#buying options

[inkskinned]

you're in the habit of denying yourself things.

if someone asked you directly, you would say that you love a little treat. you like iced coffee and getting the cookie. you drink juice out of a fancy cup sometimes, and often do use your candles until they gutter out helplessly.

but you hesitate about buying the 20 dollar hand mixer because, like. you could just use your arms. you weren't raised rich. you don't get to just spend the 20 dollars (remember when that could cover lunch?), at least - you don't spend that without agonizing over it first, trying to figure out the cost-benefits like you are defending yourself in front of a jury. yes, this rice cooker could seriously help you. but you do know how to make stovetop rice and it really isn't that hard. how many pies or brownies would you actually make, in order to make that hand mixer worthwhile?

what's wild is that if the money was for a friend, it would already be spent. you'd fork over 40 without blinking an eye, just to make them happy. the difference is that it's for you, so you need to justify it.

and it sneaks in. you ration yourself without meaning to - you don't finish the pint of ice cream, even though you want to. the next time you go to the store, you say ah, i really shouldn't, and then you walk away. you save little bits of your precious things - just in case. sometimes you even go so far as putting that one thing in your shopping cart. and then just leaving it there, because maybe-one-day, but not right now, there's other stuff going on.

you do self-care, of course. but you don't do it more than like, 3 days in a row. after that it just feels a little bit over-the-edge. like. you can't live in decadence, the economy is so bad right now, kid.

so you don't buy the rice cooker. you can-and-will spend the time over the stove. you can withstand the little sorrows. denial and discipline are practically synonyms. and you're not spoiled.

it's just - it's not always a rice cooker. sometimes it is a person or a job or a hug. sometimes it is asking for help. sometimes it is the summer and your college degree. sometimes it is looking down at scabbed knees and feeling a strange kind of falling, like you can't even recognize the girl you used to be. sometimes it is your handprint looking unsteady.

sometimes it is tuesday, and you didn't get fired, and you want to celebrate. but what is it you like, even? you search around your little heart and come up empty. you're so used to denying that all your desires draw a blank.

oh fuck. see, this is the perfect opportunity. if you had a mixer, you'd make a cake.

#warm up #this isn't good #writeblr #this is complicated by the fact i can't stand up too long or i fuckken pass out and <3 hit my damn head <3 #but i did take a deep breath and buy myself the stupid rice cooker #and!!! a very cheap sushi kit!!! i have been wanting to try making sushi for literally YEARS #the kit was only like 15 dollars!!!! and i haven't purchased it bc?!!??!?!?!?!!? #..... i didn't get the mixer tho that felt. like a lot. like too much. #on my list is a kitchenaid. one day when i get a check and i have paid off my student debt #and medical debt #i will put that first little bit of cash #into a kitchenaid 5qt stand mixer (with attachments) #i really do just go into their refurbished section and stare lustily at each option #but yeah i feel guilty about the rice cooker even tho i know for a fact this damn thing is gonna be a lifesaver #oh shit also fuck i forgot to mention . poached eggs

[catsharky]

Wish there were more opportunities to give him the hugs he deserves

Lineart Only version

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 astarion #astarion #my tav #sharky's tav #Larian give me a hugging DLC that costs $40 and adds nothing but the option to hug the companions and notable NPCs and I will buy it #you have my word #sharky art #tav: ember #oc: ember

[uncanny-tranny]

Social transition being seen (by some) as this super easy thing that isn't as hard as real transitioning (medical) is bullshit. Be critical of the idea that there are some trans people who just "have it easy" because they are trans or because they are trans in ways you may not be.

