#2022 not all bad

[faerietalefrog]

Saw a post asking about good things that happened to you in 2022, blurted out a reply and then immediately realized it was an ace-positivity post. I deleted my comment because it was largely about marrying my wife which made my reply inadvertently sound super rude in that context instead of super excited about marrying my wife.

So, this time WITHOUT sounding like I’m trying to be weirdly and aggressively allo at ace folks, here’s the good things that happened to me in 2022:

- married my WIFE

- rescued a kidnapped baby

- got 1 kid out of foster care and home with his safe parent

- kept another kid another in a safe home with one parent when the very abusive other parent was trying to take him

- married my WIFE

- floated in multiple lakes

- soaked in multiple hot springs

- read some REALLY good books

- did two amazing bachelorette weekends (one mine and one my WIFE’S)

- conducted my first full trial (and won)

- married my WIFE

- helped multiple women leave abusive relationships

- helped my friend legally change his name

- got an ADHD dx

- did so many puzzles

- married my WIFE holy crap it was the BEST

#context is everything #2022 not all bad

[stuckinapril]

I genuinely love not having a crush like I’m not over here feeling physically sick over some mid guy being dry to me I’m literally chilling

#Spring semester of last year was so bad bc I was unironically into 3 guys at once and they were all #Being dry and cryptic to me #And then before that in 2022 I had my horrid situationship #I had a mini obsession arc in dec 2023 over someone but now there hasn’t been anyone since #And my palette is so cleansed #When a girl is like I miss having a crush I’m like you’re literally a masochist #There was very briefly a girl I thought I had a crush on when I realized I’m bicurious but #I haven’t put effort into talking to her bc the idea of pursuing anyone makes me wanna claw my eyes out #I’m pretty sure I ghosted her by like just not responding to her last messsge actually #Not on purpose but more so bc I realized I was feeling the same anxiety I felt whenever I had a crush so I was like #Yeah I’m dropping this for now #I’m also always the most present for my friends when I don’t have a crush so idk #Like I don’t wanna be consumed by anyone I just wanna chill #The solution to not having normal attraction to people is just to not be attracted to anyone at all #I fr cracked it #I always just crave the butterflies out of it and never an actual relationship anyway #But they’re so not worth it #Which is why I always get bored of guys who’re forthright like oh ok you actually WANT something…. U don’t wanna just have fun #Not for me #I think the guys I’m into and I typically diverge in the sense that neither of us wants a relationship but they just wanna fuck me #And I more so just want the butterflies experience / to playact couple for like a couple months but nothing too serious #Which is why it never works #Like it’s not that it doesn’t work bc either of us wants a relationship it’s more that what we want out of the situationship is different #So lame #Ok this was a lot but I literally came to this epiphany while writing these tags

[necessarymeanstoanend]

reteaching myself how to draw morpheus as we get closer and closer to s2

without background and sketch

#oh murph #we’ve come a long way haven’t we bud? #tom sturridge has been teaching me how to draw since 2022 #sold my soul to nigel and can barely remember how to draw this guy #i’m looking forward to drawing him more. i’ve missed him #so much hair. so much. maybe too much? #i tired something different for the rendering and i kind of love it #it didn’t take me half as long (literally) and i think it looks more appealing #in total this took me 2hrs and 19min #not bad at all #slowly improving #the sandman #tom sturridge #dream of the endless #morpheus #sandman fanart #drawing #procreate #sandman art #digital art #fanart #art #artist of tumblr

[chateautae]

hi <3

my lovelies are you still here? i'm thinking of dropping something 🥺

#is anyone still here i totally understand if you're not 💔 #BUT HIIIIIII TO ANYONE WHO IS #im so sorry i disappered again life stays getting crazy #and i kind of felt disconnected from writing and nearly lost my passion for it #but i think im ready to get back in the game #just KNOWING how many stories i have yet to tell #for my lovelies who are waiting for 'to turn a bad thing good' I promise the third chapter is nearly done! #though in the meantime i really do feel like I owe you guys some new work #i have a taehyung pwp i wrote all the way back in 2022 just chilling in my wip #would you guys like me to drop it 🥺 #sammy files

