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classifiedinterests · 4 years ago

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making the supernatural fandom more accessible

hey fellow spn fans!! what if we all teamed up to make the spn tumblr experience more accessible?

it sucks that some of the best posts this fandom churns out are completely unreadable to bloggers who use screen readers (or heck, even to people whose wifi sucks so that images never load).

take the amazing scripts that we’re currently so pumped about -- imagine you use a screen reader (if you don’t), and you hear fellow fans going completely feral over content you can’t access. you want to be in on the hype! but you have zero clue why everyone’s screaming about windmills or whatever, because the scripts getting shared are un-captioned screenshots.

...and then there are posts that are just. walls of text! which is really difficult for certain neurodivergent folks to read, such as those with adhd. being aware of that when making original posts (or comments) and adding more paragraph breaks -- and possibly even spicing up the text by bolding important parts, etc. -- is an easy fix for that!

so. here’s my proposal: each one of us commits to whatever level of effort is possible for us (given each person’s unique time, energy, abilities, etc.) in the joint effort to improve accessibility.

Level 1: the ID hunter.

when you go to reblog any spn post that includes images (whether that’s gifs, screenshots, fanart, etc.), check in the notes to see if someone else has added an image description already!

if they have, reblog from them so that the image description spreads further.

"BUT what if someone added the image description before certain commentary was added to the post, and i wanna reblog the post with those extra comments?”

Well, i can’t speak for everyone who creates image descriptions, but i for one don’t care if someone copies & pastes my ID so that they can add it to their own reblog. i don’t care that my blog’s no longer connected to the image description i wrote -- so long as the ID is spread, i’m happy!

Level 2: the copy-paste monster.

when you love another fan’s tags enough to add them to the post -- do so by copy & pasting them, not by screenshotting them!

for your own posts or comments: if you’re sharing, say, a quote from an article or a fanfic or a tweet, do so by copy & pasting the quote instead of taking a screenshot.

if someone else has already shared a screenshot from an article, fanfic, or tweet, and you have a link to the original, do the extra legwork to go to the source, copy and paste, and make an ID.

Level 3: the fandom angel.

If you have the ability, time, and energy to type out image descriptions for spn posts that don’t yet have one, please do it!

If even just a few of us commit to creating even just one ID per day each, that will add up!

And, of course, if you’re making your own post, give it an ID right there in the original posting, if you’re able! I understand that not everyone has the spoons (/time/energy/ability) to do this, and that’s okay. But those who can, please do!

Tumblr now allows you to put alt text on images, so you can do it that way or the old-fashioned way of just including your image description in the text of the post.

Not sure how to write an image description? This post offers some truly comprehensive advice on how to write IDs for various types of content, from photos to fanart to charts to screenshots of text.

By the way, I’ve seen folks ask that you don’t put the ID under a readmore. Keep it easy to access!

Nervous that you’re not gonna write an ID right? First off, practice makes perfect -- you’ll improve with time. I’m pretty sure that an imperfect or incomplete ID is better than no ID at all -- hopefully someone else will come along to reblog with any necessary corrections to whatever ID you write!

Level 4: the man of letters (gn).

You’re going above and beyond what this post advises -- you’re also out there coming up with and implementing other ways to improve accessibility!

Maybe you’re a blogger who uses a screen reader yourself, with more you want to add to this post from your own experience.

Maybe you’ll choose to seek out bloggers who use screen readers themselves -- or who have other accessibility needs -- so you can learn straight from them what their needs are.

Maybe it’s something else! I don’t know, but I do know this post is incomplete -- so please, share your ideas for other ways we can all work together to improve our fandom.

None of us has to do everything, but most of us can do something. If enough of us take even just small steps, we can create a more accessible fandom. Who’s with me?

If you’re in, please reblog this post so word can spread!

(I’m closing this by tagging some bloggers whom i’m hoping might be interested in helping me spread this around, because i am Not A Big Name in this fandom and can’t do it by myself! Let me know if you want me to un-tag you.)

@sunforgrace @castiellesbian @plantdadcas @jenderstudies @youchangedmedean @meadowdean @winchestersingerautorepair @phoebenatural @steveyockey @bedlund @seraphcastiel @marcusantonius @marynatural @redwing @t4tdeanwinchester @spn-brainrot @lobotomycas @samdyke @deanwinchesterforbatman2k21 @themanwhowouldbefruit @4x01 @thatisahotsoup

#spn #supernatural #desticule #spn fandom

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faofinn · 4 years ago

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Febuwhump Day 4 - “I can’t lose you too” (Alt Prompt 2)

@febuwhump

Part 1 // Part 2

Sheila was working when the call came through, her phone buzzing uselessly in her locker. By the time her break came round, it was a long while later, her battery nearly dead and several missed calls from a number she didn’t recognise. Food in the microwave, she perched against the bench and pressed play.

“Sheila? Sheila ‘m sorry. They asked me who I wanted to call an’ -and I didn’t know who else. ‘m really scared and I’m in hospital and you always said I could call.” Her heart sank, fear taking over. “I’m sorry. I lost my phone an’ I couldn’t remember your number. I don’t even know if this is your number still. I fucked up and I’m sorry. You an’ Fred were the best family an’ you did so much for me an-and I’ve done this. I didn’t have time to do anything and then I was here. You were a mum to me, and Fred was the best … best dad I had...I’m sorry. I don’t wanna be alone, Sheila. I know you’re busy and you’ve probably forgotten me and I’m sorry, I’m just scared.”

The beep sounded and she didn’t move. She couldn’t breathe. It had been a few months since she’d heard from him, and even then it was just a passing text to tell her happy birthday. He was still her child, one of her first fosters, and still family. He sounded in a bad way and she could hear the flurry of activity in the hospital around the panic in his voice. It took no time to make her mind up, briefly telling a colleague she was going before disappearing, her lunch still in the microwave.

She tried Fred on the way, to no avail, leaving him a slightly more composed voicemail than had been left on hers. The hospital was no luck either, stuck on hold until the dialing rang out.

The car was left abandoned in the carpark as she rushed through to the ED, pushing past the queue at the desk. “Hi, sorry, my son was brought in earlier - Jason Hardy - I got a phone call from him.”

“Just a second ma’am, there’s a queue.”

