#FUCKING TAKEN FOR A RIDE

[synthshenanigans]

These tracks do NOT deserve to be the least popular and least viewed Vol.1 tracks

#you don't understand how offended i am at some of these bro/lh #are they all still above 35000? yes Is that still a lot? yes #But compared to other songs tho #my boy Greener??? At only 61?? #Dream at 79?? #frickin TMR at only 37??????? #FUCKING TAKEN FOR A RIDE #AT ONLY 65K #I cant believe it #for comparison Storm&Spring is at 120 and L&N is at 156 #not counting TME trio or Bidding since those ended up being tik tok songs #so they got a bonus 500+k #but like bro #the disrespect #chonny jash #chonnys charming chaos compendium

[inkskinned]

one of the things about being an educator is that you hear what parents want their kids to be able to do a lot. they want their kid to be an astronaut or a ballerina or a politician. they want them to get off that damn phone. be better about socializing. stop spending so much time indoors. learn to control their own temper. to just "fucking listen", which means to be obedient.

one of the things i learned in my pedagogy classes is that it's almost always easier to roleplay how you want someone to act. it's almost always easier to explain why a rule exists, rather than simply setting the rule and demanding adherence.

i want my kids to be kind. i want them to ask me what book they should read next, and i want to read that book with them so we can discuss it. i want my kid to be able to tell me hey that hurt my feelings without worrying i'll punish them. i want my kid to be proud of small things and come running up to me to tell me about them. i want them to say "nah, i get why this rule exists, but i get to hate it" and know that i don't need them to be grateful-for-the-roof-overhead while washing the dishes. i want them to teach me things. i want them to say - this isn't safe. i'm calling my mom and getting out of this. i want them to hear me apologize when i do fuck up; and i want them to want to come home.

the other day a parent was telling me she didn't understand why her kid "just got so angry." this woman had flown off the handle at me.

my dad - traditional catholic that he is - resents my sentiment of "gentle parenting". he says they'll grow up spoiled, horrible, pretentious. granola, he spits.

i am going to be kind to them. i am going to set the example, i think. and whatever they choose become in the meantime - i'm going to love them for it.

#writeblr #i was doing a lot with high school students. over and over again #other teachers kept asking me what i was doing differently - why the kids listened to me. i am not particularly foreboding #and i have a pretty firm personal policy of never reacting in anger #godhelpme. #i was always kind of taken aback #because in general the kids were pretty easy. i explained i needed to keep everything “PG-13” because this was my workplace #and it was kind of their workplace #too. besides #i love swearing #and since i couldn't swear #neither could they - so if they were going to say “fuck” or become violent #they needed to choose a really specific time #because we only get “the one”.. sure enough - nobody wanted to waste the one very specific “fuck” utterance. kids listened. #i think just because - that rule makes sense. the kids understand that i don't want to be unfair to them #that censorship is stupid #but that i'm under these rules too so like let's ride it out together #also i look young and tbh between me and u nobody wants to make the nice english teacher cry #the way these kids defended me to their friends was really genuinely so heartwarming bc the Grouchy Frat Boy #would be like MISS RAQUEL DOESN'T DESERVE THAT KIND OF AN ATTITUDE BRO DON'T TALK BACK TO HER

[poisonousquinzel]

"a dude in Texas legally changed his name to "Literally Anyone Else" and he's attempting to run for President against Biden & Trump" [source]

okay, but putting aside the comedic aspect of this, it is concerning the amount of people who are prompted to vote for candidates just because it's funny. I'm not the biggest fan of how his policy about the boarder sounds [Site], but I do implore anyone who is able to vote in the 2024 US election to please research other candidates.

The media is only going to continue pushing the idea it's inevitably going to be Trump vs Biden 2.0 and we have no other options, that we have to vote for Biden again because of Project 2025. Is that whole thing terrifying?

Yeah, fucking absolutely.

But voting for Biden will not solidify our safety from that. Biden is exactly like the rest of them. He always has been. You can't make the lesser of two evils argument when they're both just plain evil.

You cannot say that Biden is even mildly a better choice than Trump when he is currently directly involved in a genocide. That is not some little fucking thing. That in and of itself disqualifies him as a lesser evil. Biden is just as bad as him and he will not save us because he doesn't fucking care.

Cornel West [Site] is an Independent candidate running for President in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia [Site] are running for President and Vice-President as the candidates of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

There are options.

There are people trying to change the corrupt foundation our system is built on, but we have to help amplify them because the mainstream media will not.

