#the only problem with making these is I have to use incorrect grammar in the image descriptions.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Doctor Slump text posts 1/?

[communistkenobi]

I always get a little annoyed at posts saying “btw did you know conservatives don’t know what they’re talking about? did you know that they’re incorrect about x?”. And it’s not because that’s wrong per se (conservatives don’t know what they’re talking about and they’re almost always factually incorrect, which is a significant part of why their politics are awful), but focusing on the factual substance of their claims tends to obscure the reason why they’re being incorrect in the first place. like yes they sound ridiculous when they say “I don’t believe in pronouns” but its not because they don’t understand how grammar works. The purpose of that statement is to argue that gender should not be negotiable through language, that to use “pronouns” is to attempt to alter someone’s god-given ontological gender and is therefore morally wrong. And because this discussion is dominated by English-speakers (gendered pronouns are not universal) living in imperial countries, a deeper claim is being made, that trans people are perverting the most enlightened language, the language of the West, the language that dominates all others. This also very neatly fits into right wing antisemitic conspiracies about the oncoming death of western civilisation, which is not an accident!

So conservatives are latching onto a word that has been recently infused with fresh political meaning in public discourse and using it as a rhetorical platform to be disgusting. They know how language works - language is contestable, it is both subject to constant change and a medium through which that change is negotiated. Trans people are making a claim (gender is partially mediated through language and therefore gender is reinforced and expressed linguistically) and conservatives are making a counter claim (no it isn’t). “I don’t believe in pronouns” is not an argument about the technical structure of language, it is an argument that trans people are so perverse that we infect and degrade the base components of language itself.

So yes, point out that they’re incorrect, but they aren’t incorrect because they’re stupid or ignorant, and being incorrect is not the primary problem with their rhetoric. That is a strategic statement which is deliberately inflammatory, can fit neatly inside both tweets and headlines, and makes a very grand conspiratorial claim about reality (any mention of pronouns is evidence of a transgender plot to destroy western civilisation and indoctrinate children), and this is all accomplished with a 5-word sentence that can be repeated ad nauseum. So the issue at hand isn’t a failure to observe the basic components of language, it’s a violent call to action to remove trans people from public discourse, and eventually public life entirely.

Conservatives are incorrect for a reason. They are incorrect on purpose because they don’t care what the truth is. They are politically savvy and incredibly successful at gaining and maintaining power. They know what they’re doing, and if your only critique of them is that they don’t have their facts straight, I think that’s just a really weak position to hold. What happens when they saying something factually correct? What happens when they know more than you? What happens when they’re well-spoken, well-read, and reasonable? What will you object to then?

[jetra4ivor]

3-4 of my posts regarding the Minecraft Movie have gone viral. And as someone who has never had a post go viral before I gotta say…

I do not like it.

Maybe on other websites it’s not a big deal, but here on tumblr it is a nightmare.

The biggest issue is that it’s really hard to filter the reblogs and be able to respond to things. If I’m like scrolling down through the reblogs to see what people are saying or writing, the SECOND a new reblog or like comes in tumblr INSTANTLY jumps me back up to the top. Because tumblr wants me to see that someone new is reblogging my posts.

And when you’re only dealing with 1 or 2 new reblogs or likes every few minutes or hours… not a problem.

But when it’s literally multiple times a SECOND? Omg… I can’t scroll down. I can’t keep up. It’s just CONSTANTLY snapping me back up to the top and I can’t scroll through anything and see what people are saying!!!

I was hoping after a few days it would slow down… BUT IT HASN’T. The only way I’ve been able to respond to anything lately is by manually finding the individual posts or reblogs themselves and scrolling through the comments there instead.

The second issue is that tumblr keeps your post as it was reblogged. Even if you edit the post later to fix a spelling or grammar mistake, tumblr keeps the incorrect version of the post if that was reblogged before you corrected things.

And for example, in one of the viral posts my phone auto corrected “Piglins” to “pigeons.” And I didn’t notice it at first until the post was well into being viral and someone pointed it out. But even after I corrected the mistake, it had been reblogged so many times now that the incorrect version is all anyone sees. So I’m still getting people telling me I wrote it wrong LONG after I already fixed it 😭

I post primarily about gay MCSM content. Specifically involving female Jessie and Petra. I don’t generally post about other Minecraft stuff, as I try to keep my blog focused on MCSM related content. I probably wouldn’t mind too much if going viral meant more people saw some of the gay MCSM content I reblog or talk about…

But none of the viral reblogging has transferred over into any of my other posts. Which is sad because one of the viral posts is about people talking about how good MCSM is. After nearly a decade of people talking down on MCSM it’s so fantastic to see so many people stepping up and defending it and saying it was good… but none of that positivity is spreading into any of my other posts about the game!

You guys actually liked MCSM? Please… come into the MCSM fandom! Inject your love of the game into this fandom! We NEED you here! We’ve felt so isolated and small! Where have you all been? Why won’t you join us here and create new art or talk about your favorite characters or moments?