“Yeah, it’ll take two seconds. Jason Hardy. Can you tell me where he is?”

With an irritated sigh, the receptionist tapped away on the computer, face falling slightly. “I’m just going to get a nurse.”

Sheila knew it was bad, she’d heard the panic and desperation in his voice, and seeing the look on the receptionist’s face...it only made it worse.

A nurse arrived to greet Sheila quite quickly, a forced smile on her face. “Sheila Daniels?”

“Is he still alive?”

“He is. He’s in a bad way, but he’s alive. We’re gonna take you through now.”

She followed her through. “How bad is he? I got the phone call…”

“It’s touch and go, I’m afraid.”

She swallowed thickly. “What happened?”

“There was a car accident.”

“No.”

“I’m afraid so.”

“But he’s going to be okay, right?”

“We’re doing our best.”

She knew what that meant. “So, no.”

“You know we can’t make any promises. But we’re doing our absolute best to give him the best shot.”

“I’ve been through it before with my other two. You don’t need to lie to me.”

“I'm not lying to you, I promise. We're doing our best for him.”

"I don't doubt you are, but I know what it means, when you say that. The look you all have…"

“I’m sorry. It’s a difficult situation.”

"He was one of my first fosters." Sheila said quietly. "Stayed with me a long while, and then would come and stay for reprieve occasionally."

“That’s very admirable of you. Foster parents are such a lifeline. I’m sure he’ll appreciate you being here.” The nurse said, letting herself into the ICU.

"He said he couldn't remember my number. I should have been here."

“You’re here now, that’s what counts. No use dwelling on the ‘should haves’.”

She shook her head. "That doesn't make it better."

“I know it’s difficult, but we can’t change the past. You’re here now, and he’ll appreciate you being here.”

Sheila hesitated. "How bad is he?"

“Critical, but he’s been improving gradually.”

"Surgery?"

“Hopefully later, if he’s stable enough.”

"If."

“With the way things are going, he’ll be in surgery later this afternoon. But it’s the surgeon’s decision when they see him.”

She nodded. "Okay. Thank you."

“His bed is just down here.” She said, leading her down the ward.

Sheila thanked her again, stood outside Jason's bay. He'd grown since she'd last seen him, a beard growing on his face and his blond hair a mess. She couldn't help but frown; it was parted wrong, and he'd always hated that.

"Jason?" She took his hand. "I'm sorry it took so long, but I'm here now. I've got you, yeah?"

The nurses gave Sheila as much space as they could, giving her time to sit with her old foster. He was in and out of consciousness, and definitely very, very poorly, but there was no doubt he knew she was there. His obs even improved a little.

She sorted his hair, adjusted the specs on his nose, and then waited. She'd get the occasional response from him as she chatted away, promising him they'd have a room for him to get him back on his feet.

After a while, the surgeon arrived, startled by Sheila in the bay. “Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't think there was family with him.”

"I've not long been here, sorry."

“Well, I'm glad he has someone. I'm Dr Knight, one of the senior surgical registrars on his case. I'm happy to have a chat with you?”

She nodded. "Do you need to go somewhere else? Or can we stay here?"

“No, absolutely fine to stay here.” He said, taking a seat. “Are you his mother?”

"Uh, I guess. I was his foster mum for a long, long time."

“Well, that's good enough in my books. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you've been told already, he's very unwell. We've been trying to get him stable enough for surgery for a while now, I've just come to do some final checks before we make our decision.”

"If you don't take him to surgery, what's the prognosis?"

“Not good, I'm afraid. He had a procedure after he was admitted to control his internal bleeding, but unfortunately it's not worked as well as we'd hoped it would. He's very weak.”

"And if you wait a few days, let him get some strength up?"

“We think it's more likely he'll deteriorate in that time. We have a small window of opportunity here.”

"And this surgery, how...how likely is it to succeed?" She barely dared to ask.

“It's a hail mary, I'm afraid. But it's better than doing nothing. His best shot at recovery.” He reached out to rest a hand on her knee in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. “I understand this is incredibly difficult to hear. This isn't a decision we're taking lightly. But he's young and he deserves the best possible chance, even if the odds are slim.”

She shook her head. "It isn't fair on him."

“You don't agree with our decision to do this surgery?”

"Oh, no, no. Not that. All of this. He shouldn't be here. He was meant to have his life sorted and be living. Not stuck in limbo." She sniffed, trying to stop the tears.

“Ah. I understand this is upsetting - nobody deserves to be in this situation. We're going to do our absolute best for him. We have been doing our absolute best for him from the start. None of us would be considering this surgery if we didn't believe it was in his best interests.” He handed her a tissue, neatly folded in his pocket. “I know I said we have a window of opportunity, but there's time for you to spend with him now. We're not going to rush in just yet.”

"If he needs it, if it's his best chance, then he should go now though, right? So he can come out sooner, and start to recover?"

“We still have some preparations to do first. I'm just here to assess his condition. He seems to have improved since you've arrived.” He said gently. “We'll take him as soon as we're ready for him. But I just wanted to make sure you knew that you have time to spend with him now.”

She forced a smile. "Thank you. For everything."

“Not a problem. I know how difficult this is. Please don't hesitate to grab the nurses if you need anything at all. Can I get someone to bring you food? Something to drink?”

"No, thank you. I'm okay. I'll just stay with him for the time being."

He nodded. “That's absolutely fine. But we can provide you with food, tea, anything. This is probably harder for you than it is for him.”

"Yeah. He'd tell me off for crying, sorry. It was just a bit of a shock."

“Of course, of course. Don't apologise, please. In your position I'd be a sobbing mess.”

"I've had a bit of practice over the years." She laughed slightly. "Normally always the boys, too."

“Other fosters?”

She nodded. "Quite a few. Some of the scraps they'd get themselves into...I'm just being a pain, don't let me keep you."

“Not a pain in the slightest. I just need to do a few checks, yeah?”

"Go ahead. Don't let me get in the way."

He nodded and stood up, though rested a gentle hand on her shoulder before he moved to check Jason over. Thankfully he had improved, and he was happy they were making the right decision.

“I ought to go now, and make sure things are being sorted. But you're more than welcome to ask the nurses for me, or any of his team. We'd be happy to come down and speak with you again if you need.”

