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[sadkhajiit]

Terry Pratchett started his career as a crypto-monarchist and ended up the most consistently humane writer of his generation.  He never entirely lost his affection for benevolent dictatorship, and made a few classic colonial missteps along the way, but in the end you’d be hard pressed to find a more staunchly feminist, anti-racist, anti-classist, unsentimental and clear-sighted writer of Old White British Fantasy.  

The thing I love about Terry’s writing is that he loved - loved - civil society.  He loved the correct functioning of the social contract.  He loved technology, loved innovation, but also loved nature and the ways of living that work with and through it.   He loved Britain, but hated empire (see “Jingo”) - he was a ruralist who hated provincialism, a capitalist who hated wealth, an urbanist who reveled in stories of pollution, crime and decay.  He was above all a man who loved systems, of nature, of thought, of tradition and of culture.  He believed in the best of humanity and knew that we could be even better if we just thought a little more.

As a writer: how skillful, how prolific, how consistent.  The yearly event of a new Discworld book has been a part of my life for more than two decades, and in that barrage of material there have been so few disappointments, so many surprises… to come out with a book as fresh and inspired as “Monstrous Regiment” as the 31st novel in your big fantasy series?  Ludicrous.  He was just full of treasure.  What a thing to have had, what a thing to have lost.

In the end, he set a higher standard, as a writer and as a person.  He got better as he learned, and he kept learning, and there was no “too late” or “too hard” or “I can’t be bothered to do the research.”  He just did the work.  I think in his memory the best thing we can do is to roll up our sleeves and do the same.

#terry pratchett

[sadkhajiit]

about to go feral on main if i dont get some fucking attention

#not from yall i just want my crush to notice me. but it would b 2 pathetic to say so in the body of the post for some reason #so u get to peep my desperation in the tags. ur welcome

[sadkhajiit]

I must not respond to the bad take. Responding to the bad take is the mind-killer. Responding to the bad take is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face the bad take. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the bad take has gone there will be nothing. Only I (and my good takes) will remain.

[sadkhajiit]

BDSM gets a bad rep as like a violent (male) dom pushing the boundaries of a reluctant (female) sub but in my experience it's a lot of subs with wildly elaborate fantasies screaming shit like "PUT MY ASS IN THE CHILI" while a new dom is like "Okay I think, we are reaching yellow for me,"

#yeah like i am sorry about the dom bros you get on dating sites. but real doms are just sweet nerds who wanna fulfill #your stupidest fantasies. in my experience anyway #bdsm

[sadkhajiit]

i'll never understand why some people have a problem with trigger warnings. if the content being warned for doesn't bother you then you can just use it as a recommendation. literally where is the problem. everyone wins.

#EXACTLY.

[sadkhajiit]

I am 🌟 COLLECTING 🌟 library cards

Reminder that the Libby App (library app - has books, audio, graphic novels) let's you add multiple libraries, you just need your card number and pin, and when you search for materials will search all of the data bases you have access to! Making the chances of you getting the book (and quickly for example if one library has a wait-list for the book, another might not) much better!!!

Don't buy books from Audible/Amazon when you can use free public resources even if you can't leave your house! You can even apply for library cards online without going in and usually get a 30 day grace period before having to go in with a license/id for a permanent library card 💖💖💖

[sadkhajiit]

#star trek tos

[sadkhajiit]

hey. yall bitches got any memes about linguistics?

#its for my crush theyre a linguist

[sadkhajiit]

it would be cool if knowing a behavior or thought pattern was irrational made you stop doing it

[sadkhajiit]

what do you mean i haven’t reached out to you i literally manifest you in the fake scenarios i create in my head each night before i fall asleep

[sadkhajiit]

a fun thing about being on medication that carries warnings like 'if you suddenly stop taking this you might have effects that can range from feeling crummy to psychosis' is that the pharmacy will still go 'haha oopsie we forget to get those pills you order every single month, you can do without for a while right'

[sadkhajiit]

Everyone wanted to be thicc but nobody wanted to be fat. Everyone wanted the dad bod but nobody wanted to be fat. Everyone wants fat mommy milkers but nobody wants mommy to be fat. Everyone wants to be a bear but not like, an actual fat bear. You get what i’m saying

[sadkhajiit]

#yeah im gonna go ahead and incorporate this into my world view #not because i really believe its true but because i like it and i want to

[sadkhajiit]

Player question: I want to construct a quest within the backstory of my character, but I can't imagine something except for: Revenge or a missing loved one. Could I get some inspiration from you?

Sure! Here are some potential motivations for PCs that quests could be built around.

Recovering a Family Heirloom - Perhaps you seek out an ancestral sword or coat of arms, or some other significant item which has gone missing or been stolen.

Discovering ones own origin - For all those orphans out there! Maybe you have no idea who you are or where you come from other than a single tantalizing clue, and you’d really like to find out.

Paying off a debt - For whatever reason, you owe someone big, and you intend to pay.

Pursuing a romance - You’re in love, and you feel as though you must do something extravagant to prove it!

Founding an organization - Perhaps you intend to found your own paladin order or peacekeeping institution. Or maybe you’d like to start your own guild or school.

Honoring a loved one’s memory - Someone you care about has passed, and you feel as though you must carry out one of their wishes. Perhaps they wanted something specific done with their remains, or they were working on a bucket list and only you can complete it for them.

Traveling to a specific location - Maybe your character has always wanted to journey to a specific place. Perhaps they wish to undergo a religious pilgrimage. For whatever reason, it will be expensive or difficult to go where they want, but they are resolved to reach their goal eventually.

Seeking redemption - You have done grave wrong, and feel that you must make it right again. 

Looking for inspiration - You are an artist, and you seek inspiration or materials for your masterpiece.

Restoring a monument or institution - It could be a building or art piece of personal significance to you, such as a temple or family property or a monument. Or maybe it’s an organization that has fallen on hard times and needs help to recapture its glory days.

Ending an ongoing conflict or injustice - Perhaps your home is conflict torn, and you seek the resources or influence it would take to end the fighting or change the status quo.

Starting a business - Maybe you or someone you care about has always wanted to go into business and you seek the start up funds or resources necessary to make it happen.

Any of these could be interesting long terms goals that give your character depth and could be woven into a larger narrative. Other people should feel free to put more ideas in the notes. Hopefully something gets your creative juices flowing!

#dnd #character creation

[sadkhajiit]

in search of a meme good enough to be my first message to my crush

#vibrates

[sadkhajiit]

i have once again ruined everything

#personal

[sadkhajiit]

here's a quick tip for life: if you hate someone and you have a choice in the matter, keep their name out of your mouth and the reasons you hate them out of your head. keep your head on a swivel around people who habitually break this guideline because they're just as capable of obsessive negativity about you