Social transition is just as difficult, hard, and rewarding as medical transition. Maybe it is not as hard for some, sure, but that is not the same as thinking that social transition is inherently easier or lesser. If you're socially transitioning, your voice still matters.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #not to mention that so many people DO want to medically transition but *can't* #so it can be even harder for some when they feel social transition is their only option when they don't want it to be #but social transition carries its own risks and challenges and again rewards #and i've seen this idea plenty where it's like 'oh you don't GET my struggles because you're SOCIALLY transitioning' #and while yes i am different than some trans people to say i'm struggling *more* if i'm the only one medically transitioning is??? huh???? #i don't buy into this idea that social transition is never scary because you don't have the boot of the medical system on your back #(though non-med or pre-med transitioning people still face issues in medical settings so even THEN we aren't seperate) #like there's very few ways you can separate my issues as a medically-transitioning person and the issues of somebody who isn't... #...and by that i mean there's few ways you can separate our issues so that mine trumps theirs or that i'm seen as like... trans but More #does that make sense? #medical transitioning is important but that doesn't mean it is *more* important or that only *it* is important #you can support us who are medically transitioning without erasing the experiences and struggles of other trans people #and plus... so many of us who are medically transitioning NOW are the people who socially transitioned THEN #and dare i say i despised social transition more because of how hard it was? medical transition has been (more or less) easier... #...in that i can just *be* now

[cadaverkeys]

Idk why people think it's funny to buy shit from shien or temu or whatever slavery-corp is popular at the time just to video themselves laughing at the quality of the products. It's badly made because it's unrelentingly shoved through a production line for a few pennies each garment- this isn't fucking "content" and honestly these rich influencers should feel ashamed to openly admit that they're buying from companies that force their workers into slavery conditions.

#i understand some people dont know any better / some people feel that they have no other option for clothing themselves #and theres no ethical consumption under capitalism etc etc etc #but theres no point where you should think its cute or quirky to buy products from slavery production lines #and i dont think that should be controversial #i understand that most fast fashion brands use the same outsourcing of labor as shien #honestly theyre shit too #but theres hardly as many zara hauls as shien ones #rambles #i just saw this girl on tiktok laughing about these stupid novelty rings shes bought from shien #and it's like. why would you even admit to this. -_- #and the comments r just laughing along as if theyre not casually admitting to buying from slavery companies

[schaeffersresearchstocknews]

#options trading #options strategies #options buying #buying options #best options strategy

[sunscall]

Charlie and Dennis giving in to Mac

#they cant resist his big puppy eyes #that or mac is just annoying #probably the latter or a mix of the two but im gonna choose the first option #i too would buy him anything if he looked at me like that #charmacden #mac macdonald #iasip posting #gifs

[scary-lasagna]

Can I request a scenario where it's the middle of the night and jeff is asleep but he wakes up to the sound of his pregnant S/O crying in the kitchen so he grabs a knife thinking she's hurt but she's having really bad cravings and they don't have the food she's craving? Sorry just super fluffy idea

Jeff

He's always been the guy to keep a bed knife tucked between the mattress and the box spring.

For emergencies, of course.

Your partner found you absolutely sobbing on the kitchen floor, heaving your shoulders with heavy gasps and wails, complete with a tear-stained, puffy red face that looked like you'd been crying for quite a while before he found you.

"Hey, hey!" Jeff took a quick scan to see if anything was out of place, or if any blood leaked out of places they shouldn't.

Everything seemed fine, excluding the mess of cooking ingredients around you. Crumbles of cornstarch showed no mercy to your tears, strewn about the kitchen after what seemed like a tantrum of throwing it on the floor.

"What happened, my sweet?" Jeff asked softly, kneeling down in front of you and cupping your pathetic little face between his palms.

You were blubbering and crying so hard, Jeff could barely piece together the words to help you.

"I JOUSt AWANTed [hic] I wAOUNTED to MaUOKE- I WANt eD to MAKOE MI FaOrVuTIe [hic] CHciEKAn saUOUCEEEeEeeeee"

"Ohhh, you wanted your favorite sauce to eat? Were you trying to make it?"

" yeah :("

"Ohh, my poor little [Y/N]..." He cooed and pulled you in closer, and you cried harder, knowing how safe you could feel with him.

And you two stayed there on the kitchen floor, covered in cornstarch as he rocked you to calmness.

And it turned quiet and peaceful, and your hiccups and sobs have long since died down as Jeff rubbed your back.

This only made you realize how good of a partner he is, and triggered the waterfalls again.

He couldn't help with laugh a little, "Why are you crying again?"

