#We have newspapers for this!

[deep-spacediver577]

I promised not to get political but everyone being in a funk makes it hard not to say anything...

Let me just say that moving is the worst mistake you can make if you're American (unless you are not born there I guess), I know you're not happy but dwelling and moping ain't gonna fix nor change life, as humans we adapted and improvise day to day.

But I'm serious! Moving can be more trouble than it's worth, Most of my family lives in Canada and let's just say housing there is terrible (unless you're filthy rich) not to mention everything is way more expensive like basic essentials. There is also health care which is "free" at a cost of waiting 7 to 16 hours in the ER just to be told off In some cases, not to mention getting a doctor is a chore and a half. And I'm not gonna even go on about wages...

I also might add that the moron who is in charge has been going strong for 8 years and can keep on running despite most of the population's hate for him. This mofo could stay for 20 years if he had his way, and voting does sh!t if you live on the western side of Canada. To put simply my Family what's him out, and moving to another country is something they can't nor want to do despite his rule.

Listen at the end of the day idiots run the world but leaving one situation/country over another won't help (unless you're in immediate danger), just trust me on that.

[inkedberries]

expanding on the thought of kudou getting the call sign 'hero' and afo getting irked by it for some reason

[colonthreedotexe]

i think every person should be part of exactly one minecraft server with years of lore and political turmoil because nothing is funnier than getting to tell people that i am officially the secretary general of sex NATO and that it is actually a very serious organization

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: WELCOME TO YOUR WORLD: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives by Sarah Williams Goldhagen.

[cockroachesunite]

this is the image in my mind every time i read one of his letters btw

(Terror version)

[laurapetrie]

The wedding, when it came, had a fairy-tale quality, in this very remote church, with no electricity, and it happened after dark. It felt quite otherworldly, very dreamlike. - John Perry Barlow

Carolyn was stunning and very stark — as if the few lights were just for her, with the rest of us in darkness and her betrothed's face leaning into her halo. When John fumbled with the ring, Carolyn gently put her hand on his shoulder and laughed. The moment that she put her hand on his shoulder to reassure him that everything was okay, that was quite a loving subtlety. But that was her. - Billy Noonan

It was an incredibly magical moment. I saw it as it was unfolding, almost in silhouette. It was virtually dark outside. John reached for the hand of Carolyn; she was caught off guard. I'm walking backwards in the light rain at dusk, and John does this amazing gesture, taking her hand and bringing it to his lips. It was lovely, the spontaneity of that gesture. - Denis Reggie

[mothsintherain]

headcanon/au where once jon starts reading ANYTHING, not just statements, he can't stop. when jon and martin arrive Somewhere Else, it doesn't go away. on roadtrips, jon has to let martin drive and not look outside too much or end up reading every road sign around them out loud. if he picks up a book, martin has to forcibly close it and take it from him to prevent him from reading the whole thing in one sitting. he gets a text from martin in the middle of work and sneaks a look at it, forgetting himself for a second. "i miss you baby crying face emoji heart emoji" he says in a deadpan voice to the customer waiting at his desk.

[arbitrarycategories]

AND ANOTHER THING I really like how Princess and the Frog feels more grounded and realistic because of the web of people each of the protags are connected to! Classic princess movies feature very isolated princesses - in Cinderella it’s an extension of her abuse, in Snow White it’s a result of her circumstances, in Sleeping Beauty it’s an intentional measure intended to preserve her safety. Princess and the Frog manages to cut down the cast by way of magic, because nobody is taking their parents and friends on their impromptu bayou adventure, but when they’re in the city they both are shown with the people who are part of their daily lives. Tiana has a living mother and a father who died in the army. She also has a bestie, a rude boss, regulars she knows by name, and other friends who aren’t named but are close enough to invite her dancing and complain about her workaholic tendencies. Both of Prince Naveen’s parents are alive and we see his little brother in the final scene. It adds to the feeling of them belonging to part of a larger world!

[subway-boss-jericho]

Emmet and Ingo's Back Office from Steady Tracks Do Not Waver!

I've been holding on to this one to post on a bad day. guess who is learning how to 3d model. This bitch. my power is unlimited ST!Ingo getting hit with the 3D beam as soon as classes let up on me

more on the way soon (relatively)

Steady Tracks Masterpost

[rosedosed]

Man obviously there’s a bunch of really unfortunate consequences to Elon’s mishandling of twitter but the thing that really got to me after a while was how lonely it feels to use the platform now. I only follow my friends and a couple of artists yet my whole dash is filled with total strangers and blue checkmarks trying to farm engagement. There’s an unblockable ad every three tweets (two if you’re counting the bots trying sell me something). There’s no lingering on interesting videos cause they all autoscroll tiktok style (with ads every 3 vids). Following someone means zilch so if I wanna see what the friends I use the platform for have been up to I have to manually go to their accounts & half the time the first tweet I see is an announcement that they’re leaving. It’s such a dead mining town of a website, but instead of dying because the mines just naturally dried out and people left for greener pastures, it’s dying because the newly appointed nepobaby Sheriff got really into building a 7-story mall in the middle of the desert without ever stopping to think what it’d do to the local economy and wildlife, or even if anyone needed an apple store and three taco bells in the middle of the outback.

[princessanneftw]

Some lovely anecdotes in the comments of this Daily Telegraph article from yesterday:

[slightlytoastedbagel]

the untapped potential of exploring the craziness of Miya Girls

[toxintouch]

Hyperspecific modern era Ais Headcanon:

He still collects physical newspapers. He likes to do the crosswords.

He knows he could do them online or buy a book of crosswords, but something about the smell and the feel of the paper and the morning routine...

Edit: Danger-Bird made art inspired by this! Check it out!

[night-skies-quiet-cries]

Kinda sad to learn that there aren't really any 'Popular Science' news sources that has actual scientists writing the article--more specifically scientists writing popular science articles about their paper.

[eowyntheavenger]

I’m so happy! The publication took my article—AND THEN POSTED IT ON THE FRONT PAGE! :)

[thevioletcaptain]

I know the ask is about ships but could you make a non ship one with Dean and Carlos from the Winchesters? I can't think of an exact thing for Dean to say, but the first sentence can be what Dean would say for their first meeting. Thank you if you can (*^‿^*)

"I like your hair," Dean says, staring up from where he's clinging to the bottom of Mary's winter coat, and Carlos grins wide when he adds, with all the breathless gravity of a four year old eager to impress their opinions upon a new friend; "It's swooshy and it's pretty like Mommy's hair, and your-- your beads are pretty and shiny and shiny is my favorite color."

"Swooshy and pretty and shiny is exactly what I was going for, so thank you, little buddy."

Even with almost six years between now and the last time he'd seen Mary, Carlos is relieved to find that they still have a good sense of one-another -- can still communicate silently, swiftly, like they used to when it was life or death. He meets her eye, and her face softens, and understanding passes between them before he slides one of his lucky beaded bracelets -- the bloodstone one -- free.

Dean's eyes light up when he takes it.

When he smiles, he looks just like his mother.

[for this askbox game if anyone else wants to send me a prompt]