"Thank you." She glanced at him with a small smile before turning back to face Jason. He was her priority.

The surgeon left her alone again, save for the occasional nurse popping in to check on him. She apologised again, in his brief moment of consciousness, smoothing his hair back down. Fred still didn’t answer his phone, leaving her alone, dealing with the mess herself.

They gave Sheila as much time as they could. It wasn't ideal, but she needed all the time she could get. Eventually they had no choice, though, and they had to go ahead with the surgery. They sent in a nurse with a porter, as much as Chris wanted to be there, he couldn't. He had too much to do.

Sheila held her tears in as she said her goodbyes, promising him she’d be there when he came round. She held his hand as long as she could, pressing a kiss to his forehead as she was forced to leave.

“I love you, yeah? It won’t be long and then it’ll be okay. I love you.”

They took him after that, the nurse sending Sheila a sad smile.

The surgery was difficult, and unfortunately it didn't get easier as they went on. He was just too unstable, they couldn't do what they wanted to do. They were thwarted by low blood pressure and arrests looming before the inevitable occurred. They tried and tried, but his body just wasn't strong enough. They had to call it a day, in the end. It wasn't fair to try and keep going when his body had had enough.

It was Fao who called time of death, and so it was him who took the responsibility of speaking to next of kin. He headed out of theatres, heart heavy, and round to the relatives room to find them.

He couldn't help the way his heart dropped when he saw who was sitting waiting. Sheila. He stumbled slightly, pain flaring in his knee, and he forced himself to keep going.

“I'm looking for family of Jason Hardy?” He said, trying his best to stay sounding professional.

Sheila raised her head, she knew that voice, knew that tone. "No."

He cleared his throat. “Would you mind coming with me?”

"Fao this isn't real, he's still okay, right? You just had to stop it early for a different reason."

“I'm sorry. Come with me? We can go somewhere quiet to talk.”

She swallowed thickly, standing on shaking legs. It was all just a dream. He was fine, he had to be.

He led her into a small, private room, shutting the door quietly behind him. He took a deep breath, and sat down opposite her.

“We did our very best. We made some good progress, but unfortunately he was just too weak. Despite our best efforts to try and stabilise him, he went into cardiac arrest. We tried for some time to resuscitate him, but unfortunately we were,” he paused to clear his throat, “unfortunately we were unsuccessful. He passed away. I'm so sorry.”

She already knew, could tell from the look on his face, the tone in his voice. It was still something else to be told it outright, and worse further that it was her own son telling her. She wrapped her arms around herself, forcing herself to breathe past the lump in her throat.

Fao cleared his throat again. “I know this is difficult to hear, and I'm sorry I don't have better news for you. I assure you that we did everything we could for him.”

"Are you sure it was him?" Her voice cracked.

“I’m sure. I’m so sorry for your loss.”

"You're lying."

“I know this is difficult to process. I promise you, I’ve told you the truth.”

“You’re wrong. You’re lying. You’re wrong.”

“I understand this is hard to hear. If you’d like, you’re welcome to go and see him?”

“You don’t understand.” She frowned at him. “You don’t understand anything.”

“Can you help me understand? I’m willing to explain everything, if that would help?”

“He’s gone.”

“I’m afraid so.”

She shook her head. “He’s gone.”

“I can assure you, he wasn’t in any pain.”

“But he was.”

“We did our best to keep his pain well managed.”

“He was in pain and terrified.”

Fao swallowed thickly. “My colleagues did our best to reassure him and ensure his pain was well controlled. He was under anaesthesia, I can assure you he wouldn’t have been in pain when he passed.”

“You didn’t hear the voicemail.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t. If you want to take the matter further, I can give you the number for the hospital PALS department? But I can assure you we did our best to make him comfortable.”

"You don't mean any of that." She frowned at him. "You're just reading off a script. You don't care."

“I care about every patient I treat.” His voice wobbled. “I did everything I could for him, as did my colleagues.” He forced himself to take another deep breath. “I know I’m not the person you want giving you this news. But I would never do any procedure if I didn’t think it was in the patient’s best interests. I wouldn’t have suggested this option for Jason if I didn’t think he could benefit from it.”

Sheila rubbed her eyes, trying to wipe away the tears. The wobble in Fao's voice broke her and she reached out for him.

He handed her a tissue. “Here, it’s alright. I know this is hard to hear.” He said, moving closer to her.

She pushed the tissue away, choosing instead to grab onto Fao and pull him close. Her fingers tightened around his scrubs and she buried her face in Fao's shoulder.

Instinctively he held her close, rubbing her back. “It’s alright. I know this is hard, I know. It’s okay.”

“He’s gone.”

“I’m sorry, he’s gone.”

Her legs buckled as she sobbed, the pain completely overtaking her.

“It’s alright, I’ve got you.” He soothed.

She gripped onto him tighter. “I should have been there for him.”

“You were. You were right there with him. Chris and the nurses said the whole time you were there, his obs improved.”

“But he didn’t make it.”

“His odds were slim the minute he came through our doors. We all knew that - he knew that. We gave it our best shot, but…” Fao had to clear his throat again, “but his body told us that he’d had enough. Sometimes despite everything, there’s nothing more we can do.”

She was quiet a moment. “I’m glad it was you.”

“If I’d have known…”

“But I know you’d have done everything.”

“Of course. We all did.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m sorry there wasn’t a better outcome.”

“Can I see him?”

“Of course.”

“Can...Can you stay with me?”

“Absolutely.”

“Fred wouldn’t answer and I dont know what Finn’s up to.” She sniffed. “They need to know..”

“Do you want me to try Fred?”

Sheila nodded. “Please.”

“Alright. Can I get you anything? Tea? Water?” He offered, digging in his pockets for his phone.

“Just you.”

“I’m right here. Not going anywhere.” He said, finding his phone and quickly calling Fred.

She leant into him, tears still falling and her chest aching. She couldn't quite believe it, he was gone and there was nothing she could do.

“It’s alright, it’s okay.” He murmured gently, praying Fred picked up the phone.

The phone rang through, like it had so many times with Sheila. She shook her head as she heard the voicemail, pressing closer to Fao. Deep down, she knew that she should be there for him, not the other way around. He shouldn't be having to tell her that her son was dead.