[sleevebuscemii]

louis is saur funny because he chalks up everything about his attachment to lestat to their ‘vampire bond’ but louis was a human whole being when he went out with that man every night even after he saw him stop time and read minds. he was a human whole being when for their first time, he had a threesome with that man and let him literally drink his actual blood. he was a Human Whole Being when he kissed and devoted himself to that man in a church on the day of his brother’s funeral after said man killed and maimed two priests (one who louis clearly knew very personally) before his very damn eyes. this is a not a ‘what came first the chicken or the egg’ situation mr du lac. the court finds that you were dickmatized before you were ever vampire bonded.

#the funniest thing about louis being out and proud in 2022 #is that him chalking up all the times he’s chosen lestat to the ‘vampire bond’ instead of penis delirium #can’t even be attributed to his internalized homophobia. it’s literally just the mortification of being down bad for lestat. #interview with the vampire #amc iwtv #i feel like so many of posts just keep coming for louis’ throat. but sorry he’s my best friend whose bad taste in men i love to judge. #this is just things i would tell him at a combination brunch/intervention #anyway. good night #m

[reasonsforhope]

SYSTEM 002 IN 2022

“We captured our first plastic from the [Great Pacific Garbage Patch] in 2019 with [our ship] System 001/B, and since then we’ve been refining our steering strategy and deepening our understanding of plastic behavior in the oceans.

In 2021 we introduced System 002, and having now demonstrated that our system can consistently harvest significant amounts of plastic, we’re currently in transition to System 03 – our largest and most efficient cleanup system so far.

After demonstrating Proof of Technology the previous year, 2022 was all about cleaning. It was a successful year for The Ocean Cleanup in the GPGP:

System 002: 2022 in numbers

8 trips into the GPGP on cleaning operations

Over 150 days at sea (including transit)

153,000 kg of plastic removed from the GPGP in 2022

4 consecutive trips with catch totals over 25,000 kg

99.9% of catch comprising only plastic

The continuity of cleaning operations during this transition was essential in demonstrating that we are moving towards our efficiency targets and progressing our plan for scale-up. Significant milestones such as the extraction that brought us over the 100,000 kg barrier in the GPGP are documented and shared with our growing community of supporters worldwide, aiding the visibility of our mission and highlighting the urgency of the plastic pollution problem...

PRIORITIZING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

We are committed to maximizing our net positive impact on the marine environment. In that light, we place particular importance on one particular figure from our 2022 data: 99.9%. This is the amount of our total catch that consists of plastic, leaving a level of bycatch of 0.1%.

While this is not perfect and we are working hard to reduce it further, we believe this data shows that our mitigation measures and animal protection procedures are working effectively so far. We have also seen a reduction in bycatch rates during the year (see our January 2022 mid-term evaluation) as we implement new learnings and modifications.

Our environmental performance is a result of the measures we have taken since we began our ocean operations. Our systems move very slowly, meaning fish and marine animals can easily swim away, and our crew always has the option of triggering the emergency release to free any animal which has become trapped in the Retention Zone; although this results in the loss of any plastic which has been captured, we keep this option available for any serious encounters.

Upgrades to be implemented during the transition to System 03 include more underwater cameras to allow us to more closely monitor encounters with marine life, and increasing the number of openings throughout the system to allow animals to swim out. We will also be trialing various new deterrent and mitigation measures during 2023, working with our in-house and third-party marine biologists to ensure that we continue to reduce any type of bycatch to the minimal level possible.”

