#this is just the stuff i've posted in the last few days

[grimrester]

purely speculative stuff about watcher's business behind the cut

cr1tikal/penguinz0 talked in his video about the watcher announcement about how he has staff and he doesn't believe they weren't pulling in enough to pay them, but i also don't know how much charlie knows about watcher's setup and team.

charlie's esports team has high salaries that he pays, sure. but watcher has many people with some pretty high-salary titles, and they're friends or family of the ryan/shane/steven. it is really hard to negotiate a low starting salary in that position.

on top of that, they operate in LA, pay for a pretty big set, and do generally more expensive content than charlie. charlie streams from his room and half of watcher content requires travel. it's entirely conceivable to me that their business expenses are really high for a youtube channel.

they also recently hired two more folks for some of steven's content.

the vimeo OTT platform is extraordinarily quick to set up. you can get started with their base package without even doing a demo. given that they dont have the app included in the bigger enterprise option, i'd guess they went this route. they first started teasing the announcement only FIVE days ago, which is a pretty short runway compared to other content creator announcements. (try guys is currently teasing something about a month away, by comparison.)

from the start, none of this has felt well thought out. even though they said they articulated their reasoning poorly in the announcement, the core message of the announcement and the apology is the same: "we can't afford to continue operating as we have, and don't want to scale back."

i think they just recently did some number crunching and realized they were in deep shit. as i've speculated in other posts, they didn't do market research and were way too optimistic about their conversion rate. they were also relying on their initial pitch of taking everything off youtube to push people on the platform. i do think they are genuinely scrambling.

the part of this that they're going to have to work on for the next few months to a year, though, is that they should have known their business was unsustainable WAY before now. this reeks of no one paying attention to the books. it should not have come to scrambling for a new way to bring in a lot of revenue, fast. this is the kind of thing you don't usually see until a company is about to release a death rattle. it's the same last-ditch move as collegehumor going under and dropout going fully paid as the only way to survive.

except dropout wasn't responsible for collegehumor's mismanagement, and they also told people they were going to die otherwise.

#watcher

[expelliarmus]

#mine #doctor who #dwedit #david tennant #catherine tate #a little bit meh on the colouring #but i think it turned out better than last time i giffed this #hi friends!! sorry it's been a few days since i've posted a gifset #been busy with work stuff and just tired overall #but 2 more weeks of work and then it's spring break!!! #hope you've all been doing ok!!

[why-the-heck-not]

22.03.23, wednesday

took the start of this week way too chill because “I have plenty of time for the end of the week deadlines” and then today realised that it is in fact the middle of the week and I gotta hurry tf up now

#I always do this #deadlines on sunday so on monday I feel like I'm organized and on top of things and then tuesday also suddenly goes for like mentally #preparing and focusing on things I've neglected during the last week's school work catch up (aka cleaning etc) and then I once again have #just a few days to get a week's worth of stuff done so I have to catch up again and so im tired of things on monday again #and so the cycle continues lol #also im aware I have like almost identical pic posted here before but like only so many different types of pictures u can take of one desk #studyblr #study #studyspo #aesthetic #aes #dark academia #chaotic academia #march 2023 #2023

[rapidhighway]

every time I come back home I experience new mental illnesses -_-

#its not even bad rn it's been nice #there's just so much horrible stuff underneath it all though and i think i just can't handle it #i think im just grieving my entire life every time I come here #and I've been just having these thoughts i guess intrusive thoughts about everyone dying tragically for the laste few days and it's #NOT FUCKING HELPING #idk it's nice we're all nice and both is happening but there's always some new info dropped on me that they just. #expect me to process by myself and i just end up crying at night all the time cause like what am i supposed to do #yeah sorry for venting again i was getting a bit better at not doing tht but i neeed it rn ToT #k i think i just need to go to sleep and maybe ill forget everything tomorrow or something idk #vent #vent post

[pokimoko]

I have had it with these motherfucking spam bots on this motherfucking site.

#personal #tumblr stuff #vent post #spam bots #i've been getting like 1000 spam bot followers a day for the last few days and blocking them all is getting--dare i say--TEDIOUS #wake up. block 300 bots. go to work. come home and block 500 more bots. spend evening checking tumblr to block bots. it's becoming a chore #it's starting to feel like I offended the tumblr gods or something. this is ridiculous. but like hell will i let them win #i won't let my follower count be 50% bots. i feel like a deserve a tumblr badge or something for fending off so many bots. #tribble #the trouble with tribbles #a very apt metaphor i think for these bloody spam bots; block one and five more come to take its place #but upside: the spam bots are helping me compile a Rosetta Stone for the word 'Untitled'. woo #also if you just joined tumblr and want to follow me: for the love of god personalise your bloody blog #i don't care if you have a icon or a summary. if your blog and likes are empty i'm blocking you #because i don't trust empty blogs and i really don't have the time to sort out who's real or not right now #(though if the blog's offering free mp3s 'just click the link!' or is advertising US keto gold coast gummies i know for sure it ain't real) #but hey! good news to people who followed me in the last four days who haven't been blocked; you passed the blog captcha test #anyway just had to get this frustration out of my system; gonna go block some more bots now i guess. i'll be very happy when this stops

