#ozy blog post

[oldmanontumbler]

Important Announcement

TL;DR - WE ARE *NOT* DOING THIS.

A few hours after I posted this, a woman named Avery (I don't remember her blog) reblogged it, talking about how this wasn't a good idea. I reached out to her, and she said that, in her experience, this sort of thing does not work and will result in TERF/radfem posts being shown to Tumblr followers if those tags are used.

I really, really hate that there isn't a direct way of getting rid of the massive TERF problem on this site, and that staff don't respond to transphobic posts being reported for harassment. So far, at best, it seems to come back to blocking transphobes and filtering out their tags - or, as Avery put it, "lack of engagement is poison in [modern Internet]" (or something like that).

I am going to save this version of the post, and tag everyone who was going to do the tag flood, to alert them not to do this. And to all of the people in the reblogs who said that this was a bad idea, thank you for cutting it down before anything happened.

Reblogs will be turned off tomorrow, so that people have a chance to delete their posts or to see this update if they need to. I am NOT going to delete this post, so that no one repeats this mistake. The original post will be under the cut.

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Image description in alt text. Feel free to screenshot and repost this image in case it gets taken down ;)

EDIT: The image says September. That is not correct. The right date is August.

[retic-pithon]

Hello!

Hello everyone! I go by many names, but Pithon(pie-thon) is most common! You can call me:

Retic

Iver (name of Baryonyx theriotype)

Celeste (name of dragonkin)

Azir (name of wolfdog theriotype)

Bucket (too complicated to explain)

or any of my theriotypes!

My theriotypes (cladotherian, fictotherian, otherkin, etc.) -- (in order of most connected)

Baryonyx

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

Leucistic Caiminae (Cladotherian)

Dragonkin (Otherkin)

Rosy Maple Moth

Cat from Stray(a video game) (Fictionkin)

Bird Ambitherian - Pigeon, Crow, Goose, Seagull, and Sparrow

Questioning --

Beelzebub from Helluva Boss (Fictionkin)

Loona from Helluva Boss (Fictionkin)

Ball Python

Otherhearted --

Magpie

Uromastyx

Chicken

Duck (this autocorrected to fuck XD)

I'm genderfluid, so any pronouns! My favorites are

He/him/himself

It/its/itself

That/thats

Wag/wags/wagself

Love/loves/loveself

Bite/bites/biteself

Roar/roars/roarself

I have a kin help/request blog @pithon-asks! There is moodboards, art requests, userboxes, and much more! I also have an art blog where I post my drawings and stuffs @pithon-draws

People looking to interact/follow --

I am turning 18 in a week :33(edited august 31st) 13 and under please DNI, following is fine.

My blog is sfw, with the occasional cuss word and mention of self h@rm.

DNI box - just for now, will be put on the end of some posts :P made by @/springtimefrog

Therian/otherhearted userboxes --

Sexuality/gender/neuro divergent userboxes --

Other userboxes --

credits are on my art hoard post

More about me under the cut!

About me --

I love all animals and plants! I love nature, and my favorite color is yellow. I have AuDHD and I am a very shy person with bad social anxiety, but I have a loyal group of friends. I'm demisexual, cupiromantic, and I'm a polyamorous lesbian. I could NEVER choose my favorite animal, and my favorite song artist is Deerhunter. My comfort movie(s) are Zootopia, Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, and Napoleon Dynamite. I love all reptiles in particular and have a couple as pets. My hobbies are swimming, drawing, reading, and writing. My favorite books are Wings of Fire, Warrior Cats, Ozy & Millie, and anything by Stuart Gibbs. I love Heartstopper as well, the books and the show! I love forests and swamps and rain, and a couple weird habits of mine is chewing on things, chirping and growling as communication and forgetting other normal people don't understand it, and hoarding, collecting, and stealing shiny things :>. On a different note, don't be surprised if I mention any form of self h@rm in some posts, as I am not in a good mental state, with depression, crippling anxiety, and I have self h@rmed, had suicidal thoughts, and all around hate myself a bit.

