud of how the fic came out in general.

*gets out the red string* okay so you know how there are a bunch of statues of people in random poses that don't really look like they're carved from anything? and how Solas froze a ton of people in Trespasser in stone? well, in my fic The Scourge of Sundermount, the Lavellan there comes across a left-behind remnant of Mythal's soul in a bit of the amulet Merrill used to bring her back and she becomes a sort of Medusa-esque figure, capable of (involuntarily) turning people to stone with a remnant of that power. I have a hard time reading that story because it is very sad, but I do feel clever about the details in the way I situated that AU.

#pls dreadwolf pls give me more about the statue people. they're in every game #or--at least 2 and inquisition #ooh also in your fate for mine--using the druffalo quest as a way of comforting cullen #(remembering what it was like to have a small goal and accomplish it)#i love that quest actually.#but then-- i like to imagine all those silly sidequests as a way of the inquisitor managing anxiety #a war is huge. but herding someone's beloved pet home is something concrete you can do to help #and you can see the results immediately #anyways!!! i digress #thank you for the asks!! it is so fun. also my second answer to the second question is amethyne #i have never seen anyone even talk about her but i have very strong feelings about it #and so i snuck her into wen's storyline (and heart) because someone should take care of her #ask response

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sleebyconfy · 4 months

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happy valentine's day! i hope that even if you are feeling sad or lonely today that you are still able to do something kind and nice and loving for yourself!! whether you already have a partner or not, it's never too late to work on loving yourself!

#as for me! i can't see my partner today and they're really really busy so idk if they'll call me or not #but i think im gonna take frankie to the botanical gardens if we manage to leave the house in time and maybe even get a small treat!#there aren't that many cheap fun treats around anymore but i'm hoping i can find something!!#if not though i can take us on some errands and try to dress nicely and bring our cane and go slow and have fun!#if anyone has any ideas for cheap and tasty valentine's day treats for me and my headmate though let me know!!!! 🩷#my post

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needylittlegirl · 5 months

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desperately need to stop reading greek myth retellings because i sob every time without fail

#you can take the blandest myth and weave it into the most heartbreaking story ever #i would like to be held now please .#theres something abt greek myths specifically that fill me with so much love for humanity and stories and everything #but manage to make me feel so Alone at the same time #i think its just like. they make me think about the vastness of everything #every little thing you could imagine has a myth to explain it #and that makes everything feel so Big and makes me feel so small #mytxt

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astraltrickster · 1 year

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IMPORTANT PSA FOR TUMBLR USERS

If you see a post that recommends something that you just plain can't do, be it for lack of money, lack of access, or often even disability:

Did you know?

That's right! You're not the target audience! You can just scroll on by! The OP won't be offended that every single man, woman, nonbinary adult, and child isn't immediately running out to follow their universal edict and you and others with your restriction alone are not! You don't need to reblog with a bitter retort about how you can't do that!

Shocking, right? That's okay, take your time.

#internet culture #bitching #psa #Is The OP Being Ableist Or Are You Mistaking That Post For A DM?: the game that twitblr sucks at #worth noting that this was inspired by two things #1) someone claiming theyd RATHER tumblr become just as spyware-laden as the rest of the internet #not because they dont trust them to be honest about their intentions with marketing anyway #but because THEY can't afford badges/blaze/shoelaces/ad-free/other small discretionary purchases #and 2) multiple instances of people shitting on disability advocates fighting for simple things like more accessible outdoor spaces #because it makes them sad to remember they dont have access to something good for them #and somehow managing to take ''this is good for us and we should have more access to it''#as ''but have you tried yoga?''

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ranger-kellyn · 2 months

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oh it's over for y'all i did it. i cracked the code. i FINALLY. after all these years of making them my favorite accessory pairing, i FINALLY>>> have an idea for a full airplaneshipping fic where they are the main focus

#THANK U shower after a jog #for YEARS.....YEARS I TELL YOU Y E A R S #WANTED TO WRITE A PROPER AIRPLANE FIC AND NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#it's nothing ground breaking or earth shattering but like #something along the lines of:#elesa is having to take a small break from being a gym leader due to some sort of fashion gig that has her traveling all over the world #away from unova for at least a year or so #elesa and skyla had been tiptoeing a little painfully around their romantic feelings for years at that point #and the separation is putting a strain on that #elesa had internally been hoping skyla would ask her to not go through with it - but she didn't #(bc skyla is never going to let herself be the thing that gets in the way of elesa's career)#and then skyla gets in her head about figuring it's her own fault for not saying anything if elesa finds a real partner while she's away #and then maybe skyla takes a small break of her own from the gym to line up a flight job to one of the cities elesa has a show in #and maybe elesa's manager is cool and skyla works with her to more or less make it a surprise for elesa #and it's just...The Best weekend #and turns into skyla taking more and more time away from the gym to meet with elesa around the regions of the world #i want yearning!!!!!!!!!!! i want longing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#i want the tension to build and build and build until it!!!!!!!! snaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#writing tag

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jinhyun · 1 year

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#so um. i'll be taking a small hiatus from tumblr during march starting today #something kinda big is coming which i don't wanna jinx lol but yeah i need to step away for a bit #watercolor isn't being put on hold or anything i promise i'll finish it as soon as i can please don't forget about it 😭😭#(if i happen to have an inspiration rush you better bet i'll be coming back to post the next part lmao but yeah so far it should be up—#—in april. maybe (hopefully) the first week of it)#also all the comissions i have left have been asked to be sent via email so i'll be contacting you guys over there!!#but yeah a lot is going on in my life rn and i can't manage with everything sadly kdñsks so that's it so far ;-;#see you guys in april ily 🥲💖

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httpiastri · 16 days

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if I may... I'm happy Paul walked off the podium without the celebration. cause he seemed so angry that I could totally see him punching Franco in the face. he needs to calm down by himself, to munch through that bitter pill... and he'll be okay.

honestly yes i feel the same way. i see a lot of drivers who force a smile and pretend like all is okay, and that's respectful and everything. but part of what i really like about paul and his driving is that he's never really satisfied and happy, and he doesn't pretend to be okay with a result that isn't okay. instead, he refocuses his energy, and performs better the next race. i promise, as long as he doesn't get taken out by someone else tomorrow, he will have a lovely feature

(like ollie goethe, i love that guy but i wouldve liked to see him more upset about losing the win. but then again, maybe he knew even there and then that he would get the win back so he didnt care 🤣)

#its good that he went and cooled off instead i think #when the emotions get too much its hard to just shut them off #im often like that with the girls that i coach too… like some of them who have a lot of issues with managing their anger #instead of saying 'come here and be happy' its better to take a few moments alone to process it #otherwise its soooo easy to get irritated at every little thing and then it becomes something huge when its something small in reality #idk im proud of him either way #he had a lovely race until that second #he deserved the win #asks!#anon!

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yousaytomato · 8 months

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please let work be okay today, I had so many weird interactions yesterday that I'm worried will come back to haunt me

#that's the thing with this job #is that if you do something weird/wrong #there's a very real possibility it will have consequences #but i dont think i did anything seriously wrong just small things #but like. a lot of small things.#and near the end this woman was asking me really intense personal medical questions about myself #and I just lied to her because like. wtf.#and i did another things that was kind of weird but. idk #like. it's not even that im worried about things I've done #more about the manager not taking my side in things if it came down to it #because she doesn't actually understand the job i do or what it's like to be out there. because she never does it

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colecassiidy · 2 months

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Thinkin bout the kid wanting to go west, wanting to pick up a security job, seedling instincts that BW allowed to flourish unabashedly to the skillsets he'd scraped together surviving as some street urchin