#I will make a change even if it is small

[plaguedocboi]

I love writing nature articles but it is oftentimes so fucking depressing. Like I’m researching an animal and every paper is like “this beast is vital to the ecosystem and everything will collapse without it. Their population has declined 99% because companies are intentionally dumping toxic chemicals into their habitat and there’s nothing we can do about it. However, if you want to not feel entirely helpless, you could consider not using pesticides on your lawn” like alright. Great. How am I supposed to spin that so it’s okay to go in a family-friendly small-town newspaper and not make everyone sad as fuck.

#so much of being a biologist is just wow. everything sucks. #but I must remain hopeful for the future because otherwise all will be lost #I will make a change even if it is small #I repeat this to myself when I’m sad

[phleb0tomist]

tumblr users will have the most inaccessible, unreadable, low contrast, flashing carrd you can possibly imagine, with a dni full of insider acronyms with no translation and numerous link buttons labelled with cryptic captions, and then go ahead and put “ableists dni and kys!” on that carrd

#yeah i’m bitter about carrds becoming so hostile to disabled people #nobody with vision issues or photosensitivity or processing issues or epilepsy or memory issues could possibly read your carrd #small changes like proper colour contrast between background and text can make a world of difference in making your page accessible #even just spelling out the acronyms in your dni or mentioning WHERE a mysterious link will actually lead is so helpful #i see so many links that are just random literary quotes that turn out to lead to a mandatory dni. how would anyone know that?? #txt #accessibility #1000

[puppyeared]

Callbacks to older episodes

#the last one is kind of subtle. theyre from edas childhood bedroom lol #the hospital and amity’s ship are probably my fav references.. considering we saw at least 3 different precincts in the show it prob implies #there are way more of them all over the isles. also the sheer symbolism of the precinct being changed into a hospital fucking got me man #also amity’s ship with the little cat paws and face bc of luz making a cat face out of her abomination… I love them #HHHHHGGGGG IM GONNA MISS THIS SHOW MAN #if you notice to the right of eda’s office THERES a mural of raine and a small photo of Luz and King #there are also symbols of the titans skull replacing the emperors coven and the attention to detail is insane #they even managed to sneak one into 1 or 2 backgrounds which I did not expect #the owl house spoilers #toh spoilers #toh #the owl house #toh watching and dreaming #watching and dreaming #watching and dreaming spoilers #wad spoilers #toh finale spoilers

[leverage-ot3]

I’ve talked about this before but imagine what it’s like for someone in a country/place where eliot is Top Most Wanted and then your tech guy finds a breakout star baseball player on their visual scanner that looks EXACTLY like spencer. but…there’s no way that’s him, right???

and then the next year it happens again but this time it’s some one hit wonder country singer kenneth crane that has like 78 tween-run fangirl blogs dedicated to him. you see a grainy video of him being chased by a horde of screaming teenage girls and ??? no way Eliot Last Thing You’ll Ever See Spencer is a country singer star just. signing pictures of his face right…?

a few months later your intern shows you footage of an eliot lookalike who is in san lorenzo talking about how there is dog fighting in the presidential palace and you just. sigh. because of course. a scant few days later the political geography of the country changes drastically and damien moreau is imprisoned. …interesting

and then a year of silence goes by. he still shows up as blips on the radar but he must have a good hacker working for him because his tracks on the internet are expertly erased.

every time you ask through interagency channels some random interpol guy talks in (condescending?) riddles at you and it also somehow feels like he’s threatening you

and then your friend who recently got into foreign hockey teams sends you a dropyourgloves video of someone called jacques the bear. you immediately get a headache (and watch some more videos because even you can admit this guy is a good hockey player)

and you know he’s a Bad Guy but it’s been admittedly a bit entertaining seeing what claim to fame he will come upon next. and his most recent actions over the few years make you wonder.

a few months later your phone pings because multiple heads of state evacuated from DC. the reason? eliot spencer was in town. you hear two days later a bioterrorist was taken down by… the report was redacted. your hacker tells you spencer and two teammates were behind the successful operation. which, huh.

not even a full year later it is released that spencer is dead and… you don’t know how to feel.

