#i dont WANT your newsletter

[cosmikazie]

hey, listen, i have an incredible idea. you can use it if you want of course, im not gonna beg for credit or anything

but listen. how about instead of making me make an account, do email confirmation for said account, try to sign me up for a newsletter, and then make me download a whole separate client so i can access the VST you advertised as free

you just have the fucking download link on your website and cut out all this useless middleman bullshit

awesome idea, right?

[strayheat]

guys i wasn't made for this (working an 8-4)

[boyfeminism]

hooray! after like 12 unrelated emails items will ideally be recieved by the end of august 💪

backing a kickstarter is all fun and games until they keep fucking emailing you about their other projects when all you want is a shipping estimate

[celestie0]

i've always wondered have you ever given the y/n in your fics a personality description? like everything about her just ties the whole story together yet the reader can actually, embody her in some way?? that's one of the things that makes your writing so enjoyable to read and i've always wondered if you see yourself in her when u write ;

IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN IT BUT i hope u know what i mean 💔💔

love u loads btw you're like my comfort writer as we speak

GASP i have neverrr actually, i dont think i’ve formally sat down n really given any of my characters personality descriptions i just kinda have a vibe of them in my head haha but this has intrigued me 🤔 I KINDA WANNA MAKE EM NOW!!! (i hope this is what u mean by character descriptions btw hahah)

kickoff reader.

i think she is a little self conscious at times, easily affected by things going on in her life, definitely tries to bite off more than she can chew, and she’s an anxious avoidant until she can’t take it anymore and becomes overtly confrontational instead alskdjdh i think this can be seen in the way she confesses to gojo, in her interactions w kai, and then also her turning down the newsletter job before she realized it was actually a good opportunity, etc etc. when i write for her, i kinda wanna give the vibe of tired college student that has a lot going on in her head n in her heart, but she’s slowly starting to learn to live again and is looking forward to life after college (aka me all of my senior year loool) i think she has a pretty neutral personality overall :0

in holy matriphony reader.

omg i haven’t written much for ihm reader yet but i already ADORE her so so so much based on what i’ve got planned for the series, and i think i understand her the most of the oc’s i’ve made. she is someone that gets crazy tunnel vision, can only really focus on one thing at a time, often neglects her other responsibilities if it means getting The Main One done, she is hella jaded because of all the financial stress, work stress and caretaking stress which means she doesn’t have much of a filter anymore, she’s very cynical and pessimistic and easily irritated and prideful BUT…..deep down she’s a huge softie and is actually very self aware of her flaws n just really wants to get better but she just can’t find a moment to breathe…im gonna enjoy writing for her bc i think she’ll come off irrational and a bit over the top at times, but in those soft moments, she’ll be very down to earth :)

in another life reader.

aww i haven’t had too much written for ial reader yet, but in my head i picture her as a veeeery soft spoken, sweet natured woman in her older age (she’s engaged to nanami, who i imagine has mellowed her out in comparison to when she dated bad boy choso lol), idk i think she’s kind of basic 😭 not that that’s a bad thing at all, i kinda wanted that dynamic of crazy rock star lifestyle choso mixed w simple lifestyle reader (for when they meet again later in life). when she was younger, she was highly impressionable, often thought she was more mature than she actually was, n loves veeeerryy deeply, so much so to where old scars hurt even after years and years. i think she always tries to do the right thing, but bc of her conflicting emotions, she has the capacity to cause a lot of hurt

AHH idk this is just the vibe i get from them or try to encapsulate while i write them, and i also totally think readers can have diff interpretations of them than me and still be accurate about it (idk as the author i don’t feel like i even know everything ab my own stories sldkdjdh at times i feel some of my readers know more than me haha)

i think kickoff reader is the most confusing in my head, but i like it that way because i suppose she’s the youngest and she’s in college and it makes sense for her since she’s figuring herself out

i definitely do see myself in all of them!! i have certain attributes i share n some that i don’t. for example i don’t think i’m as brave as kickoff reader (to pursue passions or confess to a boy so brazenly or slap tf outta someone at a bar LOL) and i don’t think i’m as crass or no-filter as ihm reader for example, but i definitely relate to certain aspects like the tunnel vision, anxious avoidance, and stuff like that!! but i still try to make them their own characters i suppose, but it really depends on how i want their personalities to mesh w the love interest as well