“I bet he’s left it somewhere.” Fao said, trying to make his tone light. “You know what he’s like. Come on, why don’t we go and get some fresh air? And then I can take you to see Jason when they’re ready.”

"You're still working."

“I’d say I was due a break, wouldn’t you?”

She nodded with a shaky breath. "Okay."

He stood, and offered her his hand. “Here.”

“Thanks.” She took it, gripping him tight. “I’m sorry.”

“God, why are you sorry?”

“You had to work on him.” Her voice cracked and wobbled. “I know that’s hard.”

“I didn’t know him, Mum. I didn’t even know you were here.”

“I know you beat yourself up over these things.”

He hummed. “We all did our best. I’m sorry there wasn’t a better outcome.”

She bit her lip to stop her sob, bringing a hand up to cover her mouth. The grief was overwhelming, stirring up so many more unwanted emotions.

“Hey, it’s alright.”

She shook her head, dropping Fao’s hand in favor of hugging him. “Promise me you won’t leave.”

“I’m not going anywhere, máthair. Promise.”

“I can’t lose you too.”

Fao made a noise in the back of his throat. “I’m here. You’re not going to lose me.”

She pulled back to look at him, tears flooding her face. “I can’t lose you. You’re my son.”

Fao pressed a kiss to her cheek. “I’m not going anywhere. I love you, yeah?”

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camwritesbooks · 6 years ago

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How to add GIF overlays to your edits (Photoshop)

this is a remake of the tutorial I posted around this time last year at an anon request. since then my editing skills have definitely improved so I hope you find this useful! this is a fairly beginner’s explanation of how to use Photoshop to put gif overlays on your edits.

** please remember that you don’t need to pay for a program like Photoshop to create edits and there are many alternatives! If you have any questions about this tutorial let me know, I will do my best to answer. I’m far from an experienced Photoshop user and there are plenty of ways to putting gif overlays on still images, this is just my personal method! When writing this tutorial, I mostly had the writeblr community in mind, but it should work for fan edits and so on.

tutorial below ↴

basic photoshop commands:

ctrl+c = copy

ctrl+v = paste

ctrl+z = undo

ctrl+alt+a = select all frames

1. find your image & gif overlay

This is the easiest step, so get excited! Finding an image should be simple enough and definitely depends on whatever you’re actually trying to make an edit for. Pinterest is the classic choice, but there are plenty of alternatives! As high quality as you can find is best. It doesn’t matter what size your image is or, if you have multiple images, if they’re different sizes - this will be fixed later.

In terms of gif overlays, you can find them through a simple google search, but I personally recommend two excellent gif overlay packs, found here and here. There are a number of different styles - snow, stars, sparkle, smoke, tv static, etc. that should suit your needs!

Bonus: particularly if you’re making a multi-image edit, you might want to use recolouring psds to create uniformity between them. I personally recommend castor over at @pilipalette for these (and for heaps of other incredible & simple psds you can use for edits if you’re a writeblr!).

2. open a new canvas in photoshop

It’s up to use to choose the size and shape of your canvas, which will be the size of the finished edit at the end regardless of the size of your image or gif. Be aware of tumblr’s file size restrictions and what will look best on your dash. To prepare for making gifs, click Window > Timeline.

3. paste your image & open your gif

Copy and paste your image onto your blank canvas, resizing it through Edit > Free Transform to fit how you like. Then, in the sidebar when your layers are, left-click the top layer (your image) and choose Merge Down to combine the image layer with your base canvas. Note: if you would like to add text to your edit, now is the time! Merge text down by left-clicking the layer, choosing Convert to Smart Object and then Merge Down.

Ok, cool, we have our image almost ready. Now, open your gif in Photoshop. When it opens, you’ll see it separates into a certain number of layers and frames (which are in the timeline at the bottom). It’s important you pay attention to what this number is as it is the number of frames that’ll be in your final gif.

As you can see, my gif has 44 layers and frames. You’ll notice that overlay gifs generally have pure black or white backgrounds - this is intentional and we will remove it later! I’m now going to select the top layer in the sidebar, scroll to the bottom and then shift+click the bottom layer. This will select all of the layers. At the top of the window, choose Layer > Group Layers. This will put all the layers in a folder, which you can name “gif” or something like that.

4. let’s get the same number of image frames

Alright, let’s swap back to our image project! Here’s what’s going on:

This is the key for the next step: we need to have the same number of frames of our image as our gif. Click on your layer over there in the layer sidebar, copy (ctrl+c) it and then paste it using ctrl+shift+v until you have that same number of layers as frames in your gif. For me, this is 44:

Now, down in our Timeline at the bottom of the window, there should be a little box with a drop-down menu. Select and click on Create Frame Animation. You’ll start off with only one frame. Click on the three little lines in the corner of the Timeline window (shown below) and choose Make Frames From Layers.

Ok, that looks better, doesn’t it? Check sure you have the same amount of frames here as you did in your gif (for me, 44).

The final part of this step is grouping the layers, like we did with the gif. Select all the layers then go to Layer > Group Layers. Name it “image” or similar.

5. time to bring these bad boys together

This step is the most technical, so pay careful attention.

Go back to your gif, click the three little lines like we did before, but this time choose Select All Frames. Click again and choose Copy Frames.

Swap over to your image, click the three little lines, choose Select All Frames. Click again and choose Paste Frames. This window will pop up, you will need to choose Paste Over Selection. If you’ve done this right, things will work out!

Here’s how we’re looking now, with our gif covering up our images. If your gif is the wrong size for your canvas, you can resize it through the Edit > Free Transform method we used earlier.

6. the almost final step

In the layer sidebar, see this little drop-down menu? Make sure you’ve selected your gif folder in the sidebar, click this little drop-down menu and choose an appropriate setting to remove the background of your gif. Lighten will work for black backgrounds, Darken for white backgrounds... but I’ll be using Screen. You can hover over all the options to see which one will work best for your gif.

Hey, look at that! The background’s disappeared, leaving us with the gif overlay on top of the image. You can press the play button in the Timeline window to watch your gif play and see if it’s alright. If you’d like to add a recolouring psd, now’s the time! If you don’t want to the psd to also affect the gif, move the psd folder below the gif, but still above the image!

7. export your gif

You can’t just Save As your gif as a gif for it to work, unfortunately. At the top of your window, click File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy). A new window will pop up.

