#save save save

[madame-mongoose]

you aren’t safe btw. you WILL look at these again

its 2am. my back hurts. my leg is alseep. im sweating fucking bullets. and my mind is screaming. this is worse than bees. this is like. fucking rabid dogs ripping and tearing at my brain flesh. im beinf torn apart inside. screaming. inside my head. this is so fucked up. this is so fucked up of you. im going to look at these all night. im going to make these doodles my personality. i loev yourt art so much this is killing me. car accidebt

[scribbyizhere]

HERES YUOR LITTLE GUY NO PRESSURE THO I JYST WANTED TO GIVE HIM TO YOU BEFORE I FORGOR ABOUT IT

JHJHASDJASKJDHJ IM SAVING THIS ITS MINE I LOVE IT IM TAPING THIS UP ON MY WALL SHOWING IT TO STRANGERS IN THE ANTIQUE SHOPS IM NOT NORMAL IM GONNA GIVE YOU A GUMBALL MACHINE I LOVE THIS SO SO MUC H WOW OK ZAK I LOVE HIM HES SO PRETTY !!!!

YOU CAPTURED THE GOOFBALL ENERGY IN HIM SO WELL ITS INSANE WOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOWO GRRRGGRGGKASFJHHAFJAFHSALKFHDJLLJQASH KSHFJLSA ICFCKSAHLFAHF WAIT WAIT I HAVE YOURS HERE HERE HERE

WQAAAAAAAAAHGGG HE WAS SM FUN TO DRAW AND HE NEEDS TO BE INNSPECTED PLEAAAASE I HAVENT DRAWN WEIRDCORE LIKE THIS IN SO LONG I LOVE HIMMMM !!!!!

[ravenlikesbooks]

Epic Fandom Have You Seen This?

I don't know if the person that made this has a tumblr, they only linked tiktok, but regardless! This is an absolutely gorgeous song with beautiful lyricism surrounding Elpenor, the 558th man. And I haven't seen anybody mention it, so I figured I'd share with the class.

[caleism-1]

One of my recent constant fantasies…

So I this fic where the Cale and krs AU’s are in the whole inter-dimensional space together. (most of the ideas I didn’t write down because I’m too lazy to)

So I also imagine others too!

Like…

Jour, Al’s mom, and Krs’s mom’s AU’s are in a space together

Alver and LSH AU’s are together (that’s what started this post)

Violan, Choi Han’s mom, and Mrs.Molan (I’m debating whether or the should be with the other 3 mom’s)

Idk about the father’s yet (or the kids and others)

It might be Deruth, Krs’s dad, Zed, and Cale’s uncle(Thames)…

The one that’s mainly on my mind that’s not Cale and krs (or other fandom)

Is Alver and LSH

I have this image of Al trying to introduce the AU’s but with a camera (phone). You can see his face on the camera, but you can all see behind him. (He’s in his blondie form)

In the background, one of the Lsh AU’s started a pillow fight. Some AU’s started a bonfire (it’s an all white void, kinda) farther in the background (you can barely see it in the camera though-… Is that a hawk, dark elf, and a few humans jumping around it!? What’s that in the fire???)

The Al holding the camera was able to dodge a few pillows (it’s still facing him, but you can clearly see behind him). Since the pillow fight is closer, you can see one of the Lsh’s (before reincarnation) throwing a blondie at someone.

Things start to escalate and someone throws a mattress at the one holding the camera. It is revealed to be one of the gender swapped LSHs when she directs the camera at her face.



[aayeroace]

@readyafterthesunrise

aspen

aurelia

elaina

clarence

spencer

ophelia

marls

ash

abby

eve

lav (laverna)

yaz (yasmin)

[slayingfiction]

Just push me down a reversing escalator, omg god I’m going to figure out how proform a taxidermy so i can give myself a well deserve labotonmy and then keep my perfectly preserved empty to all intelligent thought head on display so i can be publicly shamed for the rest of this poor exploited planets existence (humans to earth is as excrement in nail is to humans) like the actual Dunce that i am, i wrote 10,000 words and technology hates my shrivelled scrotum soul and didnt save the draft nkt only that it then descides out mary had a fricky lamb nowhere to refresh. The torment. The anguish. This stuff can make someone try to summon the devil for a favor or some goddamn braincells on my part.

