#it’s just so goofy to look at sometimes

[oncewild]

the outrage in the reblogs and replies questioning how much people who do this like to read are funny because ultimately this comes down to preference and why a person reads. skimming -- and specifically reading first and last sentences of a paragraph and looking for signals (like quotations) that might indicate particularly relevant informaton -- are techniques people are taught in grad school when you can't closely read everything you're assigned. this is also a skill and reading tool.

are people forced to read? no. they could probably take their time and read carefully if they're not on a deadline to return a book or whatever. but there are so many interesting books out there, & it's not hard to imagine some people feel pressed to get through their TBR pile or are so excited to know what's happening next that they skim to find out faster. I'd find it hard to believe that none of the folks in the replies read less carefully when the plot reaches its peak.

is it a good reading practice? not really. is skimming probably why some people leave genuinely headass reviews on goodreads or whatever? i'd imagine. is practicing your literacy skills why you read? probably not.

most of us read because we like stories. & it's goofy to act as if booktok invented skimming (which was obviously invented by middle schoolers assigned yet another book from the dead white guy lit book list that hasn't changed in 60 years). there are absolutely benefits to training our brains and bodies to read closely for a sustained amount of time and then going back to reflect on what we've read, but most of us aren't doing that with everything we read anyways. sometimes we're just out there to enjoy a story.

I love to read. I've taught dozens and dozens and dozens of children how to read over my years of teaching, and even more adults how to read in a second or third language. but the way people talk about literacy tends to be deeply reactionary, ignores the value of orality, and misses a lot of literacy's value.

Do they know that reading is not mandatory? Nobody is forcing them to read?

[sturnioz]

─── ⵌ some goofy and funny moments between shy!reader and fratboy!chris. authors note. keeping you readers happy <3 you are welcome (also im using her nickname 'bun' in this as its a lil easier for me to explain things but she'll always be shy!reader ok ? ok.)

★ bun once wanted to see chris' cock when soft just cos she was super curious, and chris surprisingly let her (he was faded out of his mind so he didn't give a fuck) but when she murmured how much it looks like some sort of naked mole rat, chris got offended and almost threw her across the room.

☆ chris speaks with expressions most of the time. so there was a moment during a frat party where a student wanted drugs but didn't have the money to buy, so he was drunkenly hyping up chris and slurring his words making a fool out of himself and chris slowly turned his head to bun with the most diabolical look on his face and bun ended up giggling abt it the entire night.

★ bun once got super drunk at a frat party and fake fought chris in his room for whatever fucking reason and chris got annoyed and she cried when he put her in a headlock.

☆ bun sometimes sleep talks and one night, she said that someone was standing in the corner of the room and chris was ready to fight the invisible intruder (he almost shit his pants but he would never admit that out loud)

★ chris once got forced to bake with bun for an event the frat house had to hold (he had to do something he couldn't sit around and do nothing which he hated) and he got so frustrated with bun and her instructions that he accidentally squeezed the icing tube so hard that it exploded all over him.

☆ bun can get a little distracted when she sees something she likes and during an outing with a few other people, she saw a stray cat that she wanted to pet but chris grabbed the back of her shirt and hauled her back to the group before they could leave without her.

★ bun is obsessed with sonny angels and chris stared one down for abt five minutes cos he finds them creepy. (also threatens to throw them out the window if she doesn't stop leaving them around his bedroom).

☆ chris once peed on bun's leg in the shower (on accident, he claims. he was 'trying' to aim for the drain) and he almost had whiplash from how fast bun tried to punch him. like ? it came out of no where ?

© STURNIOZ

[mblue-art]

out w these tall clowns 🌲🌸

[dragonqueenbizawagi]

According to people in the notes op intended to post this on r/namenerdscirclejerk (satirical version of the regular one) and this is not a real name.

However... I feel compelled to comment anyway that while alliterative names are sometimes fine, and derivative names (changing a popular name like Jessica to one slightly different or just with a different spelling) are sometimes fine... using both???? With "bl-" as the alliterative sound? And BOTH names are derivative of popular names? THAT'S where the problem lies.

Like, both alliterative names and derivative names can come off as cute or slightly cringe depending on both how well you pull it off and who you ask. Alone? They might get a few chuckles or odd looks but it's probably fine, just up to taste. Together? You've already gone too far and it's just too gimmicky. Adding in that the alliterative sound is "bl-" (a goofy, cartoonish sound - at least when repeated), and that the name Blessica also counts as an english word turned into a name (which is often just perceived as too tacky, especially with something so sanctimonious as "bless" - at least hide it better like the name Neveah did). Yeah... the similarity to Jessica Simpson is but the humble cherry on top of a monstrous name-sundae. It's just all too much.

Which, as a post intended for a circle jerk subreddit, it's meant to be! Good job! You combined a lot of (innocuous on their own) naming conventions into a horrible monstrosity! But I hope people can learn from this when seriously naming their child (or even just fictional characters) that while ONE of these slightly gimmicky naming convention is fine and probably even clever (if subtle), they quickly compound to create a laughable name that, at best, your child will learn to laugh along with the jokes. At worst, well... let's just hope they pick you out a nice retirement home!

[miragethecat]

pls look at the best ultra figure i have

is the stand broken and I repaired it with a paperclip yes. Does he actually balance really well also yes. 

[cfffrk]

[poisonousquinzel]

"harley quinn's never had a good design in the last deca-!" WRONG dropkicks you through a brick wall

[todayisafridaynight]

[omuricebreakfast]

La Creatura

I doodled with pen a few days ago and one of my results was this!

[somegrumpynerd]

Headcanon that Killer sometimes tries to do puppy dog eyes when he wants something, forgetting that he doesn't have eyelights so he's just staring with big empty voids

[ribbonpinky-art]

sideyshowy bobby

[esteemed-excellency]

I finally had some time to draw lineart and colour my sketches, so here's Hiram in his dapper outfits for the @neathyfashioncoalition!

Featuring:

the Infernally Well-cut Suit and the Devilish Fedora

the Sumptuous Dandy's Outfit, the Tasselled Sword-Cane, and the Pair of Dancemaster's Dabs

the Dignified Tailcoat and the Sneak-Thief's Mask

[demonsfate]

THE COMPARISON. never forget how there were some ppl actually saying tk8 just looks like tk7 2.0, and it just looks "slightly better" than tk7.... holy shit....

[strawberri-draws]

Working on a pjo drawing and I keep having to stop to be like 🥺 he’s just a little guy,,,,

[zebratimw]

Spirit animal SQH

[rimouskis]

can I be so open and vulnerable with you guys. the card I was given from people at my old office was sincerely so nice and really validating but also I feel like the main impression I left other people with was "she's really nice" WHICH IS GOOD, I DO WANT TO BE KNOWN AS NICE but also part of me is like... should I maybe strive for "innovative" or "creative" or "a go-getter" because being The Nice One just feels a little mealy-mouthed of me y'know?