Why hasn’t any of my viral success transferred into more fans of the game joining the MCSM community? 😭 It’s so gratifying to see the love of MCSM in the comments to the Minecraft Movie trailer… why isn’t that resulting in more people coming into the fandom on tumblr?

Don’t get me wrong… it’s nice that people liked some of my posts enough for them to go viral. But the way tumblr works makes going viral really difficult to deal with and I’m not seeing the cross pollination of MCSM fans into any of the OTHER posts I’ve made about MCSM!

I just want more people talking about the lesbian block people! You came here for the Minecraft Movie Trailer dissing… please stay for the lesbian block people!

[jcollinswrites]

FAQ

Is this a one-book story? Yes. I'm currently not planning any sequels. 

How many chapters will there be?  At the moment, I'm planning 10. 

What is the rating of the game? At the moment, maybe 16+. The finished version will be adult only. This is not a Young Adult novel by any means, even if the prose seems fun and goofy in some places. The story will contain heavy and dark themes, mental health problems, violence, death, strong language, and optional sexual content, to only mention a few. The whole list of triggering content can be found in the beginning of the game. 

Is the story historically correct? No.

Are you a historian? No, I'm not. This is only a passion of mine. 

When does the story take place exactly? In an alternate setting that resembles the end of the Second Intermediate Period / the beginning of the New Kingdom era, so approximately 1550 BC. 

Were the characters inspired by real historical figures? Some of them, yes. 

I noticed that X detail is not historically correct... Yes, I'm aware. Magic isn't real either. 

Why do you use modern words when the story takes place in Ancient Egypt? Because I'm writing it in a way as if I was translating the character's words from Ancient Egyptian into modern English. That's also the reason why I use slang, sometimes incorrect grammar, abbreviations, and such. Additionally, English is NOT my first language. Please keep that in mind. 

How does the game grow so fast? Is there a lot of repetition in the text? Do you copy/paste a lot? Do you use AI? No, I'm simply a fast writer, and I don't spend time editing at this point (I will, later). What you are reading right now is the very first version, straight as it came out of my brain. I write out everything by hand. I don't use AI because I don't like AI. The use of AI is against the rules of publication anyway, and I very much want my game to be published in the future. 

I use a ton of *goto commands, so that I don't have to repeat anything in the text. As it currently is, the word count is as minimal as it can be. I couldn't make it any smaller if I tried, which means everything you read on the screen is unique and original, and it's not repeated anywhere else, with the exception of a few sentences that was just simpler to copy/paste than write out *goto labels for. (A *goto command means that the game automatically jumps to a certain part of the text that was already written. You, as the reader, won't see this happening, but from a developer's view, it means that I don't copy/paste chunks of text, I only redirect the flow of the story towards a pre-written part.)

Can I play without romancing anyone? Yes. There is an option that completely disables romance for the entire game. There will also be extra content that you only get if you disabled romance, plus you'll get more screen time with non-romanceable characters, so you won't miss out on the story. 

Will I be able to romance several characters at the same time? There will be one poly route, but other than that, you will get a choice sometime in Chapter 4 that will lock you into a romance route for the rest of the game. The pre-requirement will be only that you have to have at least 2 romance points with your chosen character. 

...So I can't romance several characters at the same time? Why not? Other than the poly route, no. The reason is simply because it would be too much work for me. I already have a massive amount of variables in mind for the game. Planning out different scenarios for break-up/jealousy/getting together again scenes would be too much time that I would rather spend on ensuring the quality of the game. 

Who will be in the poly route? Zaia and Ahmose. 

Why can't I romance XY with an 18 year old character? Because this is not a Young Adult novel. Some of the ROs are older and they simply aren't romantically interested in such a young main character. 

Why can I even choose "late teen" for my character if I can't romance all of the ROs with it? Because one of the ROs is 18, so I wanted to give you a chance to play a main character of the same age. 

Can I romance XY with a character of ...age? The warnings are there in the game when you choose your character's age. If you don't get a warning, then there are no restrictions on any of the romances. 

Why didn't you answer the message I sent you? Probably because I didn't get to it yet. I apologize if it sometimes takes too long. I'm answering the asks in a chronological order, but some of them need more detailed answers than others, and that takes time to write. However, if weeks have passed and I still haven't answered your message, then it could be for one of the following reasons:  A)Your question contained massive spoilers that I couldn't answer without giving away the spoiler. If you suspect this might be the case, turn off Anon and I might be able to answer you privately. HOWEVER, please don't send me messages about things that you found while code-diving, unless it's about a bug or error.  B)The answer to your question can be found in the intro post of the game.  C)The answer to your question can be found in this very FAQ.  D)The message was completely unrelated to the game or myself.  E)The message was disrespectful/ racist/ sexist/ homophobic/ transphobic so it went straight to the trash, where it belongs. 

Will there be a goose DLC? Maybe.

[butt3rdite]

Powerpuff Girls headcannons in my AU

Incorrect grammar and spelling errors is going to be in here so warning 😞 I’m typing this on my phone instead of my laptop (rip)

Blossom cusses like a sailor. I don’t see this interpretation of her a lot like yes she does keep the “good girl” image in public but in private like around close friends and family, you will hear her say ‘fuck’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, and ‘bitch’ a lot.