-via The Ocean Cleanup, 12/15/22

#ocean #pacific ocean #great pacific garbage patch #ocean cleanup #pollution #plastic pollution #2022 #environment #good news #hope #sorry for all the denseness and jargon #the ocean cleanup is weirdly bad at really basic marketing techniques #like write your articles at a 9th grade-ish reading level #and "have a page dedicated to press about your nonprofit on your website #and I am not in the mood to write a custom post explainer lol

[royalarchivist]

Eret: I did steal her from her sleep, so she's in sleepy mode. Very floppy.

#Eret #IRL #Mouse #cats #cat #Mouse my beloved... #I've got such a massive soft-spot for tabby cats #especially cuddly ones like Mouse seems to be #I remember when they first got her and she just climbed all over Eret pftt #my cousin has a Tabby like that and she'd curl up on my chest or on my neck like a neck warmer #and I was like ''young lady...please I need to sit up....'' #anyways #Eret is so sweet with their cats I'm so jealous I want a cat so bad #''Eret gives me gender envy'' well they give *ME* cat envy #I also get gender envy but that's besides the point #November 7 2022

[robinfollies]

some design comcepts for older lily + lewis!!! my latest and greatest headcanon for them is that in the future they get gems and can do magic of their own :33 i just think it’d be neat,,, something to do with their love of magic!!!! 🥺

#im normal about stdwolom. number one fan have been since i was 15 #i need them EXPLODED AND GONE THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME BYE #anyways these designs are still. rather up in the air #definitely need some more refining and all that #but yknow!!! for now theyre pretty good kickoff points 🥺 #lewis’s fit is loosely based off a wizard fit i gave him in a halloween piece from 2022 hehehe!! #I THINK THEY SHOULD GET MAGIC. I THINK THEY SHOULD AS A TREAT #billie helps them learn ofc!!! AND SO DOES STOTLE. THEM AND THEIR THREE WEIRD KIDS OR WHATEVER #i love them so bad. stdwolom….☹️☹️☹️ #dont overthink the gem colours or anything btw. i think theyre just… general ones? question mark? #IDK MAYBE ILL PUT MORE THOUGHT INTO THE SPECIFICS LATER #BUT FOR NOW THEYRE JUST. GENERAL ONES WITH NO SPECIFIC POWERS IN PARTICULAR LMAO #robin’s art #billie bust up #2024 art #bbu billie #bbu lewis #bbu lily #stdwolom #this all started bc i looked at stdwolom and went ‘i think they should be she/her they/them cool hat coded. lewis should get a cool hat’ #then i brain blasted. #whats more cool hat than a wizard and whats more wizard than ACTUAL MAGIC #i like to think im smart sometimes #okay hi update these guys are part of my… oc lore? now so uhhh guess theyre getting the story tag #The Panderity Chapter

[smolmakerel]

"Do you sit down in the shower, Tara?"

Tara blinked in surprised before narrowing her eyes. "What?"

Her new therapist, Abby Turner, was staring at her with a relaxed expression of genuine curiosity. She didn't really look the part of a therapist, sitting there in a yellow cardigan that matched the socks with SpongeBob on them. If anything, she looked a lot like a teacher Tara had in second grade minus the thick rimmed glasses.

"Do you sit down whenever you take a shower?" Abby asked again, shifting to cross her legs. She drew her fingernail over the metal clip of her clipboard.

Still, Tara was taken aback by such a question. She felt oddly seen through.

"Why?" Tara shot back instead.

Abby laughed softly. "There's no need to be defensive. I was going over our notes from last time and thought about what you said."

What she said? What did Tara say, exactly?

"I don't remember saying anything bad," mumbled Tara.

"No, nothing bad. I'm sorry if I made you panic."

At that, Tara hardened her gaze and looked away. Leave it to the therapist to know when her thoughts were spiraling out of control. God, Tara only had 7 sessions with her, and Abby thought she knew everything about Tara.

"It's ok if you do," Abby went on to say. Tara's face soured, and Abby unfortunately caught that. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Another one?" Tara tried to joke, but Abby saw through her facade. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were trying to play 20 questions."

