#the judges don't have taste!!!

[inkskinned]

it takes a really long time to unlearn but there's no such thing as "cheating" or "half-assing" being a person. if you need to leave the cabinet doors open, leave them open. microwave your tea. sit down in the shower. buy the eggmaker. use your phone to calculate tip.

it's mostly fake posterity rules. who cares if you microwave your dinners. who cares if you use instant coffee. who cares if you stop watching the show that got boring. we all have a different set of skills and a different life and taking care of yourself is fucking hard.

at the end of your life there will be no final scoreboard. nobody is going to judge you because you brushed your teeth in the shower. there will be no final count of the number of times you had the same meal five nights in a row. there will be no fanfare or party because you won at being a person - and no one will be disappointed that you never understood the point of using paper towels to dry your hands off after washing them.

yeah, in this world, people will put up a fuss. i've noticed some of the biggest fusses are over what you'll put in/on your body. the fact that i will regularly eat deli meat straight out of the bag makes a lot of people genuinely concerned for me. but here's the thing: sometimes that's the only way i'm getting any protein. my doctor says i am doing fine. i'm sticking to my weird snacks and calling it deconstructed charcuterie.

they'll say they're horrified because you take a shortcut. that's fine. it's just that it looks like a shortcut to them because they're on a different life path. these kinds of things stand out to them as important. that's fine too. but for you? you've got other things that already make you pretty hard working. and these tiny things - well, they're just clutter on your journey.

#before any motherfucker is like <3 #''i know more about this and it IS WRONG to do this THING'' #shhhhh #unless ur a doctor and a patient has specifically asked... shut the FUCK up dude #one of the ways my life has changed in the last few years is like #taking coffee for granted #isn't something i can do #can you stand up for the entirety of making a meal? i can't always #and having some pompousass person be like #MICROWAVE THE WATER? FOR TEA? like . yeah actually i've been in prison for it ever since #''it tastes different!!!'' cool. it's not going into yOUR body. #i personally don't ever make hot chocolate with water. only ever oat/soy milk #but i wouldn't be like ... SIR. I WILL NOW JUDGE THEE #it's just like ableism all the way down innit #ableism and classism and #the expectation of the mental load as a form of being ''good'' #also. besides the like. pots and [redacted medical information] #im doing GREAT actually #>:) i have visible abs even when not flexing #it's bc god prefers me as a lesbian n has rewarded me lately for presenting more openly

[anistarrose]

what I mean when I say I'm tired of people making found families into nuclear families:

among other things, it's kind of annoying when people act like the romantic couple are automatically the "most obvious" candidates to adopt a kid; or act like a pair of people in a romantic relationship can't happily co-parent a kid with people outside of that romance

what I don't mean when I say I'm tired of people making found families into nuclear families:

people using "siblings" or "parent and child" as a shorthand (or even non-shorthand) for characters' relationships sometimes

#like yeah i've personally encountered instances of “these characters are siblings” that i feel are slight oversimplifications #but there's also not a great concise alternative word #and sometimes? characters CAN just be adopted siblings! #and also if i can be completely honest #sometimes i want a way to gently clarify that i'm interpreting the relationship of two characters in a non-shippy way #without having to put a big aggro “don't tag as ship!!!” disclaimer up #i actually we believe we need to decouple “i'd like to avoid mentions of this ship” from the implication of moral judgment #(or even like “i am judging you but only for your subjective taste and you don't deserve harassment”) #but in the meantime some people probably *will* interpret “don't tag as ship” as moral judgment #so i need a concise little way to bring up organically that i'm not into a ship!

[hussyknee]

FYI if you're watching MasterChef Australia, the Sri Lankan Australian contestant Savi is a friend of mine and kind of a stealth idol because everything I seem to be online (a ball-busting, bombastic, proudly brown, unapologetically fat, sexy decolonizer lady) she actually is irl. It's funny because she was a few grades below me and found me intimidating when we were in school and now I'm the one perpetually in awe of her. Do watch if you can and root for her! She's a delight!

