#the experience was pleasant overall

[in-sightjournal]

Ask A Genius 1013: Thunderbird and Ranch Rides, "You have no idea"

Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: We recently returned from a two-night stay at a dude ranch. I tend not to inform people in advance when we travel out of town due to concerns about online privacy, so I apologize for any inconvenience. The ranch we visited has operated for over 150…

[mamanbou]

mission complete!

[hushed-chorus]

Hey folks! Thank you @wellbelesbian for the tag and to everyone who tagged me over the past week!

Tomorrow it will officially be a year since I posted the first chapter of my first fic, Accidents Happen. I’ve said this before but I cannot emphasise how terrified I was throughout posting (I hadn’t shared my story-writing since I was 15 and had some baggage). Now I have broken through that wall and I’m writing more than ever.

Thank you everyone who read that fic, from the bottom of my heart, and thank you everyone who welcomed me into the Simon Snow fandom. Your encouragement is why I’m still here, one year later, with a renewed love for writing and a little circle of treasured friends <3

Here’s a snippet from an upcoming chapter of For All Intents and Purposes. @erzbethluna and I are hoping to have chp 3 out soon!

This is not my first time at an American airport, but the experience is a little different when you’re doing it as the federal government intended. Last time, we’d walked straight past the fingerprint and facial recognition systems. This time, we’re travelling under our real names, with passports, and going through every check. Simon and I join the Normals in handing over our biometric data. “What next? Samples of our blood and saliva?” I grumble as I regard the machine. This whole thing makes me uncomfortable. Could these systems detect any oddity in me? Perhaps my low body temperature? Oh Crowley, will it even read my fingertips? “Baz,” Simon hisses from his machine. A security guard is regarding me, a short man with a severe brow that partners badly with his otherwise round and babyish face. Simon’s eyes stay locked on his screen, but there’s a fierceness in his stance. Drawing attention to us was precisely the opposite of what I had in mind. According to my research (films and television), you are, at any time, one badly-placed comment or unfortunate circumstance away from a nightmarish encounter with airport security. And Simon is a walking nightmare of a man, filled with the desire to hoard and brimming with fire that can be spat should I be even slightly inconvenienced. Two days ago a van ran a red light at a pedestrian crossing (one we were about to cross), resulting in Simon leaving a melted blotch in the road. Before anyone could pull out their phones, I cast we didn’t start the fire and dragged him away.

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[hplonesomeart]

We did it folks graduation achievement unlocked >:D

[outofthiisworld]

🧪🏳️‍⚧️// Doc’s trans identity & more!

I have a lot of thoughts about this old man and his queer identity so LETS GOOOOOO

🏳️‍⚧️ Doc got top surgery when we was a young adult, but never went through with bottom surgery. The older he got, the less he wanted it to the point that now he simply cannot be bothered.

↳ If questioned by a loved one whose genuinely curious, his responses will range from “Eh, who cares” to “The recovery period is too much of a hassle”

↳If questioned by a stranger in good faith (he can tell), he’ll usually bypass an answer and make a joke about taking him out to dinner first. If they’re younger, he’d take the time to explain that having certain parts or attributes doesn’t have to define you.

↳ If questioned in bad faith, his responses range from “Go fuck yourself” to tazing them with a neutral expression before going on with his day.

🏳️‍⚧️ As you can imagine, Doc nowadays experiences very little body dysphoria as an old queer. He’s grown extremely comfortable in his body and self image— a lot of this has to do with the positive and supportive environment he had when younger, both with his family and those he surrounded himself (before you know, heading off to space. A lot of shit went downhill for him up there but that’s another post).

🏳️‍⚧️ Doc was very lucky to have the supportive folks that he did— they were supportive of all his endeavors, so when their plucky teen came up to them and said “Um, actually— I think I’m a dude now,” they reminisced on all his interests which mainly consisted of dissecting roadkill, blowing things up as well as his vehement disinterest in wearing dresses and they simply responded with a resounding: “Yeah, that checks out.”