Current Hyperfixes/Spins --

House MD - TV show (hyperfix)

Hazbin Hotel - TV show (hyperfix)

Helluva Boss - TV show (hyperfix)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - TV Show (hyperfix)

Reptiles - just the animals (spin)

Wings of Fire - book series (spin)

Warriors - book series (spin)

Art/Anatomy for drawing - topic (spin)

What I post --

I mainly post therian things, reblog random things I find interesting, hazbin hotel and Helluva Boss stuff, other hyperfix stuff, autism stuff, ADHD stuff, and anxiety stuff.

My request blog for userboxes, moodboards, etc. is @pithon-asks

Sending hugs and kisses,

Pithon <3

[ozzyeelz]

Hello the name’s Ozi!! (feel free to call me Oz or Eel too) and this is my main blog for art/shitposting/random stuff I like :3

Current interests are tf2, stardew valley, my ocs, subnautica, the backrooms, and many more!

Commissions and requests info:

My commissions are currently closed. If you’re interested in some art, check out the info post here! -> 🌱

My doodle requests are also open (I’m mostly taking tf2 requests at this time :3), you can check that out here -> 🌱

Tags you’ll see a lot here:

Art tag : #Ozias draws a thing

Ask tag : #ozzy gets an ask

Shitposts/headcanons/random ramblings tag : #Ozias rants

Aditional tags (for ocs and the such):

Any/all original characters : #my ocs

My scientist/creation characters : #ocs : Patient Zero

My tf2 characters : #tf2 : Shifter / #tf2 : Comm

This is my sona, Eel and they’re kinda the little guy who lives here hehe (might make a lore post about them soon!)

(I use them for any/all of my promo things and love to doodle them with their counterpart who belongs to @sandeater101 :3)

Anyways- feel free to send me asks or questions or whatever, enjoy your stay!!

[puckish-rogue]

Main Verse Update #1

Note: So I had this idea of making occasional recap posts in order to let people know about what might be going on in Django's main verse, whether it's a significant event or just ongoing plot details. They'll be fairly short and to the point because I can't imagine myself writing out anything that extensively. Just seems kinda pointless, y'know?

Anyway, these will pop up every now and again when I feel like enough has happened that it warrants a post. Be sure to check out the Blog Event tag below in order to catch up on anything in the future if you're curious!

So without further ado, let's see what's been going on.

As of this moment the Saints are currently working on establishing themselves in several major American cities—seeing if they can attempt to form an alliance of sorts with any local gang/criminal organization given the current state of the world. Outside of the U.S. the Saints have also been toying around with the idea of setting up shop in different parts of the world. Aside from typical reconnaissance and discussions with prominent figures, nothing significant has happened yet.

In a surprising turn of events, the Saints (or at least their media division) have cut ties with the likes of Ultor and are now working under a corporation owned by Ozymanidas ( @ardenssolis ). Django had done prior work for the man and built up a rather good rapport, earning him an offer to be under Ozy's company in order to act as a safety net for the gang (along with helping the man in his many different endeavors). A news report-style post will be made eventually that further discusses this.

Speaking of partnerships, Django is currently in the midst of working out an agreement with notorious crime lord Mirage from the organization known as Illusione ( @killerhubby / @allmurder ). If all goes well, the Saints will have themselves a powerful ally, along with a pretty good in if they ever decide to establish themselves in Italy. Let us all pray for a wonderful and prosperous partnership between both organizations.

While nothing significant has yet occurred, nor even been written; please keep in mind that the Chairmen are in fact keeping tabs. They may just be closer than you think.

[liskantope]

Just checking, you're still alive, right? I really hope so!

Haha thanks for your concern and the wellness check! The funny thing is, this being the start of the first weekend in a while that isn't totally packed, I was actually going to log on today and write a brief post about how I've gotten too busy this semester to even go on Tumblr to read other people's posts all that much let alone write here myself and it sucks (in an "I'm temporarily too busy and stressed but it should ease up mid-December" way, nothing devastating to my life or anything). Also, if you happen to be Tumblr user zukoiscrazy, it's even funnier because one of things I was going to do today is send you an ask related to the now-much-too-close-in-more-senses-than-one election.

