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The average cost for a blood transfusion per unit of blood in the US is around $200-$300
In my city larger dogs can donate blood to the dog blood bank, and for every unit of blood they donate they would get a free unit of blood should they ever need a blood transfusion in the future.
Do you think a system like this would encourage more people to donate blood?
I'm not entirely certain given how many people have the "It won't happen to me" mentality.
#my own recent need for blood products has been making me wonder#I've donated 13 times before they cut me off#because I didn't know what was causing my hand pain#and by the time I figured it out#and could donate again#I actually am in need of blood products#and likely won't ever be able to donate again#thankfully I'm Canadian and don't have to pay for any of it#but I wondered#if people in the US could considee the blood bank more like an actual bank#where they could “save” blood for a future date#and while they weren't using it#the bank would put it to use the way banks do with money#in the interim
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the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.
capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.
now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.
and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.
and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.
and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".
it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"
#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility#but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion#that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone#i am an environmental educator#so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering#that people are going through#without doing my research and providing real ways to help#this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning#to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering#unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this#and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this#and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity#(complaining)#and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself#for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion#i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out#rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually.#my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free#is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY.#anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i#which is more than their CEOs can say
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yet to move on from this
#he literally looks so good#also keep donating to the pcrf guys we’re nearly at 100k again!!!#(im)patiently waiting a tour announcement#because what else could they be cooking#if i meet blonde phil my life will be changed#phil lester#danandphilgames#amazingphil#dnp#dan and phil#pml#2024
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I know a sorta made a small post along these lines the other day, but something a lil more official of!!
im kinda broke rn, between the recent stuff with losing my car and having to get a new one and work literally scheduling me 13 hrs a week. Im slowly losing money and it got really bad this month after paying my bills and everything and realizing I had just 300 bucks in my bank account.
My current job hasn't been working with me to give me the hours i need to make a living wage and iv been trying to get a new job for months with no success and it's looking like i could really use a lil extra support via online commission work rn until I can land a more solid paying job. I really hate to sound like a desperate wet cardboard box beast but I still need to insure my new car and cant afford it as i stand right now.
I wont ask for donations, I think im going to be fine, but a lil money to help keep my head above the water would be great so im just gonna promo my commission work. To anyone who can commission me in some way or another would be awesome! I appreciate any support I can get rn even just a reblog
My Commission Info
My Kofi
My Etsy
My Toyhouse
#again sorry for sounding like im crying wolf with 200 in my account but i havent bought groceries this month#or my car insurance#im waiting for my next paycheck#so i kinda know its about to get sucked down the drain#i still havent bought christmas gifts for my brother and the cousins which i would really like to be able to if i could#again im not gonna die#so im not asking for donations#i will be fine#im just a lil money stressed and if i could branch out to try and get some commission work rn that would be a huge help#again im not asking for donations#there defiantly ppl who need it more than me#but if you were everythinkin to commission me and have the funds rn#i wouldnt mind if you reached out#i know its the holidays and everyone is probably low on funds#i see the situation as it is rn#but if i could just make an extra hundred or two i think it put my mind at ease a lil more for when its time to pay all my bills again
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I CANT USE CSS ON ARTFIGHT...............
#I WAS REALLY HOPING TO FIX THE FUCKING. PARAGRAPH WIDTH. SIGH#idk why but it stretches across the ENTIRE page like. it takes up the full width of the browser and it BOTHERS ME. ON ALL THE PAGES#i could try manually putting shift breaks but im worried it might not look so good on mobile. ugghh... auyggghhh.....#im already learning CSS and API so i thought i could put it to good use but. AUGH#this whole time ive had to go into the inspect panel myself and change the padding so i dont have to read the length of the screen#like a fucking typewriter... i would have also loved to use custom fonts and animations......#i did find a guide for BBCode which the site uses on default and it covers basic styling but its not the same. sniffle#you CAN unlock CSS if you donate $25 to the page which seems fair. and if i could do it i would but. i do not have any way of#sending or receiving money online </3 i really need to figure out how to do that so i can set up comms like i said i would last summer#but it intimidates me.... and im already kept on a short leash when it comes to that so it feels like a lot of things could go wrong#i think toyhouse allows CSS or some sort of code...?? i remember seeing some oc pages with custom layouts#if thats the case i'll try fiddling with it but im not very familiar with using toyhouse so thatll take a while#(thanks again for the code sal ^_^ ill put it on my pin once its ready but im trying to learn my way around the site heh ;;)#at least i can use my pixel dividers.. ive been digging around for pixels to use and found some really cute ones#yapping
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lost track of time. art 3. KACHOW!
