#they are forgotten

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Recently extinct species make me sad for all the usual and normal reasons (loss of life, biodiversity and unique life forms that experienced the world wholly uniquely and acted in it like no other, to name three), but a big thing that also makes me so sad is the forgetting that comes right after. Many endangered species are greatly ignored to begin with whilst alive of course, which is awful, but the way that extinction also causes us to forget. A species could’ve been so abundant a hundred years ago, people would’ve used a fish species or a tasty plant for food, or parents would’ve warned their children to not put a poisonous toadstool or insect in their mouth, a diver would exclaim, “Aha!” after emerging from the shallows holding an especially big bivalve, or someone making a species diary would sketch out a local bird or fasten a single flower to the page. But.. then the species goes extinct. It doesn’t exist anymore. None of these events, these actions happen anymore. Not with these species. The people who had these experiences dwindle out and they may not even realise that their experiences were among the last of their kind. And we forget.

#i was thinking about the new zealand greyling which was once abundant #the maori people used to fish it and use it for food #for generations upon generations this fish species was their normal #but now it is just gone #could they have guessed that this will happen? that their everyday food item would go extinct one day #i was also thinking about the atlantic sturgeon and how it went regionally extinct in the baltic #the old northern europe people knew sturgeons. heck we had them less than a hundred years ago still #it was a native fish just like any other. just like salmon and trout #now? no one talks about them #they are forgotten #we dont learn about them alongside the perch and the pike and the roach and the trout #they are a mystery of a time gone by here #and it makes me so sad… how quickly we forget. we shouldnt

[elizabro]

aaron bushnell knew exactly what he was doing. he states his intentions with total lucidity and sense of purpose. he knows what he's about to do is extreme--he says so. he speaks calmly, but he's clearly terrified. he takes a deep breath after pouring the accelerant over himself. he has to psyche himself up to light the flame. he struggles with the lighter. he says "free palestine" normally once before he starts to scream it. even through his agony he manages to say it one last time before he stops being able to speak at all. this is a man with total conviction. he wanted to help people, in any way possible. this action was a moral one, and any news outlet painting this as simply a mental health issue is a disservice to his memory. he knew what he was doing when he burned himself in uniform. he knew that there was a chance that sacrificing his own life could go on to save many others. this was the ultimate act of selflessness, and it should be treated as such. may he rest in peace.

#death tw #aaron bushnell #I know I'm not adding anything to the conversation. but I watched the uncensored version of the footage and it won't ever leave my mind. #I do caution anyone who decides to watch the video blurred or not. his screams are not something easily forgotten #free palestine

[someguyiguess]

i love you USPS I love you NASA i love you taxpayer funded services that actually contribute positively to society i love you libraries i love you public transport

#for the record nowhere in here do i say that the usps is taxpayer funded. however i had forgotten that they dont get taxpayer money.

[qqueenofhades]

Also, let us not forget, Henry Kissinger died. I understand that 2023 was generally a shitshow in a lot of ways, but Henry Kissinger very much did die.

#how could i have forgotten that

[izzenithal]

Percy “Has Been Waiting to Use This Meme as an Excuse” Jackson, and Annabeth “Never Seen a Meme” Chase

#this has probably been done before but #i enjoyed making this silly thing this morning #also is annabeth aware of memes in the show???? annabeth how will you bond with Percy #he definitely has a hyper detailed Minecraft world #anyway #pjo series #pjo tv show #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #annabeth chase #fanart #pjo comic #my art #I’ve been really enjoying the show!! i need to reread there’s so much I’ve forgotten

[rollingtablesiguess]

Rolls to Alarm Your Players

Want to spice the game up? Why not try alarming your players for no real reason? Make sure to make a show out of counting the dice before you roll.