She chuckled awkwardly. "Why do you sit down in the shower?"

"Because... I uh..."

"Take your time."

Tara was at a loss for words. Why did she sit down in the shower? She never really noticed she did it until Abby sent her back with homework to figure out things she noticed about her dailey routine. Which included an hour long shower; Tara would be sitting in the tub allowing the hot water to hit her back. While she sat, tremors would rack her body and her irritation would rise.

"I get in the shower in the morning," Tara explained slowly, still processing her thoughts. "Before class so no one has to see me all... icky."

"And do you think there might be another reason for sitting down?" Abby inquired. "I only ask because of your water bottle comment."

Tara looked unsure at that. She brought her hands to her lap to fidget with her nails. The comfortable gray armchair she sat on never felt more uncomfortable under the watchful eye of her therapist.

"S-Sorry, but I don't remember talking about that."

"That's ok," her therapist assured her. "Last time, you talked about how you needed to clean your room. You have a lot of water bottles on your table and floor, clothes in your bed."

Recognition flashed in Tara's eyes. "Right. Sorry."

"Depression and anxiety after a traumatic event is completely normal, Tara. In fact, I would be surprised if you didn't have one of those with what you've been through."

Tara shrugged. "It's nothing. Other people have been through more than me; I'm just being selfish."

Selfish. She had always been selfish; even her own mother thought so, and she made sure to remind Tara anytime she was in town.

Abby wrote something down, nodding to herself as if all of Tara's issues were understandable now.

"I sit on the floor," Tara suddenly said in the uncomfortable silence. She didn't look at her therapist at all, ashamed. "I get so... tired sometimes. And it isn't because of the metal in my leg! It's me! I wake up tired, go through the day angry because of how tired I am, and go to sleep tired. But then I can't sleep and I just..." She huffed in frustration, nails dug into her palms. "I don't know what to do."

Abby leaned back in her chair and flipped her clipboard over on her lap. Her eyes watched Tara's face closely.

"Is there anything you have that could help you sleep?" Abby asked. "A stuffed animal, a nightlight...?"

Tara's mind immediately drifted to her older sister. Sam was strong enough to keep Tara's night terrors away, yet she's soft enough to wrap Tara in her arms and calm her down. No matter how much Tara yells and sobs in her sleep, no matter the bloody scratch marks on her arms, no matter how Tara dissociates to protect herself. Sam was always there.

"No," Tara claimed instead.

Abby cocked her head. "And your sister isn't willing to help you?"

Tara shook her head. "No, she is but... I don't want to bother her with my problems."

Abby flipped her clipboard back over and wrote something down. Tara wanted to chuck the damn thing out the window. She lowered the clipboard again.

"Based on what you've told me about your sister, she sounds like just the person you need at night," Abby pointed out with a soft smile. "I'm sure she'd be willing to help if you asked."

'But I can't!' The words burn acid on Tara's tongue.

"Ok."

Fuck.

[♡♡♡]

Tara raised her hand at Sam's door and drew it into a fist. It hovered in the air for a long few seconds.

Then she knocked.

The door opened not even a second later, and Sam was standing there rubbing her eyes.

"Tara?" Sam mumbled. She instantly woke up, eyes darting over Tara looking for some sort of injury. "Are you ok? What are you doing up right now?"

"Can... Can I sleep in here with you?" Tara asked and before Sam could respond, she was babbling. "I'm sorry if I woke you up with this. Fuck, I'm so stupid. This was a mistake, I didn't mean to wake you up with my stupid problems. I-I'll go back to my room. Sorry -"

"Tara."

Tara's breathing hitched when Sam gently cupped her face, and - Oh. That was actually kind of nice. She sank into the warmth of Sam's palms.

"Let's go to bed, ok?" Sam whispered.

Tara nodded, throat thick with emotion. "Ok."