So my question is have you ever lost a large amount of writing or just an amount that you can never see again, its lost in the void its yeeted out your skull, if so what did you do, if not then i'll just be in my basement snacking on my breakdown.

Babe. I'm so sorry. That is heartbreaking.

Much like you, technology hates me and I have had significant amounts of work lost on several occasions. It's one of the worst things I believe could possibly happen to a writer. Here are the steps I go through when this happens.

Search all over to find if you can find a way to recover your material. Ask people, google search, bring it to a specialist IT person if you want, do whatever you need to to get it back if possible. If you cannot get your material back, continue to the next steps.

Grieve. Trust me, no know will judge you for this. Every time I lost my work I would cry, and I mean ugly cry, and have a panic attack. I once even made my sister drive me 20 minutes into the city while I had a panic attack in the middle of a black out to see if I lost all my progress. Grieve, cry, break something. It doesn’t matter. When you write, you put a piece of your soul into it, and now that piece is lost forever. Take your time and properly process what you have lost and cannot get back. When you feel you are ready, move on to the next step.

Get a system in place so that you always have your work saved. Examples: when writing, have a timer on you phone to press save every 20 minutes. Turn on auto save. Keep multiple copies on your laptop, multiple USBs and the cloud. Write in a source that doesn’t need internet in case your internet goes out. Save every chapter in separate files, and a separate document with the full work.

Write down as much as you can remember from your writing. Over the days you can hopefully start to remember a few more things and keep adding to it. You’re much less likely to remember in a state of panic, but try to get to this asap. Short term memory is strongest, but can get lost quickly enough.

Start writing again. Yes, you will feel anxious that it’s going to happen again, and that maybe it’s not worth it. That is completely up to you to decide, but I always think writing is worth it. I’ve had my story improve while writing it the second time, and I’ve also been disappointed that it wasn’t as good as the first time. Write it anyways. If it was only your first draft, it was likely to change anyways in subsequent drafts anyways.

I have lost thousands of words of work, so I can relate to how you feel. It’s devastating and heart wrenching, and I wish you all the best in your writing. If you any any more questions, need any more tips or just want to rant, feel free to reach out. I would be happy to listen. Hopefully this helps you and any others experiencing this.

Happy Writing! @lilyjaycee27

[storkmuffin]

From Wall St Journal article about single women in retirement:

The risk of running out of money in retirement rises for those with lower pay, longer lives or no partner.

Millions of single women wrestle with all three.

Women earn less than men on average during their working years and are more than twice as likely as men to leave the workforce for more than one year to care for children or aging parents, according to a survey of 5,261 Americans that Goldman Sachs  plans to release Monday.

This shortfall compounds in retirement. Social Security checks are 20% smaller for women who first claim at 62 to 64 years of age, compared with men the same age. 

Single women, in particular, have smaller 401(k) and IRA nest eggs. On average, single women between 55 and 64 have about $88,600 in retirement savings, compared with $136,685 for single men and $423,800 for married couples in the same age group, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research.

The writing in this is so funny to me. The WSJ is describing how the current system fucks over women with children and additionally burdens all women, mothers or not, with unpaid endless eldercare as well as constantly having to deal with you know, sexism in the workplace in terms of ohhhh class room opportunities, hiring discrimination, various barriers to entry to higher paying and still-even-now-in-2024-considered-masculine-jobs, promotion discrimination and job security discrimination, without saying the words sexism, misogyny, and discrimination.

Women also tend to live longer, raising the projected total cost of retirement as they have to stretch their smaller savings over more years.