GOSH THIS IS A LONG FUCKIN ANSWER MY BAD i was just so intrigued by this ask xD i’m soooo sososoossooo happy to be your comfort writer and that you enjoy my works 🥺💕you guys keep my passion alive n i’m always so grateful for you all <33 have a wonderful day/night!! 🧚‍♀️✨ilyy

[also-fours]

something i dont get is why some people feel so obligated to stay hyperfixated on something that's taking a while to come out, to the point where they feel the need to shout to the hills that they dont care about it anymore and dont wanna make fan content for it anymore like it's such a hot take and they're so brave for losing interest in doing the same thing for years on end

girl.

no one's telling you that you HAD to try and focus on it for that long

there are OTHER things that are out there, part of the reason why devs like toby fox and team cherry are perfectly fine keeping people waiting for so long is BECAUSE theres plenty of fish in the sea, you dont NEED to focus on them forever

they dont need to give you communication on shit if they dont want to and they're not ready to because you havent been spending your money on the games themselves, have you?

and the merch you HAVE been spending your money on is a separate thing

toby's given you development newsletter updates, team cherry's said they're working on the game, that's all you need to know

these are PEOPLE and they are not obligated to feed your hyperfixation when you want them to

go play in stars and time, go play blue fire

or like. get into something completely different than deltarune or hollow knight

try something new

that being said, this IS the autism website

so for all i know your brains are telling you that you HAVE to be deltarune and hollow knight girlies and make fan content of em for the rest of your days until these new games come out

so, it's probably easier for me, i have autism differently than you guys do

that being said...just try not to be a jerk about it, okay?

making games is hard. don't make it harder for them.

[heartfullofleeches]

ITS CLYDES DAY?? LETS GOOO

Maybe if you dont already have something in mind for him I could request him booking reader from the cafe to spend the whole day with him? Or maybe reader surprising him outside of work for his birthday?

Bro I'd love to bake a cake with him or something I think itd be cute as hell

Hopping off his moped, Clyde speeds to the front of the cafe, stopping briefly to fix his tangled hair in a passing window. Waking up at the crack of dawn per usual, he was surprised to see he had the off from various odd jobs and even more shocked to receive your call minutes later.

Still in the process of waking as he raced over, the rabbit struggled to remember what was so important about today. Couldn't be a special event, Clyde checked the newsletters religiously. Couldn't be your birthday either. He'd requested the whole week off for that. What could it be-

"Happy Birthday, Spot!"

Oh- right.

Waiting out on the front step, you greet Clyde for his special day dawned in rabbit ears and your attire adjusted accordingly to match down to your apron fitted with a tail and marked with a birthday message. Seeing you, breathtaking as always, Clyde berates himself for showing up in his work clothes from last night. You unknowingly brush off some of that shame as you place a birthday hat on his head, minding his ears. Clyde wipes at his face as he forces a laugh.

"Master... what's going on? I don't remember telling you today was my birthday."

"You wrote it down when you signed up for the newspaper. When it became clear you were going to be a regular I memorized it. We've got a lot to do today so we should head in."

The waterworks flourish as you lead him inside the building - Clyde bumping into you at random due to the tears caught in his lashes. His birthdays weren't always the greatest as a kid. He planned to come in later in the day without telling you to avoid the plague bringing it up may cause, but for you to do this for him... He really did pick the best human to call his.

The room you frequented when Clyde rented you for the day had been decorated with the help of your fellow hosts - centerpiece comprised of the cake you made from scratch and the candles placed atop it. Clyde could tell just by looking at it that it wasn't from the cafe, and that alone made all those bad years melt away. He was happy you hadn't lit them before hand because he couldn't see himself wanting to ruin any part of what you created. Eating any piece of what you wasted your precious time on felt sacrilegious.

Fixing his face to the best of his capabilities, Clyde points at the cake. "If it's alright with you, may I take those off? I, um, don't do well with candles."