@reverie-starlight + keigo // @dreamtydraw 's cerise + cove !! :D (stole the look from this doodle. LOL)
they r my lovely awesome friends pleak check them out 🙂↕️🩷🩷
#🖍️nia.draws#guys its been like 4 years. still dont understand keigos hair. hes here though#pleak forgive any and all messiness. im just a girl#do u guys think somepony would pay for one of these btw pls be honest bc these r practice 4 comms 🥹 i need money 🥹💔#right now this could be U or UR oc for ZERO DOLLARS! and Pls let me know if ud like to donate to the Nia Luvring fund (kofi). WINK.!#unrelated guys i cant stop saying pleak 😭😭 ive been descending back into at least year old typing habits#why am i going pleak and KYAAAA and orz and o(-( again WHATS HAPPENIGNGGPELAPALS
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For the record, I have reached (and even surpassed) my original goal! Thank you so very much to everyone who requested and donated. I still have some pieces to finish and won't be taking new commissions at least for the rest of the week.
#im really glad i could offer even a little help#im now looking for other causes to donate the extra amount i got#thanks again ;u;)#frog noises
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i redesigned this shirt and now you can put it on your body
here it is, the final culmination of my fun cool graphic design project where i replace cities with 8balls!! If you want to follow along the process you can check out these posts: one, two, and three :D
if you are interested in wearing this as a shirt i made a teepublic! (edit for anyone who remembers this: the teepublic listing got dmca’d lol. however,) you can also download the files from google drive if you would like to print the design yourself
thanks for following along!! i have really had a lot of fun doing this (and just following 2our in general, the vibes were sweet) and i'm glad other people enjoyed it too :)
(better quality images under the cut <3)
#fob#fall out boy#so much for (2our) dust#2ourdust#so much for (tour) dust#tourdust#SORRY THIS IS THE LAST I'LL POST ABOUT THIS i feel like i'm getting annoying#but i am very proud of this tbh so. you will have to look at it#bees’ art#bees' graphic design adventure#again i think i don't love the idea of making money off what is essentially someone else's design so i will be donating any sales#to palestinian relief + evacuation crowdfunds#teepublic's profit margin isn't crazy so it won't be much#oh i also enabled posters so you can get a poster of it from the teepublic if you want#but again you can just print it via your preferred printing service. whichever suits#if you do print it yourself or buy smth please PLEASE show me that would be so cool. omg#also lmk if you want any other file types or versions and i can slap em up in the drive folder#i kept trying to find a website with a bigger print area for shirts bc the og has the design basically over the entire back#but this was the best i could do without making more work for myself than i can handle
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far distant and incredibly vague spoilers for www but putting it under the cut anyways
realising for some reason that at some point in all 3 wips im currently working on you get imprisoned. i would say i dont know what that says about me but i do i really do know what it says
#sophie speaks#i want to be kept like a pet#series:www#im giving yall the most miniscule of crumbs im sorry#lmfao maybe i should set up a kofi or something#if people like. donated then id be like contractually obligated in my mind to write for it#and if people didnt then i could still do it but then yknow itd be at my own pace but i wouldnt have to worry about those ppl who say theyr#truly absolutelky desperate#which again sorry T_T i do not control the rate at which i write things.#well i do a little bit if i just listen to the www playlist i can probably get some more done#ill do that later today after genshin + wuwa#also i just accidentally pasted an entire scene into the tumnblr tags and had to manually delete them all help me
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The original English voice actor of Jessie and Misty, Rachael Lillis, is battling cancer. She's had a GoFundMe organised by her sister for a few months now but still hasn't reached her goal.