#it looks like she's really not taking down the heat level to cater to the white judges taste buds #which kinda thrills me because you should be able to handle heat if you're a judge on a chef contest #but i don't think even i would have had the stones to risk it for a televised competition #which tells you all you need to know about her lmao. and I get it bc Savi's food is an expression of herself the way my writing is of mine #'just because you can't handle it doesnt mean there's anything wrong with me' is fucking praxis #jealous bootlickers on lankan twitter are trying to start shit #being like 'yo didn't this woman say that Michelin stars are just white people opinions and don't mean anything?' #And? she's right??😂😂😂😂 #woman SAID what she SAID #masterchef australia #sri lanka #sri lankan cuisine #food culture #knee of huss

[respectthepetty]

You’ve single-handedly convinced me to watch the HIStory franchise let’s fuckin GO

NOOOOOO!!!!!!

Anon, I constantly tell y'all that my taste is trash because I am trash.

HIStory is not trash, but the reasons I like it are. I do not recommend anything, ever(!) because I know who I am (basura). When I say I like something, I am not recommending it.

Because I promise you, you're going to get to HIStory 4: Close to You after watching the brilliance of HIStory 3: Trapped and the tragedy of the HIStory-that-shall-not-be-named, and think

"What in the hell is wrong with Petty?"

My therapist says I'm a pretty well-adjusted individual considering all of this *vaguely gestures at the world*, so rest assured that nothing diagnosable is wrong with me. I just really like weird shit.

DON'T FOLLOW ME DOWN THIS PATH, ANON! Unless that's your thing too, then join me in the gutter with the rest of the clowns.

Think about if you really want to do this, for yourself, and I'll leave you with my favorite moment from the entire anthology.

Good luck on your adventure through HIStory!

#HIStory series #Don't do it because of me #Do it for yourself #Why do none of you believe I have trash taste? #feel free to judge me for loving HIStory 4: Close to You #I'd judge me too if I weren't basura

[lunaetis]

[ i've had yinyue for two days and i'm already questioning her taste in men. ]

#.ooc #[ judging really hard rn HJKLHJK #WHY ARE MY GOOD ONES HAVE SUCH QUESTIONABLE TASTE I DON'T GET IT ]

[schumiatspa]

My friend has just found out that I ship... things. That I have... ships. For over a year she thought that I was judging her for shipping

... Girl.

#i kinda can get why she would think that #i've never discussed any of my ships with her because we have such different interests and taste but girl?? please?? #how could i give you the impression that i hate people shipping?😭 #when you talked to me about l3stappen I was judging because how wrong that ship is not because I don't approve of shipping? #if she only found out about this blog bless her #now she told me that 'I ship in the dark LIKE A THIEF' #v.rambles

[cheritzheadcanonz]

"I saw a headcanon about Jiyeon being afraid of fire because of his past traumas and for me this doesn't sound real bc his CG with Heejung and the sticks.

But I like to think this scene means Jiyeon was trying to overcome his trauma of fire and the trauma to trust in someone."

#cheritz #dandelion wishes brought to you #jiyeon #heejung #mc #otome game #headcanon #otoge #PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME OK? I HATE JIYEON'S ROUTE BUT I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM #I also hate him... #Heejung deserves better #I'll date him i have bad taste for men #I miss so much him ;-; #send your theories for me #I wanna play dandelion again

[rimouskis]

I'm going to preface this story by saying: I don't necessarily believe in karma, but

I may have been walking through today with a vague sense of disbelief tainted with unkind smugness after my tiktok fyp was flooded with poor fans who tried to get presale ticket to one mr n. kahan's new tour only to find that demand was through the roof and GA pit tickets were seriously going for $300, in presale, and even the "worst" tickets in the lawn were going for $70

and while I undoubtedly think it's deeply unethical for both platforms (thanks ticketmaster) and artists to allow such dramatic ticket cost inflation, I also generally don't relate...

I (VERY LUCKILY) gravitate towards smaller acts, and the most I've paid for a ticket all year has been, like... $90 for a ticket to beyonce, which got cancelled and I was refunded lol. if I look back at all my receipts from shows this year, most have been around $50/ticket after fees, and several have been closer to $20. my favorite show I've seen all year was a $15 ticket.

it's mostly luck—I tend to like smaller acts, and I've been seeing mainly rock acts this year, and those tickets simply don't run as high as pop acts. and part of me is honestly very grateful that I haven't been swept into any of the really recent huge acts.

