#that's life i guess!

[ask-whitepearl-and-steven]

I want you to know I respect your opinion and at the end of the day you can do whatever you want on your own page, which I love all the art you do. Your White Diamond AU is so remarkable I've added it to my own headcanon idea of Steven meeting his alternate selves.

With that said, why are you responding to posts or asks that talk about blatant shattering of other gems? Real SU fans don't immediately go "death to the enemy." Real SU fans understand that SU is about love, acceptance, second chances, and pacifism. I'll admit, there have been more idiots in the fandom since the show's end, but in my humble opinion, it's best to not give any of them attention, even if they are annoying.

Sorry if I sound rude, I just didn't get responding to that one ANONYMOUS comment.

It's not rude at all! And it's a great question! One I understand the reasoning of.

But I have my own reasoning for doing the things I do.

Mainly, I think that while ignoring SOME behaviors is definitely good.... talking about OTHER behaviors actively is the fastest and healthiest way to immunize the greater community against them.

Let me explain.

I've been in this fandom a long time now, and I agree with you - there's a solid possibility, a real chance that whoever sent that message is just a passing non-fan who decided to be weirdly edgy in my inbox. No big deal. It happens.

But in my experience, the SU fandom is.... wide and varied. There are people of all ages, and many opinions. It would be easier, of course, if the only 'true fans' were those who perfectly understood the show's themes. But to me, that veers dangerously close to a No True Scotsman type of thinking. The reality is that many different people watch SU. And while many of them do inherently agree with the message and understand the nuance, many more just watch the show because... they like the surface level graphics and cool fights and interesting worldbuilding. In fact, many of the show's fans are edgy teens (sorry edgy teens) who are in a life-stage where violence and being strong and cool and decisive in a morally black and white manner is the only way they can possibly imagine solving any problem. And... that's kinda the opposite of what SU teaches! But that's also the point. SU teaches those things on purpose.

And yeah, I can absolutely just ignore this part of the population. But ignoring a behavior does not actually make it go away 100% of the time. If a child in a supermarket comes up to you and starts smacking you with a wooden spoon from Aisle 4, then... sure... you can ignore them and see if their parent comes to get them, or they go away, especially if it's a very small child and they're not hurting you a lot.

But that's not the only option. You can ALSO opt to teach them - and any other spoon-wielding children watching - what COULD happen if they are crude or cruel to a stranger in public. Namely, you can snap 'stop it' and at the very least glare at that child. This is a lesson that will arguably teach them more about the interaction than a complete lack of reaction would.

Now, I'm not saying people who send me asks are all children and I'm doling out some moral lessons here. This is just a metaphor.

I'm simply a person in a social space (tumblr) who is driving my own blog. And while I DO ignore a very large part of cruel/rude asks I get (trust me, I do ignore many!) I sometimes also just post a reply to show what ELSE could happen if you say a borderline silly and arguably tonally inappropriate ask to a person. You could get replied to! In a sarcastic or snappy manner!

And maybe - just maybe - the other people reading my blog can learn something from the experience, and think 'ah, so doing it like THAT will maybe make people kinda annoyed, now I know and will not do that'.

I cannot deny that overall I agree with you, though. I don't think that these types of messages deserve attention on the regular. But I'd hope that my replies to these things are not really... regular. I ignore probably... 80% of these sort of things? I guess maybe it just feels like a lot less, since, well. The public ones are 100% of the ones you get to see!

#chekhov answers #it is a scientifically proven fact that people learn not only by experiencing things directly #but also by watching things happen to others #idk you could disagree with me #i try to space out the weird asks with the nicer ones and the lore ones #but no matter what i do no one is 100% satisfied #that's life i guess!

[spybrarian]

Fandom: Willow (TV 2022) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jade Claymore/Kit Tanthalos Summary:

My family were heading to the Mother's Gate when we were attacked. I was the only one who survived.

Jade grew up believing this story, told to her as far back as she could remember. Her first great constant in life was Tir Asleen, the kingdom that saved her, the haven of her parents' hopes, and the place that gave her a shot at a life that was more than just survival.

This is a story about what happens when a girl tries to build herself on those foundations, and about what parts of herself will stay standing after all the truth comes out.

But, because the other great constant of Jade's life has always been Kit the-menace-of-Tir-Asleen Tanthalos, this story is ALSO about five times that Kit made Jade blush on their journey from best friends to lovers, and the one time Jade finally got her back.

#tanthamore #yeah i'm making text posts to advertise my own fic what of it #willow #jade claymore #kit tanthalos #started as a cute 5+1 became a long character study #that's life i guess!

[pillowspace]

GIRLY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT CYERCE ELEGANS

If Cyerce nigricans is a butterfly, then this is a fairy... Cyerce nigricans for comparison:

#sea slug #ok i have to go make food #hello my 11k notes. may i offer you: sun fnaf #alright this has 15k notes now. i guess i'll add tags #marine biology #nature #ocean #sea slugs #marine life #animals #sacoglossans #sacoglossan

[crystaleevee4]

i am going to start a collection

if you have any other posts of this kind please send them to me

update: this one thanks to @iputmcytsintohydraulicpress (great url, by the way)

this one courtesy of @catamaurrr-star

So I didn’t want to separate it into two images, this was the best I could do- thanks to @blocky-tides! also art is by @/cheeryfairies

thanks @o0recipme0o

hey @igotthisaccountunderduress. less mcyt related but thanks anyways :D

heheh

I GIVE UP GUYS HOW DO I IMAGE ID SOMEONE HELP ME

...so anyways here's my self-promotion now that this has almost 15,000 notes and you guys sure as hell won't see it if i reblog

My AO3! Not much there right now besides OC stuff, but more to come!