It was about 20 minutes later when they were settled in Sam's bed. Tara was dozing off finally, face buried into Sam's chest as her arms wrapped around her.

She stirred slightly when Sam kissed the top of her head. Her fingers tucked a few strands of hair out of Tara's face.

"I love you, Tara," Sam muttered.

Tara, too exhausted to say anything, simply turned her head and kissed Sam on the palm. She settled back down and relaxed into a peaceful sleep.

#scream #scream 2022 #scream vi #sam carpenter #tara carpenter #I was tempted to make the therapist bad but then I thought of my therapist and how nice she is and thought “better not” #They're so soft for each other #I'm still figuring out how to write them tbh #So enjoy while I'm working on breaking your hearts in my next post #Tara learning how to ask for help after everything #She trusts Sam but doesn't trust herself #And it's all because of Christina fucking Carpenter #Fuck Christina Carpenter #My writing

[resssistance]

2022 GRAND PRIX FINAL CHAMPION

#HE DID THAT #😭😭😭 #shoma uno #figure skating #gpf 2022 #r:gif #honestly couldn't ask for more today #thank you thank you thank you #love you so much #regardless of results #but i want you to achieve what you want #always #today is not as bad anymore all thanks to you #and obviously CONGRATS ON EFFING GPF GOLD WOOOHOOO #take that!

[keefechambers]

NOPE (2022) + Evil Counterpart

#nope #oj haywood #ricky park #emerald haywood #angel torres #antlers holst #amber park #tvtropes #nope 2022 #movie gifs #before anyone gets heated i mean evil in the like dnd alignment sense #motivated by self kinda thing #but also yeah they're all bad guys who do bad things. i have interesting theories about amber because i feel like there's more of her #that didn't make the final cut #the 2 men who dealt with unimaginable trauma by not dealing and see a UFO #their right hand women who clearly have better people skills and greater ambition #the men with the cameras one who wants to help and one who doesnt care about anyone

[slitherbop]

My 2022 ART SUMMARY ! My memory is getting worse but my god do I draw my favourite guys, year of being in BRAIN. I want to make more with my MINDHAUNTs! I love to express myself with them. Thanks for looking at my images

#slitherdraws #2022 art summary #it is so hard to remember things about 2022 but my mindhaunt was there for me and manifesting throughout #i made some fanart im happy with but i thot it wold be funny if it was all just them in this summary #i started 2022 trying to make a game and it took me speedrunning a vn for the whole last month to do it Fuck yea #this new year of 2023 i want to make MORE things with tje mindhaunts SO BAD.

[nashvillethotchicken]

Some Iwtv fans will seriously fight tooth and nail to argue that Armand is more evil or Lestat is more evil as if both them bitches aren't going to the hell under hell and then to the hell right under that one!

#no funny shit them niggas are evil #literally everyone in the show and on the cast crew interviewers reviewers will say armand is just as abusive as lestat and here come - #some tomfool name devilminionsthrownoutusedcondom saying no he not #boffum got something wrong with them!!!!!!!! #you see either of them you gotta just pray they dont think u cute cus no therapy could save you aside from a lobotomy #armand had a whole slave in the books! #ARMAND LIVE IN A PENTHOUSE IN DUBAI. ALL OTHER SHIT ASIDE YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF MF YOU GOTTA BE TO DO THAT? #lestat put his hands on women!! #like i love them both but them niggas are not good in any sense of the word #the way we know god aint real is cus neither have been struck by lightning yet for their myriad of crimes against bad bitches #interview with the vampire #iwtv #amc iwtv #lestat de lioncourt #armand iwtv #the vampire armand #iwtv 2022

[sophfandoms53]

It cannot be understated just how unwell Striker has made me since December 2021, this goofy sadistic snake cowboy has completely altered my brain chemistry in a way that I have never been able to recover from