Bubbles and Robin is the type to watch anime and when they see a hot anime character on screen they would be like ‘Here me out…’ lmaooo😂😂.

Brat and Butch used to date but are now exes. Don’t put them on a team together because they would bicker like old married couple about their problems with each other.

Kimberly has a biggest crush on Boomer but Boomer is very oblivious about that said affection.

Brick is the shortest brother and he makes up for it by having the biggest ego.

Brute trust Princess Morbucks more than own sister which it’s sad

Even though the girls have separate rooms, they still end sharing the same bed. It’s a habit

On the weekends Him is in charge of taking care of the rrb while on the weekdays Mojo Jojo is in charge which Mojo Jojo hates.

Butch was the reason Buttercup knows how to ride a motorcycle

Berserk isn’t a good leader and the only reason she got the role as the leader it’s because of her being a red.

Mitch,Floyd and Lloyd together =chaos

Lloyd gets clowned at for dating Julie and he swears he only make-out with her a couple of times.

Mitch and Butch friendship blossomed after being put in theatre class together which they both secretly like hate.

Buttercup and Princess is the shortest ones in the group but princess sworn that she’s taller than her ( it’s her puffs)

Mike,Boomer and Elmer owns a school drama page on Instagram ( yes I’m coming off of my experience in my high school days lmaooo)

Blossom is lesbian, Bubbles is Pan and Buttercup is Bisexual

Brick is Gay,Boomer is Demiromantic, and Butch is (undecided, I can’t think of any for him)

Berserk is Asexual,Brat is Bisexual and Brute is a lesbian

Mitch is Bi, Robin is lesbian , Mike Aromatic, Princess is (undecided for her)

I’m brain fogged and that’s all I can think of I need help lol

[glaucouscherubim]

↳ 𝖠𝗅𝖺𝖻𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖬𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗒 ༉‧₊˚✧

"On repeat...."

A fall from stardom. That was a way to describe such a tragic man. He used to have lovers all over him. Loving arms draped over his chest. The hands of the wannabes trying to grip to his heels. His air exuding money and riches.

But now? He doesn't even recognize himself anymore.

Ever since that whole incident leaving him humiliated, ashamed, and... well... doing not so good....

His brother doesn't talk to him anymore, he's hated by media, and he barely goes out.

The only one that has been still his friend was this little journalist... "Shit, i just wasted 98% of my battery on our call.... Darius'll yell at me..." "It's alright sugar, he ain't gonna notice. Besides, I'm sure he'll understand..."

TWs: NSFW mention, Drugs mention, arson mention, this is a blab, possibility of incorrect grammar, might rewrite....

His life first started out just fine. Him and his twin brother born to a good family, good money, and a good life. Before it all, their debut show and meeting you, His life was just fine.... Alabaster Murray had it all...

Meeting you on set, seeing you insult his brother in that way, it was cute. The way such a small little thing had such a potty mouth and a way with words. It was amusing to him.

Until you insulted him! Unlike his brother and unlike him, he didn't laugh. Instead, the little eight year old boy was pissed beyond belief.

Dixon kept on teasing him and making fun of him on the ride home.

It was annoying.

But you weren't far off when you said he would be an arrogant rich prick when he was older.

He was.

He did things he regretted... well... not really...

He didn't regret a single thing.

From the arson accusations to the porno accusations. He didn't regret them... until he did.

A hand to his mouth as he laughs. And now, he's sitting in court for dealing drugs.... and an added murder accusation.

He didn't do it! He swears!

his place was quite empty. No agents, no job, No fanbase, just sitting on heaping amounts of money. His brother doesn't even look at him anymore to protect his reputation...

It's understandable....

But then you came by to check on him.

At first, it was for a small word for the Headlines. Then, it came to you listening to his problems.

And... it became a nightly thing...

"You sound kind of tired...." "I watched you sleep for a bit..." "You sound like Darius..." You laugh. "Yeah..." He spoke, his low voice rumbling. Maye he loves you like him too...

[theangelwithawand]

Good Omens Incorrect Quotes 5

Still not mine.

Crowley as Aziraphale: *gets set on fire and screams in agony*

Crowley as Aziraphale: Nah, I’m just kidding. Fire does nothing to me.

Crowley: I'm a firm believer in "if you're going to fail, you might as well fail spectacularly."

Warlock, T-posing in the doorway: Greetings, Nanny.

Crowley, not looking up from their coffee: Good morning, problem child.

Aziraphale: Please say words of encouragement to me so I don’t murder someone right now.

Crowley: There are no books in prison.

Aziraphale: *sighs* Thank you.

Aziraphale: Jesus Saves.

Crowley: Passes to Moses, SCOOOOOORE!

Crowley: Well, if you're not at least a little bit gay for your friends, then what kind of friend are you?

Crowley: If you don't stop talking, I'm going to jump out of that window.

Aziraphale: ...We're on the ground floor.

Crowley: I know but I want a dramatic exit.