It's been 20 days of no posting activity... I guess that's fairly close to a record for me!

Seriously, it's been one thing after another since this semester started (not just my actual job but my now-annual task of applying to dozens of jobs throughout the fall), and I miss Tumblr. Because I'm so preoccupied, I have like 40% fewer Tumblr-post-worthy thoughts than I usually have, but that's still some and I just haven't found the time to log on and get them down in writing, or even to log on and read many other people's posts. (I'm always slowly beating back a relentless line of open tabs of Scott's and Ozy's and Freddie's blog posts as well as I have a hard time finding time to read them.) What's most aggravating of all is that at the moment everything accelerated for me, I was caught in the middle of conversations and intended follow-ups/reblogs and unanswered asks and so on. I'm going to try to pick up at least a couple of the pieces this weekend; we'll see.

[bisexual-engineer-guy]

i mean i get why ppl might think you're ozi, you both have very similar pfps and you both post similar stuff

but between you and me you're cuter :3

tyyyyyyy :333333 it’s really funny though because ozi has his own new blog

[ardenssolis]

New Years is approaching on my side soon (lmfao I say soon but I have another two hours), and so I wanted to put out this quick post ^ O ^ )/ Thank you all so much for liking my Ozy and following me! Some of you not just on here but on my other blogs too! I feel like I don’t say it enough but I truly appreciate it as well as all of you sticking with me through the year, or years for some, through all my chaotic activity. I’m hoping in this year to come that I’ll be able to interact with more of you, so keep a lookout for me randomly popping up in your inbox one day without warning. Forever ago when I first came on tumblr, I honestly didn’t think I’d be sticking around this long. I came on here as a means of coping with stress and depression that came from transitioning into university, and though this was all pretty much a new frontier to me since tumblr rp was like a new frontier a whole millennium ago, I’m glad I stayed around. You’re all so, so creative in your writing, your ideas, and even with your graphics; the things I’ve seen over the years truly floors me. Thank you for continuing to inspire me with this nice little hobby of mine! There’s some people who are really special to me that I love dearly but I won’t list names (fjsdhfksfksd IT'S TOO STRESSFUL IM CRY I SAT HERE FOR LIKE 40 MINS but anyway ahem -clears throat-). Just know that your general presence means the world to me and then some.

Anyway, here's to a new year!

[oddzyrus]

late and really shitty intro post time!!!

i'll edit this eventually to look nice, but hi!!! i'm toby (aka luxiqui, aka @pocket-goat), and this is my OC blog :]

i mostly draw my character Ozyrus but i draw other characters too i promise,,,, maybe

my asks are always open, feel free to direct questions at my characters or even request something!

tagging guide!:

#toby.png- art tag!

#toby talkin'- all my text posts

#hatemail- answered asks

all my reblogs are tagged as #rb and each oc has their own tag, following the "oc: [name]" format (ex. "oc: ozyrus" is ozys tag!)

[etirabys]

This reminds me of the most fantastic book liveblogs I've ever read (by ozy thingofthings). It's Times Square Red Times Square Blue by Afrofuturist scifi author Samuel Delany.

(full but paywalled review by that liveblogger here, although the visible portion of the text should give you an idea of what a weird and fantastic book this is)

A lot of it is about The Venus Theater, which showed adult films until a push to close all the porn theaters also shut it down in 1970. It was pretty normal to jerk off in the theater and cruise for (mostly m/m?) sex – both of the sex worker and non sex worker variety (although the line was very blurry). It was normal to e.g. jerk off your neighbor.

Delany was a college professor at Amherst the time he was a Venus regular. He had social and sexual relationships with a large number of people he met at the Venus Theater, including homeless people – he kept up correspondence with many of them, including at least one who went to prison. When establishments like the Venus shut down, one reason he didn't like this was that he thought it was unhealthy for society to get rid of spaces with high levels of inter-class contact.