[not-poignant]

PSA

After a miserable few days, which always happens when I get anons that share a facecast or facecasts with me, I'll no longer be responding to any anon facecasts because it's not really about me and there's no real safe way to respond for me and there never has been.

I love when y'all facecast characters and enjoy doing that, it's a type of fandom engagement I hate doing personally and I don't enjoy being asked to engage with, and have said increasingly over the years, but I will always 100% support you doing it for yourself, and think it's great that others get enjoyment out of this.

But I don't. And I'm no longer going to host that part of fandom here.

I've deleted all previous ask responses on facecasting and am going to leave this one up in the tags as my reference in the future.

#housekeeping #facecasting #facecasts #you want to share that stuff make a blog to share it on #or share it with friends #or share it with people who also enjoy facecasting #there's whole sections of fandom just dedicated to facecasting #that i have actively avoided all my life #i have never wanted to turn the anon function off more than i have the last few days #and it's been years since i've felt like turning off anon #y'all can be *pushy* #but all i will ever offer you going forward is silence or a 'it's great that you enjoy doing that' #my job isn't to be a personal validation machine #and *I do not facecast* #which puts me in a really awkward and uncomfortable position #and you know what i've never felt good about replying to a single facecast post of any kind #that has asked me what i think about X name/celebrity/actor/model/athlete #and it's time that i was just really honest about that lol

[coollyinterferes]

*taps mic; a certain gentleman is standing right beside him*

"Good evenin', everyone!! We're back!! Hope you didn't miss us much!"

"It sure hasn't been that long.... has it....?"

Uhhmmm....

#[shows up late with no st*rb*cks bc fuck those guys but HIIIII 8) ] #[*insert 'haven't been here since last year joke*] #[no but fr AAAAA i'm so sorry abt the silence!! as usual depression got my ass around mid-december due to Some Stuff irl] #[from there it's been all downs and just a few ups so i've been taking it slow and trying not to let it all get to me (much)] #[anyways hi hi hi. how have y'all been doing???] #[super late but i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!!] #[also sending you all the best of wishes for the new year!!!] #[i might not be able to post thread replies tonight but i'll be around for a bit working on some of them] #[i think i also had some pending asks last time??? so i might try to start from there] #[dumb brain is still all BLERGH but feel free to send in stuff if you wish!] #[prompted. unprompted. random. etc. all is good] #[hope you're all having a wonderful day/night/etc!!! <3] #;speedwagon says (( ic )) #;jonathan says (( ic )) #;ic #(????

[front-facing-pokemon]

#manectric #i woke up at like noon today y'all i'm queuing this after work. i forgot about it all day and i was about to hop on totk #but i got the reminder to do it. so here i am. with manectric #el woowoo‚ if you will #a lot happened. yesterday. it was not a very good day. which is why i woke up so late. it was a little bit rough. but i guess it's a new day #so. it'll get better. planning on Not Doing Shit today or tomorrow to compensate for all the Bullshit that happened yesterday #hoping you all are doing well. one week from today (friday june sixteenth) i'll be hopping on a flight for the first time in 10 years #looks like according to the queue this will actually go up the day before we leave. so‚ to you guys‚ i'll be heading out tomorrow #which is scary a little bit. last time i flew i had no idea i was autistic‚ but now that i've come up with a lot of better accommodations #for myself and i understand myself a lot better and my needs‚ i'm realizing a lot of my accommodations just aren't gonna make it through TSA #plus it's a lot of unfamilarity with unfamiliar people and an unfamiliar environment which i feel like is gonna lend itself to sensory #overload like Immediately and i'm probably gonna get a headache bc that's how it manifests for me #so when we get there i'm probably gonna have to run to the nearest pharmacy. and grab some shit. which is annoying! so. i'm a little #worried. about the trip. NONE OF HTIS IS ABOUT MANECTRIC SORRY #this is a pokémon i have a hard time caring about outside of its involvement as the leader of the electrike in amp plains #that's about it #any tips from frequent flyers who are autistic would be greatly appreciated. not even just about flying but about like. going to unfamiliar #places on the other end of the country and stuff. i feel like that's what i'm most worried about even though i'm worried abt all of it #also hi i'm writing these tags from day-of. like the actual day this is going to post. me from a week ago sure did know what she was talking #about! anyway. i'm. gonna like. take my meds now goodBye see you all when this Posts in a few hours

[untoterxhund]

either gonna remake again in the future and hand out the url privately or gonna clean out the followers list again me'thinks. so if you wanna stay mutuals and plan on writing w/ me in the future when I can actually dedicate time to doing so w/out any stressors or anxiety spikes then please, slap that heart real quick for me.

if not, it was a pleasure to write and talk for a bit and wish y'all good luck on your future endeavors 'n stuff.

