#before covid is over

[clovermousee]

style and their many, many valentines together.

commission me 🫶

#DONE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER WHEW #hate being a college student w/ responsibilities #south park #sp style #south park post covid #stan marsh #kyle broflovski #pc stan marsh #pc kyle broflovski #pc style #sp showrunner au #technically #valentines day

[evostrashbin]

I know I'm late with this by now but you're not gonna believe what Cult of the lamb is going to add to their game

#Cotl #cult of the lamb #shitpost #Late because I caught covid before I could draw my reaction to the recent events and was really sick for over a week #But this had me flabbergasted and laughing #Like this is so funny to me you guys have no idea

[pastafossa]

There'll likely be a chapter tomorrow and you have @wonderlandmind4 to thank for that, both for beta-ing for me and for smacking my really really bad imposter syndrome voice over the head with a rolled-up newspaper until it was not so loud, because damn, have I been deep in it and worried about finally posting again.

#the red thread #i literally do not have words for how deep in an imposter-syndrome anxiety hole i've been for the past few months #i have been convinced everything i wrote since covid was stupid or bad and i'd get nothing but 'pasta what happened this is shit' comments #because all i was told before posting trt for the first time was. well. that it was a shit idea and everyone would hate it #and i guess struggling with the words/brain fog put me back there #i could see *nothing* but bad every time i went over the new chapter(s) #i think sometimes you need a good friend to hit that voice over the head and then take the good parts and hold them up in front of you

[theofreakingbell]

forgive me if I'm a little late to this? but let me get this straight: 

Neil Gaiman asks for fans coming to his events to please mask for everyone's safety

when asked why he isn't mandating them he says he tried but the venues won't allow it

many people don't listen, or don't see the ask bc it isn't official from the venue, and show up maskless

Neil now has COVID (for a second time, which means his risk of complications is higher) along with anyone else who got infected at that event

I just. y'all. please. 

If you are going to a fan event, especially a big one like a con where there will be tons of people, you need to be wearing a mask right now. Actors and other people who work in entertainment who meet with many people and frequent large gatherings or are part of con staff for instance are at significant risk of COVID from the sheer amount they are being exposed to, not only from acute infection but cumulative damage from multiple infections or long COVID and post COVID complications. COVID levels are nearly as high as they were in the first wave in 2020 and being vaccinated does not guarantee u cannot catch and/or transmit it(this study from this year says it's around 1 in five). Please be excellent to each other and do your best to not get your faves, their staff, or other fans sick. 

why and how masks work and what types are the safest (you can get good masks in all sorts of colors now btw if u want to match ur cosplay or stuff, ProjectN95 is a good source, and Jelli has clear masks if u want to have ur face visible)

I wish Neil a speedy and full recovery, and I hope more people listen to him and others trying to keep fans and creators and staff safe right now ❤️

#FansMaskUp

#NYCC happening this week and I'm like 👀 good luck guys #neil gaiman #good omens #coronavirus #covid isn't over #covid cw #solidarity with neil here #comic con this year got a bunch of people sick too #this whole situation has me so angry. how many creators and fans have to be severely harmed or killed before the community reckons with #the fact that we still very much need safety precautions against COVID at these things #blurb

[spielzeugkaiser]

kaiser, I've been low-key worried about you as you crawl your way out of the Covid Hole. How are you doing? Hopefully recovering some energy? Sending you good healing vibes from afar!

Ahh, I hope you don't mind that I answer this one publicly. First of all, aww, that is very sweet, thank you 🥺💖 I'm not gonna lie, I still struggle quite a bit with breathing and concentration, but I'm getting there! (That I'm exhausted all the time is a given, but it's always been like thay.) I'm currently working out to get my lungs back to where they should be, but I'm also currently teaching and studying and working and moving and traveling for work and- *deflates*

I miss drawing a lot and I feel really restless since I stopped. Hopefully I'll come back to it by next month - once S3 is here I'm definitely back in my clown makeup 🙈🤡

#covid really got to me #but moving is also really exhausting #and I'm teaching some uh.. I guess college classes (?) soon that I have yet to prepare for #and a paper to write #I should also hop over to the netherlands by the start of next month for a congress - I did send an abstract in for that one #and another one in six weeks #have I mentioned aaaaaa yet #also moving really sucks the life out of me #very exhausting and much to carry and build and so many ikea trips #but I still have a head like a sieve sadly so it's all a bit unorganized - which is normally not how I handle things #and I'm really :( about not drawing - it always makes me antsy because I feel the longer I stop the harder it is to start again #and I don't want to loose all my drive and just. stop one day #that has happened before and lasted for years ._______.

