#I'm sorry join the what

[inkskinned]

you're grabbing lunch with a nice man and he gives you that strange grimace-smile that's popular right now; an almost sardonic "twist" of his mouth while he looks literally down on you. it looks like he practiced the move as he leans back, arms folded. he just finished reciting the details of NFTs to you and explaining Oppenheimer even though he only watched a youtube about it and hasn't actually seen it. you are at the bottom of your wine glass.

you ask the man across from you if he has siblings, desperately looking for a topic. literally anything else.

he says i don't like small talk. and then he smiles again, watching you.

a few years ago, you probably would have said you're above celebrity gossip, but honestly, you've been kind of enjoying the dumb shit of it these days. with the rest of the earth burning, there's something familiar and banal about dragging ariana grande through the mud. you think about jeanette mccurdy, who has often times gently warned the world she's not as nice as she appears. you liked i'm glad my mom died but it made you cry a lot.

he doesn't like small talk, figure out something to say.

you want to talk about responsibility, and how ariana grande is only like 6 days older than you are - which means she just turned 30 and still dresses and acts like a 13 year old, but like sexy. there's something in there about the whole thing - about insecurity, and never growing up, and being sexualized from a young age.

people have been saying that gay people are groomers. like, that's something that's come back into the public. you have even said yourself that it's just ... easier to date men sometimes. you would identify as whatever the opposite of "heteroflexible" is, but here you are again, across from a man. you like every woman, and 3 people on tv. and not this guy. but you're trying. your mother is worried about you. she thinks it's not okay you're single. and honestly this guy was better before you met, back when you were just texting.

wait, shit. are you doing the same thing as ariana grande? are you looking for male validation in order to appease some internalized promise of heteronormativity? do you conform to the idea that your happiness must result in heterosexuality? do you believe that you can resolve your internal loneliness by being accepted into the patriarchy? is there a reason dating men is easier? why are you so scared of fucking it up with women? why don't you reach out to more of them? you have a good sense of humor and a big ol' brain, you could have done a better job at online dating.

also. jesus christ. why can't you just get a drink with somebody without your internal feminism meter pinging. although - in your favor (and judgement aside) in the case of your ariana grande deposition: you have been in enough therapy you probably wouldn't date anyone who had just broken up with their wife of many years (and who has a young child). you'd be like - maybe take some personal time before you begin this journey. like, grande has been on broadway, you'd think she would have heard of the plot of hamlet.

he leans forward and taps two fingers to the table. "i'm not, like an andrew tate guy," he's saying, "but i do think partnership is about two people knowing their place. i like order."

you knew it was going to be hard. being non-straight in any particular way is like, always hard. these days you kind of like answering the question what's your sexuality? with a shrug and a smile - it's fine - is your most common response. like they asked you how your life is going and not to reveal your identity. you like not being straight. you like kissing girls. some days you know you're into men, and sometimes you're sitting across from a man, and you're thinking about the power of compulsory heterosexuality. are you into men, or are you just into the safety that comes from being seen with them? after all, everyone knows you're failing in life unless you have a husband. it almost feels like a gradebook - people see "straight married" as being "all A's", and anything else even vaguely noncompliant as being ... like you dropped out of the school system. you cannot just ignore years of that kind of conditioning, of course you like attention from men.

"so let's talk boundaries." he orders more wine for you, gesturing with one hand like he's rousing an orchestra. sir, this is a fucking chain restaurant. "I am not gonna date someone who still has male friends. also, i don't care about your little friends, i care about me. whatever stupid girls night things - those are lower priority. if i want you there, you're there."

he wasn't like this over text, right? you wouldn't have been even in the building if he was like this. you squint at him. in another version of yourself, you'd be running. you'd just get up and go. that's what happens on the internet - people get annoyed, and they just leave. you are locked in place, almost frozen. you need to go to the bathroom and text someone to call you so you have an excuse, like it's rude to just-leave. like he already kind of owns you. rudeness implies a power paradigm, though. see, even your social anxiety allows the patriarchy to get to you.

you take a sip of the new glass of wine. maybe this will be a funny story. maybe you can write about it on your blog. maybe you can meet ariana grande and ask her if she just maybe needs to take some time to sit and think about her happiness and how she measures her own success.

is this settling down? is this all that's left in your dating pool? just accepting that someone will eventually love you, and you have to stop being picky about who "makes" you a wife?

you look down to your hand, clutching the knife.