Aziraphale: I made this friendship bracelet for you.

Crowley: You know, I’m not really a jewelry person.

Aziraphale: You don’t have to wear…

Crowley: No, I’m gonna wear it forever. Back off.

Crowley: So jellyshish-

Aziraphale, laughing: JELLYSHISH!?

Crowley: You know what I meant!

Crowley: What's gone wrong, Aziraphale?

Aziraphale: Hey! That’s one heck of a thing to say to a person. Just because I’m calling doesn’t mean there’s a crisis.

Crowley: That’s technically true, I suppose. Why are you calling?

Aziraphale: Well... There’s a crisis.

Crowley, hungover: Please tell me I'm imagining that I claimed I was king of the ducks.

Aziraphale: I would, but then I would be lying to the King of All Ducks.

Aziraphale: Crowley? What are you doing here?

Crowley, wearing a hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and holding a gatorade: My best.

Newt: I’m here for the cult stuff.

Shadwell: How did you find us?

Newt: I saw your ad on craigslist.

Aziraphale: I am in charge of this disaster!

Crowley: I have a name, you know.

Crowley, wiping tears from their eyes: If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, it’s meant to be…

Aziraphale: I’m literally just going to the store.

Crowley: I have issues.

Gabriel: Finally, you admit it! The first step to redemption is accept-

Crowley: With you.

Crowley: *on the phone with Anathema* I can’t talk right now, I’m doing hot girl shit.

Anathema: You’re pulling Oreos apart and saving off the frosting to make a mega Oreo, aren’t you.

Crowley: Maybe.

Crowley: Now, the recipe calls for 2 shots of vodka.

Crowley: *upends the bottle*

Aziraphale: Sorry, I'm late to the party. I've been doing things.

Crowley, entering in an unbuttoned shirt: I got caught up doing things too.

Anathema: Wow, Aziraphale was late too! What a coincidence!

Aziraphale: You spent all our money on THIS??

Crowley, putting tiny raincoats on ducklings: They live outside. They need this.

Crowley: Where are you going?

Aziraphale: To get MYSELF a gift cause somebody didn't get me one!

Crowley: I told you I did! Its coming here on Friday!

Anathema, knowing full well that Crowley got Aziraphale an engagement ring: *eating popcorn*

Crowley: The only thing keeping me from running away and hiding from society for the rest of my life is spite. I could disappear forever, but there are some bitches whose downfalls I have yet to witness, and I wanna be around when that happens.

Aziraphale: You’re drunk.

Crowley: Correction: drinking. Present tense. Grammar, Aziraphale.

Aziraphale: Do you see yourself as a glass half-full or glass half-empty kind of person?

Anathema: Half-full, definitely.

Anathema: Half-full and constantly rising.

Anathema: Soon the water will escape its container and consume us all.

Crowley: Okay, but what if we went to dinner not as friends this time?

Aziraphale: AS ENEMIES?!

Crowley:

[anamoon63]

From this moment on I go into busy mode again, but I didn't want to leave without wishing all my mutuals and all simblrs in general a very Happy New Year 2024 and dedicate some words I have been meaning to say to you but hadn't found the time or the appropriate way to do it.

I'll start by saying to all of you who had a hard time in 2023, those who went through depression, physical and/or mental health problems, family problems, marital problems, work problems, problems with your children, with your partners, with your parents or grandparents. To all those who in some way suffered or were hurt in the year that is ending -and assuming that all of us here, or most of us, are storytellers-, my advice is: don't stop writing, ever. Keep doing it through it all, through the good times as well as the bad; write even if the tears well up in your eyes and fall on the keyboard. Just write!

Writing heals, cures and consoles, because it is what we do and because there is no better way to get out all that we carry inside, be it sad or happy. I went through the long night of depression myself and I can say with all certainty that writing was what pulled me through, and that although it may not seem so, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and it's never as dark as when it's about to dawn. I suffered from depression since 2006 and for many years; around that time I started a novel that took me 14 years to write. Through all that time, I slowly healed, and by the time I finished, I was free of all the demons that drove me to write that particular story in the first place.

Okay, enough of me, I want to tell my mutuals, that I love what you write/create, and I really enjoy your work, be it stories or gameplay; and not only those who write, but also those who make custom content, mods, those who create any kind of art, those who take beautiful pictures, those who share memes or funny things about their pets. All of you, know that I read you every day and I take you with me everywhere I go, because you are so talented, creative, funny and interesting.

I don't always have the courage to comment on your posts, be it about sims or personal, for different reasons, mainly because of language barriers, because as you know, English is not my native language, and sometimes I don't have my translator at hand to confirm that what I am writing is correct, or if there is a spelling or grammar mistake or a typo in there; also because of my social awkwardness, as I am a rather shy and introverted person; and the fact that I'm an old simmer, cause believe me, compared to many of you I am old, and this makes me afraid of saying something out of place, out of time, or of being politically incorrect. This may sound silly, but I was born and raised in a time where people thought and acted very differently, even in my early years of sims on the internet, everything was way different than it is now. Well, those are the reasons why I don't always comment, but the fact is that I read you, I like what you do, what you write, I'm in love with your characters -who are already part of my sim-universe-; your stories capture my imagination, intrigue me, interest me, amuse me and, above all, teach me, because I've learned a lot from you, talented creatures, in the time I've been reading your work.

