#diamondorloj

[spacelazarwolf]

kind messages i’ve gotten today

(i was gonna respond individually but i think i’d hit post limit)

@coffee-and-cogs

@whats-amata-you

@diamondorloj

@screamingfromuz

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[torinotabi]

First OC belongs to @secretlydruid

Second one @diamondorloj

[jacikat]

i haven’t been on tumblr much this week so I completely missed that @eclectichedgehog tagged me a couple days ago... thanks!

Nickname: none, other than a rhyming baby nickname my mom uses but nobody else gets to use that

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Height: 5′11

Last Google: sjostakovitsj (I was trying to figure out if that was a real transliteration option of the composer’s name or a fever-dreamish autocorrect on youtube based on other people’s equally bad typing (it seems to be a legit spelling!)

Number of followers: 101 (I haven’t cleaned out my spambots yet this week)

Number of people you follow: 158

Describe your aesthetic: browns and blues, inside of a library

Favorite song right now: “Michael Jordan Nissan” by a really cool indie artist named OK Glass

Lucky numbers: I gravitate to 7 and large least common multiples of primes

Dream job: in theory I’m doing it (I’m a working scientist), in practice anything with fewer meetings, hahahaha..... I’ve been bingeing stuff about aviation for a couple months and daydreaming about flying but that’s not something I would actually pursue outside of a future hobby

Favorite animal: cats :)

Currently wearing: TMBG band tshirt and Twosetviolin hoodie haha

Tagging @clarwyn @diamondorloj @wishiwasinbowlinggreen but only if they want to

[vampirian]

tagged by @diamondorloj <3

i somehow forgot to actually do it even though i had the questions already copied lmao

Nickname: well i mean anna is already a nickname and the only other one i go by now is vampy bc of my online username on most things now haha

Zodiac: taurus

Height: 1.60m

Last Google: uhhh i think i was looking up a translation for sth chinese?

Number of followers: uh around 280 somewhere but honestly 99% of them are followers from years ago so inactive as fuck lol

Number of people you follow: uhhh 90 i think though same there lol i’m terribly picky with new blogs and haven’t gone to look for new ones to follow in a while 

Describe your aesthetic: i’d love to say that my own is vampire/gothy but if you look at my surroundings it’s messy nerd lol

Favorite song right now: phantom by wayv and daydream and lone ranger by monsta x

Lucky numbers: i don’t have any but my fav numbers are 5 and 7

Dream job: i honestly don’t have one

Favorite animal: too many :( i can’t just pinpoint one:( kattas, otters, armadillos, penguins, cats, tapirs, giraffes, slow loris, manatees...they’re all so cute

Currently wearing: sweatpants and a shirt and some socks

uhm who do i tag lol @benjaminthecoathanger @cumber-hiddles and @hobbitnarwhal

[squishymamasboy]

Tag game: Answer these questions, then tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

I got tagged by @apfelhalm

3 ships: I’m just gonna post my current obsessions

WangXian

JinKook

Louis/Lestat

First ship: Probably Helios/Chibiusa or something. The first time I wrote fanfic (with a pencil on a piece of paper lol) it was a story about Remus and Sirius marrying and adopting Harry to raise him... so my taste hasn’t changed that much.

Last movie: at the cinema: Avatar 2 (I loved it, STAY MAD), otherwise: the menu

Last song: RM - lonely 

Currently reading: Heaven’s official blessing

Currently watching: Just finished The Glory and started Tokyo Revengers today but I’m on episode 4 and it still didn’t get me hooked so I’ll probably drop it and watch sth else. I’m thinking either about picking up Attack on Titan again or the show with Cha Eun Woo as an Exorcist priest...

Currently consuming: Just ate Kimchi Pizza

Currently craving: Some nice cake

Tagging @luchia13​ @romesinruins​ @diamondorloj​ @queerpumpkins​ idk and anyone else who wants to do this

[khaoticdyke]

Will you say Gizmo I love him please and scratch his ears

Your message has been sent

[positiv-geladen]

Es schneit!!! Und alles sieht so schön hell aus!

[amaradangeli]

diamondorloj replied to your post: Boring details about my life… [[MOR] Today I...

I know the struggle of placing expectations on me that I wouldn’t push on anyone else, and then berating me for not doing it, and everything else I do is not good enough because I’m not succeeding these expectations. It’s not healthy, and it’s unfair. I’m glad you sought help. I’m sure seeing your yard made up by someone will help you see it was the right decision.

You're right. It's *not* fair. And I don't treat other people that way. I shouldn't treat myself that way, either. I wish it were that easy, but I know you understand the struggle. I hope that this experience makes future decisions easier to make as well. :)

[ladyyatexel]

diamondorloj

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ha ha the counselling center can’t find a place...

With the hours my therapist has, I always wondered if therapy was a thing only for unemployed people and students (or you know, people with shifts that vary all the time).