#writeblr #this is a mashup of like 3 dates i accidentally went on lol #by that i mean that i was out with a woman on a date in 2 of these situations #and a man just. joined us. and we were too awkward to say anything while he tried to ''date'' me #& one was a longterm friend that i was like. you what???? #like he's nice he's a doctor and my mom was SO happy she was like raquel think about it #''it's a perfect love story you grew up together and reconnected as adults and like the same things and he's friends with ur brother #and his sister is one of ur close friends!!!'' #yes but alas. he is a boy . she only likes girls. can i make it any more obvious #anyway im tryna write about like the force of male attention being actually incredibly ingrained to women like we are SUPPOSED to like it #it's seen as the only important thing #even if ur gay #and it's a nuanced thing idk #and while rn i i.d. as lesbian #like .... it wouldn't be UNTRUE to say i am probably like ''cusp bisexual'' bc i CAN experience attraction to men bc like . #sexuality is fluid... #don't tell straight ppl tho bc they do not understand the concept that ppl don't necessarily need a solid everlasting label #they're like GET in the BOX #if ur gay & in boston i'm 30 and pretty please come kiss me. #(i usually only date older ppl sorry in advance tho)

[andsewingishalfthebattle]

Novice sewing pattern: Cut out shapes. Line up the little triangles on the edges. Stitch edges together. We've also included step-by-step assembly instructions with illustrations.

Novice knitting pattern: yOU MUSt uNDerstANd thE SECret cOdE CO67 (73, 87, 93) BO44 (63, 76, 90) 28 (32, 34) slip first pw repeat 7x K to end *kl (pl) 42 * until 13" (13, 13, 15) join new at 30 pl for 17 rows ssk 27 k2tog mattress lengthwise BO and sacrifice a goat to the knitting gods. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WANT "INSTRUCTIONS," I JUST GAVE THEM TO YOU

#knitting #no it's not a real pattern but I can't write one that makes sense because I have no freaking clue what any of that means #How do you make things that aren't basic rectangles #Why has every knitter I've asked for help just said 'patterns are easy; you just have to know how to read them' & then refused to teach me #Where do I even find a goat to sacrifice #How do I join the pattern cult #I am so confused #I've been knitting for almost a decade but I can only make scarves and potholders #I learned one (1) stitch by watching a YouTube video and none of my friends or family knit so I have no IRL resources #And nobody I meet seems to want to take the time to explain the rest to me #I taught myself to sew through trial and error but that doesn't really work with knitting because error is pretty much just... Unraveling? #Anyway sorry for the tag rant I'm just frustrated that I see pretty things I want to make but the instructions are in an alien language #And the gap between 'absolute novice' and 'intermediate' seems to be about 20 years of experience and formal instruction

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Fishing Interlude

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan sizhui #lan jingyi #ONE HUNDERED (+6 bonus) COMICS BABY!!!! WE MADE IT! #There's still at least 200 more to go at the rate I'm going but still! Triple digits for a comic project feels worth celebrating. #I'm no stranger to setting myself on projects but this is certainly the most adventurous and long-term one I've undertaken. #The aim was to be done by the end of September (whoops (I also took a few breaks to post other stuff)) But I'm still having fun! #Thank you all so much for joining me on this journey! I have a celebration announcement tomorrow! #Sorry this one doesn't really feel like a 'comic 100'. It's sandwiched between two comics that were supposed to be 'comic 100'... #I love how excited Jingyi is to be in the garden. And I will never miss an opportunity to have them fish. #Slowly...I am setting up my punchline with all this. I promise it's leading somewhere. #Lan Sizhui didn't fit into the frame for panel 3 so I like to think he dove in after a fish #Afterall that's were lan zhan is in this comic. Under the water. Hunting. LSZ is just following what his mentor taught him. #Sorry I broke Jingyi's characterization for this punchline. He's one of the biggest wangxian shippers in canon. But fishing comes first.

[dafry]

I have no idea wth is happening but i want in-

Randy: Uh... Is he okay...?

Jake: Yeah don't worry, he'll be fine... I think...