Remember it's ok if you can't donate for any reason!! But it'd be cool if you can 🫶
#pokemon#not trivia#anipoke#again you do not have to feel forced#to donate at all#it's cool if you could!! but it's totally understandable if you don't
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Do we know Miles's or any of the AM members' opinions on the genocide in Gaza? Like I love them to death, but the lack of response has reaaally been bothering me. Not to mention the amount of privilege in not carrying about politics *looking at you, Alex*. I've seen Louise being pro-Israel.
OHHHHH anon i've been WAITING to talk about this. thank you for the question.
the answer is no we don't. to my knowledge, none of the members have openly talked about it. there has been no story on their official instagram, nor has matt (the only one with a public profile) posted anything about it on his account. not only that, but i did some research and apparently that benefit concert that him, tyler parkford and josh homme took part in also hosted people like jesse hughes and sarah silverman who are more or less openly pro-israel. which doesn't mean *matt* is, it just means he's not careful who he's associating himself and his image with.
the others have stayed silent. and miles, too - who's so active on social media - has never even reposted anything about it. not a word.
about the girlfriends, louise (and amanda) have spoken about "wanting peace" and louise especially has reposted some stupid ass posts a few months ago basically saying it's not "childish" to just wish peace for everyone - proving that she literally knows nothing about what has been happening for DECADES. both her and amanda have repeatedly proven they're centrists, which is just so. yikes.
the only one among all of them who has openly and almost immediately asked for a ceasefire is katie.
i've seen some people argue that the royal albert hall proceeds have gone to the war child association, but honestly - that's not enough. that was before, and even though knowing that is better than nothing, something they did in the past doesn't justify their lack of a statement on the genocide in the present. the fact that they're not even active on social media - just because they're too lazy to get someone to properly manage their account - isn't an excuse for staying silent.
whether they like it or not, they're celebrities. they have a platform they could use and they repeatedly choose not to use it. i love them but for the past few months i've been beyond disappointed in them.
#and then i see people on here shitting on other celebrities with bigger platforms for their lack of a statement#just because you have a weird personal vendetta against people like taylor swift and others (also their gfs)>#> doesn't mean our favs are looking any better. i'm hugely disappointed in her and all the other celebrities who have stayed silent#and i'm just as upsed with am. they're not an indie unknown band. they have 7.6 MILLION followers on ig#using their platform could actually do something#just bc they have a 'smaller' platform than other bigger celebrities doesn't mean they don't have one#they actually have SUCH a big platform#dan and phil did a stream and raised so much money and they have an even smaller platform can you imagine how much am could raise#or even simply do the bare minimum and post something to show where they stand. TALK about it. but they simply choose not to#and yeah they could be donating in private. we don't know. and that's exactly it. their silence makes us question them#and also. why is it that people on here only hold accountable for their silence the celebrities they don't personally like#but stay conveniently silent on am's and miles' lack of a statement? do i once again smell double standards?#again i love them as much as the next person but i will ALWAYS hold them accountable for their actions (or lack thereof)#answered
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So... Murder Cat with soon to be Murder Dog and Murder Bird Drones.
Murder Cat has the depression and trauma.
#murder drones oc#serial designation K1T#serial designation R0VE4#serial designation S0NG#their names are just Kitty‚ Rover‚ and Song. Their future designation names are Red-R0ve4‚ S0ng-Str1ke‚ and K1T.#It's been a while since I drew my murder kiddos. I plan on making some kind of au and story because I have one cooked up in my brain!#it involves basically set in same universe but also not.#there are humans in my story and worker drones and murder drones and it's basically worker drone revolution fighting humans for resources#could they come up with a peaceful solution for both sides?#dunno. maybe? who knows. These animals are former pets donated to become murder drones and take care of rebels and keep in line (still wip)#the story is still in progress and the idea is subject to chain idk but I am really excited to use these three characters again because K1T#-was always planned to be in a group with a dog and a bird#working on Song-strike and Red Rover's murder designs#this is gonna be LIT!!!#sorry for the wall of tags
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I take it everyone who’s so concerned about bad actors taking advantage of the genocide to scam people, worried enough to harass random strangers about it, cares so much that they’re donating to pcrf? to unrwa? to care for gaza? that theyre spreading information through their blogs?