#have you looked at what's happening in New York & the subways #There's so many reported shootings and deaths and it just seems to be getting worse. #I just looked up subway shooting ny because I wanted to check before saying something #There's reports from like 3 hours ago about someone getting pushed in front of one of the moving subways & there's so many others #or how about the like thousands of police officers that they've got stationed at subways in ny literally doing fuck all #or how everyone's going through a housing crisis and cant afford rent and cant get medical care because it can cost #$4000 to get a fucking ambulance and that's cheap. That's a ride to the hospital less than 20 minutes away probably. #or the rise in hate crimes and bigotry and all the shit they're now trying to censor with the kosa bill #or how terrifying places like Florida have became for anyone thats not seen as an equel by people who dont view most others as equels. #or how they're pouring billions into wars while we're in the midsts of a homeless crisis #suicide rates are at record levels in the us and it's only going to get worse. theyre pulling telehealth which will take away #life saving medical care for people who dont have the ability to go in person. people's ability to get therapy and meds being taken away #Is going to kill people. or how the Biden administration has fucked up their Covid response so goddamn badly #people are referring to the pandemic in past tense and have lost understanding for others who they'd have understood before #they've lied and they've concealed and its killing millions of people and disabling even more. but they will not take accountability. #long covid is ruining people's lives and they've successfully led the narrative that its not real or not that serious. #they will sit there and they will lie. they will say they've protected women's rights and that its a top priority. #they'll say that healthcare is a top priority but have suggested that they'd veto a healthcare for all bill because of its price tag #but will spend billions and billions and billions on a genocide that the majority is against. the system isn't going to begin collapsing #it already is. #its crumbled and we must demolish the corrupt remains and rebuild a better government that gives a shit about people #ALL people. #they use basic human rights as bargaining chips. #the Democrats and Republicans on a Venn diagram is a circle. wake up.

[cuntylittlesalmon]

i really really really hate that my city killed the bus line by my house. oh i hate it so much

#they replaced it with a stupid uber-like system that never fucking works 🥲 #i liked the bus. i liked the bus so so so so much #it would’ve taken me like. an hour / hour and a half bus ride from campus to home now takes THREE FUCKJNG HOURS #and i have to go down town! to a transfer station! #this is why i uber every time but it’s so so so so expensive i literally hate this #can i please leave the suburbs <3 i want to die <3

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

I ain't never drawing Rangi in her damn armor ever again. This this bitch is getting TOotWTT from now on TT0TT

#edit: That pics not my edit. it found it online TT0TT i just thought it'd drive the point home/was a good reaction pic #it's just an edit but gd it my hand #silly talks #maybe when i'm not doing it with a mouse and instead have a tablet I'll change but ahhhhhhhhhhhhh #it's what she and kyoshi deserve uwu #you get a white tank top! YOU get a white tank top! EVERYBODY GETS A WHITE TANKTOP!!!!!!!!! #'silly just how hard are you hyperfixating-' remember the age of korrasami on here? about as much if not more #sadly UNLIKE korrasami i have pretty much no (official) content to work with to make videos and other stuff with TT0TT #so i've taken a crack at redrawing/tracing ATLA/Korra scenes for my amusement ;w; #lemme ride it out it's not like there's any new-new persona content #'silly P5T and P3R' it's not like there's any P6 content 8U #wait fuck i just realized i have to draw 2-3 more frames fuuuuuuuck! #oh my hand is gonna die #i ain't built for this #(this has been your episode of 'silly breaks down in the tags~! :3c'

[seilon]

every newer gen kpoppy who calls it revolutionary every time a big name bg member wears something vaguely skirt-like should be required to watch lee sungjong of infinite putting his whole pussy into performing coming of age ceremony by park jiyoon wearing the song's classic form-fitting black side-slitted dress with zero gimmicks way back in 2012