#like ik already post about him the most when it comes to HB #but guys you do not understand #outside of my tumblr i never stfu about this man #he’s in my brain constantly #and has been since December 2021 #AND ALL WE HAD OF HIM AT THAT POINT WAS HARVEST MOON #LIKE INSANITY FR #November 2022 tho was the point of no return #like that was when i realized just how bad my brainrot got LMAO #once i had that realization there was no going back #and then in 2023 we got him in two episodes and a song #the stars aligned or something idk its so funny #no merch tho absolutely TRAGIC #its okay fan merch and concepts are EATING #the grip this silly snake cowboy has on my psyche needs to be studied #like i havent had brainrot about a character this badly in FOREVER #also if i had a nickel for each time i was able to use this meme format i’d have 3 nickels #helluva boss #helluva boss striker #striker helluva boss #ALSO HAPPY VALENTINES DAY #THIS IS MY VALENTINES DAY POST #JUST *HIM*

[dribs-and-drabbles]

The Thai Communal Wardrobe item #2

The Mustard Sneakers

Bad Buddy ep 1 (Pran), ep 5 (Pat), & ep 7 (Pa):

Cupid's Last Wish ep 1 (Korn):

Cupid's Last Wish ep 3 & 8 (Lin/Win):

My School President ep 6 (Gun & Tinn):

Our Skyy 2 x My School President ep 10 (Gun & Tinn):

Step by Step ep 8 (Jeng):

Hidden Agenda ep 3 & 11 (Zo):

Cooking Crush ep 12 (Paeng):

Wandee Goodday ep 1 (Dee and Yak):

+ bonus, Joke in Hidden Agenda ep 7 continuing the show's theme in blue-soled shoes:

#bad buddy #bad buddy series #cupid's last wish #my school president #our skyy 2 #our skyy 2 x my school president #our skyy 2 x msp #step by step #step by step the series #hidden agenda #hidden agenda the series #cooking crush #wandee goodday #the thai communal wardrobe #footwear edition #these all aired within three and a half years #from oct 29 2022 to may 4 2024 #these are the 'mustard' brand yellow-soled shoes #easy to search for online but only a thai store #these shoes have my whole heart #the blue-soled shoes were from pull and bear (I think) but they're not available anymore #yellow-soled shoes my beloved #edited to add yak from wandee goodday #since I realised at the start of ep 2 that his shoes were also the mustard sneakers

[bonkalore]

Sooo... There’s this newer show called Daniel Spellbound and this demon guy named Jayce Chinda in the second season, who I’ve kind of attached myself to recently and very suddenly, but I will add admit, I feel the show could have been much better and I’m sad about that. 😭 You can tell there’s a lot of constraints from budget and time that limited it a lot. It’s an urban fantasy setting with some cool concepts and good & diverse character designs, and whoever is doing the color keys for the show is on point, but it does end up feeling lacking in most other things to me unfortunately.

Jayce here sadly only mostly looked like the first few pics here. No tail or other horns. 😔 I don’t want to give spoilers, but it definitely felt like his narrative was leaning toward him having a bigger, badder demon form or at least something change, but he did not and I was rather disappointed.

So I gotta do it myself I guess.

But yeah, I’m back on my bullshit and have gone and run off with the AU stuff as I usually do and will say in advance that most of my fanart is only vaguely rooted in what was given in the canon if you’re wanting to check out the show and expect something else!  I’m just glad to want to draw something again tho, it’s been ages.

#daniel spellbound #jayce chinda #daniel spellbound jayce #demon #my art #monster transformation #sure I'll give it that #but yeah man I haven't drawn much at all since Sep 2022 so I'll take what I can get #not the first time I've gone awol with a thing only vaguely attached to canon lol #*side eyes the Dark Heart stuff from 2017* #I also feel bad there is hardly any fanart or talk of this show #and I'm coming here adding to that but to say I didn't think it was that good TToTT #I'm sorry #I'm sure y'all did the best you could with the money and time that allowed you