#i WANT to be able to drive

[stellaluna33]

Man, I miss the internet when you could just freely browse all sorts of niche blogs and fan sites without having to have an account anywhere... There was so much to explore! Now you need to have an account with Instagram and Tiktok before they'll let you see anything, or it's locked behind a paywall on someone's Patreon.

We used to "browse," like we were wandering free in a big pasture, and now it's a "feed," where someone keeps shoveling stuff into a trough in front of your face and you have to keep choking it down.

I miss "Free Range" internet is what I'm saying, I guess. Not this Content Factory Farming crap.

#Way too many livestock metaphors haha #I just... #Do you know how many costuming blogs there used to be? #You used to be able to see what people made and it was great #And now almost everybody's on Instagram. #And I'm not because I know it would drive me insane #But you used to be able to browse Insta without having an account too even! #But not anymore. Now they want your personal information OR ELSE #they probably say it's for 'the privacy of our users' or some such but... I don't really think they care about that #Everything's a subscription or membership now and I HATE IT!

[theinnermeyoullneverknow]

Kentucky is doing a rail survey!

If you live in Kentucky please please please fill this out and tell them we need more passenger rail.

If you don't live in Kentucky, you could technically lie, but please only do that if you've spent enough time here to have a solid opinion of the current state of things and what the priorities should be. But you can still spread it around!

@amtrak-official can you please spread this link?

#Trains #Amtrak #Kentucky #Please I just want to be able to take a train without first driving for 2 hours

[mayasaura]

Going into Alecto, I think it's important to expect that the series won't conclude with a clear lesson. Either about morality—what makes a good person, evil getting their just desserts, ect—or a thesis on decolonization. It's not that kind of story.

Deep down, this series is two drunk girls bearing their souls in a dark corner of the bar. An hours-long conversation that wheels wildly through pop culture, past trauma, theoretical physics, dreams and aspirations, global warming, hairstyling, friends, family, gender, personal insecurities, world history, favorite foods. It has a lot to say, and a lot of it profound, but it's not trying to teach anything. At the end of the night, the point was how fucking cool that girl was, and the potent electric potential for something lgbt to happen

#the locked tomb #alecto the ninth #ofc this is just my perspective #but I've been thinking of how the author said that the way she stays true to her story is by giving herself permission to not be a teacher #and that one of the driving forces behind her writing is the rpgs she played as a kid #and how everyone online made fun of the girl characters like they were weak and not good for anything #when she had played the game levelling them up and properly equipping them and beat the boss with them #and how she wants to be able to tell those stories where girls are just really fucking cool and get to have the adventures #so I'm kind of nervous about the idea that tlt is about the evils of colonisation or about taking on God as a symbol of the patriarchy #bc.... I think it might be exploring all that while really being about how girls are really fucking cool #and I'm worried about the potential fallout if a large portion of the fandom goes into the finale expecting those priorities to be reversed

[latenightwestern]

“We could be like Batman and Robin!”

but what if he actually took him up on that offer

bonus:

#rick and morty #rick prime #evil morty #morty smith #rick sanchez #art #partly inspired by en-bens au where rick prime adopts morty prime #but like what if it was the other guy instead #why would evil morty do this? HE WOULDNT I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY #idk maybe he wants an improved robot butler in his snowglobe #or maybe he wasnt able to extract the weapon plans so he just carries him around like a living hard drive #not that anyone cares but im done with my finals btw #totally bombed my last one but nothing a little rick and morty cant fix

[curioscurio]

Got up early (for me), ate a light and healthy breakfast, applied to some jobs, took a long mental health walk with the dogs, gave one of them a bath, and even did some phone calls and messaging regarding my medication and pharmacy problems and managed to sort it out without breaking down!!! And! Showered!! Kicking ASS at mental health today