#its Required Material re: historical kpop genderfuckery #no but im 100% for real. this was in the middle of the era where bg members doing gg songs in drag and whatnot was a really #common gag at concerts and in variety shows and whatnot- especially using bg members who were/are considered the most effeminate #basically it was a big Joke and never taken seriously. alot of the time the dances would be exaggerated and whatnot and yeah they #werent like. REAL covers. werent usually respectful of the original gg/female idol's work and all that. haha man in dress type humor #i know if you're old enough to be following me and into kpop you probably know this already and im talking into space but whatever #anyway. sungjong said fuck that and fucking killed it with a genuine live cover (dance And vocals) of coming of age ceremony #which- as you can imagine based on the title- isnt just an iconic female idol song but one that's blatantly about female sexuality #and whatnot. wore the dress that's in the original mv (or something very similar) and didnt play it up with a wig or anything like that #(like what's usually the case when male idols cover gg songs to make it more clear that its a Costume and they are Crossdressing rather tha #just. being a guy and wearing a dress.) #did not shy away from the sexiness of the dance AT ALL to the point of riding the floor at one point more or less which. god fucking damn #but anyway. it's totally true to the original and is unapologetically sexy in an inherently orientation-fucking gender-fucking way and GOD #wish it got more attention than it did because THAT is revolutionary. thats the first performance i ever saw where a male idol did a #female idol song in the original female idol outfit live without any gimmick or even the implication that it COUNTS as drag. its SUCH a #big deal imo. and it helps that its really fucking hot but thats neither here nor there. anyway. i know its been years but i still have so #many feelings and opinions about sungjong's coming of age ceremony performance ghfgjhdgfdh WATCH IT #sungjong #infinite #kibumblabs

[darkwood-sleddog]

i'm still baffled that people think they are owed engagement on this website.

#tumblr #people do not have to engage with you exactly the way you want #also in the same vein you do not need to post every day #you do not need to get reblogs #who gives a fuck #this isn't twitter #i have posted the same sorta stuff since i had like 4 followers and 400 and 4000 #am i happy to see things get notes? sometimes? #but mostly not bc the posts that blow up are so often things i put zero effort into and get taken for a ride around tumblr #like that one about food deserts that people took SO out of hand #i had to provide links and resources but legit people in the notes go ??? confused #instead of asking me still #anyways poverty is systemic

[betty-bourgeoisie]

Sometimes I see people suggest bikes as an alternative to cars and I'm like "ah, another person who lives somewhere without hills or mountains"

#there's a reason that bike culture has taken off in places like Denmark and the Netherlands #but not in more mountainous countries like Norway #just saying #this is my biggest problem with east coaster trying to make policy for the whole country #like I'm so sorry Appalachia is the closest you've ever come to seeing mountains #but you can not reasonably expect west coasters to just bike rather than drive #stop fucking giving us infrastructure money and being like 'its for bikes!' #girl we are out here needing trolly money #I am too asthmatic to ride a bike up hill every morning to work #but these god damn east coast policy makers love to move here and put bike's on every corner rather than just pay for actual public transit

[solvicrafts]

What gets me about certain people being so fucking pissy about Bob not writing much about Eilistraee (until the last fucking trilogy where EIlistraeans featured heavily) is that

a) Bob basically built drow culture up from almost nothing, and Eilistraee came after he started writing Drizzt

b) no you guys really don't understand. I own the first 4 modules drow appeared in. There's... not much there. And it hasn't aged well.

c) and the Big One: he has a specific vision for his specific characters when it comes to the narrative he wants to explore, from sexual abuse to religious trauma, both of which are fucking complicated and for most people just switching deities isn't enough to fix that.

I have religious trauma that I still struggle with to this day and probably will for the rest of my life to some extent, and it's fundamentally different in nature from what most people would probably expect, and the thing is even though I am happily polytheistic and very enthusiastically into it, I still struggle a lot with certain things because every time I get into my religious practice I have to actively force myself into (or out of) certain things because my whole relationship to religion and spirituality is complicated and messy.

It would be easy and frankly incredibly superficial for Bob to decide to just have them all convert to half-assed Neowiccan ~woo~ drow Jesus Eilistraee to *~*save their souls*~* and call it a day

BUT HE DIDN'T DO THAT

Partly because she wasn't his creation and other authors were writing her at the time so he really couldn't, and partly because it's a shitty message to send.

Sometimes people benefit from converting to a new religion or following a new deity. Sometimes people don't.

I benefited from gradually converting to my religion, but it's come with a whole different set of complications and hasn't been a smooth journey for me.

Just going from extensive religious trauma to switching deities does not fix your problems, and for a lot of people it realistically can make them much worse.

