#it’s been a great year of tv watching

[shoutdontwhisper]

Favourite shows of 2023

Honourable mentions: Colin from Accounts, Julia, Lessons in Chemistry, Class of 07, Poker Face, Silo

[linden-after-hours]

As much as most of us (I assume) found Joker Out through Eurovision last year and maybe are big fans of the contest (me included), please consider boycotting Eurovision this year!

Palestinians and allies have called for the disqualification of Israel but the EBU has refused. Now Israel is participating with a song that used to be called "October Rain" (the title has been changed) that is very clearly referencing October 7th.

Russia was (rightfully) disqualified for opening fire on Ukraine. Israel is allowed to continue, despite the year-long occupation and murdering thousands of Palestinians in the last half year alone.

Boycotting means not watching, not streaming the shows, not creating or interacting with any Eurovision content. You will miss out on a glittery night of music and it will suck, but it will help path the way to a free Palestine! 🍉

Read the BDS Movements statement from March 2nd 2024 here.

[thedreadvampy]

it's been a strange arc so far

when I was 19-21 and having an extremely imbalanced relationship with someone in their mid 30s I was like 'we are both adults so the fact that this is fucking me up is my fault'

when I hit my late 20s and saw how young people in their late teens and early 20s seem now I was like 'oh wait I was so fucking young I didn't know shit about my own limits or about managing relationships and I don't know why someone in their mid to late 30s would be into that except for nefarious purposes'

the weird bit is now I'm into my 30s - not even that far into my 30s - and while I still wholeheartedly believe that last thing about how young (and self destructive) 20 year olds are, I'm also kind of like 'huh, actually nobody I know that age has their shit remotely together and frankly the reason this fucked me up is because NEITHER of us knew what the fuck we were doing it how to cope, for different reasons and at different life stages, and there probably wasn't any malice or intent to control as much as there was Blind Flailing.'

[mythuzalasheir3]

As far as I can tell it’s not the right time for when the school year starts just some advice for people who’ll be starting university (from a british perspective)

This is all stuff that I have found really helps when trying to organise everything so I can put most of my mental energy into actually studying and enjoying my degree

1: Leave a paper trail!

If it’s to do with funding/your studies and it seems important, screenshot it, or get a physical copy and keep them safe in case it’s needed.

Top things to keep would be any receipts of tuition and rent and agreements if you need to have an exceptional circumstance for either of those, important numbers/emails like maintenance, finance, and the university’s disability advisory programme, and when possible save the lecture materials to your own device.

2: Figure out who can help you and get a rapport with them!

Some worthwhile ones would be the credit control at the university as if the payments of loans and when you have to pay off stuff don’t align, for example, you can talk to them and figure out a plan, your first contact point for academic issues and Disability programme when appropriate. It will feel awkward, but you will probably just have to bite the bullet and call them.

3: Find people who can help you advocate for yourself/advocate on your behalf when you can’t!

This is a huge thing. Even if it’s people at home and friends and not staff, having people in your corner helping fight with you if it comes to that, makes it all less daunting and overwhelming. I don’t think I’d have been as good at advocating for myself over these last years if I didn’t have the backing of people who trusted me and supported me because I knew they were there as sounding boards and to be there when it got tough.

It is harder than it sounds, but that’s not the be all and end all of the advocacy support. I’m not sure how it works at other universities but we have academic tutors who are the first port of call for pretty much anything. Attend meetings with them, let them get to know you so if they need to, they can successfully advocate for you if you aren’t allowed to

4: Research benefits and aid the university/government offer and if you’re entitled to any, take it. It’s a hassle at times to sort out, believe me, I know, but it genuinely is better to have and not necessarily need it than to suddenly need it and not have it. That has always been my philosophy when it comes to stuff like this and it always has worked out.

5: Learn when to ask for help and who to ask, if you don’t already know.

That’s basically summarising points 2 and 3 just phrased better. I struggle with asking for help, but my uni experience has taught me lots about it.

and the most important one

6: Enjoy yourself!

Find your perfect balance between work, fun and learning how to be an adult so none of them consume the other.

At the end of the day, it’s your degree, so focus and get your head down, but enjoy the learning and the fun times with your friends and coming into your own.

[moonchild-in-blue]

somehow this week is 3 hours long and these little pockets of time i have to scroll and be silly are being consumed with chess. i'm afraid i am developing a new (old) hobby.