[angelsdean]

i think dean’s fear of flying isn’t so much rooted in a fear of heights (like that might be part of it) but i think the root of it is a fear of not having control over the situation and not having the ability to escape. like, with a plane he’s at the mercy of the pilot, he has to trust that the pilot will get him safely to his destination, he has no control over the situation and if things go sideways he can’t very easily escape the situation when he’s thousands of feet up in the air. i feel like he’d feel similarly about any form of public / mass transit. like he’d feel anxious and claustrophobic on trains or buses but at least those he could jump out of them if he needed to. this is why he loves driving so much, because he’s always in control, and if something happens it’ll be on him (he totally ignores the fact that there are other drivers on the road that could crash into him because even if that happened he’d still somehow make it his fault, obvs). but yeah, the point stands, he needs to at least feel like he’s in control of the situation, and planes are the ultimate form of transportation that requires you to give up all control and put your trust in someone else and yeah, dean’s not gonna do that 

#this is a little bit (a lot) of projection lol but i think i'm right abt this one sdjsfk #this was prompted by the fact that i'm planning a trip to visit some friends next month and im gonna have to take a 4 hr train #and i haven't been on a train since before covid and i used to take trains a lot for uni so i got over my anxiety but now. now it's back :/ #anywaysss #dean studies #vic.txt

[lesbianfakir]

Okay so obviously fakir wouldn’t like femio right? But I need you to imagine a more beautiful world with me.

Fakir meets a boy with:

Fluffy hair? ✅

Pretty eyes? ✅

A princely persona? ✅

And is so overwhelmed by gay feelings he has to leave the room

LISTEN IF IT WORKED ON RUE—

#femio episode part 2 fakir and rue find a new guy to fight over #Duck’s like god that guys such a weirdo right fakir? fakir? #fakir staring blankly into space: I think I hauve covid #lea talks #princess tutu #I might’ve posted smth like this before on here but I honestly can’t remember #it’s important so we’re hearing it again #maybe

[elminsters]

i wish i was 20 again :(

#i hate hate hate the way being so isolated during covid fucked me up i would give anything to just redo my whole 20s #i feel like i'm mourning my youth before it's even over and idk what to do or how to make it stop #thinking about my birthday next month is making me physically ill i just want my time back #i still have years left of my 20s but i feel like i'm running out of time idk i'm just scared

[mads-is-tired]

Thoughts on halloween and spooky season in general?

i’m not super big on halloween tbh, it’s not really big in australia in general. like while it’s not for me, i can appreciate the spooky vibe people go for, but also spooky season goes hand in hand with autumn while it’s spring here lol

however my other internet “identity” is ghost_socks and i love cute little ghosts!

thanks for the ask!!!

#i went trick or treating once when i was like 12 #my friend wanted to but it was last minute and i didn’t have a custome lmao #we always make sure we’ve got lollies and stuff for kids that might come but they haven’t in years (before covid) #i am however considering having people over for like a costume party but tbh it’s more of an excuse to drink with my friends lmao #mads answers a post

[neoncat666]

im very normal about this dnd campaign with very normal player characters

#i want zeph so bad it makes me look stupid #bro tried to crush a lizard under his heel and missed before asking if he got it and i got so dizzy i think i hauve covid #shadows over welde #cause i know my ass will be talking about them again #dm.png

[hxhhasmysoul]

wouldn't it be nice if the author of the fics finished them. the author is me.

#vent #for the last 4 months my life has been in stupid crisis mode #like constantly #from major ones where i had to move out for a while because it was impossible to stay where i lived #to not being able to use my kitchen for over a week #and like other more or less minor house related stuff that made it impossible for me to use something normally #not a single week without something like that or shit at work which is constantly being so fucking chaotic #and now someone died in my family #not someone very close but i liked them #and of course like feeling sad that they are gone can't be the only thing #because it has to come with the headache of i need to travel for their funeral and it's just before easter #so there's no one in this city to leave my dog with #because most of my friends either live abroad or have cats or are busy before easter.. #i'd just want a week where nothing happens #and like the writing is weighing heavy on me #because i miss it #also i wish i could finish something #i wish something good would happen that i could feel proud off #also because i'm mentally ill and fucking stupid when i was going crazy with my kitchen not working and work shit #i bought new furniture #because after 15 years i've finally had enough money to buy some that aren't fucking black and inconvenient and ugly #which is like a huge project and a crisis i brought onto myself #just because i was too burnt out to write #and i wanted something nice to happen to me #like a nice living space that doesn't make feel like i have no ownership over it because everything in it was some else's choice #and that old furniture was bought by my mother and my brother ages ago and it's handmedowns #and my fucking horrible mother feels personally slighted that i want to get rid of a bed that is broken #because my brother's kids jumped on it regularly when they used to visit pre covid #yeah it's been broken that long because i lost all my savings during covid and had to change careers to a souless pointless corpo job #long pathetic whine and overshare over

[oculusxcaro]

As troublesome as Gotham can be, Pauli's is one of those places that rarely gets hit. It's open 24/7 and offers good food to all regardless of who they are and Pauli isn't afraid to hire former criminals like Jerry who used to be muscle for Scarface. Petty thugs who threaten the place for cash are just as likely to receive backlash from their fellow crooks as they would from law-abiding citizens because where else are you going to get a decent meal at 4am?