but also

you don't have to be saved by a deity in order to have value as a person

#I fucking WAS saved by a deity and while I'm grateful it wasn't an easy ride #and in fact the way certain people in my family treated me was very emotionally abusive #to this fucking day on a journey that's taken me 19 years I STILL have issues with this whole thing #there are some people I may never speak to again because of how they treated me over this #for a Lolthite drow I could easily see them struggling with switching to a new deity especially one like Eilistraee or Vhaeraun #who are NOT seen very positively at all in the society they were raised in #and for a lot of people the fear of being found out and punished is more than enough to prevent them from seeking out a new deity #to say nothing of the already existing religious trauma that would also just as likely make someone hesitate to embrace a new religion #and speaking AS a religious person I do not at all agree with sending the message that traumatize people need to be saved by a god #or by a religious fanatic #my case is extremely unique and while it more or less worked out in the end it was frankly hellish at its worst points #and it cost me a great deal in terms of my relationships with my family and my ability to trust other people #because the way society frames belief in the Greek gods as some distant thing in time like #'haha these people were so STUPID. they believed in gods that turn into swans and stuff' #has absolutely led to a situation where paganism is only cool and okay if it's the woo crystals and sage Neowiccan aesthetic #but actually being a historically based polytheist is conflated with mental illness #and it's damn near impossible to challenge when most modern people have NO understanding of polytheism and take everything literally #as someone who has had to FIGHT just to continue EXISTING as a polytheist I am still FIRMLY against the idea that people NEED religion #in order to have value as people or to heal #yes for SOME people it works. for others it doesn't. AND THAT'S OKAY

[synthshenanigans]

Im not prepared for what my spotify wrapped is gonna look like

#grew on me by chonny jash fine im fine by chonny jash two wuv by chonny jash SOLMWIT by chonny jash backlit by moonlight by chonny jash #the soul eclectic by chonny jash ode of the cog by chonny jash styrian rhapsody by chonny jash greener by chonny jash art by chonny jash #bargaining/compromise by chonny jash not perfect by chonny jash wings of wax by chonny jash taken for a ride by chonny jash light by chon- #i could keep going #i could go on but lets leave it there #haha reference #anyway i fucking love this mans music my Spotify wrapped will be broken by him #and then there's like. one or two vocaloid songs & maybe toby fox #im so normal bro #chonny jash #moss post

[swallowtail-ageha]

GAAAH THE SCAR ON MY LIP FLARED AGAIN,,,,

#the whole reason i have a scar to begin with is so funny because like #when i was a toddler i was fucking around with a steel chair fell down and my lip/cheek got sliced #so they bought me to the ER to get me stitched #only us to go home and discover that boom! i had taken off the stitches fiddling with my tongue in the maybe 10 minutes long ride #and they said 'oh fuck it' and left it there #its not big its like. a centimeter at best #its just annoying 😭

[hlvrai-stuck-together]

((OOC))

Sorry I keep updating at like. midnight. I honestly dont have an excuse besides i go to work and i get home and i'm tired fghsdajk

Gonna take me a little while to get into the swing of this. I've never done an askblog like this before (though I have hosted... technically 3 in the past? (EDIT: no, 4 actually.) But never like this, and none of them went anywhere), so trying to get into the swing of it has been weird.

Glad people seem to be enjoying it, though! I had no idea it'd take off like this, aha. Hopefully I can get a bit more consistent and stop uploading at 2 AM, lol.

That said, I don't know what my schedule's gonna be (if I even start one). So if there's a couple days where I don't upload, it's not because I abandoned the AU or anything, it's probably just because I'm busy IRL.

Feel free to keep sending in asks even if I'm not online! I've already got a lot of really good ones sitting there that I'm gonna hold onto for a bit (for. reasons).

This has been really fun so far, and I hope everyone's having fun, too! Just bear with me while I figure this out. I'm hoping to get out a ref of [ERROR] soon, and also stop calling him that soon, but getting into character is proving to be a challenge when you do it on and off like this. But that's never stopped me before and it won't now. Like I said, this has been fun so far!

That said, if anyone has any suggestions on a meta level, I'm all ears. I realize now that I've run into this basically blind, so even though I did a couple week's worth of preparation in advance for this blog, I'm also still floundering a bit. Learning more every day, though! And I'm hoping I can pick up the pace soon as well. After Day 1's rapidfire replies, going at a more leisurely pace feels really slow, and I both wanna fix that but also don't know how because, like I said, I keep uploading at midnight gfdshjk

