#i just....

[miss-ute]

[lesbianralzarek]

the notion that if you legally obtain a drug for medical reasons you cant get addicted to it has done irreparable harm. we dont, like, remove the addictive part when we hand people their prescription vyvanse, thats not possible. people with adhd get addicted to stimulants that were made to treat adhd all. the. time. adhd doesnt make you immune. the hottest "street version" of adderall is just... adderall. dealers do just stock straight up adderall, and lots of the people obtaining it illegally do have adhd

im not saying dont take what you need, amphetamines changed my fucking life, but i am saying you need to be careful and watch for signs of addiction. it can happen to you too, and sharing myths about how good adhd-havers have magic wards against addiction, unlike those filthy druggies who obviously never have adhd, has a substantial negative impact that i have seen firsthand. you cannot convince me that "be careful with adhd stimulants" is an ableist sentence. use what you need, but dont ignore signs of addiction. we are not immune

[ofswordsandpens]

just caught up on the pjo show and tbh Grover's interaction with Ares was hilarious but VERY (like, completely) ooc for him, tbh

grover in general just feels like a very different character than he was in the books, I'm a little (okay more than a little) annoyed

honestly as much as I'm enjoying Aryan's portrayal, as the show progresses the less and less this feels like a depiction of book Grover. Like, did I think master manipulator Grover playing Ares was funny? Absolutely. Did it feel like something book 1 Grover would have done? Not particularly.

And I think I would be vibing with these changes more if the show wasn't also removing Grover from scenes where he was either: extremely helpful, made the right call, or actively saved Percy and Annabeth.

Like in the book, Grover made the initial correct call about Medusa and then actively battled her to the best of his ability. In the show, his correct call is given to Annabeth and he can't control the shoes so he's removed from the scenario so Percy and Annabeth can talk about it. Then he accidentally crashes into the boxes which distracts Medusa. This is the extent of his "help" to them.

Then he's removed from the Water Land parts entirely. In the book, he saved Percy and Annabeth from either death or at minimum extreme bodily harm from crashing into the asphalt, but in the show he's forced to stay with Ares as collateral. And then the show did attempt to give him something to do by manipulating Ares and I promise, I do understand the intent behind the scene, but again, since I find it very unlikely that Grover's going to correctly identify the lightning thief in the next episode, he didn't really get anything valuable for the team.

And just to be clear: it's not that I'm upset that show Grover's going to be wrong, because I do think it's important for characters to be able to make mistakes, make wrong calls, etc. It's just that as of now (episode 5) you could have removed show Grover from the quest and it would have hardly made a single difference.... That's not good. And you cannot say the same for book Grover at this same point in time.

Then the show's also removed Grover's personal stake in the quest from the book: his last chance to redeem himself to get his license, and his consequent motivation to one day search for Pan.

Book Grover also feels exceedingly guilty and perceives himself as a failure, and the show's barely touched on at it at all, and sure, we have a few more episodes to circle around to this but we still should have had more seeds of this sewn by now. It's more impactful for it to be carried through the plot rather than exposition-dumped in the final hour.

So I guess here's to hoping that in the last three episodes, the show will allow Grover to do more in the trio beyond providing conflict management and comic relief. And actually provide concrete and useful help.

[eorzeanflowers]

yall ever make characters just to make characters? in a ttrpg sense.

[serenpedac]

Hello my darling darling friend! Just wanted to drop by and say I love you! You've brought so much joy and I'm always so happy to see you on my dash, in the notes and for everything you have to say and write! I'm especially grateful for that big brain of yours because the vibes are immaculate (sexy smart people have me in a chokehold I fear)

Your blog and online presence is the loveliest comfiest sweetest hug and I love rereading everything you've written to comfort and enjoy myself after a long day

Thank you for spreading so much joy and love, for sharing your wonderful and delightful talents and your amazing thoughts with us all 💕

Hi, dear friend <3 I've been reading and smiling at this message since I first got it. Honestly, I'm not sure what to say, other than that you're amazing and wonderful and kind, and I love you too!

Sending you all the hugs and love <3333

[stupidlittlespirit]

hey so yea I’m an artist been drawing for years: it’s totally normal to prefer torture over drawing, I can confirm. Drawing IS torture. No matter how good you get at it man IT NEVER GETS EASIER TURN BACK NOW!! (joking of course, have fun with it you don’t need to be a pro, but it is tough. Low-key super rewarding though once you start improving n learning new things)

Good luck on your art journey though genuinely!! I’m sure you know this but I might as well say: take your time with it! I’m currently working on my anatomy (cause I tended to ignore it a lot..) and it’s HELL but every time I do it I can see tiny little improvements and it’s great!! Keep going, you’ve got this

[cinamun]

Have we talked yet about how she isn't to blame?

[antisociallilbrat]

Nancy is such an interesting character because as I’ve said before, she’s determined to change the shitty world around her but it’s not because she’s filled with some unbridled optimism. I wouldn’t even call her an optimist, she’s more of a realist.

Nancy Wheeler is a character that is filled with lifetimes of passed down feminine rage. We’ve seen this since season one. She has watched her mother and presumably her grandmother settle for lives they didn’t want. Marry the first ‘decent’ man that came along, not out of love but because it was expected of them. If they had dreams they didn’t get to pursue them because who would stay home to take care of the kids?

She’s not going to settle. She’s not going to become her mom. Nancy Wheeler won’t fucking stop till the world conforms to her. Even if she has to fight for it with blood and tears. She’s a damn way maker.

[rennarita]

[yesterdayiwrote]

*sigh* dude idek if I can defend you anymore, what is even going on?...

[dancewithmejustforthehellofit]

Coworker is back and now we're talking shit about homeless people again. With a student even!

[cowtoolsfanart]

[r4v3nzcr0ws]

rest in peace homestuck galaxy background. you will be missed 💔

[dhampireblogger]

and if I make a witchcraft blog..... (<- autistic man who is obsessed with organisation and is madly addicted to creating tumblr blogs)

[clown-demon]

((Ngl... having your fp tell you she took additional training on how to help people with schizophrenia and how to talk to them is just... really touching... I have never had anyone ever do that for me...