Review your gif and make sure it plays right. In the bottom right-hand corner, make sure Looping Options is set to Forever. Then, just choose Save... and save it wherever you’d like!

Hooray! There’s our edit! And a quick example of one that I’ve recoloured using a psd from the lovely @pilipalette that you can find here.

I hope this was helpful! Remember this is only the beginning, and it’s okay if things are messing up. Photoshop takes time to get used to. Always feel free to message me if you need help - I’m not an expert but I will always do my best to help. Particularly if there’s anything that needs clarification in this tutorial, don’t hesitate to contact me be ask or message.

#writeblr #photoshop #photoshop tutorial #writing community #editing #*mine #i did my best to make this as easy to follow as i could!!#pleasepleasplease let me know if you need help with anything in here #anything at all!!#also yeah the images are blurry but it's okay it won't affect anything #i wrote this entire thing in one night so i guarantee there are mistakes #but i did my best!!

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aesethewitch · 2 months ago

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Stream Schedule - Week of 12/15/24

I'm streaming all week to raise money for Thankmas over on Twitch! You can learn more about Thankmas here, and you can donate to my campaign here! If you donate while I'm not live, please send me a DM to get a free tarot reading as thanks. <3

Monday is more cookie decorating and a cozy video game -- chat's choice! Folks who donate to the Thankmas fundraiser get to pick a cookie and have it decorated exactly the way they want.

Wednesday is the Cozy Chaos Variety Wheel! What's going to happen? The Wheel decides!! From finding a random free game on Steam and playing it to one of several silly dating sims in my library to Foodguessr to free tarot to chat's choice... Donators get to add whatever they want to my stream screen. That's right: Anything. Cat cam, pictures, memes, gifs, anything.

And Thursday is tarot day! Free one-card pulls for everyone, three-card pulls for anyone who donates. Plus other tarot-related activities, like shitty MS Paint tarot design (donators get to request a card, real or fake, for me to badly draw) and pictionary (guess what I'm drawing badly) and maybe a review of the Normal Tarot if it arrives!

This should hopefully be my Official New Schedule (tm)!! I hope to see you there! (:

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fly-pow-bye · 5 years ago

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Powerpuff Girls 2016 - The Top Title Cards

One of the artistic choices the show makes is its use of unique title cards. On one hand, the reboot's title cards lack the punch of the original's. The original had the Powerpuff Girls flying, making. In the reboot, it's lumpy text with some drawings surrounding it with some soft ambient techno over it. On the other hand, the reboot lacks the punch of the original, so they fit perfectly.

One improvement I can see with these title cards is the variety. The originals do not have pictures, it's just white text on black background. The reboot has these works of art for each episode. I don't hate the original's title cards, far from it, but I couldn't rank them. Just for fun, I’m going to rank my top favorite title cards of PPG 2016. These will be ranked based on if they fit their episode and whether or not they look great.

10. The Trouble With Bubbles

Out of all the Bubbles coding episodes, this is my favorite one. While the title is actually kind of generic, it does show that this is an episode where Bubbles codes a clone of herself and prints it with a 3D printer. The title is even laid out in a way similar to Scratch, a beginner's programming language that the Powerpuff Girls even had a tie-in with at one point. It's a little more literal than something abstract or symbolic, but it works.

9. The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff

Yes, they actually believed that the Powerpuff Girls' last name should be Powerpuff in Season 1. Let's ignore that, as that's one of the few aspects they did change their mind on in Season 2. I like this effect of Blossom getting split into two different versions of herself, one in a Victorian dress, and the other as an astronaut. This does perfectly show what this episode is going to be about: Blossom imagining herself as different versions of herself much like Walter Mitty.

They had to leave out one Blossom for this title to look good. Honestly, I would have went with the breakdancer Blossom, as it would have been a contrast between the elegant Victorian Blossom. The astronaut Blossom still works as a "Past vs. Future" contrast, and the cynic in me also notes that they are also the low points of the episode.

8. The Tell Tale Schedulebot

Maybe I'm going for more of how it looks rather than what it represents. The title references a horror story, and, while it's not exactly a reference to the original story, the title card represents a horror theme. Yes, Schedulebot seemingly rises from the dead in one of the very, very few times they referenced plots from previous episodes, and the title card shows it as this zombie rising from the dead. They put this title card in this artsy cloud-esque smudge, with lightning inside of it, which adds to the effect.

7. Once Upon A Townsville

The episode's idea is that it's a Disney-esque princess in a modern day world. I did not get this at first, thinking this was just a generic city. I didn't even notice the little circle around it, which is supposed to represent that part of the logo where Tinkerbell flies around the Disney castle in an arc.

I think the less said about Once Upon A Townsville, the better, so let's move on.

6. Save The Date

Not all of my favorite title cards are graphically complex, as this one is pretty simple: just Ms. Keane and a really, really big shadow. The obvious meaning comes from how Ms. Keane turns into a giant in this episode. I can't help but see another meaning in this, referring to the other plot of the episode that is intertwined with.

Ms. Keane is on her first date with some random dude, and she is not confident about it. She can't walk in high heels, she has a zit that we thankfully never get to see, and she's late! Maybe I'm looking too deep into this, but I'll still rank it this high.

5. Breaking Bliss

Also known as part four of the Power of Four, which is actually five parts long. Each part of the Power of Four has a standalone version, complete with its own unique title card. This is the only special to get this treatment; Small World just uses that magic hat for every episode. Outside of Find Your Bliss, which just has the title on 3D glasses, they're all pretty good. I even like Bliss Reminisce's title card, with. I decided to choose only one, and it was a tough pick between this one and Blisstersweet Symphony.

In the end, I went with this one, which is a good representation of the episode. Bliss is utterly broken inside in this episode, and the title card puts that in a symbolic way that looks aesthetically pleasing. The only real problem with this one is that the text seems to be put as an afterthought. Granted, this title card never aired on US TV; Power of Four only aired as a special, and that only came with a rather generic title card of four Powerpuff Girls flying.

4. Power Up Puff

Rather than outright showing the aura powers that were the star attraction to this episode, this episode focuses more on how Blossom seems to be overshadowed by her sisters. I do like the idea behind this one; Blossom is just way in the background while her sisters do these poses.

