#if you’re 20-30

[wewindondowntheroad]

That post about 30 year old coming of age stories?

I’ve been thinking about it all morning. What would the plot points be for that? What makes a 30 year old coming of age story?

Old folks sound off in the comments

#I say old folks like I’m not myself 31 #writeblr #fanfic #if you’re 30+ or even late 20s I want to hear your thoughts

[venti-death-watch]

so glad the hearth timeline is like… slightly more understandable than before. previously i had freminet down as being given to the hearth at about 5, arle killing the previous knave when he was about 8, and the twins being taken in a few months later at about 12 when he was still 8. for my au, that makes them about four years apart, which feels slightly large of an age gap but ultimately it works better than making them a year or two apart.

apparently, canonically arle was 16 when clervie died at 16, 17 when she killed the previous knave, and then spent an unknown amount of time in prison before becoming a harbinger and taking over as the director of the house of hearth.

freminet was taken in during the year between clervie’s death and crucabena’s death. the twins were taken in a few months after that.

if freminet was taken in at 5-6, the twins taken in around 9-10, that keeps the age gap between the trio as well as explains the ~10 year gap between this and canon. that would make freminet 15-16 and the twins 19-20, which fits them really well. i wish arlecchino was older, though; she definitely feels older than ~27.

#thoughts #genshin impact #lyney #lynette #freminet #arlecchino #genshin impact leaks #genshin impact spoilers #genshin leaks #genshin spoilers #i think these r leaks/spoilers but it’s also just ages. so. #personally i like the twins as 20-21 bc they fit young adult working on figuring who they are and going wildly between mature/immature #& mim fits 15-17 ‘too old for liking fairytales to be normal but too young for it to be like. seen as wholly inappropriate’ really well #so ultimately this does fit them pretty well. i wish there was a larger gap between arle and the trio tho #when you’re young ages seem more dramatic like between 5/10/17. but when you’re 20/27 the gap isn’t as drastic #arle should’ve been in her early 20s when she took over as director to make lyney ~20 when she’s ~early 30s #to make it more of a generational ‘next director’ thing rather than like. a 27 yr old passing something onto a 20 yr old. that just feels… #weird. she should be older

[pearlsdiamondsandvodka]

everyone who romances astarion without his wrinkles and laugh lines you are WEAK and you are getting BLOCKED

#every time I see screen caps where his wrinkles and laugh lines are gone I go ‘who is that???’ #who is he??? #hashtag not my astarion #he is not some guy in his early 20s wtf #HES HOT AND HES OVER 30 #stop it!!!! #he’s middle aged baby girl!!! #you’re part of the problem!!! a watcha gonna do tell him to not laugh and smile and not sleep on his pillow a certain way??? #grow up!! #baldurs gate 3 #astarion #baldurs gate #baldurs gate 3 astarion #asterion

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

Never realized his face was supposed to be a “baby face” but that makes me think he’d still get carded at 40 and all the bartenders think he’s just some weird hippy who dyes his hair grey till they look at his ID and are like “…oh. Sorry about that sir. haha 😅”

#scott pilgrim #wallace wells #scott pilgrim vs the world #scott pilgrim takes off #probably not meant to be THAT much of a baby face but anyway #he truly does age gracefully though #probably has the same baby face Kieran Culkin is rocking #like you’re telling me he’s 41? #no way he’s gotta be late 20s early 30s at best #but nope he’s 41

[fieldsofbone]

i’m turning 28 in june and besties. can i be honest. i have this sense of anxiety and foreboding as i near 30. i love my birthdays and genuinely see aging as a privilege and i think every year that i’m older i feel so much more myself and you couldn’t pay me enough to be 21 again, and i don’t even think that 30 is old! i actually think that, holding the emotional progress i’ve made these past few years constant, i’m going to thrive at 30! i have this idealized image of myself at that age and i am truly looking forward to it! and i do think some of these feelings can be attributed to the fact that my 20s are the first decade of my “adult life” and so i have nothing to compare it to — much in the way that turning 14 felt monumental and terrifying because it signified this arbitrary “transition” — but regardless of all of my cognitive recognitions i cannot seem to shake this feeling.