Delany draws a distinction contact and networking. The Venus was contact, and more formal "people of various backgrounds who are interested in X, come mingle" events are networking. And if you get rid of interclass contact spaces, interclass networking spaces have to 'take up the slack' of facilitating connections, and they... can't do it. Example about parenting from the linked blog post:

In a city, contact requires certain specific characteristics to thrive. You need socioeconomically diverse spaces with mixed commercial and residential uses, and which provide basic services like restaurants, public bathrooms, and small shops. Without that setup, you don’t get contact. (...) [If you're at a park close to your house and] there aren’t any public bathrooms, it’s a jerk move to not let a mom at the park your kids are playing at use the bathroom in your house, but you don’t want to just let any rando into your house. So you’re reluctant to talk to moms you don’t know. (Real thing!)

And here's Delany on the value of public spaces that facilitate sexual contact:

Similarly, if every sexual encounter involves bringing someone back to your house, the general sexual activity in a city becomes anxiety-filled, class-bound, and choosy. This is precisely why public rest rooms, peep shows, sex movies, bars with grope rooms, and parks with enough greenery are necessary for a relaxed and friendly sexual atmosphere in a democratic metropolis

After reading the above Delany quote I sat back in my chair, grinning wildly at the ceiling. You may not like it but this is what the optimal take looks like

The US is deeply segregated not only along racial lines, but along class lines as well: from housing to schools to healthcare, many of our major institutions are designed to allow rich people to keep poor people as far away from them as possible.

Where do rich and poor people interact with one another? If I'm reading this study right, it's restaurants. Which restaurants? They find that some of the most cross-class locations in the country are cheap full-service restaurants: "Olive Garden, Applebee’s, Chili’s and IHOP."

The more I think about this finding the more it makes sense. Places like Olive Garden are some of the only locations in US society which are simultaneously "nice" enough to draw in high-income diners and cheap enough to attract low-income diners. Rich people go to, say, Outback Steakhouse because they see it as a cheap and easy meal that's better than fast food, poor people go because it's one of the closest things to a nice steakhouse you can eat at without dropping $100+ per person.

Other cross-class locations: churches, libraries, credit unions, alcohol stores, the DMV. Locations which worsen class segregation: golf courses and country clubs, bars, museums.

[ozymoron]

ozy, dearest, your blog is like a shining star in the night sky. your ravings of adoration for that pathetic twink a warm fire after a cold day. oh, ozy, your work brightens my day and makes my heart ache for your next post

~ passionate homosexual love letter

oh, you *blushes and giggles* stop ittt *twirls hair

[ozy-digital]

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Website design is a crucial part of any digital marketing campaign. It is the first impression that potential customers will get of your business, so you need to make sure that it’s as high-quality as possible. There are many companies that provide web design services in Brisbane. However, not all of them are equal. Some have more experience, while others are less expensive. In order to find the right company for your needs, you should look at their reviews and customer satisfaction levels.

OZY Digital is a full-service digital agency that offers campaign management, website development, and paid advertisement campaigns. Their team of experts are passionate about delivering a great customer experience. They have a long list of satisfied clients, including the prestigious Queensland Museum. They also have a strong presence on social media. They are a top choice for businesses looking to grow their brand online.

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Unlike traditional marketing, which relies on interruption techniques, content marketing engages your customers in a natural way. This strategy creates a long-term relationship with your customers and builds trust in your brand. It also helps you reach new audiences and increase conversions.

For example, Bob runs a boutique cycling store that caters to a specialised group of cyclists. He creates a video series and publishes it on his website and social media to educate his clients.