I think of all the people scrabbling for boygenius or taylor swift tickets and how much money they've had to shell out... how a lot of them don't even GET to see the acts they want to see because they've been priced out or tickets sold out. I can't remember the last time a show I wanted to go to sold out lol. maybe bastille in london?

and again, it's just a matter of luck that I'm not really into any of these megastars and therefore don't have to compete in the gladiator arena to try to see shows I want to see, but sometimes luck manifests as a feeling of self-satisfaction, you know? who among us hasn't experienced a little self-superiority from time to time.

look, if YOUR tiktok was flooded with people saying concerts have been awful since 2021 (including rock and metal shows), but every concert YOU'VE been to since 2021 was amazing and the crowds were really good and you always got tickets and it never broke the bank, you'd feel pretty validated in your choice of musicians and the crowds they attract too, alright?? sue me! I felt frugal AND undeservedly clever!

anyways back to karma. guess who got invited and subsequently agreed to shell out $70 to sit in a lawn and listen to mr. n. kahan sing. I'll give you a hint, her tumblr username starts with an r and ends with an s

#I KNOW LIKE. A SINGLE ONE OF HIS SONGS. #the thing about me is I'm earnestly really good at not judging other ppls music taste because: #I have a whole 1000-song playlist dedicated to music I love but don't play for other ppl bc I regard it as my Fun Time No Taste Music #and it's not that it's bad it's just not as curated as I prefer my music showed to other people lol #and that means I don't judge people for getting really into a band that doesn't do it for me personally #but. I will admit that I have that deeply annoying personality trait wherein if a billion people get into something... #for unknown reasons my own desire to learn about and get into that thing plummets. hashtag hipster. hashtag annoying #so that's kinda why I've never explored a lot of mega-popular musicians #(see: hozier; mitski; boygenius; taylor swift; one direction; noah kahan; etc etc) #+ obviously I don't make quality judgements off of that. I've heard some hozier songs. he's very good. I like handfuls of TS and 1D's music #but I don't have the drive to Also Get Into It #which means I never have to fucking melee for tickets in the queue ahaha and I am very grateful for that #but idk. I think there's something to be said for purposefully seeking out midsize or small acts. I don't really like stadium shows! #my fave concert this year had less than 100 attendees and the lead singer walked right off the stage into the crowd #everyone was chill and gave him space (this was the friday pilots club show) #and I think I can compare it to big vs. small fandom #small fandoms tend to be well-behaved bc everyone knows everyone and beef poisons the whole space lol #and also it's a matter of numbers! the more people who are in a space... the higher likelihood someone's an asshole #and I've been in tiny fandoms that blew up (hellooooo omgcp) and saw that happen firsthand #and I sort of suspect that rule holds true for concert spaces/music fanbases! more people = more variables = higher likelihood of foolery #hell I think of when I was really into 2010s alt rock DURING the 2010s and had to deal with assholes at alt j concerts hahahah #and it was just because I *was* into the music that WAS of-the-time in 2015!!!! #and now as an agèd 20something who likes metal shows I'm just chilling and watching pits form at lowkey 1400-capacity venues #because that's the scene! and I'm not in the thick of it with the current Music Of The Hour #anyways all this is to say that I don't think noah kahan is bad or untalented or unworthy of seeing!!!! #clearly he is if I'm going to fork over $70plusfees to see him with my friend #it's just that I'm grateful my tastes have veered into the cheaper side of the music industry. #I think I'd keel over if my favorite artist was TS and I had to deal with. all that. to go see her. #stronger than the marines etc etc

[benetnvsch]

if I had a nickel every time I watched an anime where a character voiced by Patrick Seitz blows up a character voiced by Griffin Puatu I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice-

#chat does this mean anything to u? #this is uhhhh #kunikida and Tecchou (obvs) and then cursed arm and Tristan #so fucking good both times- they're two of my favorite #I believe?? they also May have a moment in beastars as Riz and Louis but idk if they fight (they don't I think it's just rip and the wolf) #MY GOD actually lemme just say rq- #(and mutuals -I sincerely apologize for this pls don't judge me) #hearing Patrick seitz talk about how the only way to love herbivores is to eat them Gave Me All The Diseases /pos #“I can't remember his face or voice anymore but I can remember his taste and smell like it was yesterday” #“our claws and fangs are for devouring the helpless... im sure ill never forget ur taste either” WHO GAVE HIM THE RIGHT #“I was saving the pretty boy but he was delicious” fucking kill me rn do it- #I don't even watch beastars I just say a clip and went bonkers cuz ofc I recognized his voice-