#sorry this turned kinda angsty I just think eliot famousaliases spencer is a great reoccurring joke #eventually an indeterminate amount of months later you see him pop up again and you breathe #at this point all the intel you’ve gotten points that he’s actually doing something good with his life #like he’s changed. and you know he’s a bad guy but he’s doing things that nobody else is really capable of doing. making changes on large #and small scales #he will face consequences eventually you are sure. but his tracks are so well covered already and he’s so slippery so maybe. maybe you just #don’t make your agents work so hard to track him down #you get to know sterling a bit better (and maybe understand him a bit better too) #sterling invites you to an off the books lunch at this brewpub in portland when you’re in the states. the head chef looks familiar #it’s the best food you’ve ever tasted. because OF COURSE it is #at this point you’re not even angry. or resigned anymore. you’re slightly impressed #anyways that’s how sterling’s leverage club gains another member #(mcsweeten was the second member btw. if you’ve seen my other posts) #eliot spencer #eliot spencer meta #headcanons #humor #leverage #jim sterling #(mentioned) #the studio job #the blue line job #the three strikes job #ficlets #mine #a post not on my queue??? more likely than you think #I should make a tag for in universe pov posts #into the leverage verse #headcanons in the tags #the rundown job

[the-one-with-spider-brainrot]

draw these two being a cute couple

Hey fun fact, I ship them as well so have a sketch dump of them actually

#cult of the lamb #the ones art #cotl leshy #annabe #leshy x yellow cat #leshycat #i feel like i need a distinct ship name for my yellow cat and leshy hmm #cotl kallamar #cotl shamura #cotl heket #cotl narinder #(these two are small. tiny even) #pujulon #huna #i swear i need to make a chart of the relationships of my cotl stuff because they've changed a couple of times as i do my own thing #leshy and annabe are slowburn to me. its funny if the ex being of chaos takes ages to confess because he's too embarrased

[bugsongs]

the thing about jess mccready is that she cares SO MUCH!!! she cares about everything and everyone and it is so goddamned obvious!

she looks at esti, this girl who left home at sixteen years old to play baseball. jess is the only person on the team who makes any effort to communicate with her and check in with her and tries to make her feel included!

she knows carson is not only gay, but involved with greta, and she doesn't tell a soul about either of them, not even lupe- she gives them their privacy without them even having to ask for it.

the second maybelle mentions that she hasn't seen esti, jess is up and looking for her, and she is visibly torn up when lupe is translating the letter. and then when esti crashes the car because she's fighting with lupe, jess gives them space to work out their shit!

she is SO emotionally intelligent and she shows it over and over again by caring for her team at every opportunity.

#me white knuckling my own arm to prevent myself from ending this post with how hot that makes her 😬 #anyway even when they're first on their win streak and jess is talking about how no one can change anything #she's like making sandwiches or whatever and just hands one to shirley #its just a small passing moment but its another example of how she's taking care of her team again!! #ending this rant before i talk about how bad i wanna kiss her dont look at me. #aloto #jess mccready

[mothercetrion]

I feel like no one is talking about Johnny’s ex-wife’s southern accent. love it. where is she from

#johnny cage #mortal kombat #mortal kombat 1 #mortal kombat 1 spoilers #videos #mine #trust me I am southern and more than likely sound just like her HBSDHBAF #I need to know more abt cristina I’m not even lying #how/when did they meet??? #is she actually southern or are my ears deceiving me #is JOHNNY southern…? y'all oh my god what if johnny's southern and he has hidden his accent #if they met/got married before he was “johnny cage” then it would make sense i guess?? #unless he started his career as john/jonathan carlton and then changed it later #HIGHLY doubt he's southern but what if he was #i mean he IS from a small town according to an intro with lao (?) sooo #nah i still doubt it #anyway. southern cristina real

[carlyraejepsans]

i think i found my people

#sorry having a small town queer finally makes friends living in the city moment over here #i just. give people my chosen name and they use it. if i put in one iota of effort even strangers gender me correctly #my course director recognized me from the stage i took in the summer and saw that my name didn't match the legal documents #APOLOGIZED FOR DEADNAMING ME. and said there's a procedure to get my uni credentials fixed even if i haven't legally changed anything yet #I don't think I've ever been so comfortable in my life #fuck I'm gonna cry

[pianokantzart]

I just made the Mama Mario soup.