"Sure, go ahead." You could've sworn he liked them just a week ago- but it's his day.

Clyde plucks each candle from the cake and wraps them in a napkin, pocketing the stolen wax once you look away. He smoothes the tiny holes in the frosting and takes the first of many pictures throughout the day, including the layout of the room and as many of you he could sneak. Catching on, you pose for the final one - flashing your biggest grin. Clyde drops his phone, his heart dropping in his chest.

"I'm sorry, Master I was just..."

"It's okay, it's okay." You pick up his phone, throwing an arm across his back as you pull him in for a photo. You stare directly at the screen meanwhile Clyde is stuck on you like you were the center of his entire world. Slipping the phone into his pocket, you grab something from your own.

"After singing for you I planned to take you out for the day, but there's one gift I should probably give you now."

In your hand is the slip of paper Clyde signed after his third visit. Alongside information needed for the letter, there was an option question at the end. What can our staff give you to make your special day one of a kind? Caught in that stage of puppy love before his life became meaningless without you and devoid of shame in the heat of the moment - there was but one answer Clyde gave.

"A kiss from my master."

[underrrtaleee-freakk]

THE NEWEST NEWS LETTER IS HERE

!!!Warning im gonna spoil some parts so dont read if you dont want spoilers!!!

Im rather excited to know that chapter 3 development is almost done!

This cup is cool to! So glad i looked at it!

THE GAYS ARE BACK WITH A NEW COMIC GO READ THE NEWS LETTER TO SEE IT!!

So much collaborations!! However im gonna give people time to read the newsletter themselves so i wont talk about it but im happy tobys having fun!

Also Congrates on having your music played during an ice skating performance toby!

The new merch looks really good! If not a little silly hehe!

Im so scared to watch the spamton video i know its gonna be something all right haha!!

Ill read the interview right after i post this!

WHAT VALENTINES DID YOU GUYS GET? I GOT METTATON PAPYRUS AND UNDYNES!

Happy new year of the dragon everyone Wishing Toby Fox Temmie And all of the Undertale and Deltraune team and collaborators a Hopeful and happy 2024!!

[kookblurx]

1920 - jjk [ chpt 3. ]

→ SUMMARY: a photo of a beautiful smiling boy; an old tree in your grandparents garden ... and a feeling of sadness. all those things are connected to each other ...

→ GENRE: time travel au; changing fate au; rencarnation au; university au; death; sickness; historical setting; trigger topics; smut; dirty talk; switching between present and the past.

→ chapter 2 / chapt. 4

→ RATING: 18+

→ NOTE: thank you for blowing up the first chapter with so many reblogs and welcome to all new followers. also if there are any creative people among us, feel free to design a header for this story. i will try to include every pic in the next chapters + linking your account. ( no must! ). Also please enjoy the second chapter <3 DISCLAIMER; this is a piece of art, not many events will be historically correctly.

BTS MASTERLIST ♡.°₊ˎˊ PLAYLIST FOR THIS CHAPTER

The Present:

as you ran back into the mansion you neary stumbled over one of the cats who frequently visit this place.

"sorry little one" you spitted out breathless before you climbed up the stairs.

you needed to get to your laptop before your grandparents noticed that you are back inside again. this might be your vacation but your grandma loved to give you tasks whenever she saw you around. inside your room you immediately locked the door behind you; something which was unacceptable in this house but now you didnt cared. with shaking hands you started the black notebook on your bed. it wasnt the newest one but it was doing its job during university. to your displeasure it took ages for it to boot up, at least you had some time to change into a set of clean clothes. as you got back to the laptop it was finally up and ready to go. the first thing you googled was " the berserker" plus the year he lived in. of course there were a few matches to the search but none of it was a reliable source. the most things which came up were forums where people shared the rumours and myths from back then. here and there jungkook's name popped up, followed by people asking who he was. one of those bloggers seemed kinda hurt about the lack of knowledge those people had. maybe he was the key to this mystery. you clicked on his username, determined to sent this "chimchim" person an email. your email was short, its content were a simple sentence:

"i know who jungkook was. could you please answer me some questions?"