[violetdisasterzone]

the absolute drought of nuance present in comment sections on tiktok will never cease to surprise me. just when I think I've seen the worst of it and blocked enough of the right people, I'll stumble into a post that appears to have summoned an entire army of righteous echo chamber commenters to make me question my sanity. why is critical thinking so hard for people

#the post that sent me over the edge this time was about #2ha #and judging based on the way these people were talking #they were not the age to be reading that #but age aside some stuff isn't going to be your cup of tea #it is okay to not like certain tropes or story elements or whatever #the solution is really easy actually: DON'T READ IT #and don't enter the spaces of the people who DO enjoy it just to tell them it's weird and gross #dark fiction is going to be dark. it's on the tin #it's fine to not like it. it's fine to be grossed out. it's fine to avoid it #but you don't need to “call out” people for having different tastes in fiction #erha #meatbun doesn't eat meat #husky and his white cat shizun

[must-be-mythtaken]

combining these pepto gummies with melatonin and a big cup of coffee because I have an upset stomach but I also have to revise essays for the next four hours. thoughts and prayers appreciated.

#it's the only stomach medicine I have right now DON'T JUDGE #they work super well tbh #I often get an upset stomach before bed so I appreciate a combo like this #plus they taste good

[blog4polls]

#polls #my polls #doctor who #scrubs #gilmore girls #Netflix Lucifer #don't judge me please i know i have terrible taste

[alwaysmanages]

I'm going to answer everyone's questions on why people draw/write/depict certain characters and relationships the way they do.

It's because we want to.

#Ive seen flack against my own depictions (which is awfully rude to do so where I can see it) and backhanded responses to them #worded as a ''fandom issue'' to make it seem less targeted #and often I see folks question decisions creators make on how they depict certain characters #the short answer is 'because we want to' #the long answer is 'because we want to. block me/the tags if it bothers you so much.' #I'm guilty of judging people's takes myself don't get me wrong #I have my own likes/dislikes purely because if my personal taste #but I recognize it's because of my personal taste and I can do my own thing in my own corner without putting other folks down #word bubbles

[snepril]

Ingredients:

- 2 regular-sized or one big can of diced tomatoes (about 28oz total)

- 1 6oz can of tomato paste

- 2 medium yellow onions, chopped

- 6 cloves garlic, minced

- spaghetti noodles of choice

- ~2 cups water, plus more for the pasta

- Worcestershire sauce

- Chicken bullion

- Mixed Italian seasoning

- Olive oil

- Sugar, salt & pepper

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1. Preheat oven to 450°F

2. Drain tomatoes. Keep the sauce!

3. Toss tomatoes in olive oil and spread them on a baking sheet

4. Roast tomatoes on the top rack of your oven for 20-25 minutes until they start to char.

5. While the tomatoes roast, saute onions on medium-high heat in a good sized pot (a Dutch oven works best for this) until they're translucent.

6. Add garlic and saute for another minute or so, until the garlic chunks are lightly browned.

7. Remove from heat and pour in the tomato sauce, paste, and water. Add the tomatoes when they're done.

8. Use an immersion blender to blend into a sauce (some small chunks are great!)

9. Bring to a low boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover it while you do, and be careful - this stuff can splatter and burn you!

10. Get your spaghetti noodles going

11. Season with Italian herb mix (a couple teaspoons at first), chicken bullion (a couple cubes), Worcestershire sauce (a tablespoon or two), sugar (two teaspoons) and salt & pepper (eyeball it!).

12. Simmer for a couple minutes, tasting and adding seasonings as desired, and stirring regularly, until the sauce begins to thicken.

