#Factor K

[hedgehog-moss]

Between the pages of a book I found this photo I took of my primary school classroom on the last day of class in 2000 and I distinctly remember taking it as a kid and thinking "this is the present but one day when I am old it will look so quaint and nostalgic"

though I had trouble believing it because it seemed impossible for the year 2000 (futuristic-sounding date) to feel like a past era

[spirk-trek]

S1E28: The Alternative Factor ⋆.˚ ✧ · ˚⊹ ·

[your-name-is-jim]

Spock, your Captain's eyes are up there.

Spock.

[s1 e27 - The Alternative Factor]

[aster-draws]

Hey guys it's ya boi, aster, once again concocting schemes and shenanigans in the dpxdc landscape

[hp-lonesome-actual-art]

My emotions have been flippy floppy all over the place recently. Probably best to not get into the specifics about it. Summary is that I had two crying sessions in the past week which inexplicably stopped as soon as they started! Incredibly weird! Probably just hormones out of wack who knows anymore lol. It’s all been settled and I’m back to feeling good about the state of my life—so no worries. The fears mostly stem from insecurities or common concerns about the passage of time/changes outside of your control. My brain just likes to blow things out of proportion into worst-case-scenario to get me worried over nothing. Felt really awful in the moment but in retrospect wasn’t even that bad :P

So these were vent arts made earlier this week (actually only two days ago but I keep loosing track of time haha). I didn’t intend to make politics the focus of any of it. It just kinda got added in the end because current world events. But the actual focus was about the state of my social life online vs offline. I have trouble remembering peoples names…it’s easier when everyone has recognizable icons online (visual learner). Plus I struggle with being open about my interests irl…still searching for people to hang out with despite being months into school by now. I have some nice group project partners in my classes tho—so that helps lesson the worry greatly. They’ve been welcoming enough

[starvrat]

hmmm thinking about bowie,,, thinking about how much it would have to learn when it finally gets a human body. thinking about so many reflexes that would have to be literally programmed into her just so she could somewhat function in its new body.,,,

[eyobis-andthe-bunnycats]

Godddd, I'm so sick and tired of people fucking assuming I'm coupled with my friend! I can't go out in public and just hang out with him in my social circles without someone saying "your boyfriend, your husband." We. Are. Not. Together. We may look like a cishet couple but I sure am NOT and I am getting annoyed people keep pairing him to me. What do I gotta do? Where a T-shirt with big letters saying "I am NOT his Girlfriend! I'm not Even a Girl!" Or maybe "He is my BEARD." Do I need to out myself and say I'm a non partnering aroace to everyone who sees us together so people will let me exist in the same space as my friend without people assuming shit??

Fuck heteronormativity! Fuck amatonormativity!

[tulipic]

tarot for my distant love (teruhashi kokomi x fem. reader)

(unrequited angst for the sad sapphic nation )

"Um, excuse me, but does this say maiming?"

Teruhashi squints. "And miscellaneous torture acts? And seafood allergies?" The fortuneteller grins in delight and gestures to the rest of the contract Teruhashi's holding.

"It sure does, young lady, though I've had to cut back a little due to... legal technicalities because of," the fortuneteller pauses and shakes her head. "But, I believe you're seeking a love-related prediction." Teruhashi blushes a little at the emphasis of "love".

"Yes, ma'am," Teruhashi says, brushing her sweaty palms off on her skirt. When she saw the mysterious, deep blue tent from the road, the heart-shaped sign caught her attention. It gave her margin of hope that her angelic-like luck was telling her something. But now...

She's considering asking for a refund. "Place your palm on the card that appeal to you the most." Teruhashi looks down at the two cards placed in front of her.

Each embellished with shiny foil and translucent paper, one card is purple and the other is pink. She hovers an uneasy hand between both. The fortuneteller taps her nails against the wooden surface of her desk. Tap! Teruhashi shuts her eyes tight. Tap! She lands her palm firmly down a card. Tap!

She chooses the purple one.

Somewhere, far away, a girl heavily sighs and lays her tired head to rest on a pillow.

You rummage through your cluttered wardrobe. The one event you managed to care about and you're going to be late. But, if you've successfully spent enough time in the closet, you should be well-dressed. That counts for something, right?

A light pink cardigan catches your eye. You feel the thick, cotton fabric between your fingers. Memories of carnival music and the sweet smell of funnel cakes pass through your head. She got this for you. When you ate too much cotton candy and sat in the corner of the mirror house crying, she draped it over your shoulders and said:

"I know it's the color of what got you sick, but it's a pretty color," She showed off that angelic smile. "Kinda like you!" Woah.

What really got you? What pulled you in and killed your pathetic crying ass? When her angelic, little smile melted into a humorous, big grin; you couldn't help but stop crying. She was trying way too hard to be the nice girl. It was all saccharine and overplayed.

Then, why did you look up at her face and let your heart grow a little fonder?

You grumble and pull the cardigan off the hanger. You button it up while gathering your things. A small giftbox, wrapped in ribbon stares at you from the kitchen island. "It's just a thank-you gift," you rationalize, picking it up.

"That's all." You feel yourself become less affirmed, but you walk out the door anyway.

Aiura meets you by the ice cream cart. She holding wrapped popsicles and tosses one at you. "How's the love business treating you?"

You unwrap your ice cream. "Read my mind." You're about to walk off, but she holds your arm.

She grins at you, unfazed. "Come on, let me show you something." You're dragged across the pavement against your will. Eh, you've been in worse.

Loud brass instruments from the marching band drown out any thoughts you could manage. Like: where is she taking me? Will I get to finish my ice cream? How- Wait is that her?