while you waited for an answer you got back to google. there you putted jungkook's full name in and voila, a lot of sources popped up. even history blogs same as newsletters wrote about him. none of them metioned that he was a war hero. something was off for sure. none of those articles mentioned what had happened to him, only that he "allegedly died in 1920. not how or why he died on that specific spot. at the same time someone added you in the chatrooms which were open on your laptop. taking a quick glance presented you the username "chimchim" on the screen. hesitant if you should answer him right away you clicked on the log in button.

chimchim:hey, just saw your email. what do you wanna know? blueberry: this mind sound weird. but i found this pic in my grandparents mansion [ inserts the pic ]. i found out its about a .. jungkook guy. chimchim: holy crap. do you realize how much this pic is worth it?! blueberry: i dont care. you seem to know a lot about him so .. can you answer me so questions? chimchim: fine, what do you wanna know? blueberry: why does none of the newssites ever mention that he was a war hero? chimchim: shit, you know about that? i only heard some rumours. probably has something to do with his family. they took it down that they had a famous ancestor. blueberry: but why? chimchim: i dont know. im sure they are hiding something. blueberry: hiding something? why would someone want to hide such a accomplishement? chimchim: exactly. blueberry: you .. dont happen to know how he died or what happened to him? chimchim: there are rumours but no one is certain about that. blueberry: what are those rumours? chimchim: the one that keeps popping up is that he got betrayed by his own people. no one knows if it was his lover, best friend or his own parents. but he didnt died because of a war. blueberry: betrayed you say ... chimchim: hey, if your grandparents had this pic, they surely have more infos in their house. i need to go. i will try to dig up some more. bye!

with those words chimchim logged off. maybe he was right, there must be something in your grandparents library .. but before you went there again you got back to google. chimchim mentioned a lover, there must be something about her on the internet. after 10 minuted you finally found another blog full of history nerds who talked about her.

"lets see ..."

you clicked on the "more" button on one of the blog entries. apperently the berserk was in love with a commoner, a normal girl from another village. but as everything else in his life, this was just another rumour. no one exactly knew who she was or where she came from. the only certain thing everyone knew that she popped up out of nowhere. weird, how can someone appear out of nowhere? as you read more of the blog the whole situation became weirder and weirder. the girl seemed to dissapear here and there and didnt came back for days. as you wanted to give up, a comment catched your attention. someone wrote about her name, her alleged name. you read through the whole comment but as soon as you reached the part with her name, your vision became blurry. frantically you rubbed your eyes with both hands but it didnt helped. suddenly the screen turned brighter, so bright that it hurted your eyes. you closed your eyes shut, hoping it would stop. thats something your laptop never did before; as you reached out your hand to press the buttons, your fingertips touched the soft fabric of the bedsheets. were you going insane? your laptop was right there.

slowly you opened your eyes, first you didnt noticed any major chances but then ... as soon as your eyes fully adjusted to the change of light, you nearly fell down from the bed. this wasnt your bedroom.

The Past:

"not again ..."

thanks to the furniture it didnt took you long to realize where you were right now. somehow you travelled back in time, again. suddenly you remebered the words of the fairy about trigger points and places. a sigh escaped your mouth, so you really managed to trigger another puzzle piece of the past. something which includes the name of the mysterious lady in jungkook's life. leaning back on your hands, the fingertips of your left hands bumped into something. your whole body froze. this cant be right? slowly you turned your head to the side. underneath the red fabric of the blanket .. there was someone, breathing. peacfully asleep as it seemed. from here you couldnt see who it was and you didnt cared first. slowly you scooted away from the warm body as slowly as you could. at the same time your right hand slipped, sending you flying onto the ground.

your ellbow hit the hard wodden floor, making you whine in pain. were floors always this hard in the past? you bit down on your bottom lip while holding your ellbow, making sure to not make another sound. the person underneath the blanket started to shift more as a grunt was heard. you were so busy tending to your hurting ellbow that you didnt noticed how the person sat up on the bed. it really hurted like hell as you prayed that you didnt broke it.

"... oh -... oh my god are you okay?!"

with a painful expression you finally looked up to the bed. there he was, shirtless. jeon jungkook. instead of getting mad and screaming at you, he threw the blanket away. as he did that before getting down from the bed, your face turned into a tomato. he wasnt only shirtless, he was completely naked.

