#especially at 6am

[theoneofmanyofficial]

Can't relate

I say as I laugh in 10 alarms, 4 missed check up calls, 1 dog (35 lbs) dropped on me, and a karate chop (right in the stomach) from my sister

Also

This would be my reaction but in the opposite direction. Four alarms is not nearly enough for Silver. That boy needs an entire collection!

[neverendingparable]

Time to take a very cold walk to the freezing Danube and see if I can catch the sunrise

[cairfrey]

Im 35 and I don't drive. In the US that sort of thing is unheard of, but in the UK (where we have some semblance of public transport) its a little less weird.

I kind of prefer public transport for many reasons, cost, environmental reasons, the fact that this early in the morning I don't have to pay attention on my commute, and a few other reasons.

But I have to ask

How is it

That at 6am

When I'm at the first bus stop

For the first bus of the day

And there's <2 miles of empty roads between the depot and my stop

How is it that the bus is still late?

What's the point in timetables if you can't even get through 2 miles of empty roads to your first stop without being 10+ minutes late?

Goddamn

[cozylittleartblog]

my ACEN tip gimmick has been fulfilled, aaand i got a little carried away with it. I haven't had time to draw for myself (or at all, really??) in like two weeks, i needed to Doodle and Have Fun. ... also, i did not think he would get so many donuts. people understand the value of giving treats to fictional characters :) its what he deserves

also shoutout to snazzyskeletons who had the same Tip Theme i did. we took pictures with our tip jars together. they are adorable v

i'm glad their vash got some donut money too :) 🍩 please check them out if you want some cute trigun stuff

[razzek]

One thing that's starting to really get to me with the James Somerton stuff is a real strong undercurrent of disdain toward his fans. And yeah, I was one of them. A good scam artist isn't as easy to spot as y'all seem to think. You forget that you have all the information right now. Two days ago most of you had never heard of him and it would have kept going. Anyone can fall for a scam, nobody is immune. I would love to have had whatever resources you guys think we all should magically know about so I could have kept my sad $5 a month I really needed but thought was going to something worthwhile. Some of us can only devote so much energy into things and when you have no idea whatsoever that something is amiss of course you're not going to go digging for sources, why would you when everything is fine as far as you know? I really wish I could have seen the dissenting opinions on him but for many, many reasons that aren't just that the dissenting voices weren't widely circulating at the time all I had was the thought every now and again that "huh that doesn't seem right" and then go on with my day. And I think that happened to a lot of us. So yeah. Say what you gotta say about Somerton, he has more than earned it with the damage he's caused, but maybe don't shit so hard on his former fans because that is going to be you someday with something, it happens to everyone sooner or later.

[thsc-confessions]

Sorry for disappearing.....again. The Toppats captured me, sorry. I'm okay now though!

In all seriousness, sorry for disappearing for so long. I honestly didn't mean to, but a buncha life things happened annnd yeah y'know how it is.

I'll try to get to as many confessions I missed as I can. Until then, the inbox is closed! I'm hoping to have everything cleared out in a week or two, but until then, please be patient with me!

- Mod Dave

[synthshenanigans]

ough boat 4...

[mali-umkin]

So, I can't go to sleep before 6am, and wake up all the time. If I don't have any commitments, I can easily wake up after 3pm. It's dark by then. Most of the time I do have have commitments and am a zombie. Does anyone have any advice on how to beat delayed sleep phase 😩

[measureformeasure]

about 2 go into a sleep study that starts at 8pm. June when do you normally go to bed the people clamor to know. 2:30

[numbuh424]

I don't know if anyone else will appreciate this but if there are any other Death Note fans out there who also enjoy the TV show Taskmaster I am making a DN on Taskmaster AU so self-indulgent and I am pleading that you make yourselves known to me cause I can't be alone in this

[daisywords]

waking up well before your alarm is weird for multiple reasons but one of them is the

*checks time*: 6:22 a.m.

*has a very elaborate dream sequence that extends across multiple days, with developed side characters, extensive lore, and several tone shifts*

*checks time*: 6:48 a.m.

like huh?

[kkujo]

something i don't see people talking about is the way hyperfixations come in like stages and cycles like it's not just "i'm obsessed with this thing" it's like. euphoria from finding something new and it brings you so much joy and then as that initial dopamine rush wears off you start to get more and more down and feel isolated as you start to realise that no one else cares about it as much as you do and you feel silly for being so into it and the thoughts become repetitive and boring so you get more and more depressed and lonely and then you inevitably lose the hyperfix which leaves you drifting feeling miserable and hopeless until you start the cycle again. idk if i explained this well or if other people will understand but it brings genuine phases of euphoria and straight up depression and this is why i get annoyed when neurotypicals use words like hyperfixation to describe like, an interest. bc it's not. just an interest it becomes who you are and when you lose it it's like losing yourself and you spend so much energy thinking about it that it interrupts your daily life and it's so fucking draining 👍

[sleepy-aletheas]

"The value of language is not limited to words. A unified language helps to govern thoughts. Language is the bottom line, rules, weapons, and violence. By making our language unique, we can open up a special path to the relative completion of minds.

Governing thoughts may appear meaningless to some, but to others, it has a very significant meaning. Individuals' pursuit of uniqueness gives rise to various languages and media. People are controlled by language under many circumstances."

-- excerpt of Alhaitham's Vision Story

The more I stare at this, the more Alhaitham makes so much sense in a thematical way. This was from a book he read on a research trip. Was it during his Akademiya days? Post-graduation? Both make sense in their own ways.

If he was still a student, him latching onto the possibility of expressing himself in different, unconventional ways that fitted him more could explain the dissonance between him and everyone else (especially Kaveh, who obviously struggles with this).

If it was after he graduated, it would make sense he would ingrain this into himself, because he lost his best friend (his only friend) when he couldn't clearly communicate his concern when it mattered (they were young, they were stubborn, they didn't know how to deal with this type of battle between truth and grief).

Him finding wisdom, him finding ambition and hope, to communicate with someone else (someone who could show him different perspectives on life and complete his worldview) in ways that came more natural to him. It seems so easy, so trivial. There are people losing loved ones, almost their lives to get visions, and he was like "Ah, yes, communication is key."

It's ridiculous, just like him. And it's utterly lonely when no one even tries to look deeper than surface level, than from the lens of common etiquette.

And it's the perfect narrative foil to Kaveh, who praises himself for being an aesthete, who follows passion and art and values uniqueness. But communication? That has to follow strict social rules. You should be pleasant, and try to not step on anyone's toes. You should try be friendly and accommodating and helpful.

It's fascinating, that a character so set in trying to be good and find good in everything and everyone, cannot for the life of himself acknowledge that his roommate is capable of kindness and honesty, just because it doesn't follow the conventional paths.

It's mindboggling, that a character who tried his best to change the mind of a nation about art and its practical appliance to architecture, to life, and yet cannot phantom that communication also doesn't have to be just pragmatic, stiff, scripted sequence of socializing.

The absolute dissonance, the mirroring is so good, and so heart-breaking, and so frustrating. It makes me wanna curl up under my bed, and weep over these stupid geniuses.

[bakafurai]

Everytime I see Mishima hate I swear I lose like 10 years off my lifespan

[atlantis-prince]

//I'm off to sleeps, i'll try and respond to the threads tomorrow and kick stuff off with Chris! <3 Night all! Thanks for the warm welcome again!

[ravarui]

//I'm gonna get to all the asks and IMs tomorrow after work.

I just returned from my late shift and I have to get up very early tomorrow already, since I'll help out at another location and it's an early shift <.<