#just take it for what it is

[wesleysniperking]

usopp positivity post #16

Usopp says thank you for the support. No matter how discouraged you feel, good things come to those who wait and–

Stay true. Of all things, stay true.

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[fatedevour]

♢  —    @bogachs​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ asked:  *give him a new year kiss* <3

unprompted asks: ALWAYS ACCEPTING!

   Although drinks flow freely, Dottore has no interest in DILUTING his senses with the alcohol on hand for the occasion. But it is no surprise. Some of them have no shackles of time, but a good number of them still DO. It is only natural and expected to celebrate the closing of a rather prosperous year for them. Certainly there are political and economic reasons behind it all. Festivities ALWAYS got the economy moving even faster than it typically did, and it looks good for the Tsaritsa and Harbingers to celebrate with the rest of the nation. So he was more or less used to being forced to attend these pompous, trivial affairs despite the desire to be elsewhere doing more important things. Or even not important as long as it was something. Instead he lets the time blur together between chats until he slips outside.

   The cool air feels refreshing and by the sounds and movement, it seems things are getting closer to the so frivolously desired hour. For what? It didn’t ACTALLY change anything. Most people would spend all but a few hours prior to midnight doing their typical daily life on New Years Eve, and then would spend the New Years Day itself doing their usual activities. Perhaps they might foolishly attempt those resolutions that often died before they could even begin to walk, deluding themselves that THIS year would be the year things changed. With naught to distract him, its an easy irritation to start pondering over while leaning against the balcony railing and gazing out over the landscape.

   Dottore’s head turns when he hears a few footsteps and the door to the balcony open, puzzlement turning relaxed when he saw it was Pantalone stepping out to join him. And seemingly quite INTENT on that mission based on the manner of his steps, though he seems rather EAGER to conceal that fact with how measured and calm his composure is as he stands beside him.

   “  You-  “  Whatever Dottore was ABOUT to say was cut off by the growing sound of excitement from inside through the glass. It might be near midnight. His head turns to Pantalone, red eyes observing the other man who was looking back inside as well. What a RIDICULOUS tradition there was for the New Year. And yet....Maybe Dottore could understand its appeal for the FIRST TIME now, of ushering in a new year with someone else. A year full of promise that they’d both be there. How awfully SENTIMENTAL of him. And selfish. Dottore is a SELFISH man though, and the fact he can have Pantalone here ALONE with him makes something purr in satisfaction in his chest. This moment is theirs alone regardless of the room on the other side of the walls and glass.

   One hand stretches outwards to entwine with the banker’s before he gives a sudden pull. Yet with grace he easily catches Pantalone in a well-supported dip, momentarily flashing a bright grin.Only for a moment though, a carefully PLANNED moment to align the timing to be just right. For when he bends down to press his lips against Pantalone’s, he can hear the explosions of the fireworks behind them to turn night to day. It is one of the few times there is no teeth, no force to the kiss. Nothing but rare, vulnerable care undisguised. Out here it is their moment alone to savor. He pulls back, feeling the warmth of their mingled breath as he gazes down at him for a moment, colors decorating the skies above them.

   “  Happy new year, Vincent.�� “   Dottore whispers quietly, the edges of his eyes softening before he pulls Pantalone up from their dipped pose together, though he does not untangle their fingers.

[unforth]

Y'all I know that when so-called AI generates ridiculous results it's hilarious and I find it as funny as the next guy but I NEED y'all to remember that every single time an AI answer is generated it uses 5x as much energy as a conventional websearch and burns through 10 ml of water. FOR EVERY ANSWER. Each big llm is equal to 300,000 kiligrams of carbon dioxide emissions.

LLMs are killing the environment, and when we generate answers for the lolz we're still contributing to it.

Stop using it. Stop using it for a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g. We need to kill it.

Sources:

[wuntrum]

ripley :)

[morganbritton132]

No one tells you when you get a Big Serious Job™ how many fucking abbreviations you’ll be forced to learn.

[perrieedwards]

i feel like people are skimming over the uk riots in a way that makes me want to tear my hair out. muslims in the uk are in active danger. immigrants in the uk are in active danger. refugees in the uk are in active danger. people of colour in the uk are in active danger. asian communities in the uk are in active danger. black communities in the uk are in active danger.

there are massive far right riots throughout the country right now and people like fucking elon musk and nigel farage are inciting it and still have a platform to speak. people have used three young girls deaths, people's genuine grief in southport, to try and gain traction for their own racist bullshit and it's working.

a lot of refugee charities have been forced to close leaving many people without support, homes, funding, food, etc. if you aren't able to donate please consider sending a message via the conversation over borders campaign! it will send a hopeful, welcoming letter to a refugee in the uk. there is also a guide to staying safe here.

please do your own research and donate to refugee charities, anti-islamophobia charities, mosques who are trying to rebuild after being destroyed, counter protesters, here are some i've heard positive things about but the list is extensive; southport strong together (support for the southport victims and their families), southport mosque rebuilding, riot repair fund, middlesbrough vulnerable residents, nasir mosque rebuilding, hull help for refugees, bristol welcomes migrants,

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[kensatou]

(✿◕‿◕) die (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿)

[hinamie]

10 years later

[wanologic]

sorry danny, sam will never think you’re cool

[zanmor]

We are well beyond canary in the coalmine warning levels with the way trans people and particularly trans women are treated on this site.

Maybe you've heard the metaphor of allowing wolves and sheep to share the same space, welcoming everyone. You end up with just wolves because allowing them in that space makes it unsafe for any sheep. Or the story about how a nazi goes into a dive bar and is refused service. The bartender then explains to someone else at the bar that if you serve them once they tell their friends and before you know it you're the nazi bar they all go to and normal customers don't feel safe.

Terfs and other bigots are seeing these targeted harassment campaigns succeed against trans women and rejoicing. They see Tumblr ban them and officially stand by those decisions as endorsement for their harassment. It's a sign to bigots across the internet that Tumblr is a good place for them.

And what's more is that a lot of us probably don't realize just how much trans women contribute to Tumblr. The women banned recently were sources of site-wide memes and posts I wasn't even aware originated from them.any years old memes and references can be traced back to trans women on this site.

How many of these folks have to be removed before this is no longer a site you want to be a part of it? Sure you cultivate your own experience, but you can't follow or interact with people who aren't here. And if I wanted to interact with the nazis and terfs I'd go to reddit.

I encourage everyone to reblog this. Trans women shouldn't have to be the only ones speaking out against the bigotry they're experiencing. They shouldn't be the only ones risking their blogs being nuked by staff. We have to stand with them.

[zenathered]

I just found out the most hilariously amazing thing.

[wanderingibon]

anya deserved so much better

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

[stil-lindigo]

lighthearted.

if this comic resonated with you, please consider donating to this palestinian escape fund (vetted by @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein) as it is less than $7,000 away from it's goal.

i turn 24 today. To celebrate, I made this comic to be a spiritual successor to lead balloon, a comic in which I talked about the darkest period of my life so far.

A lot has changed since my 23rd birthday and this one. My priorities have shifted a lot, in ways that I think are mostly good. But i think the best part about today is that suicide has gone back to being a far away notion. I'm really lucky, and I'm grateful for that.