Situations ask game! pleasepleaseplease send me hc/life series stuff here i need enrichment (some of these are shorter, but i can promise you i will deliver!)

@traffic-smp-headcannons! me and mod tides like seeing your ideas :)

(of note: i also take art requests, but only traditional)

#hermitcraft #zombiecleo #impulsesv #traffic life smp #i guess? #life series #grian #mumbo jumbo #moon's big i guess #rendog #falsesymmetry #bdouble0100 #homestuck #??? i guess? #wtf even IS homestuck like i know the vague details but lik.e what #anyways. #tma #tmagp

[sergle]

I promised I'd dress as Gandalf Big Naturals before my breast reduction, and true to my word, here are the pics I took literally the day before surgery LMAO

#sergle selfies #<-- I GUESS?????? #this was literally my last act with my breasts. life is beautiful #gandalf big naturals

[hansoeii]

head empty, no thoughts. just turtleneck crowley

#that was his superior look no one can argue with me about this #literally THE crowley look my god #SHE LOOKED SO GOOD WITH IT #like my god #whoever decided to put david in that turtleneck deserves a raise #TURTLENECK CROWLEY!!!! #LOVE OF MY LIFE #kiss aziraphale again but with the turtleneck it'll work trust me #anyways #good omens 2 spoilers #i guess???? #good omens 2 #good omens #good omens fanart #good omens 2 fanart #crowley fanart #crowley #david tennant #neil gaiman #my art #digital art

[cerealdog]

Session 3 is just people being appalled by other people's decisions

And important questions

#secret life smp #slsmp #mumbo jumbo #goodtimeswithscar #ethoslab #smallishbeans #inthelittlewood #solidaritygaming #i couldn’t remember the dog's colour #boat boys #i guess #my art

[thooya]

scar (4 inches tall) ran up to grian and started emoting i am fucking crying

#real life smp #<- i guess #grian #goodtimeswithscar #video #life series spoilers

[astralpenguin]

self care is writing a fic that you’re literally the sole target audience for

#nobody was asking for a spn pmmm crossover fic focusing on claire at 14 #who by this point has already been manipulated into agreeing to something without knowing all the terms and conditions first #and it was awful and the worst day of her life #so when kyubey approaches her she doesn't go for it #but the people around her do and so claire gets to watch people she loves die horribly AGAIN #like there is nothing in spn canon that contradicts any of this #but literally nobody is wanting a fic like this to exist #nobody except for me #so i guess i have to do everything myself around here #el talks

[wotchernewt]

cool new life series! very serious very dramatic!

#mcyt #life series #life series spoilers #oh god i actually need to tag this as real life. sorry to any fans of. the real world i guess #real life #real life smp #grian #grian fanart #impulsesv #impulsesv fanart #solidaritygaming #solidaritygaming fanart #smallishbeans #smallishbeans fanart #goodtimeswithscar #goodtimeswithscar fanart #wotchart #can you believe they ALL died in that mineshaft. except for jimmy. #fastest i've ever scrambled to draw and post a fanart #haven't even drawn half these people before

[sharlinefreire]

sometimes what you need to get out of a deep depression is to start shipping a fictional couple that encourages you to read fanfiction until 3 am.

#this is my life i guess #shipping culture is my life style #unfortunately i love queerbaiting im sorry #fanfiction #johnlock #hilson #destiel #cherik #ineffable husbands #tomgreg #butchie #jwight #lawrusso #stony #finnpoe #spirk #merthur #hannigram #benthan #nandermo #swanqueen #romangerri #sydcarmy #chefs kiss #stormpilot #i ship SO MANY couples i know i have a problem ok

[weltraumii]

woah sea shells

#yeah i decided i wanted going to animate all that #gtwscar #grian #i guess #3rd life

[rust-berrie]

the concept of the farmer being a literal anomaly to the townspeople bc of their in-game features and add-ons will always b so funny to me. so heres a little silly doodle i made.

(edit: ermm... numba two)

#shane would probably just move on w his life uncaring. but for the funny i added the last pannel #nd also introducing my farmer lmao #farmer eli #stardew valley #stardew valley fanart #stardew shane #stardew valley shane #shane x farmer #? i guess #sdv shane #sdv fanart #sdv farmer #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley oc #stardew farmer #my oc #sdv #maybe i’ll post an actual ref to properly introduce him #my art

[hoofpeet]

#this might b silly i guess but i legitimately want to know how common kettles actually are here #we've had the same kettle my entire life so ig I don't have a frame of reference for how other people boil water #can't edit polls but i would've included electric kettles if i knew those were a thing #also insane to me that it seems a lot of people microwave water... microwave-made coffee tastes to bad to me

[marinebiologyshitposts]

#original coast #irukandji jellyfish #irukandji syndrome #cubozoa #trolley problem #hey everyone guess who learned a little photoshop :3 it was me. i did. and this is what im doing instead of yknow anything important #jellyfish #marine life #sea creatures

[spiderziege]

withering heights

#secret life #grian #ethoslab #smajor1995 #smallishbeans #geminitay #bigbst4tz2 #zombiecleo #impulsesv #skizzleman #goodtimeswithscar #tangotek #(kinda i guess) #inthelittlewood #bdubs and pearl are also there but they are very small #god ive stared at this for so long that i kind of hate it now but thats alright #life series #my art