I can see why Luigi got so excited, that stuff good.

#it's vegan too if anyone is into that #I did change up the recipe though. I didn't have shallots so I used 2 small onions instead of 1 to compensate #and I left out the celery because everyone in the family hates the stuff #but even then!!! hearty and healthy! 10/10 #One thing I would've done differently is start early to make some homemade bread #I just did the lazy method of slapping together bisquick biscuits #Not a great replacement but better than no bread at all #food posting

[the---hermit]

Buying evidently queer books with my mom feeling 100% comfortable asking her to hold them for me as i do something else is something i didn't know i needed.

#since i came out to them things have not changed like idk if i expected the sky to have a different color #but this sense of relaxation of not having to hide and control things for fear of questions always gives me life #there's so much i need to discuss with them because queer talk is non existent here #i recently found out my mom didn't even know what lgbt meant #so i definitely need to sit down and have a bit of a conversation to educate them #but i am happy they know and everything is fine and normal #i am truly starting to feel queer joy lately #idk where i am going with this but small things that make me happy i guess #cris speaks #the---hermit

[dorianwolfforest]

Hey sse. the uh. the. the photograph the ponies? quest? you moved them, remember.

#sso #ssoblr #when i say the removal of all day blockers and the 'skip wait' being added to every possible thing where you have to wait. even when it #takes 2 seconds because it's easier than deciding to change the day blockers and adding the minigames only to specific scenes #when i say that makes them so unbelievably lazy and sets a poor precedent #and you tell me it's a small problem that doesnt matter #this is where we end up

[bbgatile]

minibot ratchet, the world’s smallest ambulance

#transformers #idwtf #ratchet #optiratch #not gonna tag the others since theyre such a small part of it im lazy too #i changed up ratchets design to make him look more simple and compact #he's the biggest of the lost light minibots but still a little grampa #oh i didnt even say why i made minibot ratchet- idk. i saw someone else say minibot ratchet and i thought it was genius #i just wanted in on the fun #ant art

[puppyeared]

man

#maybe im being pessimistic abt this. im not saying u should wear a mask every waking moment of your life god knows i cant #but also. hell no i dont trust u if anything i distrust u ppl even more after how things played out for the past 3 years #like there are situations where it might be inevitable catching covid. most of my family members are nurses and in constant contact #but there are also a ton of ways to make that risk low as possible like masking and wearing a face shield and having sanitizer #for me its not enough to just say oh we're in a small group and we're all vaccinated #motherfucker your kid is sick from preschool EVERY TIME WE VISIT. of course ill be wearing a mask she gave me covid last year #also no the fuck it isnt seasonal the cases go up because lack of caution makes the virus spread and mutate especially around times when #ppl gather. add that with virus transmission in cold weather and its a matter of different factors increasing the risk of spread #im also tired of ppl not understanding that i wont be their responsibility if i do get sick. maybe they can help me recover #but at the end of the day the risk of death and long term health is all on me. i cant change that #the govt barely gives me accommodations what makes u think theyll do anything for every individual case of long covid or worse #im so tired. im so tired #i dont even know if its possible to want this to be over anymore i just wish we didnt have to deal with this in the first place #ALSO COUGH INTO YOUR SLEEVE SERIOUSLY HOW IS THIS SO HARD TO REMEMBER #oh its just a cold/dry throat its not like i have covid or anything. no!! its basic hygiene!!! how is this so hard to understand!!!!!!!!!! #and no this isnt abt whether people have the means to protect themselves this is me bitching abt my relatives not taking me seriously #vent #my art #myart #doodles #covid 19

[16ozicedcoffee]

les mis fic writers who write really really great stories about the amis where political organizing is one of/the main plot (especially stories that feature such realistic organizing experiences) i want to give you all a kiss!!!!! many kisses!!!!!!