Fuckin, RIGHT?  And not office workers who are having their souls slowly extracted from their bodies every single day from 8:30 to 5.  Like god, bitch, we need this shit and you make sure we can’t get to it.

There’s some fucked up paradox in it, like I have the health insurance from the job so I can get the therapy that the job has made me need more, but it can only happen during the hours of the job, ensuring I have to burn up all  of my leave?

This is why I get angry and say this shouldn’t have to happen to me.  This is fucked up, I shouldn’t have to take medication to be a good functioning office monkey when it’s the office making me WORSE.  ‘Take pills so you can do this part of your life that is non-essential and preventable.’  

But I’m so worried that finding somewhere else to work won’t pay for all my pre-existing crazy.

I hate all of this, I wish I could just stop.  It feels like this is just always how desperate and futile and treading water my life will be and it fills me with defeated dread.

[hufflepuffwannabe]

Hi, my name is Marina 🌈

tote bags full of books to read, canvas sneakers, braided hair, squinting in the sharp sunlight, and the cry of seagulls

(no more pls)

[femsff]

Every number that contains a 2 please 🍍

“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set

given how Americanized this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.

For the record, I’ve included previously answered questions.

1. favourite place in your country?

Is it weird if I say my bed?

2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?

This is a toss-up. If I could choose without any consequences it would definitely be abroad. However, holidaying for me has always meant relaxing, preferably near the beach and an occasional stroll around town and maybe, depending on the company, a cultural outing, but I’ve been diagnosed with melanoma in the past and therefore such vacationing is out of the question. So, in actuality, it more often means I’m staying in my country and I’ll go somewhere (or visit friends/family) for a long weekend or something. It’s unfortunate, but I’m pretty sure my two cats are happy with the arrangement.

3. does your country have access to sea?

4. favourite dish specific for your country?

5. favourite song in your native language?

Hmm. I actually don’t listen much to the radio and especially not to songs in my native language specifically. The only one that really comes to mind right now is an older one that I heard a lot in my teens and it’s actually a sequel to another song by the same band. Part one is about when a good relationship starts to get rocky, all the dangers threatening their relationship, but that he (the singer) will keep the course because he knows their final destination. It’s pretty hopeful, I guess. Part two is when everything is ending, how they’re always fighting and love has turned to hate. Both songs have a maritime theme, and in the beginning he’s the strong one, the captain who’ll get them through it and in the second it’s like their ship has two captains and they’re steering in opposite directions.

6. most hated song in your native language?

7. three words from your native language that you like the most?

Gezellig - has no direct English translation but basically means something along the lines of cozy, intimate, warm, fun, snug, homey and can be applied to situations (like having a great time with family/friends), an atmosphere or even the interior of a house or something.

Katuitdeboomkijker - has no direct English translation but literally translated means ‘someone who stares a cat out of the tree’ and basically means that you tend be a bit reserved and will observe everyone/a situation first before engaging. Often used to describe a person’s behavior in social settings.

Mierenneuker - literally translated it means ‘ant fucker’ and is basically the same as a nitpicker or hairsplitter.

8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?

9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?

I’ve already been to all my neighboring countries several times. My least favorite was probably Belgium (no offense, Belgians) although my friends and I did have a blast there when we went there on a week-long school excursion in high school (I think as freshmen or maybe sophomores). I haven’t explored much of Germany yet, so maybe that would be it? I also like the UK and would definitely want to explore more of it (and yes, I’m using UK rather than England because that way there’s more to explore!).

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

Oh my. Hmm. I think I’m going to have to go with ‘kut’, because of the k-sound which just sounds really good when expressing it in dismay/anger. It’s basically a vulgar word for a woman’s private parts and can be used in a similar manner as the English ‘fuck’. It is not considered as being on the same level of offensiveness as the English cunt. I also like ‘tering’ because you can really draw out the e. That’s the word for consumption (tuberculosis), by the way, but I only use it as an exclamation (there are variations where people basically wish it on you or, from the olden days, accuse you of suffering from it).

I probably should have prefaced this answer with the fact that in my culture, we tend to use diseases (often dreaded ones from the past) and sex organs in our swearing and profanity (also, often food for insults, like calling someone a pancake for being a dumbass).

11. favourite native writer/poet?

12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?

Eek! I feel like this answer might disappoint folks, but I’m not a big fan of prose/poems and honestly, couldn’t name one. In my experience, translated written works always seem to lose something in translation though.

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?

This is a tough one. I think I’m gonna go with a saying, “doe maar gewoon, dan doe je al gek genoeg”, which basically means ‘act normal, that’s weird enough’ because we don’t like crazy or over the top things.

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?

17. are you interested in your country’s history?

