#dumb crap

[da1stninjagofangirl]

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[giffingthingsss]

So I’m assuming Jack Crusher must die a virgin.

He’s a baby borg, right? This crap is in his system, right? he can’t give blood or get any fluids near anyone, correct? Those are the rules now, right? Or did they specify that this was Locutus specific because reasons?

Is Beverly part borg now? 

Did they eradicate all nanoprobes at the end of Picard and make this a moot point? 

[labyrinthdancer]

I’m so exited

Ya'll. Looks like there may be a new Zelda game starring Legend's Zelda.

Here's a link to an article about it. Nintendo Reveals ‘Zelda’ Game Starring Zelda, ‘Echoes Of Wisdom,’ With Imminent Release Date (forbes.com) Do we have thoughts, Linked Universe community?

[spiderpinata]

I moved into my own apartment finally.

For now, I am actually happy and anticipating the future.

I think I will improve myself in many many ways without the burden of shared space and other people's faults to deal with.

From now on it's all my faults, all the time.

[manyrepulsivethoughts]

sketch dump timeee

[meoskyan]

acephobia is so stupid to the point it's comical

[justsasuke]

No offense to Itachi (jk full offense) but if Danzo had told Sasuke to kill his whole clan Sasuke would just have killed Danzo right there and ended the entire storyline prematurely.

[cliopadra]

Parenting is not Aziraphale’s strong suit.

[fulgurbugs]

Comic time again

[da1stninjagofangirl]

Pov: When you ask the barber to give you a trim

Kai: OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[hatchetfield-scarecrow]

The day we as a society accept that Dipper Pines is equally if not more selfish than Mabel Pines is the day we’ll know peace.

[yoong-tae]

You know what I realized? A lot of people are saying it was out of character for Buck to turn a conversation from serious to flirty like he did in episode 10 with Tommy. But I feel like a lot of people saying that are toxic buddie fans. The same fans who love the “wanna go for the title” scene. You know, the scene where Buck and Eddie are having a very serious conversation. The same scene where Buck is apologizing for not being there for Eddie and Chris. The same scene fans freak out over because they say Buck was flirting with Eddie with the way he had his mouth on the beer bottle and the way he was walking towards him with his hands on his jeans and the way he said the title line and the way they looked at each other.

So, what’s the difference between the two scenes? In both scenes Buck is having a serious conversation with someone and in both scenes the conversations were lightened in some way. The only differences I can see is that episode 10 was Buck flirting with Tommy… his boyfriend. 🤔

[labyrinthdancer]

ddidjdjs new fonts to learn HYPED i’m bouncing off the walls

look at wind waker’s!!!!!!

look at twilight princess!!!!

I might have to get off my butt and learn how to make

I might have to get back into learning how to make unicodes cause I think it would be cool to write a fic in one of these

[cyanorhis]

In terms of “canon-compliant” zutara, I think often about how Zuko’s development is both his redemption and his doom.

Because how come the obsessive go-getter of the show does not fight harder against fate (bryke’s annoying ass) to save his beloved from putting herself into a rewardless martyr-like situation in the form of a marriage that serves as repopulation program? (Which I always thought was ridiculous).

He learns bit by bit to acknowledge and make up for his mistakes. He respects Katara above all else. He fights fair. He does not guilt-trip her nor treat her like a reward. He loves her. He gave his life for her. He would not have survived had she not been the exceptional person she is. He supports her decisions no matter what. He listens to her.

So when she tells him about her ridiculously good and selfish intentions of pandering (once again) to a non-celibate Monk who wishes to have her mother his children for the sake of airbending and his supposed affection that was born out of the self-insert of narrators who give way too much importance to childhood crushes for one’s babysitter, he might argue but he can’t help but love her and respect her decision, both horrified by the cruelty of fate (aka bryke) and filled with admiration for the person she has always been.

If Orpheus loved Eurydice too much not to turn back when she tripped behind him, then Zuko loved Katara way too much not to validate and support her terribly selfless decisions. Because how dare him be selfish and want her for himself. And how dare him tell her what to do after years of war.

It is terribly tragic because on the other side, a part of her wishes he had fought harder.

A “villain” turned “hero” sometimes can mean the upholding of ideals made by two men who enjoy shaming young girls for their choice of love interest. Sometimes, the lack of a “villain” to whisk away the princess from the “hero’s” hands means said princess will remain unacknowledged and forgotten in a narrative that turns it into something of her own volition, a narrative that ignores everything a beloved female character represented for the people she was made to represent (by their own words, must I say). It leaves the realm of picking the love interest (which honestly could simply not ever happened in any form and would still be better than this) and enters the realm of once again giving a poor treatment to a female main character who quite literally Drives the story from its beginning.

And just like Orpheus and Eurydice are doomed by fate, Katara and Zuko are doomed by Bryke. And surprisingly, Katara gets the worse of it.

[thestardustheadmates]

No matter what flavor of plural you/y'all/yous may be. It's valid.

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, because you are worth more than that.

Reminder that you should uplift people in your own community, not put it down.

We are all unique, and that is beautiful.

[so-i-did-this-thing]

You work in government, right? How did you background checks go? That makes me really nervous to try as a career.

Two anecdotes for you;

At my pre-employment polygraph test:

Tester, giving off ex-CIA vibes: "OK, so before we begin, is there anything about you that would embarass [government entity]?"

Me, irritated to even be there (polygraphs are dumb): "I dunno, man, I'm trans and my credit is in the shitter right now, you tell me."

Tester, laughing at my bluntness: "No one cares about the first one. You're working on your credit, yeah?"

Me: "Yes, I've fixed old bad habits and now am steadily paying off old debt."

Tester: "Good, we just want to make sure you're not a blackmail or bribe risk. You're fine."

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Security coordinator, looking at my background check forms where I very clearly checked the "did not signup for selective service box" and wrote an answer why: "Uh... so... sorry to call you, this is just to confirm I'm very clear about your paperwork. And... uhhh.... you checked you never have signed up for selective service, sir, and, uhhh...."

Me: "I'm a transgender man. I am exempt and my birth certificate still clearly says "F" on it for convenience in this case. You should have all my relevant paperwork when I changed my name and gender markers elsewhere."

Coordinator, visibly relieved I'm the one who came out and said the hard part: "Ok, thank god, uh, thank you. Yes, I do have everything. I just wanted to be absolutely sure and I hate having to ask like this, sir, have a good day and you should be cleared soon."

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So yeah, my background checks have been uneventful. Ymmv -- where I have worked has been rather liberal. But it's pointless (and stupid) to lie, so might as well own it and look them right in the eye if you being trans comes up.

Now, do I think being trans in government work could be more fraught in a possible GOP federal administration? For sure, but nothing extraordinary I can do about that and I'll just keep on keeping on until I need to leave for my safety.