You pull away from Aiura and stand in place, feeling a sudden chill. Suddenly, the sleeves of your jacket feel uncomfortable; the coziness of the soft threads withers away. You cast your eyes to the ground, feeling small.

Teruhashi softly laughs while squeezing Saiki's arm. Her eyes reflect... pure infatuation, wonder, and even desperation. Because while she's so enamoured with him: he's looking the opposite way. She's relentless, though, asking him questions and looking up at him with those shining eyes. It's easy to tell she got all dressed up for him, careful attention put towards her hair and makeup.

You turn around, take a deep breath, and go off to find Aiura.

"I didn't encounter anything like you said, no 'charm of purple', no 'great sadness', just nothing..."

"Perhaps you should be more patient. Especially since I don't do reimbursement." Teruhashi held her head in her hands, elbows propped up on the desk. She'd spent all of this week's allowance on this place. Were she and Saiki really so Yin and Yang?

So different that their opposites couldn't attract?

"What if I bought the boy I like a purple shirt? Could that work?" Teruhashi mused, smiling sadly at the table. The fortune teller clicked her tongue. She reshuffled her cards and laid them out again.

She lightly touched Teruhashi's hand. "That's not how divination comes about, you know. It's all about fate and auras," the fortuneteller says, trying to be comforting.

Teruhashi sinks further into her chair. Maybe tonight she'd be able to dream her troubles away, get lost in a world of whimsical romantic fantasy. One where she'd never get it wrong. She'd have someone realer than fanboys and more tangible than Saiki to hold.

The only question was: Who?

Somewhere, far away, a girl wipes her eyes and slowly unwraps a giftbox. Inside, there's a little flower keychain. A cute, albeit plain, purple flower. She opens her desk drawer and lays the item there, spending a moment to stare at it. She heavily sighs and lays her tired head to rest on a pillow.

It seems it's for the best.

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2023: CONVERSATIONS ON WRITING by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon.

Currently dual wielding books, over here--I've never really been big on reading two different fiction books at once, but I can pair fiction with nonfiction just fine.

I haven't read as much nonfiction as I'd hoped to this year (overcorrecting from last year, apparently), so I'm excited to get back into some Writers Writing about Writing stuff while I cool off of my current project before I gear up for NaNo. This one starts with "In Memoriam," though, so I suspect it'll probably break my heart a little bit. This is Fine™.

[3majorursaminor77]

I don't want it to end but I really love the way it ended at the same time. Three(!) is a good number of seasons for a tv series in my opinion. Long enough to fully explore the themes and stories and allow the characters to grow and have realistic arcs but also short enough so it's not dragging out. End on a high note. I really really love this show. Me and my family were watching the third season weekly as the new episodes came out but then were craving more of it so we went back and re-watched the old seasons. It's really fucking good. I laugh my ass off at so many moments but there are so many poignant and beautiful and moving moments too. Definitely recommend if you haven't watched it yet.

[petrovna-zamo]

So jealous you love in la i bet the show was so good😭 also love that orville wears his mask everywhere lmao

It definitely has its pros and cons but living in a city where pretty much every artist performs is definitely at the top of the pro list! And it’s kinda funny when T&K reference local things like this that I just so happened to be at too lol

Honestly it was such a good show 😭 I love Tina& Amy so much and have been fans of them for forever so it was everything I expected and more. I know they’re touring through next year and hopefully they keep adding more cities so you can see them too!

Also, seeing Orville irl was so funny because the hat and mask are his disguises but it actually just makes him stand out more so the whole YouTube theater saw him come in. He also sat down like right before the show started and everyone else was already seated so there was a hush over the crowd as everyone watched him. Idk I laughed. Also also my friend was seated a few rows behind him and he blocked the view with his giant cowboy hat so she took a picture and since I was seated a few rows in front you can see the back of my head… and that’s how I technically have a picture with Orville Peck lmao

[danistotallyuncool]

>>be me learning geometric series in calc 2 >> solve summation of 3^(1-k)2^(k+1) teacher: OK, for the first part, how do we get the power to be in the form of k-1 me: *thinks of the stupidest way I'd do it because I have no idea by just factoring out a -1 from the power making it 1/3^(k-1)* Teacher comes by Teacher: Correct!

mfw

[spirk-trek]

S1E28: The Alternative Factor ⋆.˚ ✧ · ˚⊹ ·

[1roentgen]

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[airenyah]

i gotta say one of my fave things about language is when you add random syllables to words or add nonsense words that rhyme

like for example, our girl cat is called minou but sometimes i'll call her "minoutschi". and then instead of saying "minou, du" i'll say "minoutschi dutschi". and when i'm feeling extra silly or loving i'll add a nonsense word, so i'll sweep her off the ground and pet her and say "minoutschi dutschi wutschi"

or sometimes she'll meow outside in the hallway, then wander in my room and start purring loudly while rolling around the ground (she does that when she gets clingy and really wants affection). and so i'll start petting her and she'll be purring and i'll say "du schnurrli wurli" (schnurrli/schnurli is a very common cat name based on the word "schnurren" which means "to pur". which is why it's my affectionate nickname for her when she's purring lol)

[theinfinitedivides]

Min Oh calls in emergency services only to hear that they've already been called to the scene about a woman in her 20s. the only f*cking people here are 1. Min Oh, 2. Young Hwa, the one he tried to kill, and 3. Do Ha/Joon Oh, his possessed (and now probably very pissed) younger brother. the normal conclusion would be that Do Ha called after he hauled her off that cliff. the more disturbing conclusion is that f*ckass ghost called in advance bc he knew exactly what would happened. i don't want to think about the consequences of either