"w-wait! stop!" with your other hand you started to cover your face. "but .. you hurted yourself! let me see your ellbow" jungkook on the other hand seemed totally unfazed by the fact that he was naked.

out of nowhere your heart started to race as you still covered your eyes. this was too embarrassing. you knew how a naked men looked like, of course you do. you are not a child anymore but this man was a total stranger. someone you only saw once. on top of that, realistically speaking, he was already dead in your timeline. shutting your eyes close, you reached out with your hand. pressing against his chest to keep him away from you.

"dont be like that! let me see if its broken!" jungkook complained while trying to press forward. "c-can you please, for god's sake, wear some clothes!"

jungkook stopped in his movements as he finally saw how red your face was. a sigh escaped his lips, the next thing you heard were his footsteps. another noise you couldnt assign to an item inside the room. then again, he was right in front of you, this time you opened your eyes slowly, only to be met with his bare chest. at least he was wearing some pants now.

"can i see it now?" his voice grew more impatient, so you just nodded holding your ellbow into his direction.

jungkooks fingertips were soft on your skin as he looked at your ellbow. by now it had turned slightly red but the pain was still prominent. this changed as you finally looked into jungkook's face. the last time you got here you werent able to see it so close in front of you. he might be a war hero but his facial expressions were kinda soft; an indication that he didnt got corrupted by all the wars he went to. on his cheek was a scar, kinda deep somehow it suited him. his dark lock fell into his face, framing it oh so gently. the first urge which befell you was to touch it. to run your fingers through it while he tended to your ellbow. your eyes travalled further down to his chest. it was defined but not too muscular, further down you could see a hint of a sixpack. at the same time you really hoped he didnt heard your loud gulp as you saw how his biceps kept flexing while examining ellbow.

"seems fine to me ... maybe we should bring you over to one of the doctors just to be - ..." jungkook lifted his head were he noticed how close you two were to each other.

you kept looking into his eyes and suddenly your heart nearly jumped out of your chest. bubbles of happieness rised up inside of your stomach as at the same time your hands became sweaty. what was this feeling? even jungkook seemed to be distracted by something as he kept staring at you. the grip on your ellbow grew more tightly, normally it would hurt but you didnt felt it. you only felt his soft fingertips on your hot skin. time suddenly stopped existing around the two of you as jungkook leaned in more closely. for the first time you noticed his scent. he smelled like soap, like the woods after a rain fall and like lavender in the morning.

"i ... thank you, really" your mouth felt dry as you finally spoke up. jungkook on the other hand didnt spoke a word, he only nodded in response. "you can ... let go if me now" at the same time your heart told you that he shouldnt.

to your suprise he actually did let go, stood up and turned his back towards you. god, even his back was muscular with his broad shoulders. why does such guys doesnt exist in your timeline? your legs were a bit shaky as you stood up, watching him as he putted on a white shirt from the closet. it fitted him perfectly and flattered his muscles in every way. jungkook's waist was so small and thin, it would be so easy to wrap your arms around it. the moment you took a step forward the door sprung open. a breathless jimin was seen

"jungkook, its serious. we need your help!"

jimin completely ignored your presence as jungkook walked past you "what is it" "t-the ironbloods, they are attacking the village again!" "... alright, go and grab my sword. we will set out immediately" for a short second jungkook looked over his shoulder into your direction.

this wasnt good. maybe he was killed there? you needed to stop him. immediately you strechted out your hand, stumbling forward.

"wait! y-you cant-!"

the door closed and at the same time your hand went right through it. your whole body straight went through the door before crashing onto your bedroom floor. the pain in your head was unbearable as you tried to sit up. both of your hands formed into fists.

"why now?! how can i save him like this?! why did you brought me back now!" you screamed into your empty room, hoping your fairy would answer you. there was nothing, nothing but silence.

taglist:

@junecat18 @hellbornsworld

[socalwriterbee]

The need to see this for myself was strong, so I messaged PB and the response looks like a generic one for now.