I feel like this is a trick question and am now wondering if this questionnaire was created by an American or non-American. Why? Because, in comparison, Americans are very patriotic and nationalistic. My country and many in Europe are far less so, not in the least due to having seen the devastation such extremes can bring (WWII). This is not in any way meant as an accusation, it’s just an observation and I think, for the context, an important distinction that should be made.

Anyway, to answer the question, I’m not obsessed with my country’s history but am informed. History has never been my favorite subject (dropped it in high school as a freshman) but I do like to learn the origin of certain things in my country/culture.

18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?

19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?

20. which sport is The Sport in your country?

Looking at the Olympics, probably ice skating. But soccer (football for the Americans) comes as a pretty close second and it’s definitely one the whole country goes wild for when the national team is in the EC/WC (think: orange madness). Don’t get me wrong, we also like the Olympics but it’s not on the same level. Yet.

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?

In order to destroy them? Or to make contact with the aliens?

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?

Like I’ve said in another answer, we don’t really do the whole national pride thing to the same extent as some countries, but I like how we’re so small and yet are pretty good at certain things (water management, infrastructure, sports, agriculture, healthcare, science). My identity is not really tied to my country or vice versa, so I can’t say I’m really ashamed of something my country as a whole has done or does, but we used to be known for being very tolerant and the past decade or so you see more and more intolerance and that’s just a shame.

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?

Good question. I think maybe beer or wine? A quick google search gave me no definitive answer either.

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

Belgium! There’s a long standing tradition of us calling the Belgians dumb and, apparently, they do the same thing about us! However, lately, the US is a very hot topic as well.

So, I’d say historically/traditionally the former but in every day conversation and such it’s the latter.

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

I used to feel that way, but now that I’m older I think I’m far more appreciative of my country and culture.

26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?

Yes, sometimes. They’re all cliches and many of the stereotypes are very dated. Also, for some reason certain movies/shows like to use the language probably because they feel it’s “special” since, relatively speaking, so few people speak it worldwide but then they apparently can’t be bothered to actually hire a voice coach who speaks the language and it ends up being incomprehensible for native speakers as they pronounce the words often in a mix of German and some kind of Eastern European language or something. Very strange. I mean, why even bother?

27. favourite national celebrity?

I’m not really into celebrities, so I’ll pick the king&queen.

28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?

Nope, flat as a pancake as we like to say.

29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?

Not really, anymore. We just have a long standing tradition of mocking the Belgians for their lack of intelligence and accusing Germans of stealing our grandparents’ bikes.

30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?

[janetfraiser]

HELLO! IT IS TWO AM AND I AM YELLING ABOUT LESBIANS! What more About Me Do you need?

i think the best part of this is that this is a direct quote from me to you

1000000/10 accurate

write an ‘about me’ pretending to be me and i’ll rate the accuracy /10

[abossycontrolfreak]

xingshining replied to your post: What sort of pet would the companions have? I...

Clara is definitely a cat person, probably one that adopted her and just would not leave. Danny would be the one with a dog because he would want to take it for runs/walks, a mixed breed he adopted from a shelter. The dog is 50% the reason Clara goes on these runs in the first place (the other 50% is 25% Danny and 25% need to prove to herself that she has a handle on things).

The dog is like 50% of the reasons all their dates are at Danny’s house. The other 50% is that the cat doesn’t like Danny because he makes Clara pay attention to something that’s not the cat. 

But yeah, I think Clara with a cat, and then borrowing other people’s dogs and spoiling them rotten.

diamondorloj replied to your post: What sort of pet would the companions have? I...

I always thought Donna with a mouthy, snarky parrot would be hilarious.

Yesss. It’s first word was obviously “Oi”. 

[ughkaspbrak]

diamondorloj replied to your post: kneebones replied to your post: ...

True BUT to be fair the guy who wrote the music for Titanium wrote that song too so idk if it’s plagiarism if he ripped off his own song

yeah fair enough that's not really plagiarism

[khaoticdyke]

Rose, Daffodil, Orchid!

rose - describe your crush.Idk her :/

daffodil - which colour suits you best?I wear a lot of black. Idk if it suits me best but that’s what I’m wearing

orchid - favourite fruit?Peaches! Or maybe pears…I can never decide

[captaincrusher]

diamondorloj replied to your post “Let’s talk about the TNG episode “The child” (and really all that is...”

Isn't the weirdest part how women usually at most (!) recover in these plots, while their recovery and struggles afterwards are usually neglected to be portrayed, but if something as violent happens to male characters, it's to start a big recovery come-back-stronger plot? Writers really need to stop jerking off to female pain tbh.

And even worse - a lot of the time the suffering is made only to further the plot of male characters. Like a woman is hurt only to motivate a man going on a revenge tour, while her recovery or even feelings on the matter are rarely portrayed. The only thing shown is the actual act of violence, which reduces women to bodies abused by men to tell the stories of other men. 

Like though women just exist in a state of perpetual violation or as empty shells to be filled with the needs, emotions and motivations of male characters.