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[bakersfield-row]

hihi, hope you feel better soon

i seem to be early on in the chain so thus i tag a large, randomly selected list of people (i had a lot more tags but it wouldn't let me post)

@terrencetheshark14 @limbobilbo @willowplantcat @falsegrey @teavyy @aubeebuzzbuzz @esthermika @ysabelmystic @jfk-blown-away-blog @jossplaysguitar @catatonic-chaos-climax @acleris @somebodyyoudontknow2 @43ntt @window-to-the-void @chrysantemum-my @insert-content @tardigrade-gaming @theoneofwhomisblue @salt-and-tie @breezingwing @mikkablep @keenkryptonitenut @unhinged-popsocket @msmoobutepic @the-phant0m-cat @hanavesinauttija

@dehydratedlydia @nellaaaaaa @rmaram19 @soapthatglows @lee-hakhyun @propaganda-inc @gay-fish @freelancefiend2112 @eggothesquirrel @snek-the-aro @popcornfromhell @nonamehorse @clarificationsw @wghat-gayming @emo-56 @a-random-lunatic @empress-of-dark2005 @polibry @your-resident-boat-person @wolfieamelia @twinkenjoyer @ozi-uwu @creepymutelilbugger + others who wanna join

im sorry, and have funn

Feeling blue so cheering myself up with a picrew chain!

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/1473879/complete?cd=GGMgloX2KB

@nixiecat @chirb0 @nikkisticki @spookyberyl @bakersfield-row @afemwolfboy @idunno45 @il-kaola

[liskantope]

Happy late Winter Solstice everyone! Before the month gets too old and before my memory of two Saturdays ago fades too much more, I want to talk about the NYC solstice event.

Around a year ago I posted a report on my experience at the major NYC (Winter) Secular Solstice event (tl;dr: I had issues because of my decision to drive all the way there and wasn't able to get to the afterparty for this reason but got a lot out of the main event despite being slightly late). At the time I expected to return for a summer solstice event with the same crowd, an NYC version of which appears not to have happened. But on Saturday night I went for my second time to the NYC Secular Solstice -- this time more wisely electing to drive most of the distance and then take a train into Manhattan -- and am very glad I did. (I didn't choose to stay the night, attend the megameetup or unconference events that happened on Friday or Saturday.) Below is a rundown of my experience and takeaways. (Below I'll tag several Tumblr-users whom I got to interact with in person on Saturday; if you are one of those people and would prefer to be un-tagged or have an issue with my description of our interaction please just let me know.)

Like last year I arrived around 20 minutes late to the main event (this time from a combination of sloppy time management and confusion over the names of buildings) but seemed to have missed more than I had last year: I didn't feel like I was there for many speeches/songs before it was time for intermission.

Early into intermission I ran into someone I soon saw was @taymonbeal (one of the very first people I knew on Tumblr from around 2014-2015) who had tipped me off that he would be there. We talked briefly, and I mentioned something about not seeing him on Tumblr much anymore like back in my earliest days here, and he said something about a lot of the Tumblr rationalists migrating away from Tumblr in the wake of the porn ban five years ago. Obviously he didn't mean most of rationalist-adjacent Tumblr (I can attest that almost nobody directly in my orbit left, actually, and my Tumblr experience changed only subtly), and he clarified that he didn't mean necessarily directly in response to the porn ban, but that it instigated a number of changes that eventually resulted in the harder-core rationalist people finding other places to hang out. And now I can't believe I never properly made this connection before: I've noticed for years that major figures like Scott, Ozy, and Kelsey ("the unit of caring") are hardly ever around but once were very active, since probably sometime in 2019, and I never made the connection with the timing of the porn ban in late 2018. It didn't change my Tumblr experience very significantly, since I wasn't directly interacting with those people much, and I was still keeping up with Scott's and Ozy's more serious blog posts elsewhere.

I was a little more relaxed for the second half of the event and able to get into it a bit more, but I overall for some reason didn't find myself getting into the program as much as I did last year. It may have to do with my own mood, the rest of my week (or the mental place I've been in this fall or year in general) or the decreased novelty of the event, rather than anything different about the program itself or how it was run. I recognized many of the songs from having heard them only at last year's solstice event (and possibly looked some up a year ago right afterwards, I don't remember); I think most are really good and (as I may have said before) if productions of the rationalist repertoire of solstice songs were all put together in an album, I would consider buying that album. Anyway, the program seemed very close to last year's apart from some differences in the set of readings. I do specifically remember from last year that the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" was done towards the end when the end of the longest night is imagined and the program contains more hopeful numbers, and it wasn't done this year, as well as a song from last year whose lyrics include a poetic description of a smartphone which did not appear this year, although perhaps it was done before I arrived.

