#brightts ramblings

[exoflash]

a concerning amount of witchblr will be like "um actually new years was stolen by europeans from the ancient god scroobus mcdoobus" and then you actually try to research scroobus mcdoobus and it turns out he was invented in the 1940s by a conspiracy theorist who powdered every meal with ketamine and thinks that queer people are reincarnated fish

[beingchildish42]

People have definitely said this before but i LOVE the dynamic of the Doctor and the Master. They are arch enemies. They are besties. They are divorced. They are tumblr mutuals. They are worsties. They are friends on MySpace. They hate each other's guts. They meet up for dungeons and dragons. They want each other dead. They are on each other's DNI. They are childhood best friends

[exoflash]

i am obsessed with how the pokemon sprigatito is now a symbol for anarchism and freedom of information access

[beingchildish42]

"Crystals to treat ADHD 🥰" what if i want to become MORE neurodivergent. Where is the rock that installs ADHD v2.1. Rock that makes you sexy

[exoflash]

The US used to have a ton of weird chip flavors until like 7 or so years ago when everything got boring. I still mourn gouda cheese lays every day. Doritos 3D were only recently revived through necromancy. Lime ruffles now have to be imported from mexico

Things I learned in an American supermarket

EVERYTHING IS TO HUGE.

Everything. Is. So. Huge.

Do your supermarkets assume all shopping is done for a family of six? Why is everything so huge??

There are basically no chip flavours. There are a couple (sea salt, cool ranch, a couple more) and then just ten different kinds of chilli/spicy/hot flavour, most claiming to be spicier than the others. Spicy chips are a weird fringe novelty in Australia but here they seem like the main thing.

There may be no chip flavours but there is a hell of a lot of jerky. And chewing gum. Those two things have whole sections, not just a thin sliver of shelf like in Australia. So many chewing gum brands.

There are donuts and ice cream and cakes EVERYWHERE. Supermarket, more like cake/ice cream shop.

The money?? All looks the same??? And it feels like paper???? I mean I know you guys call it ‘paper money’ but I kind of assumed that was an exaggeration? It’s hard to believe it’s actually linen.

The bulk savings are for things WAY in bulk. These aren’t your Aussie “two little packets of chips for one” deals. There are THREE LITRE SOFT DRINKS here, and the bulk deal is for 3 of them. Who needs 9L of soft drink at once? Is this sort of thing for parties? 

Alcohol is cheap; by which I mean alcohol is normally priced for places that aren’t Australia. Our alcohol is absurdly taxed.

Everything is packaged so weirdly. I saw transparent bags of neatly stacked corn cobs. I saw tins of “mixed beans”, HUGE tins of mixed beans.

Snapple and Squirt are real drinks.

There is a brand of hair product called “Aussie” with a kangaroo logo. I have never seen it in Australia. 

The plastic shopping bags are great. They’re not the flimsy things you get in Australia; they’re real, actual bags. I highly recommend these bags.

[exoflash]

Cinematic parallels

[exoflash]

punk patch that says "LOW VIBRATIONAL ENTITY"

[exoflash]

graphic design is my passion

[exoflash]

Oh this feature is gonna vanish faster than the one where you could implement html into posts

Hello, Tumblr. Tumblr here. We’re launching live streaming on Tumblr, and we’re calling it…well, Tumblr Live.

Tumblr Live brings streaming directly to the dashboard, meaning your Tumblr audience and your streaming audience can converge. What’s that, you say? Synergy? Beautiful.

Initially, we’re rolling Tumblr Live out to the US only via our Android and iOS apps. Desktop and international streaming and viewing will follow in time.

Here’s how it works:

The little 🎥 at the bottom of your dashboard in your mobile app will take you to a Tumblr Live tab, where you’ll be able to scroll through streams that are live at that time—indicated by a green dot. (Your search bar is still there! It now lives in the top right corner of your screen.)

As long as you keep it clean, you can stream anything that takes your fancy by tapping the “Go Live!” button—ducks in the park, the wonky snowman you built, your cursed cross stitch, etc.

Streaming works with both front and back cameras, so if you’re camera-shy, you can stream without showing your face. 

You can bestow bouncer status upon your most trusted and loyal viewers, which means they can help you moderate your stream for any nasties while you’re live.

You can tap on any live avatar to jump into their stream—whether you follow that blog or not.

You can send little gifts to the streamer during their stream if you’re enjoying what they’re up to.

You can collect your favorite streamers in a special tab for later.

And that’s it for now. Just imagine! Gaming live streams! Book clubs! Live fungi feed! D’n’D campaigns! Artist live draws! Shark facts! GRWMs! Cosplay and con casts! Knitting hour! Photography tutorials! Storytime! Plant parenting tips! Living room concerts! Furby workshop! Museum tours! Crabs! (just crabs!) 

It’s a whole new ball pit out there. We’re so excited to see what you come up with.

[exoflash]

There's something about people complaining That 90s Show sucked because it wasn't overflowing with That 70s Show nostalgia, David Tennant returning to his role as the Doctor on Doctor Who, Marvel banking more money than ever based on nostalgia alone, the endless soulless covers of 70s-90s music.... nostalgia culture is literally rotting people's perception of media. People are more willing to see a cheap, effortless nostalgiafest than something well crafted and made with love nowadays. And it's only snowballing further. The death of critical thinking and individualism, wrapped up in paper you remember from childhood christmases, and a shiny ribbon that fills your heart with the warmth of the past. MCR was right.

[exoflash]

the only thing that irritates me as badly as new agers is western christians trying to explain away the spiritual with pseudoscience

[exoflash]

some of you guys in fandom and oc communities are still super weird about aroace people despite claiming to be accepting btw.

"Don't make a neurodivergent character aroace, that's dehumanizing them" do you literally hear yourself rn

[exoflash]

Another tip from a Computer Old: don't install more than one antivirus, if you install one! Windows defender is usually enough. But if you choose one and change your mind, uninstall the old one before doing the switch so they don't flag each other as a threat and brick your computer !

Me: oh yeah, if you think school photography is hard now, try imagining doing this with film.

The new girl: what’s film?

Me: … film. Like… film that goes in a film camera.

New girl: what’s that mean?

Me: … before cameras were digital.

New girl: how did you do it before digital?

Me:… with film? I haven’t had enough coffee for this conversation

[exoflash]

"(label) discourse" "(label) isnt lgbt because waaah blah blah blah!" "(label) makes no sense" "(label) is (entirely unrelated label)phobic" go outside and talk to queer people older than 17. Please

[exoflash]

Little survey here- PLEASE reblog for sample size. It would help me a lot.

What is your age group, and do you often get accused of lying/making excuses/etc often, even when you didn't think you were? If you're comfortable doing so, mention in the notes if you are neurodivergent + what your neurodivergency is.

[exoflash]

steven moffat is the vivziepop of doctor who