[pirateshelly]

Strongly considering breaking my 3 year (3 and a half year?) tumblr hiatus

[readingwriter92]

was anyone going to tell me that there was an invasion of the body snatchers remake with leonard nemoy in it or was i just supposed to figure that out by getting dissapointed it wasn't the 50s original on tubi my self

[oncominggstorm]

I really want a hug

[trans-elrond]

hello.

[janiedean]

hypocondria is off the charts this evening yeeeey

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

[pynkhues]

Have you watched the artful dodger on Hulu? I really enjoyed it! I thought of you bc it takes place in Australia. It’s really interesting to think of how Australias history impacts the culture there even today 🩷

I haven't yet! I actually didn't even know it had come out yet, haha - I knew they were making it as they shot it in Sydney and my sister did a few dailies on it before she went onto another show, but I didn't really know that much about it beyond it being an Oliver spin-off set in Australia. It looks fun, and I quite like Thomas Brodie-Sangster, so I'll definitely check it out.

Thanks for the rec and for thinking of me! ❤️

[timeisacephalopod]

I've kinda seen some pushback to the idea of representation in media and I don't necessarily think it's bad to point out actual rights are more important than Disney's thousandth first gay character that's fine, but I've had a LOT of people comment on my works about asexual characters and tell me what I wrote changed their life-and it's always that phrase- because they now have the language to describe what they feel. I've had people who ARENT ace or aro comment that what I wrote finally made a concept they didn't understand make sense, or that the way I explained things was interesting and enlightening and I'm kind of a mediocre writer who hasn't written anything in ages.

Like idk, if reading something from a writer who is fucking around and only somewhat talented can genuinely impact someone because they've not seen anything like them reflected back at them in life or media I don't think pushing for representation in media is as "needless" as some people seem to think and caring about that doesn't mean you don't care about more "important" (although if you think seeing people like you in media ISNT important it's because you already have that representation or are privileged enough to not care if you do, in which case maybe pipe down) stuff. Hell, I even got a Facebook message ages ago from someone who found a comment I left in an ace group about QPR's and what they meant to me and how I perceived them and the person no joke said what I wrote two years before they even found it changed their life forever because they finally knew what kind of relationship they actually wanted.

So like sure, of course there's always bigger fish to fry them diversity in media (you know, like diversity in real life lol) but I don't think it's as frivolous as some people are beginning to act like it is. At least not if you're an aspec person it's not, I STILL don't see ace characters almost ever and I'll bet my whole everything if I asked a writer of a show why they'd tell me that EVERYONE has to be in a sexual relationship and characters that aren't won't sell and are boring- I say this because in film school I had a teacher TELL ME every character needed to basically be sex obsessed and when I pointed out a GREAT MANY CHARACTERS are not revolved around sex (Supernatural stars two brothers, I pointed out) and when she asked if I had love interests I was like ??? That doesn't matter- using my aforementioned supernatural example almost all their love interests die or get mind wiped because at the end of the day that's not what the story was about. So actually I think writers who act like that teacher need like 50 reality checks, and representation in stories isn't unimportant and also support indie writers you'll probably find more funky shit there then Disney anyway lmao.

And also even the asexual characters I DO see in media don't remind me at all of myself even if I appreciate the effort, but they never feel real or genuine and their sexuality doesn't get a lot of exploration so 🤷🏻‍♀️ I actually could use more media focused on characters that I can genuinely see my sexuality reflected in in a meaningful and narratively impactful way because I've got nothing.

[intothemacabre]

So one year for Christmas I got an iTunes gift card and used it to buy the first season of a.hs. Happy 10th anniversary to the first time that I ever watched M.urder H.ouse and was introduced to Vi. One of my favorite fictional characters 💜

[stinkrascal]

tonight me and bf are going to a fair!! the kind with the rides and cool lights and games and stuff!! i’m so excited 😁😁😁😁😁

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

Tag People you would like to get to know better - I was tagged by @secretmellowblog , thank you friend!

1. Three ships: Empereur's Mercy, Empereur's Candlesticks, The Reader x Enjolras's Mom

2. First ever ship: Karin/Kazune

3. Last song: "Visions of Gideon" by Sufjan Stevens

4. Last movie: if stand-up specials count, Neal Brennan's Blocks; if not, I'm genuinely not sure

5. Currently reading: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

6. Currently watching: Nothing, I don't think.

7. Currently consuming: oxygen as I wait at 4AM to pick my neighbor up from a bus station

8. Currently craving: sleep would be pretty fucking chill, and also some time to be alone in my house and get caught up on personal projects

Tagging other people: @almondmisery @fionacreates @surefireshore @opens-up-4-nobody (no pressure!)