Anyway, I got off my chest what I've been wanting to tell you for days now. I also want to thank you for all your likes, comments, questions, messages, and in general for all the love I received from you this year, it's amazing. I never expected so much in just one year, really. So, thank you, both to those who have been following me for a long time, and have stayed with me and my chaotic stories, and to the new followers, Sims 3 and Sims 4, I thank you all.

Well, this was already very long, sorry for the rambling, lol, I wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year, may all your dreams and plans become a beautiful reality in the year that begins, because, believe me, some dreams do come true, I had the joy of confirming it right at the end of this year.

That's all, a big hug and a very, very happy 2024 everyone! 🤗❤️🎇

[haru-dipthong]

How to use dictionaries: A tip for language learners

tl;dr use a monolingual dictionary, and translate the definitions with deepl.

As native speakers, sometimes we take words for granted.

“Busy means busy. It's an atomic piece of meaning."

That's the mono brain talking. Often a word in one language will correspond to multiple concepts, and therefore multiple words, in another language. It should be obvious, but not all languages group their concepts into words in exactly the same way.

Even when you look in the dictionary and see multiple definitions for a single word, you can sometimes be tempted to think “But those things are the same, the dictionary writer is really splitting hairs here.”

For example, I didn’t think of the concepts of “a person having a lot of things to do” and “a place being crowded” as separate. They were the same - "busy" just means "having a lot of activity". I didn’t notice the difference until I had a moment talking in Japanese, when I tried to use the word いそがしい (often translated in English-Japanese dictionaries as “busy”) to describe a train station. The person I was talking to was completely confused. They had no idea what I was talking about. That’s because いそがしい does NOT mean “busy”. It means “having a lot of things to do and no free time” and can only refer to a person being busy, not a location.

Bilingual dictionaries are bad for this reason. They often translate a word using multiple other single words in the other language, rather than an explanation of its meaning like you would find in a monolingual dictionary. The problem with this is when the dictionary says いそがしい＝"Busy", they can’t strip away the extra meaning that “busy” has. In fact, I’d go so far to call the below definition incorrect.

This definition even uses the words "occupied" and "hectic" which can also both be used to describe locations or situations. I don't think these bilingual dictionaries deserve to be called dictionaries. They're much closer to being bilingual thesauruses.

People often recommend using monolingual dictionaries from your target language instead. Unfortunately, this is not very helpful for beginners, and beginners are the ones most affected by this issue. Without a critical mass of vocab and a decent understanding of grammar, you won't be able to understand the dictionary definition at all.

What we really need is a true bilingual dictionary. It would have a word in one language, and a full sentence definition written in the other language. Such a thing doesn't seem to exist. However, you can kind of make one yourself!

Here's my tip: Use a big scary monolingual dictionary (like weblio.jp for japanese) and copy and paste the definitions into DeepL.

Like so! (I deleted the example sentences because this dictionary formats them in an annoying way, and to focus on the definitions themselves). This results in a much clearer understanding of what the word actually means, compared with using the japanese-to-english dictionary. I hope this technique helps!

[mousathe14]

I remember back when we were able to edit reblogs the only thing that I always did was correct people’s grammar and spelling mistakes before I did the reblog.

I’m sure that if anyone saw this on their reblogs they would find it completely obnoxious.

But it’s equally as obnoxious to me seeing the completely incorrect There/Their/They’re or Your/You’re. I may have even touched the occasional Then/Than but I don’t remember.

I shouldn’t be like that, seems unfair to people. I get it. I make typos all the time because my mind is working faster than my hands and now I have words or phrases repeated, a letter added before its place, a statement that becomes unclear because I forgot a period. But I also go back to fix them when I see the mistake in post.

But it’s one of those little bugbears that gets in my head and really bothers me when I see it. Like intent isn’t enough unless it’s done effectively. Like I know what you mean that doesn’t make it any less of a problem. Like, how is one supposed to take it when you’ve used the contraction for “They are” in place of “there” for a place or position?

I never did it for plural v. possessive apostrophe “s” because I’m not an English teacher even I don’t know how that works

I don’t know where I’m going with this, it was just a random thing I was thinking about.

[pissfingers-illegal]

I'll probably delete this later bcs i'm tired and angry but

My fucking God would it be nice for people i'm close to to stop pretending that i'm perfectly normal

Like yes, i for others to treat me like they would someone else, but at the same time acknowledging that i have some things off would be nice.

I have disorganized speech- i often struggle with speaking, have pauses, use incorrect words and grammar, forget words, etc. It's mostly due to psychosis, and it's something i am very insecure about. Same goes with my memory loss. I've forgotten words, important events, personal i formation and such details, and it is very much frustrating when i struggle to even remember my own native language. Yet the only time anyone acknowledges that is when they joke about it. They'll get angry about me forgetting to do something, they'll think i'm dumb when i make a complete word salad, and then they'll poke fun at me, but they'll still fail to see the underlying problem. And even if they do, they won't think it's a big deal.

