#now i know better

[elitadream]

I hope you don't mind me asking this but I'm confused about something. Did you only do Mario art because it was a popular thing? Because it seemed like you thought a lot about it with headcanons and such

Quite the opposite! I ultimately stopped because my blog had gotten too big for my personal comfort, and also because it was occupying too much space inside my mind. 🥲 I was intensely invested in my personal vision of these characters; so much so that I was putting aside important things to accomodate time and energy for it.

And that wasn't healthy.

The previous communities I was in were very small by comparison. Private discord groups for the most part. I was still very new to sharing art with a broader audience when I joined the Mario fandom, and like I mentioned in my update, the effect that this had on me long-term was sadly far from beneficial.

I've always loved discussing headcanons and other concepts regarding the subjects I'm passionate about! And I still very much do. 🤲 But now I aim to do it in a way that feels more reasonable to me and doesn't obstruct my every day life. 🌱🌤️

[sassenashsworld]

Kenneth : [causually writing a Nick Valentine adventure]

Wes : [put psychojet in his coffee]

Kenneth : Nick is now THE TIME LORD!!

[grey-sides]

I don't say this lightly, but to get better at writing you have to get more comfortable with rereading your own work. It's, unfortunately, obvious when someone won't reread their work to check for flow or mistakes. It's not cringey, it's your work, it's from you, it's great! It could be even better! Just. Read it. Please.

[ailelie]

Maybe gender is like a cult--a community with its own beliefs, signs, rituals, and costuming to which each member subscribes to different degrees.

And some people, inducted at birth, never realize they are in a cult and never question it.

Some, question, but do not see how they could ever leave (even if they wish to).

Some realize they are in a cult, but realize also they are happy with their placement.

Some are loose in their affiliation, but still consider themselves members, others love every sign and costume, but don't consider themselves members most of the time or at all.

Some are weird about it and get really into the beliefs and everything to the point they condemn anyone who isn't as hardline as they are as not really belonging.

And some people leave, either for another cult or for none at all.

[burritosandpeppermint]

So we finished 'The Last of Us' last night.

I was really hopeful that it wasn't going to be yet another zombie show, mostly because there's been a saturation zombie related properties over the last 15-ish years.

But instead...

Fuck.

Yeah, this is a show about exploring who we are in dire circumstances. What truths we tell ourselves and others, and what lies we tell.

When everything is broken, who are we? When we are broken, what will we do? What are our motivations? What, if anything, do we owe each other? What does survival look like for each person?

[nonbayanary]

Thanks OP i needed this

I think it should take longer to make tv shows and movies. I think shooting days should be shorter. I think AD's lives should be longer. I think we shouldn't have to be in a goddamn rush all the time. I think we should have the time it takes to make good art. I think fans should wait even longer than they do and be happy that everyone who made the art is getting full nights of sleep.

[macbethz]

Well I like it but it’s not very well written. Also it’s a visual mess. The plot doesnt make any sense and the creators suck and its politics oscillate from mildly problematic to frankly baffling. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. However. the character

[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.

[mybreadsmybutters]

when i was a kid i wanted to be a famous youtuber like dan and phil so that people would gay ship me with my irl best friend and we would be sooo weirded out by it and laugh and make videos joking about it but secretly it would make her realize her repressed gay crush on me and i'd help her through her gay crisis and then we would have a sickeningly sweet sappy romance and read fanfiction about ourselves together... anyways just found out she's married to a guy in the mafia now so i probably don't have a chance

[steveneveral]

👆🏻

[purplecladmerchant]

if i ever catch you sayihng smt on the lines of "I want to talk about this so hard" "Ask me about that" "I'm so normal about this I don't want to incoherently talk about it forever" Be sure I'll prompt you to talk about the thing

[fruity-blogs]

GUYS.

GUYS.

I'M NOT DOING OKAY.

THEY REALLY CHANGED THE VINYL DISC INTRO TO EKKO AND POWDER. THIS IS THEIR "WHAT COULD'VE BEEN" 😭💔

[heartorbit]

if we could stay connected, just like this

[chloesimaginationthings]

All FNAF protagonists are artists.. and traumatized..

[anotherpapercut]

yesterday I went to a little meeting at my local queer community center and I was admiring their bookshelves and mentioned that I work at the public library and someone said "well I bet they don't have any [LGBTQ+ books] at our library" and I was like um. yes we do. we have tons of them. half of our employees are queer leftists so they said "oh well I bet they don't in [nearby rural county]" and I was like uh once again yes they absolutely do. gay people live and work there as well

so here's a quick reminder that if you don't think your local library has enough queer centered materials you should actually check before assuming, and if you're not satisfied with their collection you should submit a request for more such books. I don't know what the political landscape of libraries looks like outside the us rn, but within the us no matter where you are, I promise you there are employees at your library fighting for inclusion and intellectual freedom and they can't win without vocal public support

[akanemnon]

Yeah, Kris is definitely NOT alright.

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