"I JuOSUt LOuvE YOuuUUUuu." <:(

#see i do this but im not even pregnant #sometimes you need to cry because you don't have an ingredient to make orange sauce #and you don't wanna go out and buy some bc if you're gonna go out why not just buy the sauce #but it's not same so really rhe only option is to sob at the kitchen table #jeff the killer #jeff the killer x reader #jeffery woods #jeffery woods x reader #creepypasta x reader #creepypasta headcanon #creepypasta #creepypasta imagines #creepypasta blog

[verycharismaticdragon]

I am DONE done with black lotus Binghe's robes

I have a bunch of photos to edit but. tomorrow

For now, please enjoy this picture of Shen Qingqiu having first-world problems 😑

#svsss #shen qingqiu #luo binghe #bingqiu #scum villain's self saving system #mxtx #danmei novels #nendo bingqiu saga #nendo trials and tribulations #i gave big-he his og hair after this so now i kinda need to figure out what to do about bunhe's. i could buy some other hair piece for him #but im also considering 3d printing. and sculpting. options options #also you probably wont see it if i dont mention it but bighe is not wearing any pants. i plan to make him some eventually but for now #im cracking up about his seductive side slit (only available at extremely limited angle). i should draw that lol

[mikrotyalm13]

everything about Gavriil feels suffocating.

how his presence alone can be almost overwhelming, how his massive body cages you everytime without a chance to escape. you wouldn't dare to try anyway, knowing that you don't even have a say against a creature of his caliber. he will find you. in your dreams, in your nightmares. in your room.

how he will be intense and vague about everything just for the sake of it; to confuse you further, to see the conflict of emotions in your eyes merge with arousal. eventually your hesitance turns into acceptance, a desperate need to feel his hands all over you. and he will be oh so grateful to fulfill that desire.

how his thick tongue pushes past your lips and into your mouth, reaching almost the back of your throat, relishing in the muffled little sounds you make. your drool mixed with his saliva drips down your chin, and your hazy eyes look up at him when he finally pulls away, giving you a second to breathe.

how his hips are slamming into you relentlessly, your wetness and lack of resistance allowing him to move almost effortlessly. forced to hold onto him for dear life instead of pushing away. all of your morals and principles are being tossed out of the window every single time he comes to you. he has you where he wants you, and will not stop until he feels like you can't take it anymore.

and how in the morning he vanishes away, leaving you guessing: was it just another wet dream? but the cold stickiness between your legs tells you more than you need to know.

#yes bringing this back bc at the time i didn't tag it properly #okay im gonna complain in here now. #need... to... draw... something... but i dont... have the strength.. #drawing on my phone is so exhausting but i have no other option #bc i think my traditional art is not very polishedddd and i dont want to answer asks with ittttt #but maybe i will #bc i think i'm really getting to that burnout #and giving how my bday is getting closer and closer.... #i dread it. but hey. cake. money. i'll get a new piercing #i WILL cry ofc but hey. maybe someone will buy me tea as a gift. who knows. #i just want to spend some time with someone yknow:( #just... talk. about anything. sit beside eachother and stare off into the waters #i hope the snow will melt soon because i want to go out more even if by myself #gonna find a job when summer comes... maybe talking to colleagues and all that will help... everythings gonna be fine.. i hope #i just need friends. god. #microtya's kids #monsterfucker #monster fucker #monster x human #monster boyfriend #monster lover #teratophillia #god x human #monster smut

[kowabungadoodles]

I don't really understand how Tumblr can be like 'no one is buying anything boo hoo' while SIMULTAEOUSLY we're all being bombarded with bots, having to recode our browsers to get rid of live, besetting us with evil clowns, moderating via rampant transphobia and marking perfectly normal art as mature/ removing it entirely.

We're all the SAME USERS tumblr. You're doing all of this and then asking us for money!! I would have given you money to stop! Just let us post artistic hole, leave us alone and I'll pay for that privilage... just like ao3!

#tumblr #release a statement saying 'we will stop we pwomise' and maybe I'll buy another checkmark #kay? #we're so far over the trust thermocline hill I can't even see it anymore #You're entire userbase has accepted your slow rotting death already because you've shown absolutely no other options

[the-ocean-is-scary]

HAPPY CRAB DAY!!!!!

I THINK!!!!