#🌈 || musings #🌈 || headcanons #I got covid ffs so trying to spur some activity #And I can't remember if I wrote about this before #But I like that there's this idea that Pauli's is kinda off-limits to most criminals in Gotham bc that's an honest to god mom and pops dine #Plus Jerry is intimidating af #Imagine somebody kicking up a fuss or trying to hold the place up for cash in the register and this massive black dude steps out #Standing 6'7 and carrying 300lbs of muscle staring you down while holding a goddamn meat tenderizer #Doesn't even need a gun he can throw that shit across the diner and nail whomever #Cindy's the one who carries a gun #Sweet innocent Cindy who won't take shit after dealing with the Mad Hatter #So yeah attacking Pauli's is kind of a bad idea because it's one of those [Everybody Disliked That] situations #Good food at fair prices to all it's an oasis in a city like Gotham #It's just funny to me because Jerry and Cindy can be menaces in their own right let alone Khare being a flesh horror and all #Just wants to do an honest god and go home at the end of her shift aghsfsd #Oh yeah and Rorschach also watches over the place #So anybody causing trouble is going to get hate from all sides ahsgsf

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

i am not the same person i was before i listened to one man band

#i’ve finally recovered enough from being ill with covid to actually be able to listen to music again #and OH MY GOD #THERE ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH BLOCK CAPS FOR HOW I’M FEELING RIGHT NOW #it’s so gorgeous and authentic and full of heart and has IMMEDIATELY found its way into my top favourite albums ever #i need time to process before i can flail in more detail but for now can i just say: #RANSOM?? #HEAL??? #FUCKING - ALL OF IT???? #god i’m so so happy for him and this wonderful thing he’s created #it’s lovely to hear him sounding - idk so at home in himself?? #he’s made something so special 💗 #right i’m going to stop rambling to no one now and go and listen to it all over again (and again) #miles kane #one man band #lulu posts

[cookinguptales]

well, how about this, while I wait for the roofers to come fix the mess they made of my ceiling. just so I can feel like I'm doing something productive.

since my savings are now significantly smaller than they were a week and a half ago, I guess now's a good enough time as any to start talking about some half-decided plans I have for this upcoming story I've been writing, and perhaps other original stories as well if this goes well.

while I'm still going to be posting the bulk of my work on AO3 like I usually do, I think I'm also going to be launching a patreon!

here's the soft plan, though I'm still working out details:

serialize this story at a chapter each week, which will probably take a few months overall.

chapters will be posted to AO3 the same day every week, and a week early on patreon.

extra material will also be on patreon, from author commentary to essays on historical/mythological background that's going into the story to extra fics that will be a few thousand words each. (or... so.)

the main story will fully stand alone. extra scenes will be like... stuff happening from other POVs offscreen, flashbacks, a sappy post-story fic, etc.

after the story is fully done being posted, an ebook version of the story will be made available to patrons with thanks, etc. to everyone who supported the project.

??? repeat?? m/m minotaur story this time, f/f witch who owns a familiar animal shelter story next time. lmao

part of me is still like "no, no one will pay money to support your writing" but like. I've seen worse writers than me make money, I guess, so why not try? it's not like it can hurt, and it can be fun to experiment with new methods of distribution sometimes.

I'll probably post a survey once I've finished the rough draft of the fic so I can plan out the finer details, but that's my basic plan. I want to write the whole fic and edit it before I start posting anything, and at the rate I'm going... I'm aiming for the beginning of May? it's at about 70k rn, and I'm thinking it probably has about 10-20k to go.

so I guess we'll see!!!

in the meantime, if you are a person who is interested in any of this and you have feedback about the project, feel free to lmk! anon or logged in, either is fine. lemme know if there are any patreon perks you'd like to see or if you have ideas about pricing/tiers/etc.

I'm very new to this so I'm open to ideas and opinions!

fingers crossed. lmao

#I originally considered making the ebook available for purchase on patreon from the beginning #for people who didn't want to wait #but the more I thought about it the more I think serializing is the way to go #for my own enrichment lmao #I'm trying to get over my own mental block about selling my original writing #I have enough money saved up to replace my roof and for this upcoming medical procedure I'm gonna need #but that's only because I've been saving since before covid to renovate my bathroom to make it safe and accessible for me #and uhhh let's just say that that fund has been remarkably depleted 🙃 #so I'm trying to get over my very intense imposter syndrome ig #go out on a limb and try something new #I want to write the stories anyway so I guess this is just me experimenting with new distribution methods #can't hurt #worst that can happen is no one reads it #but my betas are enjoying it at least so I'm hoping other people will too

[savage-rhi]

.Magenta.