I will say the drawing is a bit awkward here. They forgot Buttercup's all-important cowlick, which is shockingly common in title cards. so it's a little bit lower than another episode that has a similar idea.

3. Bubbles The Blue

Well, this episode seems to rank high in any PPG 2016 list I would make. Bubbles is sitting down, looking sad, while her sisters are very tiny. I would say it represents their understanding of the episode's situation, and not in a way that can be blamed on bad writing. This episode's title card is very similar to the last entry in this list. Honestly, I would have had this in a tie.

Also, they actually remembered Bubbles' pigtail bubbles. That doesn't look like Blossom or Buttercup, though. That looks like a wrapped peppermint and one of those Ring Pops. I can still see what they were doing there.

2. Can't Buy Love

One of the more artsy title cards. They could have just had a cupcake, but instead, we get this romantic shot under the moonlight. One may have to ignore the participants here. If it is your thing, that's fine, but I don't think a lot of people would have wanted BarryBucks. The joke is that's the case even in-universe.

This episode is about Princess believing this fantasy this title card seems to portray. Everyone else around her isn't even aware of this, including the hunk-in-her-eyes-and-only-her-eyes Barry. Since this episode is from her perspective, the title card decides to use a shot from her perspective.

1. Salamander

There's absolutely no way this title card wouldn't be #1. Just look at that volcano's majesty. The detailed lines, those two trees that give the title card more body, and that sculpt of the villain's face. This volcano lair looks like something straight out of those 80's cartoons with the over-the-top bad guys, which is exactly what they were going for with this episode's lead villain. This one is a work of art, plain and simple.

I'm not going to do a Bottom 10, because most of the bad title cards can be summed up as "yup, that's an X", with maybe some text put in as an afterthought. I will do a bottom 3, though.

3. Man Up 3: The Good, The Bad, and the Manly

One thing I didn't really notice is that they did remove the wacky inflatable tube man from the second Man Up. They didn't do it for this one. Man Up 4 at least had a different title card. Sure, it's just a strawberry, a reference to a plot that rarely even appears in the episode, but it's better than reusing the same log and tube man again and again.

The biggest flaw with this one besides the reuse is a similar problem the second one had: this title card doesn't convey Man Up 3 to me. It's just Man Up, with some really tiny fine print that says it is the third one.

2. Odd Bubbles Out

It's a Bubbles head surrounded by hearts, which has basically nothing to do with this episode, as Bubbles, surprisingly, never really got a love interest. Maybe it's supposed to represent the love of her friendship with Donny and only Donny that depends on his friendship with Bubbles and only Bubbles, but that's a stretch.

Also...Odd Bubbles Out? I know I'm judging these title cards based on their artwork rather than their titles, but that has to be addressed. It's a play on being the Odd One Out, which is certainly what's happening in this episode, but I can't even consider it a pun.

1. The Bubbles-Sitters Club

It just looks like a screenshot they put a sillohuette on. If they couldn't even bother to make the text not look like something they just slapped on at the last second, why should I put more effort in describing it?

Next week, I'm going to dedicate Saturdays to DuckTales 2017 reviews, since that show is returning. Just one per week; as much as I want to review them quickly, I'd rather not have another hiatus. I also need the time for college. See you soon!

#fpb ppg 2016 #ppg 2016 #powerpuff girls #cartoon network

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letstalkpoly-blog · 5 years ago

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004. Self Care: Mental Health v Emotional Health

Yes. There is a difference.

Mental health encompasses psychological, social, and emotional health - your thoughts, your actions. Symptoms of a mental health problem may include changes to your mood, sleeping patterns, appetite, and chemical dependencies - like alcohol or drugs. It can also be earmarked by a lack of energy.

Emotional health, while a part of mental health is an acknowledgement of your emotions, and how we manage and express those emotions in an appropriate manner. Symptoms of an emotional health problem may include outbursts, over- or under-reacting to various stimuli, and the inability to handle small tasks.

Mental health is where we process information.

Emotional health is how we express the emotions that arise in answer to that process.

The functioning of the brain versus the functioning of the emotions.

You CAN have a hard time with one and the other is fine. You can process information just fine and still have a poor emotional response. You can have the lack of energy that mental stress hands out, but still find the strength emotionally focus on all your tasks for the day. Feelings of sadness or anxiety can be perfectly healthy emotions that cause us to act & react, and protect us from being unprepared.

They are not inclusive. They are not exclusive. They work best together when they are in balance.

While there are medical treatments if one or both are out of balance, I won’t be discussing that here. However, I will say this: If you feel you do have a problem, do not be afraid or ashamed of going to your medical professional for help. Those feelings are likely being caused by those imbalances! You owe it to yourself, no one else, to be your best emotionally & mentally. Please get the help you need.

So, where’s the self-care? What’s this got to do with polyamory?

The Roles of Mental & Emotional Health in Polyamory

I’ll use myself as an example.

I am inherently a believer what is called emotional fidelity. (But you had a girlfriend! A triad! Yes, some shit sneaks up on you. I gladly made that work. I have the ability to maybe date/love again. I currently choose not to. Let’s move on.)

I am inherently emotionally monogamous. What this means is that I can agree with “love one person” and also have ethically non-monogamous sexual relationships with other partners. I also have zero problems with my husband doing the same. I do not feel that polyamory is wrong. I do not feel that emotional monogamy is the one correct way to love. It’s just my personal default setting. That isn’t what this post is about, but I hope it explains some of my emotional thought processes I’ll talk about. It also may help polyamorous partners of monogamous people (mono/poly relationships) understand that thought process a little.

The role of mental health in polyamory is about understanding the FACT of polyamory.

I understand polyamory. I used to say I could write a textbook, but now I’ll just say, I CAN WRITE A BLOG ABOUT IT! In those encompassing mental things mentioned above: I can psychologically understand polyamory. I can see the social aspects of polyamory and how it logistically works and, yes, even benefits society. The FACT is that my husband, partner of 18 years, is polyamorous.

The role of emotional health in polyamory is about PROCESSING all of those facts in an appropriate and healthy way.

It still hurts me a little when he feels deeply for someone else. It also feels amazing, and I love seeing his happiness. It still stings when I can’t depend on him being there every time I turn around. But it feels freeing when he’s not up my behind! LOL! It is still difficult for me to separate my emotions from “You’re my one” and “I’m his one of”.