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #rollingtable #forgotten realms #dungeon master #dm #rpg #ttrpg #d12 #rolling rolling table #dice

[hinamie]

surprise it's yuri!!!in 2024

#my art #yuri on ice #yuri!!! on ice #yoi #fanart #katsuki yuuri #victor nikiforov #victuuri #yoi fanart #this was the secret 4th thing that lost the poll jdsfgsdfjj #id been thinking about doing a tribute since getting that one ask but i didn't anticipate how Into it i would get once i started #the way i flew through this piece .. just over 1 day??? insane #yuri is /that/ ingrained in my muscle memory #I was looking at refs and ?? id forgotten how wild this show was #we just got all of that?? a pole dance a proposal a kiss a pair skate....and it was ALL canon? incredible #AND YEAH UNPROMPTED HISTORY MAKER PLAYS IN MY YT MIX #dean fujioka jumpscare #also looking back at my old yoi pieces was so wild. that ws really 8 years ago huh. #little bit of an ego boost looking at how far ive come #but also im just grateful idk sry 2 b sappy on main #i hope 16 year old me is happy that i did this bc im happy i did this #edit bc i forgot a bunch of white outline i am a fraud

[egophiliac]

bring back zooterkins, the best 17th-century swear word

I don't normally do Just Characters Swearing, but. ...this kind of wrote itself and then wouldn't leave my head. it comes from both a piece of character-writing advice that has always stuck with me, and also my conviction that Leona is 1000% funnier as a character if his dialogue has to stay G-rated. let Kalim say fuck, but don't let Leona say bastard.

(I'm sorry)

#art #twisted wonderland #(sort of atemporally somewhere between episodes 6 and 7?) #(i - i wanted that lilia joke okay) #long post #tumblr went 'you can post up to 30 images now :)' and i was like well okay then #anyway once again i'm sorry #i'd say i don't know why i did this but actually it is because i wanted kalim to scandalize everyone #i tried to keep it...you know...tasteful. a tasteful amount of fucks. #hey remember how the framing premise for the original birthday interviews was that yuu worked for the school paper #because i have never forgotten. in my head they are still getting up to all kinds of wacky reporting hijinks.

[odinsblog]

#politics #george floyd #🕊️ #gone but never forgotten #blacklivesmatter

[skatik]

more studies with astarion!!

#bg3 #bg3 astarion #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate iii #baldurs gate astarion #baldurs gate fanart #baldurs gate iii #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate #forgotten realms #sketches #sketchbook #mixed media

[writtenbyevie]

do you ever not write for so long that you’re almost afraid to? like what if I’m dumb now

#what if I’ve forgotten how #better procrastinate and make it worse!! #writeblogging #writer’s block #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing memes #ao3 memes #fanfic memes #ao3 #fanfic #evie’s jeevies

[feyspeaker]

She came to him with a broken heart; little did he know that fixing it would bond theirs both together to the hells and back… oh yes, i did that

prints | patreon (has version without lettering for download)

#karlach #dammon #karlach x dammon #bg3 #bg3 fanart #tiefling #baldur's gate #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 #karlach cliffgate #gaming #forgotten realms

[kshaar]

sorry it has led to WHAT

#bg3 #some forgotten realms lore makes you go i am Not Touching That and other is. this. #(this is from descent into avernus btw) #anyway everyone meet my next tav she used to hang out near the gates to hire out giant peacocks for fifteen minutes intervals #her competition is the gang who casts reduce on peoples' pets for exorbitant amounts

[djo]

PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005) dir. Joe Wright

#pride and prejudice #filmedit #useraurore #usersugar #usermaguire #userashe #tusertha #userrlaura #userclara #usernowz #mine* #i fear i've forgotten how to color

[thecosmoswhispers]

i can turn you into poetry but i cannot make you love me.

(creds will be added in a hot sec! my bad y'all ;p)

#☆ my web weaves #web weaves #web weaving #webweave #webweaves #web weave #webweaving #poetry #franz kafka #everything everywhere all at once #henry dumas #dog poetry #dog motif #canine motif #canine poetry #<- briefly #on abandonment #on dying alone #on lost love #on losing love #on being left behind #on heartbreak #on being forgotten

[uovoc]

Danny Phantom is a solidly okay, so-so kind of cartoon, unless you have specific Danny Phantom-shaped receptors in your brain, in which case it is sublime

#danny phantom #enough time has passed that I pretty much forgotten the specifics of each episode. #and dang. this show is funny