TL;DR I'm working on it dw lol

-Mod Dimonds

#dimond speaks #ooc #i have many plans for this au and i've realized that figuring out how to connect the dots to get us there is the hard part #i'm used to writing fanfic where i as a writer would be able to brainstorm a way to connect those pieces #but since i've decided to host this as an askblog instead a part of that control has been taken away from me #it's like im DMing D&D instead of what i'm used to #which i don't mind- like i said i'm having fun- it's just a huge change from the norm on my end #and i don't wanna make the story twist unnaturally in a different direction because i want one thing and the askers want another #but on the other hand to there is a story here i want to tell #so finding the balance is gonna be hard #but i think it'll also be really fun #at best i'll write a story i'm proud of and people can be along for the ride and we'll all have a good time #and at worst? Day 1 was fucking awesome and one of my favorite memories of being in this fandom #so even if this thing crashes and burns i'll always have that to hold on to #so basically just thank you for reading. both my lil blurb here and the au in general #like seriously i cannot thank you enough for wanting to see where this goes #and something i'm super proud of so far is that everyone's brought their thinking caps too! #i have at least 6 asks sitting in here that i'm saving for later #which is literally half the inbox! #i do wanna state here (in the tags shhh) that i have some massive plans for this au #so the fact that everyone's thinking critically about it has made me really giddy #so proud of this classroom everyone gets A+s for the day /lh #OH ALSO Day 1 here just means the first day the AU was live. this au will be counted in in-story days so i wanna state that now #uhh i dont know how to end this. just... thank you so much for reading. #ily guys i can't wait to keep going and more frequently once i find my footing

[filet-o-feelings]

It'd be really cool if people could respect other people's boundaries.

#just because you know my parents doesn't mean you have permission to touch me #and then my mom took my picture when I was just trying not to outwardly show my sensory overload panic #and clearly told her I didn't want my picture taken #so she took a really awful one of me and then fucking posted it on facebook #I'm so fucking upset #I swear I can still feel hands on my back and I want to throw up #sorry for the rant it's the only outlet I have right now #I'm not going to let this ruin my vacation or anything #anyway earlier today was good #I went for a ride and drove my dad's corvette #also I just realized you can edit tags???

[dawningfairytale]

constance blackwood comes out to spite a bitch

#rtc #ride the cyclone #rtc headcanons #constance blackwood #constance rtc #bi constance #loosely based on me coming out when a youtuber on heartstopper said ‘one day guy crush next day girl crush’ #to which i said bullSHIT i had to crush on a girl for months before i realised anything #this was how i first came out to anyone #also based on bible study discussions on the queer community (gay marriage in the church really) #when i wanted to say SO BAD ‘well i’m bisexual and i think none of you have any understanding of what it’s like to be queer and a christian #i didn’t say that bc i’m a fucking coward #which. lowkey also quite constance of me. #like there’s this one ex-friend i have who i’d love to come out to solely to spite and show her she could be a better ally #as in. christians can be queer/allies. also turning gay club into umbrella social justice club was not your fucking place its not about you #fortunately younger kids have taken back the club and made it gay again #my tags concern me

[heyyesimtrash-whatofit]

Hello hi yes I’m not dead. Where have I been the past two ish weeks? Looking for motivation to do anything but that’s not the point of this post. The point of this post is to share some art. So

There are spoilers for the ending of Ride the Cyclone under the cut so be warned okay now onto the art

For a little background, @fitheghosty created this AU for Ride the Cyclone that’s absolutely consumed my mind. The rough concept goes that after Penny is brought back the choir is also thrown back into the living world as ghosts that only Penny can see. Penny doesn’t remember them, and vice versa, BUT in one of her posts, Fi mentioned Penny summoning the choir. I’m perfectly aware there’s probably a completely different way it went but that doesn’t stop my brain from imagining it going a little something like this…

#listen listen please- the choir is already so chaotic #i just find the idea of Penny fucking around with a Ouija board being what brings them back hilarious #like- okay spooky board time Oh shit now there are 5 dead choir kids in my room what the fuck #it’s so damn hilarious to me I’m sorry #@fitheghosty this au has taken over my brain I sincerely hope you’re proud of that #ride the cyclone #rtc #mischa bachinski #ricky potts #ocean o'connell rosenberg #constance blackwood #noel gruber #side note: this dumb thing gave me 3 full days worth of motivation to complete it #that is insanely impressive for my brain #go go stupid scenarios!!

[kennabeth]

that's it killing myself for real

#this customer showed up when everyone else was on lunch and said he needed a ride home #his house is at the top of a hill with a wet gravel driveway that curves #and theres nowhere to turn around at the top #the entrance to his driveway has boulders for some fucking reason #he wanted to be driven all the way to the house instead of me planting the shop truck at the mouth of the driveway #so i slipped (bc our shop truck is a 2wd piece of shit that i rarely drive) and scraped a mailbox #the mailbox was perfectly fine but it was metal and chipped some paint off the tailgate #my boss literally does not care but i am never being nice to a customer ever again in my life #says kenna #all of this on top of having a bad migraine ✌️ shouldn't have been driving but all my coworkers had taken off