#010 //: out of character. #am I trying to make it easier and less anxious on myself to write here? yes. why? too much trauma w/ discord rp servers to warrant trying #and tbh I shouldn't feel pressured or afraid to even post stuff here thinking that I'm gonna get harsh words or nasty side-eyes despite #the content not even being that bad or triggering at all compared to other things I've seen on my dash. #long story short i wanna be here but something is making me feel unwell/not be here but can't pin-point the cause so the solution is to wip #didn't I do something like this last month? yes. everyone has their coping mechanisms. mine is mhw and seeking the once a month validation #'cos it either feels like i'm just a number to most people or just the one partner they decide to write w/ 'cos their bored or something #I wanna be someone's fav. who they scream to @ 3am about muses and hcs not just another number to their follow count :( #all in all? I will reblog this the next few days just to ensure that everyone just a fair chance as this makes it's rounds before commencin #the purge/remake just as a /FAIR WARNING/.

[pyrriax]

HI TUMBLR late footnote posting before i go to bed (i took a nap today........ ate up most of my time)

not a lot to talk about with footnotes today since i was Busy and my brain wasnt working pfndkmlfd i blame seven hours of modded oneblock

#haunted ecosystem #haunted bookshelf #i might make a tag for these footnote posts? i think its a fun way to document what ive written about without sharing All of it #also yes thats a random crack au that i've have in the back of my head for a bit what about it #i dont think its canon in the slightest its just a funny little thing in my head for writing random bs #honestly i might start trying to work on more wtds stuff. this is kind of a perfect excuse #also! i think how i might work this is that if i work on a larger project during the day then i'll just do the daily prompt #since its a good exercise and an excuse to keep some kind of writing streak going #i actually asked one of my partners for a prompt since i was struggling to find an interesting one #ended up with 'last man standing' for spoke... very fitting tbh #i might write a more canon take for that. the concept i wrote down was much more set in an au than anything since i was also thinking #about asomatous zam at the same time so i kind of just incorparated both of them into it with it being paracosm-era #OH did i ever mention that i have a general title plan for the other parts of that kind of. world #its very set in stone that if i do write more it'll be two more parts #metamorphosis (5 part) and paracosm (1 part with multiple scenes. functionally 3 part maybe?) #asomatous goes in the middle of that. i need to kind of plan all of them out better and see how it wants to flow #metamorphosis was started as a concept because i had a few bad things happen bingo prompts i wanted to be used for asomatous #but didnt end up using. so metamorphosis is my excuse for that. paracosm is just a Concept thats been really plaguing me basically since i #originally wrote asomatous... i should probably come up with a temporary series title. i think something about shattering skies? #its a reoccurring theme and symbol throughout all of them....... i just think its neat #ANYWAYS goodnight to you especially if you actually read through all my tags :)

[merrigelblogs]

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#yammers #yeah sorry time for a tag post bc I gotta put this somewhere but. quietly #I get so few days where I don't wonder what the fuck I'm even doing here #and that wondering gets ramped up by the fact that there just. isn't anywhere else for me to be #bc I'm always gonna be far away from someone now #my home country is a dangerous shithole where I'm uninsured and jobless #(where I could raise my hire-ability by.... shelling out money I don't have to move away from family and friends #to get closer to where the action is. except it Barely is bc animation is in a freefall) #in my new country I can barely communicate with anyone and my job prospects are so up in the air #that I have to waste my day doing the most demoralizing ugly work I've ever done for a job I don't want #because my visa requires that the country deem my presence PROFITABLE!!! #and I'm burned out to hell and back from running paperwork last year to move here #and it never stopped. it never ever ever stops. I am never ever EVER doing enough #practice french. more. more. MORE. learn this program. learn that program. test for this. apply to that. never hear back. get rejected. #go do paperwork again. figure out your taxes #WRONG. do it again. go get groceries. do the dishes again. put the laundry away again. #there's no space for your stuff. you barely have any stuff because you had to get rid of it all. #do something you don't want to do. again. again. smile! have fun! be charming! connect! network! stay longer! #I just want to curl up in a ball and disappear for a month or two #let me summer hibernate #it's so fucking hot here anyway I'd prefer a cave #negative /)/-)&$