Mentally, I get it. I am not less than one. They are not less than ones. We are all one of a whole.

Emotionally, there is a... ugh I don’t know. It’s a feeling that I can’t explain. You know that feeling when you’re watching the sad puppy commercial? It’s not your puppy. No one’s gonna take your puppy. But it makes you want to cry anyway? That’s what I feel when I HEAR new news about his polyamorous life. I usually have a startled reaction that shows in my body language that I just. can’t. prevent. Then he’ll hold me to remind me that it’s ok to feel my way, and it’s ok to feel his way. Then I start to relax.

Put me in a situation with them and I get to SEE his polyamorous life, and I feel that exact way for about 30-60 seconds. Sometimes he notices and pulls me in for a quick kiss or rubs my hand… just a reconnect. Then I carry on with whatever is going on. I might occasionally feel like a 5th wheel on a wagon for short bursts, but that usually happens when I have to interrupt their conversation for any reason or occasionally if they’re talking about something cool they did that I didn’t get to do…then I continue with whatever is going on and I’m fine.

I’ve unfortunately never had to face a first date. (Yeah, things have been different with us.) But, I have had to face giving him time to have a private conversation or alone time with a partner (phone, text, messenger, sex, etc). With each new partner, especially when it’s new and he’s having NRE, I have that puppy commercial feeling again. I may or may not cry. He’s having his conversation, and I don’t get to lean on him to make it easier. But I know he’ll be back. Sometimes I’m 100% before he gets back. Sometimes I’m only 50% or 90%. By the way, 90% is the worst. He’ll come back, see the puppy commercial on me, hug me, and bam... waterworks… jerk. Sometimes it sucks when they can read you like a book LOL!

I can only imagine I’ll feel the same way on a first date. The difference in a date is that I will not see or hear what is going on. I will not have that touch or reassurance during or immediately afterwards, and maybe not even that night or that day or that week. I will be responsible for that reassurance and caring for my own emotional responses.

That is self-care.

How to Self-Care & Why It Helps

Self-care is any activity that we deliberately do to care for our emotional, mental, and/or physical well-being. It is also something we frequently overlook. With good self-care, we can improve our mood, decrease anxiety, and feel better overall.

Here is a grossly exaggerated example:

Looking in the mirror, with a disgusted look on my face, I say to myself (and I knew it was me because I was wearing my underwear and… Nevermind. lol), “My hair is a mess. Ugh so greasy. I stink. WHAT is that on my shirt? No wonder they’re dating other people. Why would they want to be home with this?”

Here we see mental health problems: self-contempt, depression; emotional health problems: assumption that their partner doesn’t “want” them; and physical health problems: lack of general hygiene. We can maybe assume that they’re down in the dumps about their partner’s new polyamorous relationship. Maybe their other boyfriend just broke up with them, and their nesting partner had a busy date week planned. Maybe their partner hasn’t gone on a date in weeks, but they’re on a business trip and not home. Maybe they’ve got a newborn, that’s spit up on that shirt, and no one has slept more than 3 hours in the last 3 days. Who knows!?! So many things can cause this self-deprecation. And something that can make us feel better is self-care.

Let’s assume this is you or me. We had this realization while we brushed out teeth. Then we realized that it was time to do something about it. Here are TEN EASY BABY STEPS we can do TONIGHT:

Get a glass of wine or a bottle of beer. Maybe a rum & coke!

Head to the bathroom with your fluffy robe and favorite pjs in hand.

Put on your favorite music.

Brush your hair.

Start the shower and get in.

Scrub your body once and your hair twice. (Don’t even worry about shaving. There’s time later for that!)

Dry off vigorously with your favorite towel, then wrap it all puffy-like on your hair.

Jump in those pjs & put on your robe.

Head back to your bedroom or your favorite spot on the couch- BUT…

Stop in the kitchen to refill your drink and grab a snack first. Mmm snacks!

Now, sit down with your drink, your snack, and the remote and put on that show you’ve been meaning to catch up on for a while. Or stop by your room, grab the top book on your “to read” pile (don’t look, just grab it - this is about ZERO procrastination), put some music on before you sit down with your drink & snack, and just read.

Doesn’t that sound so easy? Isn’t this something we should/could be doing EVERY DAY? Yes, it is. But when we get into those “funks” it’s hard to give even these simple tasks a priority. Sometimes you have that conversation with yourself and instead of taking that shower and cleaning up you grab a spoon and a bucket of ice cream. And you know what? THAT is self-care too. Take one more day to wallow and snack then shower tomorrow. BUT TAKE THAT SHOWER!

Then tomorrow, after your partner has come home and has processed his night, tell them that you need to practice more self-care. TELL THEM. It holds you accountable to yourself. Ask them to take the kids to the park after dinner so you can take another shower alone. Shave your legs this time! It won’t seem like such a chore when you feel a little bit better about yourself. And if this strategy doesn’t work the first time, keep doing it. Keep making yourself get off your ass and take care of yourself. Set an alarm if you have to and take a 5 minute shower. Wash your face. Brush your hair. It will eventually be a part of something you like to do.

Up the ante and next time he’s at the park, go get your nails done. Get a pedicure. Buy a fancy brush, a fluffier or silkier robe, or go walk around the bookstore and get one more book to add to the “to read” pile. Take yourself out for a coffee. Get a subscription to Cosmo. Think about the little things you like that make you happy in small ways. Those small things add up to big self-care.

If you are not into mani/pedis, or it’s no shave November, go watch a movie with your hairy ass face or legs. Go to the coffee house with your book. GO TO THE PUB WITH YOUR BOOK! Eat a pound of fish & chips.

And their next date night: you might be pushing them out the door and locking it behind them so you can go take a bubble bath with Vanilla Ice blasting and a funky green face mask on. (PS. Yeah, dudes… We know you do it too.)

Yours,

Resources utilized in this post:

· https://jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/mental-emotional-health/

· https://www.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/pyramid-healthcare-assessment-center/pfbh-assessment-center-blog/what-is-the-difference-between-mental-health-emotional-health/

· https://www.hopetocope.com/blog/mental-health-vs-emotional-health-is-there-a-difference/

�� Anne M. Freitas and “Let’s Talk Poly”, 2019. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Anne M. Freitas and “Let’s Talk Poly” with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

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opalescent-apples · 2 years ago

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Hey this is probably a dumb question, but how do you write an image ID?