#in a nut shell... #my whole team betrayed me minus 2 #i was told and swore up and down that my absences related to disability were not an issue #come to find out that wasn't the case #there was resentment and everyone did a damn good job putting on an act and masking #i cannot begin to describe the kind of betrayal i am feeling #i believe in being transparent especially if you're part of a team of people who help others with mental health issues #i expressed many times that if my conditon caused inconvenience or problems then approach me and we can navigate around it together #i worked with these people for over 10 months and no one said a damn thing #i had no indication or inkling there was anything amiss even when i inquired before. #even my supervisor who was supportive and freely gave me and approved of time off lied to my face #and as a i handed in my belongings today everyone was ordered not to engage with me because on monday i utilized the chill space #aka the rage room after hours when the kids were gone because after getting interrogated by HR trauma from former work places came up #and with long covid stuff im still figuring out i needed a spot to vent #im not the only employee btw that used that room for personal raging everyone at some point has used it to either be contemplative #scream or toss punch and throw things so long as the kids are not on grounds we can do that #yet when i finally hit that point and want to decompress safely suddenly i am the dangerous monster #these people are supposed to be trauma informed #well trauma informed my ass #on a positive blessing i never have to work with these assholes ever again and i pray we never meet in public #its going to take a long time and a lot of healing before i think i will be able to trust people fully again #savage magenta #magenta is my vent word

[icewindandboringhorror]

A very interesting cloud formation!

#I don't think I had ever really seen clouds like this before? it looks like a cool painting or something :0 #Pulling just a few images from my cloud and sky photos folder which has like 650 pictures in it becvause I'm obsessed with the sky lol #I will usually spare everyone the cloudposting but... in some exceptions when it's really cool I must Share #(upcoming covid mention in tags for those avoiding the topic) #I WANT TO BE ON AN AIRPLANE SO SO BAD I am going to start casting evil spells to explode all these 'back to normal' bastards who are out #spreading virus and shit HHHHHH... Covid is NOT over actually contrary to popular beielf especially for people with health conditions #that make them more vulnerable or would have worse consequences if they were to catch it etc. etc. wearing a mask in public is #in MOSt cases not THAt much of a horrific terrible evil inconvenience and it helps keep everyone around you safer including these #vulnerable populations!!!! Even if I didn't have any problems myself I would STILL be masking because it's a small gesture that can make a #big difference in people around me being comfortable. It's not like people with health issues just never have to go out or go to the stor #or whatever. There are still people out there who could be helped by extra precautions that are being overlooked. grrrrr... #Like at this point since I'm vaccinated and everything I would MAYBE consider flying on an airplane IF everyone else around me #was masking and being just as careful as me. But at this point it's just the wild west and I would literally be the only one who gives #a shit or who gets tested freqeuntly before after and during traveling and wears the proper type of mask well fitting and not half off my f #ce and blah blah blah. And precautions work best when EVEYRONE is participating. There's only so much you can protext yourself if everyone #around you is doing nothing. So.. alas.. I still do not feel safe traveling. And probably won't for years until more progress is made in #terms of like understanding and treating certain long covid issues and etc. Since I think it's inevitable that if I start going out again #I would get covid. Me and my household bubble are some of the only people I know who haven't had it yet (or at least not knowingly so - if #so it was one of the asymptomatic cases etc.). So if I was GOING to get it anyway I'd at least like the assurance that whatever long term #issues I inevtabley suffer because of it will be more easily treatable at that point instead of entirely disabling even further than I'm #already disabled. etc. AAANYWAY!! all that to say. I JSUT REALLY WANT TO be on an airplane!!! I dont even like traveling and going places I #hate vacations and would rather be at home working on my projects I'm fixated on lol HOWEVER I love the view from airplane windows #like the very few times in my life Ive actually been on a plane and the window is so COLD when you lay your forehead on it and sometimes yo #even see little ice crystals and it's like you're just in a landscape of clouds with a sea of clouds above and below and aaaAAAAAA #Literally I want to get on a plane just to go up in the air and then land and fly back. I don't even want to go on a real trip. I just NEED #to see the sky I need to be IN the sky I need to have that VIEW and the cold and everything!!!! gRGGHGgg... And I will do that the entire #time. I think my longest plane ride was 7 hours and I do not watch movies. I dont text or play games. I literally do nothing to entertain #myself except stare straight out the window for 7 hours (with a few eating and bathroom breaks). not even joking lmao. It's like a trance #I LOVE the sky and clouds so much and the view you get from an airplane is like incomparable!! also I love airports with the big windows an #people watching. but mostly I just long for the sky view again. GRRR.. sobbing and yearning >:T