#im studying myself like a bug. with no judgement or compulsive self hate when i see the results. and then doing something different based on #those results #and its working #ive noticed that im much more productive when i have someone else to help or listen to. its a little uh sad because im not easily able to #to take care of myself and do things for MYSELF. but if its for someone else then its like i gain momentum #going out to clean out MY car? well i dont care how gross it is im not worth the effort. #cleaning out my car for my brother who i drive to therapy every other week? fuck yes its going to be nice and clean because therapy is impo #rtant and i want to help you stick with it and so we make it not a chore but lighthearted sibling time #like do you get it #anyway slow progress is still progress #the number of good days are slowly catching up to the number of bad days #post beginning of the pandemic 2020 was so brutal on me. moving back in with my parents especially #but i have a plan now . a real one. and friends to help me as well ! #oops rambling in the tags haha #long tags

[tomwambsmilk]

fr tho @staff why are you trying to make tumblr more like other sites why are you destroying your niche in the market please there have got to be ways to make tumblr more accessible to new users without sacrificing the very things that your existing userbase loves

#its a genuine problem... I have had friends sign up for tumblr and then not use it because they dont know how to navigate non-algorithmic sm #but come on. there have got to be ways to build up the onboarding process so that people learn how to search for blogs + content #and/or ways to create separate contained algorithmic feeds OR to create the option to turn the algorithmic feed off like it is rn #and honestly I do think tumblr's focus should be more on 'how do we convince people non-algorithmic is good' #rather than 'how do we become algorithmic' #there's gotta be a whole angle in there right??? something like emphasizing that on tumblr you find the content YOU want #not the content we want you to want #also the whole thing about drawing in new creators. have they talked to existing creators??????? bc I dont know that they want algorithms #i dont know I just think tumblr will never be able to do the algorithm better than sites like FB or tik tok or even twitter #so if they try to become algorithmic they will fail to meet the standards of new users AND they will drive away the existing userbase #its a bad look. this is your niche. play to it. thats marketing 101

[mediumgayitalian]

whoever sent me that road trip au ask about fergalicious….tumblr fucking ate it. i was answering it and the app crashed and it’s nowhere to be found. i’m devastated. it was so so correct. please know you were right

#and this will mean nothing to anyone else but #one detail i wanted to add to your masterpiece of a scene #that i have not yet fully revealed: #nicos sister was killed by a drunk driver when he was little #he doesn’t let ANYBODY #aside from jules-albert #drive him places. #HE drives. #will is firmly passenger princess keeping nico thoroughly distracted lol #D TO THE E TO THE EYES ON THE ROAD #lmfao #ask #😔 i’m actually so devastated i’ll never be able to read that ask again

[bunitivity]

Personally I feel like any sort of genuine intimacy would just kill Sanji because he’s so so used to getting hurt that any sort of intimacy would just flay him open he wouldn’t be able to handle it he would just die

#this is about lusan btw #I don’t know what it’s about that ship that just screams heart wrenching #out of all sanji ships I just feel like that’s the one that would make him cry #probably bc luffy’s love would feel the most overwhelming bc he loves so big and selflessly #like he wouldn’t let sanji hide behind any sort of bluster #he would pry until he gets to the raw core of him and sanji wouldn’t even be able to get mad at even tho he desperately wants to #just ugh 😩 #one piece #sanlu #lusan #I don’t talk about them but they drive me insane #✨

[freak-fox0003]

I hate you cars. I hate you Ford. I hate you GMC. I hate you car centered infrastructure. I hate you highway system. I hate you prioritization of motor vehicles. I hate you jaywalking. I hate you lack of public transportation. I hate you anti public transportation propaganda. I hate you trains you have to drive to. I hate you lack of sidewalks and crosswalks. I hate you giant slabs of concrete. I hate you stroads. I hate you lack of pedestrian safety. I hate you environmental destruction. I FUCKING HATE IT HERE!!!