Despite these financial obstacles, single women find ways to pursue new ambitions in retirement, including launching businesses and traveling the world. They could have more time if their caregiving responsibilities have ended. With more freedom than many of their married counterparts, some women can make big changes without needing to compromise or negotiate. 

[missmassacre]

Was literally about to move to Chicago and then Things happened and I no longer have social connection there so I lost my main motivation and now I'm just gonna wait

[simsaugust]

I've been in cas for three hours and I really thought my game was about to crash 😭😭😭

[joeuliarte]

High by the beach 🌊

[imabiscuitinthousandworlds]

#don't forget the super secret coveted exclusive one-night-only tertiary gender#the one you can never quite describe or figure out no matter how much you try to dig around in the roots and the mud#and I think that's the gender of the stardust from which we came mind you#I think that's the crystal chip of God we got wrapped in our fluids and our meat#I think that's the little part of us that ascends gender#and only knows how to be human prev don't hide this in the tags i. need that description on my blog holy shit

it's literally all about having a primary public gender and a secondary personal gender

[magic-can]

Senators are going to vote on whether or not we should continue to send aid to Israel on Wednesday, November 13th. Call them, bombard their phone lines with calls. Every fucking day. We have a chance of doing something about this.

EDIT: the vote will be the week after the 13th, so as of today, the 14th, we still have time to call them

While you are at it, please share @zinaanqar ‘s campaign (link here)

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

Art by: Henry James Garrett

[hazemsuhail]

Urgent Help:

Help my family survive and start a new life

Hello everyone, thank you for taking a moment to read our story.

I am Hazem Shawish, and I am trying to save my family from this war.

We live in Gaza, where we face significant challenges due to the current situation.

My family consists of 11 members, including my mother, two daughters, four sons, and three children.

In the shadow of conflict, our family has faced unimaginable hardships. The passing of my father, a victim to the cruel grasp of hunger and inadequate healthcare, left a void in our lives, underscoring the fragility of our existence here. My brother, Samer, battles bipolar disorder, a condition exacerbated by the ongoing war and the severe shortage of essential medications. Without access to the necessary treatment, his life is at risk, and we live in constant fear for his well-being amidst the chaos that surrounds us. These personal tragedies have deepened the urgency of our situation.

Every day is a struggle for survival, and each night is filled with prayers for a brighter tomorrow. We hold onto hope, believing that one day the clouds will dissipate, and we will find the peace we long for.

Our home, which was a sanctuary for us, was destroyed, forcing us to live in a state of uncertainty and fear. We have lost the laughter of our children.

Our entire neighborhood In Gaza Before and after

we had a supermarket that helped as to live and earn money, but it was bombed and we have nothing now, pic of our supermarket

We also face psychological challenges, as we have lost our father, and my brother Samer, who needs expensive medical treatment, is facing imminent danger. My mother, who has endured so much, fears losing another child. We are all suffering from malnutrition and contaminated water.

We dream of moving to Egypt to find safety, where our children can pursue their education.

We seek your support as individuals who understand the value of compassion and community.

Thank you for listening to our story, for your understanding, and for standing with us.

🇵🇸🍉❤️‍🩹🙏

All of our important links are here

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@dlxxv-vetted-donations & @a-shade-of-blue (vet)

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[thriveonanonymity]

stealstealsteal

I might've added the BG3 Art Book to my dnd assets stash

It' 100% does not have things like the 5e players' handbook + 5e’s character sheet, several gm guides, critical role's explorer's guide to wildmount, baldur's gate and waterdeep city encounters, 101 potions and their effects, volo's guide to monsters, both of xanathar's guides, a bunch of other encounters, one shots, and class builds

In no way are there any pdf’s relating to any wizard who may or may not be residing on any coast

(Edit that I’ve moved the folder to the new link above! So if you catch a different version of this post that link won’t work anymore!)