Although there is a visible anti-religious streak in the rationalist community for obvious reasons, in a way this kind of event is as religious as, say, a Unitarian Universalist service -- I choose this as a point of comparison mainly because I've been to far more UU services than of any other religion but mostly because there's a different sort of anti-religious streak in UU as well and at least mild overlap with rationalism. During the second half of the solstice event, I busied myself with thinking about why the vibe of this rationalist event still resonated with me a lot more than the vibe of most UU services I've been to, and why I feel more comfortable identifying with rationalist culture as a result. I've already let enough time pass and enough other tasks get in the way to have a very clear memory of my conclusions, but the ethos of this annual rationalist event differs from that of UU services in that

part of the message of the rationalist Secular Solstice is "the world is sad and broken and we have a lot to worry about", whereas that is part of the typical UU message but even more of the latter is about "we are each broken and are coming together to share in each other's suffering";

the winter Secular Solstice (which for obvious reasons is meant to focus on darkness) puts as much emphasis on hope, the goodness of humanity (which in my opinion is an essential aspect of true humanism!) and a possible light at the end of the tunnel, while the main UU congregation I knew kind of made noises about hope and inspiration all the time but this was always outweighed by the emphasis on how both guilty and broken we all are; and

the UU vibe I've seen in the last decade is... the best word I've stumbled upon to describe it is "touchy-feely", and with less intellectualness despite the congregation being disproportionately smart, nerdy, and educated, while the rationalist Secular Solstice has a very cerebral, intellectual aspect while still being moving for a lot of the people involved.

I hadn't been able to find information about an afterparty beforehand and was going to be upset if there wasn't going to be one, because a lot of my intent in going this year was to not fail as I did last year to get more face-to-face interaction and socializing with the Northeastern rationalist crowd. Not only was there an afterparty, which I ultimately found more rewarding than the main event, but it was relatively conveniently nearby (not a long journey over into New Jersey like last year). On the subway ride over, I and a couple of other participants wound up losing the rest of the crowd and traveling on our own -- one of these was @augurydefier who I hadn't known before but who I wound up in pleasant conversation with for a while that evening (it was a bemusingly nice experience to have her ask me about my Tumblr handle, immediately recognize the name "Liskantope" -- guess my pronunciation isn't far from the one others have in their heads -- and introduce me to someone else as a member of rat-adj Tumblr with "rat-adj" pronounced out loud exactly as it should be). I still haven't quite been able to find the Tumblr handle of the other person who was with us on the way over but will edit it in if I do find him and he is all right with it. It's fun and a bit novel to meet people IRL and then become acquainted on Tumblr through this.

The afterparty was in (I think) a hotel lobby and we were among the first ones to show up, but it soon became filled with solstice participants who were all interesting to talk to, including someone I'd met once before at a small ACX meetup event some distance away. The most surreal moment for me was when I spotted @drethelin (someone I've known since my very first days on Tumblr, and since before that from Slate Star Codex comment sections) walking into the room: I'd seen him post selfies from time to time and I hope he doesn't mind me saying that he has a very striking appearance, so I was able to recognize him immediately. I hadn't had any reason to expect to see him. For some reason his real-life name popped into my head immediately from having seen it once on a Twitter screenshot or something (I can only remember the names I've seen the most occasionally and not those of people I see all the time) which (after awkwardly staring at him for a few moments) I addressed him by. I always had an inkling from what I'd seen of him online that he's super laid-back, friendly, and chill and easy to talk to, and that impression turned out to be entirely accurate: soon we were sitting at a table chatting as though we'd been real-life acquaintances for years; we discussed the age-reversal endeavors of Bryan Johnson and Scott Alexander's personality to those who know him as a personal friend and his old LiveJournal community, among other things. He convinced me that I would probably love the rationalist "un-conference" (taking place the next day but I had no plan to go), that it wouldn't be the intimidating, hard-core-rationalisty workshop I'd for some reason been imagining, and that I'll probably look into participating in it next December provided I'm still living/working in the general geographic area.

