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spin the wheel for a genre!

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Ok, so you've been isekai'd to the dnd world and may or may not die due to the class you've been assigned. Better question. Are you human? (spinner wheel of all dnd5e species)

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My partner currently works at the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub & Bakar Labs in Berkley, CA, which is known for being one of the most inventive examples of Brutalism. Formerly the Berkley Art Musuem and Pacific Film Archive, the structure was found to be very deficient in a seismic survey (lol building concrete buildings basically on top of the San Andres Fault) and closed in 2014. UC Berkeley promised to save the building, did a TON of retrofitting, and now it's a university-sponsored incubator for life science startups.

Honestly the outside probably lives up to people's expectations of Brutalism (although I think they did a really lovely job adding lots of plants and making the outdoor space very useable).

But the inside is undeniably beautiful - with huge skylights, an Escher-like stair/floor system, and incredible cantilevered balconies. For sure, there are parts of the building that feel like a maze - no windows and long, low graded walkways can be very disorienting. (Although possibly perfect for a large scale nerf gun war?) But there is also a surprising amount of space with tons of natural light and floor to ceiling windows as well.

Idk, I think it's super neat!

Brutalism is not brutal, it's beautiful, the name comes from the French Le Beton Brut or exposed concrete, it is not calling her brutal, to do so is to be cruel and presumptuous

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fun thing about herding and/or generally neurotic breeds: they are really good at following rules you have instituted, but they will also make their own Dog Rules they will follow stringently whether or not you like it

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You've been randomly selected by the government to fight space aliens. Spin this wheel twice to see the two weird/niche superpowers assigned to you!

Interpret your results any way you like!

Inspiration from @miggylol

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First off, spin this wheel.

You just landed on one of 200 fandoms that have been very popular somewhere on Tumblr over the years. Topics were chosen either from appearing on a @fandom end-of-year recap or from my own long (long, long) site memories before that.

also all of these fandoms are definitely things that really exist in the real world and none of them are Tumblr creations

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pretty much the only good thing about the paper of record anymore, the crossword

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i hauve a cold

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laurie 😔

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vanity fair said happy halloween have some cannibals

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new fun trend: take this quiz and tell me your score

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there's something incestuous about seasoning tofu with soy sauce

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Shows that take place during a small town's quaint and cutesy Christmas celebration are OUT, shows that take place during a small town's weird feminist performance art festival attended primarily by lesbians are IN