#sup bitches #sorry for the quality- I'm on vacation rn lmao but i wanted to join in on the fun and chaos #so i made this in a hurry with what i had XD #also damn it's been a while since i draw em #I'm a little rusty #secret trio #adjl #rc9gn #danny phantom #danny fenton #randy cunningham #jake long #american dragon jake long #randy cunningham 9th grade ninja #fanart #dannypocalypse #my life have been a mess so excuse me if i take a long while to draw stuff- not to mention trying to find the motivation at all lmao #also been getting sick again so ye #and if i ever went on hiatus for years then assume I'm dead idk i have been getting ominous feelings and signs let's hope I'm wrong! :'D

[palskippah]

A mama helping his Koopalings beat a hard level in Super Mario Land.

Hi!! Based on this, because I love the hc that all the Koopalings love Luigi.

#super mario bros #luigi #koopalings #bowser jr #wendy o koopa #ludwig von koopa #roy koopa #morton koopa #iggy koopa #lemmy koopa #larry koopa #HII #I have never played any gameboy things so I don't know if this kind of hype can be possible alksdlsadsa #Luigi was originally helping Junior through a level but then all the children joined them #Can't believe the first adult Luigi I post is facing forward #I swear he looks nicer in other drawings :'y #You know this was based over the psicture of the mom and her children #well guess what Bowser took a photo of this moment #also i'm sorry if the drawing looks weird aksdlasd i don't draw this much people in a same scene often #Also the details may be hard to look at #apologiesss

[carlyraejepsans]

i don't think I've ever enjoyed a birthday party with friends as much as today i am genuinely getting a bit teary eyed

#initially i wasn't planning to do anything but then i thought what the hell what if we go out to drink something #except it was all very up in the air so a good deal of folks couldn't come (which is fine that one's on me) #but the two who COULD make it are genuinely some of the funniest motherfuckers I've ever met and one of them brought his gf along #and we hit it off IMMEDIATELY and THEN we ran into another pal I hadn't seen in a while and hadn't had the chance to invite in person #who also joined in after he finished hanging out with other people and they got me a present????? 😭 #i haven't had a birthday with friends in fucking . 3 years between covid and everyone i knew moving away #I'm so happy i think my heart is going to explode #which ik. hey isn't that a very boring and simple hangout YES but also not to me baby i have been in a depression isolation all my teens #i started to genuinely enjoy my day to day life like. 4 months ago ever since starting uni #it feels like turning a new leaf yknow? like. i made it. i made it out. god i could cry #sorry I'm a little drunk

[tarisilmarwen]

"Thrawn only joined the Empire to help the Chiss!"

Okay sure but have any of you bothered to self-examine why Thrawn chose to join the Empire instead of, say, the Republic, when that was still around? Or why he didn't chose to throw in with the Rebellion, put his tactical mind to use helping them overthrow the Empire quicker?

Could it be... perhaps... that maybe he values the Empire's military strength... more than he cares about the authoritarian tyranny with which it oppresses its own people?

Is it possible that he thinks the Empire's main problem is that it isn't effective enough, too much politicking getting in the way of sound strategy, but if he's around (and in charge) he can guide things so that those annoying little wrinkles (AKA the pockets of discontent and rebellion and fully justified anger at their rights and freedoms being trampled on) are all smoothed out and the overall Imperial machine is better, more in control of its assets, a stronger more unified bulwark against the outergalactic threat of the Grysk or the Vong or whatever.

Is it perhaps just a bit self-centered of him to only care about the Empire's ability to service his own goals and desires and be apathetic (at best) to the way it makes people suffer daily under its inherent systems? The Twi'leks and Wookies being constantly kidnapped and sold into slavery? The careless industrialization of arboreal worlds? The socialization and absorption of all private industry, forcing everyone to work through and with the Empire if they want to work at all? The systematic persecution of anyone remotely Force Sensitive? Is it not the mark of some kind of soul rot to be aware of all of that and go, "Yeah, but I don't care, they have the bigger guns, which is what I need."?

Maybe... just maybe... Thrawn has some Machiavellian tendencies and opinions and maybe this just might... make him not entirely a good person?