Please let it be in the hands of some ACTUAL FANS of TNA

Because there is never enough Sam Dalton, Mason and Mickey and Robin!! And because this is Sam’s POV there should be more Robin 😉

Would there be information in the upcoming newsletter?? I want to know

tagging: @peonierose @cariantha @dont-stop-reading @txemrn (I know you’ve seen somethings and your excitement has me excited)

[mildly-amused-cheese]

Apparently this is the gaster newsletter but take this witha grain of salt it could be fake but i dont think it is!! heres a transcription btw

Transcription:

(its a strange letter. its more or less completely illegible.)

(but, if you squint your eyes and squint your heart.. For some reason you think you can understand it)

In all caps the message reads:

Well. Happy new year! Or, was it the old year? Well, in any case, how is Delta Rune? As you are waiting patiently, time is going around. theres even a rumour of a "valentines day". How absurd. Every day is a day of love. If you believe it so. Do you believe it so? ... so. the purpose of this message. I want to help! Yes, there was someone I wanted to help. I seem to have forgotten who. Yes, its quite ironic but I seem to have forgotten. was it myself? no... well.. perhaps. regardless, when i see them, im certain i will know is straight awaay. I never forget someone i dont remember. Will you help me? ... you are very odd. responding out loud to a letter. but, you seem reliable. I will be counting on you. now, put on your coat and wash your facew! or, put on your face andx wash your coat. Not necessarily in that order. Or, in any order at all. Good by! ( there was a sound like something walking away and. the letter was gone.)

[daemonmatthias]

All these spam emails you get from every single website are getting out of control.

I already unsubscribed from so many fucking emails but I changed my email and APPARENTLY updating your accounts’ email address resubscribes you to all their goddamn emails I already said I don’t want.

And don’t even get me started on my work email. I get spam email from companies I’ve never even heard of; I have no idea how I got on their lists. And my god I DONT NEED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE APP I USE TO SEND CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS. Jesus H. Christ.

[sidhewrites]

TUMBLR USER SINDAR PRINCELING DONT INTERACT THIS IS SUPER SECRET but also I’m not sure how else to reach out to the newsletter readers just be strong and don’t read the rest of this post (it’s good though I promise)

Everyone else in the tag pls read below and lmk your thoughts

Since we’re coming up on the end of the trilogy I really want to do something nice for sindar-princeling for all the work she put into arranging and compiling the newsletter for us. Im not sure if we should do a single post with kind comments all compiled together? Maybe some doodles and/or short fanfics dedicated to her?

I know I wanted to illustrate her favorite scene of the series, and I’d be more than happy to add thank you notes from anyone else in the caption and tag them, but I think it would be even better if we all maybe flooded the tags on the last day of the newsletter with stuff we make for her/inspired by her. It can be art, fibercraft,a ficlet or just a thank you note for putting this all together

We have plenty of time to plan so please respond and/or dm me with your ideas, thank you!!

[arckhaic]

been thinking about newsletters ... blogging formats .... long-form information .... going through a process in my mind, lets say. i don’t think i have articulate thoughts and concepts are difficult for me to grasp because of disability but i would like to have a place where i can play with those thoughts without the need to prove their articulate-ness. i had a newsletter once upon a time but that isn’t really what i want to do. i dont want to talk about any news that’s happening because that’s not what’s happening and i’m not a product that need to be marketed, u know? as much as i’m told that i am ... and i don’t really think tumblr fits long-form blogging anymore haha! not that i ever did that here 

but maybe i’ll find somewhere to do that and arckhaic can be more focused on art / poetry as was intended six years ago. this used to be a poetry side blog, haha! and now i haven’t written a poem in so very long. i think the last one i wrote was a year ago ... i’d like to get back into that. there’s actually a lot of things i’d like to get back into.

been thinkin’ thoughts lately.

in the meantime, look forward to:

all the poetry on this blog into a single book for your enjoyment and reading ; no new additions and it will probably include apricot. 

more poetry ? funny if true

art because i do not know where else to put it 

maybe this blog / letter i’m thinking about idk

[hashtagloveloses]