[soulsilversprings]

It's official - I'll be posting two fics for palletshipping week!!! Did a lot of writing yesterday and finally got both of them completed (pending a few minor edits once my brain is in the mood). Super excited to post mine and see everyone else's! 🥲❤️

#it just feels good knowing for sure now that i'll have stuff to post #bc for a bit there even though i've been so excited for this week #i wasn't sure if i would be able to make it happen 😅 #also- my first fic isn't even in my WIPs list!! #it just snuck up on me last minute and i'm excited to surprise y'all* with it #*ok a few of you have seen a snippet of it but- #but i'm glad i attempted all seven days #bc even though most aren't ready to post now #i now have fun pallet stuff in the drafts that i can finish and share later! #nelly if ur seeing this ty for organizing this event <3 #sorry these tags got long lol

[lovecrumbss]

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#i have been offline for almost 2 weeks. i have many followers on this blog... and i just wanna say sorry for the lack of content! #so my things are happening in my life atm and i've been feeling so overwhelmed in the last few days (in a happy way tho) !! #*many #so. im moving to San Francisco for the next eight months for work related reasons!!! so much study and work really paid off in the end 🥹 #im so excited for this new chapter of my life! i'll keep u updated and i'll be back posting nice stuff as soon as my inspiration comes back #love u.

[enigma-absolute]

Today marks 10 years since I first really stepped into the Eddsworld fandom and went through an event with it.

But it also happened to be first anniversary of its creator's passing. This year marks the 10th.

I figured 13 year old me wouldn't want to feel alone in that moment, so I made this to join her and go through the flow together.

Without Edd and Eddsworld, I don't think I would've had that accessible foundation, can-do mindset and enthusiastic influence, admiration and desire to animate and make stories of my own. I was a year too late when I first entered into the fandom and heard about it, but these past 10 years taught me it's never too late to make an impact and tell your tales - no matter how long they'll take.

Thank you Edd Gould. For everything.

#chris rambles #my creations #i sobbed a lot while making this and dealing with CSP crashing a few times during progress #long post #Edd Gould really did say to a friend that last set of green lines if you hit the readmore #it doesn't feel right to tag the fandom this time #EDIT: okay so i've got myself to cry a little more and put myself together #and boy howdy i understand now what it means when an emotional overload impedes your communication #(is annoyed at spelling+grammar mistakes in-comic and description but no i'm not gonna change it) #my god this fandom had both the best of times and worst of times - moreso fandom troubles than personal but still #fun fact: i got to meet a good bunch of the EWFM crew back in the day through the years and some are still good friends of mine #(this is when things were FINE and NOT WEIRD i'm talking early-mid 2010's here people) #some are moreso acquaintances and most just drifted away (that's fair!) #only one of them i know for a fact either one of us would take a bullet for the other (and if you're curious he was a lead role VA) #(won't say who for privacy but listen. A. if you're reading this: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I AM SO GLAD WE ARE FRIENDS) #yeah the friendship goes that deep and he makes me happy to say that I'm his friend #(he's also the only one of all the online friends i've mailed and penpaled to - who has sent stuff back. Nobody else but him.) #i need to chill now my goodness #there's so much ahead of me now bc of what my time in Eddsworld gave and I'm so so grateful <3

[protodot]

I've been having a lot of trouble not torturing myself over the most inane bs lately so I've been looking up how to stop it and:

Yeah, that tracks. My step parents just had to yell at a literal child and now I'm having to spend several days trying (and sometimes failing) to not freak out over just the dumbest things. Half a state away and still screwing me over. Just a little reminder of why I'm not talking to them anymore.

#these last few days have been ROUGH #sorry if i've been posting about this a lot #it's just. surprisingly hard to not let this stuff rule me #vent

[thethingything]

we went from "wow I'm drawing so much and have so many ideas" to once again getting art block which like, okay fair enough, I'll deal with it, but it's still frustrating

#personal #thoughts #🍬 post #vent post #<- it's not a serious vent but still #I managed to do a lot of drawing though and I'll probably at least be able to do LV week stuff #I've actually had a break and not drawn much for the last few days because we were like ''hmm let's not risk getting burnt out'' #and the minute we took a break both our motivation and inspiration just kinda vanished #I have ideas for some little doodles and stuff that I might end up working on #plus I'll probably end up focusing more on making stuff for LV week #because I think our brain freaked out a little bit the minute we tried to draw unfamiliar characters for Art Fight afhgjk #so maybe working on stuff with familiar characters might make it co-operate a little bit more and stop feeling as weird #still not sure why our brain gets so weird about drawing characters we don't normally draw but oh well. it is what it is