#i organize in my city with a really small group #we live in a very conservative area #sometimes i think it's too easy to feel like your actions don't make much of a difference #when i find myself feeling overwhelmed by all the things that need to change/burnt out/etc etc #i just read some really good les mis fic with a great organizing plotline and then i'm back at it in my community #it's like oh right #this is why we do it #even when it's hard #even when we feel like we've been working on the same issue forever #even when we feel like nothing we do is enough #this is why we keep trying!!!!!!!! #idk you folks just get it! #and i appreciate the art/work/labor that you are putting out into the world so much!!!

[alyona11]

The duality of man is when you love Hadestown so much that you hate Hadestown

#me being me #idk something something show getting generic #like it’s still a good show but a good show and 4/5 and 8/10 rating for a show such as hadestown is shameful #I do think that hadestown should hit like a life changing event that made me fall in love with it #not like some generic Broadway/WE show that you see and vaguely remember liking a year after #and like it’s kinda sad to understand that it doesn’t quite hit like this now #either because of acting choices of some folks (which tbh not fully their fault and I wrote a post about it) #either because Anaïs decides to make a lyric change which is like the most obvious downgrade #that it makes me think ‘oh the show thinks I’m stupid’ #instead of idk making the one change people have been complaining for years #like even fuck it just idk leave what works working #idk I feel like seeing WE made me thinking about it more #and I did enjoy the show a lot and I had fun #but also I keep thinking how some small bits didn’t fit and the show didn’t hit as it should #which makes me feel of people who will experience ht for the first time and might not understand the show’s full impact like I did #idk just thoughts

[skunkes]

might sound weird to say as a person with a couple ocs who have Big Horrible Event(s) in their backstories or as a person who has like 3 ocs total bc he sucks at writing and as a person who hopes their ocs arent too Boring with [the thing im about to mention] but the thing about writing [characters] and [people] is that like.

any little thing a person experiences can take up their whole existence... its actually something "fun" to experience as i meet new ppl and do more things. My friend had something happen that she'll be talking about forever. I had several things happen last year that ill never stop talking about, some of which other ppl think werent that bad actually. In the same way I'll forever remember about the way my sister accidentally insulted me almost 10 years ago, it's really interesting and Fun to find and assign smaller things like that to characters...its really Real. some people's dealbreakers are other people's solvable problems etc etc

#(as well as the opposite: Big Event that maybe shocks everyone around em but they genuinely werent shaken by) #though this one is more common and leads to those ''ohh i didnt know that was normal oops'' moments #talkys #inspired by recent me and friend events #and also recent events where i told sum ppl more stuff about Thing and they responded as if it wasnt a big deal. but it was to me. #and also how i thought a part of al's childhood backstory was kind of maybe dumb and not realistically as impactful as id expect #but i saw someone on reddit almost word for word write that as their experience and how its shaped em as a person #and thats it like... the small things are boring and hard to keep track of sometimes #its not like you'll include every single little event your oc was shaped by in their bio #but idk. its like Fun to piece together for fun. to mold a human being #ykwim? wld be silly to tell everyone ''oh my oc struggles with self image due to many instances like... when their sister called em ugly'' #or write it anywhere but it is fun to Know and have in your head. and its real ! #just like if a friend told you about something that happened to em #long post #delete later #sorry i keep saying stupid obvious shit lately ive always been bad at oc making AND socializing so im learning everything late #but anyway yes. idk even as i keep making ocs that are ''similar'' its like. every person so different #people can react to anything in any way for any reason. i love people #this is why i struggle a bit with keeping ocs to archetypes i guess bc like. what is ooc for an oc. people contain contradictions all the #time. you can change yourself at any time. #ok nobody will read this far so ill go to the real insane rambling #part of this has been a part of my chats with talon while trying to get him to share more info #like. yeah ok you're 400+ years old the things that happened to you were such a comparatively small part of your life #but humans dont live as long and think about small things until they die. i dont think time would heal all wounds actually. not all of em #some thoughts just always come to gnaw at your brain. its ok to not be over things. i feel ill never be over some things #and also complainerism can be fun but thats something else entirely wee hee ^_^