When i was younger and my school asked if i'll need any special treatment, my dad said "It's nothing to worry about". I spent the next 2 years with shitty grades due to the cognitive issues that came with psychosis, bullied becouse i was seen as weird, and always late becouse my pills made me so awfuly sleepy and drowsy. My family was either angry or joked about it. And my school didn't do anything becouse my dad already told them that it's nothing to worry about.

It feels like they're just pretending that i'm a normal son. Like all my flaws and failiures are due to my own character, and not some other untreated issue. It feels like any progress that i make is ruined by either them bullying me, or by the fact that they won't even try to accommodate for my issues, becouse they don't think i have any.

[liketwoswansinbalance]

Things that annoy you??

Hmm...can my answer be “everything?”

No, not really, but I can get irritated frequently even if I never actually do or say anything about it.

Let’s see—brace yourselves /j

Having to repeat myself

Being interrupted or not being listened to

Group projects

When other people are inconvenient about schedules (I'm a hypocrite about this one.)

Loud noises/when people speak too loudly

When people are overly theatrical in real life (How ironical, I know.)

Side note: If you're simply expressive, I hope you actually mean it. (Again, I can be a hypocrite with this one. And if it's starting to look like I despise all whimsy, that's not true. Some things just have a right time, place, and execution for them to appeal to me.)

When/if people mock me

Immature senses of humor

When people seem insincerely nice

Artifice in general

When people do not value literature/literacy or think STEM is automatically the superior domain

When people are overly enthusiastic for reasons I don’t understand (No offense to anyone—probably too many things seem performative/ritualistic to me, but again, I get it if people are just expressive.)

When people are too “cutesy” and infantilize themselves (Honestly, doing this feels dumb—I have no real reason for having this opinion as far as I can tell. I just think people should act their age, in most cases. Of course, I understand if someone cannot. That's different from people who try to make you like them or who are trying to sell you something. This also applies to some neologisms. I mean, "icks?" Come on. Not everything has to be akin to baby-talk or onomatopoeia. Also, “boo-boos.” If you’re not a parent, child, or pediatrician, why use it?)

When people are overly, unrealistically optimistic

When people are overly humble and use too much self-deprecation without prompting (I understand to an extent and sometimes people need conversation buffers, but do you want me to agree with you or disagree and reassure you? Sometimes it’s hard and I have to lie. You’ve just created an uncomfortable situation for us both, especially if it's irl. Why would you admit all your shortcomings to me??? I don't completely understand that either.)

Small talk when literally no one cares (Occasionally, it can be nice. Usually, it is boring.)

In a similar vein, talking about vacations or weekends, sometimes

Food if it’s cooled down too much

Glaring sunlight

Electric toothbrushes

The fact that my neurons will die if I don’t sleep

When people shriek and scare me without meaning to

When students I tutor have the same, old problems in their essays (It gets old, but I can understand why it happens.)

Frauds and possibly some conspiracy theorists, snake oil salesmen, anyone who cheats the elderly, etc.

When people are wishy-washy

Certain malapropisms. (The only exceptions are if you're clearly doing it on purpose (real-life puns? use in literature?) or are named William Shakespeare. Aside from those instances, I can't think of anytime that this wouldn't interfere with conversation. Though, if you genuinely don't know, I will not fault you.)

Incorrect grammar (Ok, this one’s tendentious—I’ll just say my opinion on this may shift and I’m in the process of re-evaluating my views. I will forgive anyone who doesn't know any better or wasn't taught or has reasonably forgotten, just not people who do it on purpose—unless it's for stylistic purposes or for another good reason. I.e., unless you're trying to make your point more precise or you're making some kind of deliberate, rhetorical move, why would you use certain constructions? Generally, there are a few I do not like, but that's subjective.)

Too many sequins or general tackiness and some plastic, modern things (This one's also subjective, of course. Sorry if I have terrible taste to you.)

Certain technological updates that require me to adapt or that have a learning curve/starkly different visual display

Hot wax

Certain too-saccharine things, and that's both on a literal and figurative level. Take chewing gum for instance. Also, certain types of cake frosting.

[cmyk-anaglyph-honeycomb]

Helluva Boss S2 E5 fixes

These are some scene changes between Barbie and the counselor that make their interaction less gross. First off, I like the show. Yes, it has problems but everything does. But denying what happened in the episode isn't grooming, is just incorrect.

She refers to him as a kid and a teenager in the episode. Sorry, but an off-to-the-side tweet doesn't change that.

The lines:

"I don't wanna fucking hear it, kid."

Barbie is interrupting him while saying this. There is literally no one else in the scene she could be referring to.

"Do you have any idea who easy teenagers are so easy to manipulate?"

He then immediately responds with "Hey. No, I'm not."

He is straight-up refers to himself. There isn't a single other person that they could be talking about. There isn't a second accomplice because the second the guy died, Barb is out of the job. It wouldn't matter as much if there was someone else.

