#anything to distract me

[mrslittletall]

Every day is so busy... I have trouble finding people to talk to about my current interests. I miss writing and drawing, but I don't find time and headspace for it. I worry that I will lose my driver's licence for two months.

#little talks about stuff #I would like to have some nice messages #or asks about my interests #anything to distract me #please

[gemgirl28]

My flight is FINALLY starting to board so I will work on the remaining number prompts tomorrow, but please feel free to keep sending them in!

#this flight is only going to be four and half hours delayed #it's casual you know #jk I'm so close to going feral but am too tired to actually do anything #anyways #please send me a prompt! #or asks #anything to distract me

[solunest]

My body; in immense pain

Also me; les finish dis chappie lesgoooooooo

#irlunest #anything to distract me #i am in so much hurty

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[batshaped]

the continued adventures of an internet user who was frozen in 2004 and defrosted in 2021: some things are just the way you left them

previous 2004 internet user comics are here: one, two, three, four, five; or just in my 2004 tag

#2004 #art #comic #comics #internet #nostalgia #neopets #aisha #february 2024 art #2024 art #02132024 #did i... forget to upload this one on tumblr in february lol #too distracted by mewtwo's birthday i guess #i have been playing neopets since elementary school #we're talking barely sentient #and i still play every day #it's not really my intention to make a low effort Relatable Comic here #but to capture a specific feeling i have when i feed my neopets #pet sims are unlike anything else to me #they just have this feeling about them that is more intimate than other games even when it's basic text and images #i guess that's why my comic is like #Pet Sim But Sad #lmao

[batbabydamian]

Jorge Jimenez C2E2 2024 Commission!

#damian wayne #dick grayson #dynamic duo 2.0: what would you do without me? #beloved #idk if i can post it but i was asked with quick sketches if i wanted poses A or B for the hug #this was A and B was like a side hug pose to the camera LOL #anyway i'm inconsolable!! this art is both intensely motivating AND distracting how can i get anything done 😭 #ok sorry i gotta scream but SO THANKFUL FOR HOW HAPPY JORGE DREW THEM!! I'M IN SHAMBLES DAMIAN'S BIG SMILE AND DICK'S TENDER ONE!! #THE FIRM HUG BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM WHERE DICK'S HAND GIVES THE CAPE FABRIC A BIT OF TENSION BC HE'S HOLDING DAMIAN CLOSE!! #AND DICK'S GENTLE HAND IN DAMIAN'S HAIR!! THEN DAMIAN FULL OUT CIRCLING HIS ARMS AROUND DICK!! #looks like Damian ran into this hug with Dick easily catching him as usual! #like. the arc from Damian's pose and solid line from Dick's. just such a solid silhouette idk!! #but yeah i'm on the floor in tears Jorge Jimenez THE ARTIST THAT YOU ARE

[identitty-dickruption]

one of the worst things in the world is that feeling unloveable can (and will) make you act in ways that reinforces itself. I feel unloveable so I don’t respond to messages so people reach out less so I feel unloveable. one of the hardest things in the world is fighting back the brain demons long enough to break the cycle

#my best friend doesn’t have tumblr but I am mentally sending him so many apologies right now jesus fuckkkkkkk #I feel so fucking awful rn #I went and watched taskmaster and that distracted me a bir #but literally. suicidal thoughts out of nowhere. urge to drink out of nowhere #it’s like. 8:15pm and I’m thinking of just going to bed now #only way to get my brain to shut up #I have such a busy weekend ahead as well #godddddd I want to enter hermit mode so bas #I’m not gonna do anything stupid don’t worry #but I sure Feel Like Doing It

[ex-jock-enthusiast]

Apologies for the long absence, but I return with a gift: the fabulous ranafitness! Not to dampen a revolutionary cause, but I dare say Marie Antoinette had the right idea - let them eat cake! And it looks like his jealous gym buddies had the same idea 👀

#bulk #bulking #ex jock #exjock #hunky to chunky #fittofat #male gainer #belly #weight gain #gay gainer #is this anything #please let me know if the puns are landing or if theyre gradually getting so abstract as to become distracting #but yeah i think this guy warrants an #oh god oh fuck #there's bulking and then there's art #seriously check this guy out on insta tumblr literally doesnt let me do him justice