#anti car #fuck cars #urban planning #stroad #car infrastructure #highway #american highways #america #WHYYY #i hate it here man #public transit #public transportation #public transport system #subway #trains #to be clear: i think people should be able to drive cars if they want #HOWEVER #people should also not be obligated to drive #and city infrastructure should focus on community and prioritize people #not cars #i hate cars

[c-kiddo]

dream home is one of those modern tiny houses that are made out of wood mostly and maybe is like charcoaly black on the outside (wood too even though its scotland so i would have to treat it a lot so it doesnt rot if im on the west coast still) and nice and airy inside with a little stove and space to spread out. just space for everything i need (not too much) and a sofa bed for when people come to stay. one of those houses that blend into a hillside or trees. maybe on stilts a little since its on a hillside, with a balcony. natural materials and colours, big windows (room to breathe) with accent colours from my small objects and books and blankets and things. that would be nice

#kiddo say #train station within walking distance too #or i guess by then i would learn to drive #i thought i never would want to because public transport is fine and good here but i do like the idea of being able to go whenever i want #need to do a train -> ferry -> island trip at some point #ferry and train is best public transports #also i need to clean but im tired

[abyssalhuntersnerd]

And what do you, lost hunter, dream about?

#my art #arknights #specter #specter arknights #YIPPE I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY FINISH IT AND POST IT!!!! THANK YOU DAD FOR DRIVING ME BY THE ART STORE I OWE YOU ONE!!!!! #I don't really have an explanation for this one other than therapy is expensive and violence is the answer but it is illegal #I've been wanting to draw something like this for a good while and I'm really happy with it #the hands and the face really hit the spot and I only used reference for the hands which is great #it's been two months since I last drew something but I still got it my arm is still hurting but :^) #I might not be able to do much but I try ;; #I used a lot of new techniques for this and it has been awesome #I think I just had a really good art day sisodhiddjdiduv #finished fish art

[sttoru]

yall rlly just want ur writers on here to stop writing huh

#sttoru chats. #and then turn around and ask ‘oh why are they all leaving??:!:!:!!:’ ‘there are no fics anymore’ #yeah stupid bcs yall r the one driving writers off this app #tumblr has already fucked us over with these labels #and then yall actually want us to use them?? U WONT EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE THE FICS IN TAGS #whoever has been mass reporting i rlly hope you get something out of it.. maybe a job? #if u r having a bad day i hope it gets better

[lemongogo]

can i ask.how u guys practice ur creativity <3 how u practice ur imagination or like.. how u experiment with ur art, how u come to ideas and how u develop them.<3 pretty please <3

#smthing i have always struggled w.is feeling like i can only draw things that r handed 2 me. #as in.an idea or concept that already exists #chara or conflict that already exists.Scene that alr exists. #and i think it can be soo limiting bc when i have that sort of creative desire but nothing 2 reflect off of it #i feel like im unable to do anything/get anywhere bc im unable to do that mental legwork myself ykwim #like comic artists r SOOO JAW DROP INSPIRING TO MEE bc not only are u envisioning ur own sequences/situations #but u are able to imagine even the most MUNDANE interactions within those scenarios u know #like the transitory panels and the quiet moments and the every day stillness #and i feel like.its not even a poor attempt on my behalf its like.i cant Even attempt it.like my brain is soo empty #and soo static and noiseless that i am like gauhh...... #i can practice lines all day long and practice colors and practice anatomy or Whatever bc its something concrete #and its in front of me and i can pry apart the physical technicalities until i understand it better #but my MIND???ABSTRACTION>? THOUGHTS .ough its so hard #and i really want to push past that but i dont know how and its so .. demoralizing to think that ill get there One Day but i feel #one million and two days away.and not making active process towards it. #i know the first step is to build ur visual library and i feel liek. idk i FEEL LIKEEE theres more 2 it that im missing #but also im depressed as hell n my job is killing my creative drive and the seasonal stuff isnt helping #so maybe i just need 2 give it time (true) but i also like.man i dont know. i want 2 do something w my hands #but everything ive been doing so far has felt soo .hard and fruitless and i definitely dont want 2 turn art into such a stressful thing #fruitless as in like.i dont get any personal satisfaction w it.idgaf abt monetization or algorithms or any of tht #but smtimes thats just what happens and i have 2 weather through and know ill be more equipped 4 this some other time #SAWRYYY IM ALWAYS GOING ON AND ONNN im nromal im normal<3 i just rly like art and it sucks balls whn it feels out of reach #sigh cry fart scroll.(:salute:)

[movedtodykedvonte]

I hope The Spot gets to die as a himself like pre-powers. It’s likely he’s gonna destroy himself trying to destroy Spider-man (I think he’s gonna for the mythos of the hero not just Miles, if the flash forward is any prediction) cause he’s either not gonna be able to handle the full effects of his abilities it and needs to be saved but it’s too late for him or does some not fully redeeming sacrifice as he realizes he didn’t have to resort to villainy and doesn’t want to go out with people fearing him rather than respecting.