Yo did you already send out the Trigun edition of your newsletter or is that upcoming? If it's already out, is there an archive somewhere? I want to read your trigun dissertation so bad

oh yes i already did! my newsletter is linked in my linktree (i just realized i dont have that on here) and you can access the archive before you sign up if you want. here's the piece i wrote! (buttondown has WACK ass formatting so pardon the mess)

[omegasmileyface]

may not apply to anybody else but

some notes from my experience gradually becoming more involved with the world immediately around me

(as someone who never got involved in a social life or communities of any sort as a kid and moved a lot and now lives in the middle of nowhere)

taking walks lets me see the houses close to mine and what sort of things they come with (sports team merch, outdoors equipment, political signs, food gardens, etc.)

it also lets me see resources around me. i wouldnt know that there was an open community garden and a storage center just down the street without lookin around on walks

(you can also look around while driving! less time to ruminate but still some)

my state's PBS channel does a ton of local news and documentary coverage! theyre available for free online! its a good place to start

newspapers can be hard to keep up with and also sad if theyre as political as the one here, but they still have relevant stuff

my town and the closest city both have websites, and event newsletters! like, by email!

sometimes things you have zero interest in on their own can be important in your community. .....specifically, im talking about sports. a lot of people like sports by their own right and thats great for them but personally i have never been able to give a shit. ESPECIALLY high school sports (or school spirit in general), which happens to be pretty much The Biggest Thing in a whooole lot of american communities. im currently learning that you can engage a little in the high school sports scene without meaningfully caring the vast majority of the time! ...i havent quite figured out HOW yet, but i know its possible. step one is small talk when people say something about the teams, i guess. or superficially saying you hope Local Team wins State or whatever. the community involvement can be more fun than the actual sport! i spent a lot of words on this one but its a big one to me idk

browsing little stores is one of my favorites. even if you dont actually care what theyre selling. just walking around, making small talk with the employees/owner if youre able to, stuff like that

see if there just happens to be what you want. i have a bad habit of just ASSUMING that they dont have anything here. "i live in the middle of nowhere, of course theres no food not bombs division / punk scene / parkour studio / improv theater" ... its worth actually checking lol. like, recently i learned that theres... well, ok, theres no public transportation. but theres this shuttle service that works between a couple stops a few hours a week thats KINDA like public transportation!

talk to people. its so hard its so hard if you have autism or social anxiety or no practice or a lot of fears or all of the above (hi) and im also sure youve heard it a million times but its usually worth trying

use cash if youre shopping locally. idk it keeps the community independent or whatever. also keeping cash on you is a good habit, since youre gonna want to be giving buskers and homeless people and such money whenever possible. and thats waaay easier with cash.

bank locally? and other such... necessary expenses. if possible! as everything tends toward monopolization its hard to have control over who does your banking or electricity or insurance or what have you. im lucky to live in montana, basically the only state where independent banks thrive. still, worth looking around and seeing what you can do

......i really cant overstate the power of the websites (town chamber of commerce website, local news station website, local radio station website) and newspapers as hubs for finding more stuff. a lot of the time, theyll have little 2 sentence blurbs that tell you that something exists, and then you can look that thing up on its own and maybe find a phone number or a mailing list.

last one ok i havent tried this one out on my own bc im scared (reminder that this is not an instructional post this is an observation of my own experience) but i have a theory that dating apps are a good place to find people your age in your area. they might be upset that youre trying to connect with them as acquaintances on a service literally meant for romance, but... well, they dont exactly have anything like it for friends. (nothing mainstream enough to actually work, anyway.)

also this is gonna sound dumb but look at posters and fliers

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screaming at the fucking people who wanted a goddamn double header on this fucking newsletter

Oh its volume 42? ITS A FUCKING REPRINT OF VOLUME 41 #4

theres no new content

is this just a please keep giving us money printout?

I can do that. but i need to know if that is what you want

BUT YOU DONT FUCKING READ MY EMAILS

I EVEN PUT THEM IN NICE NUMBERED POINTS LIKE YOU DID.

IN THE SAME RESPONSE ORDER TO YOURS

THIS IS FOR THE LIBRARY

FUCKING TRUST PEOPLE TO READ

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