IF I GOT THE DAY WRONG I'M SORRY

#i can't really buy crabs atm but hey #crab memes were the other option #crab day #crab day 2023 #crab week #save this hellsite #save tumblr #edit: woah this blew up #was not expecting that

[plounce]

elle and emmett from the legally blonde musical are one of those m/f couples that i think work best as a woman and a man purely because their relationship and how elle wouldn't stay at harvard for him because she has grown to want true respect & success more than a man she loves' approval/desire is like so important to the themes of the story and it's the whole point and it's part of what makes them so good. on the other hand emmett could be such a hot butch lesbian it's crazy i want to eat drywall when i think about emmett forrest but a butch lesbian BUT it simply would not improve and in fact would detract from the themes of the story. they have to be m/f

#chirps #tangentially. i think that a trans man casting for emmett would be really great for a lot of reasons #the scene of elle buying him really nice men's formalwear and finding clothes that he likes and feels good in... #'take it like a man' in general would have such another layer of meaning and love to it #anyway. there would be a really interesting dimension to their relationship in terms of elle embracing hyperfemininity & emmett being trans #and how their respective relationships with & presentations of gender impede them in the upper-class Professional world of harvard #man that'd be really cool... that would add soooo much to the show... #Emmett Forrest. You Must Be Transgender Now. #tbh thinking more. t4t f/m elle/emmett would be so incredible but also so fucking devastating for certain things. BUT THEY TRIUMPH!!!!! #<- all my tags aren't me trying for a 'best of both worlds' option wrt casting. just me thinking abt how the roles gender plays in this sho #and the ways different casting choices could shine light into different facets #the 2022 west end revival had them both as black which also is really great stuff i think... i wanna find a full boot for that

[accio-victuuri]

yibo-official weibo update

Only when you watch can you meet, and when you listen can you resonate; when youmeet indifferently, you can watch enthusiastically; when you embrace everything, you can pay tribute and pursue.

Be an ordinary and polite "bystander". @UNIQ-王一博

💽 Personal new EP "Spectator"

⏰2023/12/29 12:00

#wang yibo #OMG HE IS GONNA HAVE AN EP IM DYING THANK YOUUUUUUUH #IM SO HAPPY AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH #i have to wake up 6:30 everyday till the release cause that’s when his team shares tidbits! #love waking up to this #please let there be an option to buy a physical copy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[itrvahn]

[ID: A picture of a cross stitch in a bronze frame with a white paper border. The cross stitch says "I only give negative feedback" in white thread with a depiction of a negative feedback amplifier in orange thread set on black fabric.]

After ages of putting off finishing this because I couldn't get myself to iron and frame it, it is finally done. Took like 2 months to make and a year to complete.

#dialogue option #cross stitch #might buy a better frame in the future but it looks good for now!

[scaryorganmusic]

i can't shut up about it i hate how nothing, especially nothing affordable, is made to last anymore. i hate that clothes that look good in pictures will arrive and feel like shit costume material when they weren't even that cheap. i hate that most of my furniture i bought saying "it'll do temporarily" because i couldn't afford anything studier. have you ever walked into an old person's house and though holy shit that table is SOLID bet they've had this thing for AGES, where can I get that? i hate when my phone's battery starts getting all shitty and not charging anymore because i've had it for too long i guess my bad sorry i kept the landfill starving. i'm so tired everything is expensive and feels like shit and needs to be constantly replaced i hate it

#and yes buying old things used is one option but you won't always find something in your size or that fits your appartment #and especially not electronics we're just hostages with electronics

[rapidhighway]

new stuff on redbubble! There's a sitewide 30% off sale, so i thought i'd update with new stuff. (keeping my fingers crossed the first two don't get taken down fgbsgzgsfdgdsfd sega HATES me)

i really like this one so im making you look at it

#if you're sure you want the first two i recommend buying now? idk they love taking down stuff that clearly has sonic characters on it #i will reupload them to inprnt in case they get taken down but inprint has less options so #there shouldn't be a problem with metal sonic cause i already uploaded a test file like a week ago and it stayed so that's safe #they usually take down in a dozen to 24 hours #ok thats that fgbgsdfdgfbgsnnv #sonic #idk if i should put it in the tag but i want people to FIND IT