#great advice!!

[bimbofromtheblock]

My period tea recipe

-cinnamon sticks

-damiana

-red raspberry leaves

-red clover flowers

-spearmint

-mugwort

-lemongrass

-eucalyptus

Really great for heavy flows and severe cramping

[mennany]

Tiny god of destruction gives his ward questionable dating advice

[cheeseproducts]

wifeguys anonymous

[nartothelar]

care for a drink? (bartender emmet by @/bluebellowl)

[damian-lil-babybat]

They're judging their sibling's life decisions, and they are not impressed.

(And to think Jason and Dami have pit-madness in their system)

[stealingpotatoes]

heres a crappy venn (??) diagram explaining the dynamics in the tl4j time travel au bc it's easier than trying to write a full plot

[spiritualseeker777]

[goodluckclove]

hi it's me. "telling" in writing is sometimes fine. if you think a scene is better served by summarizing a character's reaction in plain, direct language, that's a thing you're allowed to do. you could consider elaborating from that direct language and using that to "show".

but like "show, don't tell" is absolutely not always the case unless you really want to buff out your word count. i had a writer early on quote "show, don't tell" to me when i showed her a scene that included what was essentially a set-piece character i described as a "sleepy-eyed dancer". she wanted me to spend time describing this character's exhaustion instead of just directly saying it. This dancer - who is referenced once in the initial description of a setting and never, ever shows up again.

that was probably the day i learned that you can hear writing advice and respond politely but quietly think "mm no". you can also do this.

(feel free to fight me in the comments but know that i despise catchy and generalized writing advice like this and the way it can hinder new writers when stated with no room for exploration. and i will die on this hill. i am not normal about this)

[sirfrogsworth]

Froggie Gets a Ring Light

I got a ring light to help demonstrate why people probably shouldn't get a ring light and then I accidentally took some bomb ass photos with a ring light.

Soooo... do what you want. I'm not your mom.

[herzspalter]

If you struggle with learning to draw Transformers or other mecha characters: It's all about bullshitting. As long as it looks consistent in itself, it doesn't matter at all if it's not too accurate. It's about having fun, and if you need to cut some corners, go for it! Fuck it!

[thatsbelievable]

[bimbofromtheblock]

Every week, you should be cleaning out all expired and spoiled foods out the fridge, cleaning them shelves so they aren't sticky and stank. Then put a Lil container of baking soda in there to keep fresh. This is EVERY WEEK ❤️

[radley-rambles]

My enjoyment of writing, my productivity, and the quality of my work improved tenfold when I started embracing slumps and taking them as an opportunity to read everything I could get my hands on, watch lots of films and shows, go to the theatre, play games, hang out with friends, visit new places, and generally absorb life and marinate my brain in the art of storytelling.

Take from that what you will.

[foldingfittedsheets]

I’m too used to Tumblr solving my problems and now I’ve got a couch I need to home like right now and I’m like damn, can’t I just give it to Tumblr.

[onyxbird]

Hardison can't find Parker or Eliot anywhere one afternoon. He eventually finds out from Sophie that they had plans together (Sophie was surprised he didn't know); she doesn't know what, just that it was something they'd had scheduled for a while and they're not expected to be back until at least late afternoon.

And it's fine. Hardison fully supports his teammates spending quality time together, bonding, etc., as individuals. He'd never think that Parker should not have friendships with other people just because they're dating, and he has even less claim on Eliot's free time. Parker and Eliot connect in a different way than Hardison connects with either of them, so it makes sense they'd want some one-on-one time. This is good. This is great. Hardison just... feels incredibly alone and unmoored and irrationally upset that neither of them even mentioned whatever it was they had planned to him. Do they think he'd be in the way? Has he given them the impression that he'd try to horn in on their plans? Why did they tell Sophie but not him?

Things don't get any better after they get back from their whatever it was (they still haven't said anything about where they went). Eliot is a stormcloud, even grouchier and touchier than usual. Parker, on the other hand, is weirdly... chirpy? She's determinedly upbeat and peppers in cheerful, nearly non-sequitur comments about her thief skills (and occasional comments about Eliot's skills) at frequent intervals. It feels bizarrely artificial, and it's clearly getting on Eliot's last nerve.

Needless to say, the mood at HQ is tense. Nate takes one look at the dynamic and finds business he needs to take care of elsewhere. Sophie tries to engage both of them in conversation, clearly angling to figure out what's going on, and only accomplishes getting snarled at by Eliot and even chirpier non sequiturs from Parker. She finally gives up and leaves the brewpub, too. Hardison tiptoes through the middle trying not to set anyone off, his earlier jealously subsumed by trying to figure out what the hell is going on with them.

He doesn't think anything of it when he sees an angrily crumpled piece of paper next to the wastebasket--just picks it up to throw away properly--but he's surprised to realize it's some kind of professionally printed brochure.

He smooths it out. It's for a lecture. A lecture scheduled during the time Parker and Eliot were gone...

"You Can't Love Him Until You Love You."

Hardison stares at the paper in disbelief for a long moment. Then he sighs, tucks the carefully smoothed and refolded paper into his pocket in case he needs a Sophie consultation tomorrow, and heads over to try to coax his two favorite people into a movie night (heist movie, of course, and hopefully a ridiculously gourmet spread courtesy of Eliot).

[blue-jos10]

love that for the current neil, nathaniel wesninski hasn't entirely ceased to exist. he's simply been demoted to one of those tiny cartoony hovering devils whispering weird shit in his ear at times.

occasionally neil listens to him and does stuff like ordering hits on rapists and the people who know neil can tell that that was just him nathanieling a moment to get things done