🏳️‍⚧️ Doc views his deadname fondly, and treats that part of his life as you would with childhood nostalgia. Will he tell you his deadname? No. Unless you yourself are trans and are close to him, he keeps that as a precious keepsake for only him and his parents to know.

[citnamora]

I started playing Remix Rescue last night after snagging it for an interstellar price and my GAWD I am so glad I didn't get it full price

The camera is your arch nemesis here it makes wall jumping and platforming a nightmare when it decides to stop cooperating with you which can really dampen the mood of the experience

Because you play to have fun and go "ooo pretty colors!!" But you try scaling a wall to leap across and the camera decides to fix itself on one point and let you fall over and over

I got lost three seperate times last night and just straight up gave up after wandering in circles trying to find what I might have missed

Speaking of missed, there were so many opportunities to liven up the game that they missed out on. Namely lip syncing (it's really weird watching their mouths move and not really. Sound out the same vowels) and hints. You find trolls everywhere in the pop lands (I forgot the name) but they don't really give you pointers or even little random fun bits of dialogue. They're just.. there. Watching you

The sound mixing is awful y'all I'll hear three tracks simaltaneously sometimes and want to rip my headphones off and toss them at a wall HAHA

So far I've only learned three moves but I know there are more. I'm ready to dig around in my room to find my rock candy controller because I am losing my marbles with the steam edition 💀

The music feels underwhelming which HMMPH THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE TROLLS UNIVERSE but the stuff I listen to is just. Really really grating when you listen to it over and over but there's some gems

THE GEMS. ARGH. They roll away from me and disappear before I can catch them why were they so cruel with that 😭

I will say the custom animations depending on who you play as is a really cute idea (DJ and Poppy have different animations for finding things and Poppy's hairjitsu shoots out much farther than mine lol)

I died like seven times at the Chaz Snake and I was on the verge of a frustrated cry when I beat it LMAO but overall that boss music was BANGING

I might reblog this with more opinions as I have them but so far this game is a mixed bag

The little troll I customized is super cute tho. But I bought her heart overalls and can't find them </3

[midnightfangz]

There's something about silly cafe AUs that soothes my soul so much

[smile-files]

i ate an apple today! and yesterday!! it's so silly but i'm really proud of myself for that

[starpros-sunshine]

hi seb. whats up

im fucken eepy. college is tiring. how do people do this shit (<- guy who has like. 5hrs total of classes a day)

Hi hi!! I'm also very eepy it's 2am and I spent an hour trying to.... I don't really know actually but I thought it was a very productive hour and a half of playing totk and I can say breaking into Hyrule castle was ridiculously easy considering it's like. Flying in the sky and there's no proper entry. And then I helped a girl with her farm and got roped into helping with the mayor elections let's just say Hateno was the main point of action today.

[insurguitor]

White Stag Education and Splatoon 3

[selamat-linting]

the most annoying types of tumblr users will never accept that no matter what their fave is still a white man, and a rich one at that who wouldn't get where they are without ignoring the bigotry and shittiness that their mentors and peers are doing. instead, they'll be doing body language analysis and making "joke" posts about how their guy totally pulled back when this super problematic guy wants to shake his hand and he's totally hates working with XYZ and he's acting friendly just for show, never mind that they've been working together for years. bonus if they acknowledge their fave is stupid and yet they still do this shit as if being self-aware of your biases yet doing nothing about it means youre absolved from parasocial stupidity.

[healthproduct95]

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[a2zproduct]

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[natugood]

I love just sitting and working in small, local coffee shops for hours at a time. Even though it’s hard for me to sit still, it’s really fun to get to see all the people who come in and to get a better sense of the community as a whole. I love half listening to conversations, seeing how people interact with each other and with the baristas, and who even is drawn to the location in the first place. I don’t usually feel like paying $2 - $6 for a coffee or tea is really worth it except on special occasions, but the value of getting to be around people in a pleasant, safe, open environment like that really adds so, so much value to the experience. I like to feel connected to the people around me, so it makes me happy!

[catididnt]

The thing is trying to pick between resting, and necessary chores, and what you want to do, and just being lazy (not the same as resting - sleep is not lazy).

