#so that will be restful and good

[nettlestingsoup]

Hi!

I hear someone mention anything craft related and I am instantly summoned AND interested. Needle felting is so cool!!! Please don’t feel shy to share any pics or talk about what you’ve made if you want hehhe. Also how’s the embroidery going?

God there are so many different ways to make things and I want to try every single one.

Also Nettle!!!! The writing progress!!!! Hellooo!!! This is exciting!!! But please take all the time you need! Don’t worry about it.

I saw you mention that you’ve been a bit stressed and it’s none of my business so I won’t ask but I hope you feel better soon! Take good care of yourself! Hopefully you’ve had a nice weekend!!! Do you have anything to look forward to or to help you relax? If I may ask.

hello!!! needle felting is very cool! my parents got me an anatomical set for christmas- a frog and a rat are printed on the fabric and you needle felt their organs in like they're being dissected haha; as a crafty biologist who almost took a taxidermy course a while back, it was the perfect gift! i've not tried it yet, but i'm taking a week off work soon so i might bring it with me on holiday. i'll send photos when it's done!

embroidery is good! my local lgbt bookshop/café has started doing arts and crafts nights, so i've been taking my sewing to those to make some friends! i've almost finished embroidering a houseplant for my sister using wire:

but it needs some rearranging, and some little fake pebbles adding to the base to hide that green foam.

writing progress is actually going so well; i finished editing chapter eight on call on friday, and blitzed through chapter nine on saturday; i'm now on the last scene of chapter ten, so only four more chapters to go! may try to do a little bit on holiday, but i'll most likely be too tired from hiking.

i am stressed! and exhausted! and a little bit burned out! but it's ok because i'm handling it and actively trying to give myself nice and healing things! i had a lovely weekend with board games and cheese scones and midsomer murders and i'm feeling a lot better already. i hope you're well too!!! i want to chat properly soon, i've just not had it in me to respond to messages<3

[blorbopolis]

im cooking

[s0up1ta]

toxic yaoi or something idk i haven't watched gravity falls

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[its-your-mind]

[hinamie]

in spite of everything, I had fun <3

[chirrups]

when in doubt, dog it out

[lgbtlunaverse]

There's a version of the "don't go grocery shopping while hungry" rule specifically for writers where you should never under any circumstances be allowed to touch your draft within 3 hours of reading a really good story. Because sometimes when you read something great your head goes "fuck this is so much better than my stuff I should make that more like THIS instead!" Look at me. That's the devil talking and you should close the document NOW.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

How much longer 'til your luck runs out?

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[chloesimaginationthings]

Five nights at Chiitan’s is the scariest game ever..

[bonerot19]

I know we like writing fics where Jason is all "I'm not the kid you lost" and "he died and I'm all the worst parts of him that came back" and whatever. but lately I've been thinking about a Jason that's angry bc everyone thinks he came back wrong, because to him, he's the same as he's always been. sure, he's more upset and angry and traumatized, but he's still Jason.

I've been thinking about a Jason that spent most of the time since his death underground and then catatonic. to him, hardly any time has passed at all. to his family, three years have gone by. and Jason knows he looks different than he did, and he knows he's sharper around the edges, now, but he's still Jason. he's the same kid that died and now he's back and why doesn't anyone see that?

they're the ones that changed, not him

[orbbo]

The Justice Card i did for @the-hermit-arcana

[florbe-triz]

Finally!! let me share with you the Trigun playlist I made! It's called NoMan's Land and you can listen to it HERE It's an evergrowing playlist, hope you enjoy!

[egophiliac]

do skully have pokemon?

Pumpkaboo is the obvious one, but y'know, sometimes the obvious one is the right one! (we'll say SUPER SIZE Pumpkaboo, just for fun. big pumpkin for big skeleton boy.) and another person actually also suggested Greavard, which I somehow hadn't considered, but feels so perfect that I feel like I should have. dangit.

(they can also have little Nightmare Suit costumes :D)

[hinamie]

yuuji smiling and sukuna making a face like That did u really think i wouldn't do a panel redraw

[okirrka]

The new elbaf fit... 🫠