#it's so specific

[d-lanx]

And in case you were wondering, it was a punkena and a jeripunk fic.

and also came out within 6 months of each other on different sites

[hexjulia]

i've mostly used youtube to watch videos about casting iron and tools the past two months. what are the recommended videos even based on at this point. please. i need to know. what is the connecting factor between my youtube use and giant mermen accidentally eating people

[radarsteddybear]

If I had a nickel for every time Hogan and his men tried to convince Klink that someone has ESP, I would have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened three times.

[dribs-and-drabbles]

*she squints* a nautical theme, huh?

Okay... Something something both Sailom and Kang feeling cast adrift on unknown waters, both for losing the people who anchor them (their brother and father respectively) and for who shores them up (each other). Yes... And something something both finding safety and sanctuary with each other on an island away from others... And maybe even something something the wind is necessary to propel a sailboat forward and if it dies down it's difficult to make progress... As well as something something sails propel a boat forward because of 'lift' created by wind blowing across them, not by wind pushing against them...the wind and the 'sails' (i.e. the windmill) need to work together...

[0ccuria]

Someone at the Bioware Gear store is really pushing us to have a themed tiki bar

[shewantsitall]

When you apparently did a little too much research bc now you're getting YouTube ads about meteorologists in the navy?????

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

we need more divorcebaiting. how strongly can canon imply (without technically outright stating) that these two characters are bitterly, acrimoniously divorced? essential we explore this

[saja-star]

a phrase that kinda bothers me when talking about women's historical roles in europe is "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear it so often, those exact words in the same order even. and once you learn a little more you realize that the massive gaping hole in that list is fiberwork. im not an expert and have no hard numbers, but i wouldnt be surprised if fiberwork took up nearly as much time as the other three tasks combined, so it's not a trivial omission.

it's not a hot take to say that the mass amnesia about fiberwork is linked to the belittlement of women's work in geneal, but i do think there's a special kind of illusion that is cast by "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear that and think "well i cook and clean and take care of children (or i know someone who does) and i have a sense of how much work that is" and you know of course that cooking and cleaning were more laborious before modern technology, but still, you have a ballpark estimate you think, when in fact you are drastically underestimating the work load.

i also think that this just micharacterizes the role of women's work in livelihoods? cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children are all sisyphean tasks that have to be repeated the next day. these are important, but not the whole picture. when we include all kinds of fiberwork—and other things, such as making candles or soap—women's work looks much more like manufacturing, a sphere we now associate more with men's work. i feel like women's connection to making and craftsmanship is often elided.

[alleesaur]

casual blue crab miku doodle

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[gh0sthoodie]

Happy pride month maybe I’ll start watching Doctor Who again

[twinliches]

my friends held an intervention for me to "stop asking intimidately specific questions". i tried to explain that i am just a good listener but there is apparently "a line between follow-up questions during small talk and interrogation tactics that gets crossed sometimes". turns out my curious nature is "scaring the hoes"

[snow-system-wol]

Landuary 2025 👑

Day 25 -- Kozama'uka

Anyways more sights to see!

[eydilily]

(look at what i have to offer) — this is the spider's nest.

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

[ottosbigtop]

I think we as a society should bring back brotps. I think we should be weirder about characters being friends the same way people are weird about ships. Make those two characters who interacted once or twice besties. Make it difficult for them to get rid of each other even if they want to. Go nuts