Fixes:

In the first line, have Barb call in dude instead of 'kid'. Why they went with 'kid' instead of any other general-sounding identifier is beyond me.

For the second line, replace teenagers with virgins or something. The rest of the dialog can play out the same and nothing change. The rest of the episode can go on and nothing changes. The counselor being underage means nothing to the show but makes it weird.

(That and Millie getting a nude, while pretending to be a young teen, from a guy who was clearly WAY past legal age.)

Honestly, sometimes it feels like the show crosses lines like this just to get more attention. Yeah, the offensive show is offending people. But the more it stacks up the harder it gets to watch.

(just some thoughts passed this point)

The fact that Barbie and Blitzo's storyline was the B plot makes so little sense. Isn't Blitzo's character journey supposed to be important or something? Why is finding his sister, the one family member he as left, not matter next to a camp infiltration plot?

So we can have a Millie episode, with isn't what happens. Millie nor Moxxie grow or change or learn anything. Moxxie has always praised her and she has always been shown to be the better of the two. The only exception is with her parents in one episode for a few minutes. If that was ever a problem it should have been shown more there.

I'd be less hard on it if it was next to Luna getting a shot or some other non-consequential second plot but it isn't. Blitzo is trying to track down his sister who he hasn't seen in who knows how long and it takes up less than half of the runtime. That time could have been used to explain WHY Barbie doesn't want to see him. Or at the very least hint at it.

Would building around hell would have also been nice. But instead, we get Millie being awesome, which we've seen plenty of. And Moxxie feels inadequate, which we have also gotten a lot of.

Wrote more on that than I meant to. Hope there aren't too many spelling/grammar mistakes, I'm not reading through it to check.

Again I want to say that I like the show but you can make sex jokes without involving kids. Not to mention that there are plenty of dark-humor jokes to work with.

[imogenleewriter]

your tweet about researching security protocols for your fic really intrigued me! how far do you go for research and how do you go about it? (what questions do you ask/have you ever had any problems?)

In relation to this tweet.

Lol, I go too far for research. I just don't want anything to

The worst I've done was researching the schooling/education, as well as town/location for SMFM BECAUSE I use a fake name for the towns and the fact it was a grammar school was only mentioned once, so it was a waste of time. But it is based on a real place and the way they got into the Grammar school, and how they became a paramedic and psychology teacher are all legit. I also spent hours studying the villa they're staying at and given there is no floor plan, I literally drew every bedroom and studied every video I could to work out the layout and then tried to place them together. I would have spent about eight hours on it... and for what? No one needs to know where all fourteen bedrooms are???? That was a waste.

I've spent hours upon hours upon hours researching for YMAEWK, especially around the legalities of contracts, and just closeting and the music industry in general. I really want it to be in the realms of reality and while the storyline is different, there are definitely elements of it being canon as well. I think it's the only fic I've reached out to people for.

I think it's the only fic I've reached out to strangers for, and I've never had any issues except being ghosted, lol. I contacted about 15 music management businesses in Australia a couple of months ago, and not one of them got back to me. I've emailed three Uni professors in the UK who have PhDs in various areas of the music industry and have written publications on them and they all got back to me and were kind but couldn't tell me too much.

The business that tweet was about was okay. More confused than anything.

For ychiits, I just asked a lot of friends questions if they were in their area of speciality. I told them they couldn't ask me why I was asking, lol.

I just don't want to do anything that pulls people of the fic being like "well that's not realistic at all". The was one singular thing I said in ymaewk that I knew wasn't entirely true for the UK and someone from there called it out, lol. I needed to word it the way I did to move the plot in the direction that I did and someone caught it straight away. I don't want stuff like that to happen.

I was talking to to a friend about another fic - a really old one - and while they aren't from the UK, they are from Europe, and there was something in that fic that was an inconsistency for a fic set in the UK, and they went spoke about it for a good couple of minutes (which I thoroughly enjoyed, lol), but it was another reminder that inconsistencies can really throw people off.

I know people who can't read football au's because they aren't accurate enough, and they literally can't get through it because it makes them so angry.

There was a line in ychiits that I know someone knew was incorrect because she's an expert in the field, and I'm not, lol. I think she was able to overlook it enough to enjoy the fic, but it still stuck out to her (I don't know if I've fixed it yet, actually).

I'm sure there are plenty of other things I've overlooked as well. I realised that I hadn't even thought about the fact that in SMFM they're in Spain and I can't just assume that everyone there can speak English so I had to make some amendments to that.

And that's totally fine and if people would rather lose a couple of readers than do 30 hours of research, I completely understand and it's probably the smart thing to do... it's just not who I am, lol.

But if anyone does ever find inconsistencies, please DM me to let me know so I can fix them! I'd be so grateful and not at all offended lol.

[beautifulpersonpeach]

hi BPP!

Gidle's Queencard has revived the discourse of the use of grammatically incorrect English in kpop, and I'm wondering what your thoughts on this are.