#chirps#or could it be that they just don’t care and are annoyed to see donation links because it makes it harder to ignore a genocide. surely not!#(sarcasm)#again don’t bother messaging me about this I’ll just delete it.
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college is making me want to shoot myself in the head really bad, which is crazy because i thought i was completely done with feeling suicidal after highschool ended. my life is looking up and i have a lot to look forward to.
but the funny thing is. that beautiful future, which is the reason i don't want to die, is only obtainable through going to college and working very hard and stressing myself out all the time. which, in turn, makes me want to die.
#as per usual my mental health has been doing great and here comes school again to throw a wrench in the works#its so unfair that i cant be guaranteed a small house and a well paying job and a domestic life with my girlfriend just by surviving#i mean for my girlfriend i've tried to set it up so that that's all she has to do and i'll set up everything else#but surviving in itself is a lot harder for her than for i#i just want us to be O.K. !!!#and then there's the genocide that doesnt involve me but i'd be kind of a horrible person not to care about it#which i do care. i want to donate but i barely have enough money for myself and my girlfriend to live happily#and thats WITH my parents keeping me housed and paying for groceries bills repairs etc#AND college tuition.#swear to GOD i could be given like 10 thousand dollars rn and i would use almost all of it to help others just out of sheer moral obligatio#theres not even very much i would want to spend money on for myself rn#i like my current wardrobe enough and my doll collection is almost at full capacity so its gonna stagnate soon#and thats like. it. i buy myself snacks and stuff sometimes but thats all the ways i spend money for purely selfish reasons#besides that i just wanna help my girlfriend out and all those suffering in palestine#im rambling. i need a fucking break from it all sorry#life suddenly seems so bleak again#evilmartin430.txt#vent
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One of the folks I’ve known the longest online has been having a rough time for quite a while. I think what’s the most frustrating is what they need is so comparatively little - because the line between surviving and not is so razor thin.
Reblogs help, any amount helps. It's been tight for a bit for us but things are settled back and I'm looking forward to helping out my pal more after payday this week!
It sucks especially that like, they're not really online for a lot of reasons, so one of the only ways to reach out to community support--via fundraisers like this--isn't a lot of use for them. But I'm proud of them for trying!!
#I really rarely boost stuff I know!#but this is one of my core folks that I've known for years and years and years#you know how you have friend-family that you can fall in and out of touch with as life shifts? but are always there when things align again#that's them#I'm trying to think of if there is some kind of matching thing I could do for folks who donate? But I got no ideas#gofundme#signal boost
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update on my tmj treatment
hey everyone! so yesterday i got my guard for tmj and thanks to all the ppl who donated i got the other half left to pay for it covered and paid it yesterday when i got my guard, and it's only been one day wearing it and i can already open my mouth a bit more and the pain has decreased i just can't believe it! thank you so so so much to everyone who's donated, i'm so grateful for all of you and i appreciate all of you so much ❤️❤️ i'll leave some pics below of my dental guard and one of me using it (surprise face reveal lmao), and unfortunately there's still quite a bit to go for my braces so pls help me either by boosting or donating 🙏🏻❤️
#tmj update#that's me being able to open my mouth a bit more#bc before i could barely open it#there's still some adapting to go it's only been one day wearing it#but i'm confident everything will go well 💪🏻#and again thank you so much to everyone who's helped me i love you all 💖💖#i've been thinking of doing some small 'thank you' gifts to everyone who donates/donated but idk what to make bc i can't draw#also about commissions i have one left but my hips and lower back have been hurting so much and today i woke up with colitis 🫠#so it's been difficult for me to spend hours sat in front on my laptop but i'm slowly working on it i promise 🫶🏻
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