I can tell you what little I know, but I am not an expert by any means, nor should I be considered an authority on the subject; I'm just trying to make my blog a little more accessible.

For good examples, please check out the blog @/accessible-art . They describe art as much as they can, and they would likely give better advice than I would.

If you still would like to hear what I know, here it is:

What I do is try to describe as much of what's in the image as possible without too many words and without adding any subjective opinions. Key details like colors, poses, shapes, styles, and expressions take priority when I describe my own art.

With a text screenshot, make sure to include the name of the person who said it if their name is in the shot, and the source if possible. Double check your transcription.

Also: treat words typed with numbers as letters as though they need an ID, or tag them undescribed. I have seen multiple screen reader users complain about Homestuck quirks.

And: Never fill the alt text with anything but an image description! I have seen so many people complain about that. A picture of a person holding a rock should be "person holding a rock" not "Image 1" or "teehehe let me tell you a pun here!"

There's more than one way I've seen people add alt text.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, A DISCLAIMER:

I am not someone who needs image descriptions. I am sighted, do not require a screen reader for Tumblr, and usually do not have trouble reading strange or edited fonts.

I am not the target audience for an ID, so it would be better to research further if you want your IDs to be good.

I would also like people who are more qualified to correct any unintentional errors in this post. I am also looking to improve my IDs.

I wish you the best of luck!

Anyone who has better advice, please add on!

(do not use this post to talk about hating image descriptions.)

#undescribed #opal says words #ask answered #accessibility #Please add on or correct me if you have better advice!#I am not an expert

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condensed-theorem-shop · 7 years ago

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things I would like @throne3d and @marrinikari to fix about tumblr, please:

give me a way to reblog-to-queue directly from dash, the same way you can reblog directly from dash with alt+reblog, so I don’t have to open up the reblog pop-up each time

an option on my queue page to enter a tag or set of tags and have all queued posts automatically tagged with those

right now if I accidentally add something to my queue and then realize I want to edit or delete it, I have to scroll through my entire queue to reach the post. instead, give me an option to view my queue in reverse chronological order.

just ... get rid of chat posts. no.

for some reason unless you’re specifically making an image post, you can only add images from your computer, not from the web? surely it can’t be too hard to fix this, given that we do have the functionality for image posts.

while we’re on the topic: give me the functionality from image posts where I can click and drag images to put them next to each other, but on all posts

when I try to upload a gif but it’s too big, actually give me an error message? indicating that? and telling me what the maximum size is? this will take you like FIVE MINUTES to implement okay? if you want to be really fancy you could offer to resize it automatically for me but I understand if that’s too hard

stop making ( c ) automatically convert to (c). if you won’t do that, at least have it do that in the rich text editor too, instead of doing so without warning when I actually make the post.

when posts get beyond a certain length, the little pop-up with options to add an image or horizontal line or read-more stops appearing on new lines. this is an annoying interface in the first place, can it just be always visible instead of appearing when I go to a new blank line? otherwise, can it at least do that reliably?

if I try to preview a post with a read-more, it shows me the stuff above that fine, but if I try to click on the read-more link, it tells me there’s no such post, so I can’t actually preview that part of it. please fix.

if I’m binge-reading someone’s infinite-scrolling blog and decide I want to reblog a post, clicking “reblog” will take me to my dashboard, pull up the reblog interface pop-up over that, and then when I’m finished reload the page I was originally on, of course losing my infinite-scrolling place in the process. can this please be fixed? can the reblog pop-up just come up over the page I’m already on?

for that matter, instead of having a reblog pop-up at all, could we have a “quick reblog” option or something that just opened up a text field within the page, let us enter commentary and/or tags, and then could be reblogged just like that? this would be a vast improvement on my experience

have some kind of “default page theme” with an option available to toggle any tumblr you’re reading into that theme, for when tumblrs have terrible themes. bonus points for letting us customize our default page theme. please make sure it has like, reblog, and comment buttons available for every post, a bizarre number of themes don’t have those.

let me view all posts with a certain tag including reblogs. I get that most of the time I don’t want to see a thousand copies of the same post tagged “pretty” or w/e but sometimes I really do want to see reblogs too. please.

a straightforward way to “orphan” a tumblr, like you can do with works on ao3, for when you don’t want to have it on your list anymore but also don’t want to delete it altogether. (this can be achieved OK via workarounds at the moment but it would be nice not to have to use them.)

an option to choose the preview image for link posts

maybe go through some tumblr extensions and think about adding some of their functionality? like. an option to only play gifs when you hover over them/click on them. a “block this post and all reblogs thereof from my dash” option. a “hide all posts with this tag from me” option. a way to reply to comments. you get the gist.

between submissions/comments/asks/messages the “talk to other people” system is a mess. this is a bad thing on a social platform. please consolidate

if I’m making a post and switch to another tab and then come back, my cursor always goes to the beginning of the post. why does it do this and can you make it stop please

the user settings are all over the place in different locations in a completely unintuitive matter. please consolidate

can we have some kind of master changelog?? please??

a way to view all posts on a tumblr in chronological order

is there a reason that in order to add tags when replying to an ask you have to save it as a draft first. could we just. not have that be how it works

a “jump to the oldest unread post on my dash, let me read forwards from there” option would be p cool if you could implement it

notes. just ... everything about the notes dropdown. can we rethink this please

when I’m on a post’s page and viewing notes, and I get to one where someone has reblogged it, there’s no way to just go to their reblog and see what they’ve said. the only option is to go to the main page of their tumblr and scroll down and hope it hasn’t been too long since they reblogged it. why.

when there’s a little pop-up on my dash to let me know someone reblogged my post, clicking on it takes me to ... my original post? not their reblog? why

the little social-map thing that shows you how reblogs have spread for a given post is cool! but one most often wants to see it for one’s own posts, and can only do that when they happen to show up on one’s dash. maybe make it possible to access directly from one’s blog?

honestly I just. can’t believe you guys on this overall. what went wrong? the constellation is so great, and then ... this? step it up please

#<33333

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