The main defenses for this that I've seen are 1. it's xenophobic to request and expect Korean speakers to have perfect English in their songs, and that Koreans themselves don't mind, so i-fans shouldn't complain, 2. that kpop has always had lyrics like these, that it's supposed to be fun and campy and not to be taken too seriously, so if people have a problem they should listen to something else, 3. that it's on purpose, because it makes sense when translated to Korean, or because it's supposed to sound cool or trendy or make a point, so it's justified (eg Yoongi's People part 2 and recent Gidle title tracks).

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Hi Anon,

All three justifications are valid to some extent, I think. What those three reasonings essentially all mean, is that a deliberate misapplication of the English language is subversive, and given the historical colonial context, that it is something to laud and even celebrate. But there's a second paradigm or school of thought, one that takes into account the current wave of k-pop, to be more global and more in-line with international norms in the music business. Correct grammatical use of English makes the music more accessible, and so, if reaching the widest possible audience is a goal for the artist, it's counterproductive to not prioritize proper English grammar in their lyrics.

Personally, I'm indifferent for the most part, and the way I feel varies on a case by case basis. In the case of People Pt 2, given the ideas Yoongi aimed to communicate in the song, having the chorus only barely make sense while being entirely in English is a faux pas I can't ignore and it took away from the enjoyment for me, though I can see how in Korean the syntax was potentially meaningful. A song like Queencard is one I can't tolerate in any case. It's just not my thing. But the use of English lyrics in the song, while cringey (not camp - which, by the way, the day I see a critical opinion of a k-pop song without 'camp' being mentioned even once, would be a day to remember), doesn't distract too much from the ideas communicated in the song. So, in the case of Queencard, I'm fairly okay with it though it's not a song I've gone back to listen to since I first heard it.

Over time, we're likely to see better English writing in k-pop songs given the Westward focus, but I don't think the 'weird' grammatical choices will ever disappear so long as Koreans remain very involved. And I don't think that's a bad thing, as sometimes, there's something to gain from the way outsiders interpret and apply a language that isn't theirs.

[cafecitowriter]

FIC WRITER INTERVIEW

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1. How many works do you have on AO3? 

26

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 

589,675 😳

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Should the Stars Align w 745

Aim for the Heart w 328

Flowers w 307

The Untamed w 264

My 6 Foot Romance w 193

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I definitely aim to! I've gotten worse at responding lately because I've been going through a lot lately but comments bring me so much joy and I love discussing my works with others so even if it's been a year I love to respond!

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don't really do angsty/unhappy endings but I did write this drabble that is very angsty. For one of my longer fics, I would say in silent screams and wildest dreams just because while technically it ends well, I didn't perfectly tie things up.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Like all of them lol, but maybe Cherry on Top just because that one is a fluff fest from start to finish.

7. Do you write crossovers?

I've never written one and currently don't have the inclination to do so, but I'm definitely open to it if the muse ever strikes!

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Like no outright hate, but some that have been filled with corrections on either grammar, spelling or that have told me my characterization was "incorrect" but like whatever.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Like Lina said on hers, whenever the mood strikes and the kind depends on the mood lol

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of (and I hope it stays that way)

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not but I'm totally open to it!

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

The thing is, I have many long burning ships and the fire has never gone out on them. What If...? has really re-lit the Steggy flame, and the stuff I write is mostly all about them so they're always way up there, but I must give an honourable mention to The Doctor/Rose and also Percabeth is currently making a STRONG comeback at the moment.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Okay. So there's this Steggy fic. I started it years ago and I only have a few scenes written but it's definitely going to be a multi-chapter fic. The whole premise is that Steve is the only child of Queen Sarah, and Peggy is the prince's personal bodyguard. Problem is, Steve can't inherit the throne because it's a matriarchal line. When Queen Sarah has a health scare, she decides to take matters into her own hands and find her son a suitable wife and future queen so that her son can still maintain the throne in the event of her early passing. However, Peggy's not a fan of the options presented - for more than just the obvious reasons.

15. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm good at characterization and getting their voices/dialogue pretty good!

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Honestly I have to work really hard on my plots to make sure they're tight because very often there are holes in them or they don't tie up/flow as smoothly as much as I'd like. It's why I usually prefer to write the whole thing at once and then post it, because that way I can catch things/find my way out of the corners I tend to write myself into.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I enjoy it! I use multiple languages in my life. Though the characters I normally write for don't really use multiple languages so it's something I would like to find a way to incorporate more, maybe in other fandoms/works eventually.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Unposted Star Wars (Han/Leia), posted the MCU (Steggy)

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I'm not burning for it at the moment (I'm struggling to get much writing done recently for my main fandom) but I do think at one point I'd like to write for Doctor Who, since I love reading for Nine/Rose & Ten (or Tentoo)/Rose it but there's some things I haven't found that I would like to write.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I do like all of my fics a lot, but I would say my top three in no particular order are:

Get In, Get Out (I'm very proud of my writing in this one)

The Untamed (I left a lot open as to what happens leading up to the very last scene of the fic and I want to keep exploring it sometime)

My Daughter's Keeper (I just adore this universe)