I didn't get back to my home until past 3am with enough work ahead of me that it's not surprising I didn't get around to reporting on this experience until now, but overall I found it a valuable one and plan to return around next winter's solstice, again, provided I'm still in the area. As I'd already had a very pleasant get-together with @limeadeislife earlier in the day, the Saturday before last I made a personal record of getting to meet / chat with three different people on the same day (Limeade, Taymon, and Drethelin) I'd been long familiar with on rat-adj Tumblr, plus augurydefier ("Slice") who recognized my handle and I've since connected to here. This record for interacting in person with people I otherwise would only know online as Liskantope might not be matched in the future but hopefully at some point it will be.

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896 posts created (60%)

599 posts reblogged (40%)

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Longest Tag: 87 characters

#the king of kings is fond of a certain ancient blockhead but you didn't hear it from me

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

KNOWING YOUR PARTNER WELL CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE WRITING TOGETHER A LOT EASIER. REPOST DO NOT REBLOG !

NAME: Shi

PRONOUNS:  she / her / they / them 

PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: IMs usually! Discord is fine too especially for plotting and general chitchat since that IM box is tiny as hell. But it tends to definitely be easier to catch me on here since for some reason, my discord doesn’t always alert me to people talking and left messages kfjsdfhdsfs. Me checking discord to see someone talked to me hours ago -- me sweating wondering if they think I ignored them while I was posting on tumblr. 

NAME OF MUSE(S): Ozymandias

RP EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG (MONTHS / YEARS?): Like...over 15 years? I have, quite literally, seen and experienced everything at this point. That’s why my rules probably sound so strict because I am just a tired woman who feels like I aged to 80 sometimes. I don’t play when it comes to my boundaries anymore like when I was younger and allowed things I shouldn’t have allowed for the sake of keeping the peace and being liked. I have been so much happier putting my foot down.

BEST EXPERIENCE: Meeting really great people and continuing to meet great people! Idk I’ve met so many who have inspired me to keep writing and just enjoying this little hobby of mine. Even now I just finger gun at all those individuals and really great mutuals that make my time here on tumblr A+.

RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: Getting me excited for stuff and then ghosting me. Then coming to me, getting me excited again, ghosting me again -- rinse repeat like that’s a normal way to communicate with someone. Like I’m not here for that. I’ll softblock or hardblock you in a heartbeat and move on.

FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT: I like all three honestly, but angst??? Emotional stuff? GAWD DO I EAT THAT UP. Especially for Ozy because he’s just -gestures at him- Sometimes I want him to really feel things which can be difficult. But the fact it’s difficult is what makes me love it even more.

PLOTS OR MEMES: I don’t mind both since we can basic plot something like oh how they’d meet? Are they friends? Do they hate one another?? That kind of stuff can make interaction so much easier. But memes are certainly the best way to come at me and continue things from there since I don’t do starters. 

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES: Long replies! But short is nice when your brain is tired and after staring at a computer for eight hours and working HR, my brain is often very tired during the weekdays. So a nice balance of both!

BEST TIME TO WRITE: Normally in the evening. My writing just feels like it flows better for some reason.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): Not even REMOTELY jkfhdskfdkfsd

tagged by: @chaieos​​​ (ilu Lis)

tagging: anyone! take it and talk about yourself! (also tag me I wanna read)

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#4

Crossover ships and OC x Canon ships save lives.

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#3

@tenkoseiensei​ said (inbox):

sa vc teehee

     HE DOES NOT PERCEIVE. 

18 notes - Posted May 12, 2022

#2

If you’re a lot younger than Ozy, chances are he will:

a.) Adopt you as his child

b.) Adopt you as his younger sibling

These are just the rules I don’t make them.

18 notes - Posted April 18, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

[Glowing beans. D.o not r.eblog.]

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