It’d make the point that anyone can be Spider-man under the mask string as it’d point out that depending on circumstances anyone could become anything. In this case none of them would know The Spot personally or even in passing as Johnathan Ohnn, so seeing a complete stranger, someone who could of been anyone, defeated at the end of the battle would invoke a lot with the random chance and fate that comes along with being Spider-man if not just going through life rather than the adherence to canon events that is trying to be pushed on characters.

I feel like giving the Spot his face back would just make the climax feel more complete, an odd commentary on being true to oneself even if it is past your time.

#cause like every other Spidey villain spiderman usually knew or came to know as Peter #Norman and the goblin harry and the hobgoblin #Felicia and black cat etc #Johnathan wants to be spider mans personal enemy but knows nothing about him if it was for his abilities #like he probably just thinks he is scared of the police captain dying cause he failed to save people or that he’s fond of law enforcement #cause I am certain if he knew Miles was spiderman The Spot would call him that #to fuck with him by knowing his identity #but i digress I think it would show that it really wasn’t personal #cause the spot hated what he became and lost and placed the blame on someone close to the incident but ultimately had nothing to do with it #yeah he blew it up but who was just fucming around with dark matter like wtf John #it’d be rad to have Johnanthan like see Miles face for the first time and be like ur just a kid wat did I almost due gaining some of the #humanity be lost back only to not being able to rectify it cause honestly I’d be horrified if I found out my enemy couldn’t even drive yet #LEGALLY #johnathan ohnn #the spot #miles morales #atsv #itsv #spiderverse #across the spiderverse #into the spiderverse #atsv spoilers

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

It's insane to me that the planning in one minute war part four essentially went like this:

Wally: I have a fantastic idea

Barry: Why does my lab look like a landfill

Ace: Wally did it-

Wally: Barry! It doesn't matter!! Let's build a car bomb!!!

Ace: That's fucking stupid

Bart: You're fucking stupid

Barry: So help me god I don't care if we're in a warzone, I will put you both on timeout

Barry: Wally. Why a car bomb?

Wally: Well. Fast cars and explosions are cool... and I have the Flashmobile right here so... let's make an explosion??

Barry:

Ace:

Bart:

Wally:

Barry: .... okay fine we'll make a car bomb

Wally, Bart and Ace: *cheering*

Wally: AND I'LL DRIVE IT!

Barry: waIT WHA-

#this is literally how that fucking conversation went #cept it was longer #and Bart and Ace fought more #and barry was like 'wally you better be able to fucking vibrate if you want to drive this death trap' #and wally was like 'pffft. barry i GOT this.' and then he very much in fact did not got this and couldn't fucking vibrate and exploded #rip wally #have fun regening from the Speedforce again. don't get loat this time #dc #dc comics #the flash #kid flash #wally west #impulse #bart allen #barry allen #speedsters #ace west #one minute war

[thefrogdalorian]

Some days being autistic feels like you're playing a video game on the hardest possible difficulty settings, with no instructions and your health down to 1%, while everyone else gets to play in easy mode with directions (so they always know what to do next) and unlimited health cheats.

Sure, being late-diagnosed means you're aware that you're playing on hard mode. Now you know you will struggle and you can give yourself grace and accommodations.

But some days it all feels so unfair...

Why do I have to constantly struggle at things that seem to come so naturally to others?

#i'm just tired man #autism #actually autistic #just autism things #i don't even know if this makes any sense but i hope it does #i slept terribly and then had a driving lesson which i hated every second of because my spatial awareness is absolutely atrocious #life is just hard i don't know how i'm ever meant to not struggle and even WANT to do half the things that are expected of me #spud rants #:( din djarin not being real and therefore not being able to wrap me in his arms feels particularly cruel today