I know I need more rest, yet if I give up more things I want then I will only do the necessary and the resting. I tried that and it was very empty. All the necessary is daily/weekly/immediate survival.

I can shuffle the necessary about and made it into patterns to be extra efficient, so there is time for what I want as well as resting, but there’s still no time for being lazy. For just being. I gotta be extra on top of it to get it all to fit, and it really only works when I’m feeling better than normal.

It gets hard to truly rest if you’re being efficient. You got to fit your tasks to your time, and then you’ve got to equate your exhaustion level into how long it’ll take. Your math will get confused.

I want to be lazy. I want to nap with the cats because the sun is warm. I want to dance badly and sing worse when my favorite song comes on without stopping to get back to work after the first chorus. I want to play the mandolin or mess with practicing a language, or any of the little hobbies that are not prioritizes. I want to not feel time pressing against me, counting down.

I guess I want time to be a companion instead.

[starsandsuch]

Your 4th House Sign And Your Ideal Living Environment 🏡

Aries 4H: living somewhere that is a good launchpad for you to do other things. Only being home for short amounts of time. A place where you can be physically active: home gym, treadmill etc. A place with a good kitchen that’s well equipped: gas oven, microwave, toaster oven, etc.

Taurus 4H: living in a place that is luxurious and comfortable. A home or apartment with amenities. A home that is well built and sturdy, it has good structural integrity. Living in a area surrounded by nature, trees, flowers. Somewhere that is relaxing. Living in countryside or suburbs. Living on a farm.

Gemini 4H: living somewhere with multiples: multiple bathrooms, bedrooms, mirrors etc. somewhere where you can participate in hobbies at home. Having a garden, game room, community room etc. living with a friend or sibling. A place with good WiFi. Living in walkable city, you live walking distance to supermarket etc.

Cancer 4H: living somewhere that is peaceful and serene. Living in a comfortable environment. It is a pleasant sensory experience: quiet, gets great sunlight, prefect size etc. A place with good amount of privacy and security. Living Oceanside, near water or the beach. Living traditionally in a suburb or archetypal home. Living with family.

Leo 4H: living in a place that is like a castle. High rise apartment condo, house in the hills. A home fit for royalty. Living in a gated community. Living in proximity to celebrities. Living like royalty: having house staff. Living in an environment that looks glamorous.

Virgo 4H: living somewhere modern and clean. Everything is new, updated and functioning well. Somewhere efficient, and well organized. Properity is well taken care of. Living somewhere that is easy to keep clean: hardwood floors, marble surfaces. House is pristine and untouched.

Libra 4H: living somewhere peaceful and aesthetically pleasing. A place with good architecture, a home that is artistic in someway. It’s neutral overall: not to big or too small. It is close to city but not to far either. Prefers to live with spouse.

Scorpio 4H: living somewhere that offers privacy and protection. Living somewhere secretive that’s not accessible to public. Private gated community, hidden hills etc. Having security codes, access codes, doorman, front desk person etc. Home that has powerful spiritual energy.

Sagittarius 4H: living in and environment that is flexible. Like a studio. Living abroad or internationally. Living amongst foreigners and immigrants. Living somewhere that gives you freedom: having a month to month lease, renting short term etc. Living in a diverse major city. Metropolitan environment. Living in a big house with alot of space.

Capricorn 4H: living somewhere that is well structured. Building that is antiquated or prestigious. Home looks like office, you have your office in your house. Living in a traditional home or apartment, nothing too unique or out of ordinary. Living near the state capital or government buildings.

Aquarius 4H: living somewhere that is good for environment. Eco conscious living. Living with friends/ having communal living space. Prefers not to live completely alone but having friends, roommates or house staff. Having unique quirks in home, like gadgets, speaker system, solar panels etc. living environment is out of the ordinary for some reason.

Pisces 4H: living somewhere that is like a sanctuary. Home has powerful spiritual energy: good numerology, energetically cleansed etc. home is in isolated place. Living in home where you feel disconnected from world around you. Home seems haunted, spooky or abandoned. Living near the beach or bodies of water. Living in foreign lands. Living somewhere that’s hard to find.