And maybe y'all should think about that before you come back and whine about his portrayal as a villain, as if all he has to do is explain to people that he did everything for a good reason and he gets an automatic narrative pardon for all of the shit he did while Grand Admiral that still needs to be addressed and answered for.

#yeah another thrawn rant has been brewing for a while #listen it's not that i don't want thrawn to have depths and pathos and dimensions to his character #what i'm saying is that NONE OF THAT MATTERS ONCE HE JOINED THE EMPIRE #because he sure as hell didn't work to subvert the empire at all even knowing the kinds of things they do #so no i'm sorry there is no clean 'i had good intentions' moment #where everyone just arbitrarily accepts his Sad Backstory and declares everything okay #him doing everything he did 'for his people' does not mean the people he DID hurt don't get to demand and expect justice #what annoys me is not that thrawn has complex motivations #it's that fandom seems to think the motivations cancel out the MEANS and METHODS #which is why in all their stories thrawn gets to just go home and have a happily ever after with eli vanto or whoever #that is not what is going to or what should happen in canon guys #not fandom tagging this if you see it it's your own dang fault for being out in the wilds of the untamed tumblr search #dunking on the blue bastard

[uncanny-tranny]

The only reason I'm glad I didn't recognize I was trans sooner is because I would have totally named myself Brandon

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #nonbinary #trans meme #yes if i had named myself that i could have re-renamed myself but i am too awkward to have done so i think #i just do NOT look like a brandon. like idk what about names can make you go 'i look like a [name]' but like trust me #like you ever look at somebody and say 'they look like a [name]' and you're RIGHT? that's kinda freaky lmaoo 💀 #anyway shoutout to the trans brandons out there i'm sorry i am not worthy enough to have joined your ranks (lighthearted) #i AM a firm believer that you can name yourself whatever 'weird' name is out there though. unironically that's what i believe #like fuck it!!! if your name is toaster then your name is toaster and i admire you for it!!!!! #names are simultaneously very important but also kind of absurd when you think about it

[me-sploh-rada-imas]

livestream 12/09/23

#joker out #nace jordan #jan peteh #jance #i swear i'm not overanalysing LOOK AT NACE'S FACE #he's holding back a massive smile look at those dimples #jan is holding his hand??? #join me in my delusion everyone #this might actually be my tipping point lads like literally look at their faces i want what they have #and like... they are definitely trying to be subtle here but they both have massive grins and literally look ecstatic #literally this is not platonic i'm sorry #sorry these gifs are bad i got excited

[hyperfixation-symposium]

Maxo is talking about QSMP!! I don't know what he's saying!! But he sure is talking about it!!

#I'm so sorry I don't speak spanish I'm joining his stream to watch him play outer wilds and I can't understand what he's saying #He mentioned the QSMP merch with Trump #And I think he talked about the fandom name change with Trumpet? #And he's talking about the creators #qsmp #but I can't put it all together yet #Hopefully someone who speaks spanish can translate

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

Ignore all logistical considerations of "would they ever meet each other under these circumstances". If you don't think Jules Bashir would have chosen to join Starfleet, imagine he is on the station for some other reason, or they meet in some other location.

I wanted to make this poll because I've seen various fics where Garak reassures Julian that far from being upset over him being augmented, Garak is grateful for it, either explicitly because (he thinks) they wouldn't be able to have their usual conversations if it weren't for the augmentations, or simply because he likes Julian "just the way he is" and wouldn't want him to be "different". I disagree that Garak would think like this (or at the very least, I think Julian would react negatively if he did, rather than be reassured), so I wanted to hear everyone else's thoughts.

#garashir #Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #this is not just a shipping question btw so please answer whether you view them platonically/romantically/whatever! #Julian Bashir #polls #Starky's original posts #I'll admit. to me there is a very clear right and wrong answer here. #again not in terms of Garak's characterization so much as in terms of JULIAN'S. #I would be fine if Garak said this and Julian felt at least somewhat conflicted about it but I've never seen even that........ #I've wanted to make this post for SO LONG but it's a very common thing in a lot of fics that I otherwise REALLY LIKE #from authors that I REALLY LOVE AND ADMIRE #and I have no idea if I'm just being completely insane and oversensitive OTL #but I just read yet another fic where Garak was like ''I have no choice but to be grateful you were genetically enhanced #because Jules would never have joined Starfleet so we never would have met.'' #and I just want to yell WHY DO YOU ALL ASSUME THAT #like not even getting into assuming that Jules would be permanently significantly intellectually disabled #based on limited information about his early childhood developmental delays #but more importantly assuming he wouldn't (read: couldn't. because I KNOW that's what you mean.) end up on the station #You! Star Trek fan! Do you think people with intellectual or learning disabilities are allowed in Starfleet? Answer quickly! :) #sorry I told you I've held onto this for too long. and now I'm a deranged bitch about it :|