and i feel so conflicted about it for all the aforementioned reasons, but also because i fundamentally think our anti-aging culture is goofy and ludicrous and pernicious but i am also a member of the dominant culture so even with my beliefs and even as much as i know the anti-aging programming i am inundated with is horseshit meant to make me buy shit, i still feel it! i am still susceptible! and i will be fully honest that some of my fears / anxieties are vain or superficial. like i can admit that some of my thoughts are in the vein of “will i still be considered pretty as i age” which, again! i recognize as probably sounding insane or frivolous to people, but it is in my brain nonetheless. anyway i don’t know the point of sharing this on tumblr instead of journaling it but maybe i’m hoping that someone else understands this and i am not donkey kong king kong crazy

#i feel ashamed of it too because i keep telling myself you’re smarter than this. you value yourself more than this. but i am still a woman #over 25 in a world that thinks we turn to dust at 30 and i can admit that affects me! #i also don’t want to express this to my friends who are 30 or older because i don’t want them to think that my personal anxieties mean that #i think 30 is OLD or that i think any of these things about them because i don’t like if anything my friends who are over 30 are PROOF that #they’re generally better than your 20s. yet i’m still here #perhaps no one relates and i’m leagues behind in my Feminist Evolution but…. i can accept that

[kuja-kujaku]

lmao I’m not even 32 yet and someone asked me when I’m going to start coloring my grey hair. never, actually, it’s a condition. it’s called Pretty Boy Disease and it’s terminal. it just gets worse as I get older, I just keep getting more and more grey hairs until I’m so hot people can’t stand to look at me. make sure it’s an open-casket funeral, don’t put me in the ground without getting a good eyeful bc I worked hard for these sultry little grey binches.

#god damn this society hates everything about being human at a base level #I’m not old and grey hairs are just normal #I’ve had a grey patch since I was like 14 #but like shut the fuck up also #throw the entire concept of being old out the window until you’re like fucking. 75+ and then get back to me #30 will be peak if you let it #in fact I feel better now than I ever did before #undo that conditioning that the 20s are the only fun times in your life or that you’re old past 25 #it’s insane to me to see people hating wrinkles or average facial features and calling them old #when we literally are born with wrinkles and some of us have more dramatic creases even in our teens #American media especially just fetishizes this false idea of youthfulness #but anyway fuck everything and everyone who tells you to change yourself bc of your age #aging gracefully has nothing to do with coloring your hair and everything to do with treating yourself with kindness and loving your body #aging gracefully #thirty is not old #real shitposting hours #y’all need to do some introspection #and some self acceptance while you’re at it

[adashofniallandasprinkleoflunacy]