[wasyago]

the brainrot won

#GUY S i know i haven't posted anything in a while and thats because im working on a big cool project that i really want to finish without- #distractions. but uh. as you can see. ive been distracted 😔. still working on it tho!!!! and im very happy with it turns out its just- #super time and energy consuming so ive tried to limit my intake of other media to not make myself want to draw other stuff #i also haven't read the last two (two already?????) chapters of RnS and im very sad about it and i want to read it but you know that if i- #read it ill want to make fanart and then ill never finish my project :( #SO. sorrey for the lack of art itll be coming when im free to draw!!!!!!! #but also. yes ive watched new life because i dont want to go insane with nothing but this project on my mind and umm. had to take a little- #break to do a couple designs for fun... and to switch it up a bit because for real im going insane i think #ALSO. friend got me into zelda botw and i haven't played a whole lot yet (because project) but ive tried to take some inspiration for- #designs from there. at least for joel and scott. everyone else not so much... #WELL ANYWAYS this is getting long. i should really stop rambling in the tags and just make separate posts for all this but i dont want to #umm. tags. #new life smp #smallishbeans #mythical sausage #geminitay #pearlescentmoon #smajor1995 #inthelittlewood #my art #sketch

[andorerso]

I've seen those ship bingos going around (fun!!) but there wasn't enough... me-flavored opinions so I decided to make one too

feel free to reblog and play <3

#i had this in my drafts for a few days but fuck it i crave distraction #send me the most unhinged ships you can think of #if you want #or send me normal ones #whatever send me anything #ask games #ship bingo #shipping bingo #*500

[rosicheeks]

Teacher’s pet 😌

#uhm hi excuse me professor??? do you have a minute? #yeah hi I’m so sorry to bother you *closes door behind me* #I was just hoping to talk to you about my grades…. as you know they’ve been dropping a little bit #you are such a great teacher….. I’ve just been getting a little distracted during class 👀🫣 #I promise I’m a hard worker and I’m super duper serious about doing whatever I can to get an A #I’m willing to do ✨anything✨ you can think of 👀 #I want to wear this for someone and do a student/teacher rp 🫣🫣🫣🫣 #me #mine #rosicheeks #curvy #thicc #babe #send me love pls

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

The ''Are you trying to romance me?'' meme but with Barnaby and Howdy

i belted this out in like a half hour flat <3 bc Yes

#AH FUCK I FORGOT TO PUT SOMETHING ON HOWDY'S TAG #listen listen this was done in a bit of a rush!!! i wasnt paying much attention!!! #i was thinking about what to have for lunch which is always a Very distracting topic #anyway thank you for introducing me to this meme it fits them So Well i think #like in my mind barnaby could do literally anything and howdy is off to the side all 'god... hes so attractive.... i need him' #scribble salad #rambles from the bog #laughingstock #barnaby x howdy #howdy x barnaby #thinking about them alwayyyyssssss #theyre so damn GOOD together what the Fuck is it about them!!! #i know i say this every time but agh! AGH!! #wait... no wait yeah i Do know what it is about them. ive Realized. #AGH THEYRE SO GOOOOODDDDDDDD #the boyfriends the husbands the Fluffy Fruity Pals <3 #alright time for lunch and then its back to packing & the five hour shrek video essay #unless im consumed by the laughingstock thoughts that are fighting to take over my mind again #i need to draw wormie

[opikiquu]

#★ my art #art #genshin art #genshin impact #fontaine siblings #lyney #lynette #freminet #lynette is eating deserts while lyney is distracted . #he doesnt need to know… #if u see this tag what do you think hes singing #actually wait does Anybody read tags or is that just a me thing #lighting practice…. if u see anything lit wrong No you didnt #ALSO ITS OCTOBER 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 I LOVE OCTOOOBERRRR #expect spooky art 😈��🔥🔥🔥 #(Dont. i dont draw scary stuff. I dont know how.) #Do u think they’d match cheesey halloween outfits like. Those matching foods on amazon or smth #like pb&j #? do u guys see where im coming from

[millenniumscreampuff]

Drawing a horrid guy. A very evil guy! So wretched! So pathetic...

#Yami Bakura #Bakura #yugioh #ygo #my art #it was only a matter of time until I drop an artwork of him #love this pathetic little guy #if anything is off please excuse me I am in pain right now 😩 #but the urge to draw is stronger and it's a good distraction

[charismabee]

about the livestream ama

Jonny Sims saying the Contrarian and the Skeptic were a buddy cop duo was so based and real of him

(And that the Opportunist thinks everyone loves him but they don't)

but what interested me most was him saying the Hunted and Cold would be friends. I've never really thought about that pairing before but it does work. The Hunted's main thing being keeping the body alive could help balance out the Cold's general blasé nature when it comes to death, while being rational enough (focussing on his senses and what he knows is real) for the Cold to actually take him seriously. While the Cold being able to push the Hunted to act somewhat like the Stubborn, but slightly less strongly. He's confident that they can get the job done, and with the Hunted keeping them alive they could get a lot done without either really getting sick of the other. Just two reliable guys.