[delta-piscium]

Steve in all of his jock-ness keeps accidentally calling Eddie ‘dude’ or ‘man’, even the occasional ‘bro’, like Eddie is there calling Steve ‘baby - sweetheart - love’ and what he gets in return is that?

Steve doesn’t even notice for the most part, it’s just how he talks. it’s only when Eddie starts glaring at him that he mentally goes backward in the conversation and realizes, immediately trying to fix it by calling him every pet name under the sun

Meanwhile, Eddie is just there like “actually what is wrong with you? You called me baby before we were even together—which drove me crazy by the way, so thanks for that—and now when we regularly share bodily fluids I’m dude???’

#Steve: I still call you baby okay I don't even notice that i call you dude too also don't refer to sleeping with me as sharing body fluids #Eddie: sorry I didn't even notice *continues to do it for a week* #like 'hey wanna share body fluids with me' and steve is like.. 'and u call me petty come on dude' #he walks in on eddie making a poster and is like 'hey whats that' and eddie is like 'I'm making a support group for people with #partners who perform psychological warfare on them' #and Steve without missing a beat 'bro can I join?' #this is their love language okay #Dels steddie thoughts #my post #stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie

[yao-yaos]

The Devil Wears Prada (China, 2022)

Ehem, I mean: Some of the many looks of Dongfang Qingcang: part I

#Love Between Fairy and Devil #苍兰诀 #cdramaedit #asiandramasource #asiandramanet #dailyasiandramas #periodedits #chineseartistsinc #dylan wang #*mine #*dfqc_outfits #i suck at joining gifs sorry #but i'm gonna do a series of this #also one for lanhua <3 #*yes idk what to do until the new episodes*

[kastillia]

my alphabetical list is complete

#persona #fire emblem #fe3h #ace attorney #god eater 3 #my art #i am not...tagging everyone #nor am i linking everyone lol sorry #just scroll if you're curious it's not like i really post anything besides art anyway #just to clarify this is an alphabetical list of characters that *i enjoy* #i am aware other characters that begin with the same letter/s exist #alright so what have we learned #that i have a few select interests that have not changed in years #maybe that will change; maybe not - we'll see #and now i'm back to not knowing what to draw... #a couple of these weren't my first choices though so maybe i'll go and revisit the ones i scrapped #thanks for joining me on this little experiment and welcome to everyone who stumbled in partway through #i appreciate y'all #happy easter

[joja-co-official]

I have a couple of asks that have something to do with "sucking" "my joja cola" and/or "my joja can" at this point. I'm not sure if I should be worried about you or myself 😊🙏💙

#stardew valley #sdv #joja co #join us thrive #joja mart #joja #I had a post a while ago saying I'm not comfortable with these things - I don't care much about them now so dw #I just won't be answering them sorry I really have no idea what to say to you

[kbluebirdart]

Hi! It's been a while. hope you're all doing well.

Firstly, I see that there seem to be some drawing requests in my inbox, I'm not taking requests at the moment. thanks for giving me some good ideas for drawing though. actually, I may draw them for later!

BTW, this is late but ever since I found out that there will be no DLC for totk, I was bummed to learn that the Zelda team really wants to move to the next new Zelda world already. I respect their choice nonetheless.

I hope that we the fans will continue to make Zelda content, and keep the fandom alive and fun as always. I'm sure the Zelda team/Nintendo would notice that. Please continue to support that and we all will be alright!

#text post #rambles #what have i done #too long text Blue! #keep it short! #Bummed that there'll be no DLC #let us continue to make Zelda content #not taking requests #i'm sorry #Fandom is the most important part of letting people enjoy content/joining fandom and keep the fun