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reblog to send three ghosts after elon musk

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Seriously kid. What the hell are you up to?

(source: The Washington Times, December 12, 1908.)

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I will say re: being a florist, I have too too many stories about people being beyond apathetic in their relationships. It’s the depressing reality of working with flowers. But I have cute stories too!

Like I had a regular who come in at least every other week (or if more) and dropped a $100+ on flowers for her husband and loved arranging her own bouquets to make them extra special for him. She was so sweet, always a delight to talk with.

I had a guy shyly ask me if he should get a classic anniversary balloon for his wife, or a butterfly ones since she loved butterflies immensely. He got that and we wrote a cute little happy anniversary sign and taped it onto the balloon. It was silly but very heartfelt and I hope she enjoyed it.

I had one dude nervously ask for opinions for his first date. He remembered she wore purple a lot so I put together a little purple bouquet for him (and he came in the next week and said she really loved it).

Just. Flowers are very personal things, and that can be intimidating sometimes but like, just pick colors or things that they like and say that. ‘This made me think of you.’ Most times, it’ll go over well.

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It makes me so sad every Christmas when girls post about how they got their boyfriend a thoughtful and expensive gift and their boyfriend put no effort into their gift. Zero. You gotta start penalizing him. If he is a shitty gift giver you gotta fight fire with fire. Half-eaten box of store brand chocolates for that asshole.

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I admire the guy who told me to smile at the register, and his absolute confusion when I monotonely told him ‘no’.

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Speaking of! I feel like I haven’t drawn Vendetta in like thirteen years (it’s been like two months tops, but you know). DIY jewelry and painted nails and bitchy phone calls are calling me tho, and that’s all very Ven~~~

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reblog with one creative goal that you would like to pursue in 2025 in the tags

it doesn’t have to be ‘big’ and there is no pressure to complete said goal. but i’d love to hear from writers, artists, performers, academics, designers, coders, and so on! 🤍

if it’s a creative outlet, it’s included. let’s inspire each other ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

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doctor diagnosed me with oc sickness in the brain; the ocs will spin around in my brain forever and ever

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They are now calling for a boycott of all Starbucks stores for December 20th to December 24th.

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The Band Geeks of @infamous-if 🎤🎸🎹🥁

[click on the gifs to view in full res, i don't know how to make it look nice on dash]

Top left to right: Aura (My MC), Rowan, August Bottom left to right: Iris, Devyn, m!O (Orion)

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Gettin' Through the Holidays Mental Health Tricks

If y'all are anything like me, this time of year is triggering AF. Here are some small, very easy grounding exercises that I was taught by my therapist, basically in order of how much I like them for this rage-inducing season. You make like them in a different order, depending on your rage-to-despair ratio.

Push a wall: literally go up to a wall and try to push it over. Really try. I promise you won't push it over, but give it your best shot. Try to hold it as long as you can, and then take a breather and assess whether you need to repeat. Why it works: This is a quick, physical expulsion of the fight-or-flight feeling. It's a bit like punching a wall, but without the potential to hurt yourself/look scary/damage things. You can even do it in front of people and say you're stretching, they'll never know (unless the wall actually falls down, but this will not happen, I assure you).

Shake like a dog: Animals shake to release stress, and you are also an animal. Setting aside time to just shake it out, as vigorously as you can, arms and legs, face, stick your tongue out, pretend you're shaking like a wet dog. You can dance instead, if that feels better, and you can do this to music, but basically the more unhinged you can be, the better. If you are in a place you can scream, scream too! Why it works: like the above, this is a release of pent-up stress and anxiety. Especially if your rage-to-woe ratio is high, some kind of physical exertion is often the best way to burn through the cortisol and adrenaline you're building up.

Bilateral Tapping: Cross your arms over your chest so that your fingertips are at your shoulders, and slowly tap, one hand at a time, back and forth, for about a minute. Breathe slowly. Why it works: This is weird as hell, but because this engages both sides of your brain, it helps override the activity of the amygdala, which is the part of your brain that Makes The Fear. If you're being literally triggered in a situation, i.e. you're having a trauma response, or reliving some family trauma, this is a good one.

Box Breathing: From a comfortable position (can really be seated, laying down or standing), inhale slowly for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, exhale for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, then repeat. You can do it for shorter counts or longer counts, but if you vary the counts make sure the exhale is longer than the inhale. You can close your eyes or leave them open. Why it works: This exercise helps you move from a sympathetic (activated) nervous system response to a parasympathetic (balanced) response. I do this one every day, and it's a good gateway to meditation. Especially helpful in anxious or tense situations, but I find if I'm very triggered I need one of the other ones first, or it can make anxiety worse. Breathwork is amazing but not usually as a first exercise if you're very activated, or have been activated a long time.

Ice: Lots of ways to do this one – hands in cold water for 30 seconds, ice pack on the back of your neck, dip your entire face into a bowl of ice water (this one's the most effective). Why it works: I kinda think this is hilarious, but this activates your mammalian dive reflex. It immediately slows your heart-rate, so if you are feeling your blood pressure and heart rate rising, this one is very good. The only reason this one's at the bottom of my list is because I hate being cold.

I wish you all a very get-through-the-holidays-without-hurting-yourself. Take time alone if you need it.

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Oh oh oh! I think I like this better? It fits the more iridescent space-y/sky-y vibes I was originally going for??

Anywho. This is Theory, Theo for short. She’s a god that was revived by a magic grad student and is very excited to figure this godhood shit.

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my earnest hope for 2025 is that everyone embraces being a little weirder and freakier and less judgmental bc we will all be better off for it like to charge reblog to cast

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— » Character Template [ download ]

A character template most suited for introducing new characters. This template comes with a few customization options. Five different types of sidebars. The right side is subdivided into top, middle, and bottom parts. Options include character details, attributes, and skills. Different sizes for images, and a player + mini playlist.

Example can be found here.

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Like or Reblog if you plan on using.

You may edit as much as you like, it is fully customizable.

Do not use as a base and/or claim as your own.

This is a free template, do not use this for profit.

Credit is very much appreciated but not necessary.

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Fonts used are Andrea Bilarosa and Montserrat.

Easy to navigate, all layers are labeled.

Requires basic Photoshop knowledge. 

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Resketched and colored some of the silly doodles from yesterday, and added in an old doodle of Elsie and Sunshine because Sunshine (massive centipede) is cute. 🥰

Part of me likes Sunshine matching Elsie’s color scheme, but they’re supposed to be like a celestial patron so maybe a golden sky color scheme would be better?? Maybe??

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I love my family but lord, they’re so petty and loud. 🫠

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Soooo who is Charlie main RO?

Seven but we're going for the slowest slowburn. Ex gfs to enemies to ...friends? to hopefully lovers. Charlie makes too many jokes like they're still friends and is only a little hurt when Seven outright says she hates him. A common enemy (Blake) brought them closer together. Here's their dynamic:

Charlie's also hooking up with Dakota but it's casual. Probably. For now. Who knows.