13. When it tastes good and seems thick enough, remove from heat and let cool while your pasta finishes.

14. Enjoy your homemade spaghetti sauce!

#spaghetti #cooking #this is my own personal recipe #I accidentally invented it while experimenting with tomato soup recipes #I didn't provide exact measurements for the seasonings because I don't have exact measurements #you're the best judge of what seasonings it needs - taste as you cook

[strawberryeclips]

Plush Wally sitting on Kisames' shoulder as that: "I think we're gonna have to kill his guy Kisame" meme But instead of damn Kisame is like 'Noooice'

Me daydreaming while playing borderlands2 with my friends and I look up for a moment: Mmmmmmeme~

Look at these two sillies! *Kisses their foreheads*

Awww Imagine Wally in a tiny Akatsuki cloak pffff dangerous lil guy. OH NO-

Sasori might get jealous another puppet in the group is cuter than he is- oh nuuuuu~ UwU

PUPPET FiGHT!!!!!!

Another person to talk about art with- but....I feel like Wallys views are..... Ah... 'Art is nice', 'i like painting!' 'anything can be art if you believe' kinda guy, And not something philosophical pissing contest to be right about. (Looking at you Deidara. Huhuhuhu.)

I need to stop drinking and going on silly rants about Akatsuki members.....🤔

Nah, it's too much fun. *crackles madly*

Kisame pulling Samahada off his back: let's kill these guys Wally!

Wally sitting on Kisames' shoulder looking happily at the ninjas attacking them: YAY! LETS KILL PEOPLE! ....What's kill?

Kisame: ....uh.... We're gonna help them take a really long nap...

Wally: oh! That's sounds so wonderful, you're such a a great friend Kisame. Ha ha ha~ *Pat's Kisame cheek*

And some say... Kisames heart grew three sizes that day~ mostly from stress 😬

#naruto shippuden #akatsuki #kisame hoshigaki #plush #pop figures #meme #i think were gonna have to kill this guy steven #damn #wally darling #welcome home #i have weird taste that cant be satisfied by normal humans #cute #im silly #make my own entertainment #why am i like this #drunk post #don't judge me before looking at yerself pal

[loumauve]

what's your favorite ship and why? Not limited to any particular fandom

hi! thank you for the ask :)

at any given point in time I usually have a few different favourite ships at once, so I'll give you the most relevant ones from right now:

Beta/Milu: because they're baby and cute and deserve happiness, and Milu seems like the best match for Beta. and I really want Beta to be happy and enjoy life after everything she's been through. plus Beta could definitely help Milu with some science related to helping the Utaru, I'm sure.

Ikrie/Yarra: because I thought about it for two seconds once, and mentioned it to @tjerra14 and was met with nothing but support, so now there's two story ideas floating around.

with this one I'll explain more thoroughly (bc I talked about Beta/Milu a little more recently). thing is.. there's no way in hell Ikrie would have stayed in The Cut considering even Aratak made the journey. so I hc her being at the final battle in HZD and then moving West with Talanah and Milu, and possibly making her way across the mountain bc she's Ikrie and mountains are where she grew up, so the invisible plot barrier would not keep her out of Tenakth territory if she thought Aloy might have come through.

tjerra and I hc her then making her journey towards Scalding Spear and stumbling upon Meat in the clasps of a certain group of Rebel Bandits and saving Meat, but not getting away unscathed, and Yarra then being alerted to her presence. ANYWAY all that to give the setup. (the other story idea involved a lot more birds and puns)

the reason I think they would be well matched is that Yarra is just as dedicated to her people's ways as Mailen was, which is sth Ikrie could certainly understand, but we see later on that she is also willing to change and admit when her ways may cause more harm than good, so: matched in ferocity, bonding over Yarra's pet companion and just overall a fun dynamic imho. I JUST THINK THEY'RE NEAT

Nanno/Yuri: would be my third fave atm, mostly bc the whole enemies to lovers dynamic can be fun, especially where the supernatural is involved. and I love a good you kill me I kill you back dynamic every now and then. so there's that

#Beta + Milu + Ikrie + Yarra are from Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West and Nanno + Yuri are from Girl From Nowhere #I hope this is acceptable. I have more ships I care for but I didn't want the list to be endless #suffice to say I also enjoy the occasional Ava/Beatrice and Aloy/Ikrie. love to love Aloy/Talanah #I multiship always. #if we're talking old faves I'd have to go with Bering and Wells as well as Cara/Kahlan and obviously the ones I've written fic for #also Root and Shaw. Seven of Nine/Janeway. Robin/Nancy. Wednesday/Enid. just.. so many. #but yeah. I have my ao3 bookmarks (FIC REC) linked on tumblr for a reason. just.. don't judge me too hard. I have an eclectic taste