home from work

#if I speak… #one of the girls walked out yesterday #the best worker we have is on the verge of blowing up on this bitch’s leaders bc since he can do everything quick and efficiently already #they’re putting 3 to 4 ppl’s workloads on him to see how far they can extend his worth and then they’re over his shoulder the whole time #micromanaging him so today he almost lost it and was literally walking around mumbling about his disrespectful they all are (facts) #and how if they don’t think he’s doing it right then they can do it and I know for a fact one of the ladies heard him #bc he wasn’t even trying to hide it at this point and like this dude is cool he has a lot of patience and helps out any way he can #so if HE’S on the brink of snapping then the rest of us don’t stand a chance LMFAO #anyways today was a fucking mess those leaders know nothing about our store yet so they have us making less than what we need until we need #it so we get behind constantly and they made prep a disaster bc again they think they can just prep a bunch of stuff in the morning #and it’ll last the whole day and yes that works in theory but the reality of the situation is every day is different and today #we sold double what we did yesterday so they had to move me to prep to fix their mistakes bc we were running out of stuff 4 hours in lmfao #and I’m the only one left who knows how to do everything on prep bc the other girls had never done it before #we’re supposed to prep 20 mac n cheese trays in the morning for the whole day #we open lunch at 10:30 tell me why I go into the cooler at 12 put more in the oven and there’s only 5 left #it’s been less than 2 HOURS and you’re already running out of macs which means those idiots prepped barely anything just to try and save mo #*money to cut down waste but that gag if you’re losing money bc now you’re short on everything and customers are leaving bc they’re having #to wait a long time for their food #and macs take 40 minutes to cool LMFAO #I get over there they’re out of parfaits they’re out of fruit cups they’re out of kale salads the front is coming in and having to take #stuff as I make it bc they keep getting orders and it’s all just a fucking mess #I have to make a custom wrap and what happens?? those morons didn’t pull the flatbreads out of the freezer like they’re supposed to every #night so now we have no flatbread and I had to run back there and put them in the warming drawer to defrost and we lost an order bc I had #nothing to make the wraps with <3 #I go back there to get more cold chicken SPOILER ALERT they didn’t have anyone make any this morning so now there’s no chicken for the wrap #and salad and it has to be grilled and then chilled for 2 FUCKING HOURS before it can be used #they’re a fucking disaster like 😭 #was the store perfect before?? ofc not but it ran quickly and efficiently as it should and now it’s literally just a mess #this bitch hasn’t even owned it for a full week yet and has already fucked it all up #womp womp!!!!!!

[caitrose]

I put on the Miku expo on YouTube bc I like putting on the vocaloid/Hololive/etc concerts in the background while I draw and stuff and WOW they were not lying, even filmed from an optimal viewing angle this looks embarrassing and there’s not even an attempt to use the lighting to help make the illusion as a matter of fact every time the lights go up it looks way worse. It’s only like a quarter of the stage too.

Hatsune Miku looked better live a decade ago :|

if I paid hundreds of bucks to see real life Miku and I got what’s effectively a high production movie showing I’d be soo pissed

#miku expo 2024 #yiiiikes man #and like I’m no lighting designer but I can think of several things that would make this setup look way more acceptable #namely DONT PUT LIGHTS /BEHIND/ THE STUPID TV SCREEN MAKING IT SUPER OBVIOUS THAT ITS A TV SCREEN?? #WHY aren’t those laser lights on the stage also on the screen? that would at least make it stick out less from an ideal angle #it’s literally just. a black rectangle in the middle of the stage. it looks so tiny from far away #it’s probably only 20-30 ft #they can barely travel on the stage!!! #if you’re a performer you’ll know it’s super important for solos/small groups on a big stage to move around and fill the space or its weird #embarrassing. smh.

[tranquilitybasehotelcasino]

btw pro tips for wearing skirts as short as you want and still never getting catcalled in the city

- gigantic shoes that make a lot of noise

- shirts with gory horror movie imagery on them

- angryish/flat resting face + heavy dark makeup

you MAY still get stealthily checked out from afar but almost guaranteed no one will talk to you. in fact sometimes people will see you and start walking in the opposite direction

#i got catcalled exactly once in three days in chicago and it’s like. #if you’re dressed scary enough you can just stare at them and they’ll get all squirmy. especially if they’re like guys in their 20’s/30’s #i NEVER get catcalled in detroit literally never. i can think of one time i did in my entire life #one time in ann arbor someone crossed the street to avoid me

[myrfing]

help went down a terf block chain and found out one of their big bloggers was a 13 year old when she started her terf blog and is now 16. they really got a tweenager leading their dialogues out there

#all in the notes being like omg you’re so articulate and smart i thought you were 20s/30s! 🫢 #🤢

[nerdyenby]

Btw 30 is young. If you’re under 35 you’re young. Hell, if you’re under 45 and chill, you’re still young in my book. There’s nothing wrong with being old but you ain’t there yet chief. You’ve got so much time. So many more people to meet, so much more media to enjoy, so many more places to see, so many more opportunities to come. You have time, you deserve to live like it.

