alecjmarsh

[alecjmarsh]

You’re in his living room distracting him with champagne and a low cut dress, I’m in his high tech vault stealing his diamonds. We are not the same.

But we are on the same team, and the payout is gonna be great for us

[alecjmarsh]

You've gotta love Jews more than you hate Nazis.

You've gotta love trans folks more than you hate TERFs.

You've gotta love your unhoused neighbors more than you hate the billionaires.

You've gotta love immigrants more than you hate ICE.

You've gotta love queer kids more than you hate christian fundamentalists.

You've gotta love fat people more than you hate the diet industry.

You've gotta love disabled people more than you hate the insurance companies.

You've gotta love your fellow humans more than you hate the worst that humanity has to offer. You don't have to like every person you're fighting for, and you sure as hell don't have to give up your righteous anger, but hate is ultimately corrosive.

You've gotta love.

[alecjmarsh]

this is a terrible time to be alive *remembers the latter half of the 14th century* this is a not so good time to be alive

[alecjmarsh]

"should we tell authors on ao3 when we have discord conversations about their fics" i don't speak for everyone here but if y'all ever find a group chat discussing my fics you can should must and WILL send me screenshots of the whole damn thing. inflate my ego. gimme

[alecjmarsh]

Most anti phone advice is so inane and regurgitated to me but one thing I’ve been thinking about for days is “social media is okay, but the real danger comes in when you think your phone should be your go to during your limited pockets of leisure” like that’s literally the truest thing ever

[alecjmarsh]

[alecjmarsh]

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[alecjmarsh]

Good sci-fi is almost like religion in that it raises way more questions than it will ever answer and leaves you chewing on drywall. And that's the good part. Good sci-fi is just philosophy for weird people

[alecjmarsh]

at a phase in my life where when i get the sense a book is trying to offer me Representation (TM) i hiss and scream and start kicking and ripping bricks out of the wall. this character's Coherent Identity And Articulation Of Their Issues had Better fit in with the rest of the worldbuilding (it won't)

[alecjmarsh]

I forgot to post it but back around summer I drew Baba Jaga's hut. Try to find the cat!

[alecjmarsh]

This might be Derek Guy's greatest masterpiece.

(The Twitter thread is probably easier to read and easier to look at the images, but I wanted to make sure it got preserved. Images are the tweets.)

(Continued in reblog)

[alecjmarsh]

Dutch Delft tiles with various types of ships, Netherlands, around 1660

[alecjmarsh]

via NYPost: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to launch a “big f–king operation” across sanctuary cities — including Chicago and New York — immediately after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, multiple sources told The Post.

Starting Jan. 21, multi-day “ground operations” will be launched across cities that have served as safe havens for migrants because the local authorities do not cooperate with the federal government when it comes to immigration issues, sources said.

[alecjmarsh]

there is something so crazy and powerful about having art of your oc that was made by anyone other than yourself. like oh my god you actually exist outside of my own brain that's WILD

[alecjmarsh]

Hosting on my own website has many advantages, unfortunately there are so many tax and coding nightmares if I want to set up any kind of payment option. And people will just. Not go anywhere outside of their preferred 4 or so apps.

By contrast, I tried to set up a patreon several years ago because I like the setup (having an in-app option and an email notification option) and the multimedia options... but no one would follow me even on the free tier, because they associate patreon with a paywall. Having all my content be free didn't make a difference because it felt expensive.

Tried to set up a Substack for my disaster blogging but apparently Substack has decided the best way for their website to function is to not allow people to login. :) :) :)

So.

Guess I'll...go back to Patreon for that? Hate them too but at least I can login to the damn website.

[alecjmarsh]

I'm working on setting up a new newsletter and every single option has some drawback that feels Too Bad To Accept. I've ended up on Kit and it's fine so far, no huge red flags, but everyone knows patreon and substack and that means they're a lot easier to promote :|

Tried to set up a Substack for my disaster blogging but apparently Substack has decided the best way for their website to function is to not allow people to login. :) :) :)

So.

Guess I'll...go back to Patreon for that? Hate them too but at least I can login to the damn website.

[alecjmarsh]

Finding out that Lancelot was apparently the invention of a french writer is absolutely hysterical to me. 12th century french poet sitting around reading arthurian romances and thinking "yeah these stories are pretty good but I think what they really need is a french guy who shows up and fucks arthurs wife"