A little off topic but I think they'd work pretty well as a trio with Paranoid too, given a little time for Paranoid to get used to it. Cold's confidence plus Hunted's survival instinct could give him something reliable to work with, and I think he could help him by pointing out when they're going to far in either direction and going to get themselves hurt, as both can be rather single minded (on different things, mind you, but definitelythings that could leave them with blind spots) while Paranoid thinks of every possibility and could probably bring up flaws in any given plan that the others wouldn't notice, and at least Hunted would probably take it into consideration if its going to get them hurt or killed. Like a scared little peer reviewer of any plans the other two would execute

#rambles #slay the princess #voice of the hunted #voice of the cold #voice of the paranoid #voice of the contrarian #Just me thinking too hard about my little guys again #Voice interactions intrigue me so much #I also feel the contrarian and Paranoid could get along #But specifically in a post Canon state where they're allowed to grow and be safe and have a nap #They'd be terrible in a danger situation no question #But I firmly believe Contrarian would find Paranoid's snark hilarious like here's this mess of a man and he's secretly full of banter #Basing this off that moment in nightmare where first time he's given a real opportunity to say anything he's immediately like #'Fuck the Narrator' Contrarian would love that you can't deny it #And Paranoid could use something fun to distract him from his own thoughts #voice of the skeptic #voice of the opportunist

[slythereen]

Hello there!

I’m new to f1 and Lestappen.

Is there a Charles and Max master post somewhere with their history? I keep hearing about the social media unfollowing and podium walk off and want all the tea and timelines.

Basically all I know about is the inchident.

Many thanks!

hello and welcome!! my scholarship (read: obsessively reblogging things or bookmarking them thinking i'll actually find them again later) tends to be VERY chaotic, but i know there are definitely compilations out there. i've read some great ones.

nini (@scuderiafemboy) has a LOT of lore content on tumblr and twitter & does a lot of translating of dutch interviews/manages to unearth old interviews all the time. the twitter thread of threads covers 2018 through june 2023! she also compiled some of the database on tumblr here.

@chibrary archives interviews, articles, etc., in glorious fashion. this is charles centric but naturally charles' history intersects with max's so there are some good pieces in there, like this 2015 article on the lestappen rivalry in karting. the #driver:max tag provides a lot of golden content (such as extended lore on the inchident!).

moments™

marginally related, but dani (lecstappens on twitter) once posted the video of max and charles being scolded and warned to behave themselves during the race following the inchident. one of my favorite pieces of lestappen info frankly... demon children. (also on posted by @il-predestinato on tumblr here. who, btw, is a gold mine of lestappen content.)

well, as long as i'm adding some favorite gems while i try to find the specific post i'm looking for... the lestappen singapore flag moment is my roman empire. i am also haunted by the awkward weather convo video. which i know is out there, but i am going crazy trying to find it.

i decided to just commit to the moments list, so here is charles drinking red bull gate 2023 (courtesy of @countingstars-17)

charles asking the tifosi to stop booing max at monza this year (@il-predestinato seriously has so much content)

this excerpt of max's manager talking about charles (@blueballsracing)

if i don't stop myself i will be here all year

more mini compilations !!

@hyacinthsdiamonds once produced a nice list of the ridiculous lore around lestappen that sounds made up

some 2021 specific "best moments" compiled by @coconutshygame

there is one post i am thinking of that touched on their wild lore/destined f1 rivalry etc. but i can't find it now so stay tuned 🫡

also, for some theorizing on the most recent lestappen debacles and what it all means with ferrari/rbr and a potential charles to rbr (ot charles to more power at ferrari) move:

@tsarinablogs is a Scholar™ with lovely essays

@valyrfia has an addition to the marketing mayhem

i recently compiled my unhinged #rbr-ferrari sticker war content to advocate for rbr charles here, which was added to by this anon with banger points

personally i use #rbr charles for the theorizing and delulu hours, but i think #lestappen rbr and #lestappen gate 2023 are also prime hunting ground for rbr specific lore

anyone who has info to share pls do ❤️ i know i'm missing loads of scholarship that is lost in the pits of my unorganized blog

#what i have learned lately is i should be tagging my specifically again afnkafas #me never finding anything else #getting distracted by lestappen but not the lestappen i need #typical #*oracles #rbr charles #lestappen #oh now is a good time #lestappen lore #ah ha #new tag! #f1 #charles leclerc #max verstappen #tag purists dont @ me this isnt really shippy