#saying this as a 20 year old #age in my mind is as follows: #0-5 = baby #6-14 = child #15-18 = too young to go through the horrors but still a YA protagonist for some reason #19-24 = adult but approachable #25-30 = adult but has stuff figured out maybe #31-42 = adult but I respect the hell out of you (if you support trans people) #43-55 = adult but if you’re a cis man I’m scared of you (more than the normal amount) #56+ = old /pos #ageism is fucking disgusting #there’s nothing wrong with being old but 30 IS NOT OLD

[cammie]

okay yes yes i’m glad that (usually) after the first day of excruciating back pain and some tylenol my period is nothing more than the mild inconvenience of having to change my tampon every few hours but i am soooo annoyed that lately my periods have been getting longer (today is the 6th day...) while my cycles stay the same length. wtf

#ever since i first got it i’ve had a 4 day period with a 20-25 day cycle but since august they were all 5 days. and in december it was 4. #but this month it’s 6.... i need at least a 30 day cycle if my body is doing this 6 day madness. miss reproductive organs you’re eating into #my monthly period-free time #also idk if this is strange or not i only have my own period for reference (when i first got it my mom wasn’t in my life and now we don’t #talk about that i’ve had it for 10 years. unnecessary) but the very first day i am in so much pain cramps wise and then nothing at all for #the rest of my period. erm. anyone else here odd like that #cammie.txt

[slowparts]

unfortunately i think my annual springtime depressive episode is here. fortunately i have obligations to work n friends so i cant burrow under a mountain of blankets and be lonely and sad the whole time. the main thing im trying to manage now is not backsliding - i dont have to be good, i dont have to try harder - all ive gotta do is tread water. ive done it many times before and i can do it again. i just dont. want to

#harder it sounds when u have as many self-destructive coping mechanisms as i do. not 2 be dramatic #im not special for it #im just. :’) my brains like oh you’re sad? get the blood out. too much blood in u right now #and it’s like. im literally in my late 20s. im almost 30. #shit is embarrassing. #personal log #also i love spring. its one of theee most beautiful times of the year #why does it make me want to gather sharp objects #? #dunno!

[quicktimeeventfull]

saying early 20s bc i am 30 gjkgfhjkgh i have zero insight into how your late 20s & early 30s stacks up compared to the rest of your life except that people in their 50s and 60s keep telling me 30 is still very young and i am inclined to believe them

#i didn’t believe people when they said 20 was young but they were right #so idk although the concept of 30 being extremely young seems a bit hard to imagine i’m willing to take them at their word this time #you’re always the oldest you’ve ever been u know i think possibly it’s always going to feel this way

[saltywinteradult]

celebrating the new year by being asked by a middle-aged man which year of high school i’m in. i am twenty-five years old.

#personal #i mean it’s funny but i still feel insulted #i guess i’ll be happy about this in ten years #but tbh it still sucks to be mistaken for a kid when you’re closer to 30 than 20

[hetalia-club]

Sorry what does standing pat mean? English isn’t my first language.

No worries. It’s an old slang that most people have probably never heard. I am an exception because my favorite media is black and white movies and jazz.

So it could mean a few things it’s more of like a blanket term it depends on context but in this instant he probably meant ‘staying loyal’.

Considering the line leading up was “let all the boys know” it’s meant to be like a brag. Though in most Instances it means to be stubborn and just not change your mind on something similar to the term “bull headed” which was another term of the time but that one is still used today. But ‘standing pat’ would be a cooler/nicer way to call yourself stubborn.

Instead of telling your friend “you’re so stubborn!” If it was meant as a praise rather than an insult you could say “man, you were standing pat”

#I will happily help any of you with 20’s-50s lingo #if you’re writing a time period fic don’t hesitate to ask me lmao. I have to use this knowledge some place #I unironicaly call rude wemon I don’t like broads irl #i find it funnier to discribe a rude woman at the store as a dumb broad rather than a bitch #it’s got that extras razzel dazzle #no one knows how to reply when you break out 30s insults #throws them off their game